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EVENTS/EXHIBITS
112th Johnson County Old Settlers Celebration, Sept. 9-11 – downtown Olathe, 913-782-5551, www.johnsoncountyoldsettlers.com
"200 Years on Troost," exhibit researched by Father David Paisius, thru Oct. 17 – Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
"A Stitch in Time," quilt show,$5, $4.50, $2, Sept. 1-30; Pig Pickin' Chicken Lickin' Feast, 4-7 pm, Sept. 18 – Bingham -Waggoner Estate, 313 W Pacific, Independence, 816-461-3491, www.bwestate.org
Art, Jazz, Cars, 11 am-3 pm, Sept. 11 – Fayette & Armour, NKC, 816-274-6000, www.nkc.org
"Atlantic Diaspora: The Musical and Social Influences
of Africans in Mexico and the United States" w/
Nandayapa Trio of Mexico and artist José Manuel Pellicer,
exhibit thru Sept. 30 – American Jazz Museum, 1616 E 18th
St., 816-474-8463, ext. 221, www.americanjazzmuseum.org
"Celebrating
50 Fabulous Years With America's Favorite Doll," Barbie exhibit, thru Dec. 31 – Toy & Miniature Museum,
5235 Oak, 816-333-9328, www.toyandminiaturemuseum.org
Cruise Nights, 4-9 pm, Sept. 4 –
downtown Parkville, city parking lot, 816-505-2227, www.parkvillemo.org
Dino Lab, interactive paleontology exhibit, ongoing
– Science City Exhibit Gallery, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing
Rd., 816-460-2020, www.unionstation.org
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| “200 Years on Troost” exhibit, thru Oct. 17, Central Library
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"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
Fall Festival, carnival, farmers market, crafts, free, Sept. 24-26 – Liberty, MO 816-781-5200, www.libertyfallfest.com
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
"Great Grandmother Fritzlen's Quilts," exhibit, Sept. 1-30 – historic Chicago & Alton Depot, 318 W Pacific, Independence, 816-325-7955, www.chicagoalton1879depot.com
"Harry S. Truman: His Life and Times," a
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
"Hazelle's Competitors," exhibit of puppets from companies that competed with the Hazelle Rollins Kansas City factory, $3, $1.50, 10 am-5 pm, Sept. 1-July 31, 2011 – Puppetry Arts Institute, 11025 E Winner Rd., 816-833-9777, www.hazelle.org
Kansas City Irish Fest, Sept. 3-5 – Crown Center, 2450 Grand, www.kcirishfest.com
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| On National Day, October 1, 1966, schoolchildren carried red-tasseled spears and wore Red Guard armbands as they paraded through the streets of Harbin. (photo by © Li Zhensheng/Contact Press Images) Part of the “Red-Color News Soldier” exhibit, Central Library, thru Oct. 31 |
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, 2011 –
National Archives of Kansas City, 400 W Pershing Rd., 816-268-8000, www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city
"Long Live the King," exhibit of Elvis Presley memorabilia, thru Aug. 31 – Bingham-Waggoner Estate, 313 W Pacific, Independence, 816-461-3491, www.bwestate.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
"Memories of Korea," exhibit, thru Dec. 31 – Truman Presidential
Museum & Library, 500 W U.S. 24 Hwy., 816-268-8200, 800-833-1225
or www.trumanlibrary.org
Old Summit Country Antique Show. $5, 9 am-4 pm, Sept. 11 – John Knox Pavilion, Lee's Summit, 816-537-7129
Partisan Pieces: Quilts of Political and Patriotic Persuasion, exhibition thru Oct. 1 – The National
Archives at Kansas City, 400 W Pershing Rd., 816-268-8000, www.archives.gov/central-plains
"Prairie Gold: Opportunity & Struggle, Douglas
County 1820-1861, ongoing – Watkins Community Museum
of History, 1047 Massachusetts, Lawrence, KS 785-841-4109
"Red-Color News Soldier," exhibit of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, thru Oct. 31 – Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
"Ribbit-Ribbit," a collection of frogs exhibit, thru Aug. 31 – historic Chicago & Alton Depot, 318 W Pacific, Independence, 816-325-7955, www.chicagoalton1879depot.com
Santa Cali Gon Days Festival, free, Sept. 3-6 – Independence Square, 116 W Lexington, Independence, 816-252-4745, www.santacaligon.com
"Self-Made in America" and "Lincoln Lives On," exhibitions, free, Sept. 24-Oct. 30 – The National
Archives at Kansas City, 400 W Pershing Rd., 816-268-8000, www.archives.gov/central-plains
Spinach Festival, fine art, antiques, crafts, $1, 9 am-5 pm, Sept. 11 – Sar-Ko-Par-Trails Park, 87th & Lackman, Lenexa, 913-541-0209, www.lenexaspinachfestival.org
"Treasures from the Truman Home," exhibit of Presidential gifts and family keepsakes, 8:30 am-5 pm, Sept. 1-Nov. 14 – Harry S. Truman National Site Visitor Center, 223 N Main, 816-254-9929, www.nps.gov/hstr
Wine Tasting, fundraiser for Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America, $30, $40, Aug. 27 – 2010 Gallery, 2010 Main, 816-33-6608, www.aafakc.org
LECTURES/WORKSHOPS Back to Top
8th Annual Health & Spirituality Workshop: Navigating Life's Transitions, Sept. 24-25 – Community of Christ Temple, 1001 W Walnut, Independence, 816-833-1000, ext. 1418
All Souls Forum, free, 10 am, –
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 4501 Walnut, 913-381-7251, www.allsoulskc.org
American Indian Study Group Workshops, 10
am, "Trail of Tears," Aug. 27; "American Indian
Boarding Schools," Sept. 11 & 24 – The National
Archives at Kansas City, 400 W Pershing Rd., 816-268-8000, www.archives.gov/central-plains
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
Bryan Le Beau, Ph.D, author and historian, program coinciding with "Self-Made in America" and "Lincoln Lives On" exhibitions, 3 pm, Aug. 28 – The National
Archives at Kansas City, 400 W Pershing Rd., 816-268-8000, www.archives.gov/central-plains
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 of Reason, free, 1 pm, – Rm.
