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Waddell & Reed Kansas City Marathon
Date: 10/17/2009 | Time: 7 am | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Runners will start at Union Station and finish at the Historic Freighthouse District (22nd and Baltimore). The 26.2-mile course winds through neighborhoods, parks and historic districts. Runners will experience all of the major landmarks of Kansas C...
Type: Sports
Live Music
Dates: 01/01/2009 - 12/31/2009 | Time: 6:30-11:30 pm | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Benton Steak & Chop House, One E. Pershing Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Stephanie Laws is the featured vocalist every Thursday through Saturday. ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Music & Dance
Crown Center Pumpkin Patch
Date: 10/10/2009 | Time: 10 am-5 pm | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
This annual benefit features 30,000 pounds of pumpkins piled high. Visitors can pick out a pumpkin or two to take home in time for Halloween. ...
Admission: No admission fee. Tickets for pumpkins and games sold separately.
Type: Special Events
33rd Annual Heart of America Quilt Festival
Dates: 09/26/2009 - 10/11/2009 | Time: 10am-6pm, Mon-Wed. & Sat.; 10am-9pm, Thu.-Fri.; Noon-5pm, Sun. | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
The Greater Kansas City Quilters Guild presents this showing of beautifully crafted quilts, wall hangings and decorative items....
Admission: FREE
Type: Special Events
The Mystery Train presents "Hold Up on Dead Man's Creek"
Dates: 09/04/2009 - 10/31/2009 | Time: 6:30pm, Thu.-Sat. | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Hereford House Hollywood Room, 100 E 20th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Famous train robbers conspire to stop the westbound train, but a double-cross and a murder throw the plans off track. ...
Admission: $54-64
Type: Theatre
The Mystery Train presents "Dressed to Kill"
Dates: 11/13/2009 - 01/02/2010 | Time: 6:30 pm, Thu.-Sat. | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Hereford House Hollywood Room, 100 E. 20th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Party fashions are on display in Kansas City, but is someone designing a murder for Christmas?...
Admission: $49-$59.
Type: Theatre,Theatre
"Grand Canyon Adventure"
Dates: 07/03/2009 - 12/30/2009 | Time: 10 am, 1:45 pm, 5:30 pm, Tue.-Sat.; 1:45 pm, 5:30 pm, Sun. | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Union Station, City Extreme Screen, 30 W. Pershing Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Set against the immense backdrop of the majestic Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon Adventure will take audiences on an exhilarating river-rafting adventure down the Colorado River in the company of a team of explorers who are committed to bringing awarenes...
Admission: $6.50 per person.
Type: Theatre
"The Art of the Brick"
Dates: 05/23/2009 - 09/07/2009 | Time: 10 am-6 pm, Mon.-Wed. & Sat.; 10 am-9 pm, Thu.-Fri.; 12-5 pm, Sun. | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
The exhibit consists of approximately 30 artworks created solely from LEGO blocks, by artist nathan Sawaya. The amazing designs include Lennon Tribute, Apples, Infinity, Sunflower and Globe ranging in size from 20 inches to 78 inches. ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits
"Andy Warhol Portfolios: Life & Legends"
Dates: 10/02/2009 - 01/10/2010 | Time: 9:30am-9pm, Tue.-Thu., Sat.; 9:30am-9pm, Fri.; 12-5:30pm, Sun. | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Union Station, Bank of America Grand Gallery, 30 W Pershing Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
His Pop sensibility broke the traditional boundaries between art, business and life. "Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art," he proclaimed. As the exhibition proves, the "Prince of Pop" was a master at both art and business, ma...
Admission: $12 adults, $8 children 3-12, children 2 and under are free.
Type: Exhibits,Major Events
7th Annual Kansas City Irish Fest
Dates: 09/04/2009 - 09/06/2009 | Time: 5-11pm, Fri.; 11am-11pm, Sat.-Sun. | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Commemorate Kansas City's proud Celtic heritage at one of the nation's largest Irish festivals. The festival will feature three days of music, dancing and exhibits, with more than two dozen locally and nationally known bands, playing traditional mus...
Admission: $10 per day, children under 12 are free.
Type: Festivals,Major Events
Happy Hour
Dates: 01/01/2009 - 12/31/2009 | Time: 4:30-6:30 pm | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Lidia's Kansas City Restaurant, 101 W 22nd St., Kansas City, Mo.
Happy Hour at Lidia's includes $3 beer, $4 wells, $5 wines by the glass and appetizers every Mon.-Thu. Be sure to check out our new menu and our 10 under $10 Menu in the bar....
Admission: No cover
Type: Dining & Nightlife
Musical Theater Heritage presents "Musical Monday"
Date: 11/16/2009 | Time: 7:30 pm | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Off Center Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
It's a traditional day off in the theater world, but many singers drop in anyhow for one of our four MTH cabaret nights. The bar is open, grab your favorite beverage and find a seat, as our emcee Tim Scott brings up KC's finest to bring alive the Am...
Admission: $10
Type: Theatre
"I'll Be Back Before Midnight"
Dates: 09/11/2009 - 10/25/2009 | Time: Call for showtimes | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: American Heartland Theatre, 2450 Grand St., Kansas City, Mo.
