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Wedding Fair
Date(s): Jan 11, Apr 5, June 7, Oct 4 | Time: 5:30-7:30pm | Location: Not Specified | Venue: Californos, 4124 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
Are you getting married or know someone who is getting married? Come to our wedding fair and meet local vendors who can help you create your dream wedding....
Admission: Free
Type: Special Events
"Settlement"
Date(s): Aug. 14, 2009-Mar. 28, 2010 | Time: 10 am-4 pm, Tue.-Thu.; 10 am-9 pm, Fri.-Sat.; 11 am-5 pm, Sun. | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
At some point, the organic curves of nature invariably run up against the hard edges of humanity. Whether seen as progress or destruction, that encounter becomes a signpost of the pioneer spirit in humankind and marks a contrast between the manufact...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
Easter Brunch
Date(s): Apr. 4 | Time: 11am-3pm | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak Street, Kansas City, Mo.
A popular Kansas City Easter tradition combines elegant food in a lovely Italian-Style courtyard with priceless art in adjacent galleries. Strolling violin music accompanies the festivities....
Admission: $27 members, $30 non-members, $15 children 12 and under.
Type: Special Events
"Magnificent Gifts for the 75th"
Date(s): Feb. 13-Apr. 4 | 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 Street, Kansas City, Mo.
"Magnificent Gifts for the 75th" marks the culmination of the Nelson-Atkins' 75th Anniversary year. Featuring 130 of the nearly 400 gifts and promised gifts made in honor of this momentous occasion, the exhibition includes an extraordinary group of ...
Admission: $8 adults, $7 seniors, $5 students
Type: Exhibits,Major Events
"Flourishing Patterns: Textiles from Persia and Europe"
Date(s): Feb. 24-Aug. 22 | 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 Street, Kansas City, Mo.
In the 17th century, contact between Europe, the Middle East and Eastern Asia disseminated ideas, colors, patterns and textiles. Although floral designs were widely made elsewhere, no other workshops could emulate Persian weaving. The Persian ar...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits
"The Poetics of Space"
Date(s): Apr. 10, 2009-Apr. 11, 2010 | Time: 11 am-4 pm, Tue.-Thu.; 10 am-9 pm, Fri.-Sat.; 11 am-5 pm, Sun. | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Inspired by French philosopher Gaston Bachelard's book La poétique de l'espace (The Poetics of Space) (1958), this exhibition features photographs from the Kemper Museum's permanent collection that focus on the spatial dynamics of our architectural ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"Volunteer Voices"
Date(s): Dec. 11, 2009-May 9, 2010 | Time: 11 am-4 pm, Tue.-Thu.; 10 am-9 pm, Fri.-Sat.; 11 am-5 pm, Sun. | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
For this exhibition, volunteers at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art were asked to select “that's my favorite work” from the Museum's collection. The result, Volunteer Voices: Selections from the Collection of the Kemper Museum, draws together s...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"Bus Stop"
Date(s): Mar. 12-Apr. 4 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Spencer Theatre, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
"Bus Stop" tells the story of the night a March blizzard traps eight strangers in a small cafe 30 miles west of Kansas City. A bus driver falls for the bus stop proprietress, a young local girl becomes fascinated by a professor running away from his...
Type: Theatre
Signature Series: Imani WInds
Date(s): Sat., Mar. 27 | Time: 7:30 pm | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, White Recital Hall, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
Since 1997, this Grammy-nominated ensemble has taken a unique path, carving out a distinct presence in the classical music world with its dynamic playing, culturally poignant programming, genre-blurring collaborations, and inspirational outreach pro...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
Paul Mesner Puppets presents "Rhymes, Rap, Miss Mary Mack"
Date(s): Apr. 12-17 | Time: 10am & 1pm, Mon.-Fri.; 2pm, Sat. | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Clap along with Miss Mary Mack as she dances through the wonderful world of Rhymes and nursery Raps. Looking for 50 cents, she baby-sits the Jack Sprats' child who leads her on a merry chase to a bullring, the banks of Hanky Panky, and home again ju...
Admission: $9 adults, $7 children.
Type: Theatre
"Venice. 3 Visions in Glass"
Date(s): Mar. 6-Aug. 5 | 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 Street, Kansas City, Mo.
Cristiano Bianchin, Yoichi Ohira and Laura de Santillana explores recent pieces by three of the leading artists working in glass today. Collaborating with workshops on the island of Murano, a historic glass-making center in Venice, these artists hav...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits
"Exploring Egypt: 19th Century Expeditionary Photography"
Date(s): Mar. 6-Jul. 18 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak Street, Kansas City, Mo.
