Courtesy of Union Sportsmen’s Alliance The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance, under the sponsorship of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, will host Get Youth Outdoors Day on Sunday, Sept. 18, in Lenexa, Kansas. Get Youth Outdoors Day is part of a series of free, community-based youth outreach activities organized under Work Boots on the Ground—the USA’s flagship conservation program. To encourage environmental…
Dance in the Park 2022. // Photo by Chris Ortiz After an initial rainout the day before, Roanoke Park hosted “Dance in the Park” on Sunday, Sept. 11. This was the 23rd annual event that was put together by City in Motion Dance Theater with funding contributed by the Missouri Arts Council, KC Parks Partners, Roanoke Park Conservancy, and more. …
Sam Gromowsky cuts ribbon in celebration of Waldo-based businesses with 30+ years of operation // Photo by Andrew Windish Wednesday, Sept. 14, the Waldo Area Business Association and the community congregated at the SE parking lot of Gregory & Wornall in celebration of Waldo Businesses that have been in operation for over 30+ years. This celebration held a Ribbon cutting…
Starlight Theater announces its 2023 AdventHealth Broadway Series // Photo courtesy of the Starlight Theater The Starlight Theater’s summer 2023 season is Celebrating its 50th Anniversary tour, Jesus Christ Superstar becomes the first featured show to hit the stage. With lyrics and music by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jesus Christ Superstar takes place during the final weeks of…
Jinkies! fall drink menu. // Courtesy Jinkies! Coffee and Hangout Jinkies! Coffee and Hangout’s Creative Fall Brews The grooviest coffee shop in town, Jinkies! Coffee and Hangout, is getting creative with their holiday-inspired brews. The coffee shop’s Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice drink breaks the pumpkin spice latte mold with its marshmallow additive. This cozy drink still has pumpkin spice…
Art of Gaming gallery will be on display until Sept. 23 // Photo courtesy of KCKCC Art Gallery From Nintendo to role-playing, the KCKCC Art Gallery features a variety of paintings and sculptures inspired by sport and gamer culture in their current exhibit, “The Art of Gaming.” The gallery is composed of art submitted by students within the community college…
Jimmy Eat World. // photo courtesy the artist Next year, rock ‘n’ rollers Jimmy Eat World celebrate their 30th anniversary as a group. However, the band isn’t sitting on its laurels. Instead, they’re moving forward on a new path that sees the long-running act releasing music through their label, Exotic Location. Beginning with Jimmy Eat World’s latest single “Something Loud,”…
Photo by Ryan Lange An initiative petition to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri will remain on the ballot after a panel of judges on the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals affirmed that the steps Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft took to certify the petition were proper. A three-judge panel heard arguments Monday afternoon in Kansas City and ruled shortly…
Twenty One Pilots with Peter McPoland T-Mobile Center Friday, Sept. 9 On Friday, Sept. 9, a show that was long awaited by a good portion of the Kansas City metro area youth (or at least young-at-heart) took place; when the duo that goes by the name Twenty One Pilots took the stage. Before their appearance for the Icy 2022 tour…
Mise en Place: Thuy Soldner of Liquid Garden Juice Co. // Illustration by Cassondra Jones Thuy Soldner is a humble entrepreneur who works so hard she can hardly stop to pose for a photo. From washing dishes, to shaping peanut butter chocolate chip protein balls, to bottling turmeric water, her resumé would suggest that she knows how to take care…
Steve Vai and Hydra. // Photo by Larry DiMarzio Legendary guitarist Steve Vai, best known for hits like For the Love of God and Tender Surrender, is making his way to Kansas City’s Uptown Theater Nov. 20. The Inviolate Tour kicks off Sept. 28 in El Cajon, California, and works its way across 52 cities before wrapping in early December. …
Om. // Photo by Nick Spacek Om with Zombi The Bottleneck Friday, September 9 How long have I been waiting to see Om? I can’t even properly conceive at this point. The side project of Sleep bassist Al Cisneros has been around for nearly 20 years now, and while I was fortunate enough to catch Sleep’s performance at Liberty Hall…
