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EVENTS/EXHIBITS
2nd Friday Art Crawl, 5-8 pm, July 11 Downtown Excelsior
Springs, MO, 816-630-5060, 816-630-7467,
www.shopthemercantile.com/2ndFridaysArtCrawl
4th Annual Dragon Boat Festival & Races, Chinese culture
celebration, 11 am, July 26 J.C. Nichols & Ward Parkway
on the Plaza, www.kcmo.org/parks
12th
Annual Amelia Earhart Festival, $25, $30, July 18-19 17862
274th Rd., Atchison, KS 800-234-1854, www.atchisonkansas.net
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| “Running
with Bonnie and Clyde: The Red Crown Symposium and Road Tour,”
Majestic Theater, Zona Rosa, July 19 |
An Evening with Randy Miller w/ Calvin Coolidge, benefit for
Newhouse, $30, July 19 Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway, 816-753-8665,
www.uptowntheater.com
Antique
and Craft Show, free, 9 am-4 pm, July 12 Bingham-Waggoner
Estate, 313 W Pacific, Independence 816-461-3491, www.bwestate.org
"Bodies Revealed," $24, $19, thru Sept. 1
Union Station, 30 W Pershing, 816-460-2020, www.unionstation.org
Chapungu: Nature, Man & Myth, 50 stone
sculptures from Africa, thru Nov. 2 Powell Gardens, 1609 NW
US Hwy 50, Kingsville 816-697-2600, www.powellgardens.org
Christian Family Day, Street Festival & Music, w/ AZ-U-R,
Lester Estelle Sr., Caleb Rowden & others, free, July 26
Downtown Courtyard, Smithville, MO 816-645-1982, www.nehemiahfest.com
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, exhibit of documents, court
rulings that preceded the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling,
ongoing National Archives and Records Administration,
Central Plains Region, 2312 E Bannister, 816-268-8071 or www.nara.gov/regiona
Dino Lab, interactive paleontology exhibit, ongoing
Science City Exhibit Gallery, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Rd., 816-460-2020,
www.unionstation.org
"Explore Evolution!"a free multimedia exhibition
that gives visitors the opportunity to understand and experience how
scientists conduct research on evolution, ongoing to 2007 University
of Kansas Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center,
KU Campus, Lawrence, www.news.ku.edu
"From Baden Powell to Now," Boy Scout Memorabilia
Display, thru July 31 Bingham-Waggoner Estate, 313 W Pacific,
Independence 816-461-3491, www.bwestate.org
"Harry S. Truman: His Life and Times," a new
permanent exhibition featuring artifacts and objects from the Truman
Library collection, ongoing Truman Presidential Museum &
Library, 500 W U.S. 24 Hwy., 816-268-8200, 800-833-1225 or www.trumanlibrary.or
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| “Mudzimu
Bull,” part of the Chapunga: Nature, Man & Myth
sculpture exhibit at Powell Gardens, thru Nov. 2 |
KC Organics and Natural Market, 8 am-12:30 pm, Saturdays thru
Oct. 11 Minor Park, Red Bridge Road & Holmes, www.kcorganics.com
Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War,
interactive exhibition, thru Sept. 14 – Truman Presidential
Museum & Library, 500 W U.S. 24 Hwy., 816-268-8200, 800-833-1225
or www.trumanlibrary.org
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| A
former incorrigible from MUGGED! A Rogue’s Gallery of
Leavenworth Penitentiary Mug Shots, thru July 20, Guldner Gallery,
Central Library |
Loula Long Combs: Kansas City's First Lady of the Show Ring,
horse show ring, $2.50, $2, ongoing Kansas City Museum, 3218
Gladstone Blvd., 816-483-8300, www.kcmuseum.com
Missouri Wine Festival, July 11 The Elms Resort
& Spa, Excelsior Springs, http://elmsresort.com
M.O.M. (Merriam Organic Market) 4-8 pm, thru September
5740 Merriam Dr., 913-620-8427, www.MerriamOrganicMarket.org
MUGGED! A Rogue's Gallery of Leavenworth Penitentiary Mug Shots,
developed by the National Archives Central Plains Region, thru
July 20 Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Old Fashioned Picnic, presented by The Friends of Kansas
City Museum, free, 12:30-3 pm, July 20 The Kansas City Museum,
3218 Gladstone Blvd., 816-483-8300, www.FriendsOfKansasCityMuseum.org
"Prairie Gold: Opportunity & Struggle, Douglas County
