no April forum & c pARTy pics

No April forum for we put all our energy into an Amazing  Esprit pARTy! Our event was full of dynamic and inspirational mini-shows with amazing artists, magical musicians, and a dynamic dancer. Pictured are the talented Peregrine Honig, Maddux Hepker, Mike Dillon & Bryan Hicks, Miguel Rivera, plus Melissa Dailey-Newman & Susana Bruhn. We can’t support the work we do for

Esprit De Corps – pARTy on 4/15

Join us on Saturday, April 15, from 2 – 4 pm at Studios Inc. It’s an art extravaganza featuring 30+ works of art, artist talk, studio tour,  music, dance, raffle, and more!  Get tickets! The annual GUILDit Friends celebration, features: ~ 2-4pm ~ 30+ pieces of art by 20+ locally and internationally known artists~ 2-4pm ~ MC

Musicians Teri Quinn & John Keck at GUILDit

Teri Quinn was nominated Best Musician for the 2018 Pitch Awards. She is a UMKC Conservatory graduate in clarinet performance and music composition. Currently, she tours Chicago, Austin and throughout the greater Kansas City area. Terri gained her footing by playing in Black House Collective, Claire, and the Crowded Stage. She picked up the banjo

Clint Ashlock is a musician, composer, and bandleader. He is the artistic director of the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra (KCJO) and a freelancer, who has performed with such luminaries as Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, Natalie Cole, Hermon Mehari, Mark Lowrey, Jessica Paige, David Basse and Bobby Watson. KCJO consistently sells out shows at the Kauffman

Bryan Hicks Talks 2/23 at Kemper

Bryan Hicks is a forty-year veteran musician, singer, composer, arranger and teacher. He has played in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, among other great cities. His main genres are jazz and blues, and he is capable in various other genres, as well. Bryan plays string and electric bass, guitar, cello, piano and harmonica. He

Matchsellers Talk 2/23 at Kemper

Andrew Morris and Julie Bates’ Matchsellers’ is an exciting, gritty, and often hilarious stage show that has been developed over three years of relentless touring across the US and Europe. Though deeply rooted in bluegrass and old time tradition, the pair’s backgrounds in electric blues and classical violin– as well as a penchant for the