4th Annual Chocolate Tour, 13 downtown businesses, $5, 1-5 pm, Feb. 6 – Excelsior Springs, MO 816-630-9255
6th Annual Military Collectors Fair, free, 10 am-4 pm, March 6 – The National World War I Musuem, Liberty Memorial, 816-784-1918, www.theworldwar.org
7th Annual ArtsKC Awards Luncheon, 11 am-1 pm, March 5 – Starlight Theatre Complex, KC Zoo, 816-221-1777, www.ArtsKC.org
9th Annual Hunting & Fishing Collectibles Show, Feb. 26-27 – KCI Expo Center, 11730 NW Ambassador Dr., 913-768-6222, www.HuntFishShow.com
A Night of Love w/ musician Brian Kennedy, poet Jahmel "True Speech" Holden, comedian Jus Jay, and other artists, fundraiser for LINC, $25, $15, 8 pm, Feb. 14 – Gem Theater, 1615 E 18th St., 816-474-6262, www.nol2010.com
Calico Cut-Ups Annual Quilt Show, 10 am-4 pm, Feb. 12-13 – Salvation Army Community Center, 14700 E Truman Rd., 816-461-1778
Dino Lab, interactive paleontology exhibit, ongoing – Science City Exhibit Gallery, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Rd., 816-460-2020, www.unionstation.org

“Brother & Sister, Tortilleria, Brooklyn, NY 1997,” by Mary Teresa Giancoli, from the Nosotras: Portraits of Latinas exhibit, Feb. 6-March 7, Central Library

"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
"Fascinatin' Rhythm," Annual Ballet Ball, start at $250, cocktails 6:30 pm, dinner 8 pm, dance after dinner, March 6 – Muehlebach Hotel, 12th & Baltimore, 816-531-7114, www.kcbguild.org
The First World War in Color: International Treasures from the National World War I Museum, thru Sept. 1, 2010 – The National World War I Musuem, Liberty Memorial, 816-784-1918, www.theworldwar.org
Five Star Gala, Honoring Henry W. Bloch & Bloch Scholars Program, Metropolitan Community College, March 25 – Kansas City Marriott Downtown, 200 W 12th St., 816-759-1195, www.mccgala.com
"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.org
"Internal Documents," exhibit of sketchbooks, journals and diaries by local, national and international artists and writers, thru March 27 – The Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, 816-753-1090, www.writersplace.org
Kansas-Nebraska Act Exhibit, original Act, and It's Big exhibit, archive holdings from the region, free, 9 am--5 pm, Tues-Sat., thru Jan.23, 2010 – National Archives of Kansas City, 400 W Pershing Rd., 816-268-8000, www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city
Kiss & Tail, adults-only program on animals' courtship and mating rituals w/ Ron Magill, Miami Metrozoo, 7 pm, $35, $40, $40, $50, Feb. 6 – Kansas City Zoo, Meyer Blvd. & Swope Pkwy., 816-513-5800 or www.kansascityzoo.org
Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography, exhibit, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition, thru Feb . 14 – Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
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
Mapping Missouri, exhibit thru May 29 – The National Archives of Kansas City, 400 W Pershing Rd., 816-268-8000, www.archives.gov/central-plains
Mid-America Train & Toy Show, $5, 9 am-2 pm, Feb. 21 – BTC Exhibit Hall, I-435 & Front St., 913-651-5864, MidAmericaShows@sbcglobal.net
Militaria Show & Sale, $3, 9 am-4 pm, Feb. 6 – Frontier Conference Center, Fort Leavenworth 913-727-1409

Imperial German uniform from the exhibiti, The First World War in Color: International Treasures from the National World War I Museum, thru Sept. 1, 2010

Northland Community Volunteer Service Group fundraiser, buffet, $13.95, $7.45, Feb. 28 – The Elms Resort, 401 Regent St., 816-630-5500
Nosotras: Portraits of Latinas, photography exhibit, Feb. 6-March 7 – Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
"Prairie Gold: Opportunity & Struggle, Douglas County 1820-1861", ongoing – Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Massachusetts, Lawrence, KS 785-841-4109
Pre-Spring Bazaar & Flea Market, 8 am-2 pm, Feb. 20 – Riverfront Community Center, 123 S Esplanade, Leavenworth 913-651-2203
Puppets: Depression thru Recession, exhibit, thru July 2010 – Puppetry Arts Institute, 11025 E Winner Rd., 816-833-9777

Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography, exhibit thru Feb. 14, Central Library (photo by Jack Dykinga)

"Songs for Sweet Hearts," benefit for the Lawrence Community Theatre, Feb. 14 – 1501 New Hampshire, Lawrence 785-843-SHOW, www.theatrelawrence.com
Souper Bowl Saturday, handmade ceramic bowls for sale w/ soup and rolls, fundraiser, 11 am, Feb. 6 – Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hamphire, 785-843-2787, www.lawrenceartscenter.org
"Treasures of the Desert and Winter Blooms," $7, $6, $3, thru March 7 – Powell Gardens, Kansas City's Botanical Garden, 1609 NW US Hwy. 50, Kingsville 816-697-2600, www.PowellGardens.org