1820-1861", ongoing Watkins Community Museum of History,
1047 Massachusetts, Lawrence, KS 785-841-4109
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| “Bodies
Revealed,” Union Station, thru Sept. 1 |
Science Fiction Book Sale, KU libraries, 6,000 books, 8 am-5
pm, July 12 3rd floor Watson Library, KU campus, Lawrence,
785-864-8997
"Sparkling Strings," 1960s marionettes created by
Gerry and Andrea Sparks, $3, $1.50, thru July 2008 Puppetry
Arts Institute, 11025 E Winner Rd., Independence 816-833-9777,
www.hazelle.org
Warbird Expo, 20 vintage airplanes, music, free, July 12-13
New Century Air Center, Olathe, 913-907-7902, www.kcghostsquadron.org
Women
of a New Tribe, photography exhibit by Jerry Taliaferro, July
26-Sept. 7 Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
MUSIC/DANCE/POETRY Back to Top
311 & Snoop Dogg w/ Fiction Plane, July 10 Sandstone
Amphitheater, 633 N 130th, Bonner Springs, 913-721-3400
A New Brain, musical, presented by KC's
Music Theatre for Young People, 7:30 pm, July 18-19 – Penn Valley
Community College Theatre, 31st & Southwest Blvd., www.mtyp.org
Ameristar Casino Star Pavilion. start at $35, Bachman
Cummings; start at $55, Trace Adkins – 3200 N Ameristar Dr.,
816-414-7000, 1-877-444-2637, www.ameristar.com
B.B.'s Lawnside Bar B.Q., Wed., Shinetop, Jr., Thurs.,
John Paul's Flying Circus, Sun., Lee McBee & The Confessors
1205 E 85th St., 816-822-7427, www.bbslawnsidebbq.com
Blayney's, 2 pm-3 am, 415 Westport Rd., 816-561-3747,
www.blayneys.com
The Blue Room: $10, $15, $20, 8:30 pm, free, Blue Monday
Jam hosted by the Jazz Disciples; James Ward Band, July 10; Lisa Henry,
July 11; Ida McBeth, July 12; Roger Wilder Quartet, July 17; Charles
Williams Trio, July 18; McFadden Brothers, July 19; AACM Tribute w/
Dennis Winslett, July 24; Ida McBeth, July 25; Fred Anderson Trio,
July 26; Louis Neal Big Band, July 28; PBT Trio, July 31 1616
E 18th St., 816-474-2929, 816-474-6262, www.americanjazzmuseum.org
Brew Jam w/ Mark Valentine, Greg Camp, Andy DeWitt & Ray
DeMarchi, 9 pm-12 am, every Sunday 75th Street Brewery, 520
W 75th St., 816-523-4677, www.75thStreet.com
Bukeka Shoals & OJT, $5, 6:30-9:30 pm, July 11 –
Holy-Field Winery, 18807 158th St., Basehor, KS 913-724-9463
The Coppelia Project, a clown ballet, $10, 4 pm, 6:30 pm, 8
pm, 9:30 pm, July 23-25, 27 Just Off Broadway Theater, 3051
Central, 816-753-0517, www.byrdproductions.org
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| Deanna
Hodges, a dancer to perform at the Crossroads Ballet Festival,
July 11-12, Spencer Theatre, UMKC (photo by Mica Thomas) |
Crossroads Ballet Festival, $20, $25, 7:30 pm, July
11-12 – Spencer Theatre, UMKC, 4949 Cherry, 816-235-6222, www.crossroadsballet.org
CrossroadsKC@Grinders, Cross Canadian Ragweed, July
12; Collective Soul, July 26 417 E 18th St., www.crossroadskc.com
The Danny Cox Big Birthday Bash & fundraiser w/ Ida
McBeth, Fast Guitar Johnny Ricker, July 18 Chapel Hill Memorial
Gardens, 701 N 94th St., www.kansascitymusic.com
David Basse & OJT w/ D.J. Sweeney, $5, 6:30-9:30 pm,
July 18 Holy-Field Winery, 18807 158th St., Basehor, KS 913-724-9463
Disney's High School Musical, $9 & up, July 15-20
Starlight Theatre, 4600 Starlight Rd., 816-931-3330, www.kcstarlight.com
eCoustic
Duo, "fusion of music & poetry" w/ John Mark Eberhart
& Ken Eberhart, 6:30 pm, July 8 Central Library, 14 W 10th
St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Foo Fighters, $25, $38.50, $45, July 19 Kemper Arena,
1800 Genessee, 816-931-3330
Friday in the Park Concert Series, 11:30 am-1 pm, Gazebo,
Macken Park, 716 E Clark Ferguson Dr., NKC, 816-300-0545
"From the Top," piano prodigies hosted by Christopher
O'Riley, 7:30 pm, July 15 Lied Center, KU campus, Lawrence,
785-864-2787, www.lied.ku.edu
Gerald Spaits Quartet Reunion, $10, 8 pm, July
12 – All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 4501 Walnut, 816-931-6415,
www.allsoulskc.org
Harrah's, . One Riverboat Dr., NKC 816-931-3330,
816-889-7320, www.VooDooKC.com
Head East w/ Shooting Star, $10, 7 pm, July 12 Kearney
Amphitheater, Jesse James Park, Kearney, MO 816-903-4730, www.kearneyamphitheater.com
