It might be safe to say that Brian Zimmerman, a Kansas City-based artist, and Amy Hubbard, a makeup artist originally from Leavenworth, have a great working relationship.
 

The third annual Jazz by the River in Leavenworth is promising to be about more than music.

The Cody Choraliers have come a long way since just two years ago.
 

The Richard Allen Cultural Center in Leavenworth will be sponsoring “Jazz by the River,” a benefit for the center, from 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 28 at Leavenworth Landing Park, 123 Esplanade St. in Leavenworth.
 

From 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday the Carnegie Arts Center will host an open house. The event is free to the public, and anyone interested in the Carnegie Arts Center and the programs the Carnegie provides to the community are welcome to attend. The heat wave is about to break this weekend, so it’s time to venture out and enjoy a respite from the dog days of summer.

The open house includes pottery demonstrations, art projects, cookies, punch and a musical instrument “petting zoo.” The musical instrument petting zoo allows individuals interested in music lessons an opportunity to test drive a musical instrument before they decide to schedule lessons. The instruments are brought to the open house care of Scaling Barriers, a local non-profit music organization that provides musical instruments to school-age students who might not otherwise be able to participate in their school bands.

It’s crunch time for the Carnegie Arts Center, according to the facility’s executive director.
 

It may be a hard knock life, but the River City Community Players are having a good time with it.

Yann Martel is the author of the acclaimed “Life of Pi”.

Caleb Vetter’s eyes dart from one end to the other of a small length of dolly track sitting amidst the crowded floor at Overlooked Antiques in Leavenworth.

They may have come from diverse backgrounds, but for five years the members of the Leavenworth-based Art in Motion have worked together for a greater goal.