Domestic violence costs Kansas City about $21 million a year, Crime Scene KC says. And that’s a conservative estimate. The Kansas City Star says the Kansas City police responded to 6,477 domestic violence calls last year and eight calls homicides last year. To me, those figures are staggering. The survey says women between the ages of 20 and 24 are…
%{}% Tonight is finally the night for Beer Wars, a documentary about the rise of micro-brewers and the battle against the two 800-pound gorillas — SAB and Anheuser-Busch. For some reason, the film is being shown in theaters for one night only and at only one time, 7 p.m. Theaters showing it include AMCs in Olathe, Leawood and North Kansas…
This is really sweet. The San Diego Union-Tribune put together a searchable database of crimes by NFL players since 2000. The list isn’t comprehensive but you can search by player or team name or position. A search of Kansas City returns 24 records, and, of course, woman slapper Larry “King Pink” Johnson leads the team with four incidents. Doesn’t seeing…
Last night’s visit from Nashville’s Clem Snide and Chicago’s Heligoats was one of those shows all too common in Kansas City: A famous-elsewhere indie act comes to our town and only a few people show up, resulting, for those who did turn out, in a concert dynamic that could go either way. The band could be pissed and cranky that…
%{}% A tale of two reubens. One is delicious and one is God’s way of punishing people who order sandwiches from dive bars. These students could be the area’s next big brewers. The battle of the artificial sweeteners heats up with Stevia. More interesting is the approach taken by soda companies — instead of just using one sweetening agent like…
Ran into this “informational picket” against Algiere Construction Services outside the Crowne Plaza Hotel at 1301 Wyandotte St. Categories: News Tags: AFL-CIO, Algiere Construction Services, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Painters
%{}% HEY HEY, HO HO, PROGRESSIVE TAX RATES REPRESENTING AN EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION EFFECT HAVE GOT TO GO! Look. I know that in an ideal realm consisting of nothing but perfect expressions of Pi, Roman statuary and isosceles triangles, there are no taxes. I wish I lived there. But I wanted to address the following circumstance: There’s been a lot of…
Just catch this guy smoking. This guy is Nick Wright, the new host of the 9 to 11 a.m. time slot on 610 Sports, and he wants to quit smoking. So Wright put the $50 “bounty” on his head. If anyone catches him smoking, Wright will pay them $50. He has already paid out $150 in the last two and…
Each Thursday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. Popular Evolution: Life-Lessons From Anthropology Author: Joseph L. Popp Publisher: Man and Nature Press Date: 2000 Discovered at: “Borrowed” from Your Crap Archivist’s old job in a…
They are completely bald, always wear wigs, have curved fingernails hidden by gloves, no toes but force their feet into narrow, fashionable shoes. Who are they? The Witches, of course! Can a brave boy and his grandma foil The Grand High Witch’s monstrous plan? The Coterie Theatre reveals the ghastly truth about these horrible creatures in Roald Dahl’s classic story….
25 local organizations including Bridging the Gap, Deffenbaugh Industries, Cosentino’s Market Downtown, H&R Block, Molle Toyota, Habitat ReStore, UMB Bank and the Hilton President Hotel, have booths at KC Live for an urban Earth Day celebration. See what these groups are doing to help the environment and what you can do. Wed., April 22, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 2009 Tags: Deffenbaugh…
Pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin tours with Takács Quartet featuring the Schumann Piano Quintet Op. 44. Recognized as the one of the world’s premiere string quartets, the Takács Quartet plays with virtuosic technique, intensity and consistently burnished tone. Sat., April 18, 8 p.m., 2009 Tags: Marc-Andre Hamelin, Night & Day
Some days, everything is against you from start to finish. There are ways of dealing with this — keeping your door locked, curling into a ball on the couch and watching daytime television, for instance. But that’s too much of a bummer. Instead, how about reverting to a childlike state of wonderment for a few hours? Try the Kansas City…
Artwork by more than 100 candidates for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the Kansas City Art Institute will be on view in the 2009 B.F.A. Exhibition from April 18 to May 16. Saturdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesdays-Fridays, 12-5 p.m. Starts: April 18. Continues through May 16, 2009 Tags: Kansas City Art Institute, Night & Day
Artist Teri Frame’s work, which addresses human skin and the human body and their distinctive imperfections, is simultaneously beautiful and troubling, kind of like early David Cronenberg films or some of the work of director Chris Cunningham. From 6 to 9 tonight, the Urban Culture Project Space (21 East 12th Street) presents Beauty Marks, an exhibit of Frame’s digital art….
Part concert, part benefit, Rock Out Reach Out features bands downstairs and non-profit groups upstairs exhibiting their work and signing up volunteers. On the bill: Abracadrabas, Pet Comfort and Nameslessnumberheadman. See http://rockoutreachout.org for more information, including a link to an exclusive compilation album featuring music from these and other local bands. Sat., April 18, 8 p.m., 2009 Tags: 2882, Night…
Happy Earth Day to you! Try to imagine that greeting in the singsong style of Pee-wee Herman. It will be easier after you watch Pee-wee’s Big Adventure on the lawn of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In honor of Earth Day, the Clean Commute group — an organization of bicycle enthusiasts — is turning the UMKC zone known as The…
Name your favorite local band. Easy, right? Now, name your favorite local charity. Stumped for an answer? Tonight at 7, the Center for Social Justice and Environmental Sustainability at William Jewell College hopes that some Kansas City musicians will help change that equation. The Rock Out Reach Out event at Crosstown Station (1522 McGee, 816-471-1522) is a doubleheader of sorts….
Bring the whole family to the Kansas City Zoo today for an early Earth Day celebration. Spider-Man will be on handto talk about conservation and kids can get inspired by some of the sculptures local artists have made out of scrap materials. There will also be a demonstration of cheetahs running at top speeds. Sat., April 18, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.,…
John Canemaker is an Academy Award-winning independent animator, animation historian, teacher and author. His personal films are in the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and his nine books on animation history are among the most important and thoroughly researched in the field. His presentation in Atkins Auditorium is part of KCAI’s Current Perspectives lecture…
Pack up the kids and head to the Power & Light District on the third Saturday of the month for Sprint Family Fun Days, featuring family activities set to a different theme each month, April through October. Third Saturday of every month. Starts: April 18. Continues through Oct. 17, 2009 Tags: 2501, Night & Day
William Jewell College present’s Tony Kushner’s epic play Angels in America in two parts. Part I: Millennium Approaches performances are April 16 and 22 at 7 p.m., and April 18 and 25 at 1 p.m. Part II: Perestroika performances are April 17, 18, 23, and 25 at 7 p.m. Thu., April 16, 7 p.m.; Fri., April 17, 7 p.m.; Sat.,…
Lakeside Nature Center shows off some real Missouri owls. Learn about these native birds of prey just in time for Earth Day. The free, daylong celebration also features puppet shows, crafts, face painting and other kid-friendly activities. For more information, call Lakeside Nature Center at 816-513-8960. Sat., April 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 2009 Tags: Earth Day, Lakeside Nature Center, missouri,…
With the Dresden Files series, author Jim Butcher, born and still based in Independence, Missouri, gives the private-eye novel a playful, magical makeover. Chicago detective Harry Dresden lands somewhere on the fiction continuum between hard-boiled Sam Spade and the wisecracking Weasley twins. He’s a wizard-for-hire who brandishes a wand instead of a revolver. Dresden swears often, but his favorite oath…