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| Cross
Canadian Ragweed, July 12, Crossroads KC @ Grinders |
Homer's Coffee House. no cover, 7:30-9:30 pm, 7126
W 80th, 913-381-6022, www.homerscoffeehouse.com
"I Left My Heart A Salute To Tony Bennett And
His Music," $16, 8 pm, 3 pm, 2 pm, July 10-Aug. 3
The Chestnut Theatre, 234 N Chestnut, Olathe 913-764-2121, www.chesnutfinearts.com
Isle of Capri. The Caribbean Cove, 9 pm-1 am, Platinum
Express, July 11; Bonnie Fanniel, July 12; Gray Matter, July 18; Cherry
Bomb, July 19; Superfly, July 25; Karen Davis Project, July 26 –
1800 E Front St., 800-843-4753, www.isleofcapricasino.com
It's Over, free, rooftop concert, 7:30 pm, July 16
Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Jack Johnson, Aug 15 Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone,
633 N 130th, Bonner Springs, www.sandstoneamp.com
Jardines, Marilyn Maye, July 14-17 4536 Main, 816-561-6480,
www.jardines4jazz.com
Jazz on the Square, 7-9 pm, Laura Chalk Quartet, July 10;
AnnaLee & the Lucky So-n-Sos, July 17; Joseph Vincelli, July 24;
Charles Gatschet, July 31 Zona Rosa, 8640 N Dixon Ave., 816-587-8180,
www.zonarosa.com
Jazz Poetry Jams, open mic poetry slams with cash prizes,
third Tuesdays of the month American Jazz Museum's Blue Room,
18th & Vine, 816-474-8463 ext. 2
Jim Mair & Mike Ning, 6:30-9:30 pm, Fridays & Saturdays;
Mike Ning & Sherry Jones, 5-8 pm, every Sunday Johnny
Cascone's, 6863 W 91st St., 913-381-6837
John Tesh, 7 pm, July 17 Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway,
816-753-8665, www.uptowntheater.com
Kansas
City Jazz at the Golden Ox w/ Bryan Hicks, bass,
Loren Pickford, sax, and Charlie Gatchet, guitar, 6:30-10:30 pm, every
Friday and Saturday Ox Bar, Golden Ox Restaurant, 1600 Genessee,
816-842-2866
Knuckleheads. 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456,
www.knuckleheadskc.com
Music in the Park, free 7 pm, Overland Park Civic Band,
July 13, Heart of America Barbershop Chorus & the Sweet Adelines,
July 20, The Don Accurso Orchestra, July 27, Mark Twain's Dog, Aug.
3, Funky Mama and Jim Cosgrove and the Hiccups, Aug. 10, The Rain
Dogs, Aug. 17, The Doug Talley Quartet, Aug. 24, The K-State Singers,
Aug. 31 Santa Fe Commons Park, 81st & Santa Fe Dr., 913-344-8656,
www.opkansas.org
The Mutual Musicians Foundation, Rush Hour Live Jazz, 4:30-8:30,
Fridays, Late Night Jams, 1 am-5 am, weekends 1823 Highland,
816-471-5212, www.thefoundationjamson.org
O.A.R., July 20 Sandstone Amphitheater, 633 N 130th,
Bonner Springs, 913-721-3400
Ophelia's, jazz, Greg Meise, July 11-12; Becky Berry, July
18-19; Ken Lovern, July 25-26 201 N Main, Independence 816-461-4525
Poison w/ Dokken & Sebastian Bach, $35, $59.50, July 9
Starlight Theatre, 4600 Starlight Rd., 816-931-3330, www.kcstarlight.com
Summerfest Concerts, Chamber Music Festival,
$10-$25, 7 pm, "Matisse Impressions," July 12 – White
Hall, 4949 Cherry, UMKC; 5 pm, July 13 – St. Mary's Church,
13th & Holmes; 7 pm, 5 pm, "Four Sketches," July 19-20
– White Hall, 4949 Cherry & St. Mary's Church, 13th &
Holmes; 7 pm, 5 pm, "Reynolda Reflections," July 26-27 –
White Hall, 4949 Cherry & St. Mary's Church, 13th & Holmes;
"Ribbon Earth," Aug. 2-3 – White Hall, 4949 Cherry
& St. Mary's Church, 13th & Holmes, www.summerfestkc.org
Trouser Mouse Bar & Grill, 625 NW Mock
Ave., Blue Springs, 816-220-1212, www.trousermousebar.com
LECTURES/WORKSHOPS Back to Top
The Art of Quilting w/ Bea Olgsby, free, 10:30-11:30 am, July
10 Central Resource Library, 9875 W 87th St., 913-495-2400,
www.jocolibrary.org
Brett Lott, author of Ancient Highway, 6:30 pm,
July 23 Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Colombia Support Network of Kansas City, meeting about
the increasing scope of U.S.-sponsored operations in Colombia, South
America, second Sunday of each month email for location, info@csnkc.org
or www.colombiasupport.net
Common Grounds Book Group hosts Thomas Fox Averill,
author of Secrets of the Tsil Cafe, 10:30 am, July 26
Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Community of Reason events, free, 1 pm, "Greening
