The Pitch Fall Guide, day by day
Are they gone? The All-Star Game lookie loos, the drive-bys from the rest of the Plains states, the California in-laws and the East Coast pass-throughs from college — all home again. Now it’s just us, just the way we like it. And just in time for a fall that’s more than football and pumpkins. This season in KC is so full, we had to book Madonna and David Sedaris on the same day. We have Bieber and the Boss (not on the same day), Charlotte Street and NASCAR, spooks and opera, and plenty of football and pumpkins. Here, then — day by day — is The Pitch‘s first Fall Guide. (Events and dates subject to change.)
Pumpkin Patches, Orchards and Corn Mazes, and Haunts
By Abbie Stutzer
KC Fear Farm
When: Dusk–11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, September 29–October 27
Where: 29755 West 191st Street, in Gardner, 913-484-6251, kcfearfarm.com
Signature shocks: Kansas Twister, Insane Reaction
Ghost & Gangsters Tour at the Edge of Hell
When: 6–9 p.m. Friday and Saturday
Where: 1300 West 12th Street, 816-472-4467, kcghostsandgangsterstour.com
Signature shocks: More like shock absorbers; this one’s a bus tour of KC landmarks where paranormal activity and organized crime intersect. Ticket price ranges from $30 to $60.
The Graveyard Run 5k and Kids Run
When: 9 a.m. Saturday, October 27 (kids run at 10 a.m.)
Where: Elmwood Cemetery, 4900 East Truman Road
Signature shock: It’s in a graveyard.
Register at active.com ($25 advance, $30 race day, $5 off for Northeast residents)
Ghost Tours of Kansas
When: 8 p.m. September 22, October 13, October 27
Where: Starts at the Eldridge Hotel, 701 Massachusetts, in Lawrence, 785-851-0856
Signature shock: You get two hours to slowly freak out over Lawrence’s reportedly haunted spots. Tickets cost $17.
Wagon Wheel Orchard
15380 Edgerton Road, Gardner, 913-893-6050, wagonwheelorchard.com
Through November 1
This family-owned, you-pick-it orchard grows almost 1,000 varieties of apples, pears, peaches, cherries and more.
Louisburg Cider Mill & Country Store
14730 K68 Highway, Louisburg, 913-837-5202, louisburgcidermill.com
Ciderfest is September 29–30 and October 6–7.
A corn maze runs September 14–October 31.
Drought? What drought? “It was a little scary there,” says co-owner Shelly Schierman. “We’re like, ‘Oh, the corn is 12 inches tall,’ and then we got that 2-inch rain. It seems like ages ago. It grew, like, 4 feet in four days. So it’s nice and tall.”
Weston Red Barn Farm
16300 Wilkerson Road, Weston, 816-386-5437, westonredbarnfarm.com
Fall harvest events begin Labor Day weekend and run through the end of October on Saturdays and Sundays, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Drought? The Red Barn says its apple crops have done fine but will likely be picked out by early September. The farm also expects a good crop of pumpkins. Besides the pick-your-own patch, there are tractor-drawn hayrides, horse-drawn hayrides, pony rides, concessions and a large corn maze.
Cider Hill Family Orchard
3341 North 139th Street, in Kansas City, Kansas, 913-721-2507
U-Pick event, Labor Day Weekend
Drought? “We have about 900 apple trees, and many of our apples are sunburned or have cooked on the trees,” says co-owner Joan M. Shearer.
“Our trees are loaded with apples. The apples on the inside of the tree and the backside of the tree still have good apples. So it will be hit and miss.”
Good apples or no apples, the orchard still offers hayrides to the orchard and the pumpkin patch, catch-and-release fishing, picnicking, marshmallow roasts and duck feeding. For sale: apple cider, cider slushes, caramel apples, Dutch apple pies.
Powell Pumpkin Patch
25695 Spring Valley Road, in Louisburg, 913-879-2477
September 29–October 31, 9 a.m.–6 p.m., with a corn maze ($2–$4), hayrides, a nature trail and pumpkin picking.
Corn-maze admission is $4 for people aged 12 and older, $2 for those aged 6–11, and free for children 5 and younger.
Drought? Powell’s Katie York says: “We have been able to irrigate most of the fields throughout the summer. Most of the pumpkins are just now starting to set. We still have our fingers crossed the heat has not done too much damage.”
