The year before making their breakthrough with a mainstage performance at Coachella and the chart topping single "My Type," Saint Motel had planned to host an event of their own called "saintmotelevision"—a multimedia spectacular of music, dance, comedy, art, and more that was shut down by authorities before it even took place. "That crazy mixture…
In 2019, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art began celebration of twenty-five years of extraordinary collecting, exhibitions, and programs. As the only collecting contemporary art museum in the state of Missouri, Kemper Museum is grateful to those who have helped grow and enhance the Permanent Collection through generous gifts of art. The exhibition, Gifts of Art:…
The MGDs are a high-energy band, built with soul and a natural funk. Ranging with extremes from all genres, this Kansas City band is ready to make you shake it all night! Guaranteed.
Honorary Co-Chairs Annie & Ryan Anderson and Katrina & John Scott cordially invite you to raise funds for homeless and at-risk children. As featured on The CBS Evening News, the Annual ArtReach Auction features orphan artwork from around the world, artwork from local and nationally recognized artists, silent/live auction items, dinner and entertainment by Lost…
Rome & Duddy bring the Friends and Family Acoustic Tour to Harrah’s Voodoo Lounge.
In their 37th year as a touring group the Nace Brothers are poised for a larger audience. Brilliant songwriting, expressive vocals, soaring guitar and a rock-solid rhythm section combine for entertainment at its best.
Kansas City is excited to host the best bull riders in the world attempting to conquer the rankest bulls of the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) for the 18th consecutive year on Saturday, Feb. 29 and Sunday, March 1 at Sprint Center for the PBR Unleash The Beast series.
A La Mode performs with their full quartet, joined by the KC Canaries to dance the night away.
Heart Ball supporters will help us to connect, innovate, influence and invest in advancing our efforts to change health outcomes as they relate to heart disease and stroke. Heart Ball celebrates these efforts to build a foundation of health in our community and ensure everyone lives a longer healthier life. The evening festivities will include…
Dweezil Zappa and his “rocking teenage combo” will be performing his father’s entire Hot Rats album in sequence live on stage as part of his upcoming tour. The album played a pivotal role in establishing Frank Zappa as a composer and guitarist and was also dedicated to Dweezil upon its release in 1969. The 50…
There are few bands that can or will match Sweden’s Opeth. Since forming in the tiny Stockholm suburb of Bandhagen in 1990, the Swedes have eclipsed convention, defiantly crushed the odds, and, most importantly, crafted 12 stunningly beautiful, intrinsically intense albums to become one of the best bands on the planet; whether that be live…
George Thorogood and The Destroyers celebrate 45 years of rock with the Good to Be Bad Tour.
Famed guitarist Bill Frisell’s HARMONY features new compositions, imaginatively reworked music from Frisell’s catalog and a typically sharp selection of jazz and Americana staples. Throughout, Petra Haden’s dreamlike, often wordless lead vocals and the trio’s quietly powerful harmonies grant Frisell’s music dimensions it’s never known before. Remarkably, the thoughtful beauty and evocative patience that mark…
Fitz and the Tantrums brings the All the Feels Tour 2020 to Kansas City.
Hale Arena in American Royal Complex in the Kansas City Stockyards, 1701 American Royal Court, Kansas City, Mo., 64102. More than one thousand dogs representing 150 or more breeds. Admission is free. Contact Gini Wharton 816-753-2692 or go to www.heartofamericakc.org for more information.
Since its founding in 1977, The Siberian State Symphony Orchestra has established itself as one of Russia’s great orchestras, which is quite an accomplishment. After opening with Rimsky-Korsakov’s colorful overture to the opera Tsar’s Bride, the Orchestra will perform two great Russian concertos: Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19, and Rachmaninoff’s…
Forever in Your Debt features a floor installation of 600 6” stoneware bowls, some of which contain loose change, and 3 large mixed-media sheets composed of dollar bills, watercolor, gouache, graphite and resin. Through symbol, metaphor and collective action, Forever in Your Debt references the U.S. student loan debt, totaling over 1.5 trillion dollars and…
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…
“Won’t you ride along with me?” Following the hugely successful Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live: King for a Day tour that traveled to more than 50 communities in 2019, Daniel Tiger and all his friends from the beloved Emmy Award-winning PBS KIDS television series are hopping back aboard Trolley for Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live: Neighbor Day.