Our City," w/ KCMO Councilman Ed Ford, July 13; "Coping
with the Energy Crisis: The Role of Solar Energy," w/ Dr. Timothy
Thomas, July 20; "Biblical Texts: How the Components of the Bible
Have Been Handed Down," w/ Eric Dollard, July 27 Rm. 301,
Haag Hall, UMKC campus, 816-561-1866, communityofreason@gmail.com
Craig Glazer, author of The King of Sting: The Amazing
True Story of a Modern American Outlaw, 7 pm, July 10 Unity
Temple on the Plaza, 707 W 47th St., 913-384-3126,
http://rainydaybooks.com
Crystal Singing Bowl concert, 7 pm, July 9 –
Plaza Wellspring Yoga, 4901 Main, 816-931-6533, http://plazawellspring.com
Deborah Crombie, author of Where Memories Lie,
July 10 Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
"Did George W. Bush Fail As A Manager?" presented
by Carl M. Cannon, co-author of Reagan's Disciple: George W. Bush's
Troubled Quest for a Presidential Legacy, 6:30 pm, July 15
Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
The Harmonica Club of Greater KC. meeting & play-along,
6:30 pm, 2nd Thursday of the month – Wexford Place, "Stafford
Room," 6500 N Crosby, 816-790-3724, www.harmonicaclubkc.org
Institute of Divine Metaphysical Research, free public
lectures, Sun., 10:45 a.m.-1 p.m., Wed. & Fri., 7:15-9:30 p.m.
5916 E. 40 Hwy., 816-921-4066,
www.idmr.net.
Joey Klein, spiritual teacher, sponsored by the
Institute of Transformational Studies, 7:30-9 pm, July 10 –
Rime Buddhist Center, 700 West Pennway; July 11 – Unity Temple
on the Plaza, 707 W 47th St., 816-739-9949, http://joeyklein.com
Johnson County Women's Connection, "Looking for
Love in All the Wrong Places," presented by Joyce Wornell, July
17 Milburn Country Club, 7501 W 69th St., 913-768-4151, 913-780-6850
The Kansas City Pachyderm Club, weekly luncheon every Tuesday,
11:45 am Hoof & Horn Room, Golden Ox Restaurant, 1600 Genessee,
816-842-2866, www.kcpachy.com
Kansas City Radio & TV Legends. luncheon meetings,
ongoing, 2nd & 4th Fridays of the month Dillingham Room,
The Golden Ox Restaurant, 1600 Genessee, 816-842-2866, 913-491-4000
"Lumber Baron and Philanthropist: the R.A. Long Story,"
presented by Tim Sullivan, 2 pm, July 20 Plaza Library, 4801
Main, 816-701-3407
Missouri Arts Council (MAC) informational meetings, 1-5 pm,
July 22 Mid-America Arts Alliance, 2018 Baltimore, 866-407-4752,
314-340-6845
National MS Society Events: Tai Chi for MS Wellness, 10:15-11:15
a.m., Turning Point, 8900 Stateline Rd., Ste. 240, Leawood, 816-942-2020;
MS Aquatics, 11-11:30 a.m., Grandview Community Center, 13500 Byars
Rd., Grandview, call 816-763-5524 ex.104 for specific dates
www.msmidamerica.org
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| Joey
Klein, spiritual teacher, Rime Buddhist Center, July 10, Unity
Temple on the Plaza, July 11 |
Peace & Justice Activities: KC Iraq Task Force:
2 p.m., first Sunday of the month Holy Family Catholic Worker
House, 913-334-7462; regular meetings every 7 p.m., Thursdays;
www.kciraqtaskforce.org
Peace Demonstrations, 4 pm, every Sunday, JC Nichols Fountain,
47th & Main, 5-6 pm, every Tuesday,63rd & Ward Parkway; every
Wednesday, 5 pm, Iraqi Anti-War demonstration, College & Quivira,
816-931-5256, 913-334-7462,
www.kciraqtaskforce.org
Pope Brock, author of Charlatan: America's Most Dangerous
Huckster, The Man Who Pursued Him, And The Age Of Flimflam, 6:30
pm, July 17 Plaza Library, 4801 Main, 816-701-3407
Public Improvements Advisory Committee, recommends projects
for funding, public meeting, 6:30-8:30 pm, July 22 Country
Club Congregation Church, 205 W 65th St., 816-513-1322
R. Douglas Hurt, author of The Great Plains During World
War II, 6:30 pm, July 31 Central Library, 14 W 10th St.,
816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Recycling Workshops, conducted by One KC Voice, 6-8 pm,
registration required for meal, July 14 Grandview Community
Center, 13500 Byars Rd.; July 16 Roeland Park Community Center,
4850 Rosewood Dr.; July 21 Central Library, 14 W 10th St.;
July 23 Truman Memorial Bldg., 416 w Maple; July 24
Paradise Pointe Golf Course, 18212 Golf Dr., Smithville, www.onekcvoice.org