Somewhere between Agatha Christie and a Hitchcock thriller, this mystery has the audience laughing out loud one moment and gasping in horror the next. Jan, who's recovering from a nervous breakdown, and her husband, Greg, rent a remonte cabin where ...
Admission: $15.50-33.50
Type: Theatre
"It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play"
Dates: 11/05/2009 - 12/27/2009 | Time: See show schedule | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: American Heartland Theatre, 2450 Grand St., Kansas City, Mo.
The "On the Air" light flickers on and the magic begins. Experience the captivating story of George Bailey as a live radio broadcast, set in the Manhattan studios WBFR on Christmas Eve, 1946. This heart-tugging drama brings a new dimension to the fi...
Admission: $15.50- $33.50
Type: Theatre
Bellenwhissle Productions presents "Alice in Wonderland"
Dates: 09/18/2009 - 09/20/2009 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Off Center Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Crown Center's newest performance arts space showcases edgy and innovative productions by some of the area's finest theatre troupes. ...
Admission: $5.$50
Type: Theatre
Bellenwhissle Productions presents "Alice in Wonderland"
Dates: 09/25/2009 - 09/27/2009 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Off Center Theatre, Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Crown Center's newest performance arts space showcases edgy and innovative productions by some of the area's finest theatre troupes. ...
Admission: $5.$50
Type: Theatre
"Jaimie Warren: You Are So Beautiful in the Face"
Dates: 06/05/2009 - 10/03/2009 | Time: 12-8 pm, Fri.; 12-6 pm, Sat. | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Kemper at the Crossroads, 33 W, 19th St., Kansas City, Mo.
For photographer Jaimie Warren, life is a performance and the world is her stage. Through a pseudo-documentary lens, she frames the world almost indiscriminately, capturing the quirky personalities, places, and oddball moments that shape her life. M...
Type: Exhibits
"Van Gogh: Brush with Genius"
Dates: 09/12/2009 - 01/10/2010 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Union Station, City Extreme Screen, 30 W. Pershing Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
See the extraordinary colors and passionate brushwork of Vincent Van Gogh take on new life in the dazzling giant screen film Van Gogh: Brush with Genius. Van Gogh leads viewers on a journey through the surprisingly short 9-year period of the artist'...
Admission: $7 per person
Type: Theatre
KC Improv Festival
Dates: 09/10/2009 - 09/12/2009 | Time: 7 pm, Fri.-Sat.; 5 pm, Sun. | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Union Station Kansas City, H & R Block City Stage, 30 W Pershing Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Last year, standing-room-only crowds watched as Saturday Night Live star Jason Sudeikis, Emmy Award-winning 30 Rock writer Kay Cannon and comedians from Chicago, LA and NYC improvised their way through a hilarious weekend of shows. They're all back ...
Admission: $15-$20.
Type: Theatre
"It’s Big: Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the National Archives and Records Administration"
Dates: 05/22/2009 - 01/23/2010 | Time: 9am-5pm, Tues.-Sat. | 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
"Kansas-Nebraska Act"
Dates: 07/06/2009 - 01/23/2010 | Time: 9am-5pm, Tue.-Sat. | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: National Archives, 400 W Pershing Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act which examines the "Bleeding Kansas" era between 1854 and 1861 and the approach of the Civil War. The exhibit will feature the original Act, on loan from Washington, D.C. for a limited time. ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits
Historic Janssen Place Home Tour
Date: 09/26/2009 | Time: 10am-3pm | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Notre Dame de Sion School, 3823 Locust St., Kansas City, Mo.
Historic Janssen Place Homes Tour, sponsored by Historic Kansas City Foundation will feature beautiful historic homes....
Admission: $10, $12
Type: Special Events
Symphony Ball
Date: 09/19/2009 | Time: 6:30pm | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Hyatt Regency Crown Center, 2345 McGee St., Kansas City, Mo.
Hosted by the Symphony League, this annual event features a magnificent performance by the Kansas City Symphony. In addition to the concert, patrons to this black-tie gala will enjoy cocktails, a gourmet dinner and the opportunity to bid on one-of-...
Type: Special Events
"The First World War in Color: International Treasures from the National World War I Museum"
Dates: 09/01/2009 - 08/29/2010 | Time: 10am-5 pm, Tue.-Sat. | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial, 100 W 26th St. Kansas City, Mo.
The color and drama of the Great War has been captured in "The First World War in Color: International Treasures from the National World War I Museum." The exhibition is located in the National World War I Museum's Exhibit Hall, an original 1926 bui...
Admission: $8 adults, $7 seniors, $4 students, children under 6 are free.
Type: Exhibits
"Snoopy as the World War I Flying Ace"
Dates: 09/01/2009 - 11/29/2009 | Time: 10am-5pm, Tue.-Sat. | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial, 100 W 26th St. Kansas City, Mo.
"Snoopy as the World War I Flying Ace" presents Charles M. Schulz's lovable beagle, Snoopy, as his alter ego, the Flying Ace. The exhibit showcases 42 of Snoopy's most exciting adventures in his transformed doghouse - now a Sopwith Camel airplane - ...
Admission: $8 adults, $7 seniors, $4 students, children under 6 are free.
Type: Exhibits