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This Olathe Calendar of Events is presented by the Kansas City Real Estate Network.
September 2011 - Posts
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Saturday, the calendar will read Oct. 1. Yet, the date written on the hearts – and inspiring the songs – of a number of gospel music will be Dec. 25.
Located on the edge of town, Hazel Kinder’s Lighthouse Theater will host a concert to benefit Butterfield Youth Services in Marshall. Specifically, proceeds from the show will be directed into a Christmas fund for the young residents of Butterfield’s ranch-style youth centers and intensive care residences. Since the '60s, Butterfield has existed to provide help for children who are at-risk and in need.
more at the Columbia Daily Tribune
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TLC's 15th Annual United for Kids Gala "Out of Africa"
Join us for a Safari Adventure and Transform Lives in Crisis
Enjoy dinner, dancing, and live entertainment, including a special performance featuring KidsTLC performers.
6:00-7:30pm Registration, Silent auction, Cocktails
7:30pm Banquet, Entertainment, & Live auction
10:00pm Dancing
Individual Reservation: $150
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Here’s the question: Who has more testosterone? Scott Cordes or Forrest Attaway? Audiences can judge for themselves when they attend “A Steady Rain,” a two-character drama about Chicago cops that was a hit on Broadway with Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman.
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The Topeka Symphony Orchestra on Saturday will begin the first concert of its 2011-12 season and the final one with John W. Strickler at its helm with Czech virtuoso Ivan Zenaty performing Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto.
more at the Topeka Capital Journal
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The greatest myth about silent films is that they are actually silent. Anyone who has seen the world-class Alloy Orchestra from Cambridge, Mass. perform live accompaniment for one of cinema’s timeless classics knows better, and Lawrence residents will get a chance to see just that on Saturday, October 1.
more at lawrence.com
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Plus, trumpet virtuoso Ambrose Akinmusire -- say it with me now; "ah-kin-MOO-sir-ee" -- talks about his meteoric rise in the jazz world, and his quintet's upcoming show at Johnson County Community College. We also find out how Akinmusire and his ensemble are introducing the next generation of musicians and music lovers to the legacy of Miles Davis.
more at Up to Date (mp3 link)
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In the Lyric Opera of Kansas City ’s inaugural season at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, the company is going to land Air Force One on stage.
more at the Kansas City Business Journal
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In 2002, Janet Davis, professor of American Studies at the University of Texas-Austin, published a fascinating book titled “The Circus Age: Culture and Society Under the Big Top.” In the book, she presents the circus culture of the late 1800s and early 1900s — a time when railroad circuses would shut down entire towns and advertisements would choke main streets nationwide. The big thinkers spearheading this year’s Citizen Jane Film Festival probably hope the same happens in Columbia this week. This year’s film festival stretches to become “Cirque du Cinema” Friday through next Sunday.
more at the Columbia Daily Tribune
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The opening of the Kauffman Performing Arts Center is creating new jobs-- at other places. Businesses in the downtown loop and the Crossroads neighborhood are probably getting some new customers as art patrons visit the new center.
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John Phillip Sousa is a pretty obvious choice for a military band. But Fiona Apple?
more at the Prairie Village Post
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Michael Kaiser is really excited about the opening of the Todd Bolender Center for Dance and Creativity and the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
more at the Pitch
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Venice, a co-production by Kansas City Repertory Theatre and Center Theatre Group (CTG) of Los Angeles, has received eleven Los Angeles Ovation Award nominations, including a Best Director for the Rep’s Artistic Director Eric Rosen. A collaboration between Rosen (book and lyrics) and Matt Sax (music and lyrics), Venice had its world premiere at Kansas City Rep in April/May 2010, followed by a Los Angeles premiere at CTG in the fall of 2010.
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This year’s fest runs Friday through Oct. 6. Each film will play once, except the winners of the two jury awards. Five films have been nominated for best narrative and five for best documentary. The jury will award their prizes on Sunday; the best narrative is scheduled to play again at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, while the best documentary will play again at 5:25 p.m. on Oct. 6.
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Friendship can be a rare commodity to come by. And lifelong friendship is even harder to find, particularly for strong personalities. The latest production at Quality Hill Playhouse offers a glimpse into one such relationship.
more at the Vignette
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 Definitely NOT Drowsy Rating: 5
The Drowsy Chaperone The Barn Players, Inc.
The Drowsy Chaperone at the Barn Players is a real treat! The show was hilarious from start to finish.
Eric Magnus as the Man in Chair did a fabulous job. He was just perfect in this role - both loveable and a bit odd. He never left his character, even through intermission and it was fun to watch him putz around his apartment while we waited for the second act to start.
Julie O'Rourke played the over the top heroine, Janet, beautifully - her voice was delightful and her mannerisms so coy.
Rob Reeder was the ideal hero as Robert Martin. He made it look easy to roller skate around the stage, blindfolded.
Julie Shaw as the Drowsy Chaperone was phenomenal! Her song "As We Stumble Along" made me get goose bumps, even though I was laughing so hard from the absurdity of the whole number. She was just cynical enough for the audience to love her.
Rebecca Johnston who played Kitty did a great job with her character, too. Her facial expressions really showed us every time she was trying to think.
The entire cast put together a seamless performance - there was not a weak link anywhere. The gags and special effects just seemed to flow. The voices and music were also spot on.
Barb Nichols and Martha Risser and their team could not have put together a more enchanting show. I wanted it to continue when it was over.
This is musical theatre at its best!
 
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Arts patrons and reporters from across the country are arriving in Kansas City for the grand opening of the Kauffman Performing Arts Center. Because a lot of national attention is expected, City Hall put a lot of money into making downtown look better.
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The American economy has been in recession for several years. How have leaders dealt with this “new normal,” and what has been the personal impact on leaders during an economic downturn? Dr. Rick Ginsberg, Dean of KU's School of Education, explores how K-12 and higher education leaders address these challenges and will share ideas and concepts relevant to all leaders.
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Jazz percussionist and composer Dafnis Prieto was awarded the MacArthur Foundation's so-called "genius grant" last week. Who on Kansas City's jazz scene qualifies as a potential recipient?
more at Plastic Sax
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Red Robin is a proud member of the Olathe Chamber and would like to donate 10% of your total check to the Olathe Chamber Membership Drive! Bring in the flyer at this link and help support the Olathe Chamber's mission! http://www.olathe.org/campaign/2011/RedRobinDeal.pdf
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To be held at Prairie Highlands Golf Course, 14695 Inverness Street. Cost is $125 per player. 4 person scramble. Registration and lunch begins at noon. Shotgun start at 1 p.m. Dinner immediately follwing tournament end. Proceeds will benefit KidsTLC and Catholic Charities. Contact Jan.Dickinson@ctt.com or ChuckJansen@kw.com for details.
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Unicorn Theatre on Tuesday kicked off their 38th season with the Tony Award winning play RED. Written by John Logan, the play is a chronicle of the abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko's life at the height of his fame. Today, the show's director, Cynthia Levin, will join guest host Laura Ziegler to talk about the oft-misunderstood artist, the play and the Unicorn Theatre's upcoming season. In an age where voices from all political and social spectrums are becoming more available (and more mainstream), creating the first draft of history is about more than just the facts, ma'am.
more at Up to Date (mp3 link)
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Life is complicated. But that just so happens to make for good entertainment. “August: Osage County,” The Kansas City Repertory Theatre’s latest production, explores the challenges and heartbreaks of the Weston family of Oklahoma when it is reunited after the disappearance of their patriarch.
more at The Vignette
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Not many people remember that Kansas City had its own Playboy Club (why would they? It closed decades ago) at the height of Hugh Hefner's fame. The club was a corporate-owned venue — unlike the St. Louis operation, which was a franchise — and featured a full-service restaurant that served lunch and dinner, two show rooms that offered both local entertainers and nationally known headliners, and a banquet room. The Playboy Club Kansas City opened on June 13, 1964, in the top-floor ballroom of the former Continental Hotel at the corner of 11th Street and Baltimore. It's now known as the Mark Twain Tower.
more at The Pitch
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Turandot is approaching quickly, but that doesn’t mean the stars can get out of sitting down with us for 10 Questions. Scott Wichael, Pang, made time for us recently to talk about his connection to Kansas and why he will take opera over reality TV any day of the week.
more at the Lyric Opera
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Good news abounds for Wichita theatergoers, who can choose from at least 93 shows in 18 venues for 2011-2012.
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This article appeared in the August issue of KC Stage
On the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Valentine stands a building that looks, at first glance, to be a cross between a small castle and a three-story house. Throughout its ninety-year history, it has been a private home, a brothel, and even an evangelical church.
Today it stands as The Writers Place, rehabbed as a gathering spot for local writers, readers, and general lovers of the written word. Founded by Gloria Vando and Bill Hickok, The Writers Place mission is "to promote writers and their work, to nurture an interest in writing and literature in a large, diverse audience and to contribute to the quality of cultural life in Kansas City and throughout the Midwest".
more at KC Stage
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Once again Kansas City media is leading a celebration when this wicked little town should be ashamed of itself. The opening of The Kauffman Center For The Performing Arts is nothing more than a giant step backward for Kansas City because it reminds us that this Cowtown still can't get its priorities in order.
more at Tony's Kansas City
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Rod Henning, a local businessman who loves jazz, Kansas City, and great food, has combined his passions by opening a restaurant and jazz club in the space formerly known as Bar Natasha.
more at Infozine
and at The Pitch
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Henry and Tom Bloch will discuss their latest book, Many Happy Returns: The Story of Henry Bloch, America’s Tax Man. The father and son will tell the H&R Block story of entrepreneurship and philanthropy.
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“Red” itself is a startling snapshot of a brilliant artist at the height of his career. The play transports you into the mind of the master abstract expressionist Mark Rothko, a misunderstood man for whom paintings are “pulsating” life forces and intended to “rip your guts out and expose your soul.”
more at the University News
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International opera superstar Samuel Ramey arrived in Kansas City the other day to begin rehearing for the Lyric Opera inaugural production in the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Puccini’s Turandot. Mr. Ramey has been blogging all summer about his visit to Kansas City. You can read his blog entries by clicking here.
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Kansas City’s richly diverse dance community wasn’t created overnight.
Twenty years ago there was the Kansas City Ballet, of course, but only a couple of other dance companies. The Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company was founded by Mary Pat Henry and Leni Wylliams to bring cutting-edge choreography to Kansas City. In doing so they helped blaze the way for the daring dance ensembles that followed.
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The Friends of the Olathe Public Library will host the Fall Festival Book Sale from 10 am - 4 pm, Oct. 7, noon - 4 pm, Oct. 8 and 1 - 3 pm, Oct. 8.
Signed books and collectible Little Golden Books - 1/2 price. Bids taken on 1961 Oxford English Dictionary - 15 vol. with some supplements. Civil War and WWII materials also featured. Other genres such as fiction, romance, mystery, inspirational, cookbooks and more.
OPL Friends members receive $2 off final purchase - one time use and not valid at sack sale.
At the sack sale Oct. 9, purchase a plastic bag at the door for $6 and fill with materials. Buy 2 bags, get 2 bags free.
Checks or cash. All sales final. Due to space limitations, no book carts or strollers.
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This Friday night marks the 32nd annual American Royal BBQ– a real KC tradition. The smoke can be seen for miles and the music and BBQ cannot be beat! It’s family fun and then it turns into… more 
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Get Your Groove! Rating: 4
Feelin' Groovy: The Music of Paul Simon The Resident Theatre
The Jewish Community Center's Resident Theatre celebrates Paul Simon's long career as composer and lyricist with "Feelin' Groovy--The Music of Paul Simon." Simon's music has provided the soundtrack to the lives of most American "baby boomers," and, for his far-reaching influence, he received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in 2007.
Simon's songs--particularly in his years with Art Garfunkel--have been delivered with a unique vocal style. No one could imitate it, and it would be a mistake to try. Vocal Director Kristi Mitchell doesn't do that. Instead, Jake Borowski, Dustin Cates, Jeff Martin and Mike Needleman give Simon's music their own interpretations, resulting in an entertaining evening.
Highlights include Jeff Martin's version of "Still Crazy After All These Years," which brings out the lyrics in a fresh new way; Dustin Cate's "Bridge Over Troubled Water," also featuring Mike Needleman and backed up by The Shawnee Mission South Heritage Singers; and "Kathy's Song" performed by Jake Borowski, accompanying himself on acoustic guitar. The Heritage Singers perform a beautiful arrangement of "Scarborough Fair" and "The Sound of Silence" and, wearing brightly colored scarves, provide a spirited back up to "Under African Skies" and "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes."
Needleman received a burst of applause for his whistling in "Me & Julio" and added a haunting harmonica to several songs. Ron Ernst and Greg Haynes on percussion, Jan Wilbanks on keyboard and Danny Kaul on bass support Martin, Needleman and Borowski on guitar.
