Archives: March 2010

News

Julián Zugazagoitia named new Nelson-Atkins director, future pet owner

Scott Wilson,

%{}% The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art today announced that Julián Zugazagoitia will replace outgoing director and CEO Mark F. Wilson. Zugazagoitia will be the 75-year-old museum’s fifth director. A press release issued this afternoon by the Nelson details Zugazagoitia’s credentials and background and helpfully includes a phonetic pronunciation of the 46-year-old’s name. Categories: News Tags: Mark Wilson, nelson atkins museum…
Music

Midwasteland Takeover CD Showcases KC Talent at SXSW

Nick Spacek,

For KC transplants to the Lone Star State, SXSW has the potential this year to seem like a homecoming. The Midwasteland Takeover takes over Austin’s Canvas Bar & Gallery from March 18-20, bringing a slew of Kansas City’s best and brightest. The website has the full lineup and schedule. As if that wasn’t enough, there’ll be beer and CDs for…
Dining, Food & Drink

Down the hatch: Boulevard’s Rye-on-Rye

Jonathan Bender,

Boulevard’s Smokestack series releases have come fast and furious this month, with two new 750 ml bottles hitting liquor store shelves in the past two weeks. We’ll uncork a bottle of Dark Truth Stout next week, but today belongs to Rye-on-Rye.  Since Rye-on-Rye’s release last Monday, the ale — aged in oak barrels from Templeton Rye — has been getting…
Dining, Food & Drink

More Friday meatless and fish-less meals

Charles Ferruzza,

Fill up a plate, it’s not a sin ​Last Friday we listed a few church fish fries for Fat City readers who observe the tradition of meatless Fridays during Lent. But then we heard from observant diners who don’t care for seafood options such as boiled and fried shrimp, deep-fried fish or salmon croquettes. One Fat City reader e-mailed us…

News

Night + Day Trivia: Kiss Me Kate Winner

Crystal K. Wiebe,

%{}% When was Musical Theatre Heritage founded, and how did The Pitch honor a performer in an MTH production last year? Answer: Musical Theater Heritage was founded in 1998. In 2009, actor Nathan Granner earned a nod in The Pitch’s annual Best Of issue for his performance in Who’s Lerner and Loewe? Among the correct responders was Joshua McElwee, our randomly selected…
Music

Incoming: Red Green at the Uptown, July 31

Nick Spacek,

This is, quite honestly, the furthest I’ve ever had to stretch to post something on Wayward Blog. However, I’m such a fan of the performer and the cause which the performance benefits that I have to share this with everyone. Since my wife and I have a kid who’s still in elementary school, we’re usually home on Saturday nights, barring…
Dining, Food & Drink

I Love You Shop opens at Hammerpress

Jonathan Bender,

The I Love You Shop at Hammerpress debuts at tonight’s First Friday in the Crossroads. Inside the old-timey card shop, I Love You is a modern take on a general store attached to the two-chair hair studio that is being run by Amber Hodgson. It features small-batch products that aren’t likely to be stocked anywhere else in Kansas City. Fat…
News

Homicide claim may torpedo Mohler sex abuse case

Justin Kendall,

Sounds like prosecutors in the Mohler family sex abuse case have their work cut out for them. According to an Associated Press story, one of the claims leveled against six Mohler men might sink the whole case: The claim that Burrell Mohler Jr. forced his daughters to help him kill a man. Six siblings have backed up the claims that…
News

This is Burlesque at the Uptown slideshow

CJ Janovy,

Kansas City Society of Burlesque founder Lucky DeLuxe organized This Is Burlesque, which brought members of four local burlesque groups as well as other independent performers (including men) to the Conspiracy Room at the Uptown last night. In case you missed it, here’s a little tease from Pitch photographer Scott Spychalski — like all good burlesque, it goes from least-sexy…
Dining, Food & Drink

Cinnamon rolls: a reverie

Charles Ferruzza,

Bite into something soft and spicy Hey, we’ve always had a sweet spot for cinnamon rolls in Fat City and why not? It doesn’t matter if the weather is frigid or warm, these soft, yeasty pastries are a great way to begin any day. For a true cinnamon roll fan, just the fragrance can be as alluring as an expensive perfume….
News

