11/1/2009

Sunday, 5 PM

$35.00 per person, all inclusive

Bluestem and The Roasterie will pair-up again for this unique opportunity for guests to learn the fundamentals of coffee blending and the passion that is involved in creating that perfect cup of coffee.

Each guest will blend their own signature coffee and brew masters from The Roasterie including owner and coffee expert Danny O’Neill will judge each custom coffee and determine a best overall blend. Chefs Colby and Megan Garrelts will create some assorted snacks to munch on while guests mix and blend their coffee beans into their personal blend. Each guest will also take home a bag of their signature blend coffee to enjoy.

The event is $35 a person, which is all inclusive.  Seating is limited and reservations are required; for reservations please call bluestem directly.

Bluestem
900 Westport
861.561.1101

Sunday, 9 PM

Come dressed up to the WearHaus Day of the Dead Theme Party and win a gift certificate from ATC Clothing or The Mercy Seat Tattoo.  Music includes Salsa with DJ Victor Mabu, El Mambo Orquestrain, and DJ Sike.  Visit the Dollface Lash Bar for glow in the dark lashes, and blo Salon's Mini Beauty Bar for Day of the Dead hair styles.

The Beaumont Club
4050 Pennsylvania
816.561.2560
http://www.kcwearhaus.com

Sunday

The Brick
1727 McGee
http://www.thebrickkcmo.com/

Sunday, 10 AM-2 PM

Smiles Change Lives Candy ExchangeSmiles Change Lives, a non-profit organization who provides orthodontic treatment to kids from low-income families, will be hosting a Candy Exchange at the City Market. Kids of all ages are invited to donate a portion of their Halloween candy in exchange for great activities and fun prizes. Wonderscope Live, face painting, balloon artists, a "money machine", contests and prizes are just a sampling of the many activities scheduled to take place during the event. 
 
Ace Scale, Inc. will donate $1 to Smiles Change Lives for every pound of candy collected.  Donated candy will be shipped to U.S. Military stationed overseas in Europe and the Middle East. Help Smiles Change Lives reach their goal of 1,500 lbs. of candy and take part in a fun, family friendly event with a healthy message!  For more information regarding activities, contact Smiles Change Lives at 816-421-4949 X229.

City Market
5th and Grand

11/2/2009

Monday, 7 PM

The Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee presents The Best of Fest Shorts from the 2009 Kansas City FilmFest.  The line-up for the festival includes:

Best Comedy Short & Best Heartland Narrative
- The Wonderful Way-Ahead Machine / Todd Norris

Best US / International Narrative
- Toyland / Jochem Freydank

Best Heartland Student Short
- The Loneliest Place on Earth / Cody Stokes

Best US / International Animation
- Chainsaw / Fiona Cochrane

Best Heartland Experimental
- Near the Egress / Antonio Martinez

Best Heartland Documentary
- Untitled / Andrea Agosto

Best US / International Documentary
- Chapter XV:12 / Fernando Pinheiro

Best CinemaJAZZ
- Lesa Terry & Women’s Jazz Orchestra / Leena Pendharkar

Best Heartland Experimental
- The Nightgardener / Jennifer Hardacker

Best Heartland Animation & BEST OF FEST SHORT
- Truth Blues / Mike Snell

 
Admission for the festival is just $10 and tickets are available online.  Parking is also only $2 with validation in KC Power & Light parking lots.

AMC Mainstreet Theater
1400 Main
http://kcjubilee.org
http://kcfilmfest.org

Monday, 6:30 PM

The Kansas City Public Library celebrates the life and career of an influential film director with Unscripted: The Films of Robert Altman on Mondays at 6:30 PM and Saturdays at 1:30 PM. throughout November 2009 in the Stanley H. Durwood Film Vault.
 
Altman learned his craft in Kansas City, making industrial films for the Calvin Company. When he moved on to TV, his expertise set his work apart. In Hollywood, he revolutionized the industry as a persistent enemy of the studio system and conventional filmmaking. Nominated for five Academy Awards as a director, he was awarded an honorary Oscar that recognized “a career that has repeatedly reinvented the art form and inspired filmmakers and audiences alike.”

This film series complements an event featuring Mitchell Zuckoff, author of Robert Altman: The Oral Biography, and Kathryn Reed Altman for a discussion of the life and works of Robert Altman on Monday, November 16, at 6:30 PM.

 The film line-up on Mondays includes:

 M*A*S*H (1970) on November 2. A critical and commercial break-through about a U.S. Army hospital in Korea, this film established the Altman aesthetic: improvisation, unique camera shots, and overlapping sound and dialogue. Starring Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, and Robert Duvall. Earned the Palme d’Or from the Cannes Film Festival and Oscar nominations for Best Film and Best Director. Rated R. (116 min.)

The Long Goodbye (1973) on November 9. This surprising adaptation of the Raymond Chandler classic replaces the original dark hard-boiled imagery with sunny Southern California – where the protagonist detective (Elliott Gould) is obviously out of place. Rated R. (112 min.)

Short Cuts (1993) on November 23. Inspired by the short fiction of Raymond Carver, Altman earned an Oscar nomination for this examination of several seemingly random L.A. characters whose stories sometimes connect. This film opened the 1993 New York Film Festival and its ensemble cast won both a Golden Globe and a Grand Prize from the Venice Film Festival. The cast includes Tim Robbins, Frances McDormand, Andie MacDowell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Matthew Modine, and Robert Downey Jr. Rated R. (184 min.)

A Prairie Home Companion (2006) on November 30. Working from a screenplay by Garrison Keillor, Altman presents the backstage antics and other dramas surrounding the final broadcast of the popular radio show. The cast includes Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Tommy Lee Jones, Lindsey Lohan, and Virginia Madsen. Rated PG-13. (105 min.)

The film line-up on Saturdays includes:

McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971) on November 7. Altman redefines the Western genre in this tale of a frontier gambler (Warren Beatty) and a madam (Julie Christie, in a performance that earned an Oscar nomination) whose inspired partnership sustains them and their ramshackle community. Rated R. (120 min.)

California Split (1974) on November 14. A true character study, this film follows the exploits of two dedicated and degenerate gamblers (Elliott Gould and George Segal) as they endure debt and drunkenness in their pursuit of a winning streak. Rated R. (108 min.)

Nashville (1975) on November 21. Altman and his camera are fixated on the American country and western scene in this satirical musical comedy. Its reeling ensemble cast includes Shelley Duvall, Ronee Blakley, Keith Carradine, and Lily Tomlin. Earned Oscar nominations for Best Film and Best Director; won for Best Song. Rated R. (160 min.)

Gosford Park (2001) on November 28. Altman delivers a masterful British murder mystery set on a country estate in 1932 while subverting the genre in order to transcend it. The star-studded cast includes Kristin Scott Thomas, Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, and Ryan Phillippe. Rated R. (137 min.)

Kansas City Public Library, Central Library
14 West 10th Street
Kansas City, MO http://kclibrary.org

Monday

7:00 pm     Sonic Spectrum Music Trivia
     
10:00 pm     Sleep Dreamer - local indie rock with a melodic, pretty side

11 PM - Speakeasy Tigers
Denver quintet with a dance rock sound getting notice in the Mile High City.

recordBar
1020 Westport Road
http://www.myspace.com/sleepdreamermusic
http://www.myspace.com/speakeasytiger

11/3/2009

Tuesday, 7 PM

Digital Labrador and Canon, U.S.A. are pleased to bring Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, David Hume Kennerly to Kansas City for a very special evening. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online or by phone.

Kennerly has been shooting on the front lines of history for more than 40 years. He's photographed eight wars, as many U.S. presidents, and he has traveled to dozens of countries along the way. At 25, he won the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for his photos of the Vietnam War, and two years later was appointed President Gerald R. Ford’s personal photographer.

Most recently he produced Barack Obama: The Official Barack Obama Inaugural Book, with Bob McNeely, who was President Clinton’s official White House photographer.  He also provided some exclusive behind-the-scenes photographs of President Obama for the project. Earlier this summer a major exhibition of photographs from the book was mounted in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.

National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial
100 West 26th
816.841.9624
http://www.digitalLabrador.com

Tuesday  Nov. 3, 10 AM
Wednesday Nov. 4,  10 AM
Thursday Nov. 5, 10 AM
Friday Nov. 6, 10 AM and 6:30 PM

Tickets $5 members/$7 non-members per person. Call 913.287.8888 for advance purchase. This adaptation of the classic book is about a bunny with a loose tooth that can't seem to go to sleep until he says good night to everything...including the moon.

Union Station, Suite 800
30 West Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO 64108 - [ Google Map ]

816.460.2083
http://www.tya.org

Tuesday

10 PM - Holy Mountain - KC indie rock.

11 PM - McCoy - KC indie rock
 

recordBar
1020 Westport Road
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.myspace.com/holymountainmusic
http://www.myspace.com/mccoyband

Tuesday, 6:30 PM

The Kansas City Public Library welcomes author Patrick Dobson for a presentation based on his travelogue Seldom Seen.

In May 1995, Dobson left a steady if deadening job to take a trip, letting chance encounters guide him to a deeper sense of himself and his eventual destination of Helena, Montana. This book charts experiences with seldom-seen people of the small towns, far-flung outposts, and the Great Plains that make up “our America.” Against the majestic sweep of the open plains and endless horizon, his story is one of hope and desperation, richness, and simplicity – a portrait of who we are in the heartland.

Patrick Dobson is a freelance writer, former journalist, and working member of Ironworkers Local Union No. 10 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Admission is free. Call 816.701.3407 to RSVP.

Kansas City Library, Plaza
4801 Main
816.701.3407

11/4/2009

Tuesday  Nov. 3, 10 AM
Wednesday Nov. 4,  10 AM
Thursday Nov. 5, 10 AM
Friday Nov. 6, 10 AM and 6:30 PM

Tickets $5 members/$7 non-members per person. Call 913.287.8888 for advance purchase. This adaptation of the classic book is about a bunny with a loose tooth that can't seem to go to sleep until he says good night to everything...including the moon.

Union Station, Suite 800
30 West Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO 64108 - [ Google Map ]

816.460.2083
http://www.tya.org

Wedneday

8:30 PM - 12:30 AM - Shay Estes & Trio ALL $3

6-8 PM - Mike White CD Release Party $3

Jardine's
4536 Main
http://www.jardines4jazz.com

Wednesday

El Ten Eleven

 El Ten Eleven - Jumping Frenchmen of Maine

Drummer Timothy Fogarty and bassist Kristian Dunn form this electro indie rock duo from Los Angeles. "We met through a guitar player friend who was trying to put together a live dance project," says Fogarty. "It didn't work out but I was really inspired by the sounds Kristian was getting out of his fretless bass. This was before the double-neck bass/guitar came into the picture. He was intrigued by how I was combining electronic drums into my acoustic kit, so we thought we'd give it a go..."

Ssion - Part punk-part disco-part performance art.

 Ssion - Clown (Moves! Remix)

 Ssion - Clown

recordBar
1020 Westport Road
http://www.ssion.com/

Wednesday, 7:30 PM

With “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead”, “The Real Thing”, the Oscar-winning screenplay of “Shakespeare in Love”, and dozens of literary and theatrical accomplishments, Tom Stoppard has left an indelible mark on the creative landscape of the last 50 years.  However, it is the playwright’s “Arcadia,” the 1993 play that incorporates concepts of math and science, the past and present, order and chaos that has been called his best.

Spencer Theatre, Olson PAC, UMKC
4949 Cherry
816.235.6222
http://www.umkc.edu/theatre/

11/5/2009

Thursday, 7 PM

Claudia Hart has been active as an artist, curator and critic since 1988. She creates virtual paintings that take the form of 3-D imagery integrated into photography, animated loops and multi-channel animation installations. After graduating cum laude from New York University with a B.A. in art history in 1978, Hart studied architecture at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture and received an M.S. in 1984. She then practiced as an art and architecture critic. In 1988, Hart began to exhibit with the Pat Hearn Gallery, moving from critical to artistic practice. After receiving a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in 1989, she shifted her practice to Europe where she spent 10 years. Hart returned to New York in 1998 to publish two illustrated books, originally catalogs for her exhibitions. She wrote, illustrated and designed “A Child's Machiavelli” and “Dr. Faustie's Guide to Real Estate Development.” Hart is currently a visiting artist at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is represented by bitforms gallery in New York, where she had her first solo exhibition in May.

Claudia Hart

Kansas City Art Institute, Epperson Auditorium, Vanderslice Hall
4415 Warwick Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

816.802.3426
http://kcai.edu

Thursday, 12 PM
Meet Steve Lopez, author of The Soloist at a luncheon benifitting the YWCA of Greater Kansas City and the City Union Mission.  Bring discarded eyeglasses and hearing aidss to donate to the mission. The luncheon will consist of the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance Brass Quintet, lunch and the documentary "the Power of One" by Sue Vicory, Steve Lopez and a book signing. 

Sponsorship tables are available and reservations are required. Tickets are $35.

YWCA Black Box Theatre
1017 North 6th Street
913.371.1105
http://www.ywca.org/kansascity

Thursday

H.H.K.C. Dementia with Les Izmore, Sephiroth, James Christos, Human Crop Circles - FREE SHOW!

Riot Room
4048 Broadway
http://www.theriotroom.com

Thursday, 6 PM

Think About What You Think About: April Greiman opens the series with a transmedia talk about the unique approach to blend technology, science, word and image with color and space through her projects that range from signage and exhibitions to three-dimensional work and art commissions.

The Mary Atkins Series at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art celebrates its 14th season by bringing three acclaimed and distinguished figures in art and literature to Kansas City. The annual series honors Mary McAfee Atkins, a Kentucky schoolteacher who married a Kansas City businessman. After developing a deep appreciation for the arts in her later years, Atkins bequeathed her estate for the establishment of an art museum. The Nelson-Atkins resulted from the combined generosity  of Mary Atkins and William Rockhill Nelson. The 14th season of the Mary Atkins Series is dedicated to Marc Wilson.

Series tickets: members admission is $36; nonmembers admission is $56; and students admission is $16. Individual tickets: members admission is $10; nonmembers admission is $15; and students admission is $5.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Atkins Auditorium
4535 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

816.751.1278
http://www.nelson-atkins.org
http://www.madeinspace.com

Thursday, Nov. 5-Sunday, Nov. 8

Facilitated by InterPlay Master Teacher Masankho Banda

Interplay Classes-Movement/Play/Stories/Voice
Sacred Space Alignment/Space Clearing
Personal Energy Field Alignment
 

Masankho Banda from Malawi, Africa--Recipient of the “Unsung Hero Award of Compassion” from His Holiness the Dali Lama, Performing Artist, International Storyteller, African Drummer/ Dancer and World Wide Peace Builder coming to Kansas City.

Fee: $390/$340.00 Early Registration before October 15, 2009
Contact: Devi Wetterer 816-830-7778 d.light18@gmail.com

Masankho Banda is a multi - disciplinary Performing Artist, Facilitator, Spiritual Healer and Peace Builder. He brings many unique perspectives to his work as a Healer and Performing Artist. He learned the ï¬�ne arts of storytelling and dance from his Malawian culture spending many days and nights listening to stories and dancing to music that captivated his mind, shaped his being, nourished his soul and strengthened his spirit. using dance, theater, music,drumming and storytelling. Masankho motivates and inspires people of all ages around the world to work together to bring about peace, social justice and cultural understanding. Masankho has had many successes as an Inspirational Leader. In 1997, he started Ucandanc African Healing Arts — http:// www.ucandanc.org to bring his passion for dance and storytelling to communities around the world.

Unity Village
1901 N.W. Blue Parkway
Unity Village, MO 64065 - [ Google Map ]

Thursday, 9 PM

Czar Bar
1531 Grand
http://www.myspace.com/mindsundercover

Thursday, 7 PM

 

Czar Bar
1531 Grand
http://www.czarbar.com

Thursday

 Adam Lee and The Dead Horse Sound Company - Ghostl

Adam Lee and the Dead Horse Sound Company. Photograph by Adam Hay.

Adam Lee and Johnny Kay are the two-man outfit that comprise the throwback, old-timey country sound of Adam Lee and The Dead Horse Sound Company.

Present:  Country music in its many forms and names – alt-country, americana, roots, honky tonk, etc. – has evolved into different identities for music fans. What does the true face of country music look like and sound like to you?

Lee:  The definition of country music definitely varies, sometimes widely, from person to person. To me, country, real country, embodies the classical elements of the genre - storytelling, honesty, and hopefully some steel guitar. We're not here to tell anyone what and what not to like. We would like to show folks the style of country we prefer. The kind of thing you would hear in a rowdy honky tonk or roadhouse. Music you can dance to, cry to, and definitely drink to.

Read more...

The Brick
1727 McGee
Kansas City, MO http://www.thebrickkcmo.com

Tuesday  Nov. 3, 10 AM
Wednesday Nov. 4,  10 AM
Thursday Nov. 5, 10 AM
Friday Nov. 6, 10 AM and 6:30 PM

Tickets $5 members/$7 non-members per person. Call 913.287.8888 for advance purchase. This adaptation of the classic book is about a bunny with a loose tooth that can't seem to go to sleep until he says good night to everything...including the moon.

Union Station, Suite 800
30 West Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO 64108 - [ Google Map ]

816.460.2083
http://www.tya.org

Thursday, 7 PM

Anthony Glise will be giving a free lecture on “Performance Rights and Copyrights - Making Royalties in the Music Industry.”  Glise will discuss the difference between copyright protection for musicians and registering your original music with performance rights organizations to insure royalty payment from live, radio and television performances. The lecture is sponsored by the St. Joseph Music Foundation and is open to the public.

Glise is adjunct faculty member at Missouri Western State University and head of the guitar department at the University of Missouri, Columbia.  He is the only non-French composer ever elected to the board of the French Film Commission (CRAV) which facilitates contract negotiation between composers and film producers.

Café Acoustic
2605 Frederick
St. Joseph, MO 816.671.1141

Thursday, 8-9:30 PM

Prospero’s Books is excited to welcome Phil Miller (and his poetry) back to Kansas City. For over three decades, Miller's gruff, coffee voice was a regular feature on the KC literary scene. Few poets in the region can't speak to Miller’s influence on their work. The evening's festivities will also feature live music by inestimable Gib Shell.

Miller has published six books of poetry ("Cats in the House"; "Hard Freeze"; "From the Temperate Zone" – with Keith Denniston; "Branches Snapping"; "Why We Love our Cats and Dogs" – with Patricia Lawson; and most recently "The Casablanca Fan."

Miller co-founded the Riverfront Reading Series, served on the editorial boards of Woodley, Potpourri, and BookMark Presses and on the boards of The Kansas City Artists Coalition and The Kansas City Writers Place. He co-edited (with Carl Bettis) the magazine The Same (2000-2007), for which he is the current editor. He is also contributing editor to the online magazine, Big City Lit. Miller hung his hat as a teacher at KCCC for over 20 years.

In 2002, he “retired” to Mount Union, PA where he edits The Same and co-directs the Aughwick Poet and Writers Reading Series. As no one will be surprised, Miller is hard at work on his next collection of poetry.

Prospero's Books
1800 West 39th Street

Thursday, 7 PM

Anthony Glise will be giving a free lecture on “Performance Rights and Copyrights - Making Royalties in the Music Industry.”

Glise will discuss the difference between copyright protection for musicians and registering your original music with performance rights organizations to insure royalty payment from live, radio and television performances.

The lecture is sponsored by the St. Joseph Music Foundation and is open to the public.

Glise is adjunct faculty member at Missouri Western State University and head of the guitar department at the University of Missouri, Columbia.  He is the only non-French composer ever elected to the board of the French Film Commission (CRAV) which facilitates contract negotiation between composers and film producers.

Cafe Acoustic
2605 Frederick
St Joseph, MO 816.676.1112
http://www.stjosephmusicfoundation.org

Thursday, 6-8 PM, Preview and Artists Talk
Friday, 6-9 PM
 
Magic Show exhibition runs through December 1, 2009.

Blue Gallery
118 Southwest Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64108 - [ Google Map ]

816.527.0823
http://www.BlueGalleryOnline.com

Thursday, 7:30PM

Drawing on hundreds of news reports, journal entries, and interviews with the inhabitants of Laramie, Wyoming, “The Laramie Project” captures with heart-rending documentary accuracy the brutal murder of gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard. 

Studio 116, Olson Performing Arts Center, UMKC
4949 Cherry
816.235.6222
http://www.umkc.edu/theatre/

11/6/2009

Friday, 7:30 PM

Through November 22, 2009

Directed by Nino Casisi, Musical Direction by Kevin Bogan, Choreography by Marisa MacKay, Technical Direction by Bill Wright, Lighting Design by Philip Leonard, Costume Design by Renee Purtee, Sound Design by Sean Leistico and Stage Management by Mike Morrow
 
Starring Laura Jacobs, Jered Solace, Benjamin Baellow, Debbie Blinn, Michael Nemeth, Emerson Rapp III and Briana Marxen-McCollom.
 
As the Nazis begin their rise to power in Germany in the late 1920’s, American writer Clifford Bradshaw visits Berlin.  After making a few friends and finding housing, Clifford visits the sleazy Kit Kat Club and meets an English singer, Sally Bowles.  The writer and singer soon fall in love.  Meanwhile, Clifford’s elderly landlord, Fraulein Schneider, gets engaged to a Jewish greengrocer, Herr Schultz – not an easy decision given the increasing influence of the Nazis.  Boasting a courageous score, impressive lyrics and a witty and calculated book, CABARET is filled with memorable and, at times, haunting music to set the stage and bring you into the underbelly of the late 1920’s Berlin…with songs like “Wilkommen”, “Two Ladies”, “Tomorrow Belongs to Me”, “Don’t Tell Mama” and the incomparable title song, “Cabaret”.
 
Regular tickets are $15, Seniors tickets are $12, And Student tickets are $7 with a valid ID.

The Barn Players Theatre
6219 Martway
Mission, KS 913.432.9100
http://www.thebarnplayers.org

Friday and Saturday

The Writers Place welcomes acclaimed author and Kansas City native Hilary Masters for a reading and book signing on Friday, November 6, 2009 at 8 PM. Masters will celebrate the publication of two new books, the story collection How Indians Buried Their Dead, and In Rooms of Memory, a collection of essays. He will read from these, as well as from his classic 1982 memoir, Last Stands: Notes from Memory, and all books will be available for sale. In addition, Masters will also lead a Memoir Master Class at The Writers Place on Saturday, November 7, at 10 AM. Both events are open to the public.

The author of over ten books of fiction and nonfiction, Masters is perhaps best known for his highly praised memoir, Last Stands: Notes from Memory. Noted as "an American classic" by the Boston Globe, the memoir sheds light on his famous father, poet Edgar Lee Masters; his mother; and his maternal grandparents, who raised him in Kansas City. Of this memoir, Philip Lopate has said, "I doubt there has been a better written memoir, page for page, in the last twenty years." In its review, The Chicago Tribune called it “a beautifully written rendering of no less than a century of American life.”

In 2003, the American Academy of Arts and Letters gave Masters’ work its Award for Literature.

Saturday’s Memoir Master Class offers the public a rare opportunity to meet and study with such a renowned literary figure. The deadline for participants to submit manuscripts for critique and suggestions is Wednesday, October 14, 2009. To register or learn more, email workshops@writersplace.org, or call 816.753.1090 for more information.

Reading and Book Signing with Author Hilary Masters: Suggested donation $5 / $3 members. A reception will follow the reading.