The performers encouraged the audience to join in singing the choruses, and several voices seized the opportunity. The rest supported with rhythmic clapping, demonstrating they were, indeed, feelin' groovy!
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Family Matters Rating: 4
August: Osage County Kansas City Repertory Theatre
As usual, you can also read this review at my blog: http://angiefsutton.wordpress.com/.
Warning: there are minor plot spoilers in this review.
Families are at the heart of most storytelling, especially ones that are falling apart. So explains the article by Ed Matheny in the program for "August: Osage County", and he's right. "August: Osage County" is the Tony Award winner by Tracy Letts, and is about the Weston family drawn together (and torn apart) by the disappearance of the patriarch, Beverly (played distantly by Kip Niven).
Set in Oklahoma in 2007, Act I sets the plot in motion as Beverly hires Johnna (played wonderfully by Vanessa Severo) to take care of his wife, Violet (played a little too well by Merle Moores), who was recently diagnosed with cancer of the mouth. He then walks out, never to be seen again. The rest of the play is the family slowly gathering together, each with their own issues.
As I wrote, Moores plays Violet a little too well. Act I hit a little too close to home, with Violet interacting with middle daughter Ivy (played by Manon Halliburton) in ways that reminded me that there's a reason I live five hours away from my family. I love them, and they are nowhere near as bad as the family in "August: Osage County" (at least with the incest), but the constant guilt trips and 'you should dress a certain way and act a certain way if you want to get my approval' was something that made it hard for me to watch. Too many times was there a comment (and not all by Violet) that made me think of my own family.
It's in Act II that Moores really takes off, playing a caustic, hateful woman that takes everything out on her three kids that just gets worse as the play progresses. It's her portrayal that made me say at the first intermission that I don't like this play, but that doesn't mean it's not any good. In fact, as the family starts realizing that Beverly committed suicide, I realized that his hiring of Johnna is because the man guessed that his death would be the spark that would make the family finally come to terms with each other, and that the only person who would be willing to stay with Violet is someone who was paid to do it.
Kudos out to Donald Eastman's set design, as the house is just as important as the play - and the level of detail is astronomical (up to the clock on the wall that I swear he stole from my grandmother's house). I also have to give a shout out to Mark Kent Varns' lighting design, as I felt the lighting (especially near the end) was very effective.
This play isn't perfect, by any means, but that makes it that much more appropriate - as what family is perfect? Family matters in this show about family matters. "August: Osage County" runs until October 9, and more information can be found at kcrep.org.
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Rockin musical for the youth to embrace Rating: 5
Generation Why Journeyman Theatre Company
Amidst all the hoopla surrounding the opening of the Kauffman Center, one thing seems to have been forgotten. Namely, everything else that's going on in this city. And while music flowed all weekend from the Kauffman Center stages, good ole' rock and roll was notably absent. The rockers were down the street at the Just Off Broadway Theatre, where "Generation Why," a rock musical by the band Shudder, was angrily challenging the very "Man" that built our celebrated armadillo.
Perhaps it's only appropriate that this little show in the valley has been drowned out by the gleaming castle on the hill. It gives validity to an otherwise often-told story, a story that its creators readily admit has been told again and again. It's the story of one generation assuming control from the previous generation. Drawing upon the amazing sociological work of William Strauss and Neil Howe, who proposed a generational history of America, "Generation Why" recounts the "journey of rising against a 'cruel' authority, only to find yourself the same person you're rising against." There's an old Who song that said the same thing to the generation in power now, but they probably fail to see the irony. Irony's more of a Generation X thing, anyway.
As someone who feels Broadway flubbed its opportunity to embrace rock music in the seventies, we need musicals like "Generation Why" much more than we need another showtuned movie on stage. "Generation Why" features some stunning music that's a throwback to the prog-rock concept album days of yore, much like Green Day's recent reincarnation with "American Idiot."
The cast is full of enthusiasm and Emma Taylor and Francisco "Pancho" Villegas are particularly outstanding performers. Most of the lyrics get lost in the noise, but the story is adequately told visually thanks to some sure direction by Gregory Chafin. It would have helped if the body mics and music could have been mixed better, but that seems like a continual problem on stages all over town. Nevertheless, the power of the music comes through loud and clear. It's worth repeat listens and can be streamed from Shudder's website www.shuddermusic.com.
I watched a news report about people paying $500 for tickets to the Kauffman Center and not having a clue (or not even caring) what it was they were there to see. It's nice to know that in some corners of Kansas City people do care what they're paying for, and there are artists creating new, bold, and adventurous works right here within city limits. If only there were an audience ready for the challenge.
I might add that the weekend was also the debut of the much improved Just Off Broadway Theatre, with a real lobby and everything. It's very nice and worth checking out.
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At 49, trumpeter/composer/bandleader Wynton Marsalis (he’ll turn 50 in October), is generally considered past the age of obsolescence in the pop realm but still in his prime in the jazz world.
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Keirda Bahruth’s documentary “Bob and the Monster” has impressed festival programmers so much that it’s opening two festivals, 100 miles apart on the same night at almost the same time.
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Listen to violinist Caroline Goulding play, and you’ll understand how a teenager could talk someone into letting her travel around the country with a borrowed Stradivarius.
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Third of three Ribbon Cuttings at the Great Mall that day.
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Third of three Ribbon Cuttings at the Great Mall that day.
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Second of three Ribbon Cuttings at the Great Mall that day.
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Second of three Ribbon Cuttings at the Great Mall that day.
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First of three Ribbon Cuttings at the Great Mall that day.
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First of three Ribbon Cuttings at the Great Mall that day.
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Topic: “Labor Department Outlook” with Kansas Secretary of Labor, Karin Brownlee
This meeting will provide a rare opportunity to meet with Secretary Brownlee. She will report on issues affecting human resources professionals, including the current labor market, provide an update on the workers comp bill from the 2011 legislative session, and discuss some of the things she has done at the Department of Labor. She will speak for a brief bit and then always enjoys taking questions and comments from the group, so this will be unique setting for you to ask her related questions.
The Olathe Chamber of Commerce has a long history and cooperative relationship with Ms. Brownlee and we wanted to provide you with this chance to meet her and hear from her directly. When she accepted our invitation to present at our HR Roundtable meeting, we couldn’t have been more pleased. We always find her to be very personable and supportive of the Olathe business community and surrounding area.
KDOL administers the Unemployment Insurance Program, operates the Workers Compensation system, and enforces Kansas employment standards including wages and hour laws and child labor laws. The agency also houses a research unit that compiles critical data on employment in Kansas. Secretary Brownlee served as a member of the Kansas Senate from 1996 to 2011 when she was appointed Secretary by Governor Brownback. She graduated from Olathe High School, attended K-State, and resides in Olathe with her family.
You won’t want to miss this!
(Standard HR Roundtable attendance policy will apply. Please see below.)
What is the HR Roundtable?
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It offers a unique environment for human resources practitioners to interact with their peers on a monthly basis, discuss and share related best practices, emerging trends, and workplace issues.
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Meeting registration opens two weeks prior to the event date and ends the Friday before the meetng date. Cost is $11 per person for catered lunch or attend for FREE with the "B.Y.O.Lunch" option. Complimentary Pepsi beverages always available.
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Payments for catered lunch are accepted online or at the door. Notify staff of B.Y.O.Lunch option via email or phone call. Cancelations must be received by 5 p.m. on the Friday prior to the event in order to avoid charges.
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Space is limited to 30 people. A waiting list will be maintained as needed and individuals will be contacted if space becomes available.
Mission Statement:
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The Olathe HR Roundtable offers human resource practitioners of member organizations a forum to discuss and share related best practices, emerging trends, and workplace issues. The main purpose of the roundtable is to create a unique environment where information can be shared in an open-exchange format that is collaborative, engaging, and valuable to represented organizations and the HR profession.
Who is it designed for?
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The HR Roundtable was created as a networking and problem-solving opportunity for human resource practitioners who are directly involved in the personnel and hiring process of their organization (i.e. HR managers, recruiters, payroll administrators, etc.).
Can vendors attend?
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Due to limited space and because of the nature of the topics that are openly discussed by the HR practitioners, some attendance restrictions do apply. Thus it is crucial to the group’s success that attendance is restricted to vendors that provide uniquely human resources services and/or products.
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Up to five seats will be reserved for vendors representing a relevant product or service may attend each meeting, with only one representative per business or organization each month.
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Vendors are sometimes the “solutions experts” to the questions and concerns that the HR practitioners have; therefore vendor input is welcome while “sales messages” are not.
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In determining the appropriateness of the various vendors in attendance, Chamber staff will consider the relevance to the hiring and employment situations that the HR practitioners face in their day-to-day jobs or to the topic of the month (i.e. vendors who deal with payroll services, pre-employment testing, staffing assistance, training, benefits, etc.).
Can non-members of the Olathe Chamber attend?
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One representative of a non-member organization is welcome to attend one meeting a year.
Can vendors make presentations to the HR practitioners that attend?
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Presentations are at the sole discretion of the Olathe Chamber of Commerce. Please consider the sponsorship opportunity described below.
The “Quarterly Lunch Sponsorship” program is an exclusive opportunity for vendors to promote their products and services. Please contact Chamber staff for details. It is offered to Olathe Chamber members in order to best serve its membership while continuing to discourage “sales messages” from meeting discussions:
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Vendors are offered an opportunity to provide printed materials and promotional items on a designated table and to be available afterwards to answer questions. Chamber staff will oversee the quantity and duration of displayed items and the length of the meeting.
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On occasion, the Chamber might invite various “experts” to address the group as deemed necessary and helpful to the overall group and topic of discussion. This is not a sales opportunity and may not qualify for the HR Roundtable Lunch Sponsorship program.
Discussion is facilitated by Susan Wallace, Olathe Chamber, Personnel & Projects Manager
We will respond to submitted questions at our earliest convenience, or you may call the Olathe Chamber (913) 764-1050 for immediate assistance.
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Created for viewing with 3-D glasses, “After Ghostcatching” is a dance video like no other. In fact, it so radically redefines the genre that it deserves a category of its own.
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You’re mounting an enormous production about China back in the misty distance of “legendary times,” so the logical source of costumes would be … China?
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“I think of him often,” Diane Houk says of the late Robert LeRoy Smith, one of the founding fathers of the Puppetry Arts Institute, which officially opened its doors on Oct. 13, 2001, in the Englewood shopping district of Independence.
more at The Examiner
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Kansas City Starlight Theatre is synonymous with its outdoor performance venue, but in August, it’s taking one show inside. From Aug. 3-12, Starlight will present “Aida” under the roof of the $413 million Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
more at the Kansas City Business Journal
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Conceived by Quixotic & Event Producers Baruch Gayton Entertainment Group
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"Make something new," the paint-splattered abstract expressionist Mark Rothko commands his assistant Ken in the Tony Award winning play RED. Director Cynthia Levin must have been listening, because in her fine production of John Logan's new work (now through October 2 at the Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main) she's created a new star on the KC scene: Sam Cordes, the terrific young actor who plays Rothko's assistant.
more at KC Confidential
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For the Lyric Opera, the time has come to embrace the new normal. The opera company earlier this year was liberated from its home of 41 years, the Lyric Theatre, and made ready to open its first production at the Muriel Kauffman Theatre, one of two venues in the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
more at kansascity.com
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For the Kansas City Ballet, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is a place of opportunity. At least, that’s how Executive Director Jeff Bentley sees it.
more at the Kansas City Business Journal
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Every season opener for the Kansas City Symphony is a festive affair, but Friday night’s classical series concert proved exceptional. For loyal followers of the orchestra, it was a trip to the Promised Land — the beginning of an exciting future in Helzberg Hall in the new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
more at kansascity.com
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The process to become one of the dozens of performers at the Kansas City Renaissance Festival is long. There are workshops, auditions and more than two months of rehearsal before the popular festival even opens.
more at The Examiner
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The Kings of Swing, a 15-piece Topeka-based big band, will play hits from the 1940s, '50s and '60s, the Golden Age of Swing, at the concert sponsored by Penwell-Gabel Cemetery & Mausoleum.
more at the Topeka Capital Journal
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The “We Always Swing” Jazz Series isn’t fooling around. This year’s events start with a huge bang as highly decorated, multiple-award-winning jazz artist Wynton Marsalis gains the stage Tuesday evening. Marsalis is fresh from a recent visit to Harvard University, where he spoke as part of the school’s 375th anniversary celebration. And after his appearance here, he will return to Jazz at Lincoln Center to celebrate his 50th birthday in appropriate improvisational style.
more at the Columbia Daily Tribune
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We had a chance to sit down with Michael Chioldi, Ping in Turandot, and talk with him about some funny Ping moments, his love of tennis, and why you should love opera. Read about Mr. Chioldi below.
more at the Lyric Opera
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A Lawrence resident has resigned from the Kansas Arts Commission because of Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto of its state funding.
more at the Lawrence Journal World
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Guest pianist Emanuel Ax's reaction to his first rehearsal with the Kansas City Symphony in their new home, Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
and an interview with Chen Yi by Laura Spencer at KCUR
and a preview by Paul Horsley at The Independent
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When bits of colored glass, stone or other material are assembled to create a unique, aw-inspiring image, it's called a mosaic, and that's the concept behind Washburn University's second annual Mosaic Concert.
more at the Topeka Capital Journal
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Starlight Theatre has been entertaining Kansas City residents and visitors since 1951, and, if the results of local award competitions are a good barometer of success, it appears those individuals who attend Starlight like what they see and hear.
more at Starlight Theatre
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Since 1989, the free Ruel Joyce and Jazz recital series have attracted the best musicians Kansas City has to offer in a small, intimate performance setting. The Ruel Joyce series are at noon Monday and the Jazz Series are at noon Tuesday. All performances are in the Carlsen Center Recital Hall. Recitals are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
more at Johnson County Community College
[Thanks, Plastic Sax]
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Feature events: Jennifer Bertrand, HGTV’s Design Star talks about design, Olathe Medical Center *** cancer screenings and heart health information, Kelsey Smith Foundation Safety Seminar, Olathe High Schools’ Fashion Shows, Shopping: clothing, handbags, jewelry, home décor, beauty products and more. Lunches available for sale from The Right Bite. Prize drawing at every booth. OJSL Special Prize Drawings. Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Cash or check only payable to OJSL Foundation (tax deductible) Visit www.OJSL.org or their Facebook page, Girls’ Day Out.
