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Title
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Homegrown: J. Kent Barnhart
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Description
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Brief biographical sketch, with photograph, of J. Kent Barnhart, a multi-talented entertainer who grew up in Raytown and attended the UMKC Conservatory of Music.
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Date
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2002-03
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Lonnie McFadden
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Description
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Article spotlights the entertainment career of Lonnie McFadden, a dancer, singer, and trumpet player. McFadden toured with R&B bands as a teenager before forming Lonnie and the Band with his brother Ronald, a saxophonist, and later The McFadden Brothers. He currently performs at several Kansas City music venues and teaches tap dancing at the DanceWorks Conservatory.
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Date
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2011-02
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Ode to the Performing Arts
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Description
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This issue highlights specific people and groups in the arts community including the following. Sports (A League of Their Own) featuring the Roller Warriors, a women's roller derby; Opera (The Diva Next Door) featuring soprano Megan King; Dance (Wylliams/Henry: Beyond Ballet), local American contemporary dance group; Arts (Glowing Reviews for the Nelson) highlights the new Bloch Building; Ballet (Twirling into the Future) the Kansas City Ballet; Theater (Caging Ron Megee) actor Ron Megee and Unicorn Theatre; Books (KC's Literary Scene).
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Date
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2007-08
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Twisters, Trains & Transitions
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Description
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Article with photographs about John William "Blind" Boone, the piano virtuoso from the 1800s. It includes a color photograph of his piano that was specially made for him by Chickering & Sons in Boston and of his house in Columbia, Missouri, that now sits vacant. Article also talks about Boone's manager, John Lange.
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Date
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2008-06
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