KC Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze
29755 West 191st Street, in Gardner, 913-484-6251, kcpumpkinpatch.com
September 29–October 31 (hours and admission vary; check website)
Drought? Maybe, but it’s not stopping this pick-your-own patch from celebrating its 10th year with the T-Bones Corn Maze, the Spook-Tacular Haunted Barn and more.
Carolyn’s Country Cousins Pumpkin Patch
17607 Northeast 52nd Street, in Liberty, 816-781-9196, carolynscountrycousins.com
Daily, September 15–October 31.
Drought? Well, it’s been a crop-killing season, so it might be appropriate to get here for the patch’s Dia de los Muertos celebration (October 27 and 28).
Faulkner’s Pumpkin Season
10600 Raytown Road, 816-761-5055, faulknerspumpkinfarm.com
October 1–31 ($7 admission; children 2 and younger, free)
Drought? “Our patch is doing very well, although we only grow enough pumpkins on the property for our schoolchildren to take home from their field trips,” says the company’s Christine Loneman.
Shuck’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch
20156 South State 291 Highway, Pleasant Hill, 816-335-4014, shucksmaze.com
Open for school field trips during week; open to the public 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 1–6 p.m. Sundays, September 29–October 28.
The 14-acre cornfield has two mazes: one for the little guys and a second maze for the more adventurous. Other activities include a corn cannon, pumpkin chucking and more.
Drought? When there’s something called a corn cannon, does it matter?
SEPTEMBER EVENTS DAY BY DAY
September 1
College football opening day
Sporting KC vs. Toronto
KC Irish Fest
Kansas City Renaissance Festival opens
Santa-Cali-Gon Days, Independence
The Beast and Edge of Hell open
September 2
KC Irish Fest
La Cage aux Folles closes, Starlight
Santa-Cali-Gon Days, Independence
September 3
Labor Day
KC Symphony Pops in the Park
Santa-Cali-Gon Days, Independence
Last call: Oceans of Fun, Schlitterbahn, Titanic exhibit at Union Station
September 4
The Real Inspector Hound, KC Actors Theatre
September 5
Ad Astra Percussion, Spencer Museum (Lawrence)
The Motherf**ker With the Hat, Unicorn Theatre
September 6
American Royal opens
Fashion Night Out KC
September 7
Why at the Granada
Crossroads Music Fest, Crossroads KC
KC Ballet, First Friday “An Evening of Dance”
KC Urban Film Festival
Making God Laugh, American Heartland Theatre
Jamie Lee Curtis discusses My Brave Year of Firsts, Village Presbyterian Church (Rainy Day)
Buckwheat Zydeco, Lied Center (Lawrence)
September 8
Football: Kansas vs. Rice, Kansas State vs. Miami, Missouri vs. Georgia (first SEC game)
Missouri Mavericks Fan Fest, Independence Events Center
Metro Pro Wrestling, Turner Rec Center
Y’allapalooza, Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
Fiesta Hispana, Berkley Riverfront Park
Lenexa’s Spinach Festival, Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park
Symphony Ball, Sheraton at Crown Center
Ben Vereen, Kauffman Center
Divergent Dreams, NewEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, All Souls Unitarian Church
Crossroads Music Fest, Crossroads KC
September 9
Chiefs’ first game of the regular season
Twin Shadow at the Granada
Fiesta Hispana, Berkley Riverfront Park
Green Fest, Uptown Theater
Last call: They Were All Stars and Baseball: America’s Game, Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
September 10
David Thomson, Milos Forman: “Finding a Nest,” Kansas City Plaza Library
Ghostface Killah at Riot Room
September 11
ArtSounds, The Goldberg Variations, Owen/Cox Dance Group
September 12
Circus at Sprint Center
Metric at the Beaumont
Marina Doc with David Ford, Spencer Museum (Lawrence)
Dear America: Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie, Coterie Theatre
Joe Posnanski talks Paterno, Unity Temple
September 13
Circus at Sprint Center
Powerman 5000 at the Beaumont
Three Tall Women, Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
Anthony de Mare, “Liaisons: Re-Imagining Sondheim From the Piano,” White Recital Hall
Opening of Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America, Linda Hall Library
September 14
Circus at Sprint Center
Sporting KC vs. Houston