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This is a great opportunity to meet and greet with KCSourceLink Resource Partners, network with other entrepreneurs, and nosh on savories and sweets available for purchase from two KC food trucks: Indios Carbonsitos and CoffeeCakeKC.
When you register by 12 noon on Monday, September 26, you become eligible to win some great prizes donated by our business friends and resource partners, including a free class from the Women's Business Center, a $50 gift card from Office Depot, a Business Plan Pro bundle, and more. You must be present to win.
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Who doesn’t enjoy dinner and a movie? Film fans can put the two together in an appetizing new way starting Sept. 24 when “CinemaKC,” featuring Kansas City area filmmakers, moves from 9:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays on KSMO-TV, Channel 62. (Programs will be repeated at midnight on Sundays.)
more at CinemaKC
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A world premiere will highlight the annual Electronic Music Midwest Festival to be presented at Kansas City Kansas Community College Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 29-Oct. 1.
more at the Kansas City Kansan
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The Kansas City Symphony hopes to make a splash at its official season debut in Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
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The Leawood Stage Company is pleased to present a free workshop on the Process of New Play Development in the Oak Room on the lower level of Leawood City Hall, 4800 Town Center Drive beginning at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 29 th.
more at Leawood Stage Company
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When Jim "Mr. Stinky Feet" Cosgrove stages one of his rock concerts for kids as part of the 42nd season of Performing Arts for Children shows for youngsters and their families, it will be in a venue big enough to accommodate more of his legion of pint-sized fans.
more at the Topeka Capital Journal
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Calling all jazz concertgoers! We know you’re out there somewhere. It’s time to turn off the big screen or take off the headphones and get back to the concert hall. Our jazz concert series need you.
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The evening will begin with a wine tasting of select Stone Pillar Wines. Guests can then purchase a bottle to enjoy while listening to our Featured Band The George Angilan Band.
Fee: $5 Per Person, Kids 12 and under free. Food not included in price. Please register in advance if possible.
Admission: Cash only at the door, ATM available at register. Be prepared to show ID.
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The evening will begin with a wine tasting of select Stone Pillar Wines chosen to pair with food prepared by Terrace Catering. Guests can then purchase a bottle to enjoy while listening to our Featured Artist Garry Lincoln.
Fee: $5 Per Person, Kids 12 and under free. Food not included in price. Please register in advance if possible.
Admission: Cash only at the door, ATM available at register. Be prepared to show ID.
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We are happy to invite you and your family to help with our 2011 grape harvest at Stone Pillar Vineyard & Winery. Picking Dates are subject to change, in the event of cancellation an email will be sent to those that are registered.
What to wear: I recommend shorts or capris, t-shirt or tank top and tennis shoes with socks! Hats or visors are good too! Remember sunscreen especially on your neck and ears! Reusable water bottles are great too!
T-shirts will be provided to our volunteers!
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The evening will begin with a wine tasting of select Stone Pillar Wines chosen to pair with food prepared by Terrace Catering. Guests can then purchase a bottle to enjoy while listening to our Featured Musicians The Beatles: Speechless.
Admission: $5 Per Person, Kids 12 and under free. Cash only at the door, ATM available at register.
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The evening will begin with a wine tasting of select Stone Pillar Wines chosen to pair with food prepared by Terrace Catering. Guests can then purchase a bottle to enjoy while listening to our Featured Band Chasing Grace.
Fee: $5 Per Person, Kids 12 and under free. Food not included in price.
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In 1992, Mark Von Schlemmer had just finished his masters at Kansas University and was working on a 30-minute local arts show when he was approached by artist/singer Ardys Ramberg about the possibility of adding a film festival component to a newly formed community art festival.
more at lawrence.com
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Quality Hill Playhouse staged a play with music back in 1998 called “Noel & Gertie.” It traced the long personal and professional relationship between playwright/director/actor/raconteur Noel Coward and actress Gertrude Lawrence.
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Thousands of visitors showed up for the open house Sunday at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, and many of them were greeted personally by philanthropist Julia Irene Kauffman.
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Black, 63, who will perform at 8 p.m. at TPAC, was a playwright before he was a stand-up comedian. He got hooked on theater the first time his parents took him to see a play. He studied at the University of North Carolina before earning his master’s of fine arts degree at the Yale University School of Drama.
more at the Topeka Capital Journal
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'What do you see?' Rating: 4
RED Unicorn Theatre
As usual, you can also read this review at my blog: http://angiefsutton.wordpress.com/.
I've never really gotten modern art.
I'm not one of those people who don't think it is art, however. Being married to someone who occasionally does visual art (see his portfolio at http://suttongallery.shutterfly.com/) and having been president of the Platte County Arts Council for three years and helping run the Platte County Arts at Zona Rosa arts festival (now called the Zona Rosa Arts Festival) which goes up every September, I feel if the artist calls it art and had art as an intention when creating the piece, it is art. I just - for the most part - don't get much out of it personally.
But art - like beauty - is in the eye of the beholder, and that is (at least to me) the main point behind "RED", the 2010 Tony Award winner for best play by John Logan. The story is a two year span in the life of abstract expressionist Mark Rothko (played brilliantly by Jim Bridsall) as he works on a (fictitious) commission for the Four Seasons restaurant. He is accompanied by a hired assistant Ken, played a little too eagerly and wide-eyed by Sam Cordes.
The conversations between the two delve into the very definition of art, and what differences there are between artists such as Picasso, Pollock, Warhol, and even Rembrandt - and the very purpose of art. Is commercial art still art? If it's popular, does it still have meaning? Why can't there be art that is 'just' pretty and 'happy'? And I've had conversations similar to this on numerous times with not only my husband but with friends and internet communities.
Anyone who knows me well knows I'm not a big fan of 'pretentious' art - what I nickname "Art" (with the capital A intentional). I understand the desire to add deeper meaning, and do feel there's a difference between "Art" and Rothko's mission of artwork that will 'rip out your guts and expose your soul'. (Heck, anyone who knows my love of Joss Whedon works knows I have a special place in my heart for those pieces that make you speechless in the hurt and pain.)
But I also feel that the added pretention - of Theatre as well - is the very reason why so many people who don't 'get' art as a whole are turned off on it and think art is frivolous to society (i.e., why spend money supporting artists when we have "real" problems like poverty, disease, etc.) and think there should be no public funding. In fact, that's the primary reason I'm such a strong supporter (and this year's coordinator) of Free Night of Theater - to show people who think theatre is Theatre and don't realize that there is every type of options available.
But this is a far longer conversation than I can have in this review, and it's not prevalent to this show outside of showing that this piece does make you think about the very definition of art. So ... moving on.
As mentioned, Jim Birdsall does a fine job as Mark Rothko (word choice intentional, as he goes on a rant worthy of George Carlin about the overuse of the word 'fine'). He was the role of Rothko. Sam Cordes, however, as I mentioned, seemed a little too earnest and eager in his portrayal, and seemed distant in most of the places where he could have shined. Since Rothko wants artwork that exposes the soul, I felt especially distant from him as Cordes does the monologue about finding his murdered parents and seeing how the blood became darker. Having had a friend who committed suicide (and helping clean up the apartment after), I had a hard time believing Cordes' portrayal. It wasn't that he was bad in the role - it's just that I felt he wasn't all there.
The set was - as usual - fabulous, with paint on the floor and a running sink in the corner that made my inner techie squee. Again, being married to someone who does visual art (although not as a profession), there were little touches that made this a true artist studio. Also, the use of smell as an added element really helped: not only the smell of paint which gave the impression the crew had just finished painting the set that day, but also the use of paint thinner during a crucial scene near the end helped add to that suspension of disbelief required at any performance.
Like modern art, "RED" as a piece of drama is not something I really am sure I understood. Was the point of Rothko's various discussions and rants to show Ken that there is no one definition of art? Or was it the ravings of an artist suffering from depression who just didn't know what he thought either and was working it out for himself? However, it got me thinking - and maybe that in itself was the point of it.
"RED" runs until October 2, and more information can be found at www.unicorntheatre.org.
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After a set of hectic dress (and undress) rehearsals, Theatre Lawrence, is set to premiere its 2011-2012 season with a variety show of sorts. “Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits,” a musical revue by Gerard Allesandrini, will open at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Theatre Lawrence, 1501 N.H.
more at lawrence.com
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 You’ve seen our preview of the 80th Annual Plaza Arts Fair– there are many other fall festivals and activities in Kansas City for you and your family to enjoy this weekend. Don’t forget about National Museum… more
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On the same evening many of Kansas City's most prominent citizens donned tuxedos and evening gowns to attend the grand opening of The Kauffman Center, about fifty people in everyday apparel descended a creaky staircase at The Westport Coffeehouse to take in a relatively low-profile but artistically-rewarding jazz gig.
more at Plastic Sax
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Save the date. Details to come!
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We all know that theater is the art of illusion, but that goes beyond leading willing spectators to believe that the on-stage histrionics could actually happen in the real world.It extends to another level of persuasion in which a director, cast and design team manage to convince audiences that a play is actually better than it is.
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The first performance inside the Kauffman Center drew thousands of people to downtown Kansas City. Many of them celebrated there into the wee hours of Saturday morning.
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What's a Widow to Do? Rating: 4
Rules for Widows Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre's production of "Rules for Widows" is a fun, fiery, poignant play that is definitely worth seeing. The play centers on Iris Delroy, a newly-widowed, middle aged woman (played with finesse by veteran actress Jan Rogge), who must deal with the recent death of her husband. Throw into the mix Iris's busybody elder sister (played by Marilyn Lynch), Iris's 30-year-old son who still lives at home, works for minimum wage in a hardware store, and plays video games in his spare time (played by Coleman Crenshaw), and a *** daughter (played by Jessica Franz) who comes at home intermittently with a new lover each time, and you have fuel for family conflict and a search for understanding.
This is a brand new play written by Michael Ruth, and MET is to be applauded for not only taking a risk on it but pulling it off with style. As the play progresses, the Delroy family must deal with secrets uncovered about their father that affect the whole family. In fact, several revelations come to light in this time of mourning, not only concerning their father's secret life but about the other characters as well. Don't expect all the questions to be answered, but the play does end on a satisfactory note with a search down the long road for the truth and the path towards healing.
The set and props are truly fabulous, although some of the elements don't all mesh with the time frame in which the play is set, especially the technological gadgets (the cordless phone and television from the late eighties, paired with a video game console that is from the new millennium) that might seem to be a little anachronistic to the very discerning eye. Likewise, MET has put together a set that looks very realistic and "homey," as if an actual family might live in it, although some of the design elements seem to clash and the railing on the stairs seems to be not quite finished. Aside from these minor details, however, the play itself—and especially the acting by the play's five performers—comes across as powerful and believable. It gives the audience something that they can truly relate to, and something that they can think about, long after the show is over.
