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Below is a list of upcoming free events planned in Kansas City for the next month.
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Country Club Plaza Lighting Ceremony
Dates: Nov. 26 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Country Club Plaza, 47th & J.C. Nichols Pkwy, Kansas City, Mo.

Kansas City native and "Saturday NIght Live" cast member Jason Sudeikis flips the switch Thanksgiving night....
Admission: Free
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Major Events,Special Events
"Wolfgang Laib: Without Place - Without Time - Without Body"
Dates: Sept. 26, 2009-Jan.17, 2010 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.

Wolfgang Laib is known for his Pollen Fields, Milkstones, Rice Houses, Ziggurats and more, and many world-wide exhibitions including a retrospective at the Hirshhorn Museum in 2001 acknowledge his importance. "Without Place - Without Time - Without ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events,Major Events
"WYETH: Three Generations of Artistry"
Dates: Sep. 17-Nov. 29 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

The artwork by the Wyeth family, America's iconic art family, will be the focus of the exhibition WYETH: Three Generations of Artistry this fall at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. Together, the artists of the Wyeth family-N. C. Wyeth, Andrew ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"Hide & Seek: Picturing Childhood"
Dates: Sept. 26, 2009-Feb. 21, 2010 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.

Since photography's inception in 1839, children have been popular subjects for the camera. We look to pictures of children as collective memories of childhood itself-a phase of life to which we can never return. This exhibition explores our fascinat...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events,Major Events
Chamber Orchestra
Dates: Wed., Dec. 9 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, White Recital Hall, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.

Conducted by Robert Olson featuring guest artist Benjamin Beilman, violin....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
Academy Honors Recital
Dates: Sun., Dec. 13 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Grant Recital Hall, 5227 Holmes, Kansas City, Mo.

Outstanding Community Music and Dance Academy students, nominated by their instructors, perform in the Fall 2009 Honors Recital....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
World AIDS Day Luncheon
Dates: Mon., Nov. 30 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Kauffman Foundation Conference Center, 4801 Rockhill Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Keynote address to be delivered by Robert Fullilove, Ed.D., Associate Dean for Community and Minority and Professor of Clinical Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University.
...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Special Events
Waylande Gregory Studios Launch
Dates: Nov. 19-Dec. 31 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Halls, 211 Nichols Rd., Kansas City, Mo.

Internationally acclaimed ceramic sculptor Waylande Gregory (1905-1971) had many ties to Kansas City. He was born in Baxter Springs, Kansas, in 1905, and attended the Kansas City Art Institute. He was commissioned to design several rooms in the Hote...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Ongoing Events
Orrefors & Kosta Boda Limited Edition Trunk Show & Engraving Event
Dates: Fri., Nov. 27 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Halls, 211 Nichols Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Our on-site engraver will personalize your purchase in flowing script, even adding gold or silver accents to make your gift extraordinary-a $30 value with our compliments. Make your selection from an expanded collection including special values and ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Special Events
Mary Jurek Appearance & Signing
Dates: Nov. 27-28 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Halls, 211 Nichols Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Meet Mary Jurek, who will sign your purchase of her hand-hammered stainless steel. Casual Tabletop....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Special Events
Irma Starr Ornament Signing
Dates: Sat., Nov. 28 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Halls, 211 Nichols Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Meet Kansas City artisan Irma Starr, who reproduces the Burnap collection of 17th Century English Slipware Pottery and holiday ornaments. Her works are featured at leading museum gift shops....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Special Events
"Worldly Luxuries: Repetition in Renaissance Textiles"
Dates: Aug. 26, 2009-Feb. 21, 2010 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak Street, Kansas City, Mo.

Since photography's inception in 1839, children have been popular subjects for the camera. We look to pictures of children as collective memories of childhood itself—a phase of life to which we can never return. This exhibition explores our fascinat...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"From Shoals in Time"
Dates: Dec. 4-Jan. 20 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Community Christian Church, 4601 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

This exhibit, featuring very rare and unique shells from the Philippines, reveals the unseen architecture and poetic symmetry of both land and sea shells. Through photographs, giant x-ray prints, and reconstructed "seascapes," the artist/collector ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
Yifan Wu, cello
Dates: Mon., Nov. 30 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Grant Recital Hall, 5227 Holmes St., Kansas City, Mo.