“Map as Art” talk at Kemper Museum
Blood Brothers, the Barn Players
ConX: KC’s First Sci-Fi, Horror, Pop Culture Convention, Ramada Conference Center
Mission Arts and Eats Festival
September 15
Football: Kansas vs. TCU, Kansas State vs. North Texas, Missouri vs. Arizona State
ConX: KC’s First Sci-Fi, Horror, Pop-Culture Convention, Ramada Conference Center
Mission Arts and Eats Festival
KC Roller Warriors All Stars
Madama Butterfly, Lyric Opera
Falldo Waldo Crawldo Pub Crawl, 75th and Wornall
An Afternoon with John Lithgow, Kansas City Plaza Library
September 16
Expo Americas at Union Station
Judith Grey art opening, Charlotte Street Foundation
John Lithgow stars in Farkle & Friends, Kauffman Center
Wylliams-Henry Contemporary Dance, White Recital Hall
ConX: KC’s First Sci-Fi, Horror, Pop-Culture Convention, Ramada Conference Center
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September 17
Spring Awakening, the Coterie Theatre
September 18
Pippin, Kansas City Repertory Theatre
September 19
Odd Future at the Granada
David Lindley at Knuckleheads
Dollyrots at the Riot Room
September 20
Rainy Day Books with Gretchen Rubin, Unity Temple
Alamo Drafthouse: Action Pack: Boy Band Sing-Along
September 21
Plaza Art Fair
Ballroom with a Twist, Kauffman Center
Jamal Joseph, Panther Baby, Kansas City Plaza Library
On the Sunny Side of the Street: Music That Made the Depression Great, Quality Hill Playhouse
September 22
Plaza Art Fair
Robert Earl Keen at the Granada
Pianist Emanuel Ax, Folly Theater
UnPlaza Art Fair
Comets Open Tryouts, KC Soccer Dome
September 23
Plaza Art Fair
Alamo Drafthouse: Princess Bride quote-along
Alan Brinkley, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Kansas City Plaza Library
UnPlaza Art Fair
Comets Open Tryouts, KC Soccer Dome
September 24
Stephen Marley at the Granada
Paul Dorrell discusses Living the Artist’s Life, Unity Temple
Eleanor Clift, Forecasting the Presidential Election, Kansas City Plaza Library
September 25
Blitzen Trapper and Head and the Heart, Uptown Theater
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Kauffman Center
Chuck Thompson, Better Off Without Em: A Northern Manifesto for Southern Secession, Kansas City Central Library
September 26
Masters of Illusion at the Midland
Alamo Drafthouse: horror remix of Hairy
September 27
Jeffrey Toobin, The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court, Unity Temple (Rainy Day)
Conservatory Connections: Martin Hackelman and Robert Weirich, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
September 28
Sporting KC vs. Chicago
Ben Folds Five at Starlight Theatre
Guided by Voices at the Granada
Mark Morris Dance Group, Kauffman Center
Ragamala Dance, Sacred Earth, Lied Center (Lawrence)
Takács Quartet, the Friends of Chamber Music, Folly Theater
Lee’s Summit Oktoberfest
September 29
Eric Church at Sprint Center
William Kent Krueger signs Trickster’s Point, Rainy Day Books
Comets Fan Fest, Independence Events Center
American Royal Parade
Fall Parade of Homes Showcase
Lee’s Summit Oktoberfest
September 30
Chiefs vs. Chargers
“Pictures at an Exhibition,” KC Symphony, Kauffman Center
OCTOBER DAY BY DAY
October 1
Florence + the Machine at Starlight Theatre
Kansas City Royals last home stand, vs. Detroit Tigers
October 2
Ayad Akhtar, American Dervish, Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church (Rainy Day)
Kansas City Noir, KC crime fiction anthology, Kansas City Central Library
Kansas City Royals last home stand, vs. Detroit Tigers
October 3
Wayne the Train Hancock at Knuckleheads
Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers, final game of the season
October 4
Indians, Rockhurst Theatre Department
Laura Moriarty, The Chaperone, Johnson County Central Resource Library
October 5
Royal Comedy Tour at Music Hall
Bassnector at Lawrence
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros at Crossroads KC
Voyeur: An Urban Rhapsody (with the People’s Liberation Big Band of Greater KC), Fishtank Theater
Radiate, Illuminate, Dance! at Kauffman Center
BecauseHeCan, JCCC Theatre Department
October 6
NHL at Sprint Center
Parktoberfest
Lexington Apples, Arts & Antiques Festival in downtown Lexington, Mo.