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This article appeared in the August 2011 issue of KC Stage
I blame it on the IRS. In 2008, I was fired from my job. Despite being able to type over 80 words per minute, being extremely organized, and having excellent computer skills, thanks to the economy tanking, I wasn't able to find a full time job.
more at KC Stage
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Heartland Men's Chorus sings "Home on the Range" (arr. Greg Gilpin) as the guest of Portland Gay Men's Chorus in June 2010. For more information on HMC, visit http://www.hmckc.org
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It wasn’t just Fiddler. Hootie was there, too. The fall afternoon in 2003 was a special day. The Mutual Musicians Foundation was celebrating its anniversary.
more at kcjazzlark
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The Barn Players have hit a home run with their latest production, “The Drowsy Chaperone.” A short-lived masterpiece, only two hours and five minutes, every moment of “The Drowsy Chaperone” is filled with entertainment value.
more at The Vignette
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The Lee’s Summit Oktoberfest is on September 23rd and 24th in Historic Downtown Lee’s Summit. Carnival only on Sunday. The event is presented by Sprint and Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce. Oktoberfest offers three stages of live entertainment, arts & craft booths, a carnival, German fare, a traditional Biergarten, children’s activities, baby and wiener dog [...] Lee’s Summit Oktoberfest is a post from: Kansas City Events
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Come and enjoy a celebration of Gone With the Wind and support a wonderful cause! More than just another fan gathering, this event will spotlight Kansas native Hattie McDaniel. Her role as Mammy earned her an Academy Award, making her the first African-American to win an Oscar and helping the film to go one to win a Best Picture Oscar. Sadly, in 1952, Hattie McDaniel died of *** cancer. This event will help to promote awareness and raise money for this terrible disease that takes the lives of so many each year.
This weekend long event is comprised of a screening of Gone With the Wind at the historic Screenland Armour Theater, period dress ball with live 19th century music and Gone with the Wind costume contest, wine tasting, a catered picnic, living history demonstrations, and panels featuring our special guests, including:
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Patrick Curtis – portrayed Baby Beau Wilkes
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Greg Giese – portrayed the younger Baby Beau Wilkes
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Joseph Yakovetic - Gone With the Wind Artist
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Morgan Brittany - actress from TV Show “Dallas” and the movies “Gable & Lombard” and “The Scarlett O’Hara War”
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Carlton Jackson - author of “Hattie: The Life of Hattie McDaniel”
For more information and event registration, please visit our website at:
www.itswindieinkansas.webs.com or E-Mail: itswindieinkansas@gmail.com
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Celebrate Fire Prevention Week with us!
Some activities may include:
Spraying water from a real fire hose.
Touring fire trucks, a Med-Act ambulance and a fire station.
Meeting “Sparky” the robotic fire dog who talks and sings.
Talking to experts about fire and life safety, emergency
preparedness, CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) and more.
Having Olathe police officers conduct a Child Safety Carseat Check.
Visit with the Kansas Search and Rescue dogs.
For more information, contact the Olathe Fire Department at (913) 971-6333.
The schedule is subject to change without notice.
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Up-and-coming performers Matt and Laura Bray are headed to Africa to teach communities about music and pursue their passion for the arts. Enjoy an evening of jazz, pop, and original material.
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After more than 15 years of planning and construction, the dream of Muriel Kauffman is about to see its curtain rise as the massive Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts opens on Friday night.
more at Fox4KC
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I spent the better part of two full days visiting Kansas City at the invitation of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. During the course of my stay, I was privileged to meet many of the key trustees and employees of that first class institution, as well as their counterparts at the Kansas City Symphony, the Lyric Opera, the Kansas City Repertory Theatre, the UMKC Conservatory, the Kansas City Ballet, the Kauffman Center and the Kansas City Arts Council. I returned to New York City extraordinarily impressed by these encounters.
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The Coterie Stays Gold Rating: 5
The Outsiders The Coterie Theatre
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, the story of two rivaling gangs in 1965 Oklahoma, is one of my favorite novels, so I had high expectations for the stage adaptation put on at the Coterie Theatre. I was not disappointed with the talented cast's opening night performance. The show began with a loud "Howdy!" from the single guitarist who provided the musical underscore of the entire show, Brodie Rush. (He was phenomenal, by the way, and his music fit perfectly with the performance.)
The story is told by Ponyboy, a fourteen-year-old Greaser, played by Skyy Moore. Moore is a Texas native and The Outsiders is his Kansas City debut. I was very impressed with his narrative skills. He spoke as a real person would when they tell a story, rather than sounding as if he was just reciting one. He had terrific chemistry with the other actors and was pretty much the perfect fit for the character type. My only criticism would be that he became unbelievable in moments when Ponyboy was in extreme distress.
Ponyboy lives with his older brothers, Darry (Jeff Smith) and Soda Pop (Doogin Brown). Brown never ceases to amaze me with his performances – he looks like a completely different person in every production I've seen him in. His character could easily be over complicated, but Brown kept it simple. He demonstrated Soda Pop's love for his family and friends, and everything else just fell in line. I was especially impressed with his heartfelt speech, begging his brothers to stop fighting and be a family. Smith, on the other hand, was a bit of a disappointment. When he was supposed to be angry he just yelled and stomped because those are the kinds of things angry people do; but he didn't seem angry, he just seemed loud. He was playing "anger" rather than actually "being angry". I feel that the main reason he was cast in this role is his physique. Smith is a professional wrestler and has the muscles to go with the job. I would prefer to see him in a less realistic style !
of theatre like his appearance in the Coterie's Sorority House of the Dead last year.
Matthew Leonard plays Two-Bit, another Greaser. It's no secret that I'm a fan of Leonard's, but I was not fond of this character. Two-Bit was a bit deranged and moved like a caricature of a Greaser. As with Smith, I would have preferred a more realistic interpretation of the character. Leonard really shines when it comes to his connections to his fellow performers; as long as he was making eye contact and not walking around, he nailed the performance. It was when he sauntered on or looked at an imaginary passing car that he lost his believability.
The last three Greasers were Johnny, Sandy, and Dallas, played by Brian Gehlein, Meredith Wolfe, and Tosin Morohunfola respectively. Wolfe had a small role but played the part well and had great chemistry with Brown. Gehlein had the tough job of playing a pretty pathetic character: Johnny is terrified for most of the play and in an iron lung for the rest of it. The iron lung really hindered his otherwise fantastic performance because he was standing up in it and it looked so ridiculous that it distracted from the dialogue. It was Morohunfola that stole the show for me though. It was as if he stepped right out of the pages of S.E. Hinton's novel and onto the stage – he had the most honest, realistic, and believable performance. I was to the point of tears when he delivered his final monologue after Johnny's death in the hospital. What an incredible talent!
Because the story was being told by a Greaser, the actors playing members of the other gang, the Socials, didn't get as much stage time. Wilson Vance played Cherry, a sort of double agent for the Greasers, and I enjoyed her performance as the spunky spit-fire. The other Socs, played by Zachary Andrews, Scott Swayze, Laura Suddeth, and Kyle Dyck all sort of blended in together because we, as an audience, aren't given the opportunity to get to know them as individuals; they were all fine actors and played their parts well. Dyck was lucky enough to play another character, Jerry, which was so very different from the Socs that he couldn't help but stand out. Cathy Wood and Hughston Walkinshaw filled out the cast by playing all of the bit parts.
All of the technical aspects of the show were very impressive, especially the use of projections, and the designers and crew should be very proud. Director Jeff Church made some interesting and effective choices with this cast, including having some scenes performed out in the audience (though it was a little chaotic during the rumble: there were so many places to look that I felt like I was always missing something). Overall, this show was a success, and I congratulate all involved (including the AMAZING young comedy troupe that performed a 10 minute spoof of the play following the performance). My original rating was 4.5, but those crazy kids in the post-show entertainment convinced me to bump it up to a 5. Don't miss this show.
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They say pets and owners eventually begin to look alike. Couples married for decades will start to finish one another’s sentences. Football teams with intense coaches internalize discipline; those with laid-back skippers play with a sense of ease. Whatever the context, we understand proximity often breeds more than familiarity, something more like a growing harmony.
more at the Columbia Daily Tribune
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Welcome to the biggest, loudest dysfunctional family you’ve ever encountered.
“August: Osage County,” the acclaimed three-act play by Tracy Letts, claimed multiple Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for its singular portrait of an Oklahoma family coming apart at the seams. It’s a play that actors love because roles this rich and dramatic relationships this deep don’t come along very often.
more at kansascity.com
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The City of Olathe Persons with Disabilities Advisory Board is hosting the Second Annual disAbility Expo Oct. 29 at the Great Mall of the Great Plains. The Expo will have feature information pertaining to services and resources for disabled people of all ages, including an emergency services special needs registry sign up and child ID card program. Disabled artists will show and sell their wares. Also in the offing are sports celebrities and autograph signings, wheelchair baseball, “pink” firetrucks, and a silent auction. Businesses and organizations—profit or non-profit—can sign up for a booth. Find out more at http://www.olatheks.org/humanrelations/disabilityexpo.
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Held on Thursdays at 9 a.m. at different Chamber member businesses, our coffees are the largest weekly networking event in the Kansas City area. Expect to meet 150 to 250 people each time!
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Held on Thursdays at 9 a.m. at different Chamber member businesses, our coffees are the largest weekly networking event in the Kansas City area. Expect to meet 150 to 250 people each time!
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Held on Thursdays at 9 a.m. at different Chamber member businesses, our coffees are the largest weekly networking event in the Kansas City area. Expect to meet 150 to 250 people each time!
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Held on Thursdays at 9 a.m. at different Chamber member businesses, our coffees are the largest weekly networking event in the Kansas City area. Expect to meet 150 to 250 people each time!
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Held on Thursdays at 9 a.m. at different Chamber member businesses, our coffees are the largest weekly networking event in the Kansas City area. Expect to meet 150 to 250 people each time!
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Held on Thursdays at 9 a.m. at different Chamber member businesses, our coffees are the largest weekly networking event in the Kansas City area. Expect to meet 150 to 250 people each time!
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Held on Thursdays at 9 a.m. at different Chamber member businesses, our coffees are the largest weekly networking event in the Kansas City area. Expect to meet 150 to 250 people each time!
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Held on Thursdays at 9 a.m. at different Chamber member businesses, our coffees are the largest weekly networking event in the Kansas City area. Expect to meet 150 to 250 people each time!
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Held on Thursdays at 9 a.m. at different Chamber member businesses, our coffees are the largest weekly networking event in the Kansas City area. Expect to meet 150 to 250 people each time!
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Held on Thursdays at 9 a.m. at different Chamber member businesses, our coffees are the largest weekly networking event in the Kansas City area. Expect to meet 150 to 250 people each time!
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Held on Thursdays at 9 a.m. at different Chamber member businesses, our coffees are the largest weekly networking event in the Kansas City area. Expect to meet 150 to 250 people each time!
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Held on Thursdays at 9 a.m. at different Chamber member businesses, our coffees are the largest weekly networking event in the Kansas City area. Expect to meet 150 to 250 people each time!
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Held on Thursdays at 9 a.m. at different Chamber member businesses, our coffees are the largest weekly networking event in the Kansas City area. Expect to meet 150 to 250 people each time!
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Held on Thursdays at 9 a.m. at different Chamber member businesses, our coffees are the largest weekly networking event in the Kansas City area. Expect to meet 150 to 250 people each time!
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Held on Thursdays at 9 a.m. at different Chamber member businesses, our coffees are the largest weekly networking event in the Kansas City area. Expect to meet 150 to 250 people each time!
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Held on Thursdays at 9 a.m. at different Chamber member businesses, our coffees are the largest weekly networking event in the Kansas City area. Expect to meet 150 to 250 people each time!
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A short project for class. Actor: Samuel Quentin
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Held on Thursdays at 9 a.m. at different Chamber member businesses, our coffees are the largest weekly networking event in the Kansas City area. Expect to meet 150 to 250 people each time!
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Held on Thursdays at 9 a.m. at different Chamber member businesses, our coffees are the largest weekly networking event in the Kansas City area. Expect to meet 150 to 250 people each time!
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Held on Thursdays at 9 a.m. at different Chamber member businesses, our coffees are the largest weekly networking event in the Kansas City area. Expect to meet 150 to 250 people each time!
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It’s 5 p.m. and Chris Green has a headache. With one hand she’s holding an icepack to her aching noggin, with the other she’s clutching a list of things that still need to be done. “I hit my head this morning and it hurts, but I have too much to do to slow down,” she says.
more at kansascity.com
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Gordy Hoffman, the Sundance award-winning writer/director (LOVE LIZA, A COAT OF SNOW) and founder of the BlueCat Screenplay Competition, comes to Kansas City to lead a screenwriting workshop on Sunday, October 2nd, from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
more at CinemaKC
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Logan Pachciarz was pleased that Rachel Coats was one of his new housemates. It was the fall of 2000 and Rachel, then 17, and Logan, who was 19, were studying at the Boston Ballet School. They’d met during the ballet’s summer program but didn’t know each other well.
more at kansascity.com
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Welcome to the biggest, loudest dysfunctional family you’ve ever encountered.