Junior Recital...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
"Jazz Community Carol Fest"
Dates: Sun., Dec. 6 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: Community Christian Church, 4601 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

Spectacular renditions of favorite holiday music, including both sacred and secular sounds!
...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities
Santa's Arrival
Dates: Nov. 27 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Santa Claus arrives in a horse-drawn carriage to kick off the holiday season. Sluggerrr®, K.C. Wolf, Perry Penguin, Tip from Crayola®, Casey the Bear and other costume characters help greet Jolly Ol' St. Nick. Join Santa as he enters the Crown Cente...
Admission: Free
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Major Events,Special Events
Musical Fun for Kids: Jim Cosgrove & Mr. Stinky Feet
Dates: Sat., Dec. 5 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Enjoy holiday music for kids and families on three Saturdays in December....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Music & Dance
Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
Dates: Friday, Nov. 27 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

The 100-foot-tall Mayor's Christmas Tree, one of the nation's tallest, is the centerpiece for an illuminating holiday celebration. Enjoy fireworks that are choreographed to Christmas music. 7,200 white lights light up the Mayor's Christmas Tree. Thi...
Admission: Free
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Major Events,Special Events
"It’s Big: Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the National Archives and Records Administration"
Dates: May 22, 2009-Jan. 23, 2010 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: The National Archives, 400 W Pershing Rd., Kansas City, Mo.

This exhibition will feature big documents, big events, big personalities, and big ideas from the region's history. Organized by the National Archives at Kansas City, "It's Big" features pieces of American history including: audio clips from the FB...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
Michael Lasser & Company: Music of World War I
Dates: Nov. 28 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial, J. C. Nichols Auditorium, 100 W 26th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Michael Lasser, along with performers Cindy Miller and Alan Jones, will present a lively concert of popular songs from World War I. Featuring patriotic, sentimental, and martial music of the period. Lasser, a Peabody Award-winning lecturer on Americ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
Musical Fun for Kids: The Doo-Dads
Dates: Sat., Dec. 12 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Enjoy holiday music for kids and families on three Saturdays in December....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Music & Dance
Musical Fun for Kids: Dino O'Dell and the Veloci-Rappers
Dates: Sat., Dec. 19 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Enjoy holiday music for kids and families on three Saturdays in December....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Music & Dance
Mark Raynes "Celestial Peepshow"
Dates: Nov. 6-27 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: {:m Gallery, 2014 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

Photography-An Erotic Look at the Moon...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"One Long Moment"
Dates: Dec. 4-31 | Location: Crown Center Area | Venue: Digital Labrador, 125 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

A collection of photographs shot primarily in Europe, but includes photos taken in and around Kansas City by Tom Manning. The title, like the images, captures the quiet balance and stillness visible in so many of these fine prints. ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
Harriman-Jewell Series presents Boris Giltburg, pianist
Dates: Thu., Dec. 10 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Folly Theater, 12th & Central Sts., Kansas City, Mo.

Born in 1984 in Moscow to a family of piano teachers, Giltburg was listed by BBC Music Magazine as one of -Tomorrow's Greats: the pianists to watch - in August 2008....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
First Fridays in the Crossroads Arts District
Dates: First Friday of Every Month | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Crossroads Arts District, Kansas City, Mo.

Join the thousands that explore the galleries and shops in the Crossroads Arts District for one of the nation's largest art walks. ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Major Events,Special Events
"Viata" Life in Romania, a photo essay by Andrea Nigh
Dates: Nov. 6-28 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Hilliard Gallery, 404 E 18th St., Kansas City, Mo.

