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The Verse - Volume 10
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Versent helps The Dream Factory make a dream come true continue
Versent at Chamber Technology Showcase continue
4th Annual Versent Holiday Party continue
Community Corner - Help Needed and Upcoming Events
Feb 8-“Fat Tuesday”, grand finale of “Mardi Gras” festivities: fortnight in New Orleans; Mardi Gras weekend in St. Louis
Feb 8-KC Blues Society’s 14th Annual “Captain Morgan Mardi Gras Blues Club Crawl”, 15 bars-City Market, Downtown, Midtown, Waldo, & SKC, buses & music 7-11pm, $10adv./$15door, tickets at bars or through TicketMaster.
Feb 8-12 “Time of the Tiger Founders’ Day Celebrations”, MU’s 166th birthday, 1839, details at www.mizzou.com/founders
Feb 8-13 Theater League presents “Mamma Mia” at the Music Hall, 1310 Wyandotte, www.theaterleague.com
Feb 9-National Assn. Women Business Owners Monthly Meeting, Culinary Center of KC, 530pm, RSVP at 913-341-4449
Feb 9-“Arts Alive” event, Sonnenschein Law Firm Art Collection, 6pm & “Permanent Collection” at Unicorn Theatre, 8pm, tickets only $20, more details or to RSVP at www.artsalivekc.com
Feb 9-“Nuts & Bolts Valentine Bash” at the Grand Emporium, 3832 Main/Feb 9-Ash Wednesday
Feb 9-Apr 10 “The Club of Hearts” with Sally Struthers at New Theatre Restaurant, details at www.newtheatre.com
Feb 9, 12 19, 25 & 26 Kansas City Comets Indoor Soccer Games at Kemper Arena, www.kccomets.com
Feb 9-11 & 15-17 KC Symphony’s Young People’s Concerts & Kinderkonzerts, daytime performances, www.kcsymphony.org
Feb 10-ManagementConcepts “How To Outperform & Outlast The Competition, Central Exchange South., 6201 College, 8:30-10:00AM, adv.$35/$40, Continental Breakfast, RSVP or Info at allison@mgmtconcepts.biz
Feb 10-13 The Boat Show at Bartle Hall, $7, 816-931-4686, www.patrihaproductions.com
Feb 11-44th Annual Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast, Hyatt Regency, speaker Wm. Dunn, 715am, $35, RSVP 816-513-7653
Feb 11-Young Friends of Art’s “5 o’clocktails” at Fairmont Hotel on Plaza, 5-7pm, 816-751-1305 or yfa@nelson-atkins.org
Feb 11- Ozanam Guild’s “Second Friday”, Grand Emporium, 3832 Main, 6-8pm, $10, info at www.ozanamguild.org
Feb 11-1st Annual “Jean & Gems”, auction benefit event, Aristocrat Motors, 630-11pm, details www.hispanicchamberofkc.com
Feb 11-12 Carlsen Center Series presents “The Ten Tenors” at Yardley Hall, Johnson Co. CC, info www.jccc.net/carlsencenter
Feb 11-13 The Kansas City Remodeling Show at The American Royal Complex, $7, 816-931-4686, www.patrihaproductions.com
Feb 11-13 The Metropolitan Lawn & Garden Show, American Royal Complex, $7, 816-931-4686, www.patrihaproductions.com
Feb 12-KC Cares New Volunteer Orientation, 10:30am, Westport Library, 118 Westport Rd., 913-381-2655. www.kccares.org
Feb 12-Founders Day Basketball Watch Party, MU turns 166, MU-OU 1230pm, info www.kctigerclub.com or www.kctigers.com
Feb 12-7th Annual KC “Polar Bear Plunge”, Shawnee Mission Lake, fundraiser Special Olympics Kansas, details www.ksso.org
Feb 12-KC “Polar Bear Plunge, Longview Lake, reg. 130pm, plunge 230pm, $50, fundraiser Special Olympics, www.somo.org
Feb 12-Sunflower House’s “23rd Annual Valentine Gala” at OP Marriott, 5pm, more details at www.sunflowerhouse.org
Feb 12-Kansas City’s Advertising Club’s “2004 OMNI Awards” at KC Marriott Downtown, $50mem/$75non, www.kcadclub.com
Feb 12 “Kiss & Tail” at KC Zoo’s IMAX Lobby, 630-10pm, Valentine event includes. food, wine, “lovin” on the wild side, $20ea , $35 per couple, more details at www.kansascityzoo.org
Feb 12-“Children Are The Stars”, auction benefiting Jewish Community Center’s Scholarship Fund, Doubletree Hotel, 630pm, $35, Silent & Live Auction, Dancing, Hors d’oerves, tickets available at JCC, more details at www.jcckc.org
Feb 12-Shakespeare Black-Tie Gala, Fairmont, benefit Shakespeare Festival; 7pm, dinner, auction, martinis, www.kcshakes.org
Feb 12-“A Red Hot Night” at Clubhouse on Baltimore, benefit Children’s Mercy Hospital, 7pm-midnight, info 816-346-1300
Feb 12- Harriman Arts presents: National Acrobats of Taiwan, Folly Theatre, 12th & Central, 8pm, www.harrimanarts.org
Feb 12-May 1 “Magic: The Science of Illusion”, exhibit at KCPL Gallery at Union Station, details at www.unionstation.org
Feb 13, 15, 24, 25 & 26-Friendship Exchange February Events: Progressive Valentine’s Dinner-13th, Dinner for Six-16th, Mini-Dates-24th & 26th, Habitat for Humanity-25th, RSVP or details at www.friendshipexchange.net
Feb 14-“Happy Valentine’s Day!(Monday)/Feb 12-Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday/Feb 22-George Washington’s Birthday