“August: Osage County,” the acclaimed three-act play by Tracy Letts, claimed multiple Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for its singular portrait of an Oklahoma family coming apart at the seams. It’s a play that actors love because roles this rich and dramatic relationships this deep don’t come along very often.
more at kansascity.com
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In 10 years, the Kansas International Film Festival has grown to include films submitted from at least 20 to 30 international countries, plus many documentarians and narrative filmmakers from the United States. Co-founders Ben Meade and Ben and Brian Mossman work diligently to schedule 40 to 50 films during the week-long festival. The festival runs Sept. 30 – Oct. 6 at the Glenwood Arts Theatre.
more at KC Studio
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Amid all of the hoopla and celebration regarding The Kaffman Center for the Performing Arts there has been very little mention of the cost to Kansas City Taxpayers.
more at Tony's Kansas City
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The name, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, came from a family well known to Kansas City. Julia Irene Kauffman said its purpose will be a familiar one too. She is the woman behind the $413 million dream.
more at NBC Action News
and at Fox4KC
and at KMBC
and at NBC Action News
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After 16 years of fits and starts, the new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts opened Friday night with a royal flourish. To be sure, there were captains of industry, political leaders and Kansas City society mavens in abundance at the black-tie gala that inaugurated the center.
more at kansascity.com
and more here
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This evening the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts will open its doors in a gala event featuring performances from the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, the Kansas City Ballet, the Kansas City Symphony, and soloists including famed opera tenor Placido Domingo. Today during Up to Date area critics will discuss the significance of the performing arts center and talk about what they're looking forward to seeing and hearing during the Kauffman Center's 2011-2011 inaugural season.
more at Up to Date (mp3 link)
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It took 11 years, but the building that looks like a giant silver snail shell in downtown Kansas City is about to open! The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts cost $413 million dollars, sits on 18 acres, and has 2 halls inside (one for theatre, the other for concerts). Kristin gave me and my friend Pat a private tour- and we put together this video blog of the Kauffman Center. Check it out! I also took panoramic photos with my iPhone while I was there.
more at Ramsey Mohsen
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The Crossroads Community Association, the Downtown Council, Community Improvement District and the City of KCMO, have initiated a clean up of the streets and parking lots surrounding the center.
more at NBC Action News
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During the week, you are bound to find fourth-year KU Architectural Engineering student Erika O’Shea buckled down studying at Learned Hall. On the weekends, however, she is transported to the 16th Century, where she cavorts with all Seelie fairies and holds dominion over the plants, trees and animals of the village Canterbury.
more at lawrence.com
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Gov. Jay Nixon, Kansas City Mayor Sly James, Kauffman Center Chairwoman Julia Irene Kauffman, center CEO Jane Chu and Fourth District City Councilwoman Jan Marcason took turns speaking about how the center would benefit the city. The Kauffman Center opens Friday, with free public opening celebrations on Sunday.
more at the Kansas City Business Journal
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Okay, let's think about this logically for just a moment.
Fact: There have been increased UFO sightings around Kansas City for the past few years.
Fact: The Kauffman Center For The Performing Arts has been making increasing progress during its construction over the past few years.
Fact: The Kauffman PAC kind looks like a spaceship and has a somewhat "otherworldly" design.
more at Tony's Kansas City
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Renowned local photographer Bob Compton is the subject of this episode of The KC Business Show. Local TV personality Valissa Smith interviews Bob about how he captures the emotion of the moment at every event he photographs, and about his new KC Green Screen endeavors.
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If you’re moved and fascinated by the great narrative of American music — in all its pain, beauty and glory — and you admire exceptional acting and the playwright’s art, then I have recommendation for you: Go see “Nobody Lonesome for Me” at the American Heartland Theatre.
more at kansascity.com
and a preview
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All property owners in Douglas County will be giving Theatre Lawrence a financial push to help the organization reach its goal for building a new theater, office and classroom project in northwestern Lawrence.
more at the Lawrence Journal World
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This is my latest short. The remarkable Susan Estes is the lead, the adept Renee Boman and Sean Hill are her friends. It premiered at the BAMcinemaFest in 2011.
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We recently spoke with Garnett Bruce, the Director of Turandot, and talked about all things opera. Learn how our production of Turandot has been shaped by Garnett’s experience.
more at the Lyric Opera
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The greatly anticipated opening of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts is September 16. The Local Show's Randy Mason and Steph Scupham were able to get a sneek peek to share as part of a special edition of The Local Show. This behind the scenes look will examine everything from the architecture to the acoustics. They also speak to the ballet, symphony and opera about their new home. 
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The River City Community Players are preparing to go Hollywood starting Friday. The Leavenworth-based theater organization is finishing up rehearsals for “From the Hollywood with Love — Part 2.”
more at the Leavenworth Times
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A golf course by day again will become a theater at night when the Flint Hills Shakespeare Festival stages its second annual production, perhaps the Bard's most popular comedy, "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
more at the Topeka Capital Journal
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Chekhov famously decreed that a gun shown in Act 1 must be discharged before the final curtain. His point being that there can be no empty threats or unfulfilled promises in drama. What Act 1 sets up, the final act must fulfill.
more at The Pitch
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Despite the title, “The Drowsy Chaperone” is sure to leave you far from sleepy. It’s a magical, musical, hilarious world as The Barn Players present the feel-good, musical comedy “The Drowsy Chaperone.
more at the Vignette
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This is my first short. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006 and went on to screen at Clermont-Ferrand, Outfest, SXSW and lots of other places. I attribute this to the performance of its lead, Santiago Vasquez (by day a KCK cop); why isn't this guy famous yet?
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S.E. Hinton's landmark novel comes to life, as the Greasers and Socs battle on the Coterie Theatre stage. Showing until October 14, 2011. http://www.coterietheatre.org
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Everyone’s got ideas....sometimes very good ones. but what does it take to implement BIG ideas, especially ones that affect the entire Kansas City region? Yesterday the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce announced its "Big 5" ideas for the metro: a world symposium on animal health, urban core redevelopment, becoming America’s most entrepreneurial city, build a new UMKC Conservatory of Music downtown...and others. Today we talk with the Chamber’s CEO Jim Heeter and its Chair, Greg graves, and hear listener reactions. Did they select the right “Big 5?” Are these goals achievable? Also this hour – a conversation with the director of the KU Cancer Center. The Center submits its application for National Cancer Institute designation in just 11 days...and we find out what that really means...and if it really matters. 
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“Achieving Corporate Balance in a Climate of Change”
A workshop and lunch presented by the Olathe Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday, Nov. 8,
from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
at Ball Conference Center,
21350 W. 153rd Street, Olathe, Kan.
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Is your company facing change that—good or bad—gives rise to conflict and insecurity?
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Looking for ways to help ensure that your organization’s strategic goals and corporate values don’t get lost in the shuffle?
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Searching for strategies to help establish a balanced, cohesive corporate culture despite it all?
This lively presentation by Dr. Sydney Spears with The University of Kansas-Edwards Campus is perfect for you! You’ll come away inspired by corporate GPS giant Garmin International’s transition tactics, equipped with new ideas to handle change, and fired up by a get-up-out-of-your-chair breakout session by Dr. Spears. Don’t forget the powerful networking lunch opportunity with peers!
Check-in at 11 a.m.
Lunch & networking until 11:45 a.m.
Program starts at 11:45 a.m. sharp!
Featuring...
Sydney Spears, Ph.D., LSCSW, University of Kansas-Edwards Campus, is a noted social worker, speaker, and well-known educator. She will help participants recognize and deal with conflictto change their approach to change. Learn how to roll, be quick to listen and slow to speak, and invest in relationships.
Laurie Minard, vice president of Human Resources, Garmin International, has helped Garmin and its employees make the transition to GPS giant from its modest beginnings around a card table in 1989. Learn tips and strategies that she relies on in helping to navigate through decades of growth. She will address how Garmin has remained true to its corporate values in the midst of change.
They will guide you as you learn to...
- Identify and minimize workplace conflict and maximize productivity.
- Understand the effects of constant change in the workplace and how to deal with it.
- Find effective strategies to help navigate any business through conflict and change.
- Assess your workplace (and yourself) as you adapt to the change, both internal and external, positive and negative.
This event is designed to benefit department managers, team leaders, human resources professionals, and small business owners alike! Non-member organizations welcome to attend. Special discount pricing for members.
Please note: This workshop has been submitted to the HR Certification Institute for review.
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With opening day upon us, patrons and the public will begin to evaluate how the complex will settle into and/or transform the community. Just what kind of an asset will the Kauffman Center be?
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The 12th Annual City of Shawnee Holiday Treasures Craft Festival is on Saturday October 22nd from 9am to 4pm. Admission is free, you have nothing to lose and the perfect holiday gift to gain! There are lots of great vendors and crafters this year.
When is Holiday Treasures Craft Festival?
October 22nd from 9am to 4pm
Where is [...] Holiday Treasures Craft Festival is a post from: Kansas City Events
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Although Sha Sha Higby presents a one-woman show, a multitude of creatures accompany her to the stage. The California-based performance artist is visiting the campus of Washburn University through Sunday where she will interact with art and theater students, instruct a mask-making and movement workshop at the Mulvane Art Museum, and give a public performance of "In Folds of Gold," the latest of what she calls a "costume sculpture performance."
more at the Topeka Capital Journal
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The Todd Bolender Center for Dance & Creativity officially opened its doors August 26, 2011.
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Weston’s Applefest is a popular annual event known throughout the Midwest as one of the best fall festivals in Missouri. This 23nd annual festival features demonstrations of:
quilting,
basket weaving,
cider pressing and apple butter making,
displays by artisans and crafters,
live music both days, all back on Main Street.
The Garden Harvest Market will have all your fall favorites, [...] Annual Weston Applefest is a post from: Kansas City Events
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My second short. It won the Special Jury Prize at SXSW in 2009. The boy is Larry Erhnman - he's a really brave kid and is great in this, as is everyone in the huge cast. Music by Tommy Lift.
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Interviews with the Cast of Evil Dead: The Musical with clips from the show. 
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Gladfest is a wonderful fall festival with something for everyone! You may enjoy daily entertainment from Center Stage. Don’t miss Saturday morning’s Parade or Sunday’s Classic Car Show! A Carnival will be open all three days for kids of all ages. The Carnival will offer an “All You Can Ride” wristband special on Sunday afternoon [...] Gladfest is a post from: Kansas City Events
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The Kansas City Symphony had their first rehearsal with Dr. Chen Yi for her new piece, "Fountains of Kansas City". The Symphony will perform this World Premiere on our opening weekend, September 23 - 25, 2011 in the new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. In this video Dr. Chen Yi talks about listening to the Symphony performing her peice for the first time, and hearing the new Helzberg Hall.
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This episode was about performance train wrecks, with guest Rich Sutton (yes, my husband). Feel free to share your own stories of train wrecks either as comments on this blog or by calling the number below if you want it on an episode of Stage Savvy: The Podcast. It starts off a little soft, but the volume does get better.
more at Stage Savvy
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The Overland Park Fall Festival is on Saturday September 24th this year. Kids anxiously sitting on the street curbs and parents waiting for the next act can only mean one thing – the Downtown Overland Park Fall Festival.
The OP Fall fest features:
Johnson County’s best Arts and Crafts Fair, featuring 200-plus vendors;
Three stages of free concerts;
Free [...] OP Fall Festival is a post from: Kansas City Events
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We're ready for our first performance at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 28, 2011 in the new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts! The evening includes the Conservatory Concert Jazz Band, the Wind Symphony and PRISM Quartet!
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Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey (KCFAA) is hosting Gala 2011 on November 19th at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. The event will feature a performance by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Joanne and John Bluford and Diane Canaday and Dan Hesse are the honorary co-chairmen. Deborah and Paget Alves and Gayle and Bruce Krigel will serve as the co-chairmen. Guests can mingle with the Ailey dancers at the After Party in the lobby of the Kauffman Center. The Patrons’ Party will be held the evening of November 15th.
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Artistic Director José Porcel offers the audience an invitation to share his intimate connection with the artistic traditions of the gypsies. Woven like an intricate fabric from the threads of its dancers, musicians and vocalists, Spain's pre-eminent flamenco company brings the traditional art form to vibrant, theatrical life. Gypsy Fire explores the journey of the heart and soul of flamenco from a decidedly contemporary perspective.
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The 19th Annual Waldo Fall Festival takes place on Saturday, September 24, 2011 in the CVS parking lot at 75th and Wornall Rd. This family, fun-filled day begins with a pancake breakfast and ends with the sounds of “Pompous Jack.” During the day, there are inflatables and rides for the children, a tent full of [...] Waldo Fall Fest is a post from: Kansas City Events
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Come experience and shop at a wide range of local and national businesses and vendors. More than 300 vendors will be on site daily. Activities for the entire family. Enjoy:
Networking,
Entertainment,
Concerts and the
Health and Wellness Mall and much more.