Football: Missouri vs. Vanderbilt, Kansas State vs. Kansas
October 7
Chiefs vs. Ravens
Michael Stern conducts Brahms & Barber, Kauffman Center
Lexington Apples, Arts & Antiques Festival in downtown Lexington, Mo.
October 8
Kansas City Renaissance Festival
October 9
Stars at Bottleneck
Say Anything and Murder by Death at Beaumont
Esparanza Spalding, Kauffman Center
Lauren Oliver discusses The Spindlers at Unity Temple (Rainy Day)
ArtSounds: Christina Vantzou and Verdana Valley Mini Chamber Orchestra, Epperson Auditorium
Paola Gianturco, Grandmother Power: A Global Phenomenon, Kansas City Central Library
The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley, Theatre for Young America
October 10
Tanner Colby, Writers at Work: Some of My Best Friends Are Black, Kansas City Central Library
Future of Energy and Creating a Sustainable Community, panel discussion, Kansas City Plaza Library
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Unicorn Theatre
October 11
Two Door Cinema at Beaumont
Master Class, Spinning Tree Theatre
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October 12
Ice Breakers Tournament at Sprint Center
Jayhawks at Crossroads KC
Jerry Seinfeld at Midland
Carmina Burana, Kansas City Ballet
The National Circus of the People’s Republic of China, Yardley Hall, JCCC Performing Arts Series
Nnenna Freelon, “Lena, a Lovesome Thing,” Lied Center (Lawrence)
October 13
Ice Breakers Tournament at Sprint Center
Norah Jones at Midland
Dinner of Note 2012, Heartland Men’s Chorus, with Chely Wright, Marriott Hotel downtown
Ballet Folklorico de Mexico, Kauffman Center
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center with Jeremy Denk, piano, Folly Theater
Beginnings, Kansas City Civic Orchestra, Atonement Lutheran Church
Rhythm and Ribs at the American Jazz Museum
Crawl for Cancer in Westport
Football: Kansas vs. Oklahoma State, Missouri vs. Alabama
October 14
A$AP Rocky at Beaumont
Wolf Gang at RecordBar
Last day: Fall Parade of Homes Showcase
October 15
Gennifer Albin talks Crewel, Unity Temple (Rainy Day)
October 16
Crystal Castles at Uptown
Motion City Soundtrack at Granada
National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba, Kauffman Center
October 17
Die Antwood at Liberty Hall
October 18
Gymnastics at Sprint Center
Conservatory Orchestra, White Recital Hall
So¯ Percussion, Lied Center, Lawrence
Junior League of KCMO Holiday Mart at Bartle Hall
October 19
Vincente Fernandez at Sprint Center
NASCAR qualifiers
The Mystery of Irma Vep, Kansas City Repertory Theatre
The Lady From the Sea, UMKC Theatre
The Capitol Steps, “On the Record,” Yardley Hall, JCCC Performing Arts Series
October 20
Northeast KC Historical Society Homes Tour
Kansas Lottery 300 NASCAR
Hammerween III at Beaumont
Apollo’s Fire: The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra, Friends of Chamber Music, Folly Theater
October 21
Hollywood Casino 400 NASCAR
Robert Belinic´, Lied Center (Lawrence)
Threepenny Opera with the Free State Liberation Orchestra at the Lawrence Arts Center (Lawrence)
October 22
Matt Inman discusses How to Tell if Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You, Unity Temple (Rainy Day)
October 23
Conservatory Wind Symphony, Californos
Richard V. Barbuto, 1812: America on the Ropes, Kansas City Central Library
October 24
NBA: Miami Heat vs. Washington Wizards at Sprint Center
Sporting KC’s last regular season game
Kate Morton, The Secret Keeper, Unity Temple (Rainy Day)
Frank White, One Man’s Dream: My Town, My Team, My Time, Kansas City Plaza Library
October 25
Grace Potter at Uptown
Henry Wiencek, Thomas Jefferson, Kansas City Plaza Library
Tracy K. Smith, Midwest Poets Series
The Kentucky Cycle, Parts I and II, Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
October 26
Justin Bieber at Sprint Center
Theme and Variations, Owen/Cox Dance Group
KC Symphony: Beethoven’s Eroica plus Eighth Blackbird, Kauffman Center
Marilyn Maye, Quality Hill Playhouse