Reference USA, workshop on databases, free, 7-8 pm, July
9 Antioch Library, 8700 Shawnee Mission Pkwy., 913-261-2300,
www.jocolibrary.org
Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen, author of The
Berlin Candy Bomber, 7 pm, July 14 Harry S. Truman Library
& Museum, 500 W U.S. Highway 24, Independence 816-268-8221, www.trumanlibrary.org
Supporting Ourselves & Others at Risk, support group
dedicated to addressing the needs of women at increased risk for breast
&/or ovarian cancer, first Thursdays Menorah Medical Center,
Conference Room A/B, 5721 W 119th St., 913-663-2100 or www.supportingthoseatrisk.org
Survivors of Suicide Support Group, open peer-to-peer
group with professional support, first Tuesday of every month
Independence Regional Hospital, 816-373-8470
Tree Keepers Classes, evening & Saturday sessions,
6-8 pm, 10 am-1 pm, July 24-Aug. 28 Bridging The Gap, 435 Westport
Rd., 816-561-1087, 888-895-3605, www.bridgingthegap.org
Westport Writer's Workshop, once a month on Saturdays
call 816-753 8111 for the next meeting time and place
Yvonne Patterson, horticulturist & rainforest photojournalist,
brings 12 rare birds to accompany his talk, July 19 Central
Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
VISUAL
ARTS/FILM Back to Top
Actors at Work film series. 1:30 pm, Mildred Pierce
(1945), July 12; Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) July
19, Cocktail (1988), July 26 Stanley H. Durwood Film
Vault, Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Arboretum
Sculpture Exhibit, 13 new sculptures, thru Oct. 1 –
Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, 8909 W 179th St.,
913-344-8656, www.opkansas.org
Artists-in-Residence Exhibition, Jennifer Holt,
ceramics, & Brian Stuparyk, prints, thru July 27
Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire, 785-843-2787, www.lawrenceartscenter.com
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From
Controlled Chaos, paintings (“Desert Ridges”)
and photography (“Doll Copy”) by Elizabeth S. Hill
& Jessica Lock, Carnegie Arts Center, July 11-Aug. 8
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"The Cafes of France," photography by
Jim Mathis, thru July 31 – The Rev! Cafe and Gallery, 2010 Main,
www.MathisPhoto.net
Cinema & Soul Film/Discussion, free, 6:30 pm,
Lars and the Real Girl, July 13; The Death of Mr. Lazarescu,
Aug. 10; The Burmese Harp, Oct. 12; Secret Sunshine,
Nov. 9; Ikuru, Dec. 14 Westport Presbyterian Church,
201 Westport Rd., www.WestportCenterfortheArts.org
City Market Cinema, outdoor, 9 pm, Animal House,
July 25; Blues Brothers, Aug. 29; Rocky Horro Picture Show,
Sept. 26 3rd & Main, 816-842-1271,
www.thecitymarket.org
Connections in Place, installation w/ works by Albert
Bloch, Robert Sudlow & Keith Jacobshagen, thru Aug. 17
Spencer Museum of Art, KU, 1301 Mississippi St., Lawrence, 785-864-4710,
www.spencerart.ku.edu
Controlled Chaos, paintings by Elizabeth S. Hill,
paintings & photography by Jessica Lock, July 11-Aug. 8
Carnegie Arts Center, 601 S 5th St., Leavenworth, 913-651-0765, www.leavenwortharts.org
Dreams & Portals, selections from the permanent
collection, thru Sept. 7 Central Court, Spencer Museum of Art,
KU, 1301 Mississippi St., Lawrence, 785-864-4710, www.spencerart.ku.edu
Faculty Show, thru July 25 Lawrence Arts Center,
940 New Hampshire St., 785-843-2787, www.lawrenceartscenter.com
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| “Garden
Picture,” 1924, oil on canvas, by Albert Bloch, part of
the installation Connections in Place, thru Aug. 17,
Spencer Museum of Art |
Hallmark Visitors Center, 14 exhibits areas about the Hallmark
company founded in 1910, ongoing Crown Center, 2450 Grand,
816-274-5745, www.hallmarkvisitorscenter.com
IFC Meetings, network and seminars for the independent
and student filmmakers, Wednesdays, ongoing Westport Coffee
House, 5010 Pennsylvania, 913-649-0244, www.ifckc.com
Marearl Denning, photography, thru May R.G. Endres
Gallery, Prairie Village City Hall, 7700 Mission Rd., 913-381-6464,
www.pvkansas.com
Margaret Godfrey, acrylics, exhibit thru April R.G.