Network with over 300 businesses and meet and greet over 30,000 people.
When is KC Black Expo?
Sep. 16-18
Time: 12-9pm
Where [...] KC Black Expo is a post from: Kansas City Events
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 On Saturday, Oct. 1, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the City of Grandview Parks and Recreation Department is hosting the Fifth Annual Kansas City Ability Day/Recreation and Education Fair at ‘The View’ community center, 13500 Byars Rd.,… more
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We recently spoke with Lise Lindstrom, who will be performing the title role in the upcoming new production of Turandot in the soon to open Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Read about why see may get nervous if our tenor starts walking of stage and why high school jobs are always fun and interesting.
more at the Lyric Opera
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Douglas County commissioners are being asked to pump money into two projects angling for community support: one for entertainment and another for traffic.
more at the Lawrence Journal World
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Learn about New Landings InturnXchange and Job Chat. Introducing the new Incubator Spaces provided by the EBS Group. Tours, networking, and door prizes including a NASCAR Ride Along and Derrick Thomas signed photo. For details visit www.newlandings.org or call 913-908-9043.
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A sound and light work commissioned for the Kauffman Center for Performing Arts garage will not be ready for the center’s Sept. 16-18 opening.
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The City of Lee's Summit has launched a study to consider the need for new, improved and expanded arts and cultural facilities in Lee's Summit. This survey is being issued to artists and arts organizations in Lee's Summit and the surrounding region, including members of the Arts Council of Johnson County and the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City. Your feedback will help us understand the demand for different types of arts and cultural facilities in Lee's Summit.
more at Zoomerang
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Creative Buddhist missionaries held the Tibetan Culture Pageant last Friday at Pierson Auditorium. The two-hour show was a brilliant display of Tibetan culture.
more at the University News
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Prairie Village Jazz Festival organizer Kathy Peterson was under a tent just to the north of the main stage Saturday when the winds began to whip through the municipal grounds. And she has one word for the experience of waiting out the 30-minute storm that ended up washing out the event: terrifying.
more at the Prairie Village Post
and at Plastic Sax
and at kcjazzlark
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The Westons of Oklahoma may not be your typical American family, but their crises are familiar to anyone who has followed American drama of the last century, from Eugene O’Neill to Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller to Edward Albee. Booze, drugs, divorce, depression, sexual depravity: The protagonists of Tracy Letts’ August: Osage County live through it all, and they pull us into their dark world.
more at The Independent
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The Lakeview Village’s Fall Open House is on Saturday September 17th. Discover senior living at its very best. You don’t want to miss Rick Hunsicker, a national expert on senior living, discuss “Five Things Seniors Need to Know.” He will reveal the financial realities of homeownership and why considering a senior living community makes sense [...] Lakeview Villages Fall Open House is a post from: Kansas City Events
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The pursuit of campus-wide support regarding a unified performing arts facility made its way to the Faculty Senate last Tuesday, ahead of an announcement this week about potential funding for the project.
Administrators want to construct a single location that would allow students to warm up, rehearse and perform altogether, instead of traveling back and forth between three separate buildings for a string of activities. Dean of the Conservatory of Music and Dance Peter Witte presented faculty leaders with an outline of the plan at the Senate meeting.
more at the University News
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After Ghostcatching, a 13-minute video at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art that opens Sept. 10 until Dec. 31, evokes a dark, mysterious realm inhabited by a dancing, disembodied figure comprised of ephemeral traces of color and light.
more at The Vignette
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Join the University of Kansas School of Music and Reach Out Kansas, Inc., this 2011-12 season for The Kansas Partnership for the Arts, a series featuring numerous performances by renowned faculty, student and international guest artists. All series events are free of charge and open to the public. The series will not only provide performances in Lawrence, Overland Park and elsewhere in the state, but will also provide more than 50 outreach performances throughout Kansas public schools, community centers and senior citizen facilities. Of special note are two performances in the brand new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts/Helzberg Hall located in downtown Kansas City.
more at the University of Kansas School of Music
[Thanks, Kauffman Center]
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Journeyman Theatre Company is in desperate need of a Light Board Op and Video Op for the show Generation Why! This is an immediate need. We would need you to be there starting Tues. or Wed. and the performances. Sept. 16-18, 22-26 and 28-Oct. 1 2011. We had these positions filled previously, unfortunately, they are not able to now. Contact us at gregorychafin@journeymantheatre.com or journeymantheatre@gmail.com or call 816-269-2273. Payment would be the same as the tech's payment for working the show. A % of house after investments are fulfilled. 
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Go almost anywhere in town these days, and you’re likely to hear someone say, “Isn’t it exciting?” or “I can’t wait to see it.” Well, the moment for “it” has arrived. Later this week, attendees at two gala parties and a public open house will walk through the doors …
more at A City in Tune
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Over the past 83 years, a history of tears, joy, frustration, imagination and perspiration, hopeful effort has been intently composed behind the marquee of the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts. There is more than enough fodder for all the makings of a fascinating narrative. Yet, the building’s story is also inextricably bound up with the history of the Missouri Symphony Society, which was at one time the only community-based symphony present in Columbia.
more at the Columbia Daily Tribune
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The 36th Annual Shawnee Town Arts & Crafts Fair is on Saturday September 17th. Shoppers can browse through close to 100 craft booths featuring the creations of jewelers, weavers, chefs, woodworkers and other artisans at Shawnee Town Museum’s 36th Annual Arts & Crafts Fair on Saturday, September 17 between 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The [...] Shawnee Town Arts & Crafts Fair is a post from: Kansas City Events
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“Verge,” the newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble’s 19th season, opened Saturday night at All Souls Unitarian Univeralist Church with a program called “Vortex Memoriam.”
more at kansascity.com
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Each year, the Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents high-quality concerts performed by instrumentalists of all stripes, both from around the community and as far away as the coasts. The Tribune spoke with Ayako Tsuruta, artistic director of the series, and Edward Rollins, music director of First Baptist Church, about the upcoming season of varied musical offerings, beginning tonight with a special 9/11 memorial performance.
more at the Columbia Daily Tribune
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Look at a Mark Rothko painting — especially the murals he created for the Seagram Building’s Four Seasons Restaurant in New York — and “realism” is not the first word that comes to mind.
more at kansascity.com
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A wild, intense 30-minute storm put a damper on what was shaping up to be an excellent second Prairie Village Jazz Festival, doing damage to the stage and forcing organizers to cancel the rest of the event.
more at the Prairie Village Post
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Why does a city closely associated with the role it played in the development of jazz lack a major jazz-based festival even as an Irish-themed event attracts massive crowds? The answer, of course, is complicated. Kansas City has a long history of defunct jazz festivals.
more at Plastic Sax
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Swope Park, Kansas City, Missouri
more at KC Dance
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Fallapalooza is an annual, kid-friendly vendor event that takes place in Belton, MO. This year’s Fallapalooza is going to be on September 17, 2011 from 10am-3pm at the Belton Community Center/High Blue Wellness Center-gym. 50 vendor booths, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) donation spot, raffles, and MORE!!!
When is Belton Fallapalooza?
September 17, 2011 from 10am-3pm
Where is [...] Belton Fallapalooza is a post from: Kansas City Events
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Thousands are expected to attend the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Open House on Sunday, September 18. It’s free to the public and doors open at 11 a.m.
more at KCUR
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Spring Hill Fall Festival is on September 17 & 18, 2011. This marks the 57th anniversary of the Spring Hill Fall Festival. There is a parade on Saturday at 10am. Parade Route: Middle School (old High School) to Webster, North on Webster to North Street, West to Ballfields – end. Music starts at 6pm. Fireworks [...] Spring Hill Fall Festival is a post from: Kansas City Events
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Theater Communications Group (TCG) is thrilled to announce Kansas City's participation in the annual Free Night of Theater initiative during the entire month of October 2011, with 10 different productions in the Kansas City region offering up tickets.
more at Infozine
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Thwarted Romance, A Broadway Producer, Songs, Tap Dancing, Gangsters In Disguise, Booze, Spit-takes, A Ditzy Chorine, A Vintage 1920's Biplane, And A Man In A Chair. What More Could You Want In A Musical?
"The Drowsy Chaperone"
THE BARN PLAYERS
September 16 - October 2, 2011
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm,
Sundays at 2:00pm
Call 913.432.9100 for tickets!
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If you’re in the market for a grand piano, now might be the time to pull the trigger. The Toon Shop, a beloved fixture at The Village Shops since 1948, is holding a major sale in anticipation of an upcoming move to a new retail space along Tomahawk Road next to Minsky’s.
more at the Prairie Village Post
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All Ages are welcome to the 5th annual TOUCH – A – TRUCK event at the Independence Events Center from 10 am to Noon. Stop by and see lots of:
trucks,
boats, and
special vehicles.
See them up close, touch them, sit in them and maybe honk their horns! Be sure to bring your camera to capture all [...] TOUCH A TRUCK is a post from: Kansas City Events
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Never mind, for the moment, the promotional image with circles outlining a 1970s-style afro. Does that really appeal to the age group which attends outdoor music festivals?
more at kcjazzlark
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Leadership training led
by Dave Ramsey
Are you a hard-hitting entrepreneur or an
encouraging team leader? To be successful in
business, you have to be both. Come to business
and financial expert Dave Ramsey’s premier
leadership training program. The exclusive live simulcast will be at Baker University. Cost $39 per person and includes workbook and lunch.
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Saturday Sept. 17th Showtimes:
2 PM & 7:30 Pm
Sunday Sept. 18th Showtimes:
1:30 PM & 4:30 PM
Tickets Available in Advance:
Adults $12 - Children Ages 2 thru 11 $6 - Children Under Age 2 Free
Tickets Day of Show:
Adults $18 - Children Ages 2 thru 11 $10 - Children Under Age 2 Free
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Jukebox and Bobby Sox is a fun & delightful stroll back to the fabulous 50’s – the age of poodle skirts, soda fountains, hula hoops & innocence. This sock-hopping tribute features over a decade of favorites including My Boyfriend’s Back, It’s My Party, Peggy Sue, Chapel of Love, Venus, and many more! (Rated G)
Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8 pm; Sundays at 2 pm
Tickets are $23 for Adults; $20 for Seniors/Students
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It was a perfect night for a concert under the stars, as the Kansas City Symphony held its 28th annual Labor Day Pops in the Park concert on Monday night in Shawnee Mission Park.
more at NBC Action News
and at at Fox4KC
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Don Dagenais of the Lyric Opera Guild previews the Lyric Opera of Kansas City production of Puccini's "Turandot." This will be the inaugural production in the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, and opens October 1, 2011.
Directed by Garnett Bruce, and stars Lise Lindstrom as Turandot; Arnold Rawls as Calaf; Samuel Ramey as Timur; Elizabeth Caballero as Liu.
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Join us for a presentation and tours to celebrate 105 years of service. To learn more about our community in Olathe, call 913-780-9916 or visit www.good-sam.com.
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Presentation and tours to celebrate the organization’s 105 years of service. Learn more about Good Samaritan Society communities in Olathe. Call (913) 780-9916 or visit www.good-sam.com.
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Ray Cooney, the master British farceur, has been a favorite of of our venerable dinner theater impresarios through the years, but traditionally the producers have "Americanized" Cooney's scripts to avoid putting off audiences with a cluster of British accents.
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It’s a safe bet that you’ve seen Stavroula “VouLee” Giokaris’ work. The Kansas City native often didn’t make the credits, though her efforts are still clearly visible on TV and movie screens.
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In the decade, three of Kansas City's major cultural institutions have come under the artistic direction of new inspirational leaders. The Kansas City Symphony is under the baton of Michael Stern, the Kansas City Repertory Theatre is getting a dose of new energy from Eric Rosen, and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art choose Julian Zugazagoitia to lead it in the 21st century. Today all three join guest host Stephen Steigman for a conversation bout the future of the arts in Kansas City, and how outside inspiration combined with homegrown talent can produce imaginative results. 
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It has been quite a journey for Zhou Long, from his life in Beijing to the academic realm at the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance and winning the Pulitzer Prize. He was born in Beijing to an artistic family. His mother was a singer and a teacher at the Central Conservatory of Music. His father was a painter and taught at the China National Drama Academy.
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Reduce. Reuse. Restyle!
Experience a full runway show by cutting-edge design students from clothing sourced from area SAVERS stores! Friends of JCDS has invited students to create clothing collections restyled entirely from donated items. Proceeds to benefit our friends and neighbors with intellectual/developmental disabilties. Please join us at this unique event. Tickets can be purchased online at www.friendsofjcds.com
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We invite you and a guest to attend Lakeview Village's Fall Open House and discover senior living at its best.
