All good things must come to an end and so it is for Crosstown Station. Last night, I received this statement from owner Chip Mitchell: Crosstown Station currently operating in the building at 1522 McGee Street in Kansas City, MO will not be booking any shows after September 30th or until further notice. The landlord of the property has entered…
To paraphase Cee Lo Green, forget you, popcorn. If you really want to enjoy a movie these days, you need to crack a beer. The 18-city Clips of Faith Beer and Film Tour, sponsored by the New Belgium Brewery, rolls into Kansas City tonight at 7 p.m. Categories: Dining, Food & Drink
UPDATE: Sad news in the search for Skyular Logsdon, the toddler who was ripped out of his mother’s arms by the Joplin tornado. The little boy’s body was identified at a morgue on Wednesday. The Star reported that the boy’s body was identified by his great-uncle (although official tests still need to be done by the Jasper County coroner). The…
Update (May 26): The Kansas City Royals have announced funeral arrangements for broadcaster and former player Paul Splittorff, who died Wednesday due to complications from melanoma. A visitation will be held Monday, May 30, from 5 to 8 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Blue Springs. A funeral mass will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, at St….
UPDATE (May 27): The victim has been identified as 42-year-old Anthony Rose of KCMO. Original Story (May 26): Kansas City’s homicide total is now at 34 after a man was shot to death at 29th and Highland Wednesday night. Police say “multiple suspects” showed up at the man’s home and killed him around 8:30 p.m. The man’s name and age…
Gemini/Gemini Rising* (May 22-June 20): Hello, polliwog. As you make your way to becoming an adult frog, what awareness must you possess of possible hazards. The growth process is an organic one, but there are frenemies all around. A frenemy knows your weaknesses best. Sometimes it is a thin line between a BFF and a frenemy. You’re like a sailor…
The 19th-century Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg wrote chamber music sparingly during his prolific career, so “the Grieg String Quartet” generally refers to Op. 27, String Quartet in G Minor, the first of only three string quartets that he composed (his second being incomplete, his third said to be lost). And it’s a damn shame that he didn’t commit more fully…
As Cee Lo Green might put it, “Forget you, popcorn.” If you really want to enjoy a movie these days, you need to crack open a cold one. The 18-city Clips of Faith Beer and Film Tour, sponsored by the New Belgium Brewery, rolls into town at Theis Park (47th Street and Oak) at 7 p.m. The second annual event…
A benefit for the ongoing restoration of the Wyeth/Tootle Mansion, this year’s party will feature an oriental salad luncheon, party favors, and plenty of time for guests to play Mah Jongg. Mah Jongg (also spelled Mahjong or Mah-Jong) is a game of Chinese origin that was extremely popular in the mid-1920s. It was still a common pastime in 1927 when…
It’s unclear what flooding in the South will do to the crawfish population. Some farmers say more water creates a longer catch season for the mudbugs, but scientists claim that high water levels reduce burrowing areas and make it easier for other fish to eat the freshwater crustaceans. Either way, there’s still plenty to eat at the Crawfish & Shrimp…
The Wild Men of Kansas City formed early this year as a fill-in for the Wild Women of Kansas City when the double-booked divas couldn’t perform a scheduled gig. When the Blue Room’s management called bandleader Everette DeVan for backup, he was able to round up some of the city’s finest jazzmen — Horace Washington, Kent Means, Danny Rojas and…
Enjoy decorating cars, bicycles, skateboards, or anything else for the Art Tougeau parade. The Lawrence Arts Center will be hosting an open house to check out all the programs available, plenty of car-art projects for the kids and live music with Hit or Miss followed by Chris Hannemann & Prairie Fire. Biemer’s Barbecue and Penny Annie’s will be there selling…
And lo, a drear fog did descend upon the land. And Dora the Explorer was in reruns, and Grandma did embark on a Carnival cruise, and the prophesied second coming of Lightning McQueen was yet a fortnight hence. The Pokemon had lost its allure, and the Fruit Roll-Ups tasted bitterly of the sandbox. The children beseeched Mommy: “Have mercy, for this…
It’s appropriate that the 7:30 p.m. screening of Cowtown Ballroom … Sweet Jesus! at the Lawrence Arts Center (940 New Hampshire, 785-843-2787) is a benefit for KAWR, a Lawrence community-radio station looking to get off the ground. Much like the guys behind Good Karma Productions — the management team that ran the midtown concert venue in the 1970s — KAWR’s…
As of May 17, according to cnn.com, there were 7,206 reported U.S. and Coalition casualties of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. Take time out this weekend to honor the fallen of all American wars when the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial (100 West 26th Street, 816-784-1918) presents a weekend of free public lectures, exhibitions and displays. Today’s…
The National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial (100 West 26th Street, 816-784-1918) presents a weekend of free public lectures, exhibitions and displays. See theworldwar.org for more details. Today, it’s time again for Celebration at the Station, the annual, free Kansas City Symphony concert that’s capped by a huge fireworks display at Liberty Memorial at 9:15 p.m. The grounds…
A recurring nightmare for any waiter or waitress: You’re starting your shift in a strange restaurant and know nothing about the place or the menu, or even where the kitchen is located. That’s roughly the conceit of the Living Room’s new production, The Accidental Waiter (see review, page 16), presented as a brunch-theater production at 2:30 p.m. every Saturday and…
Tropical rainforests are a long way away from Kansas City. The next best alternative? The Rainforest Adventure Exhibit at the Level 1 Showplace at Crown Center (2450 Grand). On loan from the Norwalk, Connecticut, Stepping Stones Museum for Children, this excursion contains 40 interactive elements designed to introduce your little monkeys to tropical biospheres and medicinal treasures, and lets them…
Hot-air ballooning is the oldest method of air transportation, dating back to the 18th century. But these days, pilots of hot-air balloons must follow Federal Aviation Administration regulations. See 30 sanctioned pros, deft in the art of maneuvering propane, ripstop nylon and rattan, compete for regional gold on the final day of the third annual Kansas City Hot Air Balloon…
Summit Waves family aquatic park located at Jefferson Street and 50 Highway includes a 906 foot “action river”, children’s water playground, two water slides, a six lane lap pool, bath house, concession area, expansive deck area, shade structures and landscaping. The concession area features an expanded menu including healthy choices, grilled options and combo deals. Regular hours of operation are…
Soon, the smell of citronella will waft through backyards, and your taste buds will yearn for grilled foods and boat drinks. But before you break out a Hawaiian shirt and set up your makeshift outdoor paradise, head to R Bar and Restaurant (1617 Genessee, 816-471-1777) for Tiki Tuesdays. Dine on homemade Spam sliders and enjoy intoxicating half-price “Freaky Tiki” cocktails,…
Thanks to the wonder of time-lapse photography, it takes only nine minutes to watch a 56-foot tree emerge in Kansas City. The operative word is emerge. This silver tree didn’t grow in the traditional, one-ring-a-year way. The newest addition to the sculpture garden at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (4525 Oak) is an arboreal behemoth called “Ferment,” the latest in…
Painter and sculptor Eric Fischl came of age in the Long Island suburbs during the 1950s and ’60s. He went on to make art depicting the gloomy, prophetic state of everyday American life. It has served him well — his work has been seen from Los Angeles to Paris, and he has collaborated with such heavy hitters as Allen Ginsberg…
