Friday, June 30, 2023

Joseph Straws III, Kansas City DJ

DJ Joe knows how to get people dancing, with first-class sound and selection of music.

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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@djjoekc 

Miu Tanapohn, Thai Fashion Model

#WomenYouShouldKnow

Miu, walking the runway at Vogue in the Vines fashion show.

Photograph © 2020 Larry F. Levenson.

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Thursday, June 29, 2023

Busiest Day For Animal Shelters

July 5th is when the most animals are admitted to shelters: Dogs and cats terrified and panicked by fireworks the night of July 4th, run.

This long weekend will no doubt include early celebrations, so please take precautions now.

Model: Banji.

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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#NoFireworksPlease

Dean Christopher, Musician

 


Dean, performing with Elton Dan and the Rocket Band.

Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson.

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@elton_dan

Kat King, Artist of the Week

#WomenYouShouldKnow

90.9 The Bridge is featuring bass player Kat King this week as their Bridge Artist of the Week.

This is a well-deserved honor, Kat; I enjoy listening to your tracks.

Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson.

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@katbking

@909thebridge 

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

AMC Entertainment

#ILoveAMC

AMC will be involved in court proceedings this week, in a two-day hearing.

A judge will consider approving a class-action settlement, taking into account an unusually-large number of objections.

This litigation needs to be resolved so AMC can raise capital, and the decision could be critical for it's future.

AMC beat revenue estimates in the first quarter of 2023, and the company is confident box-office revenue will continue to grow.

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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Darryl Terrell, Musician

 


Darryl, performing with Right On Red.

Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson.

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@darrylterrellkc

@rightonredkc

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

David Buller, Musician

David, lead guitar, performing with Cherry Bomb.

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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@cherrybomb_rocks 

Amanda Raye Parra, Fashion Model

 

#WomenYouShouldKnow

I was with Amanda last evening at Verdigris for Summer Fashion Mingle.

This morning, a Facebook memory reminded me of this photograph I made of her.

Today Kansas City magazine published a large, beautiful spread of photographs of Amanda in its current issue.

Photograph © 2020 Larry F. Levenson.

All rights reserved.

@amandatheraye

@the.model.board

@vedigris.bar 

Monday, June 26, 2023

Jack Hancock, Musician

 

Jack, performing with Holes In Socks.

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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@holesinsocks

Cullen Magariel, Musician

 


Cullen, performing with The Suburbans.

Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson.

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@suburbanskc 

Sunday, June 25, 2023

Theodore Brookins, Musician

Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson.

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#bassguitarist

 

Saturday, June 24, 2023

Carolyn Armstrong, Vocalist

 


#WomenYouShouldKnow

Carolyn, just before taking the stage with Quite Frankly.

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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@quitefranklytheband 

Nick Nave, Musician



Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson. 

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@nick.nave.music 

Friday, June 23, 2023

Jillian Riscoe: Musician, Vocalist

#WomenYouShouldKnow

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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@jillianriscoe 

Ryan Lynch: Lead Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist at The Champagne

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson. 

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@brothalyynch 

@thechampagne 

David Liston, Musician

David, performing with Casi Joy.

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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@davidlistonian

@casijoymusic 

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Priyanka Sharma, Fashion Model

 

#WomenYouShouldKnow 

Vogue in the Vines 2020 fashion show.

Photograph © 2020 Larry F. Levenson. 

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#runway #fashion #model 

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Derek Gjovig, Musician

Derek, performing with Way Too Famous.

Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson. 

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Monday, June 19, 2023

Jordan Johnson, Musician

Jordan, performing with Summer Breeze: A Tribute to Yacht Rock.

Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson. 

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@summerbreezekc 

Jeff Bruntzel, Musician

Jeff Bruntzel, performing with The Wednesdays, Wednesdays at Hermans.

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson. 

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@jeffbruntzel

@wednesdaysathermans  

Sunday, June 18, 2023

Sun and Cloud

 


Photograph © 2020 Larry F. Levenson. 

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The Zeros KC

 

The grand finale of a grand performance by The Zeros.

Left to right - Shawn Poores, Lars Groce, Brad Gaddy.

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson. 

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@thezeroskc 

Karleen Knuth, Fashion Model


#WomenYouShouldKnow

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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@karleenknuth


Saturday, June 17, 2023

Musical Instruments

Drew Six.

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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@drewsix 

Friday, June 16, 2023

On-location Crew


On-location fine dining for the crew.

I think they are taunting me.

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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Tami Bourquin, Colin Ridge 

Date Night

Thoughtful employees of Bamboo Penny's apparently gave Penny and Doug the night off, so they could attend a concert.

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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@bamboopennys  

Deann Kinsch Fan

Deann Kinsch is a magnificent musician and vocalist, and her enthusiastic fans are ubiquitous.

This gentleman is clearly one of those fans.

