Summer Guide 2016: Guns N’ Roses, Sarah Silverman, Boulevardia and everything you’ll want to do in June
JUNE 1
WEDNESDAY
M83
Arvest Bank Theater at The Midland
Royals vs. Tampa Bay Rays
Kauffman Stadium
Heathers: The Musical
Through June 26 at the Unicorn, unicorntheatre.org
Gladstone Summertime Bluesfest
Through Saturday, June 4, at Oak Grove Park, Gladstone, gladstonechamber.com
Hospital Hill Run UMKC School of Medicine 5k
hospitalhillrun.com
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Opening at area movie theaters
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Opening at area movie theaters
Me Before You
Opening at area movie theaters
JUNE 4
SATURDAY
Barenaked Ladies, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Howard Jones
Starlight Theatre
WWE legends Ax and Smash of Demolition at Metro Pro Wrestling
Turner Rec Center, KCK
Wornall/Majors House Garden Tour
9 a.m.-4 p.m., $25-$30,
wornallmajors.org/gardentour2016
Get Ripped Brew Fest
Big Rip Brewing Co., North Kansas City
Hospital Hill Run half-marathon and 10K
hospitalhillrun.com
The Late Show: Day of the Dead 35mm rare print
Alamo Drafthouse
The Immigrants Are In! and Shaping Kansas City Art
Heinrich Toh, Jose Faus and Miguel Rivera talk about immigration, inspiration and the local art scene. In partnership with the Kansas City Public Library. 2-3 p.m., Lens 2 of the Bloch Building, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak, Tickets (required) at nelson-atkins.org
JUNE 5
SUNDAY
Boston, Foghat and Night Ranger
Starlight Theatre
Johnson County Library
Sizzlin’ Summer Book Sale
Through Saturday, June 11, at Johnson County Community College, jocolibrary.org
JUNE 9
THURSDAY
Fishbone and New Riddim
Crossroads KC at Grinders
KT Tunstall
Town Center Plaza, Leawood
The Pitch’s Summer Golf Tournament
Minor Park
June Bug Ball
Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead
JUNE 10
FRIDAY
The Lumineers
KC Power & Light District
Crypticon KC, with Elvira, Piper Laurie, Josh McDermitt (Walking Dead), Sean Patrick Flannery and David Della Rocco (Boondocks Saints)
Howard Johnson Plaza Kansas City Hotel and Conference Center
Through June 12
Sugar Creek Slavic Festival
Mike Onka Memorial Building grounds,
Sugar Creek
Through June 11
Greek Festival
St. Dionysios Greek Orthodox Church
stdionysios.org
Through June 12
Kansas City Scottish Highland Games & Celtic Festival
Riverside
kcscottishgames.org
Through June 12
Re: Generation
Art exhibition opening reception: 4-7 p.m. Show runs through September 11, Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph
Arrowhead 5K
Arrowhead Stadium
chiefs.com/arrowhead5k
Now You See Me 2
Opening at area movie theaters
Maggie’s Plan
Opening at area movie theaters
The Conjuring 2
Opening at area movie theaters
Les Claypool and Sean Lennon
Crossroads KC at Grinders
Bela Fleck
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival
presents Twelfth Night
Southmoreland Park, kcshakes.org,
Through June 26
Madagascar — A Musical Adventure
World premiere, through August 7 at
the Coterie, thecoterie.org
Bridges of Madison County
Through June 19 at Starlight Theatre,
kcstarlight.com
JUNE 15
WEDNESDAY
Brandi Carlile
Crossroads KC at Grinders
JUNE 16
THURSDAY
Local H
The Riot Room
Parade
Through June 26 at Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre, metkc.org
Royals vs. Detroit Tigers
Kauffman Stadium, Through June 19
Screenland Summer Movie Night: Heavyweights
Cinder Block Brewery, North Kansas City
Terry McMillan
7 p.m., Unity Temple on the Plaza,
rainydaybooks.com
JUNE 18
SATURDAY
Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz
Sprint Center
Samantha Fish and
Royal Southern Brotherhood
Crossroads KC at Grinders
Big Slick Red, White & Bowl
Pinstripes Bowling, Bocce & Bistro,
bigslickkc.org
Big Slick Victory Party & Auction
Arvest Bank Theater at the Midland
bigslickkc.org
JUNE 19
SUNDAY
Sporting KC vs. FC Dallas
Children’s Mercy Park, sportingkc.com
JUNE 20
MONDAY
Bad Company and Joe Walsh
Starlight Theatre
Free State Festival
Through June 25
Maria Bamford
Liberty Hall
The Sandlot quote-along
Alamo Drafthouse
JUNE 21
TUESDAY
Bob Dylan and Mavis Staples
Starlight Theatre
JUNE 22
WEDNESDAY
Widespread Panic
Starlight Theatre
JUNE 23
THURSDAY
Steely Dan and Steve Winwood
Starlight Theatre
Blind Boy Paxton
St. Luke AME Church
Fritz Scholder: Super Indian
Through September 18 at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, nermanmuseum.org
JUNE 24
FRIDAY
Royals vs. Houston Astros
Kauffman Stadium, through June 26
Free State of Jones
Opening at area movie theaters
Independence Day: Resurgence
Opening at area movie theaters
JUNE 25
SATURDAY
Public Enemy
Downtown Lawrence
Maker Faire
Union Station, through Sunday, June 26
Radiolab’s Jay Abumrad: Gut Churn
Liberty Hall
Urban Grown Tour
cultivatekc.org, through June 26
Stems: A Garden Soiree
7-11 p.m. at the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, stemssoiree.org
JUNE 26
SUNDAY
Pro Wrestling
Chesterfield bar at the Alamo Drafthouse
JUNE 27
MONDAY
Peter Bjorn and John
Granada Theatre, Lawrence
Royals vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Kauffman Stadium
Through June 28
JUNE 28
TUESDAY
The Jayhawks and Folk Uke
Knuckleheads
Bullets Over Broadway
Through July 3 at Starlight Theatre
kcstarlight.com
JUNE 29
WEDNESDAY
Guns N’ Roses
Arrowhead Stadium
Dashboard Confessional, Taking Back Sunday and more
Crossroads KC at Grinders
Dave Matthews Band
Providence Medical Center Amphitheater, Bonner Springs
The Shallows
Opening at area movie theaters
JUNE 30
THURSDAY
Festival on the Vine
KC Friends of Alvin Ailey
Gem Theater, kcfaa.org
Through July 2