Feb 16-Home Business Connection Monthly Luncheon, Hereford House-Leawood, 1130-1, $17/$22, RSVP at www.hbckc.org
Feb 16-Central Exchange“Downtown Master Plan/Bartle Hall Expansion” 1145am, $20 non-members, www.centralexchange.org
Feb 13 or16- STAND-UP Monthly Meeting, Mi Cocina 7pm, Stop Abuse Now Develop Universal Peace, www.stand-up.org
Feb 16-Community Care Coalition OPEN HOUSE at Menorah Medical Center, 5721 W. 119th, 5-7pm, CCC is a non-profit agency providing resources, programs and support for caregivers and families dealing with ongoing illness, RSVP or info 913-649-2121
Feb 17-Connecting the Heartland Conference-Ecology, Culture, Economics; Adams' Pointe Conf. Center; www.grownative.org
Feb 17-2nd Annual Kansas City Wine Opener at Clubhouse on Baltimore, benefit Cystic Fibrosis, 6-9pm, $50, info 913-384-8997
Feb 17-20 The RV Show at Bartle Hall, $7, 816-931-4686, www.patrihaproductions.com
Feb 18-Big Brothers Big Sisters “Big Picture Lunch”, BBBS introduction for potential donors & volunteers, lunch provided, Noon, BBBS Office at 3908 Washington, RSVP to Liz 816-561-5269. Currently over 200 children are on the waiting list for BIGs.
Feb 18-Urban Culture Project’s “Third Friday Art Downtown”, 4 locations, 5-10pm, details www.urbancultureproject.org
Feb 18-KC Ski Club’s “Hookers & Hellraisers” Party, Plaza Marriott, 45th & Main, 8pm-1230am, $10, prizes, www.kcskiclub.org
Feb 19-Family Asthma & Allergy Education Day, $5, 9am-1pm, Colonial Presbyterian Church, 95th & Wornall, info@aafakc.org
Feb 19-IMAX “NASCAR” opens at Sprint IMAX Theatre, Kansas City Zoo, schedule and details at www.kansascityzoo.org
Feb 19-Benedictine College “34th Annual Benedictine College Scholarship Ball;” at Overland Park Sheraton, 913-360-7455
Feb 19-Carlsen Center celebrates w/Ladysmith Black Mambazo at Yardley Hall, 8pm, $25, www.jccc.net/carlsencenter
Feb 19-Mar 25 “Family Science Discovery” at Union Station, family fun, schedule and details at www.unionstation.org
Feb 20-“Daytona 500”, Daytona International Speedway, Noon (FOX), www.nascar.com
Feb 21-“Presidents’ Day”(Mon),
Feb 22-Central Exchange CEO Series, Elson Floyd, President, University of Missouri, 11:45am, www.centralexchange.org
Feb 22-Convention & Visitors Bureau/Southtown Council’s “Business After Hours”, Cleveland Chiropractic, 5-7pm, details TBA
Feb 22-KC Cares New Volunteer Orientation, Johnson County Library, 9874 W. 87, 630-7pm, 913-381-2655. www.kccares.org
Feb 23-Overland Park Chamber’s “Members on the Move”, Ritz Charles, 9000 137th, 5-7pm, guests $10, details 913-491-3600
Feb 23-Entouch Networking’s“Business After Hours”at Union Café, Union Station, 530-630, free, www.entouchnetworking.com
Feb 23-Urban Core Group, S.E. Fox LLC, 417 Delaware, 530-730pm, guests $10, RSVP required, www.kcurbancoregroup.com
Feb 23-ODV Monthly Happy Hour/Wine Tasting @Hotel Phillips, 12th & Baltimore, 6-8pm, RSVP www.odvkc.com, limited space
Feb 24-Buenos Dias Kansas City Networking Breakfast at Hilton Garden Inn, KCK, 730-830am, www.hispanicchamberofkc.com
Feb 24- KC Chamber’s Business After Hours “What’s Going Up Downtown” at Kansas City Convention Center, 5-7pm, $10mem/$25non. KC Convention Center (Bartle Hall) is located at 301 West 13th Street, details at www.kcchamber.com
Feb 24-UMKC Bloch School Speaker Series” W. Howard Lester at Kauffman Foundation, 6pm, free, open to public, 816-235-2370
Feb 24-National Black MBA Assn-KC Chapter Membership Drive, KU Medical Center, School of Nursing, 3901 Rainbow, 6-8pm, Educate attendees about benefits of membership, $10 non-members, free members & grad students, info@kcblackmba.org
Feb 24-27 Kansas City Ballet’s Winter Performances, a flurry of premiers, Lyric Theater, performance info at www.kcballet.org
Feb 25-American Cancer Society’s “Barrister Bowl”, Folly Theater, 6pm, fun attorney competition, cancer guilty, 913-432-3277
Feb 25-“Chairs That Care Gala” benefiting Children’s Museum, of KC, cocktails, auction, celebrities, info 913-287-8888
Feb 25-27 Johnson Co. Home & Garden Show, Overland Park Convention Center, $7, 816-931-4686, www.patrihaproductions.com
Feb 25-Mar 12 “Reckless”. UMKC Theatre production, at Union Station, details and schedule at www.unionstation.org
Feb 26- Mid-America MS Achievement Center’s “7th Annual Race to Nowhere”, 24 Hour Fitness-Overland Park, 816-751-7777
Feb 26-The Children’s SPOT at Saint Luke’s Hospital “Once Upon A Time;” dress-up gala especially for children featuring tables hosted and decorated by children, dinner, dancing, Muehlebach Tower, 5-830 p.m.; $25/child, $75/adult, 816-932-3832.