You won't want to miss Rick Hunsicker, a national expert on senior living, discuss "Five Things Seniors Need to Know." He will reveal the financial realities of homeownership and why considering a senior living community makes sense in today's turbulent economy. This is not a sales presentation, but an educational event designed to help you plan your future. The talk begins at 10 a.m. in the Heritage Activity Center (9100 Park Street, Lenexa, KS 66215).
Then enjoy a complimentary brunch at Eastside Terrace and take a guided bus tour of apartment homes and garden cottages on our wooded campus in the heart of Lenexa, Kansas. Have questions? Feel free to talk with our marketing representatives and resident ambassadors to get the answers you need.
The Fall Open House is a great chance to discover why Lakeview Village is the senior neighborhood of choice.
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This week, Kansas City lost one native jazz artist — Pearl Thurston Brown died Monday at age 84 — as another legend, one year younger, was literally kicking up her legs (to great applause, by the way) onstage at Jardine's. Kansas-born Marilyn Maye turned 83 years old this year and is having the best third act of any of her Girl Singer contemporaries like Rosemary Clooney, Margaret Whiting, Jane Morgan and Kaye Starr (most of them are either long retired or dead).
more at The Pitch
and a review by Tony Botello
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Along with journalists and historians, playwrights can serve an important role in helping people make sense of national tragedies. And the results can weave narratives other sources might miss. 
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Victor Hentzen isn’t the type of person who usually laughs out loud, whether he is reading or viewing theatrical productions.
more at The Examiner
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Kaitlin Foley has planted the opening blossom of her musical career in a roundabout manner. But she doesn’t regret the process now that she is a noted soprano at the University of Missouri and in Columbia. Foley grew up singing, playing piano and performing in musicals at her high school in Omaha, Neb., but when she came to MU four years ago, it was with a plan to become a journalist, not a musician.
more at the Columbia Daily Tribune
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It's No Surprise This 'Party' Delivers! Rating: 5
The Birthday Party Kansas City Actors Theatre
Sometimes a review is much more than a review. Sometimes it educates you. This is one of those. Kansas City Actors Theatre is bringing us the Pinter Project. This involves a production of Harold Pinter's most famous work "The Birthday Party" and three of the playwright's one act plays "The Lover", "The Collection" and "Night". These shows are performed in repertory which in itself is unique for Kansas City. This means one night the full length play and the next the evening of one act plays. (See, you've learned something already.) On a couple of days the troupe presents both for an all day Pinter festival. Since some of the cast appear in both productions it also means a near Herculean task for them!
Pinter is best known as one of the playwrights identified by critic and theatre scholar Martin Esslin as a key component of the Theatre of the Absurd. Some of the characteristics of this movement (according to our friends at Wikipedia) include: broad comedy, horrific or tragic images, hopeless situations, wordplay and characters forced through repetitive and meaningless actions. These works are often identified by a dismissal of the rules of reality or direct parody. "The Birthday Party" has nearly all of these characteristics and the script gives the actors and director some great material to play with.
I have a no-spoilers policy so instead will only quote the KCAT website: "The play takes us to a godforsaken seaside guest house run by Meg and her husband Petey. The only guest is Stanley, a former pianist with a shady past, upon whom Meg dotes. Into this uneasy family come two additional guests, a pair of suspiciously under worldly types who seem to have some unfinished business with Stanley." This setup gives way to some great funny moments and enables the cast to present moments of unease that may leave some wanting to head to the lobby.
Melinda McCrary as Meg is immediately endearing and befuddling. Robert Gibby Brand as her husband Petey provides a solid foundation for the goings on in more ways than one. TJ Chasteen as boarder Stanley provides a good deal of chaos and emotion while becoming a target for the mysterious and sinister actions of Goldberg and McCann played by Mark Robbins and Brian Paulette. Robbins and Paulette provide some truly menacing moments as well as some dazzling banter. Kelly Gibson as Lulu breathes a little life into a character that is just this side of a stereotype.
There are still chances to see "The Birthday Party" so do yourself a favor and go see it, besides you might just learn something.
Want more information on "The Birthday Party", the Pinter Project or Kansas City Actors Theatre? Visit www.kcactors.org.
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The Artist INC Online experience is based on the popular Artist INC live workshop series held several times a year in Kansas City. Just like the live workshop experience, Artist INC Online provides the tools necessary for working artists of all disciplines to learn and apply these business skills to their art practices: knowledge, mentoring and peer support.
Knowlege
Artist INC Online includes eight learning sessions designed to be completed weekly. Registration for Artist INC Online, however, gives participants six months to complete the sessions at their convenience, night or day. Each of the eight sessions focuses on a different skill set needed by artists in their business practices: strategic planning, marketing, budgeting and taxes, writing about your work, legal issues, grants and bank loans, technology and making it all work.
Each session includes a variety of activities to learn and apply the new skills:
- Interactive video lessons
- Guided Internet exploration
- Related readings
- Action items including printable worksheets
Mentoring
Once artists have completed the Artist INC Online course, each will receive a one-on-one, 30-minute phone session with one of our experienced Artist Facilitators. Sessions can be used to address specific questions related to art business practices and/or discuss and clarify participants' goals.
Peer Support
Through participation on the Artist INC Discussion Blog, artists can share their ideas and work, explore the ideas of other artists and connect with others for continuing support with their arts business practices.
How Much Does It Cost?
Artist INC Online is $179 for six months access.
Thanks to the generous support of the Missouri Arts Council, artists with a valid Missouri address can register at the discounted rate of $100.
Want to Know More?
Visit the Artist INC Online information page for all the details, including system requirements and sign up information
View a sample Interactive Video Lesson
Contact the Artist INC Online staff
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Plans to build a $6.2 million community theater in northwest Lawrence got a last-minute boost from city commissioners on Tuesday. Commissioners unanimously agreed to pledge $20,000 per year for the next five years to Theatre Lawrence’s efforts to build a new 300-seat theater on property near Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive, roughly in front of Free State High.
more at the Lawrence Journal World
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Captured at TEDx
Location: Kansas City / Nelson Gallery of Art / 8/18/11
Performer controlled performance using the Kinect as well as Unity.
Founder / Artistic Director / Creative Director / - Anthony Magliano
Co Artistic Director - Mica Thomas
Executive Producer Visual Content - Stephen Goldblatt
Music: Anthony Magliano & Noel Selders
Interactive Artist & Programmer - Elliot Pjecha
Projections Director: Daniel Parks
Performance: Angelina Sansone
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Electromediascope, the award-winning popular series at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, is an international survey of contemporary film, video and new media. For its fall series, September 2011, Electromediascope offers three programs of film and videos called Lives on Hold: Searching for Agency and Identity in a Changing World, presenting works by artists from the United States, Switzerland and China.
more at Infozine
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The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, a major new center for music, opera, theater, and dance, opens in downtown Kansas City, Missouri on September 16, 2011. The Kauffman Center will present a wide range of entertainers and performances from around the world, including classical, pop, and jazz music, ballet and contemporary dance, Broadway productions, comedy shows, and more. Please join us for the FREE public open house on Sunday, September 18th. For more information on upcoming programs and events, please visit kauffmancenter.org
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The Independent Filmmakers Coalition of Kansas City (IFCKC) is proud to announce the inaugural presentation of the “First&Last” Film Festival, presented in cooperation with CinemaKC at the Screenland Crown Center on Thursday, September 22nd as part of the CinemaKC Showcase Series.
more at the IFC
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Interested in an easy way to pad your resume? Do you enjoy Broadway Theater? Do you like free stuff? Are you a hard-worker with a rockin' personality? If you answered yes to any of those questions then you have come to the right place my friend! Theater League has decided to incorporate a Street Team into their Grassroots marketing initiative and would love for you to join us! What does being part of the Theater League Street Team mean you ask? It's simple! You will receive posters and fliers to hang and distribute. Hanging these posters will result in not JUST invaluable marketing and industry experience but also enable you to receive show tickets!
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The Topeka Community Concert Association’s diverse 81st season will get an eclectic start Saturday when the Intersection trio plays a program that will begin with classical masterworks but end with a Hollywood classic and a touch of jazz.
more at the Topeka Capital Journal
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Concert 1: Vortex Memoriam
Saturday, September 10, 2011 8:00 pm
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
4501 Walnut, KCMO
On the eve of the 10th anniversary of 9/11, newEar explores the realm of remembrance, memories and time in this concert featuring works Voices in Memoriam (for piano and electronics) by Kansas City's award winning composer, James Mobberley and September Canons (for violin and electronics) by Ingram Marshall, (September Canons) composed in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. Other works include Lei Liang's Memories of Xiaoxiang, a haunting reminder of the loss of a loved one during the Chinese cultural revolution (for alto sax with dancer) and Gerard Grisey's Vortex Temporum, (for flute, clarionet, violin, viola, cello, piano.)
Concert 2: Strange Nonsense
Saturday, November 5, 2011 8:00 pm
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
4501 Walnut, KCMO
New Music equals nonsense? Not at all! newEar invites you to experience our take on "nonsense" – most decidedly more sense than non … are Jeremy Podgursky's piano trio "Nonsense or Sorcery" and Kamram Ince's driving, Turkish-inspired "Strange Stone." Olga Neuwirth's colorful and quirky "5 Daily Miniatures. Works by Jay Batzner and Henri Lazarof round out the program. 8:00 pm at All Souls church, 4501 Walnut, KCMO. Tickets thru CTO at 816-235-6222 . Details at newear.org
Concert 3: Worlds Apart
Saturday, February 11, 2012 8:00 pm
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
4501 Walnut, KCMO
Anchoring this concert is the remarkable "Clarinet Quartet" of Krzysztof Penderecki. Works by local composers include "For the Time Being" by Ingrid Stolzel and "Invisible Worlds" by Nick Omiccioli receive their Kansas City premieres.
Concert 4: Road Trip
Saturday, April 28, 2012 8:00 pm
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
4501 Walnut, KCMO
A newEar Road Trip … what could be more intriguing? John Adam's earbox.com "Road Movies" for violin and piano leads off the first leg of the journey. This concert will also feature the winner of our 2nd Annual Composers'Competition and the premiere of a newly commissioned work as well as works by Salvatore Sciarrino, Per Bloland, and Andy Akiho.
For ticket information please call the Central Ticket Office at 816-235-6222 or toll-free at 1-888-286-4849 or visit newear.org.
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 It’s that time! And we are ready for it…cooler weather (thumbs up for sweatshirt and shorts days!) and much lower humidity. This weather ushers in the ever-popular Pumpkin Patch/Fruit Orchard season in and around Kansas City.
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Prison is a place to serve time for a crime, to right what has been wronged, to … learn to sing in a choir? For about 50 inmates living in the East Unit of Lansing Correctional Facility, a minimum-security section of the prison, learning to sing is exactly what they have been doing.
more at the Lawrence Journal World
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KMBC 9's Joel Nichols talks with jazz singer Deborah Brown about the Prairie Village Jazz Festival on September 10th.
more at Youtube 
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Gregory Chafin sees it this way: “What better way to open a new space than with a new work?” The space he refers to is the Just Off Broadway Theatre, the intimate playhouse in Penn Valley Park that just received a major face-lift, and the show is one he co-wrote: “Generation Why: A Rock Operetta.”
more at kansascity.com
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Chant & Beyond
Chant. The very word evokes calm and mystery. Chants of 12th century Hildegard von Bingen, 13th century Ireland, 15th century L’homme armÈ settings, as well as pieces written in our own time, inspired by these ancient tunes.
Sat. Oct 15, 7:30 St Michael Archangel, 143rd and Nall
Sun. Oct. 16, 2:00 Redemptorist Church, 3333 Broadway
Tue. Oct. 18, 7:30 Asbury Methodist, 5400 W 75th St. (at Nall)
The Holiday Concerts
Two concert programs. Take your pick (or attend both!)
A Family Christmas concert with a massed chorus of the Chorale and honor choirs from 8 area high schools. Two hundred young voices singing with the Kansas City Chorale celebrating the joy of the holiday season!
Sun. Dec. 4, 2:00 Grace & Holy Trinity, 1300 Broadway
Gaudete! Rejoice! The Chorale presents its much-loved holiday tradition, classical music to celebrate the season. From formal settings of the 16th century “Gaudete” to a sleigh full of traditional carols (that you sing with us).
Sun. Dec. 11, 2:00 Redemptorist Church, 3333 Broadway
Tue. Dec. 13, 7:30 Asbury Methodist, 5400 W 75th St. (at Nall)
Request Line: 30 Years of Your Favorites
A concert of music most requested by our patrons and singers. Ticket holders and singers will vote, the votes will be tallied, and Maestro Bruffy will conduct the Chorale’s most beloved repertoire. Also on the program to celebrate Franz Liszt’s 200th birthday and the start of the Paschal season, “Via Crucis,” one of Liszt’s most daring and original compositions.