Memoir Master Class: Cost: $45 / $30 members

The Writers Place
3607 Pennsylvania
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

http://writersplace.org

Friday, Show starts at 9pm, Doors 8 PM

Afro-Zep is a great combination of the best Led Zeppelin songs played by the best rock and African musicians from Chicago featuring past and present members of Chicago Afrobeat, Starrunner, 1000 Vertical Feet!

Afro-Zep is the brainchild of Marshall Greenhouse (founder and member of Chicago Afrobeat Project from 2001-2008), Wilson (1000 Vertical Feet) and Ryan Behling (Starrunner, Ron the band).  The three have been relentlessly working on original arrangements that mash up Led Zeppelin with the funk and groove of Afro-pop and Afro-beat artists such as Fela Kuti, and Thomas Mapfumo.

Marshall (drum-kit), Wilson (guitar/vocals) and Ryan (bass and lead vocals) bring years of road experience with them and an all-star cast of Chicago musicians they have met along the way. Adding the true traditional West African element is Master-drummer Sekou Conde on djembe. Nick Sednew and Christopher McBride, who’s past experience includes Chicago Afrobeat, Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, L’Ochestre Super Vitesse, Alan Gresik’s Swingshift Orchestra,among many others, take on the role of transforming many of Robert Plant’s vocal lines and Jimmy Page’s guitar leads to powerful horn heads.  Rounding out the line-up is Dan Moulder on keys and vocals. Dan is one of the most in-demand keyboard players in the city and currently tours with Tom Schraeder, Deanna Devore, Grammar and Shala.

The Boxley Brothers and Steelcreek pay tribute to Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.

Crosstown Station
1522 McGee
http://www.myspace.com/afrozep

Friday, 8 PM and 10 PM seatings. Seating is limited. $10 at door.

CSF's URBAN CULTURE PROJECT presents
Mark Southerland's INSTALLATION OPERETTAS: MOON BEARS AND SISTER WIVES - BANQUET BOAT

Installation Operettas: Moon Bears and Sister Wives - Banquet Boat is the second of two unique performances conceived and curated by composer, musician, performer, and sculptor Mark Southerland, a 2008 Charlotte Street Generative Performing Artist Award Fellow. Building upon and reimagining Moon Bears and Sister Wives: Dream Arc (presented on October 23), Banquet Boat blends the culinary arts into its extravagant, operatic, multimedia, performative mix.

Special guests for the performance include Brian Haas, a modern jazz giant on piano and founder of Tulsa’s Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, and jazz vocalist Annie Elicott, also from Tulsa. Other performers and artists involved include Jeff Harshbarger, Shay Estes, Arnie Young, David Ford, Emily Moore, Beniah Leusckie, Scott Johnson, Ruby Hanson, Jake Johannes, Matt Tady, Joy Stempleman, Shawn Hansen, Margaret Gordon, Ryan Gale, Jade, Laurel Birdsong, Jori Sackin, Laura Ellen Frank, Ari Fish, Peggy Noland, Stewart Losee, Peregrine Honig, Chris Bell, and many more. Don’t miss the boat as the journey continues!

la Esquina
1000 W 25th Street

Friday, 6-9 PM

"Kansas City When the Sun Goes Down", new paintings by Jane Pronko through November 28, 2009.  

Jane Pronko

Pi Art Gallery
419 East 18th Street
Kansas City, MO 64108 - [ Google Map ]

816.210.6534
http://www.piartgallery.com

Friday, 6-10 PM.

Aaron Dougherty

Read more about Aaron Dougherty and see his work of the SantaCaliGon Days Festival.

Read more about Aaron Dougherty and see his work of the Bloch Building at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art..
 

Plenum Space
504 East 18th Street
Kansas City, MO 64108 - [ Google Map ]

http://myspace.com/plenumspace
http://www.aarondougherty.com

Friday, 6-10 PM

WearHaus is excited to show off art by Remnants and jewelry created by Steampunk.  The party will feature DJ Billy Smith, local art, clothing and accessory designers.  This celebration is free, all ages and open to the public.

Remnants and Steampunk lines are both created by local designer Rebecca Jackson.  Remnants features found and reused objects constructed into a new life form of quirky robots.  Each robot has a story about where they came from and who they are.  Some Remnants robots have moveable parts like spoons for arms and caster wheels for feet.  Each is unique and one of a kind and easy to fall in love with.  The Steampunk line consists of antique watch parts affixed to vintage and new jewelry giving it a Victorian feel which is both masculine and feminine.

WearHaus Studios provides a place to permanently showcase local and national independent designers including Popgun Clothing, Squashed by Les, Castoffs and Miriam Coffey to name a few.  The location also offers permanent studio space to Scarlett Garnet Jewelry and A Shade Crazy.  WearHaus rents to locals who are searching for a creative, motivating environment in which to design their wares.  In addition to First Friday shows, the space is used for monthly workshops, shopping parties, networking events and fashion functions.  WearHaus also rents the beautifully remodeled space for private meetings, parties and special events.

WearHaus, the Kansas City based event planning company focused on fashion, continues to do events outside the new space but is excited to have a permanent address in the Crossroads.  The company started in 2002 and prides itself on building a community for up-and-coming designers who seek a network of resources in the industry.  What started as a small shopping market has turned into large scale fashion shows, even larger designer markets, workshops and now a space to host it all!  WearHaus provides a venue for designers to expose their lines directly to consumers and professional buyers.  In return, shoppers get the unique experience of finding something new, local and independently created.

WearHaus
1800 Central Suite 204
816.786.2002
http://www.kcwearhaus.com

Friday, November 6, 10 AM-9 PM
Saturday, November 7, 9 AM-3 PM

Foundation presents the West Bottoms Urban Bazaar – the original "shopping is entertainment" experience. The Bazaar features a variety of contemporary and vintage art, home décor, furnishings, antiques, collectibles and fashion design. If you create or trade something then the West Bottoms Urban Bazaar is the market place for you!

The Urban Bazaar is held in the massive warehouse space located on the second floor above Foundation Architectural Reclamation. This once a month market is your opportunity to shop local and direct from area artisans, designers and business minded visionaries.

Get first dibs on Friday during dealer set up or hit the Shopping Party Happy Hour Friday evening at 6:00pm when the Bazaar host live music, performance, drinks and more.  This month's musical guest include Monta At Odds plus our official Bazaar Turntablist Jochen(hog-n). The Saturday market at will host Restless Breed live at noon.   Admission to this all age's event is Free to the public.

Foundation Architectural Reclamation
1221 Union Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64101 - [ Google Map ]

Friday

Riot Room
4048 Broadway
http://www.theriotroom.com

Friday

9 PM - Winston Audio
9:45 PM - Hotdog Skeletons
10:30 PM - Grant Hart (Husker Du)
11:15 PM - Meat Puppets

 

recordBar
1020 Westport Road
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.meatpuppets.com/
http://www.granthart.com/

Friday, Nov. 6, 13, and 20, 6-9 PM

“Pattern & Form in a Graphic Design Context,” an exhibition curated by Ramzy Masri (senior, graphic design) and Ian Tirone (senior, graphic design). Masri and Tirone describe the show: “The School of Design at the Kansas City Art Institute presents a kaleidoscope of line, color and form. Defined as the drone of any modular object, patterned work spans from sculptural solutions to fashion, verifying the philosophy that it is a skin that can be applied to anything — even a gallery.”

KCAI Crossroads Gallery
1908 Main Street
http://www.kcai.edu

Friday, 7-10 PM

"The Space Between" is a mixed media photography exhibit by Andrea Bledsoe. With musical guests Thee Devotion and live video performance by Barry Anderson.

The Mercy Seat Gallery
210 East 16th Street
Kansas City, MO 64108 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.mercyseattattoo.com
http://www.myspace.com/theedevotion

Friday, 6-10 PM

This show is simply called "Viata," the Romanian word for life. It is the best word to describe the Romanian people and their culture. In the face of poor living conditions and post communist regime, they are still a vibrant, happy and resilient people. These images were taken during a trip to the small village of Cudalbi, a good four hour train ride from Bucharest. With a good friend and Peace Corps volunteer leading the way, villagers opened their homes to us, cooked us meals consisting of chicken, mamamiga and homemade Vin.  Mostly an agricultural village; the majority of these people survive on a monthly income of $60 and live without running water, electricity or modern day luxuries. Objects we take for granted on a daily bases and all the while they are hospitable, gracious and giving with what they do have.  This show also includes images from Transylvania, the legendary Dracula's Castle in Bran and the Carpathian Mountains which are home to the beautiful Painted Monasteries. This essay is not only a reflection of the living conditions and reality for the people of Cudalbi it is also a celebration of their pride and culture.  A culture that although seems poor in many ways is very rich in family, land and Viata.

Andrea Nigh

Hilliard Gallery
404 East 18th Street
Kansas City, MO 64108 - [ Google Map ]

816.561.2956
http://www.hilliardgallery.com

Friday, 6-9 PM

Join Artists working in various mediums, and the Skyline Salon owners as we celebrate the opening of Skyline Salon's holiday display. A wonderful variety of products and price points will be available. This is a perfect place to start and finish your holiday shopping! Cocktails and Hors d'œuvres provided along with the best view of KC's Skyline. Featured participants include:

Janay Andrews, Janay A: Handmade Hair Accessories
Janet Beasing and Patrick Deveny, JayKco: Handmade Guitar Straps
A. Laura Brody, Dreams By Machine: Handmade Steampunked Leather Accessories
Kristopher Joel Clark and Christel Highland, KC Rocked: Artistically Reworked Denim
Linda Flake, Kimono Art Studio: Artful Recycled Vintage Japanese Kimono Creations
Christel Highland, Pistol Threads: Rockin Tricked-out Fearless Fashion
Limor Katz, Ella Klara: Inspiring Cultural Fashions
Jill McKeever, For Strange Women: Vegan Aromatherapy Products
Cali Roberta, Cali Roberta's Cherokee Punk: Leather Moccassins and Accessories
Chrystal Ann Wentling, Wentling Design: Inspired Jewelry that Sparkles
Todd Zimmer, zimfo Photography: Lethal Performance Pictures

Skyline Salon
2001 Grand Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64108 - [ Google Map ]

Friday, 6-9 PM, opening.  Exhibition on view: Nov. 6-27, 2009
Gallery Hours: Thurs. + Fri. 11-5 PM. Or by appointment: 816.421.2292

This multi-media, collaborative, and heat-themed exhibition brings together all artists working within the Incubator walls– including INKubator Press Artists and Studio Artists. Participants were asked to respond to the theme of HEAT. The outcome of this is a broad-ranged reply sure to ignite some fires!

The artworks featured in Thermals will be raffled off during this year’s Turn on the Heat event, which takes place on November 14, 2009. All proceeds will go to benefit the Arts Incubator.

Tickets for Turn on the Heat can be purchased at www.artsincubatorkc.org.

Turn on the Heat is the annual fundraiser for the Arts Incubator, which enables them to keep the heat on during the winter! This year, the event begins at 6 PM on November 14th with a Patron’s Cocktail Party, followed by regular admission starting at 7 PM and continuing until midnight. Over 20 styles of gourmet chili, an open bar, desserts and eclectic music and entertainment will be savored on all three levels of the Arts Incubator facility.

The Arts Incubator, located in the heart of Kansas City's famed Crossroads Arts District, is a non-profit organization whose mission is to foster new talent by providing access to costly equipment and facilities, low-cost studio space and a forum to teach the "business of art" to member artists.

Cocoon Gallery @ the Arts Incubator
115 West 18th Street
Kansas City, MO 64108 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.artsincubatorkc.org

Tuesday  Nov. 3, 10 AM
Wednesday Nov. 4,  10 AM
Thursday Nov. 5, 10 AM
Friday Nov. 6, 10 AM and 6:30 PM

Tickets $5 members/$7 non-members per person. Call 913.287.8888 for advance purchase. This adaptation of the classic book is about a bunny with a loose tooth that can't seem to go to sleep until he says good night to everything...including the moon.

Union Station, Suite 800
30 West Pershing Road
Kansas City, MO 64108 - [ Google Map ]

816.460.2083
http://www.tya.org

Saturday

Apocalypse Meow 2 grew out of that initial benefit and the Midwest Music Foundation has taken up the cause. This annual event held by the Midwest Music Foundation raises money for a Musician’s Health Care Fund for artists living and working in Kansas City and the surrounding areas. The MMF aims to create mechanisms where the collective musical community can gain affordable access to health care. 

The Apocalypse Meow 2 Pre-Party is Friday, November 6, 7 PM at Midwestern Musical Company (1830 Locust) and Apocalypse Meow 2 is Saturday, November 7, 6 PM, at Crosstown Station (1522 McGee).

Friday night’s pre-party at the Midwestern Musical Co. features The Gaslights (Henderson’s band) and Howard Iceberg and the Titanics. Raffle tickets will be on sale for the main event. Saturday night includes performances from Slimm Spins, Tiny Horse, Sara Swenson, Alacartoona, The Grisly Hand, The Columns, and The PEDALJETS.

Read more...

http://am.midwestmusicfound.org/

Friday, 5-8 PM

Kathy Ruth was a wood carver and described her work as "vignettes of American life: events of the day, at the movies, the circus, or politics." Although Neal has recently passed away, her work carries exciting life that continues to inspire us.

Eclectics Gallery was enhanced through having this talented artist show at our shop for many years, and now we would like to invite you to a look back at some of the brilliant movie-themed carvings that Kathy Ruth brought to life. Help us remember Kathy Ruth Neal's wonderful sense of humor and creative spirit displayed through her extraordinary art. We celebrate this productive artistic life and ask you to come, see, and be dazzled!

Eclectics Gallery
7015 Oak
Kansas City, MO 816.361.6643

Friday, 6-9 PM

“Pieces of the Pile,” John Hilger’s first solo exhibition. John Hilger is a senior in the Interdisciplinary Arts department at the Kansas City Art Institute. The exhibition will feature interactive sculpture, video, costumes by Wildman Vintage, and live performances by Brother Pink Sheets and Deadman Flats.

 

 

Honeytree Gallery
504 East 18th Street
Kansas City, MO 64108 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.honeytreegallery.com/

Friday, 6-9 PM

FABulous, FUNctional, WEARable ART by ten women artists- Meredith Host, Holly Stewart, Ginny Vineyard.
Lizzie Drake, Anne Lloyd du Pont, Genevieve Flynn, Scarlett Garnet, April Hernandez, Gabrielle Oppenheimer, & Sun Smith-Foret.

UNIT 5 Gallery
1920 Wyandotte #5
Kansas City, MO 64108 - [ Google Map ]

816.841.5500
http://www.unit5gallery.com

Friday, 6-9 PM

Prints and Paintings by Steph Toth Kates. Silk Paintings by Christy L. Berry

Steph Toth Kates, Jellyfish

Beggars Table Church & Gallery
2009 Baltimore
Kansas City, MO

Friday,11:45 AM-1 PM

Medicine and art make a powerful team. While one heals the body, the other lifts the soul – a magical combination. In 1996 Drs. Tony and Luz Racella harnessed this magic to make a difference in the lives of poor and disadvantaged children throughout the world by founding the Medical Missions Foundation (MMF).

Art is an integral part of MMF. In addition to the medical staff, each mission team includes individuals whose primary role is to bring light and joy through artistic endeavors. From organizing art projects for children awaiting treatment, to brightening the dismal hallways of hospitals with cheerful murals, the work of volunteer artists contributes something special to each mission.

Volunteer artist and children's book illustrator Laura Huliska Beith and MMF Executive Director Jane Savidge share how MMF has changed thousands of lives through medical intervention and the healing power of art.

Registration: $20- free to members of the Central Exchange. Call 816-471-7560 or visit www.CentralExchange.org  to reserve your seat        

Central Exchange
1020 Central
Kansas City, MO 816.471.7560
http://www.CentralExchange.org
http://artskc.org

Friday,  6-8 PM

The Belger Arts Center is closing out a very memorable year of exhibitions by displaying 25 triptychs of photographs and revelations from “The Oxford Project.” Since 1984, what began as a lark for University of Iowa Professor Peter Feldstein and his neighbors in tiny Oxford, IA, has evolved into a snapshot of small town life that has moved people all over the country. Noted journalist, Stephen G. Bloom, who interviewed the subjects of Feldstein’s photos and wrote text for each triptych, will be at the Belger.

“The Oxford Project” began when Feldstein photographed 670 of the 676 residents of Oxford in 1984. In 2005 and 2006 he shot new portraits. Bloom says, “The Oxford Project is a national portrait of overlooked triumphs and travails. In the faces and voices of these strangers, we grow to understand ourselves better. They remind us of who we dreamed we would become, and who we turned out to be.”

This fall the Belger will also display more than a dozen sculptural pieces from the Belger Collection. This exhibit will focus on works interweaving narrative with some form of  encasement and will be called “Hold That Thought: Contained Narratives.” This exhibit will run through December 31. Among the artists in “Hold That Thought” are Terry Allen, William Christenberry, Renee Stout, Marilyn Levine, and others.

Peter Feldstein, Oxford Project

Belger Arts Center
2100 Walnut Street
Kansas City, MO 64108 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.belgerartscenter.org

Thursday, 6-8 PM, Preview and Artists Talk
Friday, 6-9 PM
 
Magic Show exhibition runs through December 1, 2009.

Blue Gallery
118 Southwest Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64108 - [ Google Map ]

816.527.0823
http://www.BlueGalleryOnline.com

Friday, 8 PM

NewEar contemporary chamber music ensemble continues its award winning programming with American Currents, an evening of challenging and innovative music making.
 
Stephen Hartke, recognized as one of the leading composers of his generation, was invited by newEar to present his work along with other music that has inspired him. A focal point of this concert is The Horse With the Lavender Eye (1997) for violin, clarinet and piano. In this piece, Hartke references a wide array of inspirational material from Japanese court music, Looney Tunes and 19th century Brazilian novelist Machado de Assis.  Also on the program are his dancingly cheerful work Gradus (1999) for mixed ensemble and the elusive Night Rubrics (1990) for solo cello performed by Lawrence Figg.
 
Donald Crockett’s memories of the emotional arc involved in mountain climbing was used as inspiration in his virtuosic work Scree  (1997) performed by newEar’s cellist Lawrence Figg, pianist Robert Pherigo, and percussionist Mark Lowry. In addition, newEar will feature Morton Feldman’s Bass Clarinet and Percussion (1981) performed by clarinetist Thomas Aber and percussionist Mark Lowry and Pat Conway.
 
Tickets for newEar's American Currents are $20 and $8 for students with an ID. For ticket information call the Central Ticket Office.

All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
4501 Walnut
816.235.6222
http://www.stephenhartke.com/
http://www.donaldcrockett.com/index.asp

Friday, 5:30-9 PM

Maino not only displays his painter’s canvas substrate-printed images in Duality, but he reveals his new, three-dimensional series of work. Standard photography literally only shows one side of a subject, by employing new techniques, Maino conveys multiple sides of an image or idea in his intriguing new compositions.

Dr. Maino is the Chief, Eye Clinic (Optometry) at the Kansas City VA Medical Center and Cl. Professor, University Of Kansas Medical Center. He owes part of his unusual art perspective from his studies involving the affects of eye disease on visual perception, knowledge of optics and love of imaging the world around him.

The Dot Gallery
1517 Oak
Kansas City, MO http://www.TheDotGallery.com

11/7/2009

Friday and Saturday

The Writers Place welcomes acclaimed author and Kansas City native Hilary Masters for a reading and book signing on Friday, November 6, 2009 at 8 PM. Masters will celebrate the publication of two new books, the story collection How Indians Buried Their Dead, and In Rooms of Memory, a collection of essays. He will read from these, as well as from his classic 1982 memoir, Last Stands: Notes from Memory, and all books will be available for sale. In addition, Masters will also lead a Memoir Master Class at The Writers Place on Saturday, November 7, at 10 AM. Both events are open to the public.

The author of over ten books of fiction and nonfiction, Masters is perhaps best known for his highly praised memoir, Last Stands: Notes from Memory. Noted as "an American classic" by the Boston Globe, the memoir sheds light on his famous father, poet Edgar Lee Masters; his mother; and his maternal grandparents, who raised him in Kansas City. Of this memoir, Philip Lopate has said, "I doubt there has been a better written memoir, page for page, in the last twenty years." In its review, The Chicago Tribune called it “a beautifully written rendering of no less than a century of American life.”

In 2003, the American Academy of Arts and Letters gave Masters’ work its Award for Literature.

Saturday’s Memoir Master Class offers the public a rare opportunity to meet and study with such a renowned literary figure. The deadline for participants to submit manuscripts for critique and suggestions is Wednesday, October 14, 2009. To register or learn more, email workshops@writersplace.org, or call 816.753.1090 for more information.

Reading and Book Signing with Author Hilary Masters: Suggested donation $5 / $3 members. A reception will follow the reading.

Memoir Master Class: Cost: $45 / $30 members

The Writers Place
3607 Pennsylvania
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

http://writersplace.org

Friday, November 6, 10 AM-9 PM
Saturday, November 7, 9 AM-3 PM

Foundation presents the West Bottoms Urban Bazaar – the original "shopping is entertainment" experience. The Bazaar features a variety of contemporary and vintage art, home décor, furnishings, antiques, collectibles and fashion design. If you create or trade something then the West Bottoms Urban Bazaar is the market place for you!

The Urban Bazaar is held in the massive warehouse space located on the second floor above Foundation Architectural Reclamation. This once a month market is your opportunity to shop local and direct from area artisans, designers and business minded visionaries.

Get first dibs on Friday during dealer set up or hit the Shopping Party Happy Hour Friday evening at 6:00pm when the Bazaar host live music, performance, drinks and more.  This month's musical guest include Monta At Odds plus our official Bazaar Turntablist Jochen(hog-n). The Saturday market at will host Restless Breed live at noon.   Admission to this all age's event is Free to the public.

Foundation Architectural Reclamation
1221 Union Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64101 - [ Google Map ]

Saturday

Czar Bar
1531 Grand
http://www.czarbar.com

Saturday, 8:30 PM

After living in New Orleans for nearly 15 years, saxophonist Loren Pickford evacuated after Hurricane Katrina and wound up in Kansas City, where he continues to perform and lead various groups.

Blue Room
1618 East 18th Street
Kansas City, MO http://www.americanjazzmuseum.com

Saturday, 10 PM - $6

Davey's Uptown
3402 Main
http://www.daveysuptown.com/

Saturday

Since the critically and commercially successful self-release of their Pretend Not To Love EP in July 2007, Brooklyn’s Tigercity has been touring almost continuously, bringing their brand of pop escapism to the masses.

For a band with influences ranging from Prefab Sprout, Chic and Roxy Music to Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys, and Tangerine Dream, Tigercity has certainly created its own unique brand of outsider pop.  ––Spin

The Brick
1727 McGee
Kansas City, MO http://www.myspace.com/tigercity

Saturday

6 PM & 8 PM - Wild Women of Kansas City - $5

2-5 PM - Kim Park CD Release $5
Kim Park and his Quartet celebrate the music of his late father John Park, lead alto saxophonist with the Stan Kenton Orchestra, with an afternoon of Jazz at Jardines. A new CD of John's music called "Joy Spring" has just been released and will be available for the first time at the event. To learn more about John, please Google "The Heart of John Park" or go to www.kimparkmusic.com. A new John Park DVD will also premier...including John on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1959.

Jardine's
4536 Main
http://www.jardines4jazz.com

Saturday

The Kansas City Public Library celebrates the life and career of an influential film director with Unscripted: The Films of Robert Altman on Mondays at 6:30 PM and Saturdays at 1:30 PM. throughout November 2009 in the Stanley H. Durwood Film Vault.
 
