2012 Greenfest at Uptown Theater promotes green living
A view of some of the vendors at Saturday’s Greenfest at the Uptown Theater and Uptown Shoppes, at 36th and Broadway. The two-day event brought music, food, vending, and public speakers, all aimed at living green.
The annual Uptown Theater ...
Find local artists this weekend at Art Westport
Art Westport – billed as the only local art fair exclusively for Kansas City artists – begins this evening at 5 p.m. It’s the 33rd year for the festival of art, jewelry, crafts and more. Art Westport lasts until 9 p.m. tonight. Tomorrow, ...
First Friday show portrays Kansas City as seen by its artists
“Old KC Trolley,” a work by artist Donna Hanna, is featured in the Buttonwood Art Space’s First Friday show. The “Kansas City Seen” show includes images of Kansas City fountains, the Plaza, Loose Park, notable buildings and outdoor ...
At Dance in the Park, Barnum & Bailey meets Cirque de Soleil
MoonDrop Circus will perform at Saturday’s Dance in the Park at Roanoke Park. (From left to right): Andrew Wilson on accordion; Brie Blakeman with hoops; Jenna Haddock; Robin Rosenberger (front).
The members of MoonDrop Circus, one of the ...
Volunteers still needed for Dance in the Park
Dance in the Park, scheduled for Saturday evening in Roanoke Park, relies upon neighborhood volunteers for its success. This year several folks from the surrounding neighborhoods of Roanoke, Coleman Highlands, West Plaza, Valentine and Volker ...
Playwright tells the story of Midtown diversity
Using interviews with people in Midtown, Donna Ziegenhorn has transformed their stories into compelling performance.
Posted by Dan Blom
Playwright Donna Ziegenhorn says her new play, “Bingo on the Boulevard,” started out as “The Troost ...
Irish musician Eddie Delahunt looks back over past Irish Fests
Roanoke resident and Midtown business owner Eddie Delahunt will perform at the Kansas City Irish Fest this weekend. He recently talked about the Fest and how he got to Kansas City at his coffee shop, Café &, at 4448 Bell St.
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Dance in the Park brings neighborhoods together
When Dance in the Park was created 14 years ago, the idea was to use local dance companies in the tranquil setting of Roanoke Park to bring together people from the neighborhoods surrounding the park. Since then, volunteers from the neighborhoods ...
Don’t bring the kids to this puppet show, says local puppeteer Paul Mesner
Mike Horner of the Paul Mesner Puppets, in costume for his puppet show Cheez-Its of Nazareth. He’ll be one of the performers at Kansas City’s next puppet slam, a slightly naughty show geared for adults only. The next puppet slam takes place ...
After Wilders go on hiatus, Betse Ellis will continue solo career
Fiddler Betse Ellis, who has played with the Wilders and other bands, has called Midtown home since 1990.
Posted by Joe Lambe
The Wilders band recently went into hiatus after a Kansas City gig, but fiddle player and Midtown resident Betse Ellis ...
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