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The Verse - Volume 20
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Versent’s 5th Annual Holiday Party continue
Versent at the Chamber Tech Showcase continue
Versent helps The Dream Factory continue
Versent helps The Dream Factory continue
Community Corner - Help Needed and Upcoming Events
February 9-Friends of Healthy Families 8th Annual Auction, Shoal Creek Clubhouse, 6-830pm, $40, dinner, silent & live auction, music, cash bar, more details call Carolyn @ 816-468-6336 ext 227
February 10-Young Friends of Art Monthly Happy Hour, second Friday of the month, free, details at www.nelson-atkins.org or call 816-751-1305
February 10-Ozanam Guild's "Second Fridays". location TBA, monthly happy hour benefiting Ozanam programs, 6-8pm, $10, details at www.ozanamguild.org
February 10-Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's "Jeans & Gems" Auction & Benefit, details TBA at www.hccgkc.com
February 10-12 "Kansas City Remodeling Show" & "Metropolitan Lawn & Garden" Shows, American Royal Center, West Bottoms, www.patrihaproductions.com
February 10-26 XX Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy, Torino 2006, schedule of events at www.olympic.org, Go U.S.A.!
February 11-"Polar Bear Strut" 5K (9am) & "9th Annual Polar Bear Plunge", Shawnee Mission Park Lake, (noon) fundraisers Kansas Special Olympics, details at www.ksso.org and call 913-789-0334
February11-7th Annual Barstool Open features 27 holes of miniature golf at participating bar/grill locations in Greater Kansas City; 10:30 am shotgun start; $150/team; benefiting United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Kansas City, details at www.kcbarstoolopen.org
February 11-The Idiot's Open Golf Tournament benefiting KC Hospice at Smiley's Golf Course, 816-276-2616 or www.kansascityhospice.org
February 11-2nd Annual "Kiss & Tail” at Kansas City Zoo, 6pm, Valentine event inc. hors d' oeurves, drinks, program on animal courtships “lovin” on the wild side, $35ea/$70 per couple, $65 FOTZ couples, more details www.kansascityzoo.org
February 11-24th Sunflower House “Valentine Gala”, annual black-tie event celebrating a child’s courage, silent and live auctions, gourmet dinner, fine wine Overland Park Marriott, 5:30 p.m.-midnight; $125, more details call 913-631-5800 or www.sunflowerhouse.org.
February 12-Church of Resurrection Single Adult Ministry "Ignite!" Dance, held bi-monthly at COR, 137th & Roe, 8pm-midnight, $10 includes snacks, non-alcoholic beverages, DJ, more details at www.cor.org
February 14-Happy Valentines Day! (Tuesday)
February 16-KC Chamber "Business After Hours", Power Play Family Entertainment Center, 13110 W. 62nd Terrace, Shawnee Mission, KS 5-8pm (extended hours), $10 members/$25 non-members, RSVP or info at www.kcchamber.com or 816-374-5489
February 17-Kansas City Ski Club's "Hookers & Hellraisers" Dance, Plaza Marriott Ballroom, 830pm-1230am, costumer prizes, $10, prizes, www.kcskiclub.org
Feburary 18-MU-KU Men's Basketball in Lawrence (CBS), 2:45pm start
February 18-Ducks Unlimited Banquet, Johnson Co. Chapter, Kansas City Gift Mart, 5pm, $35, beneficiary DU National, cocktails, dinner, silent & live auction, more details: www.ducksunlimited.org or 913-402-5005
February 18-"Bacchus Ball" at Town Pavilion, 11th & Main, 7-midnight, benefit Bacchus Foundation/Children's SPOT, more details TBA at www.bacchuskc.org
February 18-Advertising Club of Kansas City's Omni Awards Show at Downtown Marriott, 200 W. 12th, more details TBA at www.kcadclub.com
February 18-Jewish Community Center of Greater KC's "Children Are The Stars Auction", OP Doubletree, more details at www.jewishkc.org
February 19-Rose Brooks Center's "19th Annual Cabaret" w/Al Jarreau, cocktails, dinner, entertainment at Fairmont on Plaza, more info at www.rosebrooks.org
February 20-President's Day Holiday (Monday), Abraham Lincoln's Birthday, February 14th; George Washington's Birthday February 22nd
February 22-Arts Alive Kansas City monthly event "Comedy Sportz", 300 Charlotte, 630pm, $20, two teams improvisational games, limited to 85 attendees, RSVP requested, more details at www.ArtsAliveKC.com
February 23-26 Kansas City Ballet's Winter Performance, Lyric Threatre, 1029 Central, more details and BARRE event info at www.kcballet.org
February 25-8th Annual Race to Nowhere, benefit for the Mid-America MS Achievement Center of KC, at The Athletic Club of Overland Park. For information call 816-751-7777 or www.msachievement.org
February 25-The Children's SPOT "Once Upon A Time-An Enchanted Evening for Children & Families", children's gala & entertainment, Muelbach Tower 530pm, more details at www.saintlukes.org or call Children's SPOT 816-932-3832
February 25-American Heart Association "Heart Ball" at Westin Crown Center, Heart & Soul is the theme for black tie gala presented by Cerner Corporation, 630-1130pm, $250, more details at www.americanheart.org or call AHA at 913-648-6727
February 28-Southtown Council/KC Convention & Visitors Assn's Annual "After Hours Business Exchange" at Cleveland Chiropractic College, 6401 Rockhill, 5-7pm, $5 per person, more details or sign up as exhibitor, www.southtown.org or call Marti at 816-523-5553
February 28-Mardi Gras "Fat Tuesday", check out KC Blues Society for annual Mardi Gras Blues Club Crawl info, www.kcbluessociety.com . KC Jazz events.
Jazz Lover's Pub Crawl, later in the summer, and Jazz Ambassador fundraisers can be seen at www.jazzkc.org. St. Louis usually hosts some Mardi Gras festivities.
Mardi Gras and Lent, times to remember ongoing efforts to aid and support the people of New Orleans, Gulf Coast & K.C. American Red Cross, Salvation Army, Heart to Heart. & Harvesters contacts are included in the "Key Contacts" section below. Web sites list programs, needs and volunteer opportunities there and locally.
March 2-Cystic Fibrosis "Kansas City Wine Opener" at Screenland, more details at 913-384-8997 or hoa@cff.org
March 2-William Jewell 62nd Annual Achievement Day Dinner & Celebration at Hyatt Regency w/ speaker Ken Burns & honorary chairman, Buck O'Neill, fundraiser for Jewel Fund supporting student services & programs, 6pm, more details at www.william.jewell.edu
March 3-"First Fridays" in Crossroads Art District, free art crawl, 7-9pm?, more info, gallery listings at www.crossroadscommunityassociation.org
March 3-4 "DELIRIUM"; A Cirque du Soleil Live Music Event will be coming to Kemper Arena, more details at www.kemperarenakc.com
March 4-Kansas City Small Business Monthly's "Twenty-five Under Twenty-five" Award Dinner & Gala, honoring small business, www.kcsmallbiz.com
March 4-Kansas City Ballet's "Ballet Ball", 38th year theme is "Zulu Lounge" at Hyatt Regency, more details at www.kcballet.org
March 7-K.C. Networking Breakfast, Clarion at Sports Complex, I-70 & Blue Ridge Cut-off, 7:15am, $10, focus on MBE, WBE, small business networking, info, RSVP or sign up as a speaker, 816-926-7203 or www.r6.gsa.gov/breakfast
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