Altman learned his craft in Kansas City, making industrial films for the Calvin Company. When he moved on to TV, his expertise set his work apart. In Hollywood, he revolutionized the industry as a persistent enemy of the studio system and conventional filmmaking. Nominated for five Academy Awards as a director, he was awarded an honorary Oscar that recognized “a career that has repeatedly reinvented the art form and inspired filmmakers and audiences alike.”

This film series complements an event featuring Mitchell Zuckoff, author of Robert Altman: The Oral Biography, and Kathryn Reed Altman for a discussion of the life and works of Robert Altman on Monday, November 16, at 6:30 PM.
 

The film line-up on Mondays includes:

The Long Goodbye (1973) on November 9. This surprising adaptation of the Raymond Chandler classic replaces the original dark hard-boiled imagery with sunny Southern California – where the protagonist detective (Elliott Gould) is obviously out of place. Rated R. (112 min.)

Short Cuts (1993) on November 23. Inspired by the short fiction of Raymond Carver, Altman earned an Oscar nomination for this examination of several seemingly random L.A. characters whose stories sometimes connect. This film opened the 1993 New York Film Festival and its ensemble cast won both a Golden Globe and a Grand Prize from the Venice Film Festival. The cast includes Tim Robbins, Frances McDormand, Andie MacDowell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Matthew Modine, and Robert Downey Jr. Rated R. (184 min.)

A Prairie Home Companion (2006) on November 30. Working from a screenplay by Garrison Keillor, Altman presents the backstage antics and other dramas surrounding the final broadcast of the popular radio show. The cast includes Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Tommy Lee Jones, Lindsey Lohan, and Virginia Madsen. Rated PG-13. (105 min.)

The film line-up on Saturdays includes:

McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971) on November 7. Altman redefines the Western genre in this tale of a frontier gambler (Warren Beatty) and a madam (Julie Christie, in a performance that earned an Oscar nomination) whose inspired partnership sustains them and their ramshackle community. Rated R. (120 min.)

California Split (1974) on November 14. A true character study, this film follows the exploits of two dedicated and degenerate gamblers (Elliott Gould and George Segal) as they endure debt and drunkenness in their pursuit of a winning streak. Rated R. (108 min.)

Nashville (1975) on November 21. Altman and his camera are fixated on the American country and western scene in this satirical musical comedy. Its reeling ensemble cast includes Shelley Duvall, Ronee Blakley, Keith Carradine, and Lily Tomlin. Earned Oscar nominations for Best Film and Best Director; won for Best Song. Rated R. (160 min.)

Gosford Park (2001) on November 28. Altman delivers a masterful British murder mystery set on a country estate in 1932 while subverting the genre in order to transcend it. The star-studded cast includes Kristin Scott Thomas, Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, and Ryan Phillippe. Rated R. (137 min.)

Kansas City Public Library, Central Library
14 West 10th Street
Kansas City, MO http://kclibrary.org

Friday

6 & 8 PM - Angela Hagenbach CD Release Party $5

10:30 PM - 1:30 AM - Late Show Mark Lowrey w/ drums $3

Jardine's
4536 Main
http://www.jardines4jazz.com

Saturday

9 PM - The Show Is the Rainbow
10 PM -  Cowboy Indian Bear
11 PM -  The Sailor Sequence
Midnight -  Thieves

 Cowboy Indian Bear - Mathmaticians/Colour

Sailor Sequence

Thieves

recordBar
1020 Westport Road
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.myspace.com/cowboyindianbear
http://www.myspace.com/thesailorsequence

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Saturday, 4 PM

Come enjoy good music and great company knowing you will make a notable difference in a family’s life. Bring a little extra cash for exciting raffle opportunities, the recordBar dinner menu and a cash bar.

Join “Team Sierra” as we raise funds for Sierra King, who is battling leukemia at Children's Mercy Hospital. Sierra is a student at Park Hill South High School and the daughter of Bob and Sherri King.

Donations may be sent to:
The Sierra King Fund
c/o Blue Ridge Bank & Trust Co
4523 NW Gateway Drive
Riverside, MO 64150

Featuring the music of: Missouri Woodland (Gary Paredes and Royal Scanlon), Too Drunk Minimum
(Tom Damico, Dean Vivian and Dann Searcy), and InLike, Youth Band (Carly Atwood, Casi McCall, Wes Nelson and Alec Nicholas).

$20 adults (suggested donation)
$10 students
$50 family
Kids 10 & under free

recordBar
1020 Westport Road
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.therecordbar.com

Saturday

Apocalypse Meow 2 grew out of that initial benefit and the Midwest Music Foundation has taken up the cause. This annual event held by the Midwest Music Foundation raises money for a Musician’s Health Care Fund for artists living and working in Kansas City and the surrounding areas. The MMF aims to create mechanisms where the collective musical community can gain affordable access to health care. 

The Apocalypse Meow 2 Pre-Party is Friday, November 6, 7 PM at Midwestern Musical Company (1830 Locust) and Apocalypse Meow 2 is Saturday, November 7, 6 PM, at Crosstown Station (1522 McGee).

Friday night’s pre-party at the Midwestern Musical Co. features The Gaslights (Henderson’s band) and Howard Iceberg and the Titanics. Raffle tickets will be on sale for the main event. Saturday night includes performances from Slimm Spins, Tiny Horse, Sara Swenson, Alacartoona, The Grisly Hand, The Columns, and The PEDALJETS.

Read more...

http://am.midwestmusicfound.org/

Friday, November 7 at 7:30 PM, Saturday, November 8, 2 PM

Mel Brooks is one funny Jewish man and his humor comes to life in this musical based on the 1968 Brooks cult-classic film of the same name. This musical will have audiences laughing at the in-your-face humor.

Winner of 12 Tony Awards, "The Producers" tells the tale of has-been producer Max Bialystock who’s looking for a way to hit it big once again on Broadway. Bialystock teams up with the timid accountant Leo Bloom to concoct the biggest show biz scam of all time by producing a flop in order to get rich quick.

Sponsored by: The Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City. As a “theatre of conscience,” the JCC CenterSeason is partnering with the American Stroke Foundation, a local non-profit organization whose mission is to empower stroke survivors and their families to overcome ongoing challenges of life after stroke and rejuvenate their lives.

Those patrons who donate paper towels, packages of toilet paper or copy paper will receive a $3 discount off of their ticket purchase.

Cost: Tickets are $15 for members, $22 for non-members and $11 for students. Discount pricing is available for groups of 10 or more. To purchase tickets, call (913) 327-8054.
 
This show is recommended to mature audiences due to strong language and adult themes

Phone for the public: (913) 327-8054 or boxoffice@jewishkc.org

Lewis and Shirley White Theatre, Jewish Community Campus
5801 W. 115th Street
Overland Park, KS 66211 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.jcckc.org

Saturday, 6:30 PM

Local author, journalist, and ironworker will discuss and sign his new travel narrative,Seldom Seen: A Journey into the Great Plains.

In May 1995, with nothing but a backpack and a vague sense of disquiet, Patrick Dobson left his home and a steady if deadening job in Kansas City, Missouri. Over the next two and a half months he made his way to Helena, Montana, letting chance encounters guide him to a deeper sense of who he was and where he was going. His chronicle of this journey charts his experiences with the seldom-seen people of the small towns, the far-flung outposts, and the Great Plains that make up “our America.”

Kansas Cty Public Library, Plaza Branch
4801 Main
Kansas City, MO 816.701.3407
http://www.kclibrary.org
http://www.patrickdobson.com

Saturday, 10 PM-Midnight

Ernest James Zydeco celebrating the new cd "Jubilee." Come out for a chance to experience the traditional
South West Louisiana style.  Event is Free. New CD is $10.

 Ernest James Zydeco - Family First

Zydeco isn’t common around Kansas City. Local audiences aren’t always hip about dancing to unfamiliar traditional songs that call for two-stepping and waltzes. As a result, James and the band adapted their sound on Jubilee by working in reggae beats and a bluesy vibe along with traditional numbers. Read more.

Ernest James Zydeco. Photograph by Robert Szabo.

Prospero's Books
39th and Bell

Saturday, 11 AM-5 PM

A taste of handmade in South Hyde Park for your early holiday shopping convenience. Repurpose Me Studio is opening its doors to the public by hosting a mini-trunk show featuring a diverse compilation of artisans. Join us for pre-holiday shopping, as well as a social experience with light snacks and beverages that can't be missed!!!!!

Featured artists included:

*Bebe Jaloux Skin Care by epidermal guru, Mary Crawford
*Repurpose Me Handmade purses, bags, cards and more created from recycled materials by Rochelle Brickner
*Luscious Magzilla Knits by Maggie Staggs.
*Infamous homemade fudge (previously sold at Eden Alley) by Serge Staggs.
*Wonderful notebooks/ sketchbooks/ scrapbooks created with repurposed hardbook covers by Megan Mantia
*Colorful pieces of miniature art created by Krista Gagelman

Repurpose Me Handmade Studio/ Home
4031 Campbell

Saturday, 10 AM-4 PM, Auction at 7 PM

Prairie Moon’s Autumn Faire Adds Inspiring, Hands-On Activities for Children and Adults

• Arts activities for children and adults
• Silent Auction of Local Goods, Services and Art
• Bake Sale and Soup Café
• Evening Art Auction

~candle dipping (making beeswax candles for your home)
~wet-on-wet painting (a traditional way of painting in Waldorf schools that allows the colors to magically blend together)
~puppet show (several showings will happen throughout the day)
~winter landscape (creation of a winter landscape from natural materials for your home's seasonal table)
~from 9-10 AM, a class on 'veil painting' will be held ($25, for adults and older children)
~children's portraits by 1st grade teacher and artist Mr. Kris Carlson
~1st grade play, The Fisherman and His Wife, at 11am
~Meadowlark Music session at noon for preschoolers

Prairie Moon is a developing Waldorf school that helps children from early childhood through sixth grade form unique individual qualities and healthy relationships that imbue their lives with both free initiative and a sense of social responsibility. Waldorf education, founded by Rudolf Steiner, is the world’s fastest growing non-sectarian educational movement. To find out more about Prairie Moon Waldorf School or Waldorf education, go to www.prairiemoon.org.

Prairie Moon Waldorf School
1853 E. 1600 Road
Lawrence, KS http://www.prairiemoon.org

Saturday, 2-6 PM

Telephonebooth Gallery
3319 Troost
Kansas City, MO 64109 - [ Google Map ]

Saturday 9 AM

Country Club Christian Church welcomes dynamic speaker and best selling author Sister Joan Chittister for a lecture entitled, “The God They Never Told Me About:  A Convergence of Opposites.” The event is free and open to the public, and will be followed by a question and answer session and book signing.

Joan Chittister is no ordinary nun. She met with the Dali Lama, appeared with Tim Russert on Meet the Press, and called for women’s ordination to the Catholic priesthood.  An internationally renowned speaker on topics of spirituality, peace, and justice, Joan's 2009 speaking tour includes The Parliament of World Religions in Australia and the Science and Spirituality Conference in Italy.  One of Christianity’s key visionary voices, Chittister has authored over 40 books and will release four more this fall. She founded and directs Benetvision, a resource for contemporary spirituality.  

Country Club Christian Church
6101 Ward Parkway
816.333.4917

Saturday 11:30 PM

The Visage Macabre Fashion Show is an aesthetically pleasing event with high standards of fashion and art. Fabulous and fresh emerging fashions are combined with dark and distorted mask sculpture, interweaving human with animal forms into the decorative stylings of couture. Local designers Birdsong, Meyer, and Bertram will present their new lines with masked models. The show is produced by Collective Kansas City, Studio N8, and Melissa Birdsong. Tickets are only $7 and designers, performers and artists include:

Owen Bissex: Sculptor, works with Gary Staab (Staab Studios) making life size dinosaurs, dinosaur sized insects and animals for museums across the country. Their list of clients boasts names such as National Geographic and the Smithsonian. His private studio is in the Arts Incubator.

Melissa Birdsong: Local designer well known in formalwear, has made dresses for BOTAR and Jewel Balls, cocktail parties and weddings. Birdsong restores and reconstructs antique, vintage and retro clothing. She has been featured in the KC Star, Pitch, Nightworld '08, and KC Fashion Week.

Bacon Shoe: A favorite whiteboy hip hop trio. KC's best experimental/comedy rap act will perform a sneak preview of their new album, The Cornking.

Brodie Rush: The talented man from Be/Non. Host of Brodioke karaoke. He will be the show's emcee.

Aaron Storck: Visual artist and recent recipient of studio residency with the Urban Culture Project, featured at the Art & Design Gallery at KU.

Nataliya Meyer: featured in the 18th Street Fashion Show, Nataliya is traditionally trained in the art of tailoring and dressmaking. Her designs for Oblivion Clothing are stylish and made with the finest quality of construction.

Charles David Werner & Rindimo: illustrator/sculpture team with studios at the Emerald Space.

Halliday Bertram: Pitch readers voted best up-and-coming designer. She stitches under the name, Take A Halliday.

The Emerald Space
1323 Union
816.606.3357

11/8/2009

Sunday, 5 PM

 

Yardley Hall
12345 College
913.459.4445
http://www.zamboangathemovie.com
http://www.barclaymartin.com

Sunday, 2-4 PM - reception. 2 PM - conversation with the artist.
Exhibit runs through Sunday, January 3, 2010.

Mark Cowardin: From the Ground Up, a solo exhibition of carved wood and mixed media sculpture at the Epsten Gallery at Village Shalom.

Within the space of home exists an environment where simple, everyday objects and architecture shape our social and individual identities via memory, functionality, nostalgia and symbolic ritual. Our collective understanding of this place is periodically in question, however, as generations simultaneously renegotiate it¹s meaning through migration, displacement, different cultural points of reference, and ideas of usefulness.

Artist Mark Cowardin brings this environment into focus with a new body of work that defines the home as a specifically un-built environment. Neither quite here nor there, the conceptual spaces Cowardin creates with his sculptures and installations are mental thresholds for us to enter and consider various states of potential.

Cowardin approaches his subjects through the industrial complex of the building industry, namely construction materials such as actual two-by-fours and simulated cinder blocks, ductwork, and electrical switches. Using these and other forms as a type of workman¹s visual language, Cowardin manages to subvert them into ironic and conflicting metaphors for a sense of loss over the deconstruction of our historic surroundings and, simultaneously, to question the usefulness of nostalgia when balancing the scales of mass consumption and future sustainability.

KC Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art, Epsten Gallery, Village Shalom
5500 West 123rd Street (at Nall Avenue)
Overland Park, KS 66209 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.kcjm.org

Sunday, 2 PM

American Classics, the fourth season of the Kansas City Public Library’s Script-in-Hand series presented by the Metropolitan Ensemble, welcomes the first play of the series: The Little Foxes. The central character of The Little Foxes, southern aristocrat Regina Hubbard Giddens, finds herself entangled with her two brothers, her daughter, and her sickly husband, in a cycle of blackmail, death, and greed. For her role in the chaos, Regina pays with the loss of her daughter’s love and respect.

The series is sponsored by The Friends of the Kansas City Public Library. Admission is free, call to RSVP.

Kansas City Library Plaza Branch
4801 Main
816.701.3407

Sunday

8 PM - Ken Aldcroft
Guitarist / improviser / composer / producer Ken Aldcroft has been a part of the Toronto jazz and improvised music community since 2001 and with several tours and recordings under his belt since 1997 he has become an integral part of the national creative music scene. His latest projects include the Ken Aldcroft Convergence Ensemble an improvising quintet that also incorporates composed material into their performances. Hat and Beard a duo project with drummer Dave Clark performing the Thelonious Monk songbook and performing in ad hoc improvised music meetings whenever the opportunity presents itself.

9 PM - The People's Liberation Big Band

recordBar
1020 Westport Road
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.myspace.com/kenaldcroft

Friday, November 7 at 7:30 PM, Saturday, November 8, 2 PM

Mel Brooks is one funny Jewish man and his humor comes to life in this musical based on the 1968 Brooks cult-classic film of the same name. This musical will have audiences laughing at the in-your-face humor.

Winner of 12 Tony Awards, "The Producers" tells the tale of has-been producer Max Bialystock who’s looking for a way to hit it big once again on Broadway. Bialystock teams up with the timid accountant Leo Bloom to concoct the biggest show biz scam of all time by producing a flop in order to get rich quick.

Sponsored by: The Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City. As a “theatre of conscience,” the JCC CenterSeason is partnering with the American Stroke Foundation, a local non-profit organization whose mission is to empower stroke survivors and their families to overcome ongoing challenges of life after stroke and rejuvenate their lives.

Those patrons who donate paper towels, packages of toilet paper or copy paper will receive a $3 discount off of their ticket purchase.

Cost: Tickets are $15 for members, $22 for non-members and $11 for students. Discount pricing is available for groups of 10 or more. To purchase tickets, call (913) 327-8054.
 
This show is recommended to mature audiences due to strong language and adult themes

Phone for the public: (913) 327-8054 or boxoffice@jewishkc.org

Lewis and Shirley White Theatre, Jewish Community Campus
5801 W. 115th Street
Overland Park, KS 66211 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.jcckc.org

11/9/2009

Monday

The Kansas City Public Library celebrates the life and career of an influential film director with Unscripted: The Films of Robert Altman on Mondays at 6:30 PM and Saturdays at 1:30 PM. throughout November 2009 in the Stanley H. Durwood Film Vault.
 
Altman learned his craft in Kansas City, making industrial films for the Calvin Company. When he moved on to TV, his expertise set his work apart. In Hollywood, he revolutionized the industry as a persistent enemy of the studio system and conventional filmmaking. Nominated for five Academy Awards as a director, he was awarded an honorary Oscar that recognized “a career that has repeatedly reinvented the art form and inspired filmmakers and audiences alike.”

This film series complements an event featuring Mitchell Zuckoff, author of Robert Altman: The Oral Biography, and Kathryn Reed Altman for a discussion of the life and works of Robert Altman on Monday, November 16, at 6:30 PM.
 

The film line-up on Mondays includes:

The Long Goodbye (1973) on November 9. This surprising adaptation of the Raymond Chandler classic replaces the original dark hard-boiled imagery with sunny Southern California – where the protagonist detective (Elliott Gould) is obviously out of place. Rated R. (112 min.)

Short Cuts (1993) on November 23. Inspired by the short fiction of Raymond Carver, Altman earned an Oscar nomination for this examination of several seemingly random L.A. characters whose stories sometimes connect. This film opened the 1993 New York Film Festival and its ensemble cast won both a Golden Globe and a Grand Prize from the Venice Film Festival. The cast includes Tim Robbins, Frances McDormand, Andie MacDowell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Matthew Modine, and Robert Downey Jr. Rated R. (184 min.)

A Prairie Home Companion (2006) on November 30. Working from a screenplay by Garrison Keillor, Altman presents the backstage antics and other dramas surrounding the final broadcast of the popular radio show. The cast includes Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Tommy Lee Jones, Lindsey Lohan, and Virginia Madsen. Rated PG-13. (105 min.)

The film line-up on Saturdays includes:

California Split (1974) on November 14. A true character study, this film follows the exploits of two dedicated and degenerate gamblers (Elliott Gould and George Segal) as they endure debt and drunkenness in their pursuit of a winning streak. Rated R. (108 min.)

Nashville (1975) on November 21. Altman and his camera are fixated on the American country and western scene in this satirical musical comedy. Its reeling ensemble cast includes Shelley Duvall, Ronee Blakley, Keith Carradine, and Lily Tomlin. Earned Oscar nominations for Best Film and Best Director; won for Best Song. Rated R. (160 min.)

Gosford Park (2001) on November 28. Altman delivers a masterful British murder mystery set on a country estate in 1932 while subverting the genre in order to transcend it. The star-studded cast includes Kristin Scott Thomas, Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, and Ryan Phillippe. Rated R. (137 min.)

Kansas City Public Library, Central Library
14 West 10th Street
Kansas City, MO http://kclibrary.org

Monday

The traditional jam session will be led by local saxophonist Matt Otto.  Come down, bring your axe and sit in with the band – or just swing by to take in one of Kansas City’s best jam sessions.

Blue Room
1618 East 18th Street
http://www.americanjazzmuseum.com

Monday, 7 PM

Michele Fricke, professor and program head of art history at KCAI, will present “What Was Dan Brown Thinking.” In 2003, Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code” was published, preceded by the 2001 book, “Angels and Demons.” In both books, the author placed his protagonist, the Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, against a backdrop of artists and their works to spin fantastical yarns, which are admittedly exciting, compelling reads. Both books have been translated into successful movies, “Angels and Demons” the most recent and arguably the better book and movie. In this lecture we will explore the art historical claims made in these books and movies. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Call 816-505-1443 by Nov. 2 to RSVP.

KCAI Northland Campus for Special Programs
1801 N.W. Platte Rd., Ste. 275
Riverside, MO 816.505.1443

Monday, 8:45 PM

Chylde
These aren’t friendly little pop ditties. This is ferocious, doom-laden, bottom-heavy hard rock –a post-apocalyptic take on the blues as filtered through Black Sabbath’s primal thud and Soundgarden’s possessed banshee wail. It’s music that might peel the paint off walls, or make the neighbors’ lawn die.

By contrast, Chylde – like its brethren in the bands the Sword, Mastodon, Black Mountain and the like – is indulging in a more organic sound, one that is redolent of the salt-of-the-earth environment that presided over its birth. Maybe we could call it the Rust Belt-metal ethic, one that favors a lack of pretension and an earthy solidity over flashy image and musical excess. Whatever it is, it has indeed been there from the beginning. Though Chylde is only a few years old, the band emerged fully formed, its sound, its look and its ferocious stage presence on aggressive display from Day One.

Crosstown Station
1522 McGee
http://crosstownstation.com
http://www.myspace.com/chyldemusic

Monday, 6 PM

Enjoy:

~The Amazing Juggling & Fire Performance by The Amazin’ Jason with your salad~

~An excerpt of L’Histoire D’Amour by Heidi Van & Matt Weiss with your entree~

~The music of Eddie Glenn & Co. with your dessert~

The affair kicks off at 6:00 with hors d'oeuvres fabulous balloon sculptures by Oh Wow! Balloons

Auction of art and artists beginning at 8:30 PM

All of the sumptuous food and artists are available to you for only $40.
Please, RSVP by October 31st. Call 816-305-8188 or go to www.byrdproductions.org

Californos in Westport
4124 Pennsylvania
http://www.byrdproductions.org

11/10/2009

Tuesday, 7:30 PM

Festival of Faiths Keynote Event:  “Acts of Faith: Interfaith Cooperation in a Time of Religious Conflict,” nationally known interfaith leader Dr. Ebrahim “Eboo” Patel

Conversations about the importance of religious understanding and interfaith cooperation frequently ignore today’s youth.  Dr. Patel, author of “Acts of Faith:  The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation,” is founder and executive director of the Chicago-based Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC). President Obama appointed him to the White House Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships’ Advisory Council. He writes “The Faith Divide” blog for the “Washington Post.”  Patel’s International Youth Core selected Kansas City as one of four cities for special development to help grow the new Kansas City Interfaith Youth Alliance.

Congregation Beth Shalom
9400 Wornall Road
Kansas City, MO 64114 - [ Google Map ]

816.361.2990
http://www.festivaloffaithskc.org

Tuesday, 6:30 PM
 
Kansas City writer Jennifer Brown presents her debut novel, Hate List, described as a “compelling novel (that) will leave teens pondering the slippery nature of perception and guilt.”  Hate List follows Valerie Leftman, a high school student whose boyfriend, Nick, opened fire on their school cafeteria five months earlier. Shot trying to stop him, Valerie inadvertently saved the life of a classmate, but was implicated in the shootings because of the list she helped create.

