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Country Club Plaza Lighting Ceremony
Dates: Nov. 26 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Country Club Plaza, 47th & J.C. Nichols Pkwy, Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas City native and "Saturday NIght Live" cast member Jason Sudeikis flips the switch Thanksgiving night....
Admission: Free
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Major Events,Special Events
"Wolfgang Laib: Without Place - Without Time - Without Body"
Dates: Sept. 26, 2009-Jan.17, 2010 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
Wolfgang Laib is known for his Pollen Fields, Milkstones, Rice Houses, Ziggurats and more, and many world-wide exhibitions including a retrospective at the Hirshhorn Museum in 2001 acknowledge his importance. "Without Place - Without Time - Without ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events,Major Events
"WYETH: Three Generations of Artistry"
Dates: Sep. 17-Nov. 29 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
The artwork by the Wyeth family, America's iconic art family, will be the focus of the exhibition WYETH: Three Generations of Artistry this fall at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. Together, the artists of the Wyeth family-N. C. Wyeth, Andrew ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"Hide & Seek: Picturing Childhood"
Dates: Sept. 26, 2009-Feb. 21, 2010 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
Since photography's inception in 1839, children have been popular subjects for the camera. We look to pictures of children as collective memories of childhood itself-a phase of life to which we can never return. This exhibition explores our fascinat...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events,Major Events
Chamber Orchestra
Dates: Wed., Dec. 9 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, White Recital Hall, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
Conducted by Robert Olson featuring guest artist Benjamin Beilman, violin....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
Academy Honors Recital
Dates: Sun., Dec. 13 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Grant Recital Hall, 5227 Holmes, Kansas City, Mo.
Outstanding Community Music and Dance Academy students, nominated by their instructors, perform in the Fall 2009 Honors Recital....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
World AIDS Day Luncheon
Dates: Mon., Nov. 30 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Kauffman Foundation Conference Center, 4801 Rockhill Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Keynote address to be delivered by Robert Fullilove, Ed.D., Associate Dean for Community and Minority and Professor of Clinical Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University.
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Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Special Events
Waylande Gregory Studios Launch
Dates: Nov. 19-Dec. 31 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Halls, 211 Nichols Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Internationally acclaimed ceramic sculptor Waylande Gregory (1905-1971) had many ties to Kansas City. He was born in Baxter Springs, Kansas, in 1905, and attended the Kansas City Art Institute. He was commissioned to design several rooms in the Hote...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Ongoing Events
Orrefors & Kosta Boda Limited Edition Trunk Show & Engraving Event
Dates: Fri., Nov. 27 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Halls, 211 Nichols Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Our on-site engraver will personalize your purchase in flowing script, even adding gold or silver accents to make your gift extraordinary-a $30 value with our compliments. Make your selection from an expanded collection including special values and ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Special Events
Mary Jurek Appearance & Signing
Dates: Nov. 27-28 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Halls, 211 Nichols Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Meet Mary Jurek, who will sign your purchase of her hand-hammered stainless steel. Casual Tabletop....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Special Events
Irma Starr Ornament Signing
Dates: Sat., Nov. 28 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Halls, 211 Nichols Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Meet Kansas City artisan Irma Starr, who reproduces the Burnap collection of 17th Century English Slipware Pottery and holiday ornaments. Her works are featured at leading museum gift shops....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Special Events
"Worldly Luxuries: Repetition in Renaissance Textiles"
Dates: Aug. 26, 2009-Feb. 21, 2010 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak Street, Kansas City, Mo.
Since photography's inception in 1839, children have been popular subjects for the camera. We look to pictures of children as collective memories of childhood itself—a phase of life to which we can never return. This exhibition explores our fascinat...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"From Shoals in Time"
Dates: Dec. 4-Jan. 20 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Community Christian Church, 4601 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
This exhibit, featuring very rare and unique shells from the Philippines, reveals the unseen architecture and poetic symmetry of both land and sea shells. Through photographs, giant x-ray prints, and reconstructed "seascapes," the artist/collector ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
Yifan Wu, cello
Dates: Mon., Nov. 30 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Grant Recital Hall, 5227 Holmes St., Kansas City, Mo.
Junior Recital...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
"Jazz Community Carol Fest"
Dates: Sun., Dec. 6 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Community Christian Church, 4601 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Spectacular renditions of favorite holiday music, including both sacred and secular sounds!
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Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities
Santa's Arrival
Dates: Nov. 27 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Santa Claus arrives in a horse-drawn carriage to kick off the holiday season. Sluggerrr®, K.C. Wolf, Perry Penguin, Tip from Crayola®, Casey the Bear and other costume characters help greet Jolly Ol' St. Nick. Join Santa as he enters the Crown Cente...
Admission: Free
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Major Events,Special Events
Musical Fun for Kids: Jim Cosgrove & Mr. Stinky Feet
Dates: Sat., Dec. 5 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Enjoy holiday music for kids and families on three Saturdays in December....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Music & Dance
Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
Dates: Friday, Nov. 27 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
The 100-foot-tall Mayor's Christmas Tree, one of the nation's tallest, is the centerpiece for an illuminating holiday celebration. Enjoy fireworks that are choreographed to Christmas music. 7,200 white lights light up the Mayor's Christmas Tree. Thi...
Admission: Free
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Major Events,Special Events
"It’s Big: Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the National Archives and Records Administration"
Dates: May 22, 2009-Jan. 23, 2010 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: The National Archives, 400 W Pershing Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
This exhibition will feature big documents, big events, big personalities, and big ideas from the region's history. Organized by the National Archives at Kansas City, "It's Big" features pieces of American history including: audio clips from the FB...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
Michael Lasser & Company: Music of World War I
Dates: Nov. 28 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial, J. C. Nichols Auditorium, 100 W 26th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Michael Lasser, along with performers Cindy Miller and Alan Jones, will present a lively concert of popular songs from World War I. Featuring patriotic, sentimental, and martial music of the period. Lasser, a Peabody Award-winning lecturer on Americ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
Musical Fun for Kids: The Doo-Dads
Dates: Sat., Dec. 12 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Enjoy holiday music for kids and families on three Saturdays in December....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Music & Dance
Musical Fun for Kids: Dino O'Dell and the Veloci-Rappers
Dates: Sat., Dec. 19 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Enjoy holiday music for kids and families on three Saturdays in December....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Music & Dance
Mark Raynes "Celestial Peepshow"
Dates: Nov. 6-27 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: {:m Gallery, 2014 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Photography-An Erotic Look at the Moon...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"One Long Moment"
Dates: Dec. 4-31 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Digital Labrador, 125 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
A collection of photographs shot primarily in Europe, but includes photos taken in and around Kansas City by Tom Manning. The title, like the images, captures the quiet balance and stillness visible in so many of these fine prints. ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
Harriman-Jewell Series presents Boris Giltburg, pianist
Dates: Thu., Dec. 10 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Folly Theater, 12th & Central Sts., Kansas City, Mo.
Born in 1984 in Moscow to a family of piano teachers, Giltburg was listed by BBC Music Magazine as one of -Tomorrow's Greats: the pianists to watch - in August 2008....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance