PresentMagazine.com 2009 Holiday Gift Guide

Shop Local, Affordable Gifts

Need last minute gift ideas? Shop for unique gifts under $100 from local shops, boutiques, artisans, and establishments.

Check the guide for affordable gifts from:  A Fine Fete, Art and Frame Warehouse, Cafe Trio, Carlo's Copa Room, Dustin Draper Photography, Jackie Denning Art, KC Ballet - The Nutcracker, KCRiverFest, J. Alexander Greenwood's Pilate's Cross e-Book, Poptopia, recordBar, Alaadeen's guide The Rest of the Story: Jazz Improvisation and History, Rosedale Vision, Steve Giangreco's Route 66 - A Visual Journey Down America's Main Street, and Sunrise Soap Company.

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Celebrating Mughal India with Music, Song and Dance

Photography

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art hosted a celebration of Mughal India through music, song and dance on Saturday, April 4, bringing together captivating South Asian art and musical performances by Kansas City's Indian and Pakistani communities. Photographers Rachael Jane and Dustin Draper documented the vivid colors, graceful movements, and cultural demonstration.

"Arts" is proudly sponsored by the Actor Training Studio.

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Performing Arts, Fashion, and Music at Foundation Room

Grand Opening

The Foundation Room, an event space located at Foundation Architectural Reclamation in the West Bottoms, held a grand opening party over the weekend. The event included a fashion show, aerial fabric performers, live music, and the Urban Bazaar shopping extravaganza.

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Burning of Dayton

Photography

Kansas City photographer Dustin Draper headed to Dayton, Missouri in southern Cass County to observe a Civil War re-enactment, the Burning of Dayton, which took place from March 28-30, 2008.

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