Endress Gallery, Prairie Village City Hall, 7700 Mission Rd., 913-381-6464,
www.pvkansas.com
Off-the-Walll Film Series, free, 8:45 pm, Grease
(1978), July 18 Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407,
www.kclibrary.org
Planetarium
Show, gives overview of stars, constellations, comets and planets,
ongoing Union Station, City Dome Theater, 30 W Pershing Rd.,
816-460-2020
Primavera Celebrations, works by Michelle
Gordon & Jean Van Harlingen, thru May Eva Reynolds
Fine Arts, 770 W 47th St., 913-681-8002, www.evareynoldsfinearts.com
Rudyology World, mixed media by Rudolph V. Breland,
thru July 22 Argentine Library, 2800 Metropolitan, 913-722-7400,
www.kckpl.lib.ks.us
See A Movie, See Kansas City, free, dusk, Best in Show,
take your dog to the movies, July 10 Penn Valley Park, 28th
& Wyandotte, www.kcmo.org/parks.nsf/web/movie
Senior Arts Council, mixed media, thru July Prairie
Village Gallery, city hall, 7700 Mission Rd., www.pvkansas.com
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From
the series “The Cafes of France,” by Jim Mathis,
The Rev! Café and Gallery, thru July 31
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Siah Armajani: Dialogue With Democracy, thru Sept.
21 Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, 816-751-1278, www.nelson-atkins.org
Unreeling Riffs: Jazz Onscreen, 6:30 pm,Young Man with
a Horn (1950), July 14; Round Midnight (1986), July 21;
Anatomy of a Murder (1959), July 28 Stanley H. Durwood
Film Vault, Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Urban Culture Project Third Friday Art Downtown: Re-Forming
Space – Susan White and Cydney Millstein, exhibition thru
July 19 – Paragraph, 23 E 12th St.; Considering the Monuments:
Video Art from the East Coast, curated by Megan and Murray McMillan,,
exhibition thru July 19 – Project Space, 21 E 12th St., 816-221-5115,
www.urbancultureproject.org
Vernacular, new work by Jennifer Holt & Brian
Stuparyk, thru July 25 Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire
St., 785-843-2787, www.lawrenceartscenter.com
CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Carter Arts Center at MCC-Penn Valley
Community Center has issued a call for artists. The application can
be downloaded at http://mcckc.edu/pvart...Lighton
Internation Artist Exchange Program is taking submissions,
go to www.KansasCityArtistsCoalition.org..call
for entries...OPPOSITION, the artists coalition underground,
entries for Oct. 3 exhibition, deadline Aug. 1, janetsimpson@kansascityartistscoalition.org
THEATER/COMEDY
Back to Top
A Night of Bad Ideas, presented by Improv-Abilities, $10,
7:30 pm, July 12 The Lucky Brewgrille, 5401 Johnson Dr., 913-871-6242,
www.kcimprov.com
All Shook Up, thru Aug. 31 New Theatre Restaurant,
9229 Foster, 913-649-SHOW, www.newtheatre.com
All
That and a Bag of Chips, sketch comedy for adults by Leah
Licausi and Marice Ramirez, ongoing Delaware Market Café,
300 Delaware 816-769-2829
Always ...Patsy Cline, thru Aug. 10 American
Heartland Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand, 816-842-9999, www.ahtkc.com
Famous Johnny's Comedy Club, Improv Abilities, 8 pm,
every Wednesday; 10635 Floyd, 913-648-5233, www.famousjohnnys.com
The Girl, the Grouch, and the Goat: A Modern Fable,
staged by Kansas Summer Theatre, $16, $15, $10, 7:30, 2:30 pm, July
15-20 Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall, KU campus, Lawrence
785-864-3982, 785-864-ARTS, 785-864-7469. www.kutheatre.com
Improv, The Majestic. Brad Clark, July
9-10; Earthquake, July 11-13; dogu Benson, July 17-20 Zona
Rosa, I-29 & Barry Rd., 816-587-4500, www.themajestictheatres.com
Jesus Christ, King of Comedy, $6 w/ Fringe Festival button,
various times, July 24-27 XS Lighting, 1632 Broadway, www.kingofcomedy.net
The Man Who Came To Dinner, $12, $10,
$5, 7:30 pm, 2 pm, July 11-13, 18-20, 25-27 – The Barn Players
Theatre, 6219 Martway, 913-432-9100, www.thebarnplayers.org
Once On This Island, thru Aug. 3
Coterie Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand, 816-474-6552, www.coterietheatre.org
The Pajama Game, presented by the Raytown Arts Council,
$10, $8, $5, 7:30 pm, July 17-19 Robert B. Atkin Performing
Arts Center, Raytown HS, 6019 Blue Ridge Blvd., www.raytownartscouncil.com
Reefer Madness, $10, $11, $12, $18,
thru July 12 – Off Center Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand,
3rd level, 816-842-9999, www.eubankproductions.com
Run to the Roundhouse, Nellie or He Can't Corner
You There! presented by Fair Based Productions,
July 23-26 Pavilion, Platte County Fair, Platte City 816-587-1080,
www.fpb.info
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Becky
Barta in the 1995 production of Always . . . Patsy Cline
at American Heartland Theatre, thru Aug. 10
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Stanford & Sons, Darren Carter, July 9-13; Jimmy Shubert,
July 16-20 Legends, 1867 Village West, 913-400-7500
Theatre in the Park, Beauty and the Beast,
July 10-13 – Shawnee Mission Park, 7710 Renner Blvd., 913-312-8841,
www.theatreinthepark.org
Tipped Off!, spoken word performances hosted by
Charles Ferruzza, 6:30 pm, July 14 Central Library, 14 W 10th
St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Well,
thru July 13 Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main, 816-531-PLAY,
www.unicorntheatre.org
AUDITIONS: To Kill A Mocking Bird, 7-9:30 pm, July
21 & 22, City Theatre of Independence, 201 N Dodgion Rd.,
www.citytheatreofindependence.org
TEEN ACTIVITIES Back to Top
Gear Up Tutoring, for grades 6-12, every Monday evening from
6-9 pm, parents must fill out a registration form West Wyandotte
Library, 1737 N. 82 St., 913-596-5800 or www.kckpl.lib.ks
Golf instruction, free, ages 7-18, 5-8 pm, thru Aug. 15
Heart of America Golf Course, 7501 Blue River Road, 816-313-1274
Homework Help & Coaches, Mon.-Thurs., 4-7 pm, Sun., 1-4
pm, weekly Central Resource Library, 9875 W 87th St., 913-495-2400,
www.jocolibrary.org/homework
KC After Dark, various activites, ages 12-17, thru Aug.