This show is simply called "Viata," the Romanian word for life. It is the best word to describe the Romanian people and their culture. In the face of poor living conditions and post communist regime, they are still a vibrant, happy and resilient peo...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
Kevin Sink Photography Holiday Show
Dates: First Fridays, Nov. 6 & Dec. 4 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Kevin Sink Photography Gallery, 1817 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

A sampling of Kevin's latest landscape images and botanical close-ups will be on display. Stop by to take advantage of some of the best holiday specials we have featured in more than 20 years in business! Books, notecards, posters and fine art print...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Special Events
Brian Ruskin Band
Dates: Wed., Nov. 4 & 25 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Phoenix Jazz Club, 302 W 8th St., Kansas City, Mo.

Live Jazz with the Brian Ruskin Band....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Kansas City Jazz
Let's Paint TV
Dates: Nov. 17-24 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Urban Culture Project Space, 21 E 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.

Begun as a public access television show in Los Angeles and now a YouTube sensation, Let's Paint TV stars John Kilduff, who paints, blends drinks, answers phone calls, and completes a variety of other tasks--all while wearing a suit and running on a...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Special Events
Happy Hour @ Raglan Road
Dates: Sun.-Fri. | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant, 170 E 14th St., Kansas City, Mo.

Every Mon - Fri. from 3-7 pm, enjoy half-priced appetizers. Drink specials include well, draft beers & house wines...
Admission: FREE
Type: Dining & Nightlife,Free Events
"Ecstatic Resistance"
Dates: Nov. 13-16 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Grand Arts, 1819 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

A group show curated by Emily Roysdon. The exhibition and correspondent events include several commissioned works by Sharon Hayes, My Barbarian, Jeanine Oleson, A.L. Steiner, and will host performances and symposia by Matthew Lutz-Kinoy, Dean Spade ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"Looking West"
Dates: Nov. 6, 2009-Jan. 2,2010 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, 2004 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Mo.

New Paintings of Land, Light, and Water...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"Habitat"
Dates: Nov. 6, 2009-Jan. 2, 2010 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, 2004 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Mo.

Photographs ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
Kansas City Symphony presents "TubaChristmas"
Dates: Fri., Dec. 4 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Lyric Theatre, 1029 Central St., Kansas City, Mo.

Among the downtown events going on at holiday time, one of the most unique is TubaChristmas, where many dozens (we hope hundreds this year!) of tuba and euphonium players come together to play Christmas carols and celebrate the season.
...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
"Looking East"
Dates: Oct. 2, 2009-Jan. 1, 2010 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Byron C. Cohen Gallery for Contemporary Art, 2020 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Mo.

Featured artists include : Liu Hong, Sheng Qi, Yang Qian, Guo Wei, Gao Xiaowu, Huang Yan, Feng Zhengjie...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
Jeremiah Ariaz "Frontier "
Dates: Dec. 4-Jan. 7 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: La Esquina, 1000 W 25th St., Kansas City, Mo.

The exhibition features a new three projection video installation, Frontier, which was filmed in rural Kansas. Shot by three cameras aligned side by side, the piece presents a panoramic view of open sky and prairie, amidst which the artist attempts...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
"Jam Session: America's Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World"
Dates: Oct. 16, 2009-Feb. 19, 2010 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: American Jazz Museum, 1616 E 18th St., Kansas City, Mo.

A photo exhibit featuring over 100 images of jazz greats including Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie and Benny Goodman as they traveled the world on behalf of the U.S. State Department. The photographs, which span the m...
Admission: Free
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
Victorian Christmas and Piano Recital
Dates: Sun., Dec. 6 | Location: East | Venue: Battle of Lexington & Oliver Anderson House, 1101 Delaware St., Lexington, Mo.

The Friends of the Anderson House will host a Victorian Christmas in the Anderson House. Pianist Spencer Hutson from the UMKC Conservatory will provide a recital at 1:30 pm....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Special Events
Santa's Winter Wonderland
Dates: Nov. 8-Dec. 24 | Location: East | Venue: Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, 18001 Bass Pro Drive, Independence, Mo.
Enjoy a massive interactive play area where kids can write letters to Santa, make crafts, play in an arcade, watch operating running train sets and visit with Santa Claus. Also, each child can have their picture taken with Santa, and get a free 5 x ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Ongoing Events
"Nativities From Around the World"
Dates: Nov. 14-Dec. 23 | Location: East | Venue: Community of Christ Temple, 201 W River Blvd., Independence, Mo.
Unique and handcrafted nativities and creches from around the world on display....
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events,Holiday Activities
"Christmas with the Trumans"
Dates: Nov. 15-Jan. 8 | Location: East | Venue: Harry S. Truman Home, 223 N Main St., Independence, Mo.

