This Memorial Day weekend, the legendary music of four rock ‘n’ roll icons will reverberate throughout Starlight Theatre and its Swope Park surroundings as Million Dollar Quartet kicks off Starlight’s 65th Broadway season. From May 22 to May 24 at 8 p.m. each night, the spirit and sounds of Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl […]
A successful opening reception for the exhibition titled Divining the Museum: Visions of Past, Present and Future, which is on display from May 7 through June 13, 2015, was held May 2 at the Kansas City Museum located at 3218 Gladstone Blvd in Kansas City, Mo. More than 80 people were in attendance at the […]
As preparations continue for its 65th Broadway season under the stars, Starlight Theatre will present six nationally touring hit Broadway productions this summer. Plus, as it does each season, Starlight will self-produce one full-scale Broadway musical. In 2015, the locally produced show is Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s magical musical Mary Poppins, which takes the Starlight […]
CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER. On Saturday, May 9, the Heart of America Council, Boy Scouts of America and Kansas City Parks and Recreation are teaming up to get Kansas City ready for spring. An estimated 400 Scouts and KC Parks employees will celebrate the inaugural DIG DAY by planting close to 100 of the city’s community flower beds […]
With the help of a Tree Resource Improvement and Maintenance (TRIM) grant from the Missouri Department of Conservation, KC Parks Forestry staff conducted an inventory of trees in Kansas City, Missouri focusing on areas that have been developed since the last professional tree inventory was completed in 2001. Over the past 14 years trees have been […]
Kansas City to be honored as TreeCity USA, free trees, tree planting ceremony and family activities What: Bayer Advanced, in partnership with KC Parks and Recreation, will host a Healthy Trees for Life Arbor Day celebration event to give away trees and educate area residents on the importance of keeping trees healthy, and the threat posed by […]
The newly formed Brush Creek Royal Diamonds have been sweeping the competition this past month. The Royal Diamonds took third place in the drill team division in the Kansas City St. Patrick’s Day parade. On March 21, they competed in the KC Sizzlers Annual March-a-thon and were the first place team overall. The competition also broke down […]
Original furnishings of the Long family and other historical artifacts are coming back into Corinthian Hall and the Carriage House of the Kansas City Museum in a new exhibition titled Divining the Museum: Visions of Past, Present, and Future, on display from May 7 through June 13, 2015. Curated by Max Adrian and Paige Beltowski, and […]
KC Parks recently submitted its application for the National Recreation and Park Association’s Gold Medal Award. The Gold Medal Award honors communities throughout the United States that demonstrate excellence in long-range planning, resource management, and agency recognition. Each agency is judged on its ability to address the needs of those it serves through the collective […]
Two mural projects have recently been installed in KC Parks Community Centers as part of the MAPIT (Mural Arts Program Inspiring Transformation) program. MAPIT is an innovative program centered on the belief that art has the power to serve as an agent for benevolent social change. Mother Winter, by artist Phil “Sike” Shafer and his apprentice has […]
Whether you want to organize a school fundraiser, do a club project or hold a fundraiser of your own, people of all ages are raising funds by selling daily passes to The Bay Water Park. Passes come in books of 25 and can be sold individually. Simply sell each pass for $7. Your organization keeps […]
Platte County is full of youth and adult sports opportunities for everyone to get involved. The Platte County Sports Commission is a new non-profit organization formed to enhance quality of life and economic growth for all residents of Platte County by fostering recreational, competitive, instructional, and educational athletic programs and events. The Sports Commission has launched a […]