An American in Paris, the most-awarded new musical of 2015 and winner of four Tony® Awards, will make its Kansas City debut at Starlight Theatre on July 11-16. The national touring production is the fourth show of Starlight’s 67th Broadway season and one of three brand-new musicals taking the Starlight stage this summer. Inspired by […]
It’s nearly time for Starlight Theatre audiences to experience the hit musical built around the harmonies and behind-the-music story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Oh, What a Night lies ahead when Jersey Boys transports Starlight audiences back to the 1960s and ‘70s for six music-full performances June 27-July 2. U.S. Bank is the […]
The city has waived fees this week at all three leaf and brush drop-off sites for Kansas City, Missouri, residents with I.D. Non-residents can also use the sites but still have to pay the usual fee. The three drop off center are open 8 a.m. through 5 p.m. They are located at 11660 N. Main Street, 1815 N. Chouteau Trafficway, […]
Article via Kansas City Native Plant Initiative. View more pictures on their website>> After a week’s delay due to rain and soggy conditions, the Jean Mary Love Blackman Native Plant Gardens were finally planted on Tuesday, May 30. These two new native plant gardens designed by former Powell Gardens Director of Horticulture Alan Branhagen, are located in front […]
Starlight Theatre will open its 67th season of live Broadway entertainment next weekend – with a twist. While audiences will sit under the stars as usual, they’ll venture “under the sea” to enjoy the musical spectacular Disney The Little Mermaid. The undersea adventures of mermaid Princess Ariel and human Prince Eric will create a splash […]
NOTICE Due to inclement weather, the gardens will be planted on Tuesday, May 30. Two new gardens adjacent to existing Monarch Demonstration Garden will display native plants well suited for planting in part shade. WHO City of Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation and volunteers from The Westport Garden Club, a 55 member local club that […]
(May 2017) KC Parks is helping keep kids safe this summer by offering FREE BEGINNING SWIMMING LESSONS to area youth in the first two skill levels of Learn-to-Swim lessons. Lessons will be offered throughout June and July at outdoor Water Parks, Major Pools and indoors at Gregg/Klice, Southeast and Tony Aguirre Community Center pools. In celebration […]
Giving back is a staple of the Scouting program and on Saturday, May 13, the Heart of America Council, Boy Scouts of America and Kansas City Parks and Recreation are teaming up to make Kansas City beautiful. More than 500 Scouts, volunteers, and KC Parks employees will celebrate DIG DAY by planting more than 18,000 […]
If you want to give your aspiring young artists a summer camp experience that will keep them active, engaged and inspired to perform, Starlight Theatre’s summer camps are the ideal choice. Registration is open now for children in kindergarten through eighth grade! For the past 12 summers, Act Like An Animal Camp (grades K-4), a […]
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and KC Parks will open an new temporary exhibition, Chillida-Rhythm-Time-Silence, on May 5. Four sculptures will be on view in Theis Park and three will be on display in the Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park on the south lawn of the museum through December 3, 2017. Admission is free. This […]
The final day for regular operating hours inside “the mansion” is Friday, May 5. Even as the Kansas City Museum nears the start of construction, and Corinthian Hall (the mansion) gets ready to temporarily close to the public, Kansas City Museum supporters are spreading the word that the Museum will continue to host outdoor and […]
No one works the room like Carol Green. Even if you’ve never met her before, there’s no way you can miss her. She’s easily the most visible person on the floor, greeting people more with hugs and smiles than handshakes. And her mental rolodex is sure to contain the information you need to take your […]