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09/08/2020

Come down to 18th & Vine to see this beautiful work for yourself! ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼✊

09/04/2020

'The size of the Kansas City project is “trendsetting,” Gwen Grant, president and CEO of the Urban League, said Thursday. “It is definitely history making. And it speaks to the desire of most Kansas Citians to bridge the racial divide.”'

18th & Vine is one of the locations for the murals. Come see the new look next week! 👀 👀 👀

Organizers believe it’s the largest project of its kind.

08/26/2020

Celebrate Kansas City's jazz heritage and join the centennial celebration for Bird himself, Mr. Charlie Parker! Events including virtual concerts, a city proclamation, food and drink events and literary tributes take place over the next week.

Visit spotlightcharlieparker.org for a full schedule and for more information.

Thank you to KC Jazz ALIVE, Arts KC, Kansas City, Missouri, The Folly Theater, American Jazz Museum, The Gem Theater, the Kansas City Museum, the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Buttonwood Financial Group, Soli Printing, and the Francis Family Foundation for your work to create and support of this celebration.

08/20/2020

Welcome to The Corner Bar & Grill!

Thank you for continuing to support businesses and restaurants at 18th & Vine when you can.

06/19/2020

Happy ! Today is a day of reflection, celebration, and freedom.
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that there is an official ? Swipe left to see it! The flag is the brainchild if activist Ben Haiti, founder of the National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation (NJCF). Haiti created the flag in 1997 with the help of collaborators, and Boston-based illustrator Lisa Jeanne Graf brought their vision to life.
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06/17/2020

Want to celebrate Juneteenth this year? The The Kansas City Star chatted with Makeda Peterson, Program Director of JuneteenthKC about how this year will look a little different.

The recent protests after the death of George Floyd have fueled interest in the holiday. But COVID-19 changed things.

06/08/2020

Tomorrow is Tuesday takeover! Jo Blaq​, a multiple Grammy-nominated producer, and Kansas City, Missouri native, is taking over 18th & Vine Kansas City​('s) insta this week!! Jo loves his hometown and is going to help showcase the culture, community, and greatness that makes the 18th and Vine district shine.

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12/15/2019

"I believe all the roads of my life's journey have led me to the American Jazz Museum."

Rashida Phillips, a St. Louis native who has worked with a range of cultural organizations, has been named the new executive director of the American Jazz