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MUSIC/DANCE/POETRY Back to Top
Ameristar Star Pavilion, – 3200 N Ameristar
Dr., 866-667--3386, 816-414-7000, www.ameristar.com
B.B.'s Lawnside Bar B.Q., Wed., Shinetop, Jr., Thurs.,
John Paul's Flying Circus, Sat., "Mama Ray" jam, Sun.,
Lee McBee & The Confessors, – 1205 E 85th St., 816-822-7427,
www.bbslawnsidebbq.com
The Blue Room,
Darryl White Quintet, July 23; Ida McBeth, July 30 – 1616
E 18th St., 816-474-2929, 816-474-6262, www.americanjazzmuseum.org
The Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania, 816-561-2560, www.beaumontkc.com
The Bottleneck, – 737 New Hampshire,
Lawrence, 785-841-5483, www.thebottlenecklive.com
Brew Jam w/ Mark Valentine, Terry Swope, Andy DeWitt
& Ray DeMarchi, 9 pm-12 am, every Sunday – 75th Street
Brewery, 520 W 75th St., 816-523-4677,
www.75thStreet.com
CrossroadsKC, $34, 7 pm, all ages, George
Thorogood, Aug. 19– 417 E 18th St., www.crossroadskc.com
Czar Bar, 1531 Grand, 816-221-2244, www.czarbar.com
Dances of India, Fringe Festival, $7, July 27-28, 30, Aug. 1 – The Pearl Art Gallery, 1818 McGee, www.nritya.org
Davey's Uptown, 816-753-1909, www.daveysuptown.com
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| The Inspired Project at the Kansas City Fringe Festival, Kacico Dance, Hemingway Gallery, July 28-Aug. 1 (shown here: dancers Lindsay Spilker Tate, Maggie Osgood Nicholls and Tuesday Faust, photo by Mike Strong) |
Granada Theatre, – 1020 Mass St., Lawrence, 785-842-1390, www.thegranada.com
Harrah's Voodoo Lounge, Snoop Dog & Ice Cube,
July 29; Los Lonely Boys, July 30; The Black Crows, Aug. 18 –
One Riverboat Dr., NKC 816-931-3330, 816-889-7320, www.VooDooKC.com
Independence Event Center, – 19100
East Valley View Pkwy., 866-443-8849, www.independenceeventscenter.com
The Inspired Project, Kacico Dance, Fringe Festival, 7:30 pm, 8:30 pm, 10 pm, 2:30 pm, July 28-Aug. 1 – Hemingway Gallery, 132 W 19th St., www.kacicodance.org
Jardine's, – 4536 Main, 816-561-6480, www.jardines4jazz.com
Jazz Concert Series at Zona Rosa, 7 pm,
Susie Thorne-Bond, July 22; Shay Estes and Trio ALL, July 29 –
8640 N Dixon Ave., 816-587-8180, www.zonarosa.com
Jazz Poetry Jams, open mic poetry slams with cash prizes,
$5, third Tuesdays of the month – American Jazz Museum's
Blue Room, 18th & Vine, 816-474-8463 ext. 2
The Jazzhaus, – 926 1/2 Massachusetts,
Lawrence, 785-749-3320, www.jazzhaus.com
Jeffery Broussard and the Creole Cowboys, free, 7 pm, Aug. 20 – Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Dr., KU campus, Lawrence, 785-864-3469, www.lied.ku.edu
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
Kansas City Jazz at the Golden Ox Loren
Pickford and his trio, featuring Charlie Gatchet & Micah Herman,
6:30-10:30 pm, every Friday and Saturday – Ox Bar, Golden
Ox Restaurant, 1600 Genessee, 816-842-2866, www.goldenox.com
Kansas City Symphony, 816-471-0400, www.kcsymphony.org
Kansas State Fiddling & Picking Championships, Aug. 22 – South Park, Lawrence, 785-841-7817
Knuckleheads Saloon, 2715 Rochester, 816-483-1456, www.knuckleheadskc.com
Let Freedom Ring, A Musical Tribute to America! thru Aug. 8 – Chestnut Fine Arts, 234 N Chestnut, Olathe,
913-764-2121, www.chestnutfinearts.com
Liberty
Hall, – 644 Mass.St., Lawrence, 785-749-1972, www.libertyhall.net
The Midland, Lyle Lovett & His Large Band, Aug. 1 –
1228 Main, 816-283-9921, www.midland.com
Music in the Park, free, 7 pm, Heat Index, July 25; DBT Quintet, Aug. 1; Jim Cosgrove & the Hiccups, Aug. 8; Heart of America Barbershop Chorus, Aug. 15 – Santa Fe Commons Park, 8045 Santa Fe Dr., www.opkansas.org
