|
The Verse - Volume 26
return
Verse Views
Versent and the Dream Factory featured on KMBC News continue
Versent 2006 Company Picnic continue
Community Corner - What's Happening Around Town
AUGUST 25th
“Principles Before Profits” with Truett Cathy, Founder of Chik-fil-A, Hyatt Regency Crown Center, 11:15am – 1:00pm. Register on The Integrity Resource Center (IRC) web site at www.integrityresource.org
Team Office First Friday Gallery Party
Date: September 1, 2006
Hours:6:00PM-10:00PM
Address: 316 Southwest Boulevard (Corner of Southwest Blvd. & Broadway), Kansas City, MO 64108
Please join us at Team Office to celebrate our annual Crossroads District First Friday Gallery and Party. We will be showing two artists works; Katie Needles, a painter, and Robert Trupp, a photographer. We will have an open bar and appetizers, as well as The Empire Room's famous house DJ, Shadow Runner and DJ-2-Heavy pumping great music all night long! It's going to be a blast.... so join us anytime after 6:00 for tasty food and drinks, engaging art, and a great time!
Festival of Butterflies 2006
Dates: Aug. 18-20
Address: Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Hwy. 50, Kingsville, Mo.
Phone: 816.697.2600
Admission: Adults $9, seniors $8, children 5-12 $3.
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.; 12 p.m.-5 p.m., Sun.
URL: www.powellgardens.org
Description: Get up close and personal with hundreds of live butterflies in our free-flight conservatory exhibit. Learn all about these fanciful creatures and see many live native butterflies in our two butterfly breezeways. Children can catch and release butterflies and enjoy butterfly-related arts and crafts; all ages can learn how to grow a butterfly garden, buy butterfly-attracting plants and much more.
KU Kickoff Rally
Dates: Aug. 18
Address: Corinth Square Shops, 3920 W. 69th Terrace, Prairie Village, Kan.
Phone: 800.584.2957
Admission: Free.
Hours: 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
URL: www.corinthsquare.com
Description: The rally will feature Head Football Coach Mark Mangino, who will share the latest football news and his outlook for the season. The rally will also include inflatable fun zone for kids and appearances from emcee and KU alumnus John Holt of Fox 4 News, the KU Spirit Squad, KU Pep Band and Big Jay mascot.
Up With People Kansas City
Dates: Aug. 20
Address: American Royal Complex, Hale Arena, 1701 American Royal Ct., Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 913.378.0586
Admission: $20 or 5 canned food items per person. Food benefits Harvesters. Reservations are required.
Hours: 6:30 p.m.
URL: www.upwithpeople.org
Description: Up with People is the global education program that combines over 80 international students to live, work and travel together for 22 weeks across 3 regions of the world.
Heart of America Kennel Club Dog Show
Dates: Aug. 24-27
Address: Hale Arena, 1701 American Royal Ct., Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816.931.3330
Admission: $6 adults, $3 children 6-12, Free for children under 6.
Hours: 8 a.m.
URL: www.kemperarenakc.com
Description: The daily shows will have competition for all breeds. 140 different breeds and over 2,000 individual dogs will be competing in the shows and obedience rings.
Santa-Cali-Gon Days
Dates: Sept. 1-4
Address: Independence Square, Independence, Mo.
Phone: 816.252.4745
Admission: Free.
Hours: 12 p.m.-11 p.m., Fri.; 10 a.m.-11 p.m., Sat. & Sun.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.
URL: www.santacaligon.com
Description: Independence opened the Santa Fe, California and Oregon Trails, and celebrates this heritage with continuous activities on Independence Square each Labor Day weekend.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baily Circus
Dates: Sept. 6-10
Address: Kemper Arena, 1800 Genessee, Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816.931.3330
Admission: $76, $61, $40, $20, $16, $13.
Hours: 7:30 p.m., Wed. & Fri.; 7 p.m., Thu. & Sat.; 11 a.m. & 3 p.m., Sat.; 1 p.m. & 5 p.m., Sun.
URL: www.kemperarenakc.com
Description: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey invites Children Of All Ages to join the Ringling Bros. team in the ALL-NEW, ALL-LIVE 135th Edition of The Greatest Show On Earth -- the most interactive three-ring circus experience imaginable! quadruple aerial somersault!
Red Friday, Chiefs Pep Rally
Dates: Sept. 8
Address: Westport Road and Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816.531.4370
Admission:
Hours:
URL: www.westportkcmo.com
Description:
Westport Art Fair
Dates: Sept. 8-10
Address: Westport, Pennsylvania & Westport Rds., Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816.531.4370
Admission:
Hours: 10 a.m.
URL: www.westportkcmo.com
Description: Over 140 artists, food and drinks and live music.
Turkey Creek Car & Motorcycle Show
Dates: Sept. 9
Address: 5740 Merriam Dr., Merriam, Kan.
Phone: 913 403-8999
Admission: $20 entry fee for exhibitors.
Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
URL: www.merriam.org/parks
Description: 6th Annual car and motorcycle show in beautiful downtown Merriam. Over 200 cars, trucks and motorcycles on display. Food, prizes, music and games--grand prize of 350 Chevy engine (registered entrants only).
Renaissance Festival
Dates: Sept. 2-Oct. 15
Address: Kansas City Renaissance Festival, 628 N 126th St., Bonner Springs, Kan.
Phone: 800.373.0357
Admission:
Hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
URL: www.kcrenfest.com
Description: The Kansas City Renaissance Festival offers a day like no other to eager visitors from across the Midwest. About 180,000 fans come to see the 16th century village each year where guests are invited to be a part of history whether it is learning a dance with the gypsies, assisting Bob the Incredible Juggler, shooting arrows with the infamous Black Archers or listening to Fairy Tales in the Enchanted Children's Realm.
Kansas City Symphony presents: "Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto"
Dates: Sept. 8-10
Address: Lyric Theatre, 11th & Central Sts., Kansas City, Mo., Fri.-Sat.; Yardley Hall, The Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, College Blvd. & Quivira Rd., Overland Park, Kan., Sun.
Phone: 816.471.0400
Admission:
Hours: 8 p.m., Fri.-Sat.; 2 p.m., Sun.
URL: www.kcsymphony.org
Hours: 7:05 p.m., Fri.-Sat.; 5:05 p.m., Sun.
|
