First Fridays are a cultural experience of music, art, food, and shopping on every First Friday year-round. Shop local artists and a diverse array of food trucks - all here on the Vine. All of the neighbors in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District present lively entertainment! Stop in to the American Jazz Museum…
The 10th Annual Expressions Art Exhibition showcases artists with disabilities, celebrating their abilities and unique talents. Expressions strives to promote artists with disabilities by featuring their work in professionally organized art exhibitions and offering innovative educational and networking workshops that connect them to the broad regional creative community. The 2020 Expressions Art opening reception will…
Join us for a special quartet concert presented by the Kansas City Symphony marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of Beethoven, including one of Beethoven’s most iconic quartets, Opus 132.
The Pavel Haas Quartet with pianist Boris Giltburg are proud to present the U.S. premiere of L’ubica’ Cekovska’s stunning quartet, The Midsummer Quartet. Paired with works by Pet’r Ilyich Tchaikóvsky and Czech legend Antonín Dvořák, this epic concert will delight and astonish listeners from start to finish. The prestigious Pavel Haas Quartet has recorded six…
That Golden Girls Show! A Puppet Parody is a brand-new show that parodies classic “Golden Girls” moments—with puppets! Get set for an evening of cheesecake, laughter, jazzercise, shoulder pads, sex, and the elegant art of the quick-witted put down.
From “All Aboard For Broadway” to “You’ll Never Walk Alone”, Quality Hill Playhouse celebrates the best of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Lowe, Cole Porter, Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and everyone in between.
Kannapolis: A Moving Portrait offers a unique and touching glimpse of a bygone vision of America. Acclaimed musician Jenny Scheinman and her trio perform an original score of folk songs and field sounds live over H. Lee Waters's Great Depression film vignettes, Movies of Local People, masterfully reassembled by film director Finn Taylor. The films…
Like treasures awaiting discovery, every troubadour picks up songs on life’s journey. Ultimately, places and experiences trace a musical map. Reverent of this tradition, Jack Broadbent assembles a poetic and personal pastiche from threads of folk, blues, rock, jazz, and Americana fastened together tightly by simultaneously virtuosic and emotive guitar playing. After logging countless miles…
Magician/Comedian Justin Willman is the star and creator of the hit Netflix series “Magic for Humans.” His Magic in Real Life Tour is an intimate evening of mind-blowing magic, comedy, and unexpected surprises that will leave the whole family wonderstruck. He’s a regular on “The Tonight Show,” “Ellen” and Comedy Central, and he’s nearly broken…
In conjunction with the 59th anniversary of the Peace Corps, the Kansas City Area Peace Corps Association is proud to announce its 8th Annual Open House and Story Slam. Come hear stories from local Returned Peace Corps volunteers about their service around the world. All are welcome! This year's speakers include Paul Sadowski (Nepal), Elaine…