Now, after a summer of seclusion, Val is forced to confront her guilt as she returns to school to complete her senior year. Haunted by the memory of the boyfriend she still loves and navigating rocky relationships with her family, former friends, and the girl whose life she saved, Val must come to grips with the tragedy that took place and her role in it, in order to make amends and move on.

The novel is the first for Brown, a columnist for The Kansas City Star and two-time winner of the Erma Bombeck Global Humor Award.

Admission is free, call to RSVP.

Kansas City Library Plaza Branch
4801 Main
816.701.3407

Tuesday

Accordion, puppets folk-noir

"Original songs on accordion and wine glasses in an American folk style, paired with three short puppetry pieces that unfold from three plywood suitcases. The theme of the puppet shows is of making something out of nothing, and are on the more experimental side of the craft."   ––Corpus Callosum's Website

The Brick
1727 McGee
Kansas City, MO http://www.myspace.com/corpuscallosumband

Tuesday, 7:30 PM

The performance consists of works for solo cello with a variety of media inlcuding electronic, video and the spoken word. Recent peices from Shapiro’s “Nature Project” and a special Kansas City premiere will also be performed.

ArtSounds is a series where composers, performers and visual artists join together to present a series of performances. Initiated by faculty from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and the Kansas City Art Institute, ArtSounds explores cross-media expression through creative concert-making. Faculty partners from each institution produce provocative events that explore a maximum breadth of means, methods, media and music: art sounds and music sees.

KCAI, Epperson Auditorium, Vanderslice Hall
4415 Warwick Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64111-1820 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.kcai.edu

Tuesday, 6:30 PM

Metro Sports will host a town hall to mark the one year anniversary of the release of CityBall, a documentary following the lives of high school athletes in the Kansas City, Missouri, School District. Many of the student-athletes and coaches featured in CityBall will be joined by Kansas City School District officials to discuss the impact the documentary has had on the people, the schools, and the community. The town hall will be filmed and later broadcast by Metro Sports on Time Warner Cable.

Among those scheduled to participate are: Ricky Hicks, former Central High running back; Leshia Cabine, former Paseo Academy forward; Akeem Curns, former Lincoln Prep running back; Ebony Haliburton, former Northeast High forward; Roger Franks, Lincoln Prep football head coach; Henry Newell, Central High football head coach; Kimble Anders, Kansas City Missouri School District athletic director and former Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro fullback; Caleb Clifford, former Paseo Academy athletics director; Cynthia Wheeler-Linden, former Kansas City Missouri School District director of public relations; Dave Smith, former Kansas City Missouri School District board president.

Admission is free and call to RSVP. A 6 PM reception precedes the event.

Kansas City Library Plaza Branch
4801 Main
816.701.3407
http://www.CityBallMovie.com

11/11/2009

Wednesday, 6:30-7:30 PM
 
Antonio's has a selection of delicious pizzas, wraps and sandwiches. A Downtown Neighborhood Association event.

Antonio's - River Market
527 Walnut
http://www.dnakcmo.org

Wednesday, 7 PM

Wes Jackson, president, The Land institute, will present What We Need to Know to Meet the Sustainability Challenges of the Next Half-Century. Jackson’s lecture is the first-ever in the Kansas Lecture Series sponsored by the new Kansas Studies Institute at JCCC. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Hudson Auditorium, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
12345 College Boulevard

Wednesday, 6:30 PM

The Kansas City Public Library hosts economist Zachary Karabell for a discussion of his new book SuperFusion: How China and America Became One Economy and Why the World’s Prosperity Depends on It.

China’s emergence as an economic superpower is widely recognized, but that is only one aspect of the story. Over the past decade, the Chinese and U.S. economies have fused -- and this new dynamic to the superpower relationship will determine whether the coming decades witness increased global prosperity or greater instability.

Karabell traces the Chinese policy of aggressive economic reform and courting of U.S. companies back 20 years, coinciding with the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989. This economic fusion has enhanced the global economy while undermining the sovereignty that governments so crave – yet, the fusion has advanced too far for either nation to extricate itself without severe harm.

 Zachary Karabell is president of River Twice Research, an independent economic research and consulting company. He sits on the board of the New America Foundation and the World Policy Institute, and in 2003, the World Economic Forum designated him a “Global Leader for Tomorrow.” He is the author of nine books and his commentary appears regularly in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Financial Times.

Copies of SuperFusion will be available for sale, and the author will sign copies purchased during the event.

 

Admission is free, call to RSVP. Free parking is also available in the Library District Parking Garage at 10th and Baltimore.

Kansas City Central Library
14 West 10th Street
816.701.3407

Wednesday, 8-9 PM

Jackie Denning, owner of Gallery111 wants to share a guided meditation tape by psychic Nan-C from Palm Harbor Florida. Please RSVP.

Gallery111
1414 Wyoming, #11
Kansas City, MO 64102 - [ Google Map ]

727.420.2596
http://gallery111.org

Preview:  November 11-12. Show runs November 13-December 13.

The show plays Tuesdays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 3 PM.  There is a Saturday Matinee at 3 PM on November 14th and 28th.  There is no show on November 26th in observance of Thanksgiving.

Unicorn Theatre’s 36th season of BOLD NEW PLAYS continues with Farragut North by Beau Willimon.  This behind-the-scenes look at politics focuses on Stephen, a 25-year-old hotshot press secretary, who has built a career that men twice his age envy. During a tight presidential primary, however, the backroom scheming of more seasoned operatives and a seductive teen staffer eclipse his meteoric rise. A viewing portal into the world of politics, Farragut North is an intriguing story of loyalty, lust for power and the high cost of success.

This is the first of three co-productions between Unicorn Theatre and UMKC Theatre. These co-productions allow for graduate student actors and designers to work right along with professionals. 

Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased by calling 816-531-PLAY (7529), online at www.UnicornTheatre.org or at the box office located at 3828 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111.

Unicorn Theatre
3828 Main
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.UnicornTheatre.org

11/12/2009

Thursday, 7 PM

Jordan Bass and Chris Ying from McSweeney’s, a quarterly journal that features art and fiction from both new and established artists and writers, will co-present this lecture. Chris Ying is an editor and designer for McSweeney’s and the magazine Meatpaper. He is also the co-author of a children’s book titled, “109 Forgotten American Heroes and Nine or so Villains,” as well as the upcoming McSweeney’s book, “What If I Ate this Boot?” Jordan Bass is the managing editor of McSweeney’s Quarterly, for which he also does a great deal of design.

Kansas City Art Institute, Epperson Auditorium, Vanderslice Hall
4415 Warwick Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

816.802.3426
http://kcai.edu

Thursday

Jason and the Punknecks, Colt & the 45s, Smoke Stack and the Foothill Fury, Molly Gene

The Brick
1727 McGee
http://www.punknecks.com
http://www.myspace.com/smokestackandthefoothillfury

Thursday, 4:25 PM

Synopsis: "Forgotten history serves as the crux of “The Only Good Indian,” which was shot in Kansas during the summer of 2007. In the film, newcomer Winter Fox Frank plays a teenager taken from his family during the early 1900s and forcibly sent to Haskell under government orders to integrate into white society. He escapes with the intention of returning to his tribe on the Kickapoo of Kansas reservation. Wes Studi portrays a Cherokee bounty hunter hired to recapture the student, and J. Kenneth Campbell plays a legendary “Indian fighter”-turned-sheriff who ultimately pursues them both."

Liberty Hall
644 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, KS 66044 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.theonlygoodindian.com

Thursday, 8:30pm - $5

Davey's Uptown
3402 Main
http://www.daveysuptown.com/

Thursday

10:00 pm     Kevin Hiatt
10:45 pm     Hey Brother

11:30 pm     Nadas
For a band with nearly 15 years behind them, the Nadas sure marked a lot of firsts with their new album, The Ghosts Inside These Halls.

The roots rockers' sixth studio release is their first produced by the band, their first recorded in their hometown of Des Moines, and their first as a fivesome. But perhaps most notably, it's their first time truly baring their souls.

The Nadas have also been called the "Best College Band You've Never Heard Of" by Playboy, had one of their songs ("Walk Away") become the official elimination song on Speed Channel's "Pinks" show, and were one of the final four bands for Bon Jovi’s Have a Nice Day band competition -- all the while steadily touring the country in Meatloaf's old tour bus, named Meatloaf (of course).

recordBar
1727 McGee
http://www.myspace.com/thenadas
http://www.kevinhiattmusic.com/

Preview:  November 11-12. Show runs November 13-December 13.

The show plays Tuesdays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 3 PM.  There is a Saturday Matinee at 3 PM on November 14th and 28th.  There is no show on November 26th in observance of Thanksgiving.

Unicorn Theatre’s 36th season of BOLD NEW PLAYS continues with Farragut North by Beau Willimon.  This behind-the-scenes look at politics focuses on Stephen, a 25-year-old hotshot press secretary, who has built a career that men twice his age envy. During a tight presidential primary, however, the backroom scheming of more seasoned operatives and a seductive teen staffer eclipse his meteoric rise. A viewing portal into the world of politics, Farragut North is an intriguing story of loyalty, lust for power and the high cost of success.

This is the first of three co-productions between Unicorn Theatre and UMKC Theatre. These co-productions allow for graduate student actors and designers to work right along with professionals. 

Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased by calling 816-531-PLAY (7529), online at www.UnicornTheatre.org or at the box office located at 3828 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111.

Unicorn Theatre
3828 Main
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.UnicornTheatre.org

Thursday, 5:30-7:30 PM

Please join 100+ other local business professionals on the 12th. Jerry Smith will be presenting at 6:00 so please get there early for a good spot. I look forward to meeting you and please bring a friend!

More details:
http://www.kconlinecommunity.com/events/event/show?id=2046539%3AEvent%3A42864&xgi=0a7Jk6IRZuqgsz

Raoul's Velvet Room
7222 W. 119th Street
Overland Park, KS 66213 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.raoulsvelvetroom.com

Thursday

Mike Mangione (Acoustic)
Somewhere between indie and folk, between poetry and introspective musings, one finds Tenebrae, whose title -- Latin for shadows -- perfectly sums up the feel of this set. The album revolves around relationships and the emotions that feed and sap them, of those who want out, those who want in, and those who are torn between leaving and staying. Conflict between lovers is the set's thematic crux, the "Great Divide" that Mike Mangione is forever attempting to bestride, the details of which are mostly sketchy, but the repercussions and emotions they evoke as sharp as glass. And it's those emotions that wash strongest over the set, although the lyrics linger. Like all good poetry, one's meant to luxuriate in the beauty of their structure, the lovely twist of the words, and the hidden meanings occasionally found within. The music provides plenty of scope to immerse oneself in the vocals; it's a sublime backdrop that provides support for, but never overshadows, the lyrics. The warmth of the sound, the shadowed melodies, the rhythms that add urgency to the words, and the depths of mood the strings subtly add, all feed the pensive air of the set. A sublime album to be enjoyed at leisure, a late night pleasure or rainy afternoon delight.                     

ALL MUSIC GUIDE, review of Tenebrae, Mangione's latest album

Homer's Coffee House
7126 West 80th Street
Overland Park, KS 66204 - [ Google Map ]

913.381.6022
http://www.myspace.com/mikemangione
http://www.myspace.com/armyofme

11/13/2009

Friday, 8 PM
Saturday, 10 PM

A little corporate sponsorship never hurt anyone, right? A devilish agent seduces Alacartoona with promises of riches and fame. The cost? Just a little integrity.

Talk about a bargain.

Featuring live performances of all-original tunes by Alacartoona. Starring Andy Garrison, Vi Tran and Katie Gilchrist. Directed by Phil Kinen.

Off Center Theatre
Crown Center, 3rd Level
Kansas City, MO http://www.alacartoona.com/

Friday, 8 PM. Tickets: $10. Call 816-678-8886 for reservations.

At every show, the improv comedians in Tantrum invite a “guest monologist” to tell stories on the spot. And we know funny when we hear it, so we’ve invited Star Trek novelist Kevin Dilmore back to spin the stories for a record fourth time.

To get Kevin started, the audience shouts out topics they want to hear about. Kevin can respond with anything he wants to—as long as it’s true. Then Tantrum takes over, twisting and turning his tales into a series of scenes.

Kevin's literary career began in 2001 with the publication of Interphase, a Star Trek novel written with his friend and writing partner Dayton Ward. The duo has written numerous novels and short stories based on television shows since, including their latest, Wet Work, based on “The 4400,” published in November 2008. As a freelance writer, Kevin has contributed to publications including Star Trek Communicator, Amazing Stories and Hallmark magazines. He's an award-winning newspaper reporter and since 2005, has worked for Hallmark Cards. His first book for Hallmark, SuperDad (And His Daring Dadventures), was released this Father's Day—look for it at your local Hallmark retailer.

Tantrum brings together seven of Kansas City's most experienced, critically acclaimed improvisers: Trish Berrong, Pete Calderone, Nikki DuPont, Megan Mercer, Michael Montague Jr., Josh Steinmetz and the Pitch's 2008 Best Funny Performer, Rob Grabowski.

Westport Coffeehouse
4010 Pennsylvania
http://www.westportcoffeehouse.com/

Friday, 8:30pm - $7

Klusterfux, See Through Head, The Throttlers farewell show, Haunted Creepies, Federation of Horsepower

Davey's Uptown
3402 Main
http://www.daveysuptown.com/

Friday, 6-8 PM - Opening reception

The H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute will present an exhibition in partnership with the Charlotte Street Foundation. This year’s exhibition, “The 2009 Charlotte Street Foundation Visual Artists Awards,” features new work by fellows Dylan Mortimer, Jaimie Warren and Andrzej Zielinski, which will be on view from Nov. 14 to March 27.
 
The Charlotte Street Foundation has now recognized 68 Kansas City-based visual artists with Charlotte Street Visual Artist Awards, with a total of $422,500 in unrestricted case grants distributed directly to the artists over 12 years. The Charlotte Street Awards recognize locally based artists who are creating outstanding artwork and provide financial support, critical attention and increased exposure for these artists with the aim of fostering their continued artistic and professional development. Through the Visual Artist Awards, as well as new annual Generative Performing Artist Awards launched in 2008, the Charlotte Street Foundation seeks to contribute to the vitality of Kansas City’s art community and to enhance Kansas City’s desirability as a place for artists to work and live.  For more information about the exhibition, visit www.kcai.edu/artspace.

H&R Block Artspace
16 East 43rd Street
http://www.kcai.edu/artspace

Friday, 6-9 PM

Resident Artists Barry, Anderson, Diana Heise, Archie Scott Gobber, Marcie Miller Gross, Beniah Leuschke, Lonnie Powell, Warren Rosser, Davin Watne, Elijah Gowin, Andrea Flamini, Colby K. Smith, May Tveit and James Woodfill. The exhibition will run through February 12, 2010.

Review Studios Exhibition Space
1708 Campbell Street
816.994.7134

Friday

6:00 pm     The Doo Dads -  Kid-friendly rock tunes.

Hip Hop in the House.
10:00 pm     DJ GTrain
10:30 pm     Stik Figa
11:00 pm     Steddy P
12:00 am     Ces Cru

 Stik Figa - Looking Good (Remix)

 Stik Figa and Leonard Dstroy - 24-7

Steddy P

CES Cru. Photo by Martin Diggs.

 CES Cru/Joe Good - The Block (Miles Bonny Remix)

recordBar
1020 Westport Road

Friday, 5-8 PM. EXHIBITION CLOSES: December 4, 2009

Mallin Gallery:  Marydorsey Wanless works with photography to document the process of ageing. "Ageing," the British spelling, refers to physical, psychological social changes in an organism over time.

CHARNO GALLERY: Luke Firle, Curves - An exploration of shape and space through color, pattern, and the layering of paint.

UNDERGROUND GALLERY: Kale Van Leeuwen, Nightlife - The question is asked, "What if mannequins came to life and were roaming the city?"

Marydorsey Wanless, Renewal

Kansas City Artists Coalition
201 Wyandotte
Kansas City, MO 64105 - [ Google Map ]

816.421.5222
http://www.kansascityartistscoaltion.org

Friday

YWCA 6th Street Gallery
1017 N. 6th Street
Aaron Sutton - As Above So Below
Paintings and Drawings from 2007-2009
November 13 - December 9
Artist reception Friday, Nov. 13, 5-8 PM
www.ywca.org/kansascity
913-371-1105

Fat Matt ’s Vortex
411 N 6th Street
After Art Walk Party
913-219-4858

Lizzy’s Loft (above Fat Matt ’s Vortex)
Anne DeWalt, a KCK firefighter - Photography Collages

Lizzie's Loft  Unique Boutique
November 13 evening and November 14
Hand-made or Unique Items for Sale. A tarot card reader will also be on hand for the event 


KCK Main Library
625 Minnesota Avenue
On display until 5 PM are Fiber Mosaics by Lori Miller. KCK Public Library will not participate in the 2nd Friday Art Walk but will have exhibits during regular library hours during the winter.  Its first spring exhibit will be part of KCK Public Schools "Beyond the Classroom" in March 2010
http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/FINEARTS
913-551-3280


Imago Dei Arts Center
Imago Dei Juried Art Show Selected Artists 2009
Granada Theatre
10th & Minnesota Avenue, KCK
www.imagodeiarts.org
913-233-0266


Pressroom Studios
750 Armstrong, KCK
Studios open for public observation. Studios of Darrell Trubey, George Morris, Michael Brantley, Jose Faus, Kim Eichler-Messmer & Carol Kariotis. Kim Eichler-Messmer will be on hand to discuss her fiber work.
www.pressroomstudios.com



S2 Studios
750 Armstrong, KCK
My School - My Life
By Two Photo/Art Classes at Washington High School
www.stevecurtiskc.com


Red Door Studio Red Door Studios
738 Armstrong Suite 200
Paintings by New Studio Artist Antonette Nicotera
Reception for the artist November 13th 5-8pm
http://www.antonettenicotera.com/


Town House Gallery
1021 North 7th Street
Reflections of Wyandot Art Association
5-8 PM. Through Wednesday, Nov. 18
Call Jonnie McMillian at 913.514.0423 for private showings.

Downtown Kansas City KS

Friday,  7 PM

 Sara Swenson - 40 Days

 Sara Swenson - Jimmy Valentine

 

 Kasey Rausch - Live How You Love

Czar Bar
1531 Grand
816.221.2244
http://www.czarbar.com

Friday, 6-8 PM

What is the Crossfire Challenge?

Imagine a team of well-known wine experts zinging tough questions about wine at you - What is the term for adding sugar to wine during fermentation? Pinotage, it’s the crossing of two grape varieties, which two? What is green harvest and why is it done? That's just what hap­pened to the unsuspecting contestants on America’s newest reality TV series The Winemakers.

Now fans of the show can take their own turn in the hot seat as they compete with other local wine geeks across the country.

How Does the Challenge Work?

To take the Crossfire Challenge all you need to do is show up at one of the Crossfire Challenge events – and bring your wine knowledge. You will have three minutes to answer as many questions about wine as you can.

What Will I Win?

The contestants with the three highest scores will win prizes ranging from wine club memberships, a home version of the show, a deluxe version of the Rosetta Stone language learning system or a 3-day VIP trip to California’s central coast wine country.
 

Cellar Rat Wine Merchants
1701 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64108 - [ Google Map ]

816.221.9463
http://www.cellarratwine.com

Friday, 9 PM

A Tribute to Jeff Buckley w/ Joe Garvey & Invisible Gardners, Anna Cole, The Belated

Czar Bar
1531 Grand
http://www.czarbar.com

Friday, 6-8 PM

Build Your Own Raceways opens on Friday, November 13. With Build Your Own Raceways, children can experiment with design and engineering, and work as collaborators in the exhibit's hands-on environment. In addition, children can launch balls down their tracks and learn about energy, motion, friction, force and gravity as they see them travel from loop to loop.
 
Programs will extend the exhibit concepts and provide opportunities for children to construct new knowledge from their direct experiences with the exhibit. "The Junior League of Wyandotte and Johnson Counties is proud to be a part of the Build Your Own Raceways science experience," says Gina McCord, Junior League of Wyandotte and Johnson Counties President.  "We are excited to partner with Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City to help provide children access to programs that encourage learning through their imagination and hands-on discovery."

Wonderscope Childrens Museum
5700 King
Shawnee, KS 66203 - [ Google Map ]

913.287.8888
http://www.wonderscope.org/

Friday, 2 PM

Patrick Dobson will discuss and sign his new book, Seldom Seen: A Journey into the Great Plains.

Patrick Dobson

Interview

Meet author Patrick Dobson, who wrote the recently published travelogue Seldom Seen, after walking from Kansas City to Helena, Montana in 1995. Dobson recorded a remarkable portrait of people, sights, and experiences in the Great Plains that make up "our America."

Author Patrick Dobson - Seldom Seen continued »

Barnes and Noble Booksellers/Zona Rosa
8625 NW Prairie View Road, N#223
Kansas City, MO 64153 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.patrickdobson.com

Friday

FREE MORAL AGENTS (featuring Ikey Owens of The Mars Volta), ZECHS MARQUISE (featuring Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez of The Mars Volta), Various Blonde

The Brick
1727 McGee
http://www.thebrickkcmo.com

Friday, 5-8 PM

An exhibition of 100 pieces of student work from Washington High School in Kansas City, KS.

It is part of the on going "Who am I" series that Steven Curtis has been conducting for the last 5 or 6 years with youth in schools here in KCK and small villages in Alaska. "I usually work with the students in their classrooms, teaching them photography and photoshop editing programs. Each student is instructed to use photography to visually create a story about who they are , how they fit into their communities and into the world in general. Most importantly it is an opportunity for them to express something about themselves or their environment. The program is sponsored by community funding, career prep organizations and state art organizations" says Curtis.

Gallery #2
750 Armstrong

Preview:  November 11-12. Show runs November 13-December 13.

The show plays Tuesdays through Thursdays at 7:30 PM, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 3 PM.  There is a Saturday Matinee at 3 PM on November 14th and 28th.  There is no show on November 26th in observance of Thanksgiving.

Unicorn Theatre’s 36th season of BOLD NEW PLAYS continues with Farragut North by Beau Willimon.  This behind-the-scenes look at politics focuses on Stephen, a 25-year-old hotshot press secretary, who has built a career that men twice his age envy. During a tight presidential primary, however, the backroom scheming of more seasoned operatives and a seductive teen staffer eclipse his meteoric rise. A viewing portal into the world of politics, Farragut North is an intriguing story of loyalty, lust for power and the high cost of success.

This is the first of three co-productions between Unicorn Theatre and UMKC Theatre. These co-productions allow for graduate student actors and designers to work right along with professionals. 

Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased by calling 816-531-PLAY (7529), online at www.UnicornTheatre.org or at the box office located at 3828 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64111.

Unicorn Theatre
3828 Main
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.UnicornTheatre.org

Friday, Nov. 13 and 20, 6-9 PM

“Pattern & Form in a Graphic Design Context,” an exhibition curated by Ramzy Masri (senior, graphic design) and Ian Tirone (senior, graphic design). Masri and Tirone describe the show: “The School of Design at the Kansas City Art Institute presents a kaleidoscope of line, color and form. Defined as the drone of any modular object, patterned work spans from sculptural solutions to fashion, verifying the philosophy that it is a skin that can be applied to anything — even a gallery.”