Feb 26-Ladies of Charity “Cruising” 16th annual “Cruising To Brazil”, dinner and dancing, car races, auction, and raffle; black-tie optional; Fairmont at the Plaza, 6-11 p.m.; $100/person, details call 913-491-4313.
Feb 26-“Red Hot” Heart Ball, annual fundraiser American Heart Assn, Westin Crown Center, 6:30pm, $250, details 913-648-6727
Feb 26-Bacchus Foundation “Golden Anniversary Ball”, Fairmont, benefit Shakespeare Festival, info TBA www.bacchuskc.com
Feb 26-“Back to the Prom 2005”, Crown Center Exhibit Hall, benefit University Academy, Karen Davis Project, 816-333-2323
Feb 26-Folly Jazz presents Ann Hampton Callaway in Ella Fitzgerald tribute, 8pm, www.follytheatre.org
Feb 26-Church of Resurrection’s Ignite Single Adults’ Bi-monthly Dance at COR, 137th & Roe, $10, 8pm, more info www.cor.org
Feb 27-The Rose Brooks Center’s “18th Annual Cabaret” at Fairmont on the Plaza with Jim Brickman, info 816-523-5550
Mar 3-Hispanic Chamber of Commerce “Business After Hours” at Embassy Suites Hotel on Plaza, 530-730pm, $5mem, $10non 220 West 43rd Street, more details at www.hispanicchamberofkc.com
Mar 3-6 Greater Kansas City International Auto Show at Bartle Hall, VIP preview benefiting KCPT on Wed, Mar 2, www.kcpt.org
Mar 4-“First Fridays in the Crossroads” Arts District, 7-9pm, 1st Friday ea. month, www.crossroadscommunityassociation.org
Mar 5-Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary Omelet Brunch, $6, 8am-1pm, 500 W. 39th, benefits Salvation Army programs
Mar 5-Ballet Ball at Hyatt Regency Crown Center, more details at www.kcballet.org
Mar 6-Missouri Tigers vs. Kansas Jayhawks, Final Regular Season Basketball Game, in Columbia, 1pm (CBS), www.mutigers.com
Mar 8, 9, 10 & 12 Big 12 Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City
Mar 9-Kansas City Wizards Open Season in Champions Cup Match vs. Deportiva Saprissa at Arrowhead Stadium, 7pm, all tickets are field level general admission, $10 adults, $5 youth, more information at www.kcwizards.com
Mar 9-12 Hispanic Chamber Bizfest, call 816-472-6767 or www.hispanicchamberofkc.com for more details.
Mar 10-13 Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, www.big12sports.com
Mar 11- Young Friends of Art’s “5 o’clocktails”, 5-7pm, details and location TBA at 816-751-1305 or www.nelson-atkins.org
Mar 11- Ozanam Guild’s “Second Friday”, 6-8pm, $10, Molloy Brothers, 1020 Westport Road, details at www.ozanamguild.org
Mar 11-KC Symphony “Classics Uncorked” Wine Tasting & Concert, Union Station, Wine 6p, Concert 7:30, www.kcsymphony.org
Mar 12-Westport St. Patrick's Day Run, Westport Road & Mill Street, 9am start, benefiting Redemptorist Church, 816-931-9942
Mar 12, 14, 16, 18 & 20-KC Lyric Opera presents “A Masked Ball” by Verdi, Lyric Theatre. Schedule at www.kcopera.org
Mar 13-“Jazz Outreach 2005”, Swope Health Services 8th Annual Benefit, at the Beaumont Club in Westport, 4-9pm, VIP ticket$60 buffet & drinks, $25 regular ticket, more details, call Debra at 816-922-7671
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