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"Wolfgang Laib: Without Place - Without Time - Without Body"
Dates: Sept. 26, 2009-Jan.17, 2010 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
Wolfgang Laib is known for his Pollen Fields, Milkstones, Rice Houses, Ziggurats and more, and many world-wide exhibitions including a retrospective at the Hirshhorn Museum in 2001 acknowledge his importance. "Without Place - Without Time - Without ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events,Major Events
"WYETH: Three Generations of Artistry"
Dates: Sep. 17-Nov. 29 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
The artwork by the Wyeth family, America's iconic art family, will be the focus of the exhibition WYETH: Three Generations of Artistry this fall at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. Together, the artists of the Wyeth family-N. C. Wyeth, Andrew ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"Hide & Seek: Picturing Childhood"
Dates: Sept. 26, 2009-Feb. 21, 2010 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
Since photography's inception in 1839, children have been popular subjects for the camera. We look to pictures of children as collective memories of childhood itself-a phase of life to which we can never return. This exhibition explores our fascinat...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events,Major Events
Waylande Gregory Studios Launch
Dates: Nov. 19-Dec. 31 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Halls, 211 Nichols Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Internationally acclaimed ceramic sculptor Waylande Gregory (1905-1971) had many ties to Kansas City. He was born in Baxter Springs, Kansas, in 1905, and attended the Kansas City Art Institute. He was commissioned to design several rooms in the Hote...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Ongoing Events
Lalique Le Noir Trunk Show
Dates: Sat., Nov. 21 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Halls, 211 Nichols Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Enjoy an expanded collection of unique and limited edition pieces, including many from Lalique's newest collection of pure, black crystal. Crystal Gallery....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Special Events
"Worldly Luxuries: Repetition in Renaissance Textiles"
Dates: Aug. 26, 2009-Feb. 21, 2010 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak Street, Kansas City, Mo.
Since photography's inception in 1839, children have been popular subjects for the camera. We look to pictures of children as collective memories of childhood itself—a phase of life to which we can never return. This exhibition explores our fascinat...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
Patrick Ketter, oboe
Dates: Sat., Nov. 21 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, 415 W 13th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Senior Recital...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
Kari Johnson, piano
Dates: Sat., Nov. 21 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: New Hope Church of the Nazarene, 4330 North Oak Trafficway, Kansas City, Mo.
Doctoral Lecture-Recital "Classical Enlightenment and Sturm und Drang in the Second Piano Sonata of Joseph Martin Kraus"
KRAUS: Sonata for Piano in E Major, VB 196
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Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
A Grimm Night at the Wornall House
Dates: Nov. 10-21 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: John Wornall House Museum, 6115 Wornall Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Come to the Wornall House to share wine, cheese, and Grimm's Fairy Tales told especially for ADULTS. ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events
"It’s Big: Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the National Archives and Records Administration"
Dates: May 22, 2009-Jan. 23, 2010 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: The National Archives, 400 W Pershing Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
This exhibition will feature big documents, big events, big personalities, and big ideas from the region's history. Organized by the National Archives at Kansas City, "It's Big" features pieces of American history including: audio clips from the FB...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
Mark Raynes "Celestial Peepshow"
Dates: Nov. 6-27 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: {:m Gallery, 2014 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Photography-An Erotic Look at the Moon...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"Viata" Life in Romania, a photo essay by Andrea Nigh
Dates: Nov. 6-28 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Hilliard Gallery, 404 E 18th St., Kansas City, Mo.
This show is simply called "Viata," the Romanian word for life. It is the best word to describe the Romanian people and their culture. In the face of poor living conditions and post communist regime, they are still a vibrant, happy and resilient peo...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
Let's Paint TV
Dates: Nov. 17-24 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Urban Culture Project Space, 21 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Begun as a public access television show in Los Angeles and now a YouTube sensation, Let's Paint TV stars John Kilduff, who paints, blends drinks, answers phone calls, and completes a variety of other tasks--all while wearing a suit and running on a...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Special Events
Happy Hour @ Raglan Road
Dates: Sun.-Fri. | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant, 170 E 14th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Every Mon - Fri. from 3-7 pm, enjoy half-priced appetizers. Drink specials include well, draft beers & house wines...
Admission: FREE
Type: Dining & Nightlife,Free Events
"Ecstatic Resistance"
Dates: Nov. 13-16 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Grand Arts, 1819 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
A group show curated by Emily Roysdon. The exhibition and correspondent events include several commissioned works by Sharon Hayes, My Barbarian, Jeanine Oleson, A.L. Steiner, and will host performances and symposia by Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, Dean Spade ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"Looking West"
Dates: Nov. 6, 2009-Jan. 2,2010 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, 2004 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
New Paintings of Land, Light, and Water...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"Habitat"
Dates: Nov. 6, 2009-Jan. 2, 2010 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, 2004 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
Photographs ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"Looking East"
Dates: Oct. 2, 2009-Jan. 1, 2010 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Byron C. Cohen Gallery for Contemporary Art, 2020 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
Featured artists include : Liu Hong, Sheng Qi, Yang Qian, Guo Wei, Gao Xiaowu, Huang Yan, Feng Zhengjie...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"Jam Session: America's Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World"
Dates: Oct. 16, 2009-Feb. 19, 2010 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: American Jazz Museum, 1616 E 18th St., Kansas City, Mo.
A photo exhibit featuring over 100 images of jazz greats including Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie and Benny Goodman as they traveled the world on behalf of the U.S. State Department. The photographs, which span the m...
Admission: Free
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
Holiday Truck Show
Dates: Sat., Nov. 21 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Blue Gallery, 118 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Featuring functional textiles by Joscelyn Himes.
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Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events,Holiday Activities
Best Little Arts & Crafts Show
Dates: Nov. 21-22 | Location: East | Venue: Sermon Center, 201 N. Dodgion, Independence, Mo.
Shop for arts, crafts, seasonal decorations and more with over 120 vendors and concessions. ...
Admission: Free
Type: Free Events,Special Events
Santa's Winter Wonderland
Dates: Nov. 8-Dec. 24 | Location: East | Venue: Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, 18001 Bass Pro Drive, Independence, Mo.
Enjoy a massive interactive play area where kids can write letters to Santa, make crafts, play in an arcade, watch operating running train sets and visit with Santa Claus. Also, each child can have their picture taken with Santa, and get a free 5 x ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Ongoing Events
"Nativities From Around the World"
Dates: Nov. 14-Dec. 23 | Location: East | Venue: Community of Christ Temple, 201 W River Blvd., Independence, Mo.
Unique and handcrafted nativities and creches from around the world on display....
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events,Holiday Activities
"Christmas with the Trumans"
Dates: Nov. 15-Jan. 8 | Location: East | Venue: Harry S. Truman Home, 223 N Main St., Independence, Mo.
Exhibit includes toys, photographs, wrapping paper, Christmas cards and decorations which belonged to the Truman family. ...
Admission: Free
Type: Exhibits,Free Events,Holiday Activities
Mayor's Tree Lighting Ceremony
Dates: Nov. 21 | Location: Northeast | Venue: Historic Excelsior Springs Shopping District, E Broadway St, Excelsior Spring, Mo.
Join us in the holiday spirit for the lighting of the Mayor's Christmas Tree with celebration and musical performances to enjoy....
Admission: Free
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Special Events