KCAI Crossroads Gallery
1908 Main Street
http://www.kcai.edu

Friday, 6-9 PM

Ecstatic Resistance - November 13, 2009–January 16, 2010

A group show curated by EMILY ROYSDON featuring:  YAEL BARTANA, SHARON HAYES, MATTHEW LUTZ-KINOY, MY BARBARIAN, JEANINE OLESON, ULRIKE OTTINGER, ADRIAN PIPER, A.L. STEINER, DEAN SPADE & CRAIG WILLSE, and IAN WHITE.

Join us at Grand Arts for a reception with the artists with a performance by Matthew Lutz-Kinoy at 7 P.M.


EVENTS AND SYMPOSIA - SATURDAY, NOV. 14                        
           
1–4 PM -  Grand Arts
Presentations by Ian White, Dean Spade & Craig Willse, then a discussion with Emily and the artists.
                     
8 PM - La Esquina (1000 West 25th St., KCMO)
Join My Barbarian and local participants* at La Esquina for the performance of Broke People’s Baroque Peoples’ Theater. The event is co-presented with Charlotte Street Foundation’s Urban Culture Project.

Grand Arts
1819 Grand Boulevard
http://www.grandarts.com

Aaron Sutton, Spark

 Artist reception:  Friday, 5-8 PM (as part of KCK 2nd Friday art walk)

Aaron Sutton’s latest solo art exhibit, As Above So Below, features two years of created artwork that portrays the concept of everything that exists in space is what we hold within ourselves and everything that we hold within ourselves exists in space.

Aaron Sutton is a 29 year old multi-disciplinary artist and co-founder of Kansas City’s first hip-hop youth organization, The Hip Hop Academy of Kansas City. Sutton is versatile as a freelance artist, creating solo wall murals and collaborating with youth from the Kansas City Hip Hop Academy. The artist recently has focused on exhibiting his canvas and small drawings in gallery settings.

“I think of my work as a vehicle of social and spiritual expression, many of my paintings and drawings deal with internal and external struggles that we endure along with the flow of life. “

At the age of fifteen, graffiti art and hip-hop culture became Suttons’ way of life which he still leads to this day as a public art instructor, creative writer, clothing designer and musical Emcee- Brother of Moses. Sutton is a member of the Kansas City hip-hop musical duo the Deep Thinkers. Deep Thinkers’ first recorded album was released both nationally and in Japan on Datura Records. The freshman release received praises by Vibe, Vanity Fair and Urb magazines.  The group’s 4th and latest album, “Make It Quake” was just recently released nationally on Wilshire District/VTECH Music.

YWCA of Greater Kansas City, 6th Street Gallery
1017 North 6th Street
Kansas City, KS 66101 - [ Google Map ]

913-371-1105
http://www.ywca.org/kansascity

11/14/2009

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art continues its celebration of the new American Indian art galleries with a series of performances featuring nationally known performance groups and students from Haskell Indian Nations University. Visitors of all ages will enjoy this family-oriented event!

November 14, Saturday

Noon-12:45 PM: Haskell Performance Group: performers will demonstrate a Smoke Dance, native singing and traditional flute. Bloch Lobby

1-1:30 PM: Copper Maker Dancers. Traditional dances performed by a renowned Kwakiutl group from the Pacific Northwest. Free, tickets required. Call 816-751-1278 or visit nelson-atkins.org. Atkins Auditorium

1:45-2:30 PM:  Midnite Express. Hand-drum performance, singing and dance by an award-winning group of native performers from the Southwest and Plains regions. Bloch Lobby

3-3:30 PM:  Copper Maker Dancers. Traditional dances performed by a renowned Kwakiutl group from the Pacific Northwest. Free, tickets required. Call 816-751-1278 or visit nelson-atkins.org. Atkins Auditorium

Museum volunteers will be stationed in the American Indian Galleries and there will be gallery activities for children.

November 15, Sunday

1-1:45 PM:  Midnite Express. Hand-drum performance, singing and dance by an award-winning group of native performers from the Southwest and Plains regions. Kirkwood Hall

2-2:30 PM:  Copper Maker Dancers. Traditional dances performed by a renowned Kwakiutl group from the Pacific Northwest. Free, tickets required. Call 816-751-1278 or visit nelson-atkins.org. Atkins Auditorium

3-3:45 PM: Haskell Performance Group. Performers will demonstrate a Smoke Dance, native singing and traditional flute.
 
4-4:45 PM: Celebration Finale. The Haskell Performance Group will join Midnite Express in leading a celebratory Round Dance. Museum visitors will be invited to join the fun! Kirkwood Hall

Museum volunteers will be stationed in the American Indian Galleries and there will be gallery activities for children.

The Copper Maker Dancers are a Kwakiutl dance group of the Kwakwakwa'wakw people of the Northwest Coast. Led by Calvin and Marie Hunt, they perform only traditional songs and dances passed down from generation to generation. They have performed throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia and Japan.

Midnite Express, an internationally award-winning drum group with 10 CDs to its name, performs a unique blend of “old style” drum music with contemporary vocalizations of traditional songs. Based out of Minnesota’s Twin Cities, its members come from throughout the U.S. and represent a broad range of Native traditions.

The Haskell Performance Group is comprised of students from Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kan., and they represent a cross section of the more than 150 Native cultures that comprise Haskell’s student body.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

816.751.1278
http://www.nelson-atkins.org

Saturday, 7 PM

Turn on the Heat begins at 6 PM with a Patron’s Cocktail party, regular admission starts at 7 PM and continues until midnight. Over 20 styles of gourmet chili, an open bar, desserts and eclectic music and entertainment will be savored on all three levels of the Arts Incubator facility.

The Arts Incubator, located in the heart of Kansas City's famed Crossroads Arts District, is a non-profit organization whose mission is to foster new talent by providing access to costly equipment and facilities, low-cost studio space and a forum to teach the "business of art" to member artists. 

Arts Incubator
115 West 18th Street
Kansas City, MO 64108 - [ Google Map ]

http://artsincubatorkc.org

Saturday, 10 AM-Noon

You may have heard about them, but who are they? Neoclassics are an energetic group within Friends of Art aged 55 and older who have many fun, art-related educational and social outings. Meet the Neoclassics Board for coffee and cookies, and discover how you can be a Neo!

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Lens 2
4535 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

816.751.1278
http://www.nelson-atkins.org

Saturday, 6-9 PM

The Writers Place is pleased to be showing Scratch, a series of paintings fresh from the studio of Kansas City artist, Larry McAnany.  The exhibition will be on view starting in October and continuing through to December.

McAnany’s paintings in oil, graphite, and varnish mixtures on canvas, are impossibly weightless constructions, layered on like stucco.  The theme of McAnany’s work shown in Scratch, derive from two literary sources; The Cantos by Ezra Pound, an incomplete poem concerning his incarceration after the allies captured Italy in the spring of 1945, and the poem I Explain a Few Things by 1971 Nobel peace prize winner, Pablo Neruda.

The Writers Place
3607 Pennsylvania
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.writersplace.org

Saturday

Frank Catalano makes his major label debut with “Bang!” Catalano’s first CD for the legendary Savoy label (a division of Columbia Music Entertainment) just debuted at #12 on the Billboard Jazz Charts. His previous CD, “Mighty Burner” was on the Billboard Charts for 20 straight weeks, establishing him as one of the top-selling saxophonists in the United States. Catalano is the only known saxman to have performed with Miles Davis, Randy Brecker, Charles Earland, Stan Getz, Betty Carter, Von Freeman, Tito Puente, Tony Bennett, and Louis Bellson, while still in high school! This led to his signing to Delmark Records at age 18 and a string of critically-acclaimed recordings. More recently, Catalano has been heard by millions of people all over the world having performed/recorded with pop artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Destiny’s Child, and John Legend.

Admisson:  $15

Blue Room
1618 East 18th Street
http://www.americanjazzmuseum.com

Friday, 8 PM
Saturday, 10 PM

A little corporate sponsorship never hurt anyone, right? A devilish agent seduces Alacartoona with promises of riches and fame. The cost? Just a little integrity.

Talk about a bargain.

Featuring live performances of all-original tunes by Alacartoona. Starring Andy Garrison, Vi Tran and Katie Gilchrist. Directed by Phil Kinen.

Off Center Theatre
Crown Center, 3rd Level
Kansas City, MO http://www.alacartoona.com/

Saturday, 11 PM-1 AM

Join the Emcee and Kit Kat Klub boys and girls from CABARET, as the Barn introduces Broadway Karaoke at The Barn.  No need to bring music, The Barn Karaoke Band will be there to accompany every song.
 
There will be a variety of new and old standards from all of your favorite Broadway musicals for you to test your performing chops, entertain friends, get some experience in front of an audience or just to come and listen.
 
Broadway Karaoke at The Barn is a fund raising event, and all donations will go directly to funding stage productions and to the operating costs of the theatre.
 
Tickets are $5 and concessions will be available but no liquor will be served.

The Barn Players Theatre
6219 Martway
Mission, KS

Saturday, 9 PM

Visage Macabre Fashion, Voler - Thieves of Flight, Nomathmatics, VJDN8 - Wall of Light, and more.

Foundation
1221 Union, West Bottoms
http://www.foundationkc.com

Saturday

8pm - $10
Chuck Prophet (full band) & new CD release |Let Freedom Ring!
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10pm - $6
St. Elias (Denver CO), The Slowdown, Portamento (Denver CO)

Davey's Uptown
3402 Main
http://www.daveysuptown.com/

Saturday

The Kansas City Public Library celebrates the life and career of an influential film director with Unscripted: The Films of Robert Altman on Mondays at 6:30 PM and Saturdays at 1:30 PM. throughout November 2009 in the Stanley H. Durwood Film Vault.
 
Altman learned his craft in Kansas City, making industrial films for the Calvin Company. When he moved on to TV, his expertise set his work apart. In Hollywood, he revolutionized the industry as a persistent enemy of the studio system and conventional filmmaking. Nominated for five Academy Awards as a director, he was awarded an honorary Oscar that recognized “a career that has repeatedly reinvented the art form and inspired filmmakers and audiences alike.”

This film series complements an event featuring Mitchell Zuckoff, author of Robert Altman: The Oral Biography, and Kathryn Reed Altman for a discussion of the life and works of Robert Altman on Monday, November 16, at 6:30 PM.
 

The film line-up on Mondays includes:

Short Cuts (1993) on November 23. Inspired by the short fiction of Raymond Carver, Altman earned an Oscar nomination for this examination of several seemingly random L.A. characters whose stories sometimes connect. This film opened the 1993 New York Film Festival and its ensemble cast won both a Golden Globe and a Grand Prize from the Venice Film Festival. The cast includes Tim Robbins, Frances McDormand, Andie MacDowell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Matthew Modine, and Robert Downey Jr. Rated R. (184 min.)

A Prairie Home Companion (2006) on November 30. Working from a screenplay by Garrison Keillor, Altman presents the backstage antics and other dramas surrounding the final broadcast of the popular radio show. The cast includes Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Tommy Lee Jones, Lindsey Lohan, and Virginia Madsen. Rated PG-13. (105 min.)

The film line-up on Saturdays includes:

California Split (1974) on November 14. A true character study, this film follows the exploits of two dedicated and degenerate gamblers (Elliott Gould and George Segal) as they endure debt and drunkenness in their pursuit of a winning streak. Rated R. (108 min.)

Nashville (1975) on November 21. Altman and his camera are fixated on the American country and western scene in this satirical musical comedy. Its reeling ensemble cast includes Shelley Duvall, Ronee Blakley, Keith Carradine, and Lily Tomlin. Earned Oscar nominations for Best Film and Best Director; won for Best Song. Rated R. (160 min.)

Gosford Park (2001) on November 28. Altman delivers a masterful British murder mystery set on a country estate in 1932 while subverting the genre in order to transcend it. The star-studded cast includes Kristin Scott Thomas, Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, and Ryan Phillippe. Rated R. (137 min.)

Kansas City Public Library, Central Library
14 West 10th Street
Kansas City, MO http://kclibrary.org

Saturday

8:00 pm     The Mulanix Street Orchestra
8:45 pm     Brian Bonz
9:30 pm     Person L
10:30 pm     John Nolan

The Mulanix Street Orchestra

 The Mulanix Street Orchestra - Sonoma Wildfires

Person L is the brainchild of the incomparable, Kenneth Vasoli. Vasoli, 23, has spent the better part of the past decade building quite a name for himself as the singer and songwriter of the Starting Line.

Initial was released on August 5th, 2008 through Vasoli’s own imprint, Human Interest. With previous label experiences leaving something to be desired, Vasoli decided to take the DIY mentality and do something with a much larger purpose. Being able to call the shots gave Person L the chance to do what the band wanted musically, and be able to do so on their own terms. The label’s name has a special meaning, as the band wanted to give back as a thank you for their good fortunes. A portion of each record sold will be donated to human-interest charities.

recordBar
1020 Westport Road
http://www.myspace.com/themulanixstreetorchestra
http://www.myspace.com/personl

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Saturday, November 14-Sunday, November 15.  11 AM-5 PM

Missouri red wine lovers celebrate. Jowler Creek Winery’s 2008 Chambourcin is ready to make its debut! Come to Jowler Creek Winery’s tasting room this weekend to be one of the first to taste this dry red wine with soft tannins and a fruit-forward appeal. It’s the perfect mate for grilled beef and portabella mushrooms or your favorite red-sauced pizza.

Jowler Creek Winery
16905 Jowler Creek Road
Platte City, MO 64079 - [ Google Map ]

816.858.5528
http://www.jowlercreek.com/

Saturday, 1-3 PM

Patrick Dobson will discuss and sign his new book, Seldom Seen: A Journey into the Great Plains.

Patrick Dobson

Interview

Meet author Patrick Dobson, who wrote the recently published travelogue Seldom Seen, after walking from Kansas City to Helena, Montana in 1995. Dobson recorded a remarkable portrait of people, sights, and experiences in the Great Plains that make up "our America."

Author Patrick Dobson - Seldom Seen continued »

Borders Books and Café
1664 NW Chipman Road
Lee’s Summit, MO 64081 - [ Google Map ]

Saturday

High Diving Ponies - a return to shoegazer music

 High Diving Ponies - Meatheads

 High Diving Ponies - Muppets

The Brick
1727 McGee
http://www.thebrickkcmo.com/

Saturday, 10 AM-noon

Elaine's first ever show at Prospero's Books. Brannock Device bandmate Jason Beers joins in. They'll do separate sets and a few songs together, too.

Elaine McMilian

Prospero's Books
3939 Bell
http://www.prosperosbookstore.com

Saturday

Through November 15, 2009

Come see some of Missouri's top skaters at the annual City of Fountains Fall Fling.  Ice skaters of all ages from KC, Jefferson City, St. Louis, and St. Joseph will head to Line Creek Ice Arena and compete in the Fall Fling.  Admission for spectators is free. Don't miss your chance to see some of the best Missouri has to offer.
 
Line Creek Community Center & Ice Arena is part of Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation. 

Line Creek Community Center & Ice Arena
5940 NW Waukomis
816.513.0760
http://www.kcmo.org/parks

Saturday, 10 AM-6 PM

Enjoy eating and shopping for delightful treats in the holiday spirit at the Bon Bon Holiday Open House.

Bon Bon Atelier
314 Westport
816.756.0855
http://www.bonbonatelier.com

 Saturday, 6-9 PM

Curated by Eric Dobbins & Lee Piechocki. The title of this show, "I Think We Are Making Progress: New Work from Lawrence, Kansas City & Topeka,"  exudes optimism but with a tinge of skepticism.  It offers the possibility of forward movement but with a little self-doubt.  In this title there is a desire, but also an uneasiness to fully commit to the belief that we are indeed making progress.  Maybe this is because progress implies linearity - a destination, a place, moment, or mindset that we can progress to.  But really, where are we going, where do we want to be?

Wonder Fair: Art Gallery, Shoppe & Studio
803 Massachusetts
Lawrence, KS 785.393.8525
http://www.wondefair.com

Friday, 6-9 PM

Ecstatic Resistance - November 13, 2009–January 16, 2010

A group show curated by EMILY ROYSDON featuring:  YAEL BARTANA, SHARON HAYES, MATTHEW LUTZ-KINOY, MY BARBARIAN, JEANINE OLESON, ULRIKE OTTINGER, ADRIAN PIPER, A.L. STEINER, DEAN SPADE & CRAIG WILLSE, and IAN WHITE.

Join us at Grand Arts for a reception with the artists with a performance by Matthew Lutz-Kinoy at 7 P.M.


EVENTS AND SYMPOSIA - SATURDAY, NOV. 14                        
           
1–4 PM -  Grand Arts
Presentations by Ian White, Dean Spade & Craig Willse, then a discussion with Emily and the artists.
                     
8 PM - La Esquina (1000 West 25th St., KCMO)
Join My Barbarian and local participants* at La Esquina for the performance of Broke People’s Baroque Peoples’ Theater. The event is co-presented with Charlotte Street Foundation’s Urban Culture Project.

Grand Arts
1819 Grand Boulevard
http://www.grandarts.com

11/15/2009

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art continues its celebration of the new American Indian art galleries with a series of performances featuring nationally known performance groups and students from Haskell Indian Nations University. Visitors of all ages will enjoy this family-oriented event!

November 14, Saturday

Noon-12:45 PM: Haskell Performance Group: performers will demonstrate a Smoke Dance, native singing and traditional flute. Bloch Lobby

1-1:30 PM: Copper Maker Dancers. Traditional dances performed by a renowned Kwakiutl group from the Pacific Northwest. Free, tickets required. Call 816-751-1278 or visit nelson-atkins.org. Atkins Auditorium

1:45-2:30 PM:  Midnite Express. Hand-drum performance, singing and dance by an award-winning group of native performers from the Southwest and Plains regions. Bloch Lobby

3-3:30 PM:  Copper Maker Dancers. Traditional dances performed by a renowned Kwakiutl group from the Pacific Northwest. Free, tickets required. Call 816-751-1278 or visit nelson-atkins.org. Atkins Auditorium

Museum volunteers will be stationed in the American Indian Galleries and there will be gallery activities for children.

November 15, Sunday

1-1:45 PM:  Midnite Express. Hand-drum performance, singing and dance by an award-winning group of native performers from the Southwest and Plains regions. Kirkwood Hall

2-2:30 PM:  Copper Maker Dancers. Traditional dances performed by a renowned Kwakiutl group from the Pacific Northwest. Free, tickets required. Call 816-751-1278 or visit nelson-atkins.org. Atkins Auditorium

3-3:45 PM: Haskell Performance Group. Performers will demonstrate a Smoke Dance, native singing and traditional flute.
 
4-4:45 PM: Celebration Finale. The Haskell Performance Group will join Midnite Express in leading a celebratory Round Dance. Museum visitors will be invited to join the fun! Kirkwood Hall

Museum volunteers will be stationed in the American Indian Galleries and there will be gallery activities for children.

The Copper Maker Dancers are a Kwakiutl dance group of the Kwakwakwa'wakw people of the Northwest Coast. Led by Calvin and Marie Hunt, they perform only traditional songs and dances passed down from generation to generation. They have performed throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia and Japan.

Midnite Express, an internationally award-winning drum group with 10 CDs to its name, performs a unique blend of “old style” drum music with contemporary vocalizations of traditional songs. Based out of Minnesota’s Twin Cities, its members come from throughout the U.S. and represent a broad range of Native traditions.

The Haskell Performance Group is comprised of students from Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kan., and they represent a cross section of the more than 150 Native cultures that comprise Haskell’s student body.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

816.751.1278
http://www.nelson-atkins.org

Sunday, 3 PM

Musica Vocale under the direction of Arnold Epley, presents Surprised by the Expected. The singers and conductor Arnold Epley will be joined by the Kansas City Baroque Consortium featuring the music of:
 
PURCELL         Te Deum Laudamus & Jubilate Deo
BACH                Missa Brevis in F major, BWV 233
GOODE             Three Anthems  (American Premiere)  (Francis Warner)
                            Anthem for St. Catharine's Day
STANFORD     Three Motets for unaccompanied chorus, Op. 38
MOORE      Three Prayers of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
     Morning Prayers
     Prayers in Time of Distress
     Evening Prayers
ARGENTO        Gloria from the opera A Masque of Angels

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
416 W. 12th Street
http://www.musicavocale.org

Saturday, November 14-Sunday, November 15.  11 AM-5 PM

Missouri red wine lovers celebrate. Jowler Creek Winery’s 2008 Chambourcin is ready to make its debut! Come to Jowler Creek Winery’s tasting room this weekend to be one of the first to taste this dry red wine with soft tannins and a fruit-forward appeal. It’s the perfect mate for grilled beef and portabella mushrooms or your favorite red-sauced pizza.

Jowler Creek Winery
16905 Jowler Creek Road
Platte City, MO 64079 - [ Google Map ]

816.858.5528
http://www.jowlercreek.com/

Sunday

8:00 pm     Kirsten Paludan
9:00 pm     Bobby Long

Photograph by Justin Wilson.

 Kirsten Paludan - Anesthesia

 Kirsten Paludan - The War Continues

Based in Kansas City, Kirsten Paludan is an artist who will clearly steal your heart with a song, given the chance, but she's equally capable of getting to your head as well. Songs like "Anesthesia" possess a blend of atmospheric vocals, haunting lyrics, and smartly constructed, ambient-dusted indie rock that takes up residence in murky psychic territory, settling between the imagination and the senses like a moody fog. She performs Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at The Brick.

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recordBar
1020 Westport Road
http://www.myspace.com/musicbobbylong
http://www.myspace.com/kirstenpaludan

Sunday, 7-10 PM

The Main Street Rag Poetry Showcase is pleased to welcome Maria Vasquez Boyd and Jason Sierra as our featured poets this month.

Maria Vasquez Boyd exhibits paintings & illustrations. She is a founding member of the Latino Writers Collective, Poet In Residence for Present Magazine and has published poetry and short stories in SALiT Magazine, Cuentos del Centro and Primer Pagina. In her spare time, she enjoys pulling wings off small animals.

Growing up in El Paso, Texas, Jason Sierra began crossing borders early. Crossing back and forth between Mexico and the United States, and being Mexican-American himself, Jason learned that sometimes borders can be fixed and severe, but oftentimes they are blurry or even non-existent. Jason’s cultural hybridity has played out throughout his life as he has spent time living with people of different classes and cultures in the United States, Mexico, Canada, Germany and the Philippines. The cultures that Jason experienced in these countries, as well as the theme of blurring borders can be found in Jason’s art, poetry and music which is heavily influenced by graffiti, pop art, Mexican folk art and political comics. Jason uses different mediums of expression, working in commercial art, graphic design, illustration, poetry and music.

The Writers Place
3607 Pennsylvania

Sunday, 6-10 PM

Unicorn Theatre invites everyone to attend an Evening in the Grey Gardens.  This benefit for the Unicorn Theatre is themed around the upcoming production of the Tony award winning musical Grey Gardens playing January 27 through February 28, 2010 on the Unicorn’s Mainstage.  The benefit will include an exclusive screening of the documentary and musical numbers from the show performed by Cathy Barnett and Kathleen Warfel.  Barnett and Warfel will play the notorious mother/daughter duo of “Big” and “Little” Eddie Beale. 

Tickets are just $85 and include heavy hors o’oeuvres provided by Californos and two drink tickets followed by a cash bar.   A raffle, featuring a variety of items from the Unicorn and local supporters, will take place at 9:00pm.  Dress is Unicorn Theatre casual (come as you are).  Tickets can be purchased by contacting Unicorn’s Development Director Geoff Gerling.