Jasper Quartet, Friends of Chamber Music, White Recital Hall
October 27
Red Hot Chili Peppers at Sprint Center
Rugged Maniac Run
Waterfire
Piano duo Christina and Michelle Naughton, Folly Theater
Football: Kansas vs. Texas, Kansas State vs. Texas Tech,
Missouri vs. Kentucky
October 28
Chiefs vs. Raiders
KC Symphony: Beethoven’s Eroica plus Eighth Blackbird, Kauffman Center
Here to Stay: the Gershwin Experience, Lied Center (Lawrence)
Boo at the Zoo
Last Call: Worlds of Fun
October 29
Thomas Frank, Pity the Billionaire, Kansas City Central Library
October 30
Madonna at Sprint Center
Basketball: Kansas vs. Emporia State
David Sedaris, Kauffman Center
Basketball: Kansas State vs. Washburn
October 31
Halloween
Conservatory Wind Ensemble, White Recital Hall
NOVEMBER DAY BY DAY
November 1 | Thursday
Snow Patrol and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, the Midland
Soiree D’etude at Fishtank Theater, in collaboration with the UMKC Theatre Department
Rick Marschall, Theodore Roosevelt, Kansas City Plaza Library
November 2 | Friday
Crown Center Ice Terrace opens
Dan Deacon at the Granada
The Cover of Life, UMKC Theatre, undergraduate production
Next to Normal, She & Her Productions, River’s Edge Theatre
Jonathan Biss, Friends of Chamber Music, Folly Theater
Curtains, the Barn Players
November 3 | Saturday
Football: Kansas State vs. Oklahoma State
Matt and Kim at Liberty Hall
Rob Schneider at VooDoo Lounge
Pages & Chapters 5k
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November 4 | Sunday
Cameron Carpenter, Kauffman Center
Pianist Conrad Tao, Folly Theater
Basketball: Kansas State vs. Emporia State
November 5 | Monday
Basketball: Kansas vs. Washburn
Conservatory Chamber Orchestra, White Recital Hall
November 6 | Tuesday
Election Day
November 7 | Wednesday
John Corigliano Concert, White Recital Hall (Conservatory of Music)
Il Trovatore, Lyric Opera
November 8 | Thursday
KC Symphony: Love: It Takes Two, Kauffman Center
Miss Representation documentary screening, Glenwood Arts Theater
Terry Beckenbaugh, Civil War Sesquicentennial: The Politics of War, Kansas City Central Library
The Game’s Afoot, with Marion Ross, New Theatre Restaurant
November 9 | Friday
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, JCCC Theatre Department
Basketball: Kansas State vs. North Dakota
Quixotic, Lied Center (Lawrence)
Eighth Blackbird, Friends of Chamber Music, White Recital Hall
Movie opening: Skyfall
November 10 | Saturday
Kansas City Youth Ballet Fall Concert, Bolender Center
Crooked Fingers and John Vanderslice at RecordBar
Hijinks, NewEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, All Souls Unitarian Church
Compagnie de Danse, Jean-René Delsoin (Haiti), Yardley Hall, JCCC Performing Arts Series
Sofrito: David Gonzalez with the Latin Legends Band, Lied Center (Lawrence)
November 11 | Sunday
Il Trovatore, Lyric Opera
Kansas City Youth Ballet Fall Concert, Bolender Center
November 12 | Monday
Basketball: Kansas State NIT season tipoff
November 13 | Tuesday
Basketball: Kansas State NIT season tipoff
ArtSounds: “The Machine the Sneetches Built,” Epperson Auditorium
Tap Dogs, Kauffman Center
November 14 | Wednesday
Red Elvises at Knuckleheads
KC Symphony: Homes of Note Tour XXXVIII
November 15 | Thursday
Basketball: Kansas vs. Chattanooga
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Rockhurst Theatre Department
Dropkick Murphys at the Uptown Theater
November 16 | Friday
Mezzo-Soprano Joyce DiDonato, Folly Theater
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, JCCC Theatre Department
KC Symphony: Carmina Burana, Kauffman Center
Supersuckers at the Riot Room
November 17 | Saturday
Bruce Springsteen, Sprint Center
Shirley MacLaine, Yardley Hall, JCCC Performing Arts Series
American Royal ends
Football: Kansas vs. Iowa State, Missouri vs. Syracuse
North Face Endurance Challenge run
November 18 | Sunday
Chiefs vs. Bengals
Set Your Seitz on Latin Rhythm, Kansas City Civic Orchestra, Folly Theater