Photo by Parisa Taghizadeh, © 2022 20th Century Studios We’re heading into the cozy season, that magical time when you start wearing chunky cardigans, drinking hot beverages with cinnamon in them and making chili. I know the weather right now is trying to tell you summer is still a thing, but the rising inner urge to pick up knitting needles…
Jeff Petrie. // Photo by Dave Hennessy Music festivals are an important part of summer. Your favorite touring bands are just a road trip away. If you are really lucky, like we are in Kansas City, the festival is in your own backyard. The Kansas City Irish Festival (KCIF) closes out the summer each year on Labor Day weekend with…
Courtesy Boulevard Brewing Co. Boulevard Brewing Company continues its KC Pils Partner Series with a second collaboration with the Veterans Community Project. Starting in November, Boulevard will donate a portion of proceeds from KC Pils’ sales to the organization. Veterans Community Project, founded by a group of combat veterans in KCMO, is a 5013(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides homeless and…
The Whore of ’84. // Courtesy Genewa Stanwyck Crass, sass, and a lotta ass sums up Kansas City’s drag darling, Genewa Stanwyck, who lovingly refers to herself as the Whore of ’84. (And she’s even got her own chant. IYKYK.) The seasoned performer cut her teeth and honed her comedic skills over the years in various Late Night Theatre performances,…
Kate Frick. // Photo by Destiny Frack Many people who work in the food and cocktail industries follow Family Circus-esque routes to reach their payoff. A stop off here—a quick pause there—spinning their wheels a bit in something completely off the path, but ultimately getting where they need to be. Kate Frick has gone through one such adventure. She’s cut…
Former Gov. Eric Greitens, second from right, leaves the Boone County Courthouse in July with his attorney, Gary Stamper, masked, after a 7 1/2-hour deposition hearing in the child custody case stemming from his 2020 divorce. // Photo by Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent For almost two weeks, the only thing known about the ruling in the court case over child custody…
Courtesy The Midnight The Midnight release Heroes, the finality of their sonic trilogy following Kids and Monsters, on Sept. 9. Immersed in, although not confined to, the synth-wave movement, Heroes completes a three-part character arc through a rose-tinted prism of nostalgia. It might seem unusual, then, that The Midnight duo have such different pasts to look back on. If you know…
5-pack of to-go brats. // Courtesy Affäre It’s no secret that Martin Heuser’s artisan bratwurst regularly land on nearly every best sausage list in town. His brag-worthy brats are made in-house using traditional German recipes and local meats. (Chef Heuser is such a fan of his German heritage, he’ll occasionally even sport lederhosen in Affäre’s kitchen. We’ve seen it. It’s…
Kevin Barnes. // Photo by Christina Schneider Kevin Barnes defies any perfect label, aside from being “a lot, all of the time.” The bandleader and face of Athens’ long-running collective freak-out dance-rock band of Montreal has been reinventing the process of reinvention itself for longer than I’ve been alive. Now, the extravagant joyshow on display is inbound later this month,…
Sanctuary. // Illustration by Cassondra Jones Circa 1971, singer and bassist Dennis Loewen had reached the limits of what he could do with his longtime band, The Fabulous Flippers. Originating in Hays, the garage-soul act was the party band of choice in the Midwest for the better part of a decade. The group was highlighted alongside soul and rock band,…
Jake La Botz // Photo courtesy of Missing Piece Group Most would regard tattoo shops as a transactional place of business, picking out ink on the wall like milk on the supermarket shelf. But blues singer Jake La Botz contends tattoo parlors as one of the great modern egalitarian hubs for celebrations of art. On Sept. 7, La Botz debuted…
Fountain City Comedy Festival hosts live performances Oct. 13-15. // Illustration by Elise Kelly From Oct. 13-15, Kansas City will become the home to the newest comedy extravaganza in the Midwest. Fountain City Comedy Festival will feature a diverse array of comedians at metro venues in both Kansas and Missouri. Comedian and founding member of Fountain City Comedy Festival Stephen…