Exhibit includes toys, photographs, wrapping paper, Christmas cards and decorations which belonged to the Truman family. ...
Admission: Free
Type: Exhibits,Free Events,Holiday Activities
A Visit with St. Nicholas
Dates: Nov. 28-29; Dec. 5-6, 12-13, 19-20 | Location: East | Venue: Chicago & Alton Depot, 318 W Pacific Ave., Independence, Mo.

Festive and period decorations, including a Santa Claus/St. Nicholas exhibit on both floors of the historic Chicago and Alton 1879 Depot....
Admission: Free
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Special Events
A Visit with St. Nicholas
Dates: Nov. 28-29; Dec. 5-6, 12-13, 19-20 | Location: East | Venue: Chicago & Alton Depot, 318 W Pacific Ave., Independence, Mo.

Festive and period decorations, including a Santa Claus/St. Nicholas exhibit on both floors of the historic Chicago and Alton 1879 Depot....
Admission: Free
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Special Events
A Visit with St. Nicholas
Dates: Nov. 28-29; Dec. 5-6, 12-13, 19-20 | Location: East | Venue: Chicago & Alton Depot, 318 W Pacific Ave., Independence, Mo.

Festive and period decorations, including a Santa Claus/St. Nicholas exhibit on both floors of the historic Chicago and Alton 1879 Depot....
Admission: Free
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Special Events
A Visit with St. Nicholas
Dates: Nov. 28-29; Dec. 5-6, 12-13, 19-20 | Location: East | Venue: Chicago & Alton Depot, 318 W Pacific Ave., Independence, Mo.

Festive and period decorations, including a Santa Claus/St. Nicholas exhibit on both floors of the historic Chicago and Alton 1879 Depot....
Admission: Free
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Special Events
Christmas on the Farm
Dates: Sat., Dec. 5 | Location: Northeast | Venue: Watkins Woolen Mill State Park & Historic Site, 26600 Park Rd. North, Lawson, Mo.

Activities will include caroling, seasonal refreshments, a special Christmas room for the kids, visits from Father Christmas, and other period entertainment that will last into the evening hours, when the house will be lit by lamplight....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Special Events
Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting
Dates: Nov. 24 | Location: Northeast | Venue: First Bank of Missouri, 5959 N Antioch Rd, Gladstone, Mo.

Join Mayor Carol Rudi and others for this holiday tradition. Annual events serves as a visual symbol of Gladstone's effort to assist those in need during the holiday season. Proceeds benefit Northland Christmas Store and Gladstone Neighbors Helpin...
Admission: Free
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Special Events
Hall of Trees
Dates: Nov. 21, 2009-Jan. 2, 2010 | Location: Northeast | Venue: Hall of Waters, 201 E Broadway, Excelsior Springs, Mo.

Walk through a winter wonderland of Christmas trees decorated beautifully by various businesses or organizations in Excelsior Springs....
Admission: Free
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Ongoing Events
Christmas at the Pharis Farm
Dates: Sun., Dec. 6 | Location: Northeast | Venue: Pharis Farm, 20611 EE Hwy, Liberty, Mo.

Tour the recently renovated Pharis farm home. Built in the 1850's, the two-story brick farm home will be decorated for Christmas. Refreshments will be served....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities
Neosho River
Dates: Sat., Dec. 5 | Location: Northeast | Venue: Harrah's Casino and Hotel, Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill, One Riverboat Dr., North Kansas City, Mo.

