A delightful Day of the Dead Celebration at the Nelson-Atkins
Cuca Gonzalez, 85, and Teresa Moreno, 72, came to the Nelson-Atkins celebration in Day of the Dead costumes. They said they’d been to a fashion show at their church in Kansas City, Kansas, which is raising money for a children’s center. ...
Elsewhere bookstores vanish. In Midtown, they multiply.
Will Leathem, co-owner of the new Prospero’s Bookstore at 3600 Broadway, is busy this week getting the store ready to open. Prospero’s has two other locations, all inspired by the Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris.
Prospero’s ...
Midtown is getting a new bookstore
Book lovers, here’s a reason to celebrate. Prospero’s Books is expanding from its 39th Street location to a second store in the Valentine Shopping Center, 3600 Broadway. They’re planning a grand opening this Friday, November ...
Jazz is autistic, says WaterFire performer
Earlier this week, Dennis Winslett practiced with his band for their upcoming performance at WaterFire on Saturday. He said being the father of three autistic sons and jamming with local greats at the Mutual Musicians Foundation have helped ...
Plan ahead for Waterfire this weekend. 35,000 attended last year
Waterfire Kansas City returns to Brush Creek on Saturday, Oct. 27 for the sixth time. WaterFire is a unique event featuring floating bonfires on Brush Creek, live music and dance performances, and food from Plaza restaurants. It begins at ...
It’s Urban Mining Homewares weekend
Every first Friday weekend, Urban Mining Homewares opens its doors for three days, Friday through Sunday. Urban Mining bills itself as a vintage market featuring affordable furniture, décor, gifts, architectural elements, antiques and handcrafted ...
Plays focus on real life stories of Kansas Citians
The Festival of Faiths, a metro-wide interfaith undertaking, opens its 2012 run tonight with the highly-praised play ‘The Hindu and the Cowboy’ at the Plaza Library in Kansas City.
Using interviews with people in Midtown, Donna Ziegenhorn ...
Plaza Art Fair starts at 5 p.m. today
Art, music and food this weekend from tonight through Sunday evening at the Plaza Art Fair. Photo courtesy www.countryclubplaza.com.
This year’s Plaza Art Fair features 240 artists and live music on three stages. According to the Plaza website, ...
Annual concert brings together former Paseo Academy faculty musicians
West Plaza resident Toni Gates had the idea for her One by One Concert to celebrate local musicians who weren’t always in the spotlight – the teachers she worked with at the Paseo Academy. That was seven years ago, and the concert continues ...
Paul Mesner Puppets invites toddlers to experience live theater
At two Paul Mesner Puppet Theater shows this season, toddlers do not need to stay in their seats. Two special productions, “Bark, George” and “The Comical Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and her Dog” are geared to the age three and ...
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