Basketball: Kansas State vs. North Florida
November 19 | Monday
Basketball: CBE Hall of Fame Classic at Sprint Center
November 20 | Tuesday
Basketball: CBE Hall of Fame Classic at Sprint Center
November 21 | Wednesday
Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, Theatre for Young America
November 22 | Thursday
Thanksgiving
Plaza lighting ceremony
Schwag at Uptown
November 23 | Friday
Christmas in Song, Quality Hill Playhouse
November 24 | Saturday
KC Symphony: Beethoven’s Pastoral, Kauffman Center
November 25 | Sunday
Chiefs vs. Broncos
November 26 | Monday
Basketball: Kansas vs. San Jose State
November 27 | Tuesday
Robert W. Merry, Where They Stand: The American Presidents in the Eyes of Voters and Historians, Kansas City Plaza Library
November 28 | Wednesday
Inspecting Carol, Unicorn Theatre, co-production with KC Actors Theatre and UMKC Theatre
November 29 | Thursday
Jonathan Steinberg, Bismarck: A Life, Kansas City Central Library
November 30 | Friday
Kansas vs. Oregon State, Sprint Center
KC Symphony: Handel’s Messiah, Kauffman Center
Cool Yule, Heartland Men’s Chorus, with Marilyn Maye, Folly Theater
DECEMBER DAY BY DAY
December 1
Football: Kansas State vs. Texas
Chris Isaak at the Uptown
Here We Come A-Caroling!, Quality Hill Playhouse
Cool Yule, Heartland Men’s Chorus, with Marilyn Maye, Folly Theater
December 2
Chiefs vs. Panthers
Basketball: Kansas State vs. USC Upstate
December 3
A Devil Inside, UMKC Theatre
December 4
David Nasaw, The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy, Kansas City Central Library
December 5
Shrek the Musical, Coterie Theatre
December 6
Mecum Car Auction, KC Convention Center
KC Symphony: The Holly and the Ivy, Kauffman Center
Lehár’s The Merry Widow, White Recital Hall
Nancy Gibbs, The Presidents Club: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Fraternity, Kansas City Plaza Library
December 7
Mecum Car Auction at KC Convention Center
KC Symphony: Jim Brickman: On a Winter’s Night, Kauffman Center
Lehár’s The Merry Widow, White Recital Hall
Baroque by Candlelight for the Holiday, Old Mission United Methodist Church, Kansas City Chamber Orchestra
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December 8
Mecum Car Auction, KC Convention Center
Metro Pro Wrestling, Turner Rec Center
Basketball: Kansas vs. Colorado
Lehár’s The Merry Widow, White Recital Hall
Here We Come A-Caroling!, Quality Hill Playhouse
December 9
Calvin Trillin discusses Dogfight (Rainy Day)
Lehár’s The Merry Widow, White Recital Hall
Six By Ten, the Barn Players
December 10
Here We Come A-Caroling!, Quality Hill Playhouse
December 11
Punch Brothers at the Beaumont
New York Polyphony, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
December 12
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Lied Center (Lawrence)
December 13
KC Symphony: Christmas Festival, Kauffman Center
December 14
KC Symphony: Tuba Christmas, Kauffman Center
The Nightcap with Arty Vulgaris & Annie Cherry, Fishtank Theater
Sounds of the Season, Kansas City Civic Orchestra, Atonement Lutheran Church
December 15
KC Symphony: Christmas Festival, Kauffman Center
Carrie Underwood, Sprint Center
Basketball: Kansas vs. Belmont
Sounds of the Season, Kansas City Civic Orchestra, Atonement Lutheran Church
December 16
House of Yes, by Wendy MacLeod, Fishtank Theater
December 18
Basketball: Kansas vs. Richmond
Basketball: Kansas State vs. Texas Southern
December 19
Basketball: UMKC vs. Iowa State
December 20
A Spectacular Christmas, Musical Theater Heritage
December 21
The Nutcracker, the Kansas City Ballet
Paul Rudd alert: This Is 40 opens
December 22
Basketball: Florida vs. Kansas State, Sprint Center
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, Owen/Cox Dance Group with the People’s Liberation Big Band, Folly Theater
December 23
Chiefs vs. Colts last regular season home game
December 24
A Christmas Carol, Kansas City Repertory Theatre