Kick up your heels at Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill!
Named after Toby's hit single "I Love This Bar," this exciting venue has it all. Sample some down-home cooking straight from Toby's kitchen, like fried bologna sandwiches or the Toby Keit...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
Beer Pong with Country Club DJ
Dates: Oct. 30, Nov. 6, Dec. 4 | Location: Northeast | Venue: Harrah's Casino and Hotel, Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill, One Riverboat Dr., North Kansas City, Mo.

Named after Toby's hit single "I Love This Bar," this exciting venue has it all. Sample some down-home cooking straight from Toby's kitchen, like fried bologna sandwiches or the Toby Keith burger with sweet potato pecan pie. You can also sit back, e...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
Jazz on the Square
Dates: Mon., Dec. 7 | Location: Northeast | Venue: Corbin Theatre, 15 N Water St., Liberty, Mo.

Relax with the sound of the Corbin Big Band....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Kansas City Jazz
Holiday Fairy Princess
Dates: Nov. 21-Dec. 3 | Location: Northwest | Venue: Zona Rosa, 8640 N Dixson Ave., Kansas City, Mo.

Drawing from longtime traditions, Zona Rosa features the Fairy Princess this holiday season in conjunction with the Kansas City Museum. The Fairy Princess first appeared in Kansas City, Mo. in 1935 in the toy department at Kline's Department Store....
Admission: Free
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Special Events
KC Game Fair 2009
Dates: Nov. 19-22 | Location: Northwest | Venue: Park Place Hotel, 1601 N Universal Ave., Kansas City, Mo.

The KC Game Fair is a new gaming convention bringing a number of long standing KC area gaming conventions under one roof and expanding the offerings to include games of most any type (excluding gambling). We will also be reaching out to KC metro and...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Special Events
Gayland Titus
Dates: Wed., Nov. 25 | Location: Northwest | Venue: Crazy Olives, 777 NW Argosy Pkwy., Riverside, Mo.

Listen to live music at Crazy Olives each Wednesday night....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
Neon Blue
Dates: Nov. 27-28 | Location: Northwest | Venue: Casino Bar Stage, 777 NW Argosy Pkwy., Riverside, Mo.

Listen to live music on the Casino Bar Stage each Friday and Saturday night....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
Second Saturday with Kelly Buntin Johnson
Dates: Secondy Saturdays | Location: Northwest | Venue: Missouri Bluffs Boutique, 512 Main St., Weston, Mo.

A native Missourian, Kelly Buntin Johnson has been beading and hand sewing figures and jewelry for over twenty years. Kelly's artwork is collected worldwide. Images and stories about her art are a part of these recently published books: Living the ...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Ongoing Events
Historic Liberty Jail
Dates: Sat., Dec. 5 | Location: Northwest | Venue: Liberty Jail, 216 N Main St., Liberty, Mo.

Hear the story of the winter that Joseph Smith spent in this local historic site....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events
Briarcliff Village Holiday Open House
Dates: Thu., Dec. 3 | Location: Northwest | Venue: Briarcliff Village, 4151 N Mulberry Dr., Kansas City, Mo.

Shops open late, with holiday pricing and refreshments....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Special Events
Mickey Finn
Dates: Wed., Dec. 2 | Location: Northwest | Venue: Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa, 777 NW Argosy Pkwy., Riverside, Mo.

Listen to live music at Crazy Olives each Wednesday night....
Admission: FREE
Type: Dining & Nightlife,Free Events
Sweet Trouble
Dates: Fri., Dec. 4 | Location: Northwest | Venue: Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa, 777 NW Argosy Pkwy., Riverside, Mo.

Listen to live music on the Casino Bar Stage each Friday and Saturday night....
Admission: FREE
Type: Dining & Nightlife,Free Events
Santa & Me Saturdays
Dates: Saturdays in December | Location: Southeast | Venue: Paradise Park Family Fun & Adventure, 1021 NE Colbern Rd., Lee's Summit, Mo.

Enjoy the joy and magic of the holidays with Santa & Me at Paradise Park. Children can visit with Santa as he listens to all their wishes and wants of the holiday season. Capture the special moment with your own camera. A picture with Santa is a mem...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities
Santa & Me Saturdays
Dates: Saturdays in December | Location: Southeast | Venue: Paradise Park Family Fun & Adventure, 1021 NE Colbern Rd., Lee's Summit, Mo.