307, Haag Hall, UMKC, 52nd & Rockhill Rd., 816-561-1866, www.communityofreason.net
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
Historic Postcards of Kansas City, presented by Michael Bushnell, publisher of the Northeast News, free, 6 pm, Sept. 28 – Union Station, 30 W Pershing Rd., 816-483-8300
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.ne
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
Katie Armitage, historian, "Lawrence Survivors of Quantrill's Raid," 2 pm, Aug. 29 –
Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Luis E. Lugo, Ph.D, "The Changing U.S. Religious Landscape," 7:30 pm, Sept. 1 – Mabee Theater, Rockhurst University, 1100 Rockhurst Rd., 816-501-4828, www.rockhurst.edu/artsandletters
Missouri Arts Council, Listening Tour, 5:30-7 pm, Sept. 23 – Kauffman Foundation, Paseo Room, 4801 Rockhill Rd., 314-340-6845
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
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
V. Rev. Douglas Marcouiller, S.J., "And Who Is My Neighbor? Trade, Migration and the Jesuit University," 7:30 pm, Sept. 14 – Mabee Theater, Rockhurst University, 1100 Rockhurst Rd., 816-501-4828, www.rockhurst.edu/artsandletters
Westport Writer's Workshop, once a month on Saturdays –
call 816-753 8111 for the next meeting time and place
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
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
FAMILY/CHILDREN Back to Top
Dave Rogers' Big Bugs Opening Weekend, large
insect sculptures, children's activities, $9.50, $8.50, $4, exhibit
thru Oct. 3 – Powell Gardens, Kansas City Botanical Garden,
1609 NW U.S. Hwy. 50, Kingsville, MO 816-697-2600, www.PowellGardens.org
Deanna Rose Childrens' Farmstead, 12-acre park featuring
gardens, a one-room schoolhouse, Kanza Indian encampment;– Deanna Rose, 138th & Switzer, 816-365-5059,
913-897-2360 or www.opkansas.org/_Vis/Farmstead/
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
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| Dave Rogers’ Big Bugs exhibit, Powell Gardens, thru Oct. 3 |
Independent Art Sessions, for ages 5-12, Monday thru Saturday
sessions – Kaleidoscope, 25th & McGee, 816-274-8300,
www.hallmarkkaleidoscope.com
KC Organics & Natural Market, 8
am-12:30 pm, Saturdays thru Oct. 16 – Minor Park, east of
Holmes on Red Bridge Rd., www.kcorganics.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
Mother Nature Reads, storytime for children 2 to 6,
Saturdays, ongoing – Lakeside Nature Center, 4701 E Gregory
Blvd., 816-513-896
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
Voyage: A Journey Through Our Solar System, outdoor permanent exhibition, ongoing – 13th & Baltimore, www.voyagesolarsystem.orgWeekly 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
"Wiley Post-Trail Blazer of the Skies," puppeteer Joann McMillan, $5, 11 am, 2 pm, Sept. 25 – 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.,
816-513-5800 or www.kansascityzoo.org
SPORTS/HEALTH Back to Top
5th Annual Bike 4 the Brain, 7 am registration, Sept. 6 – Johnson County Mental Health Center, 6000 Lamar, 913-323-6529, www.bike4thebrain.org
2010 NCAA Volleyball Championships,
varying times, Dec. 16 & 18 – Sprint Center, 1407 Grand,
800-745-3000, 816-949-7000, www.sprintcenter.com
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| 5th Annual Bike 4 the Brain, Johnson County Mental Health Center, Sept. 6 |
2010 Family Fun Fair, Midwest Hemophilia Association, Sept. 18-19 – The Holiday Inn CoCo Key Water Resort, 9103 E 39th St., 800-431-7960, www.midwest-hemophilia.org
KC Curling Club, Monday night curling – Pepsi
Ice Midwest, 135th & Quivira, 913-599-9965, 816-523-2345, www.kccurling.com
KC Chiefs vs. Eagles, Aug. 27; vs. Packers, Sept. 2; vs. Chargers, Sept. 13; vs. San Francisco, Sept. 26 – 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 vs. Texas, Aug. 30-Sept. 1; vs. Detroit, Sept. 3-5; vs. Oakland, Sept. 13-15; vs. Cleveland, Sept. 17-19; vs. Minnesota, Sept. 27-29; vs. Tampa Bay, Oct. 1-3 – 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
Olathe Medical Center Women's Triathlon (15 yrs. old and older), $70, teams, $100, 7:30 am, Sept. 11 – Kill Creek Park, 11670 Homestead Ln., 913-831-3359, www.sportkc.org
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
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