LECTURES/WORKSHOPS Back to Top

2010 Garden Symposium, 9:30 am, "Garden Bouquets and Beyond," Feb. 19 – MO Dept. of Conservation's Anita Gorman Discovery Center, Lewis & Clark Room, 4750 Troost; 6 pm, "Capture the Spirit: A Dazzling American Garden Tour, Kauffman Foundation, 4801 Rockhill Rd.; 8:30 am-4 pm, "Beauty Woven with Practicality," w/ various speakers, Feb. 20 – The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Atkins Auditorium, 4525 Oak, 816-697-2600, ext. 307, www.powellgardens.org
Aaron Barnhart, Kansas City Star TV critic and author of Tasteland, 6:30 pm, Feb. 25 – Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
All Souls Forum, free, 10 am, – All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 4501 Walnut, 913-381-7251, www.allsoulskc.org

Former speaker of the California Assembly and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, Dole Institute, Feb. 23

Anti-Nuclear demonstration, 5-6 pm, every Wednesday – entry to Kansas City Plant, operated by Honeywell for the U.S. Dept. of Energy, 913-206-4088, www.kcnukeswatch.wordpress.com
"Black Love Stories in Film: Where is the Romance," panel discussion w/ film critic Shawn Edwards, free, 6 pm, Feb. 9 – Helzberg Auditorium, Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Charles Hardy, author of Cowboy in Caracas: A North American Memoir of Venezuela's Democratic Revolution, 6:30 pm, Feb. 25 – Plaza Library, 4801 Main, 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
Community Curator Program, free, 6 pm, David Dowell, principal, el dorado architects, Feb. 23 – Union Station's Town Hall, 30 W Pershing, 816-483-8300, www.unionstation.org/kansascitymuseum/
Community meetings on greater KC land use, hosted by MARC, 7-8:30 pm, Feb. 11 – Plaza Library, 4801 Main, 816-474-4240, www.marc.org/2040
Community of Reason, free, 1 pm, – Rm. 307, Haag Hall, UMKC, 52nd & Rockhill Rd., 816-561-1866, www.communityofreason.net

Ira Glass, host of This American Life, Lied Center, Feb. 20 (photo by Stuart Mullenberg)

EA Freeman Lecture, installation of Dr. Wallace S. Hatfield II as the Fred E. Young Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible, Feb. 9 – Gem Theater, 1615E 18th St., 816-474-6262
Edmund White, discusses his new memoir City Boy, 6:30 pm, Feb. 22 – Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
"The First Indian War: The Continental Army's Campaign Against the Iroquois," w/ historian Joseph R. Fischer, 6:30 pm, Feb. 10 – Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Genealogy Workshops, "Know Your Records: African American Genealogy Resources" w/ Sabrina Peterson, free, 2:30 pm, Feb. 9; "Introduction to ARC (Archival Research Catalog), w/ staff, 10 am, Feb. 13 – The National Archives of Kansas City, 400 W Pershing Rd., 816-268-8000, www.archives.gov/central-plains
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
Ira Glass, host of This American Life, discussion of journalism & storytelling, $38, $19, 7:30 pm, Feb. 20 – Lied Center of Kansas, 1600 Stewart Dr., Lawrence, 785-864-2787, www.lied.ku.edu
John Brewer, author of The American Leonardo: A Tale of Obsession, Art and Money, 6:30 pm, Feb. 11 – Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
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
Latino Writers Collective, free, 6 pm, Feb. 20; March 20; April 17 – Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., 816-483-8300, www.unionstation.org/kansascitymuseum/
The ManKind Project of Kansas City, New Warrior Training Weekend, $400-$650, April 16-19 – Chihowa Retreat Center, 3553 Osage Rd., Perry, KS 785-749-2226, http://kansascity.mkp.org/
"Making Creativity Dance: A History of the Kansas City Art Institute" w/ Milton Katz, 2 pm, Feb. 21 – Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
"Mapping Missouri: Maps from the Collection of the Missouri State Archives" w/ Greg Olson, 6:30 pm, Feb. 11 – The National Archives of Kansas City, 400 W Pershing Rd., 816-268-8000, www.archives.gov/central-plains
Marc Wortman, author of The Millionaires Unit: The Aristocratic Flyboys Who Fought the Great War and Invented America Air Power, free, 1 pm, Feb. 18 – The National World War I Musuem, Liberty Memorial, 816-784-1918, www.theworldwar.org
Marc Wortman, author of The Bonfire: The Siege and Burning of Atlanta, 6:30 pm, Feb. 17 – Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star columnist and his wife Roxie Hammill, authors of Mike and Roxie's Vegetable Paradise, 6:30 pm, Feb. 24 – Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
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

 