The Mutual Musicians Foundation, Rush Hour
Live Jazz, 4:30-8:30 pm, Fridays, Late Night Jams, 1 am-5 am, weekends
– 1823 Highland, 816-471-5212, www.thefoundationjamson.org
Paul & Jacks Tavern, – 1808 Clay,
NKC, 816-221-9866, www.paulandjacks.com
The Phoenix, local jazz artists – 302
W 8th St., 816-221-JAZZ, www.phoenixjazzkc.com
RBar, – 1617 Genessee, 816-471-1777, www.rbarkc.com
Record Bar, Rex Hobart Honky Tonk Supper
Club, every Tuesday; Bob Walkenhorst & Friends, every Wednesday
1020 Westport Rd., 816-753-5207, www.therecordbar.com
Riot Room, – 4048 Broadway,
816-442-8179, www.theriotroom.com
Sprint Center, 1407 Grand, 800-745-3000,
816-949-7000, www.sprintcenter.com
Starlight Theatre, Bob Dylan,
Aug. 7– 4600 Starlight Rd., Swope Park, 816-363-7827, www.kcstarlight.com
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| Jeffery Broussard and the Creole Cowboys, Lied Center, Aug. 20 |
Stix & Stones, – 11404 E 24 Hwy.,
Sugar Creek, 816-833-STIX,
www.stixstones.com
Summer Concert Series, free, 7 pm, Kansas City Youth Jazz, July 23; Making Movies, July 30 – Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., 816-483-8300
Summerfest concerts, chamber music ensemble, $25, 7 pm, Sat., 5 pm, Sun., Vivian Fung, Paul Hindemith, July 24-25; Gabriela Lena Frank's Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout, Lukas Hurnik, Charles Villiers Stanford – White Recital Hall (Sat.), 4949 Cherry, St. Mary's Episcopal Church (Sun.), 1307 Holmes, 816-235-6222, www.summerfestkc.org
Sunday Jazz, w/ Mike Ning, Victor Perelmuter,
5-8 pm, every Sunday – Cafe Cedar, 2 E 2nd St., Parkville,
816-505-2233, www.cafecedar.com
Trouser Mouse Bar & Grill, – 625 NW Mock Ave.,
Blue Springs, 816-220-1212, www.trousermousebar.com
Uptown Theater, – 3700 Broadway, www.uptowntheater.com
VISUAL
ARTS/FILMBack to Top
4th Annual ArtWork – Creativity from the Cube, free, 2-4 pm, opening reception, Aug. 1; 7 pm, Awards Program, Aug. 6; exhibit thru Aug. 8 – Copaken Stage, H&R Block Way, 13th & Walnut, www.ArtsKC.org
2010 Kansas City Flatfiles, thru Sept. 25 –
H&R Block Artspace, 16 E 43rd St., 816-561-5563, www.kcai.edu/hr-block-artspace
Annual Strawberry Hill Artists Exhibit,
thru July 25 – Strawberry Hill Museum & Cultural Center,
720 N 4th St., 913-371-3264, www.strawberryhillmuseum.org
Contain/Retain: New Works by Monika Meler, thru July 23 – Cocoon Gallery, 115 W 18th St., 816-421-2292
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| Jane Fonda in Klute (1971), Aug. 14, Central Library |
Conversation VIII: Serious Play, thru
Aug. 1 – KU Spencer Museum of Art, 20/21 Gallery, 1301 Mississippi,
785-864-4710, www.spencerart.ku.edu
David Bates: The Katrina Paintings,
thru Aug. 22 – Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick
Blvd., 816-753-5784, www.kemperart.org
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
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| “JB, Don, & Bob,” by Zadi Khalsa, part of the River Market Regional Exhibition, thru Aug. 7 |
In High Fashion: The Conde Nast Years 1923-1937,
Edward Steichen, thru July – Nelson-Atkins Museum
of Art, 4525 Oak, 816-751-1278, www.nelson-atkins.org
Kansas City Artists Coalition, River Market Regional Exhibition, 31 artists, 53 works, Ken Konchel, Building Arrangements, Underground Gallery, 11 am-5 pm, Wed.-Sat., thru Aug. 7 201 Wyandotte,
816-421-5222, www.kansascityartistscoalition.org
Love, Italian Style, Sophia Loren, free, 6:30 pm, A Countess from Hong Kong (1967), July 26 – Stanley H. Durwood Film Vault, Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Nari Ward: Re-Presence, thru Aug.