Sponsorship opportunities are available, and Unicorn Theatre asks that reservations be made before November 6th.  More information and an online reply card can be found online.  Funds raised from this event will go to Unicorn Theatre’s general operating fund, helping to ensure the 35 year old company can continue its mission of enhancing the cultural life of Kansas City by producing professional, contemporary, thought-provoking theater, which inspires emotional response and stimulates discussion.  The Unicorn has a history of producing bold new plays never before seen in Kansas City with 20% of productions being world premieres. 

Skyline Downtown Salon
2001 Grand
816.531.7529
http://www.UnicornTheatre.org/event.htm

Sunday

Going once...Going twice...Going to College!   The Northland Exposure Artists' Gallery is holding a silent auction to raise scholarship money for seniors planning on studying art after graduation.   Bid prices start at 30% the actual price of artwork marked with a blue dot.   All artwork is created by local artists.   A drawing will be held at the Auction Closing Reception, November 15, for one lucky bidder to receive the artwork they bid on free.  Must be present to win drawing. 

Northland Exposure Artists' Gallery
110 Main Street
Parkville, MO 64152 - [ Google Map ]

816.746.6300
http://www.northlandartists.com

11/16/2009

Monday, 7 PM

Jam session led by saxophonist Dennis Winslett. Free.

Blue Room
1618 East 18th Street
http://www.americanjazzmuseum.com

Monday, 7 PM

Four KCAI professors will discuss their international experiences and how these activities have fostered global relationships, developed their professional practice as artists and enriched their careers as educators.

Free and open to the public, the event coincides with the Kauffman Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurship Week, which takes place Nov. 16-22. Speakers at KCAI will include Karen McCoy, associate professor of sculpture; Brett Reif, assistant professor in the School of the Foundation Year; George Timock, professor of ceramics; and Michael Wickerson, chair of the sculpture department.

KCAI, Epperson Auditoriumm, Vanderslice Hall
4415 Warwick Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64111-1820 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.kcai.edu

Monday, 6:30 PM

The Kansas City Public Library hosts Mitchell Zuckoff for a discussion of his new book Robert Altman: The Oral Biography. The discussion also features Kathryn Reed Altman, the late director’s wife of nearly 50 years, and Frank Barhydt, a screenwriter who collaborated with Altman on the films Kansas City and Short Cuts.

After an all-American boyhood in Kansas City, Altman burst on the scene in 1970 with the movie M*A*S*H. He revolutionized American filmmaking and produced masterpieces at an astonishing pace before parting ways with Hollywood. He would later reinvent himself with bold new masterworks before finally being honored by the Academy, which had snubbed him for so long.

The new biography presents the visionary director in a cinematic biography that is told in an Altmanesque chorus of voices. It is based on exclusive interviews with Altman as well as interviews with family and friends, a few enemies, agents, writers, crew members, and the stars who worked with him, including: Meryl Streep, Warren Beatty, Tim Robbins, Julianne Moore, Paul Newman, Julie Christie, Elliott Gould, Martin Scorsese, and Robin Williams.

Mitchell Zuckoff is a professor of journalism at Boston University. As a Boston Globe reporter, he was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize.

Admission is free. Call 816.701.3407 to RSVP. Free parking is also available.

Kansas City Library, Plaza Branch
4801 Main

Monday, 9 PM

 

Czar Bar
1531 Grand
http://www.myspace.com/thechinesestars
http://www.myspace.com/sensitivehearts

11/17/2009

November 17-24, 6-7 PM

Reception with special evening episode: Friday, November 20, 6-9 PM

Begun as a public access television show in Los Angeles and now a YouTube sensation, Let’s Paint TV stars John Kilduff, who paints, blends drinks, answers phone calls, and completes a variety of other tasks (titles of past shows include “Let’s Paint the Tinman and Perform Open Heart Surgery,” and “Let’s Paint, Exercise, Play the Ukulele, and Make a BLT,” for example) –– all while wearing a suit and running on a treadmill.

The show is at first a “how to paint,” “how to cook,” “how to exercise” play-by-play interview television show, but Kilduff quickly escalates to a fever-pitched, multitasking, motivational speaker, encouraging everyone to get their creative juices flowing…and not to be afraid to fail! The public is invited to attend and participate in Let’ Paint TV at Urban Culture Project Space.

Kilduff will paint portraits of and otherwise interact with members of the audience. Among Kilduff’s special endeavors planned for the show will be the preparation of a Thanksgiving holiday dinner. Donations of
food, canvases, and other supplies are welcome.

Let’ s Paint TV-Kansas City will be the final – and longest – stop on the “Embrace Failare World Tour 09.”

Urban Culture Project Space
21 East 12th Street
Kansas City, MO http://WWW.LETSPAINTTV.COM
http://www.charlottestreet.org

Tuesday

Mia Dyson

 Mia Dyson, Australia’s ARIA award‐winning (Grammy equivalent) and beloved Blues rocker, has landed in the United States, relocating in Boston as a base for touring the country. The combination of soulful lyrics, extraordinary guitar playing, and her gritty, yet gorgeously haunting, voice are a winning formula.

 

 

 

Crosstown Station
1522 McGee
http://www.miadyson.com

Tuesday, 5-7 PM

Merry BanD Productions produced three short videos over the summer to be part of a multimedia stage combat showcase which will employ 60 performers, technicians and administrative personnel for a 6-month period.

Time to raise the funds to get the stage show started. To start the fundraising ball rolling, Matsu Japanese Restaurant has generously offered to host a viewing of these videos:

"The Ballroom Blitz" - a high-energy music video,
"The Token" - a tale of a samurai in feudal Japan,
"A Quadrangle Love Story" - a music video tale of love and loss.

Eat dinner at Matsu Japanese Restaurant on Tuesday, November 17, tell them "I'm here for the movie", and a percentage of the food and drink sales will be donated to help pay for the stage show.

The films will be shown on the second floor of the restaurant, but you can eat on the first floor, mention that you are there to see the videos and your order will included in the fundraiser.  Matsu opens for dinner at 5 PM, the fundraiser officially begins at 7 PM. The videos will be shown more than once if there is a crowd.

Matsu Japanese Restaurant
427 Westport Road
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

Tuesday
Pre-event @ the gallery begins at 5:30 PM
Film viewing @ Screenland begins at 7:30 PM

DOLPHIN GALLERY - 1600 Liberty, West Bottoms, Kansas City
Experience John O'Brien's newest exhibition - featuring work by David Ford - and his incredible pioneering efforts involving the fine arts in Kansas City.

In August of 2008 - after sixteen years in the Crossroads Arts District - Dolphin relocated to the historic stockyard district of the West Bottoms, where it now occupies a newly renovated 18,500 square feet. Here, Dolphin continues to promote its commitment to the arts in an environment designed to encourage the open exchange of creative ideas with both new clients and those familiar with Dolphin's unparalleled reputation for quality craftsmanship and design.

SCREENLAND THEATRE - 1656 Washington Street, Kansas City
Professor John C. Tibbetts Presents "My Ten Favorite Films...and Other Wild Beasts," a screening meant to show us how to appreciate the art of film.

Arts Alive is pleased to host Professor John C. Tibbetts at Screenland Theatre where he will discuss his ten favorite films (and other wild beasts). Enjoy viewing clips featuring comedy, music, action, and suspense as Professor Tibbetts explains how to analyze and appreciate motion pictures. You just might leave with the urge to become a film critic!

John C. Tibbetts is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Film at the University of Kansas, where he teaches courses in film history, media studies, and theory and aesthetics. He is an author, educator, broadcaster, as well as an artist and pianist.

He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas in Multi-Disciplinary Studies (Art History, Theater, Photography and Film). As a broadcaster and journalist and scholar he has hosted his own television show in Kansas City, Missouri; worked as a news reporter/ commentator for CBS Television (KCTV) and National Public Radio; produced classical music programming for KXTR-FM radio; written (and illustrated) ten books, more than 200 articles, and several short stories. 

Tickets - $25

http://www.artsalivekc.com

Tuesday

Czar Bar
1531 Grand
http://www.myspace.com/americansinfrance

Tuesday, 6-8 PM
Save some allocated holiday money for shopping at the ARTichokes annual Girls Night Out event.  Come for a night of relaxing fun and browsing through original gifts made by over 30 artists.  Live music will be performed by Brian Ruskin.

ARTichokes
10557 Mission Road
Leawood, KS 913.322.9481
http://www.artichokeskc.com

11/18/2009

Wednesday and Thursday

Jeff Hamilton completed 2008 with a tour of Brazil with Diana Krall while filming a DVD in Rio de Janeiro. He has just released a new album Simbiosis w/ Tamir Hendelman and Christoph Luty on Capri Records.

Jardine's Restaurant and Jazz Club
4536 Main
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

816.561.6480
http://www.jardines4jazz.com
http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Jeff_Hamilton.html

Friday, 8 PM

Mouth and SeedLove present the Funk & Reggae Dance Summit. The Funk & Reggae Dance Summit will feature performances by Kansas City's funk/dance music masters Mouth and local reggae kings SeedLove, along with an appearance by Pitch Music Award-winning emcee Reach and more special guests to be announced. The event will also feature a special performance by a line-up consisting of members of both Mouth and SeedLove.

Tickets will be $10 for guests ages 18 - 20 and $8 for guests 21 and over. Tickets are available at http://www.ticketmaster.com.

The Beaumont Club
4050 Pennsylvania
816.561.2560
http://beaumontkc.com
http://www.myspace.com/abandcalledmouth

Wednesday, 5:30 PM-7 PM

An award-winning author, writer, speaker, and wine consultant, Leslie Sbrocco’s entertaining approach makes learning about wine and food fun. And she’ll be in Kansas City to talk about her latest venture, “Thirsty Girl” – a brand new website where “Thirsty Girls” of all ages can laugh, learn and be inspired  to know more about wine, food, and travel. (Guys are welcome too, as Thirsty Girls love men!).
5:30-6:10 Meet & Greet Reception
6:15 Wine Tasting lead by Leslie

Cellar Rat Wine Merchants
1701 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64108 - [ Google Map ]

816.221.9463

Wednesday, 5:30 PM-7:30 PM

Join Wine. in Brookside as we host California Winery, Odessia's wine maker Adam Webb. We will be trying several of Adam's current vintages and new releases!

Wine.
112 West 63rd Street
Kansas City, MO 64113 - [ Google Map ]

816.444.2444
http://www.brooksidewine.com/

Wednesday, 11 PM

Widespread Panic After Party only three blocks from the Midland Theater – This show is expected to sell out!  We’ll have a party bus transporting folks to Crosstown from the Midland starting around 10:30 PM.

Catch this amazing act of punk-fueled country bluegrass-and-rock.

Crosstown Station
1522 McGee
http://www.crosstownstation.com

November 17-24, 6-7 PM

Reception with special evening episode: Friday, November 20, 6-9 PM

Begun as a public access television show in Los Angeles and now a YouTube sensation, Let’s Paint TV stars John Kilduff, who paints, blends drinks, answers phone calls, and completes a variety of other tasks (titles of past shows include “Let’s Paint the Tinman and Perform Open Heart Surgery,” and “Let’s Paint, Exercise, Play the Ukulele, and Make a BLT,” for example) –– all while wearing a suit and running on a treadmill.

The show is at first a “how to paint,” “how to cook,” “how to exercise” play-by-play interview television show, but Kilduff quickly escalates to a fever-pitched, multitasking, motivational speaker, encouraging everyone to get their creative juices flowing…and not to be afraid to fail! The public is invited to attend and participate in Let’ Paint TV at Urban Culture Project Space.

Kilduff will paint portraits of and otherwise interact with members of the audience. Among Kilduff’s special endeavors planned for the show will be the preparation of a Thanksgiving holiday dinner. Donations of
food, canvases, and other supplies are welcome.

Let’ s Paint TV-Kansas City will be the final – and longest – stop on the “Embrace Failare World Tour 09.”

Urban Culture Project Space
21 East 12th Street
Kansas City, MO http://WWW.LETSPAINTTV.COM
http://www.charlottestreet.org

11/19/2009

Thursday

The annual holiday cabaret revue of traditional and popular music. Through December 27, 2009.

Quality Hill Playhouse
303 West 10 Street
816.421.1700
http://www.QualityHillPlayhouse.com

Thursday, 7 PM

Dan Cameron is founding director and chief curator of Prospect New Orleans, a new international biennial whose first edition opened in November 2008 at multiple sites around the city and closed in January 2009. He also serves as director of visual arts for the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans. Cameron was senior curator at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York from 1995 to 2006, where his exhibitions included survey or new-work exhibitions by Eugenio Dittborn, Carroll Dunham, Teresita Fernandez, William Kentridge, Los Carpinteros, Nalini Malani, Paul McCarthy, Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba, Marcel Odenbach, Pierre et Gilles, Faith Ringgold, Doris Salcedo, Carolee Schneemann, Francesco Vezzoli, David Wojnarowicz, Martin Wong and Xu Bing. In 2003 Cameron was the artistic director for the 8th Istanbul Biennial, and in 2006 he co-organized the 10th Taipei Biennial. In 2006 he was the curator of “New York, Interrupted,” the inaugural exhibition for pkm Gallery Beijing. In 2008, as guest curator for the Orange County Museum of Art, he organized a retrospective of the American painter Peter Saul. Cameron also serves as senior curator for Next Wave Visual Art at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) and is a member of the graduate faculty of the School of Visual Arts in New York.

Dan Cameron

Kansas City Art Institute, Epperson Auditorium, Vanderslice Hall
4415 Warwick Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

816.802.3426
http://kcai.edu

Thursday, 7 PM

The Writers Place is pleased to present a multifaceted reading by a diverse group of Kansas City authors as they share, in poetry and prose, their inner pilgrimages. Featuring a broad spectrum of spiritual geography, these writers will invite you into their personal stories of doubt and/or belief.  Suggested donation is $5.00.

Lewis Diuguid, Kansas City Star Editorial Page columnist, will welcome everyone and emcee the event. Featured readers include: Caryn-Mirriam Goldberg, Natasha El-Scari, Karta Purkh Singh, Diane Glancy and Xanath Caraza. Stumbling Deer and Bukeka Shoals will provide music.

The Writers Place
3607 Pennsylvania
Kansas City, MO 816.753.1090
http://www.festivaloffaithskc.org
http://www.writersplace.org

Thursday

11 AM-Noon and 1:30-2:30 PM
American-Indian: Prehistoric, Woodlands & Plains: Visit the recently opened American Indian art galleries to view the beautiful new space. Join a docent and focus on key regional areas of the collection. Limit 30. Meet at the Information Desk.

Noon
Neoclassics gather at noon for a Dutch-treat lunch in Rozzelle Court Restaurant. Participants will receive a voucher for a free cookie and coffee available following the 1:30 PM tour.

6:30–7:30 PM
Join a Museum Guide and get to know your Museum. This highlights tour will introduce you to the celebrities in the collection and familiarize you with the Museum’s amazing works of art. Afterward, join a membership social in the Café.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

816.751.1278
http://www.nelson-atkins.org

Wednesday and Thursday

Jeff Hamilton completed 2008 with a tour of Brazil with Diana Krall while filming a DVD in Rio de Janeiro. He has just released a new album Simbiosis w/ Tamir Hendelman and Christoph Luty on Capri Records.

Jardine's Restaurant and Jazz Club
4536 Main
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

816.561.6480
http://www.jardines4jazz.com
http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Jeff_Hamilton.html

Thursday, 5-9 PM

The crafters are coming! Seventeen designers/crafters will be all together in one room to help with your Holiday shopping. And we will be at Californos--so maybe a little drink and dinner isn't out of the question either!

So, roundup your friends, co-workers, family, and come see the best crafters in KC!

Californos
4124 Pennsylvania
Kansas City, MO http://ricracroundup.blogspot.com/

Thursday, 7-8:30 PM

Stephen S. Ilardi, PhD is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Kansas and the author of over 40 professional articles on mental illness. Dr. Ilardi is a nationally recognized expert on depression and his work has been honored by the American Psychological Association’s prestigious Blau Award for early career contributions to the field, and his research on the neuroscience of depression has been funded by the National Institutes of Mental Health(NIMH).

Dr. Ilardi has also received several major teaching awards in recognition of his dynamic, engaging classroom presence. Recently, he was selected from a pool of over 2,000 instructors as the recipient of the school’s highest instructional honor, the HOPE Award for teaching excellence. He also maintains an active clinical practice, and has treated several hundred depressed patients over the course of his career.

Who should attend? General public including persons with mental illness, their families and significant others, as well as care providers. The community and healthcare professionals are also welcome to attend.

After attending this program the participant will be able to:
• Describe how integrating Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) can lead to depression- free living.
• Recognize the physical and psychological benefits of this lifestyle-based approach to healing depression.
• Become more aware of how the brain function can lead to depressive symptoms.

Program is free. CEU’s $10.

Old Mission United Methodist Church
5519 State Park
Fairway, KS 66205 - [ Google Map ]

913.281.2221
http://mhah.org

Thursday, 7:30 PM

Support the children of the Community School of the Arts and enjoy some of Kansas City's best instrumentalists, vocalists, actors, dancers, and more!

Tickets:  $15 in advance, $20 at the door.  A benefit for the Community School of the Arts Scholarship Fund.

Kansas City Young Audiences' Community School of the Arts
5601 Wyandotte, St. Teresa's Academy
Kansas City, MO 64113 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.kcya.org/atasteofthearts.php

Thursday

Riot Room
4048 Broadway
http://www.theriotroom.com

Thursday

3 course meal dinner with sample of the Beaujolais nouveau, 39 Dollars per person. Reservations required.
 

A P P E T I Z E R •
 
SOUPE A L OGNION
French onion soup topped with crouton and cheese gratinee.
 
TOMATE FARCIE AU CHEVRE CHAUD
Warm tomato stuffed with goat cheese, bacon and vegetables served with spring mixed salad .
 
SALADE CAFÉ DES AMIS
Mixed green salad with Dijon honey vinaigrette, topped with red bell pepper, roasted Portabella mushrooms, blue cheese, and candied spiced walnuts.
 
PATE MAISON
Chef made pate served with onions confit and cornichons.
 
• M A I N C O U R S E •
 
ROTI DE PORC SAUCE MARCHAND DE VIN
Roasted pork tenderloin with a demi glaze red wine sauce and wild mushrooms.
 
CONFIT DE CANARD
Duck leg confit, served with port balsamic reduction sauce.
 
BOEUF BOURGUIGNON
Traditional , Beef stewed slowly cooked in red wine sauce.
 
SOLE MEUNIERE
Filet of sole served in a butter lemon sauce.
 
TARTELETTE DE POISSON
Casserole of salmon, halibut, sea bass with saffran sauce topped with a puff pastry cover and its vegetables.
 
• D E S S E R T •
Warm poached pear in Beaujolais with vanilla ice cream.
Duo crème brulee.
Chocolate soufflé with red fruit coulis

Cafe Des Amis French Bistro
112 1/2 Main Street
Parkville, MO 64152 - [ Google Map ]

816.587.6767
http://www.cafedesamiskc.com

Thursday, 6-9 PM - reception. Exhibit runs through December 12, 2009.

Images Art Gallery will feature member artists Joan Gerding (oil) and Nancy Roberts (oil) and Phyllis Wiggins-Horne (jewelry).

Phyllis Wiggins-Horne

Images Art Gallery
7320 W. 80th Street
Overland Park, KS 66204 - [ Google Map ]

913.232.7113
http://www.imagesartgallery.org

Opening: November 19. Show runs through December 6.

Curtain time is 7:30 PM on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and 2 PM. on Sundays. $25 Adult and $15 Student.

Directed by Karen Paisley, The Time of Your Life is a twentieth-century American masterpiece and the first play to win both the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize.

Synopsis: The western sun rises on a San Francisco waterfront dive populated by habitual boozers, drifters, and dreamers.  The time is 1939.  Surrounded by a world on the brink of war and ravaged by depression, Nick’s Pacific Street Saloon attracts an assortment of alienated loners who share the common bond of searching for purpose. The characters have dreams, and not all of their dreams will be realized. They are not pipe dreams but dreams worthy of the struggle to achieve, and without them, their lives would be impoverished.  Their dreary routines of survival are sparked by brilliant flashes of hope and beauty as the events of a single day change all of their lives forever.   Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, The Time of Your Life is a tribute to optimism and dreams which encourages the characters, and the audience, to spend the time of their lives truly living.

For tickets call 816-569-3226 or www.metkc.org 

MET Space
3604 Main
Kansas City, MO http://www.metkc.org

Thursday, 7-11 PM

Going Rogue at The Fishtank A Live Reading Party of Sarah Palin’s Going Rogue: An American Life. We read it, so you don’t have to.

Sarah Palin, purveyor of some of the richest political theater in a generation, is honored by The Fishtank with a theatrical, multi-media reading of her highly anticipated memoir, Going Rogue: An American Life. Read from beginning to end (all five chapters!) by a bevy of local actors and audience volunteers who will toss her 416-page word salad and lead the ultimate Palin drinking game. Food, drink, games and prizes included.

The action starts at 7 PM and continues through the final chapter. We’re guessing sometime around midnight depending on how big the type. If it gets boring, we’ll cut to the “good stuff.” $5-$15 sliding scale donations encouraged. Proceeds benefit The Fishtank Performance Studio.

Fishtank Performance Studio
1715 Wyandotte

Thursday, 6:30 PM

Featuring music by Rex Hobart and the Honky Tonk Standards, Miss Major and Her Wild Mood Swings, Outlaw Jim and the Whiskey Benders, Tater and the Gravy Train, and Adam Lee and the Dead Horse Sound Company.

Suggested donation $5 or 10 canned goods at door.

Knuckleheads Saloon
2715 Rochester

Thursday, 6:30-8:30 PM

Singer/Songwriter Showcase.

Howard Iceberg

 Howard Iceberg & The Titanics, Adios Means Goodbye

Elaine McMilian

Czar Bar
1531 Grand
http://www.czarbar.com

November 17-24, 6-7 PM

Reception with special evening episode: Friday, November 20, 6-9 PM

Begun as a public access television show in Los Angeles and now a YouTube sensation, Let’s Paint TV stars John Kilduff, who paints, blends drinks, answers phone calls, and completes a variety of other tasks (titles of past shows include “Let’s Paint the Tinman and Perform Open Heart Surgery,” and “Let’s Paint, Exercise, Play the Ukulele, and Make a BLT,” for example) –– all while wearing a suit and running on a treadmill.

The show is at first a “how to paint,” “how to cook,” “how to exercise” play-by-play interview television show, but Kilduff quickly escalates to a fever-pitched, multitasking, motivational speaker, encouraging everyone to get their creative juices flowing…and not to be afraid to fail! The public is invited to attend and participate in Let’ Paint TV at Urban Culture Project Space.

Kilduff will paint portraits of and otherwise interact with members of the audience. Among Kilduff’s special endeavors planned for the show will be the preparation of a Thanksgiving holiday dinner. Donations of
food, canvases, and other supplies are welcome.

Let’ s Paint TV-Kansas City will be the final – and longest – stop on the “Embrace Failare World Tour 09.”