Author Edmund White, Feb. 22, Central Library

"Rights for Indigenous People of Colombia," presented by Bob Thatch, Columbia Support Network, 6:45 pm, Feb. 15 – Aquarius Bookstore, 3936 Broadway, www.greenskc.com
StoryTarium, films, lectures & other history-related programming on local & regional history, free, 11 am, 1 & 3 pm, 12:30, 1:30 & 3:30 pm (Sundays), Tuesday-Sunday – Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., 816-483-8300
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
Westport Writer's Workshop, once a month on Saturdays – call 816-753 8111 for the next meeting time and place
"Which Education Reforms are Most Likely to Succeed?" w/ educator Jay Greene, 6:30 pm, Feb. 18 – Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Willie Brown, former Speaker of the California Assembly & San Francisco Mayor, free, 7:30 pm, Feb. 23 – The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Dr., KU campus, 785-864-4900, www.doleinstitute.org
"Writing Jazz," lecture series, free, 7:30 pm, KU Faculty Jazz Combo concert, Feb. 24; "Jurisgenerative Grammar: For Alto, For Black," w/ Fred Moten, Feb. 25; "Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit: Constructing Black Women's Conversion Narratives in Jazz," w/ Tammy Kernodle, March 9; "From Hepcat to Rebel to Heroin Fiend: The Jazz Trope in the Popular Imagination," w/ Paul Lopes, April 15 – Spooner Hall, KU campus, 1340 Jayhawk Blvd., 785-864-8860

TEEN ACTIVITIES Back to Top

Don't U Luv Me, a play about teen dating relationships, $8, $4, 7 pm, Feb. 19-20 – Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 785-843-2787, www.lawrenceartscenter.org
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
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
Open Mic Night, every Tuesday, all ages, 6:30-7:30 pm – Kansas City Young Audiences, 5601 Wyandotte, www.kcya.org
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
"Un-Valentine's Day" Party, ages 12-17, 2 pm, Feb. 14 – Plaza Library, 4801 Main, 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org

FAMILY/CHILDREN Back to Top

Deanna Rose Childrens' Farmstead, 12-acre park featuring gardens, a one-room schoolhouse, Kanza Indian encampment and more – Deanna Rose, 138th & Switzer, 913-897-2360 or www.opkansas.org/_Vis/Farmstead/
First Sunday Family Fun Day, various themed activities, noon-4 pm, Feb. 7 – Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., 816-483-8300, www.unionstation.org/kansascitymuseum/
Friday Night Family Fun, Friend Not Foe, Coterie Theater traveling show, 7 pm, Feb. 5; Jim "Mr. Stinky Feet" Cosgrove, 7 pm Feb. 12; Brother John, storyteller, "Songs of the Black Pioneers," 7 pm, Feb. 19– Plaza Library, 4801 Main, 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Half-Pint Space Show, pre-schoolers, kindergarteners, 12 pm, Thursday, ongoing – Gottlieb Planetarium at Union Station, 30 W Pershing Rd., 816-460-2020, www.unionstation.org
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
Kwabena Dinizulu, poet and griot, 2 pm, Feb. 13 – Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Marble Crazy 2010 Marble Collectors Show, free, 9 am-3 pm, March 7 – Holiday Inn, 151st & I-35 (exit 215), Olathe www.kcmarbleclub.com
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
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
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
Zooville, exhibits and interactive activities for kids, with live animal shows and animal-themed short plays, ongoing – Kansas City Zoo, Meyer Blvd. & Swope Pkwy., 816-513-5800 or www.kansascityzoo.org

SPORTS/HEALTH Back to Top

2010 NCAA Women's Basketball Regional Finals, varying times, March 28 & 30 – Sprint Center, 1407 Grand, 800-745-3000, 816-949-7000, www.sprintcenter.com
2010 NCAA Volleyball Championships, varying times, Dec. 16 & 18 – Sprint Center, 1407 Grand, 800-745-3000, 816-949-7000, www.sprintcenter.com
Free State Trail Run, 100k, 26.5 mi, 40 mi, April 24 – Clinton Lake, Lawrence, www.psychowyco.com
KC Curling Club, Monday night curling – 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
KC Flying Disc Club, for games, events, courses – www.kcfdc.org
KC Roller Warriors, – Municipal Auditorium, 301 W 13th St., www.kcrollerwarriors.com
KC Royals – Kauffman Stadium, I-70 & Blue Ridge Cutoff, 1-800-676-9257, www.royals.com
KC Spartans, basketball, ABA – www.kansascityspartans.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
Line Creek Community Center Ice Arena classes, start Nov.3 – 5940 NW Waukomis Dr., 816-513-0760
MU Tigers – Hernes Center, Columbia, 1-800-CAT-PAWS, www.mizzou.edu
Missouri Mavericks, hockey, – Independence Event Center, 816-252-7825, www.missourimavericks.com
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
PsychoWyco, trail running, 50k, 10 mi, 20 mi, 8 am, Feb. 13 – Wyandotte County Park, 91st & Leavenworth Rd., www.psychowyco.com
UMKC Kangaroos – UMKC Intercollegiate Athletics, SRC 201, 5100 Rockhill Rd., 816-235-1036, www.umkckangaroos.collegesports.com
Walk MS Johnson County, pledge minimum $25 donation, 8 am, April 10 – Shawnee Mission Park Theater in the Park, 7900 Renner Rd.; Walk MS Kansas City, April 17; Walk MS Liberty, April 24 – 913-432-3927, http://nationalmssociety.org/chapters/walk-ms-mid-america/index.aspx
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

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