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Sponsored by Visit Kansas City Aug 4, 2021 share this article What better way to liven up your life than in a city known for its culture-defining spirit? Getting out there and soaking up Kansas City’s cultural enrichment and excitement is exactly the trip you need to engage all your senses. You’ll learn how this diverse and inclusive community exemplifies the New Midwest, pulsing to its own beat. Founded as a river trading post in 1838, Missouri’s largest city hit its stride during the Roaring 20s. The decade helped distinguish it as a hub for innovation, creativity, and freethinking. A hotbed for rising jazz stars, impressive sports victories, and chic fashion designers like Nell Donnelly, it was a place where many bucked the trends of Prohibition. The booze flowed freely at notorious basement speakeasies like the Pompeii Café, where revelers danced the risqué Charleston and Cootie Crawl. Good times rolled, balanced by social activists, serious filmmakers,

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