Urban Culture Project Space
21 East 12th Street
Kansas City, MO http://WWW.LETSPAINTTV.COM
http://www.charlottestreet.org

11/20/2009

Friday

The Pre-Broadway World Premiere of a New Musical Based on the most beloved Christmas movie of all time! Through December 27,2009

Spencer Theater
4949 Cherry
Kansas City, MO 64106 - [ Google Map ]

816.235.2700
http://www.kcrep.org

Friday, 7-8 PM

Join Curator Gaylord Torrence as he discusses highlights from the new American Indian installation. Visit the Northwest, the Plains, the Southwest, and more.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, American Indian Galleries
4525 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

816.751.1278
http://www.nelson-atkins.org

Friday, 6-9 PM

Artists: Drew Bolton, Spencer Brown, Cody Critcheloe, Kyle Devine, Ariel Hart, Hooliganship, Lamano, Dustin Maberry, Rah! Booty, Leone Anne Reeves, Elisha Stetson, Ryan Tacata, Jaimie Warren, Ariel Williams

Featuring work by some 14 artists and collaboratives, Mythmakers embodies the youthful, make-your-own-fun, do-it-yourself-and-together spirit of the Kansas City art scene.  Organized by artist/curator Megan Mantia, the densely packed exhibition will showcase a cross-section of emerging artists who place themselves at the center of their work, constructing mythic personas and fantasy narratives that fuse autobiographical aspects with illusions of grandeur, typically with a sizeable dose of humor thrown in as well.

While expressed through diverse media and formats, this personal mythmaking frequently involves performative elements, which this exhibition will emphasize. Opening night will feature “scheduled activations of personalities and installations,” says Mantia, who also notes that the collaborative nature of many of these artists’ work will encourage audience participation.

Opening night will afford a rare opportunity to see live musings from the experimental, gallery-shattering group Y-NOT.  Generally headed by Jaimie Warren, Y-NOT’s origins date back to KCAI, when Warren met when the group's creators Rachel Helm and Cody Critcheloe.  Most recently Leone Anne Reeves joined in the fun, when she, Warren, and Critcheloe performed together in Athens, Greece.  This particular happening culminated with Warren screaming at the top of her lungs into a very loud microphone until every last gallery attendee left the building. What Y-NOT will do on November 20, not even the curator can predict.

Paragraph Gallery
23 East 12th Street
Kansas City, MO http://www.charlottestreet.org

Road trip departs for Springfield, Missouri for an enjoyable evening of  "Festival of Lights" and a tour of the Prints USA exhibition on Saturday, November 21. Free for Print Society members; all other pay $10. Individuals are responsible for their own travel and lodging. Contact the Nelson-Atkins for more information.

Tour of Prints USA Exhibition
1111 East Brookside Drive
Springfield, MO 816.751.1278
http://www.nelson-atkins.org

Friday, 8:30 PM-12:30 AM. Admission is $10

Photo by Corky Carrel

Millie Edwards, Myra Taylor, Lori Tucker and Geneva Price formed the Wild Women of Kansas City in 1999. Their beautiful harmonized style is reminiscent of classic jazz performers. All the women have a rich musical past.

• Price continues to make her mark on the Kansas City scene by giving audiences what they want – songs with grace, style and feeling. Her music, reminiscent of the ’30s, ’40s, and ’50s, flows from smooth mellow interpretations of ballads to toe-tapping rhythms.

• Taylor’s career began in the ’30s when she entertained at the Sunset Club on 12th Street. The first lady of Kansas City R&B and jazz continues to perform and record. She is an international performer receiving numerous awards. At 87, Taylor is as spunky as ever, and her smooth, calming voice sounds as good as it did when she recorded her classic hit, Spider and the Fly, decades ago.

• Tucker’s expressive vocals have led to long-term engagements in many of Kansas City’s finest nightspots. As well as being a noted jazz, R&B and blues artist, she’s widely recognized in the gospel arena. In addition to being a featured guest with the world-famous Ink Spots on numerous occasions, she’s performed with Everette DeVan and the late Richard Groove Holmes. Since the early ’70s, many have enjoyed her melodic tones through recordings, television and radio.

• Edwards is known around Kansas City as the tiny woman with the big voice. Her big voice and wide range, as well as her friendly professional manner, have endeared her to Kansas City audiences over the years. She has been a regular on the Kansas City jazz and blues circuit, frequently performing at some of the best clubs in town as well as radio and television spots. She is a true vocal stylist with a distinctive and mature sound. Millie has traveled extensively and has been featured with such artists as Everette DeVan, Greg Meise and the late Charles Erland. She has appeared on numerous CDs and is a 22-year employee with AT&T.

Blue Room
1618 East 18th Street
http://www.americanjazzmuseum.com

Friday

8 PM - Mansions
9 PM - Kevin Devine
10 PM - The Get Up Kids

 

recordBar
1020 Westport Road
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.therecordbar.com

Friday, 7:30-11:55 PM

In the very early morning hours of Sunday, November 8, Kansas City Actor/Director Paul Burns was thrust into the middle of a physical altercation that left him with one hundred and fifty stitches in his face. In an effort to try to protect a friend who was physically incapable of protecting himself, Paul nearly lost his life, the blade that cut him missing his Jugular by a couple of millimeters. He was treated and released at a nearby emergency room, and is recovering very nicely. Because Paul has no medical insurance, he not only has to suffer the emotional aftermath of being attacked and scarred for life, but he also has to suffer the financial hardships of being on the hook for emergency room fees. Proceeds will go to help Paul with these fees, and any extra funds raised will be donated to The Kansas City Free Health Clinic.

At the Alcott Center, there will be an evening of performance, music, a silent auction, food and drink (adult and otherwise). There will be a $12 cover at the door, and inside you will find libation in exchange for your further donation. Doors will open at 7:30.

The evening will include performaces from Dean Vivian, Lezlie Revelle, Vi Tran, and American Tenor Nathan Granner.

Alcott Arts Center
180 South 18th Street
Kansas City, KS http://www.alcottartscenter.org

Friday

 

The Brick
1727 McGee
http://www.myspace.com/themoorebros

Friday, 9 PM

Czar Bar
1531 Grand
http://www.myspace.com/deastro

Friday, 6-10 PM - opening reception. Exhibiton runs November 20, 2009 - January 9, 2010

David Ford will present RELAX, his second solo exhibition at DOLPHIN from November 20 - January 9, 2010. Occupying the entire gallery, Ford's show of paintings, photography, sculpture, and soft performance will continue his interest in revealing the cultural juxtapositions that animate and manipulate politics, ideology and psychology in America today - themes which will in turn be activated by Carneceria Lupe's full service taco cart and a representation of undocumented workers building walls within the gallery.
 
RELAX will feature works by Ford that manifested during the last two years. These works reflect the shifting boundaries and philosophies of our global climate. Walls, both literally and figuratively are constructed and deconstructed as elaborate framing devices. Ford uses diverse media and performance elements to confront complex cultural situations from a multiplicity of angles. Contemporary images of Mecca and ROTC students are forced into dialogue with the taco cart and construction workers, blurring artistic mediums, suggesting an elaboration of concepts.

Dolphin
1600 Liberty Street
Kansas City, MO 64102 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.thedolphingallery.com/

Friday, 6:30 PM

The Mayor will light the downtown with over 100,000 SPARKLING lights. Free hot chocolate, musical performances and a visit from Santa, Mrs. Claus and his elves will get you in the holiday spirit! Bring your camera and snap photos with Santa, then stay awhile and visit businesses open late until 9 PM.

Main Street
Lee's Summit,

Friday, 6-9 PM opening reception

Jane Almirall

Frame Gallery
1415 Westport Road
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

Friday, 6-9 PM

Original Fine Art / Artist Meet & Greet

Winner Road Gallery
10916 E Winner Road
Independence , MO 64052 - [ Google Map ]

Friday, 6-9 PM

Joshua Rizer

Joshua Rizer

The Trap Gallery
525 Gillis Street
Kansas City, MO 64106 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.columbusparkart.com

Friday, 9 PM

An Evening with Rattle and Hum , America’s Best Tribute to U2! Price: $7 in advance, $7 day of show.

Crosstown Station
1522 McGee
http://www.crosstownstation.com

November 17-24, 6-7 PM

Reception with special evening episode: Friday, November 20, 6-9 PM

Begun as a public access television show in Los Angeles and now a YouTube sensation, Let’s Paint TV stars John Kilduff, who paints, blends drinks, answers phone calls, and completes a variety of other tasks (titles of past shows include “Let’s Paint the Tinman and Perform Open Heart Surgery,” and “Let’s Paint, Exercise, Play the Ukulele, and Make a BLT,” for example) –– all while wearing a suit and running on a treadmill.

The show is at first a “how to paint,” “how to cook,” “how to exercise” play-by-play interview television show, but Kilduff quickly escalates to a fever-pitched, multitasking, motivational speaker, encouraging everyone to get their creative juices flowing…and not to be afraid to fail! The public is invited to attend and participate in Let’ Paint TV at Urban Culture Project Space.

Kilduff will paint portraits of and otherwise interact with members of the audience. Among Kilduff’s special endeavors planned for the show will be the preparation of a Thanksgiving holiday dinner. Donations of
food, canvases, and other supplies are welcome.

Let’ s Paint TV-Kansas City will be the final – and longest – stop on the “Embrace Failare World Tour 09.”

Urban Culture Project Space
21 East 12th Street
Kansas City, MO http://WWW.LETSPAINTTV.COM
http://www.charlottestreet.org

Friday, 6-9 PM

Jackie Denning moved back to Kansas CIty after 8 years to open Gallery111 in the West Bottoms. She is showing her reiki infused gnome pillows and Kansas city block prints. The gallery is close to the Dolphin which is also open the same night.

Jackie Denning

Gallery111
1414 Wyoming, #11
Kansas City, MO 64102 - [ Google Map ]

727.420.2596
http://gallery111.org
http://jackiedenningart.org

11/21/2009

Saturday, 10 AM-5 PM

Sip and Sample Holiday Fare on the Hermann Wine Trail. When new wines are cellared for a long winter’s nap and the larder is full of harvest bounty, the mood turns festive in Missouri Wine Country. Six Hermann-area wineries will host The Holiday Fare Wine Trail, a celebration of good food and good wine, shared with family and friends.

The 2009 Holiday Fare tasting menu will feature:

• Adam Puchta Winery — Boeuf Bourguignon, paired with Hunter’s Red
• Bias Winery — Apple Cranberry Pecan Stuffing, paired with River Bluff Rouge
• Hermannhof Winery — Kürbis Apfelstreuselkuchen (Pumpkin Apple Streusel Cake), paired with Germantown
• OakGlenn Winery — Smoked Turkey, paired with Sweet Caroline
• Röbller Winery — Peanut Butter Crinkle and Pecan Pie Bar, paired with White Steuben
• Stone Hill Winery — Holiday Snaps, paired with Hermannsberger Mulled Wine

Held each year the third weekend of November, the Holiday Fare Wine Trail is one of four annual events hosted by Hermann-area vintners. Wine Trail visitors sip and sample their way along a route that meanders for 20 scenic miles along the Missouri River between Hermann and New Haven. The $30 per person ticket price (advance purchase required) includes a souvenir wine glass. Participants also have a chance to enter a drawing for a gift basket that includes a $30 gift certificate from each winery and a night's stay at a Hermann B&B.

Wine Trail tickets are available online or from the Hermann Welcome Center.

Chamber Welcome Center
312 Market Street
Hermann, MO 800.932.8687
http://www.visithermann.com/sales/online-ticket-sales.php
http://www.hermannwinetrail.com

Saturday

The Kansas City Public Library celebrates the life and career of an influential film director with Unscripted: The Films of Robert Altman on Mondays at 6:30 PM and Saturdays at 1:30 PM. throughout November 2009 in the Stanley H. Durwood Film Vault.
 
Altman learned his craft in Kansas City, making industrial films for the Calvin Company. When he moved on to TV, his expertise set his work apart. In Hollywood, he revolutionized the industry as a persistent enemy of the studio system and conventional filmmaking. Nominated for five Academy Awards as a director, he was awarded an honorary Oscar that recognized “a career that has repeatedly reinvented the art form and inspired filmmakers and audiences alike.”

This film series complements an event featuring Mitchell Zuckoff, author of Robert Altman: The Oral Biography, and Kathryn Reed Altman for a discussion of the life and works of Robert Altman on Monday, November 16, at 6:30 PM.
 

The film line-up on Mondays includes:

Short Cuts (1993) on November 23. Inspired by the short fiction of Raymond Carver, Altman earned an Oscar nomination for this examination of several seemingly random L.A. characters whose stories sometimes connect. This film opened the 1993 New York Film Festival and its ensemble cast won both a Golden Globe and a Grand Prize from the Venice Film Festival. The cast includes Tim Robbins, Frances McDormand, Andie MacDowell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Matthew Modine, and Robert Downey Jr. Rated R. (184 min.)

A Prairie Home Companion (2006) on November 30. Working from a screenplay by Garrison Keillor, Altman presents the backstage antics and other dramas surrounding the final broadcast of the popular radio show. The cast includes Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Tommy Lee Jones, Lindsey Lohan, and Virginia Madsen. Rated PG-13. (105 min.)

The film line-up on Saturdays includes:

Nashville (1975) on November 21. Altman and his camera are fixated on the American country and western scene in this satirical musical comedy. Its reeling ensemble cast includes Shelley Duvall, Ronee Blakley, Keith Carradine, and Lily Tomlin. Earned Oscar nominations for Best Film and Best Director; won for Best Song. Rated R. (160 min.)

Gosford Park (2001) on November 28. Altman delivers a masterful British murder mystery set on a country estate in 1932 while subverting the genre in order to transcend it. The star-studded cast includes Kristin Scott Thomas, Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, and Ryan Phillippe. Rated R. (137 min.)

Saturday, 8:30 PM-12:30 AM. Admission is $10

Formed in 1994, the Jazz Disciples consist of pianist Everett Freeman, saxophonist Gerald Dunn, drummer Michael Warren and bassist Tyrone Clark. Together these musicians strive for a mixture of traditional Kansas City jazz along with straight ahead and contemporary styles of jazz.

Blue Room
1618 East 18th Street
http://www.americanjazzmuseum.com

Saturday, 10:30pm • All Ages • $5 (no one will be turned away)

Junkyard Empire, El Guante and e.g. bailey are teaming up for a tour in your area! This electric combination of up-and-coming artists merge the genres of jazz, hip-hop, spoken word, and indie rock, at the height of their craft.

You could also include folk music in that genre-gumbo, as these are three artists who place as much emphasis on lyrical content as they do on throwing a monster show. Junkyard Empire has been called, "A jazz version of Rage Against the Machine" by Political Affairs Magazine. CMJ said that "Guante could very well follow Atmosphere and P.O.S. in the long line of outstanding rappers to break from the Midwest." Amiri Baraka says of e.g. bailey, "He makes language live!"

In an evening that will range from spoken word to hip hop, jazz to indie rock, audiences will not leave disappointed. There will be something for everyone. For the underground heads, Guante will grab your expectations of hip hop and shake them loose; he is also said to be on the verge of national exposure.

Prospero's Books
1800 West 39th Street
Kansas City , MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

Saturday, 8 PM

The Harriman-Jewell Series will present Rees—a veteran actor from TV, film, and the stage—in his hilarious accounting of William Shakespeare’s plays.

WHAT YOU WILL has been described as an irreverent one-man everything there is "to be or not to be" about William Shakespeare. The award-winning actor presents the greatest soliloquies ever written, along with side-splitting accounts of some of the funniest disasters ever perpetrated on the Shakespearean stage. "Roger Rees may be alone for the duration of WHAT YOU WILL, but he brings with him 400 years' worth of English history and literary criticism as well as some of Shakespeare's most beautiful verse," noted the San Francisco Examiner.

A 22-year company member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Rees will portray a turnstile of roles throughout the 90-minute performance, including Romeo, Juliet's foolish Nurse, gory Macbeth, Hamlet, and the oh-so-tragic Richard II. Rees even gives stage time to Charles Dickens, James Thurber, Noel Coward, and Stevie Wonder. "Roger Rees' skills as a raconteur and his gift for mimicry make the evening a breeze" and he "conveys each character with the combination of technique and magnetism that has distinguished the RSC actors of his generation," wrote The Washington Post critic.

TICKETS: remaining seats are $20, $30, $50, and $60—order online at hjseries.org or call 816-415-5025 for assistance.

Folly Theater
300 W 12th Street
Kansas City, MO http://www.harriman-jewell.org/

Saturday, 8 PM

 Sterling Witt - Desensitized

 Sterling Witt - Broken Heart

W.C.H. Theatre
4010 Pennsylvania
http://www.sterlingwitt.com

Saturday

Angela Hagenbach $5 6 & 8 PM

Late Show Mark Southerland $3 11 PM - 2 AM

Jardine's
4536 Main
http://www.jardines4jazz.com

Saturday

 

Czar Bar
1531 Grand
http://www.myspace.com/stereocommand
http://www.myspace.com/monta

Saturday

Auternus - Review

With a name that evokes an image of a lesser-known Greek god lost in the dust of past centuries, Auternus emerges in the summer of 2009 to bestow their debut EP Changing Seasons on the populace. The result is seven songs with an emphasis on the ebb and flow of gargantuan sound building out of dust and limitless imagination.  Read more.

The Brick
1727 McGee
http://www.thebrickkcmo.com/

Saturday

 

Riot Room
4048 Broadway
http://www.theriotroom.com

Saturday, 9 PM

The Hillbenders bring together a dynamic string quartet of individually accomplished musicians. Residing in Springfield, MO, the group has come together through thier mutual desire to write and perform original music. Hailing from different places across the country, the Hillbenders combine the traditions of bluegrass with their own diverse musical influences. With all four members writing songs, and singing, it helps create a wide variety of original music. Sprinkled with various cover songs of numerous genre, expect their live performance to be full of energy, harmony, and have a little something for everyone. Price: $7adv/$8 day of show

Crosstown Station
1522 McGee
http://www.crosstownstation.com

November 17-24, 6-7 PM

Reception with special evening episode: Friday, November 20, 6-9 PM

Begun as a public access television show in Los Angeles and now a YouTube sensation, Let’s Paint TV stars John Kilduff, who paints, blends drinks, answers phone calls, and completes a variety of other tasks (titles of past shows include “Let’s Paint the Tinman and Perform Open Heart Surgery,” and “Let’s Paint, Exercise, Play the Ukulele, and Make a BLT,” for example) –– all while wearing a suit and running on a treadmill.

The show is at first a “how to paint,” “how to cook,” “how to exercise” play-by-play interview television show, but Kilduff quickly escalates to a fever-pitched, multitasking, motivational speaker, encouraging everyone to get their creative juices flowing…and not to be afraid to fail! The public is invited to attend and participate in Let’ Paint TV at Urban Culture Project Space.

Kilduff will paint portraits of and otherwise interact with members of the audience. Among Kilduff’s special endeavors planned for the show will be the preparation of a Thanksgiving holiday dinner. Donations of
food, canvases, and other supplies are welcome.

Let’ s Paint TV-Kansas City will be the final – and longest – stop on the “Embrace Failare World Tour 09.”

Urban Culture Project Space
21 East 12th Street
Kansas City, MO http://WWW.LETSPAINTTV.COM
http://www.charlottestreet.org

11/22/2009

Sunday, 9 AM

Runners and walkers will tie jingle bells to their shoelaces, don festive costumes and join neighbors in support of the Arthritis Foundation's mission to prevent, control and cure arthritis and related diseases. A fun and festive way to run or walk into the giving spirit of the holiday season, the Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis also includes a family stroll and chip-timing is included.  Sign up individually or form a team, Registration is $25 or $35 the day of the race.

The Arthritis Foundation is the only nationwide, nonprofit health organization helping people take greater control of arthritis by leading efforts to prevent, control and cure arthritis and related diseases -- the nation's number one cause of disability.  The Arthritis Foundation is the largest non-governmental funder of arthritis research in the world.  Since 1948, the Arthritis Foundation has provided nearly $400 million to arthritis-related research through its nationally recognized peer-review research award program.  For free information on improving health and limiting the impact of arthritis, contact the Arthritis Foundation at

Zona Rosa Shopping Center
8640 N. Dixson
913.262.2233
http://www.arthritis.org

Sunday, 8 PM

Gerald Spaits, a native of Kansas City, is one of the foremost bass players in the Kansas City area. Gerald has enjoyed an active career including playing with jazz legends Jay McShann and Claude “Fiddler” Williams. Appearing with national recording artists Herb Ellis, Rob McConnell, Marilyn Maye, Gary Foster, and The Woody Herman Orchestra, Gerald has also provided soundtracks for TV and radio commercials. He has performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival, the San Jose Jazz Festival and the World’s Fair in Seville, Spain. Gerald is the Adjunct Assistant Professor of Jazz String Bass at the Conservatory of Music at UMKC. He also teaches private lessons at the Toon Shop and with Kansas City Young Audiences.

recordBar
1020 Westport Road
http://www.myspace.com/geraldspaits

Sunday, 1-5

Local, artistic, handmade gifts. Creative gift wrapping. Smiles are free.

Eclectics Gallery
7015 Oak
http://www.oureclecticlives.blogspot.com

November 17-24, 6-7 PM

Reception with special evening episode: Friday, November 20, 6-9 PM

Begun as a public access television show in Los Angeles and now a YouTube sensation, Let’s Paint TV stars John Kilduff, who paints, blends drinks, answers phone calls, and completes a variety of other tasks (titles of past shows include “Let’s Paint the Tinman and Perform Open Heart Surgery,” and “Let’s Paint, Exercise, Play the Ukulele, and Make a BLT,” for example) –– all while wearing a suit and running on a treadmill.

The show is at first a “how to paint,” “how to cook,” “how to exercise” play-by-play interview television show, but Kilduff quickly escalates to a fever-pitched, multitasking, motivational speaker, encouraging everyone to get their creative juices flowing…and not to be afraid to fail! The public is invited to attend and participate in Let’ Paint TV at Urban Culture Project Space.

Kilduff will paint portraits of and otherwise interact with members of the audience. Among Kilduff’s special endeavors planned for the show will be the preparation of a Thanksgiving holiday dinner. Donations of
food, canvases, and other supplies are welcome.

Let’ s Paint TV-Kansas City will be the final – and longest – stop on the “Embrace Failare World Tour 09.”

Urban Culture Project Space
21 East 12th Street
Kansas City, MO http://WWW.LETSPAINTTV.COM
http://www.charlottestreet.org

11/23/2009

Monday

The Kansas City Public Library celebrates the life and career of an influential film director with Unscripted: The Films of Robert Altman on Mondays at 6:30 PM and Saturdays at 1:30 PM. throughout November 2009 in the Stanley H. Durwood Film Vault.
 
Altman learned his craft in Kansas City, making industrial films for the Calvin Company. When he moved on to TV, his expertise set his work apart. In Hollywood, he revolutionized the industry as a persistent enemy of the studio system and conventional filmmaking. Nominated for five Academy Awards as a director, he was awarded an honorary Oscar that recognized “a career that has repeatedly reinvented the art form and inspired filmmakers and audiences alike.”

This film series complements an event featuring Mitchell Zuckoff, author of Robert Altman: The Oral Biography, and Kathryn Reed Altman for a discussion of the life and works of Robert Altman on Monday, November 16, at 6:30 PM.
 

The film line-up on Mondays includes:

Short Cuts (1993) on November 23. Inspired by the short fiction of Raymond Carver, Altman earned an Oscar nomination for this examination of several seemingly random L.A. characters whose stories sometimes connect. This film opened the 1993 New York Film Festival and its ensemble cast won both a Golden Globe and a Grand Prize from the Venice Film Festival. The cast includes Tim Robbins, Frances McDormand, Andie MacDowell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Matthew Modine, and Robert Downey Jr. Rated R. (184 min.)

A Prairie Home Companion (2006) on November 30. Working from a screenplay by Garrison Keillor, Altman presents the backstage antics and other dramas surrounding the final broadcast of the popular radio show. The cast includes Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Tommy Lee Jones, Lindsey Lohan, and Virginia Madsen. Rated PG-13. (105 min.)