If you have a dark sense of humor and like your true crime stories paired with a glass of wine, then you need to check out the true crime/comedy podcast, Wine & Crime! Each week, hosts Kenyon, Lucy, and Amanda, choose a different true crime topic, pair it with a wine, delve into the psychology…
You know these tunes even if you don’t know the composer well. From the “Clown Song” (Entrance of the Gladiators) to The Sorcerer’s Apprentice made famous in Disney’s “Fantasia,” enjoy an evening of one-hit orchestral wonders played live by your Kansas City Symphony. The frenetic Sabre Dance is a throwback to spinning plates on the…
Lukas Nelson knows all about legacies. Indeed he’s been hard at work carving his own for most of his young, but extremely eventful, life. Balancing his work as the front man of Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real — an emergent and vital force in American music — with his regular gig as Neil…
Unique home decor, jewelry, children’s items and books at substantially reduced prices.
Disney On Ice presents Road Trip Adventures will whisk families away on an immersive getaway chock-full of magical participatory moments. Featuring new and classic tales, this a multi-generational experience visits Sprint Center March 26 - 29, 2020 for eight shows.
The world’s top ABBA tribute band joins your Kansas City Symphony to perform the iconic songs of a generation. “Dancing Queen,” “Mamma Mia,” “Waterloo,” “S.O.S.,” “Gimme Gimme Gimme” and many more will have you dancing in the aisles and singing along. Tickets from $40.
The Devastation on the Nation Tour comes to Kansas City with Rotting Christ, Borknagar, Wolfheart, Abigail Williams and Imperial Triumphant.
Confidence actualizes risk-taking and the fulfillment of dreams. Emboldened by new levels of belief and shared growth over the course of a decade-plus together, Big Gigantic follow a path towards creative and personal awakening on their seventh full-length album, Free Your Mind. The Boulder, CO duo—Dominic Lalli and Jeremy Salken—articulate meaningful and melodic songs through…
At the turn of the twentieth century, the circumstances of a changing modern world were visible on the stage of the Paris ballet. Social classes mixed in this public setting, where some of the city’s poorest young women pirouetted across the stage for paying audiences. The dancers’ internationally influenced costumes often reflected larger cultural exchanges.…
Portrait miniatures are intimate tokens of love, loss, allegiance, and affection exchanged between friends. The earliest examples were painted in watercolor on vellum (animal skin). By the 1600s, new techniques of painting enamels facilitated an artist’s ability to paint delicate portraits resembling tiny oil paintings. They offered a robust alternative to watercolor on ivory or…
“Easily one of the funniest plays ever written,” raves London’s Guardian about Michael Frayn’s 1982 crowd-pleaser that delights in the mayhem of an English theatrical troupe’s production gone horribly wrong. Flubbed lines, missed cues, slamming doors, lost contact lenses, falling trousers, and sardines—flying sardines—have made Frayn’s play-within-a-play a modern comedy classic.
The MGDs are a high-energy band, built with soul and a natural funk. Ranging with extremes from all genres, this Kansas City band is ready to make you shake it all night! Guaranteed.
Railroad Earth can jam with the best of them and they have some bluegrass influences, but they use drums and amplifiers (somewhat taboo in the bluegrass world). What kind of music is it then? Mandolin/vocalist John Skehan offers this semi-descriptive term: “I always describe it as a string band, but an amplified string band with…
Shay Estes has been singing in Kansas City's famous jazz clubs for eight years, performing with the likes of Mark Southerland, Mark Lowrey, Brad Cox and many others. Her current focus is on Brazilian jazz and the various styles that shaped it. Matt Otto is currently the Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies at the University…
Master Printer Robert Blackburn (1920–2003) made a tremendous impact on printmaking in the United States. Over a career that spanned six decades, his avant-garde ideas propelled American modernism forward and affirmed printmaking as fine art. Robert Blackburn & Modern American Printmaking situates Blackburn beside his teachers, friends, and collaborators with whom he engaged throughout his…
Shen Yun invites you to travel back to the magical world of ancient China. Experience a lost culture through the incredible art of classical Chinese dance, and see legends come to life. Shen Yun makes this possible by pushing the boundaries of the performing arts, with a unique blend of stunning costuming, high-tech backdrops, and…
Fiddler In Concert offers you a magical night featuring local singers and musicians playing the music you love from the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. With iconic and beloved songs by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, you'll walk away humming all of your favorites:
A La Mode performs with their full quartet, joined by the KC Canaries to dance the night away.
