The Brentano Quartet, the first winners of the prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award, have appeared multiple times on the Friends stage. We are pleased to welcome them back as they celebrate 30 years. This concert opens with Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet in D-Major, Op. 71, No.2, the first work Brentano performed on their first recital plus…
You are invited to the 400th Birthday Celebration for the French playwright, Molière. There will be music and performance, some very special guests, and cake for all. The event is free, and located in Kirkwood Hall. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING NELSON-ATKINS CORONOVIRUS PRECAUTIONS: • Non-members of the Nelson-Atkins Museum will need to reserve a…
Did you know that each month, Jewish Family Services provides more than 800 families with food and non-perishable items through the two locations of its food pantry? Approximately 50 percent of the items in the pantry are donations from the public through JFS food drives. While JFS is happy to accept any shelf-stable food or…
“The significance of this event is hard to overestimate… lyricism at its finest." – KC Arts Beat Described as a “brilliant young string quartet” by London’s Spectator and giving “certainly passionate performances” by The Kansas City Star, Opus 76 Quartet are proud to be artists-in-residence at MTC. Their residency, which began as digital artists-in-residence in…
Back by popular demand, the internationally renowned Dracula, based on Bram Stoker’s classic gothic horror story tantalizes as it terrifies. This lush theatrical work has it all…sensuous costumes, thrilling sets and special effects, and a gripping original score that will take your breath away. This Valentine’s, Dracula in Kansas City invites you for an incredible theatrical experience at…
Jewish Family Services is hosting a FREE walk-in vaccine clinic on Tuesday, Jan. 18 in the White Theatre at the Jewish Community Center, located at 5801 W. 115th St. in Overland Park. JFS is providing this clinic as part of its continuing efforts to help people across the Greater Kansas City area, regardless of faith,…
Unique and quirky, this is a story about what to do during a pandemic…Quarantine? Plan for the Future? Kill your lover’s husband? The plague, dead husbands, love spells, and two women who finally get to be together. Our Black Death is a dark comedy about two peasants in mid-1300s England who explore their newfound power…
START: Stand Together and Rethink Technology is partnering with community organizations to offer the Screen Sanity Summit, a unique three-part series that will bring parents together to discuss one of today’s most pressing topics—digital health. The event will feature exclusive content from START’s Screen Sanity Group Study, including topics that cover every age and stage…
Harry Potter™, Ron Weasley™, and Hermione Granger™ return for this unforgettable film concert event. Experience Harry and his friends racing through the Department of Mysteries, practice Defense Against the Dark Arts in secret, and endure Professor Umbridge™ with Nicholas Hooper’s iconic score. Relive the magic with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™ displayed…
Consider yourself at home as Dickens’ England come to life in OLIVER! the story of a workhouse orphan who escapes to find acceptance amongst a group of petty thieves and pickpockets, led by the elderly Fagin. When Oliver is captured for a theft that he did not commit, a series of misadventures and revelations land…