The film line-up on Saturdays includes:

Nashville (1975) on November 21. Altman and his camera are fixated on the American country and western scene in this satirical musical comedy. Its reeling ensemble cast includes Shelley Duvall, Ronee Blakley, Keith Carradine, and Lily Tomlin. Earned Oscar nominations for Best Film and Best Director; won for Best Song. Rated R. (160 min.)

Gosford Park (2001) on November 28. Altman delivers a masterful British murder mystery set on a country estate in 1932 while subverting the genre in order to transcend it. The star-studded cast includes Kristin Scott Thomas, Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, and Ryan Phillippe. Rated R. (137 min.)

Kansas City Public Library, Central Library
14 West 10th Street
Kansas City, MO http://kclibrary.org

Monday, 7 and 9:30 PM. $15

 Julia Othmer - Hold Me

Julia Othmer moved to the Kansas City area with her immigrant parents a year after she was born in Kentucky. She grew up in Overland Park and Parkville within a family of teachers and tailors that did not regard music as a viable career. As a child, Othmer sought music primarily as a personal outlet for expression.  Read more...

Jardine's
4536 Main
http://www.jardines4jazz.com

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Monday

7 PM - Sonic Spectrum Music Trivia
10 PM - Forrest Whitlow
11 PM - Pete Pidgeon
Midnight - Sean Mullady

Originally from Kentucky, Forrest Whitlow has been playing in his home base Kansas City for several years. He is a skillful, perceptive songwriter who has made a strong presence on the Kansas City music scene with his first four releases Vacation(1996), Love and Garbage(1998), Patch of Blue(2001) and the solo recording Into the Gloaming(2002). With his backing band The Crash, Forrest forged a unique sound that runs the gamut from introspective, country-tinged balladry to dark, loud, rough rock & roll workouts. The Land of X is a culmination of the group's explorations, a sprawling document that explores the darker side of the human psyche with tales of lust, murder and despair. Never a "one-note" band, Forrest & the Crash also manage to temper these edgy tales with the type of ornate balladry they are known for with songs like "Russian Gin" and the album's title track.

In 2005, Forrest released Sunrise in Reverse, and has recently been performing with his new band, The Pickles. The Pickles' live show is an exciting mix of Forrest's older, folk-informed songs and the new, edgier material. The band tailors every performance to the venue and audience at hand, and they are comfortable performing on concert stages and in more intimate settings such as coffeehouses and smaller pubs. Regardless of the setting, Forrest Whitlow & The Pickles consistently provide a provocative mix of powerful, melodic rock music.

recordBar
1020 Westport Road
http://www.therecordbar.com
http://www.forrestwhitlow.com/

Monday, 7:30 PM

Flamenco guitarist Beau Bledsoe and soprano Victoria Botero perform Schubert, Britten, Argentine tango, and Turkish music.


$10 for students (K-12 & college)
$12 advance - general public
$15 general public on night of show
for tickets call: 785-843-2787

Lawrence Arts Center
940 New Hampshire Street
Lawrence, KS 66044 - [ Google Map ]

Monday, 4-7 PM

Blend the sinuous, organic style of Art Nouveau and the dynamic complexities of wine and you get “Vinography”, a group photography show. Held in the spacious cellar at Wine. in Brookside, the photography exhibit features four talented, local artists: Jen Johnson, Martin Diggs, Brian Stigge, and Jennifer Cossey. An opening reception with music and a wine tasting will begin at 6 PM on Monday, November 23, and conclude at 9 PM. The exhibit will run through February 23, 2010.

Wine.
112 West 63rd Street
Kansas City, MO 64113 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.brooksidewine.com

Monday, 9:30 PM

Cruz Contreras Steps Into the Spotlight with a group of Knoxville music veterans last fall to form The Black Lillies and now they're out touring in support of their debut, Whiskey Angel.  Americana at it's finest.

Crosstown Station
1522 McGee
http://www.crosstownstation.com

November 17-24, 6-7 PM

Reception with special evening episode: Friday, November 20, 6-9 PM

Begun as a public access television show in Los Angeles and now a YouTube sensation, Let’s Paint TV stars John Kilduff, who paints, blends drinks, answers phone calls, and completes a variety of other tasks (titles of past shows include “Let’s Paint the Tinman and Perform Open Heart Surgery,” and “Let’s Paint, Exercise, Play the Ukulele, and Make a BLT,” for example) –– all while wearing a suit and running on a treadmill.

The show is at first a “how to paint,” “how to cook,” “how to exercise” play-by-play interview television show, but Kilduff quickly escalates to a fever-pitched, multitasking, motivational speaker, encouraging everyone to get their creative juices flowing…and not to be afraid to fail! The public is invited to attend and participate in Let’ Paint TV at Urban Culture Project Space.

Kilduff will paint portraits of and otherwise interact with members of the audience. Among Kilduff’s special endeavors planned for the show will be the preparation of a Thanksgiving holiday dinner. Donations of
food, canvases, and other supplies are welcome.

Let’ s Paint TV-Kansas City will be the final – and longest – stop on the “Embrace Failare World Tour 09.”

Urban Culture Project Space
21 East 12th Street
Kansas City, MO http://WWW.LETSPAINTTV.COM
http://www.charlottestreet.org

11/24/2009

7 PM - Trip Fives - improv comedy
9:30 PM - David George
10 PM - Expassionates
11 PM - Brannock Device
Midnight - Howard Iceberg - one of KC's finest songwriters

A fine night of comedy early and solid music from local acts later.

 Expassionates - Nine Lives

 Expassionates - Big Blue Town

L to R: Scott Easterday, Marco Pascolini, Richard Burgess, and Sam Platt

 Howard Iceberg & The Titanics, Adios Means Goodbye

Howard Iceberg

recordBar
1020 Westport Road
http://www.expassionates.com/
http://www.myspace.com/howardiceberg

November 17-24, 6-7 PM

Reception with special evening episode: Friday, November 20, 6-9 PM

Begun as a public access television show in Los Angeles and now a YouTube sensation, Let’s Paint TV stars John Kilduff, who paints, blends drinks, answers phone calls, and completes a variety of other tasks (titles of past shows include “Let’s Paint the Tinman and Perform Open Heart Surgery,” and “Let’s Paint, Exercise, Play the Ukulele, and Make a BLT,” for example) –– all while wearing a suit and running on a treadmill.

The show is at first a “how to paint,” “how to cook,” “how to exercise” play-by-play interview television show, but Kilduff quickly escalates to a fever-pitched, multitasking, motivational speaker, encouraging everyone to get their creative juices flowing…and not to be afraid to fail! The public is invited to attend and participate in Let’ Paint TV at Urban Culture Project Space.

Kilduff will paint portraits of and otherwise interact with members of the audience. Among Kilduff’s special endeavors planned for the show will be the preparation of a Thanksgiving holiday dinner. Donations of
food, canvases, and other supplies are welcome.

Let’ s Paint TV-Kansas City will be the final – and longest – stop on the “Embrace Failare World Tour 09.”

Urban Culture Project Space
21 East 12th Street
Kansas City, MO http://WWW.LETSPAINTTV.COM
http://www.charlottestreet.org

11/25/2009

Wednesday

7 PM - Bob Walkenhorst and Guests

Bob Walkenhorst

10 PM - Summer Breeze: A Tribute to Yacht Rock

recordBar
1020 Westport Road
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.therecordbar.com

Wednesday, 7:30 - 11:30 PM

Jardine's
4536 Main
http://www.jardines4jazz.com

Wednesday

Nicholette Paige And The Iries, Liv Stat, Blue Riddim Band, DJ Jabberock, Herb'n Legends

 Nicolette Paige - Gaea Retreat

Photograph by Sabrina Staires.

Davey's Uptown
3402 Main
http://www.daveysuptown.com/

Wedneday

Two great acts including a rare appearance from The Hearers, who have members in Kansas City and the West Coast. The Afterparty is always a treat. Get some old-fashioned Americana rock with some shuffling country-blues to feed your soul.

The Brick
1727 McGee
http://www.thebrickkcmo.com/

11/26/2009

Thursday

Waiting For Signal (CD Release Show!), In The Grove, Actors & Actresses

The Riot Room
4048 Broadway
Kansas City, MO http://www.theriotroom.com

Thursday

Electrowave DJ awesomeness. Get your dance groove in order.

recordBar
1020 Westport Road
http://www.myspace.com/nomathmatics

11/27/2009

Friday, 5:30-8:30 PM
 
Kick off or conclude the Luminary Walk with hot cocoa, specialty drinks and snack concoctions for the family.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Museum Café Patio
4525 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

816.751.1278
http://www.nelson-atkins.org

Friday, 5-6 PM
Saturday, Noon
 
The Emperor has nothing new to wear so a contest is announced. Tailors from all over the frozen land come to bring him their latest creations along with two shifty polar bears intent on duping the kingdom out of all their riches. These wily bears concoct a fantastical tale of a magical cloth that only the very intelligent can see, so of course the Emperor demands they make a fabulous costume out of it for only him. Just what does he end up wearing? Come join StoneLion Puppet Theatre and find out, but please—clothing is required. Free, tickets required. Call 816-751-1278 or visit nelson-atkins.org.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Atkins Auditorium
4525 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

816.751.1278
http://www.nelson-atkins.org

Friday, 5-9 PM

Join the fifth annual Luminary Walk in the Museum’s beautiful Kansas City Sculpture Park. Museum docents will be available from 5–7 PM to answer questions about sculptures featured along the walk.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City Sculpture Park
4525 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

816.751.1278
http://www.nelson-atkins.org

Friday

The Westport Coffeehouse is hosting a post-Thanksgiving improv performance by the Union.

The Union, featuring real life married couple Corey Rittmaster and Monique Madrid, is fresh off their latest revue “A Very Civil War” at Donny’s Skybox Theater at Second City. The show is directed by award-winning Second City performer Amanda Blake Davis and lets the audience in on how the couple has to defend their race and ethnicity, takes them inside a marriage counseling session, and explores the ridiculous world of a late-night easy-listening DJ and a pick-up artist in the 17th century, and much more.

Corey will also join local favorites Loaded Dice in a completely improvised set. With multiple Improv Thunderdome trophies between them, Loaded Dice features the "bad boys of KC improv." From the Pitch: "The cast, adept at suggesting whole lives with just a few quick, spontaneous lines, gave us not just a grand comic scene but also a full family history, with characters so sharply drawn that they inspired the rarest kind of laughter: participatory."

Not to be outdone, Monique will improvise with Nikki DuPont and Trish Berrong of Spite (also Thunderdome trophy-holders). As the hair and makeup advisor in Spite's summer makeover, Monique totally gets their style—and is ready to jump right into the girls' brand of brazen scene and character work.

Tickets are just $10 for all three sets. Call to reserve your seat. This show will contain adult material.

Westport Coffeehouse
4010 Pennsylvania
816.678.8886
http://theunioncomedy.blogspot.com
http://spitegirls.blogspot.com

Friday, 11/27: 7:00 & 9:00 PM
Saturday, 11/28: 7:00 & 9:00 PM
Sunday, 11/29: 7:00 PM

On 31 December, 2008 Alacartoona was awarded an Inspiration Grant from the ArtsKC Fund for the purpose of capturing a live performance for release on DVD. From there grew the idea that became 'Night Is The Mirror,' a stylized concert film that asks, 'What is real, what is fantasy, and what difference does it make, anyway?' Filmed primarily at the Off Center Theatre in Kansas City, MO, the movie includes live footage that isn't live, interviews that don't answer questions and journeys of great expanses with little progress.

Screenland Theater
1656 Washington
http://www.screenland.com/
http://www.alacartoona.com

Friday

Julia Othmer $15 - 6 & 8:30 PM

Late Show Mark Lowrey & Shay Estes $3 - 11 PM-2 AM

Jardine's
4536 Main
http://www.jardines4jazz.com

Friday

Ida McBeth Birthday Show
Vocalist Ida McBeth has blended jazz, blues, funk, R&B, show tunes, gospel and standards since 1970, both at home and on the road. Show begins at 8:30 PM in the Blue Room. Admission is $10.

Indigo Hour featuring Langston & the Prototype - 5 PM

 Ida McBeth - Wang Dang Doodle

 Ida McBeth - World of Trouble

Ida McBeth

Blue Room
1618 East 18th Street
Kansas City, MO http://www.americanjazzmuseum.com

Friday, 10 PM, $10

Performing together over a span of 16 years, Mike Dillon, Mark Southerland, and a small ensemble of players have produced innovative, improvisatory but highly-structured out-jazz of the highest order. The references are many, pulling from traditional jazz to disparate world beat and rhythms to the inner workings of a tight-knit group of musicians daring to push the boundaries of sound.

Mike Dillon, Malachy Papers.

Mark Southerland, Malachy Papers.

Davey's Uptown
3402 Main

Friday

Two of America’s Best Tributes to Poison and Guns’n’Roses - One Night Only!

Crosstown Station
1522 McGee
Kansas City, MO 64108 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.myspace.com/poisonoverdoseband
http://www.myspace.com/destructiveappetite

Friday, 9 PM

Czar Bar
1531 Grand
http://www.czarbar.com

Friday

Cosmo Baker is widely known as the ultimate “DJs DJ" - a tastemaker, a visionary, and most importantly a world-renowned party rocker. This East-Coaster truly embodies the very soul – both musically and otherwise – of his native Philadelphia.

Czar Bar
1531 Grand
http://www.czarbar.com

Friday

The Brick
1727 McGee
Kansas City, MO http://www.thebrickkcmo.com

Friday

9:30 PM - Little Murders
10:15 PM - New Franklin Panthers
11 PM - Iron Rite Mangle
12 AM -  Season To Risk

Season to Risk is a post-punk/electronic collective hailing from Kansas City, Missouri featuring Billy Smith, Steven Tulipana, and other local talents.

New Franklin Panthers - New project from Grant Fitch (formerly of Paw) and drummer Jason Jones. Influenced by the likes of Husker Du, Refused, Grand Funk Railroad, The Who, Rush, Van Halen, Dillinger Escape Plan, Led Zeppelin, The Muppets these guys flail and pound w/ rawk abandon.

recordBar
1020 Westport Road
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.robotswin.com/
http://www.myspace.com/newfranklinpanthers

11/28/2009

Saturday, 3-3:30 PM

The Museum’s 25th annual tree lighting ceremony will feature a concert of holiday music from the renowned Kansas City Chorale and family caroling. On view through January 3.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kirkwood Hall
4525 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

816.751.1278
http://www.nelson-atkins.org

Saturday, 1 PM and 2 PM
 
Expressions in Dance, Inc. of Raytown is proud to present a collection of dances showcasing themes presented in the Museum’s new photography exhibition. Dancers ages 5 to 25 will present original choreography from Raven Cooper, Artistic Director of Expressions. The thought-provoking performances will bring childhood milestones and adolescent artistic imagery into focus through the art of dance. 

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Bloch Lobby
4525 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

816.751.1278
http://www.nelson-atkins.org

Saturday, 12:30-3 PM

Celebrate childhood at any age and discover ways to connect with Hide & Seek: Picturing Childhood, through both “looking” and hands-on collage activities inspired by the exhibit.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Classrooms 4 & 5
4525 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

816.751.1278
http://www.nelson-atkins.org

Friday, 5-6 PM
Saturday, Noon
 
The Emperor has nothing new to wear so a contest is announced. Tailors from all over the frozen land come to bring him their latest creations along with two shifty polar bears intent on duping the kingdom out of all their riches. These wily bears concoct a fantastical tale of a magical cloth that only the very intelligent can see, so of course the Emperor demands they make a fabulous costume out of it for only him. Just what does he end up wearing? Come join StoneLion Puppet Theatre and find out, but please—clothing is required. Free, tickets required. Call 816-751-1278 or visit nelson-atkins.org.

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Atkins Auditorium
4525 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

816.751.1278
http://www.nelson-atkins.org

Friday, 11/27: 7:00 & 9:00 PM
Saturday, 11/28: 7:00 & 9:00 PM
Sunday, 11/29: 7:00 PM

On 31 December, 2008 Alacartoona was awarded an Inspiration Grant from the ArtsKC Fund for the purpose of capturing a live performance for release on DVD. From there grew the idea that became 'Night Is The Mirror,' a stylized concert film that asks, 'What is real, what is fantasy, and what difference does it make, anyway?' Filmed primarily at the Off Center Theatre in Kansas City, MO, the movie includes live footage that isn't live, interviews that don't answer questions and journeys of great expanses with little progress.

Screenland Theater
1656 Washington
http://www.screenland.com/
http://www.alacartoona.com

Saturday, 8:30 PM

Blue Room
1618 East 18th Street

Saturday

 

The Riot Room
4048 Main
http://www.myspace.com/yourbaroness

Saturday, 9 PM - $7

Davey's Uptown
3402 Main
Kansas City, MO http://www.daveysuptown.com/

Saturday, 10 PM

 Scratch Track - Shaker

Scratch Track, an acoustic hip hop duo with a killer blues sound, is comprised of David "DJ" Lee (MC, singer, and songwriter) and Jason Hamlin (songwriter and guitarist). Lee grew up in Blue Springs, Missouri and Hamlin hails from Monroe, Michigan south of Detroit. The duo perform at Crosstown Station on December 2, opening for Trevor Hall.

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Crosstown Station
1522 McGee
Kansas City, MO 64108 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.myspace.com/scratchtrack
http://www.myspace.com/damnthatsasquatch

Saturday, 6:30PM

KC native and LA transplant David George returns to his stomping grounds to perform solo acoustic rock/pop. Known in the Midwest for his former band Moaning Lisa, he heads up Culture Killers on the coast when not doing solo material.

 

Czar Bar
1531 Grand
Kansas City, MO 64108 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.myspace.com/davidgeorge

Saturday

The Brick
1727 McGee
Kansas City, MO

Saturday

Hearts of Darkness is a modern Afrobeat ensemble featuring up to 17 musicians and vocalists including the dynamic vocal style of Les Izmore.

 MAAA Live Concert Series Hearts of Darkness

 Hearts of Darkness - Recruiting Man

recordBar
1020 Westport Road
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.ontherecord3.com/
http://www.myspace.com/theheartsofdarknesskc

More Info

Saturday

The Kansas City Public Library celebrates the life and career of an influential film director with Unscripted: The Films of Robert Altman on Mondays at 6:30 PM and Saturdays at 1:30 PM. throughout November 2009 in the Stanley H. Durwood Film Vault.
 
Altman learned his craft in Kansas City, making industrial films for the Calvin Company. When he moved on to TV, his expertise set his work apart. In Hollywood, he revolutionized the industry as a persistent enemy of the studio system and conventional filmmaking. Nominated for five Academy Awards as a director, he was awarded an honorary Oscar that recognized “a career that has repeatedly reinvented the art form and inspired filmmakers and audiences alike.”

This film series complements an event featuring Mitchell Zuckoff, author of Robert Altman: The Oral Biography, and Kathryn Reed Altman for a discussion of the life and works of Robert Altman on Monday, November 16, at 6:30 PM.
 

The film line-up on Mondays includes:

A Prairie Home Companion (2006) on November 30. Working from a screenplay by Garrison Keillor, Altman presents the backstage antics and other dramas surrounding the final broadcast of the popular radio show. The cast includes Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Tommy Lee Jones, Lindsey Lohan, and Virginia Madsen. Rated PG-13. (105 min.)

The film line-up on Saturdays includes:

Gosford Park (2001) on November 28. Altman delivers a masterful British murder mystery set on a country estate in 1932 while subverting the genre in order to transcend it. The star-studded cast includes Kristin Scott Thomas, Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, and Ryan Phillippe. Rated R. (137 min.)

Kansas City Public Library, Central Library
14 West 10th Street
Kansas City, MO http://kclibrary.org

11/29/2009

Sunday, 8 PM

The Cranberries will be playing live at The Midland.  This is their reunion tour featuring all original members.  Tickets are available at The Midland box office, all ticketmaster outlets, online or by phone.

The Midland
1228 Main
1-800-745-3000
http://www.midlandkc.com
http://www.ticketmaster.com

Friday, 11/27: 7:00 & 9:00 PM
Saturday, 11/28: 7:00 & 9:00 PM
Sunday, 11/29: 7:00 PM

On 31 December, 2008 Alacartoona was awarded an Inspiration Grant from the ArtsKC Fund for the purpose of capturing a live performance for release on DVD. From there grew the idea that became 'Night Is The Mirror,' a stylized concert film that asks, 'What is real, what is fantasy, and what difference does it make, anyway?' Filmed primarily at the Off Center Theatre in Kansas City, MO, the movie includes live footage that isn't live, interviews that don't answer questions and journeys of great expanses with little progress.

Screenland Theater
1656 Washington
http://www.screenland.com/
http://www.alacartoona.com

Sunday, - 6:30PM

Czar Bar
1531 Grand
Kansas City, MO 64108 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.czarbar.com

Sunday

Ten years into a dynamic career marked by 7 LPs, 2 EPs and a live concert album, Erin McKeown delivers Hundreds of Lions, her first collection of original songs since 2005’s We Will Become Like Birds.

Although Erin started writing songs while still in high school in hometown Fredericksburg, Virginia, she really began earning her chops while attending Brown University, releasing two albums before graduation and gigging on weekends whenever and wherever possible. She hasn’t slowed down, famously averaging 200 live shows a year. As a multi-instrumentalist, Erin’s become in demand as a session player, recording vocals, piano, bass lines and of course guitar tracks for other artists’ records all while steadily working material that became Hundreds of Lions.

At the center of the album, the song “The Lions” brims with bright piano, cathedral spire atmosphere and traces of carnival-noir pop as Erin sings, “There’s a risk, there’s a twist, in anything worth doing,” with a voice clear and strong as glass ribbon.

In the words of New York Times pop music critic Jon Pareles, "Jill Sobule can claim her place among the stellar New York singer-songwriters of the last decade. Topical, funny and more than a little poignant ... grown-up music for an adolescent age."

recordBar
1020 Westport Road
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

http://www.erinmckeown.com/
http://www.jillsobule.com/

11/30/2009

Monday

20,000 Strongmen, Tut Tut, Wrong Crowd

 Tut Tut - Umbrella (Ceego Remix)

 Tut Tut - Pins on Your Purse (Ceego Remix)

Tut Tut

The Riot Room
4048 Broadway
Kansas City, MO

More Info

Monday

Robert Moore tests your music knowledge in Sonic Spectrum music trivia.

recordBar
1020 Westport Road
Kansas City, MO 64111 - [ Google Map ]

Monday

The Kansas City Public Library celebrates the life and career of an influential film director with Unscripted: The Films of Robert Altman on Mondays at 6:30 PM and Saturdays at 1:30 PM. throughout November 2009 in the Stanley H. Durwood Film Vault.
 
Altman learned his craft in Kansas City, making industrial films for the Calvin Company. When he moved on to TV, his expertise set his work apart. In Hollywood, he revolutionized the industry as a persistent enemy of the studio system and conventional filmmaking. Nominated for five Academy Awards as a director, he was awarded an honorary Oscar that recognized “a career that has repeatedly reinvented the art form and inspired filmmakers and audiences alike.” 

The film line-up on Mondays includes:

A Prairie Home Companion (2006) on November 30. Working from a screenplay by Garrison Keillor, Altman presents the backstage antics and other dramas surrounding the final broadcast of the popular radio show. The cast includes Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Tommy Lee Jones, Lindsey Lohan, and Virginia Madsen. Rated PG-13. (105 min.)

Kansas City Public Library, Central Library
14 West 10th Street
Kansas City, MO http://kclibrary.org