29 – Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, JCCC, 12345 College
Blvd., 913-469-3000, www.nermanmuseum.org
Planetarium Show, gives overview of stars, constellations,
comets and planets, ongoing – Union Station, City Dome Theater,
30 W Pershing Rd., 816-460-202
Quilting Time & Space, thru Aug.
29 – Central Court, KU Spencer Museum of Art, 1301 Mississippi,
Lawrence, 785-864-4710, www.spencerart.ku.edu
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| “Nebula I quilt,” 1984, from the Quilting Time & Space exhibit, Spencer Museum of Art, thru Aug. 29 |
Ric Cummings, black & white photography, thru July
31 – Gallery, Prairie Village Municipal Building, 7700 Mission
Rd., 913-381-6464, www.pvkansas.com
Summertime with a Twist, free, 1:30 pm, The Others (2001), July 24; The Prestige (2006), July 31 – Stanley H. Durwood Film Vault, Central Library, 14 W 10th St., 816-701-3407, www.kclibrary.org
Thoughts Before Sleeping,
paintings/paper installations by Amy Kligman, thru July 31 –
Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, 2012 Baltimore, 816-474-1919, www.leedy-voulkos.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
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THEATER/COMEDY
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling
Bee, $12.50-$35, thru Aug. 22 – American
Heartland Theatre, 2450 Grand, 816-842-9999, www.ahtkc.com
Annie, $10, $8, $5, 7:30 pm, 2 pm, July 23-24 – Robert B. Atkin Performing Arts Center, Raytown High School, 6019 Blue Ridge Blvd., www.raytownarts.com
The Breakfast Club – Live Mondays, $12, 7:30 pm, ongoing –
Westport Coffeehouse, 4010 Pennsylvania, 816-474-6552, www.coterietheatre.org
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| (top row) Price Messick, Jamie Lin, Adam Branson, (bottom row) Lauren Braton, Michael Dragen and Olivia Marsh in 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, American Heartland Theatre, thru Aug. 22 (photo by Shane Rowse) |
Famous Johnny's Comedy Club, Improv Abilities, 8 pm,
every Wednesday, The Midnight Swinger, – 10635 Floyd, 913-648-5233,
www.famousjohnnys.com
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, Summer Youth Theatre, July 29-Aug. 1 – Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire, Lawrence, 755-843-2787, www.lawrenceartscenter.org
Improv, Brad Clark,
July 22-25; John Morgan, July 29-Aug. 1; Brad Garrett, Aug. 5-8
– Zona Rosa, 7430 NW 87th St., 816-759-5233, www.improvkc.com
Lucky Duck, thru Aug. 8 –
Coterie Theatre, 2450 Grand, 816-474-6552, www.coterietheatre.org
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| Brad Garrett, Improv, Aug. 5-8 |
Khan! the Musical, part of the Fringe Festival, $10. July 27-31, Aug. 1 – Off Center Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand, www.khanmusical.com
Lot O' Shakespeare w/ Timothy Mooney, Fringe Festival, $10, July 27-Aug. 1 – Just Off Broadway Theatre, 3051 Central, www.kcfringe.org
Shiloh Rules, $12,
$11, $10, 7:30 pm, July 22-24 – Stage Too! Murphy
Hall, KU campus, 1530 Naismith Dr., 785-864-3982
Stanford & Sons Comedy Club, –
Legends Mall, 913-400-7500, www.stanfordscomedyclub.com
The Us & Them Reunion, Fringe Festival, $10, 8 pm, 6:30 pm, July 28, 30-31 – The Arts Incubator, 115 W 18th St., www.kcfringe.org
The Vagina Monologues, The Barn Players, $15, 7:30 pm, 2 pm, July 23-25, 30-31, Aug. 1 – Barn Players Theatre, 6219 Martway, 913-432-9100, www.thebarnplayers.org
Who's Killing Harry Truman? Interactive murder mystery, $90-$120 (includes entertainment, meals, lodging) Aug. 13 – Higher Ground Hotel, 200 N Delaware, Independence, 816-836-0292, www.highergroundhotel.com
PLAY SUBMISSIONS: 11th Annual 10 Minute Play
Festival, EMU Theatre, contact emutheatre@yahoo.com
AUDITIONS: The Boys Next Door, 7 pm, July 26-27, Sermon Center, 201 N Dodgion St., 816-325-7367, www.citytheatreofindependence.org ... SHOUT! The Mod Musical, 7 pm, Aug. 2-3, Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 New Hamphire, Lawrence, 785-843-7469, www.theatrelawrence.com
kcactive Happenings listings are free; email, calendarEKC@kcactive.com or fax, 816-474-1427
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