15 www.kcmo.org/manager.nsf/web/yth_kcad
Metamorphosis@Your Library, Teen Summer Reading Program,
thru Aug.16 Mid-Continent area libraries, www.mcpl.lib.mo.us
Open Mic Night, every Tuesday, all ages, 6:30-7:30 pm
Kansas City Young Audiences, 5601 Wyandotte, www.kcya.org
Record Your Own History, free, 1 pm, July 9 Northeast
Library, 6000 Wilson Rd., 816-483-8300, www.kcmuseum.com
SOS
(Synergy Services Street Outreach Team) Group, 3:30 pm, every Monday
L.H. Bluford Library, 3050 Prospect, 816-701-3482; 4:30 pm,
every Friday North-East Library, 6000 Wilson Rd., 816-701-3485
Teen Psychic Program, for grades 6 to 12, call for times
KCK Main Library, 625 Minnesota Ave., 913-551-3280, www.kckpl.lib.ks.us
CASTING CALL for the 2007-2008 season: ages 12-19, 5-7
pm, Coterie Theatre, Crown Center shops, 2450 Grand, for more information,
go to www.coterietheatre.org
FAMILY/CHILDREN Back to Top
Beauty and the Beast, Paul Mesner Puppets, 10:15 am,
12:45 pm, July 12 Power & Light District, under the clock
tower, on 14th Street between Walnut & Main, www.paulmesnerpuppets.org
Bill Harley, storyteller, musician, author of Sitting
Down To Eat, 7 pm, July 25 Plaza Library, 4801 Main, 816-701-3407
Deanna Rose Childrens' Farmstead, 12-acre park featuring gardens,
a one-room schoolhouse, Kanza Indian encampment and more, ongoing
Deanna Rose, 138th & Switzer, 913-897-2360 or www.opkansas.org
Derrick Barnes, author of the children's series, Ruby
& the Booker Boys, 7 pm, July 11 Plaza Library, 4801
Main, 816-701-3407
Family Fun Night, magic by David Sandy, Bongo
Barry, 6:30-8:30 pm, July 11 Festival Shelter, Macken Park,
716 E Clark Ferguson Dr., NKC, 816-300-0545
Half-Pint Space Show, pre-schoolers, kindergarteners, 12 pm,
Thursday, ongoing Gottlieb Planetarium at Union Station, 30
W Pershing, 816-460-2020, www.unionstation.org
Hyde Park Children's Festival, music, film, special activities,
7:30-10 pm, Danny Cox, Transformers, July 11; Bob Walkenhorst
& Jeff Porter, The Last Mimzy, July 18 Hyde Park,
36th & Gillham, 816-753-6719
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and interactive exhibits are part of the "Lincoln: The
Constitution and the Civil War" exhibition at the Truman
Library and Museum thru Sept. 14 |
Independent Art Sessions, for ages 5-12, Monday thru Saturday
sessions Kaleidoscope, 25th & McGee, 816-274-8300, www.hallmarkkaleidoscope.com
Kids Incorporated, activities and support group for parents
and children ages birth to 5, 2nd Tuesdays First Baptist Church,
303 S Grove, Independence, 816-903-0188 or www.geocities.com/kckidsinc
Mattie Rhodes Summer Art Camp, $140, ages 5-12, four
sessions, thru Aug. 15 Mattie Rhodes Art Center, 915 W 17th
St., 816-221-2349, www.mattierhodes.org
Mother Nature Reads, storytime for children 2 to 6, Saturdays,
ongoing Lakeside Nature Center, 4701 E Gregory Blvd., 816-513-8960
Nelson-Atkin's Art Classes, for ages 3 to 18, preregistration
is required and ongoing, call 816-751-1ART Nelson-Atkins Museum
of Art, 4525 Oak St., 816-561-4000,
www.nelson-atkins.org
"Pippi Longstocking Summer Theatre Workshops,"
ages 6-15, $115, July 21-25 The Chestnut Theatre, 234 N Chestnut,
Olathe 913-764-2121, www.chesnutfinearts.com
Storytimes at KCK Libraries, Tuesdays for ages 4-5, Wednesdays
for ages 2-3, Thursdays for ages 2-3 and 0-18 months West Wyandotte
Library, 1737 N 82nd St., 913-596-5800; Wednesdays for ages 2 and