"Exploring Egypt" will present recent acquisitions to the permanent collection of the 19th century photographic rediscovery of Egypt (1845-1860s). It is through these early photographs that people in the western world obtained their first view of th...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits
Acoustic Duo - Shea van Winkle
Date(s): Thu., Mar. 25 | Time: 7-10pm | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Californos, 4124 Pennsylvania Ave, Kansas City Mo.
Gather Your Friends to Enjoy Live Music, Good Eats, Good Drinks all at Californos!...
Type: Dining & Nightlife
"Green Whales"
Date(s): Mar. 5-28 | Time: 7:30 pm, Tue.-Thu.; 8 pm, Fri.-Sat.; 3 pm, Sun. | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Karen looks like a teenager but is actually a brilliant, albeit dateless, 38-year-old philosophy professor. Her wacky sister Joanna concocts a plan to find Karen's “perfect” match while navigating her own tenuous relationship. This bizarrely comic l...
Admission: $20-$30.
Type: Theatre
Mary Atkins Series presents: Kansas City Chorale
Date(s): Sat., Apr. 17 | Time: 5:30pm | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kirkwood Hall, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
The series concludes with a beautiful performance by the Grammy Award-winning Kansas City Chorale. The chorale, featuring 12 men and 12 women, is led by Artistic Director Charles Bruffy, one of the most admired choral conductors in the nation. ...
Admission: $10 members, $15 non-members, $5 students.
Type: Music & Dance
"Celebrating 50 Fabulous Years with America's Favorite Doll"
Date(s): Nov. 14, 2009-Dec. 31, 2010 | Time: 10am-4pm, Wed.-Sat.; 1pm-4pm, Sun. | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Toy & Miniature Museum, 5235 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
Fashion diva, career girl, and friend, Barbie® defines girlhood like no other doll. Celebrate her 50th birthday with a look back at her early years and learn how she became an international icon!...
Admission: $6 adults, $5 seniors and students, $4 for children 5-12.
Type: Exhibits
"Gestures, Fields and Rising Suns"
Date(s): Apr. 17, 2009-Jun. 6, 2010 | Time: 11 am-4 pm, Tue.-Thu.; 10 am-9 pm, Fri.-Sat.; 11 am-5 pm, Sun. | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Drawn from the Kemper Museum's permanent collection, this exhibition comprises works by a handful of artists who shaped the postwar American aesthetic of the 20th century. Early modernists such as Hans Hofmann and John Marin were pivotal in the deve...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
11 O'Clock Jazz Band
Date(s): Tue., Apr. 6 | Time: 7:30pm | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
Ensemble Series....
Admission: Tickets Required
Type: Music & Dance
Master Class: Choral Conducting
Date(s): Wed., Mar. 24 | Time: 10am | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Grant Hall 122, 5227 Holmes St., Kansas City, Mo.
Master class on choral conducting with Maestro Flummerfelt ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Music & Dance,Special Events
Prime Time Sundays
Date(s): Mar. 21-May 30 | Time: 5-9pm | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Raphael Hotel, 325 Ward Pkwy., Kansas City, Mo.
A 35th anniversary special, Prime Rib Sundays feature three-course prime rib dinner (or sea bass option) with glass of wine....
Admission: $35
Type: Dining & Nightlife
Easter Breakfast
Date(s): Sun. Apr. 4 | Time: 10am3pm | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Raphael Hotel, 325 Ward Pkwy., Kansas City, Mo.
The Raphael's signature restaurant, Chaz on the Plaza, features a special Easter meal alternative to the buffet line. The menu features an array of a la carte breakfast dishes accompanied with a complimentary assortment of fresh baked breads and pas...
Admission: From $16
Type: Special Events
Master Class: John Sampen, saxophone/composition
Date(s): Thu., Mar. 25 | Time: 10am | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, RM 521, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
As one of America's leading concert saxophonists, John Sampen is particularly recognized as a distinguished artist in contemporary literature. He has commissioned over eighty new works, including compositions by Babbitt, Bolcom, Cage, Rands, and Rze...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
"Note By Note: The Making of Steinway L1037"
Date(s): Sat., Mar. 27 | Time: 7-9pm | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: St. Teresa’s Academy, 5601 Wyandotte St., Kansas City, Mo.
This film by, Ben Niles, follows the creation of a Steinway Concert Grand from forest floor to concert hall. See the actual piano from the film and hear it played by Kansas City's best pianists. ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Special Events