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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@dkinsch724

Nicki White: Musician, Vocalist

#WomenYouShouldKnow

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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@mama_nickiwhite 

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Casi Joy: Musician, Vocalist

#WomenYouShouldKnow

The music video for Hey Dad, one of Casi Joy's favorite tracks on her Miles & Maybes album, will be released Friday, June 16, 2023.

A tribute to her father, it is emotionally charged, and this photograph is Casi performing it a few days before Father's Day.

Send these links to your dad for Father's Day: 

Here is the song, "Hey Dad", Casi Joy, and here is the link to the music video on Friday, "Hey Dad" Music Video, Casi Joy

Hey Dad written by Casi Joy and Deanna Walker.

Casi starred on The Voice (NBC, Season 12).

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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@casijoymusic 

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Flag Day

 


Photograph © 2021 Larry F. Levenson.

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Drum


Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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Opening Night for Anthony 'AO' Oropeza

This photograph was made in 2019, at the George Schlegel Gallery in City Hall, Roeland Park, Kansas.

Pictured left to right is George Schlegel, Anthony 'AO' Oropeza, Larry F. Levenson, and Michael Poppa.

Micheal, was a member of the Roeland Park City council at the time. He is now Mayor of Roeland Park.

Anthony, Kansas City's preeminent sports painter, was the special guest of the evening; his paintings were featured, and this was opening night.

@aoart5 

@roelandparkks

 

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Videographer Colin Ridge, On-location With Tami Bourquin

 


Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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@ridgetastic 

Laith Daniels, Musician

 


Laith, performing with Right on Red.

Photograph © Larry F. Levenson.

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@laithdaniels

@rightonredkc

Aaron Paul Dworkin

#Diversity

Aaron Paul Dworkin is a Black, White, Jewish, Irish Catholic, who was adopted as an infant by a Jehovah's Witness family.

His wife, Afa, is an Azerbaijani, Muslim, Jewish, first-generation immigrant.

Their sons are in inter-racial relationships.

They are thankful the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that banning inter-racial marriage violates the United States Constitution (1967).

Aaron was President Obama's first nominee to the National Council on the Arts.

He is a consummate violinist, a MacArthur Fellow, and named one of Newsweek magazine's 15 People Who Make America Great.

Honors include Royal Philharmonic Society Honorary Member, a recipient of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's Lifetime Achievement Award, and holds The Luise Vosgerchian Teaching Award at Harvard.

Photograph © 2014 Larry F. Levenson.

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#OverturningAntiMiscegenationLaws

#NationalLovingDay

#LovingVsVirginia 


Monday, June 12, 2023

Ian Byrne: Musician, Vocalist

 


Ian, performing with The Elders.

Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson.

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@theelderskc 

Sunday, June 11, 2023

New Strings

Mike, guitar-tech whiz, begins breaking in new strings on Lars Groce's Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray.

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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@thezeroskc

@ernieball

@music_man 

Water Fight



Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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Friday, June 9, 2023

Micah Burdick, Musician

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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@musicbymicah

Chris Thompson, Bass Guitarist

 


Chris, performing with Casi Joy.

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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@christhompson_kcbass

@casijoymusic 

Police Officer, Military Veteran

 


#WomenYouShouldKnow

Police Officer Christina Farquhar joined the Leawood, Kansas, Police Department in 2007.

Prior to becoming an officer, she served 4 years in the United States Air Force, where she was deployed twice for Operation Enduring Freedom.

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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@LeawoodKs 

#MilitaryVeteran

Thursday, June 8, 2023

The Video-Camera Operator, and His Wife

Life is good.

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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#Sunset 

Thai Fashion

#WomenYouShouldKnow

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson. 

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#Model

#Fashion 

#Thai 

Bubbles

 


Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson.

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Summer Timperley, Vocalist


#WomenYouShouldKnow

Summer, performing with Wednesdays At Hermans.

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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@WednesdaysAtHermans

Dr. Mark A. Norell, Paleontologist

Dr. Mark A. Norell is acknowledged as one of the most important living vertebrate paleontologists. He is Chairman of Paleontology, and a research associate, at the American Museum of Natural History.

He discovered the first theropod embryo, and credited for the description of feathered dinosaurs.

Dr. Norell's work appears often in major scientific journals, including cover stories in Science, Nature, and his work has been listed by Time magazine as one of the ten most significant science stories three times.

He was named a 'New York City Leader of the Year" three times by the New York Times.

One of his many science books, Discovering Dinosaurs, won Scientific American's 'Young Readers Book of the Year' award.

Photograph copyright 2017 Larry F. Levenson. 

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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Photographs For A Friend

This is the second of seven photographs I made for a friend.

I sent one image each day for her to enjoy, as she coped with her mother's health issues.

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

All rights reserved.

 

MIguel Antonio, Musician

Photograph © 2023 Larry F. Levenson.

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@justthemiguel 

Monday, June 5, 2023

Lodell Parks, Musician

Lodell, performing with JAM: Jackson And Mars.

Photograph © 2022 Larry F. Levenson. 

All rights reserved.

@vaiprodigy

@jacksonandmars