up, Thursdays, storytime in Spanish for 2-5 year olds Argentine
Library, 2800 Metropolitan, 913-722-7400
Summer Jamboree, face painters, balloon artists, train rides
& more, 2-4 pm, Aug. 17 Festival Shelter, Macken Park,
716 E Clark Ferguson Dr., NKC, 816-300-0545
Summer Reading Program, thru Aug. 16 Mid-Continent area
libraries, www.mcpl.lib.mo.us
The Three Little Pigs, presented by Lyric Opera
Camp participants, age 10-18. Aug. 8 Lyric Theatre, 1029 Central,
816-471-7344, www.kcopera.org
Weekly Playgroup, with the KC chapter of Mocha Moms,
a support group for mothers of color who do not hold full-time jobs,
every Monday Roanoke Park, E Roanoke Dr. & Valentine Rd.,
816-531-0439 or www.mochamoms.org
"When the Animals Talked" puppet show,
$5, 11 am, 2 pm, July 26 Puppetry Arts Institute, 11025 E Winner
Rd., 816-833-9777, www.hazelle.org
Zooville, exhibits and interactive activities
for kids, with live animal shows and animal-themed short plays, ongoing
Kansas City Zoo, Meyer Blvd. & Swope Pkwy., 816-516-5701
or www.kansascityzoo.org
SPORTS/HEALTH Back to Top
2nd Annual Grigs Golf Classic. July 14 The National
Golf Club, Parkville, www.sportskc.com
Barrett Wepler Memorial Golf Tournament. July 14
Stanley Farms Golf Club, www.sportskc.com
Beginners Mini Curling League, 5 weeks beginning
July 15 – Pepsi Ice Midwest, 135th & Quivira, 816-523-2345,
www.kccurling.com
Bike MS Training Rides for Bike MS, Shawnee Mission
route, Tuileries Plaza route, Plaza route, July 12 913-432-3926,
800-344-4867, www.bikems.org
The
Hoops 4 Hope 2008 Tournament, youth, July 25-27 various
locations, www.hoops4hope.net/news.htm
KC Bridgade - Sprint Center, 913-383-8020, www.kcbrigade.com
KC Curling Club Pepsi Ice Midwest, 135th & Quivira,
913-599-9965, 816-523-2345, www.kccurling.com
KC Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium, 1 Arrowhead
Dr. off I-70, 816-920-9300, www.kcchiefs.com
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Mini Curling League, begins July 15, Pepsi Ice Midwest |
KC Flying Disc Club, for games, events, courses www.kcfdc.org
KC Roller Warriors Hale Arena, American
Royal, 913-636-7894, www.kcrollerwarriors.com
KC Royals
vs. Chicago,, July 8-10; vs. Seattle, July 11-13; vs.
Detroit, July 21-23; vs. Tampa Bay, July 24-27 –
Kauffman Stadium, I-70 & Blue Ridge Cutoff, 1-800-676-9257, www.royals.com
KC T-Bones – Community America Ballpark, 913-328-BALL,
www.tbonesbaseball.com
KC Wizards All home games at Community
America Ballpark, 1800 Village West Pkwy., KCK, , 913-387-3400, www.kcwizards.com
KU Jayhawks Kansas University Campus, Lawrence,
www.kusports.com
Mayor's Night Hoops, league play begins thru July 25 Central
High School, 3221 Indiana, (and other locations for league play) www.kcmo.org/parks.nsf/web/nh
MU Tigers Hernes Center, Columbia, 1-800-CAT-PAWS,
www.mizzou.edu
Shawnee Mission Triathon, July 13 Shawnee Mission
Park, 7900 Renner Rd., 913-236-1231, www.sportskc.com
UMKC Kangaroos UMKC Intercollegiate Athletics, SRC
201, 5100 Rockhill Rd., 816-235-1036, www.umkckangaroos.collegesports.com
World Adult Kickball Association (WAKA), Games held Thursdays
from 6:45-8:45 p.m., Southwest Charter School, 301-318-7073, www.kickball.com
YMCA MS Wellness Program, various days/times Red
Bridge YMCA, 11300 Holmes, 816-942-2020
eKC Happenings listings are free; email,
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