Night + Day picks: What to do this weekend

Crystal K. Wiebe,

%{}% Comb the Crossroads for art. It’s First Friday, and so lots of galleries are open late. Contemplate the movements of modern dancers. Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Collective presents performances tonight and Saturday at the Foundation. Experience a vicarious adrenaline rush while watching cowboys attempt to log eight seconds on the back of a raging bull. The PBR: Built Ford Tough…

Slideshow: This is Burlesque at the Uptown, March 4

Kansas City Society of Burlesque founder Lucky DeLuxe organized This Is Burlesque, which brought members of four local burlesque groups as well as other independent performers (including men) to the Conspiracy Room at the Uptown on Thursday, March 4. In case you missed it, here’s a little tease from Pitch photographer Scott Spychalski — like all good burlesque, it goes…

Dining, Food & Drink

Breakfast Buffet: Friday, March 5

Jonathan Bender,

%{}% At Jack Gage’s American Tavern, everything is fine if not spectacular. Here’s an ode to delicious loose leaf tea — and a warning about drinking too many cups of said delicious tea. How scales should really work: a re-interpretation of the display window on your bathroom scale. It’s not quite a plague, but it’s apparently raining fish in Australia….
News

Porn actress Samantha Ryan gets the hookup at Allen Fieldhouse (updated)

Justin Kendall,

A mystery is afoot. Samantha Ryan, the star of such films as Lesbian Psychotherapists 2, Butt Licking Anal Whores 5 and Missionary: Impossible (we’ll take Deadspin’s word for it), was in attendance at last night’s KU-K-State showdown. Need proof? Try the Twitpic of Sammy RyRy and Big Jay. But who hooked up Ryan with these sweet seats? Ryan thanks pornstached-assistant…

Music

Video: Free State High lip dubs “Let’s Groove”

Nick Spacek,

Being as how we posted the Lawrence High lip dub of “Kids In America,” it’s only fair that we head across town for Free State’s entry into the competition. While also going with a pretty retro choice (in this case, Earth Wind & Fire’s “Let’s Groove”), they one-up the stakes by doing everything backward. If you poke around online, you…
News

Jim Heeter, new chamber head, talks about pasta and fraud

David Martin,

Jim Heeter, a lawyer and former city councilman, will bring an interesting perspective to his new position as the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive. He was on the board of a company that, for a time, suffered under exceptionally shitty management. Heeter is a member of the board of directors at American Italian Pasta. He and the…
News

Jason Miller and Bite Club target Petland for mass-produced puppies

Carolyn Szczepanski,

This weekend, animal rights activist Jason Miller and Bite Club of KC are targeting another retailer they claim is linked to animal abuse. This time the deer defenders are teaming up with a local group that crusades against puppy mills to protest Petland. It’s not the first time KC Citizens for Canine Causes has picketed Petland, one of the nation’s…
Music

Tweets of the Week

Nick Spacek,

Coalesce frontman Sean Ingram shares everything from band info to stuff going on in his life on @coalesceox. Good links, too. We’re aware this tweet came last Friday, but it showed up about three hours after the first Tweet of the Week, so we’re calling it legal. While Steve Tulipana’s Twitter account, @tulipana, covers everything from running the Record Bar…
News

K2 synthetic marijuana scourge spreads to Philly

Peter Rugg,

This will destroy America ​For once, Kansas City is ahead of the trends. K2 synthetic marijuana first made headlines in Kansas last year (mostly for the paranoid, thuggish reaction to it documented in this recent Pitch feature, “Fake Reefer Madness”). Since then, K2 has appeared in New Orleans, Chicago (courtesy of Mancow’s radio show) and now Philadelphia. Categories: News Tags:…
News

Inside this week’s Pitch print edition …

Justin Kendall,

Nelson Hopkins Sr.’ s son was killed while walking home from the library last year. His son’s death pushed the father into action, declaring war on Kansas City’s “criminal terrorists.” Pitch writer Nadia Pflaum has the story of Kansas City’s latest activist in this week’s feature story, “KC Crime = Terrorism.” Also in this week’s issue, Martin eavesdrops on anti-e-tax…