Future Stages at Kauffman Center {FREE event} Sunday, June 22, 2014

Future Stages Festival

Kauffman Center

Sunday, June 22, 2014

12:00pm – 5:00pm

Free event!

The Future Stages Festival  is an opportunity to experience a range of community performance on stage at the Kauffman Center and to enjoy interactive arts activities.

List of performances

5 Star Jazz Band (North Kansas City, MO)
City in Motion Children’s Dance Theater (Kansas City, MO)
Dr. Jan Kraybill (Independence, MO)
Global Rhythm Project of the Music/Arts Institute (Independence, MO)
The GRAMMY Museum’s Music Revolution Project (Metro-wide)
Heart of America Youth Ballet (Lee’s Summit, MO)
Kansas Bluegrass Association “Treblemakers” (Wichita, KS)
Kansas City Ballet’s ROAD Program Interactive Dance Class with Sean Duus & Ken Lovern (Kansas City, MO)
Kansas City Symphony Chamber Ensemble (Kansas City, MO)
Kansas City Young Audiences Community School of the Arts Dance Students (Kansas City, MO)
Lawrence Children’s Choir (Lawrence, KS)
Legacy School of the Arts (Olathe, KS)
Lucia Aerial Performing Arts (Leawood, KS)
The Metropolitan Strings Academy’s “Advanced Chamber Strings Orchestra” (Olathe, KS)
Miller Marley Entertainers (Overland Park, KS)
O’Riada Manning Academy of Irish Dance (Shawnee, KS)
Ottawa Suzuki Strings (Ottawa, KS)
Quixotic School of Performing Arts (Kansas City, MO)
Rock School KC (Olathe, KS)
Sinag-tala Performing Arts Troupe of Greater Kansas City (Overland Park, KS)
StoneLion Puppet Theatre (Kansas City, MO)
Soundz of Africa Dance Ensemble (Kansas City, MO)
Voices of Change- Young Men’s Choir (Kansas City, KS)
Starlight STARS of Tomorrow (Kansas City, MO)

List of activities

American Institute of Architects Kansas City – Learn how architects were involved in the design of Kauffman Center and participate in a design arts drawing project.
The GRAMMY Museum – Learn about GRAMMY Museum programs here in KC and get hands on to create your own instrument.
Kansas City Kite Club – Kite displays and kite making activity by the Kansas City Kite Club.
Kansas City Symphony’s Instrument Petting Zoo: Discover orchestral instruments through the Symphony’s Instrument Petting Zoo where kids can touch and play instruments under the guidance of Symphony staff and volunteers. Open from 12:00 – 2:00 pm
Prop-a-palooza: Lyric Opera of Kansas City’s Prop Master, Debbie Morgan, will give an insider’s look at how props are made! Learn how to make your own prop during presentations at 12:30, 1:45, 3:00 and 4:15 p.m.
Perform and Play with Lyric Opera of Kansas City: Learn to be an opera star with interactive theater games, vocal exercises and more! Classes at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Mattie Rhodes Center: Join Mattie Rhodes staff and volunteers to create Mexican Tissue Paper Flowers and learn about other cultural arts activities.
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: Participate in a visual arts activity in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park.

 

This is a free event, but you do need to register.  Register here.

 

Kansas City Bucket List for Saturday, May 17, 2014

Kansas City Bucket List for Saturday, May 17, 2014

Fun events for the whole family!

8:30 AM   Fishing Derby at the Rotary Park in Blue Springs  FREE!

9:00 AM   Johnson County K-State Research And Extension Master Gardener Public Garden Tour

9:00 AM   Lee’s Summit Big Truck & Equipment Show at Lee’s Summit City Hal   FREE!

9:30 AM   Kids Fishing Derby at Legacy Park Lake in Lee’s Summit

10:00 AM  Turkey Creek Festival Fun Kids Activities!  FREE!

10:00 AM  Scavenger Saturdays At The Kemper Museum of Art   FREE!

10:00 AM  Endangered Species Day at the Kansas City Zoo

10:00 AM  Confederate Spring Muster at Shoal Creek Living History Museum   FREE!

10:00 AM  Rendezvous At The Museum: Family Fun Day At National Frontier Trails Museum in Independence, MO  FREE!

1:00 PM    Art + Family = FUN at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

1:30 PM    R.E.A.D. To A Dog Program at the Olathe Public Library  FREE!

1:30 PM    Kids Team Up For Art at the Kansas City Public Library {North East Branch and the Southeast Branch}  FREE!

7:00 PM    Marillac Night With The T-Bones

11:00 PM  Overnight Fishing At Shawnee Mission Park

KC Northern Railroad

Thomas Hart Benton Display

FREE Craft Project At Lakeshore Learning ~ Catch of the Day! Kids get to make a great  fish craft they make & play with!

Winston Churchill: The Artist

Belton Train Rides

The Discovery Of King Tut