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3rd Annual Kansas City Tip-Off: Little Big Town
Date(s): Wed., Mar. 9 | Time: 6pm | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64111

Platinum-selling and 2011 GRAMMY-nominated country band, Little Big Town, will be performing. They are known for their #1 Country Billboard Album chart debut The Reason Why and radio hits "Boondocks," "Bring It On Home" and "Little White Church."...
Admission: $32.65
Type: Concerts,Music & Dance,Top Events
"James Naismith's Original Rules of Basket Ball"
Date(s): Mar. 5 - Jun. 12 | Time: 10am-4pm, Wed.; 10am-9pm, Thu.-Fri.; 10am-5pm, Sat.; Noon-5pm, Sun. | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64111

James Naismith thumbtacked the freshly typed 13 rules for his new game, Basket Ball, to a gymnasium bulletin board in December 1891. Now nearly 120 years later, the public will have a rare chance to see the landmark document that launched a cultural...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events,Sports,Top Events
Marsha Ambrosius
Date(s): Sat., Mar. 12 | Time: 7pm | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Beaumont Club, 4050 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, MO 64111

Floetry's Marsha Ambrosius and her band will perform in Kansas City for the first time as a solo artist to benefit the LEGACY Foundation.Special Guests – Langston : Reggie B & the Solution : Miles Bonny : Holsey Turner : Simeon Taylor ...
Admission: $40 GA Bar Room Seating – Limited seating in bar area & standing room
Type: Concerts,Top Events
"Under the Sea Adventure"
Date(s): Feb. 5 - May 11 | Time: 10am-6pm, Mon.-Wed.; 10am-9pm, Thu.-Fri.; Noon-5pm, Sun. | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108

Enter a world of whimsical creatures, on an adventure that takes families to a sunken pirate ship where they discover a treasure chest. They explore a submarine, visit a mermaid's house, ride a seahorse and step inside a whale's mouth. The exhibit w...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Just for Kids,Top Events
Meet the Mermaid Princess
Date(s): Mar. 5, 12, 19, 26 | Time: 12 pm | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108

Pose with the beautiful Mermaid Princess in her Under The Sea Castle, in conjunction with the "Under the Sea Adventure" exhibit....
Admission: Professional photos available for a fee, or you may take your own.
Type: Just for Kids,Top Events
"Diana A Celebration"
Date(s): Mar. 4 - Jun. 12 | Time: 9:30am-5pm, Tue.; 9:30am-9pm, Fri.; 9;30am-6pm, Sat.; Noon-5pm, Sun. | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Union Station, 30 W Pershing Rd., Kansas City, MO 64108

Coinciding with the royal nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton, Kansas City will host "Diana, A Celebration," a major exhibition chronicling the life and humanitarian work of Diana, Princess of Wales, at Union Station from March 4 to June 1...
Admission: $25
Type: Exhibits,Top Events
Disney's Imagination Movers Live!
Date(s): Sun., Mar. 13 | Time: 1:30pm | Location: Downtown Area | Venue: The Midland by AMC, 1228 Main St., Kansas City, MO 64105

Now filming the second season of their hit Playhouse Disney series, the Imagination Movers are fully realizing a dream they first brainstormed in 2003, when four friends began assembling in a back room after their kids' bedtimes to write songs and d...
Admission: $27.50-$37.50
Type: Just for Kids,Special Events,Top Events
Red State USA Tour
Date(s): Sat., Mar. 12 | Time: 8pm | Location: Downtown Area | Venue: The Midland by AMC, 1228 Main St., Kansas City, MO 64105

Produced and shot outside of the traditional studio system with a $4 Million US budget, RED STATE represents a thematic and stylistic departure for SMITH, who is best known for his series of comedies such as CLERKS, CHASING AMY and DOGMA. RED STATE ...
Admission: $65.00-$75.00
Type: Concerts,Top Events
Kris Kristofferson & Merle Haggard
Date(s): Mar. 10 | Time: 7pm, Sat.; 2pm, Sun | Location: Downtown Area | Venue: Music Hall, 201 W 13th St., Kansas City, MO 64105

Admission: $49 - $71
Type: Music & Dance,Top Events
WWE: Smackdown TV
Date(s): Tue., Mar. 15 | Time: 6:30pm | Location: Downtown Area | Venue: Sprint Center, 1407 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64106

See WWE SMACKDOWN live and broadcast to the world from Kansas City. See all of your favorite superstars for one night only. INDLUDING: EDGE REY MYSTERIO BIG SHOW KANE KOFI KINGSTON JACK SWAGGER CHAVO GUERRERO CODY RHODES …and many many m...
Admission: $15, $25, $35, $45, $60
Tickets for WWE SMACKDOWN TV go on sale on Saturday, Feb. 5 at 10am through sprintcenter.com, charge-by-phone at 800.745.3000 or in person at Sprint Center Box Office.
Type: Sports,Top Events
Mecum Spring Kansas City Auction
Date(s): Mar. 11-12 | Time: 8am | Location: Downtown Area | Venue: Bartle Hall, 301 W 13th St., Kansas City, MO 64105

A variety of high-quality vehicles will cross the auction block, including a well-preserved 1965 Corvette Convertible 396/425 HP, 4-speed with the coveted Bloomington Gold Benchmark status. For a complete list of vehicles, or to pre-register to bid,...
Admission: $15
Type: Special Events,Top Events
Basketball Fan Fest
Date(s): Mar. 9-12 | Time: 8-11pm | Location: Downtown Area | Venue: KC Live!, 1330 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64105

Basketball is back in KC! Come out for an all-day party just steps away from the action at the Sprint Center and blocks away from the courts at Municipal. KC Live is in the middle of it all. From team pep rallies to live music, this is the place to ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Special Events,Top Events
Vertical Horizon Concert
Date(s): Mar. 9 | Time: 10pm | Location: Downtown Area | Venue: Kansas City Power & Light District, 13th & Walnut Sts., Kansas City, MO 64106
Vertical Horizon will take the stage and perform on the KC Live Stage during the Miller Lite Basketball Fan Fest....
Admission: FREE
Type: Concerts,Free Events,Top Events
Big 12 Women's Family Feud
Date(s): Mar. 10 | Time: 5pm | Location: Downtown Area | Venue: KC Live!, 1330 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64105
Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship Semifinal Teams to Participate in Trivia Contest .Teams advancing to the semifinal round of the 2011 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship will match wits in a trivia contest. Television analyst De...
Admission: FREE
Type: Nightlife,Top Events
31st Brookside St. Patrick's Warm-up Parade
Date(s): Mar. 12 | Time: 2pm | Location: Southeast | Venue: Brookside Shopping District, 63rd & Wornall Rd., Kansas City, MO 64131

The Brookside St. Pat's Warm-Up Parade is a fun, family event. With over 100 parade entries, you will see clowns, bands, floats, dogs, horses, and much more. The parade route starts at 65th and Wornall, north to 63rd St., east to Main St., south t...
Admission: FREE
Type: Special Events,Top Events
Kansas City Symphony presents "Cirque de la Symphonie"
Date(s): Fri., Mar. 11 | Time: 8 pm | Location: Southwest | Venue: Church of the Resurrection, 13720 Roe Ave., Leawood, KS 66211

Following two sold-out concerts with the Kansas City Symphony this past season, Cirque de la Symphonie returns with an all-new show and even more high-flying fun! Witness the precision and skill of the world's best Cirque performers in this bigger, ...
Admission: $38-$80.
Type: Concerts,Music & Dance,Top Events