The Bacchus Foundation is excited to invite Kansas City to the 65th Annual Bacchus Ball: A Night in The Bayou, March 28, 2020! All are invited to enjoy a night of fundraising and debauchery, just as one would expect in the heart of jazz and voodoo, or in this case, the InterContinental Kansas City At…
The current cast members of the Emmy-nominated TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway? are proud to present their new improv tour: Whose Live Anyway? Whose Live Anyway? is 90 minutes of hilarious improvised comedy and song all based on audience suggestions. Cast members Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, Dave Foley, and Joel Murray will…
Honor and commemorate the sacrifices of Vietnam veterans and their families on National Vietnam Veterans Day. This program will feature two keynote addresses and a service pinning ceremony. Signed into law in 2017, the Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act designates March 29 of each year as National Vietnam War Veterans Day, which is part of…
What was music like in the 60s? Roots rock emerged in the mid to late 1960s as a combination of several genres and subgenres of rock music that were popular at the time. The Kansas City Symphony performs the era’s groovy music from movies, Broadway and radio at this benefit featuring live and silent auctions…
The man behind Dim Mak Records who founded and released artists from Bloc Party, The Kills, Klaxons, MSTRKRFT, The Bloody Beetroots, Mystery Jets, The Rakes, The Gossip, Envy, Steve Aoki is also behind the production moniker Weird Science that has remixed Peaches, Snoop Dogg, and Bloc Party. Under his own name, Aoki has remixed Robin…
By 2017, platinum-selling DJ and producer, host and creator of TBS Digital’s One Deeper Talks, actor, and all-around nice guy Dillon Francis solidified himself as modern-day renaissance man. Averaging over 4 million monthly Spotify streams, he achieved a string of smashes, including the #1 Dance Radio Airplay hit “Anywhere” , “Candy” , #1 Billboard Dance…
Multiple GRAMMY nominee Martina McBride has sold over 18 million albums to date, which includes 20 Top 10 singles and six #1 hits. 2017 marked a milestone in Martina’s illustrious career when she hit her 25th year of touring. McBride has earned more than 15 major music awards, including four wins for Female Vocalist of…
Multiple GRAMMY nominee Martina McBride has sold over 18 million albums to date, which includes 20 Top 10 singles and six #1 hits. 2017 marked a milestone in Martina’s illustrious career when she hit her 25th year of touring. McBride has earned more than 15 major music awards, including four wins for Female Vocalist of…
The music of Umphrey’s McGee unfolds like an unpredictable conversation between longtime friends. Its six participants—Brendan Bayliss , Jake Cinninger , Joel Cummins , Andy Farag , Kris Myers , and Ryan Stasik —know just how to communicate with each other on stage and in the studio. A call of progressive guitar wizardry might elicit…
This blockbuster program with Michael Stern and your Kansas City Symphony reveals Beethoven’s lighter side in his joyous Fourth Symphony. Berlioz described the beautiful second movement as “breathed by the archangel Michael.” Dvořák’s Violin Concerto, with its flights of fancy and festive Czech folk music, gets the superstar treatment from Midori, another disciple of Isaac…
The Grammy Award and two-time Tony Award-winning hit musical Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT, based on the multi-platinum album, boldly takes the American musical where it's never gone before. This high-octane show includes every song from Green Day's album, American Idiot, as well as several songs from its follow-up release, 21st Century Breakdown.
Champions of Magic started touring in October 2013, and has since completed six U.K. tours, and a U.S. tour in 2017. Their skills have been featured on-screen worldwide, with appearances on The CW’s Penn & Teller: Fool Us, NBC’s Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon, The Today Show, and Access Hollywood Live.
The Easter Bunny will greet children in the Crown Center Atrium on April 4-5 and April 10-11 from noon – 4pm. Sessions with the Easter Bunny are free, as are photos taken with personal cameras. A photographer will be on site for professional photos for a fee. For more information, call 816-274-8444.
Our entire team here at KC Wine Co is excited to invite you to our 2020 Drive Up Eggstravaganza. We know times are tough and we’ve reconfigured our annual egg hunt and pet weekend here at the farm. Instead of those, we want to invite you to drive out to the farm to explore the…
Comic Jeff Ross has made such a name for himself hurling insults at others -- all in good fun, of course -- at roasts that he has earned the nickname "Roastmaster General" for how prolific he is at it. Now he is joined by fellow comic Dave Attell in an event that sees the good…
Longevity is a rare feat for any band, especially one rooted in a foundation of punk and hardcore. Aggressive music is often fueled by youthful fire and sustaining a career without completely abandoning that urgent sound is almost impossible for most bands. But what’s possible for "most bands” has never been a concern for post-hardcore…