Enjoy the joy and magic of the holidays with Santa & Me at Paradise Park. Children can visit with Santa as he listens to all their wishes and wants of the holiday season. Capture the special moment with your own camera. A picture with Santa is a mem...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities
Santa & Me Saturdays
Dates: Saturdays in December | Location: Southeast | Venue: Paradise Park Family Fun & Adventure, 1021 NE Colbern Rd., Lee's Summit, Mo.

Enjoy the joy and magic of the holidays with Santa & Me at Paradise Park. Children can visit with Santa as he listens to all their wishes and wants of the holiday season. Capture the special moment with your own camera. A picture with Santa is a mem...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities
Holidays in Wellsville
Dates: Sat., Dec. 5 | Location: Southwest | Venue: Main Street, Wellsville, Kan.

Sponsored by the Wellsville Chamber of Commerce on the 1st Weekend of December, includes Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, Crafts & Gift Show, and Tour of Homes....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Special Events
"Almost, Maine"
Dates: Nov. 12-14, 20-22 | Location: Southwest | Venue: Polsky Theatre, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, Kan.

On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in Almost. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost's residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hil...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Theatre
Mark Cowardin's "From the Ground Up"
Dates: Nov. 8-Jan. 3 | Location: Southwest | Venue: Epsten Gallery at Village Shalom, 5500 W 123rd St., Overland Park, Kan.

Within the space of home exists an environment where simple, everyday objects and architecture shape our social and individual identities via memory, functionality, nostalgia and symbolic ritual. Our collective understanding of this place is periodi...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
Chamber Choir and MadRegalia
Dates: Wed., Dec. 2 | Location: Southwest | Venue: Polsky Theatre, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, Kan.

Classical Music...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
KU Vespers on the Road
Dates: Fri., Dec. 4 | Location: Southwest | Venue: Yardley Hall, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, Kan.

Chorus, orchestra, and soloists.
...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
Johnson County Chorus
Dates: Sun., Dec. 13 | Location: Southwest | Venue: Yardley Hall, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, Kan.

The chorus is comprised of adult volunteers from the local community, directed by Anita Cyrier....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Music & Dance
ImageMakers Photo Club Exhibit
Dates: Nov. 13-Dec. 2 | Location: Southwest | Venue: Gardner Library, 127 E Shawnee St., Gardner, Kan.

About the artist: Image Makers is a Blue Springs photography club dedicated to having fun and improving members' image making interest. We attempt to capture a moment in time that conveys feelings and emotions that can be enjoyed by all.
...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
Christmas Around Town & Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting
Dates: Sat., Dec. 5 | Location: West | Venue: Downtown Shawnee, Johnson Dr. & Quivira Rd., Shawnee, Kan.

Join us for the annual Shawnee Christmas Around Town with free activities for children including arts and crafts, caroling, story telling and Santa Claus. Aslo includes the lighting of the Mayor's Christmas tree at City Hall. ...
Admission: Free
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities,Special Events
"The Portrait Show"
Dates: Dec. 4, 2009-Jan. 22, 2010 | Location: West | Venue: Carnegie Arts Center, 601 S 5th St., Leavenworth, Kan.

Martin Leo Pyle grew up in Kansas City, Missouri in a large family of ten. Pyle has always enjoyed art, and as a budding artist had the opportunity to take several art enrichment classes at the Kansas City Art Institute. He later attended Avila Un...
Admission: FREE
Type: Exhibits,Free Events
Midnight Madness
Dates: Fri., Nov. 27 | Location: West | Venue: Legends at Village West, 1843 Village West Pkwy., Kansas City, Kan.

For the first time ever, all of The Legends' retailers will be open beginning at midnight on Black Friday, November 27 featuring deeply discounted holiday deals. Steve Serrano from Mix93 will spin fun, energetic messages mixed in with sales announc...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Holiday Activities