Artspeak Radio with Livestock Exchange, KC Hospice, & Annieo Klaas

Artspeak Radio, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 9am -10am CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live audio Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes artist/brand strategist Ellie Kort, Ricky Catto creative technologist, Caryn Hohnholt with KC Hospice, and artist Annieo Klaas. ANNIEO KLAAS Cerbera Gallery cordially invites you to: "When The Sun Saw The Sky" New Works by Annieo Klaas Thursday, at the Cerbera Gallery 2011 Baltimore Ave Kansas City, MO 64108. In When The Sun Saw The Sky, Annieo Klaas presents a series of oil paintings inspired by sunlight filtering through window blinds, casting golden rays across her studio. As these rays fall onto her painted skies, a subtle visual loop emerges—light illuminating the sky, while the sky seems to look back at itself. Capturing these fleeting moments, Klaas creates atmospheric compositions that blur the line between interior and exterior, offering a quiet meditation on light, reflection, and perception. instagram: Annieo Klaas @annieoklaas ELLIE KORT artist/brand strategist & RICKY CATTO creative technologist- More than 45 studios will open inside the historic Livestock Exchange Building in the West Bottoms during Spring Open Studios on Friday, May 15, from 5 PM to 9 PM and Saturday, May 16, from 11 AM to 3 PM. The event invites the public to explore multiple floors of the landmark building, which now houses a growing community of artists, makers, and creative studios. Visitors can meet artists and see work in progress ranging from painting and sculpture to jewelry and textiles. With studios across several floors, visitors can experience an artist studio community all in one place. This year’s Spring Open Studios is organized by artists Ellie Kort and Ricky Catto on behalf of the artists working in the Livestock Exchange Building. The historic Livestock Exchange Building, once the headquarters of one of the nation’s largest livestock markets, was restored in the 1990s by Bill Haw Sr., who dedicated the fifth floor to artist studio spaces. “Open studios give people the chance to experience the creative process up close,” said Kort. “You can walk through the building, step into studios, and meet the artists who are making work there every day.” Admission is free and open to the public. Event Details Spring Open Studios Livestock Exchange Building 1600 Genessee St. Kansas City, Missouri 64102 Friday, May 15, 5 PM to 9 PM Saturday, May 16, 11 AM to 3 PM More information at stockyards.studio Facebook page: Open Studios Facebook Instagram: Stockyards Studios Programming and Community Support. The event will include live music and food vendors throughout the weekend, with performances by DJ Jon Sabillon, jazz pianist Eddie Moore, and Sass-A-Brass. About the Organizers Ellie Kort is a Kansas City–based brand strategist and artist with more than 20 years of experience in design, research, and creative leadership, including roles at Hallmark and VML, focusing on understanding how people think. Ricky Catto is a Kansas City–based creative technologist and experimental builder working across fabrication, electronics, and unconventional objects. His work focuses on hands-on experimentation and building unexpected things. CARYN HOHNHOLT KC Hospice- Please join Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care as we illuminate Mill Creek Park at the Country Club Plaza with hundreds of luminaries, each in remembrance of someone who has left their mark on our hearts. Please arrive early to light your luminary. This free event is hosted by Kansas City Hospice and is open to all. Join us Tuesday, May 19, 8pm, at 47th Street & Mill Creek Parkway, KCMO (Please note, there are no virtual candles this year, but we will post a list of all honorees shortly following the event.) "Standing among hundreds of glowing luminaries, each one honoring a life deeply loved, I felt surrounded by a community that understands loss." The end of a person’s life is a significant time when they can reflect on their life and accomplishments, work through their regrets and challenges, and spend their remaining days with friends and family in comfort and peace. For families, whose loved one is experiencing a serious illness or life-limiting condition, this precious time is one of life’s most meaningful milestones. Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care thoughtfully designs our programs to give families the peace of mind to walk together with their loved ones through the end of life journey, and through the grief and healing process. We provide expertise, perspective, innovative local leadership, education, and solutions around end-of-life issues facing the greater Kansas City community. Our compassionate team of healthcare professionals is dedicated to serving individuals at home and throughout the community - no matter their age, financial resources, or complexity of needs. The goal of hospice and palliative care for both adults and children is to relieve pain and provide emotional support, comfort, and guidance to patients and their families. KCH provides families with a range of the highest quality healthcare services for infants through centenarians facing a serious illness or life-limiting condition. We also provide the wider community with a complex array of grief support, to help families emerge from loss with strength and understanding. Caryn joined the team at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care in 2017 and has more than 26 years of executive leadership and fundraising experience.

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