Sun. Mar. 4, 2:00 Redemptorist Church, 3333 Broadway
Tue. Mar. 6, 7:30 Asbury Methodist, 5400 W. 75th St.
Tue. Mar. 13, 7:30 Liberty United Methodist
1001 Sunset Ave, Liberty, MO
The Chorale at the Kauffman
Charles has invited his Phoenix Chorale to join the Kansas City Chorale for our inaugural concert in Helzberg Hall where we will perform masterpieces of Russian composer Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov.
Sat May 12 8:00 Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Helzberg Hall
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A short doc on the production company Quixotic for the Kansas City arts e-zine KCMetropolis.org.
[Thanks, Tony]
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Bands and orchestras are tuning up their instruments in schools all over the metro this month. Like any other extra curricular activity it's expensive. Musical instruments can cost anywhere from $500 to $1,000 dollars. That price tag is more than many families can afford. FOX 4 is teaming up with Band of Angles to bring old instruments to life again in new hands.
more at FOX4KC
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K.C. native and UMKC media grad Nick Everhart’s horror short “Slash-in-the-Box” has been selected as a Top 10 finalist in Universal Studio’s Halloween Horror Nights short film competition.
more at Butler's Cinema Scene
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The Kansas City Ballet has a new home at the Todd Bolender Center. It's not just for ballet dancers. Many involved with the ballet hope it will be a celebration of dance for the entire community.
more at FOX4KC
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When the fiddle’s flying, the caller’s yodeling and a sea of smiling people is spinning around you like cake batter in a mixing bowl, there’s little room for thoughts outside your square.
more at The Chieftain
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If you’re a vocalist, John Stafford needs you – whether it be soprano, alto, tenor or bass. The director of the Kansas City Kansas Community College Community Choir, Stafford has issued an invitation to vocalists in Wyandotte, Leavenworth and other surrounding counties to join one of the Kansas City’s areas most outstanding choirs.
more at the Kansas City Kansan
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Be prepared to spend some extra money if you want to see a play, concert, or other cultural event this fall, as many Kansas City arts groups are raising ticket prices.
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Although they are proud of what Hunter Parrish has accomplished on stage and screen, as the district court's chief judge and a prominent businessman and lawyer, Nancy and Jim Parrish will be pleased to tell friends their nephew is playing Jesus Christ on Broadway instead of a drug dealer on television.
more at the Topeka Capital Journal
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In a couple weeks, the Foundation will begin selling Kansas City Wine. Nobody owned the name, “Kansas City Wine.” Now, the Mutual Musicians Foundation does.
more at kcjazzlark
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In the last two years, 6-year-old Lauren Kyanka’s uniquely funny retoolings of fairy tales and cartoon characters have made a sensation online.
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UNplaza Art Fair is a benefit event for PeaceWorks Kansas City. PPeaceWorks is a not-for-profit all volunteer organization promoting peace and justice for all. The UNplaza Art Fair is their only fundraiser.
When is UNplaza Art Fair?
September 24th & 25th 2011
Where is UNplaza Art Fair?
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
4501 Walnut St.
Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: 816-561-1181
On the [...] UNplaza Art Fair is a post from: Kansas City Events
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The Kansas City Symphony marks each of the three big summer holidays with a rousing, free concert. This year’s Labor Day event will have an extra air of excitement as the Symphony gives its final performance before its debut in the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
more at kansascity.com
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Mary Pat Henry is co-founder of Wylliams-Henry Contemporary Dance Company. The modern dance troupe, based in Kansas City and now in its 20th year, performs Sept. 18 the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts and Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 in White Recital Hall, 4949 Cherry St. For ticket information, go to wylliams-henry.org. This conversation took place at Sahara Café near the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
more at kansascity.com
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Lawrence city commissioners are being asked to provide $100,000 in public funding to help a Lawrence community theater group complete a multimillion-dollar campaign to build a new theater in west Lawrence.
more at the Lawrence Journal World
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The recent grand opening of the Kansas City Ballet’s new home near Union Station was a festive affair as dignitaries gathered with hundreds of artists and arts administrators beneath a tent in the new center’s parking lot.
more at kansascity.com
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In 1963, Plesser opened the Vanguard Coffee House at 43rd and Main. The Vanguard became an important venue for young acoustic acts. Among the performers who appeared at the Vanguard were Danny Cox and Brewer and Shipley, both of whom became artists promoted by Good Karma Productions, a company Plesser co-founded and which eventually booked large-scale concerts into the Music Hall and Arrowhead Stadium.
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Wellsville Days is back! Time to celebrate a great little town in the heartland of the nation. There will be a parade on Saturday. Bring the whole family and support local shops, vendors, and organization fundraisers. Enjoy:
Epic Clue Scavenger Hunt (vehicle & adult required)
Kiddie Parade & Main Parade
Exotic Petting Zoo (Free)
My Dogs Got Talent Show—Frog [...] Wellsville Days is a post from: Kansas City Events
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The 80th Annual Plaza Art Fair is back on September 23rd. The streets of the Country Club Plaza become an outdoor art gallery each September as art enthusiasts flock to the Plaza to see displays of magnificent works of art from the nation’s top visual artists. An annual celebration is rich with tradition.
Artists from across [...] Plaza Art Fair is a post from: Kansas City Events
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I want to like the shows I’m going to see. I’ve loved theatre since I was a little girl and my grandmother took me to shows at The Muny, and have known I needed it to be a part of my life since seeing a production of Of Mice and Men at my local community college that affected me so much, I couldn’t applaud at the end.I want that feeling of being drawn into the production, of forgetting about my life for the time of the show, and being taken away into another world, even if it’s just another person’s.
more at Stage Savvy
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I was pleased when I first learned that Steely Dan had tapped Sam Yahel's organ trio to serve as its opening act for a portion of its current tour. I was eager to see if fans of a jazz-influenced classic rock band would be receptive to a genuine jazz artist. Alas, the answer is a resounding no.
more at Plastic Sax
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Sixth Annual Kids TLC Women’s Event: “Power with a Purpose,” from 6 - 8:30 p.m. at “The Spirit of Avalon,” 5225 Renner Rd. in Shawnee. Trolley service available from Crossroads Christian Church (Johnson Drive and Renner Road). Network with community-minded women and enjoy food and drink. Visit the home of hosts Lyn Shaw and Dennis Langley and tour the grounds, including the grotto with 40-foot waterfall. Complimentary catering by Carrabba’s Italian Grill. $100 (includes registrant and one guest). To make a reservation contact Elizabeth Hall ehall@kidstlc.org or 913 324-3801 or visit www.kidstlc.org.
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Pinter's plays explore marital and love relationships, and the nature of truth and our perception of truth.
more at Infozine
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Ward Holmquist previews the Lyric Opera of Kansas City production of Puccini's Turandot. This will be the inaugural production in the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, and opens October 1. Directed by Garnett Bruce, and stars Lise Lindstrom as Turandot; Arnold Rawls as Calaf; Samuel Ramey as Timur; Elizabeth Caballero as Liu.
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We’re back once again for another great episode of CinemaKC TV!
This Saturday night at 9:30pm on KSMO-TV 62 we’re rebroadcasting short films by Jon Davis and Marc Havener as well as a short film starring Kansas City native Meagan Flynn.
more at CinemaKC
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A fun festival over a three day period on the Historic Downtown Libery Square. Fun for the entire family, food, music, arts and crafts. The carnival will return this year with wristbands available for purchase Sunday afternoon only. The carnival is located next to the Food Area at the corner of Leonard and Mill Streets.
When [...] Liberty Fall Festival is a post from: Kansas City Events
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With state and federal funding sources now looking uncertain, the Carnegie Arts Center in Leavenworth is working to find new sources of support.
more at the Leavenworth Times
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Friday, September 2, 2011
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Zona Rosa Arts Festival will feature artists and performers living and/or exhibiting in Platte County, as well as other well-recognized artists from a across the country. The festival will showcase an assortment of performance artists throughout the weekend, as well as a variety of visual art, including photography, paintings, sculpture and jewelry.
When is Zona Rosa [...] Zona Rosa Arts Fest is a post from: Kansas City Events
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Jean-Luc Ponty is a one of the world’s best jazz violinists. He was a pioneer of jazz fusion. He played with Return to Forever IV at the Midland, Aug. 26. Jean-Luc recently wrote in to discuss how he became interested in playing jazz, the first piece he wrote on the violin and how he became a member of Return to Forever IV.
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Kansas City Young Audiences (KCYA), the region’s largest provider of arts education, will present its 50th Anniversary Celebration on November 12th at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. It will be one of the first events at the new Center.
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The Home Based Business Expo at the Independence Center Mall is set for September 9 – 11. This Home Based Business Expo is hosted by JV Promotions and will feature many home based business vendors. Support local businesses, get samples and find out more information about products and/or services not usually sold in retail stores.
Hours
Mon [...] Home Based Business Expo – Independence Center is a post from: Kansas City Events
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On Friday, August 26, 2011, under a grand white tent, hundreds gathered to mark the official opening of the Kansas City Ballet’s new home. A former coal-fired power plant for Union Station is now called the Todd Bolender Center for Dance & Creativity.
more at KCUR
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Paw & Straw Parade, great food, vendor exhibits, games, moonwalk, interactive inflatables, arts & crafts, concerts, train rides, old west performances, scarecrow contest, stage entertainment, Chris Cakes pancake breakfast, chair auction, art exhibition and beer garden.
When is Belton Fall Festival?
September 16 & 17, 2011
Where is Belton Fall Festival?
Downtown Belton
Main St.
Belton, MO 64012
Phone: 816-331-2420
Title: Belton Fall [...] Belton Fall Festival is a post from: Kansas City Events
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This is the 2nd Annual Prairie Village Jazz Festival, which is free to the public, supporting Kansas City Jazz Artists. This year the artist will be:
Shawnee Mission East Blue Knights Jazz Band,
12th Street Jump,
The Peoples Liberation Band,
Our sister city in the Ukraine “Dolyna Jazz Band”,
Mike Metheny,
Deborah Brown with the Central Time Jazz featuring Matt Otto, [...] Prairie Village Jazz Festival is a post from: Kansas City Events
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Fans and friends of Marilyn Maye were distraught 10 weeks ago when the venerable vocalist was hospitalized a day before a string of performances was scheduled at Jardine’s Restaurant and Jazz Club. Although she’s an octogenarian, Maye’s vigorous joie de vivre made the last-minute cancellation shocking.
and more jazz highlights this week here
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Fox 4 Gets Sneak Peek at the Kauffman Center Organ
more at the Kauffman Center
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The Big Yellow School Bus Grant provides up to $500 to help schools meet the transportation costs of educational field trips to arts institutions and activities in Missouri that are funded by the Missouri Arts Council. The grant meets a growing need to help schools fund student field trips to art museums and exhibits, music, dance, and theater performances, which are often eliminated due to the pressures of dwindling budgets.
Creative learning at cultural institutions is critical to a child's academic development. These visits help foster creativity and innovation, among the most important skills for students to develop today. Big Yellow School Bus is designed to foster partnerships between schools and art institutions so students across the state can explore their creativity and experience all that Missouri's cultural life has to offer.
Funded by the Missouri Arts Council, the program invites eligible K-12 schools (public, private or charter) in Missouri to apply for up to a $500 grant to be used during the 2011-2012 school year.
What does the grant fund?
The Yellow School Bus Grant will pay transportation costs for students taking field trips to approved arts activities including festivals, exhibitions, and performances. The grant does not pay for other related costs including admission fees.
This grant is not competitive and will be awarded as funds are available. Applicants are responsible for making all transportation and destination arrangements.
No match is required for this grant. The applicant may request up to $500 to cover travel expenses that would transport students to and from an eligible field trip destination. Any eligible school may receive one Yellow School Bus Grant between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
Who is eligible?
To be eligible to apply for the Yellow School Bus grant the applying school must be a public, private or charter school that provides daily education to K-12th grade students. The school must be Missouri-based, nonprofit, and tax-exempt.
If you have not applied for Missouri Arts Council funding in the past, please contact the arts education program specialist before you create an online profile.
Eligible destinations are programs that are funded by the Missouri Arts Council. A list of MAC grant recipients by community can be found here: http://bit.ly/oCz124. If you believe your destination is funded by MAC and is not on the list please call Julie Hale, arts education program specialist. Travel for student competitions and student performances are not eligible. The grant will fund clinics only if the students will attend a performance.
Contact and Guidelines
The guidelines can be downloaded here. For more information contact the program specialist: Julie Hale, Arts Education Program Specialist, julie.hale@ded.mo.gov, 314-340-6845, 866-407-4752 (toll-free), 800-735-2966 (TDD)
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