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| Amanda Nervig Fashion Show Harling's Upstairs | Fri., January 9, 7:00pm | Westport | |
Amanda Nervig, a recent Kansas City Art Institute fiber-arts grad, makes goofy little alien-looking creatures out of brightly colored yarn. She also spins decidedly nonalien-looking tank tops, miniskirts and dresses out of acrylic and nylon. Her collection includes sweaters decorated with... More >> |
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| Black Gasoline, Williams Rite The Brick | Fri., January 9 | Westport | |
If you had to find one Kansas band, for putting your David Cook-worshipping baby brother through rock-and-roll boot camp, Black Gasoline would proudly answer the call. While its tempting to surmise that the Wichita band's shock-and-awe rock stems from an aspiration to be louder than the... More >> |
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| Marc Broussard, Jessie Baylin VooDoo Lounge | Fri., January 9 | North | |
Its been seven years since Marc Broussards debut EP, Momentary Setback, hinted at a promising career to come. But Broussard quickly became a victim of ambiguity hes not quite rock, not quite R&B and not quite country. And its not quite fair that the Carencro,... More >> |
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| Friday Morning Coffee Pressroom Studios | Fri., January 9, 8:00am-10:30am | Kansas City, Kansas | |
When artists Steve Curtis and Steve Larson opened S2 Studios a little more than a year ago, theirs was the only ground-floor space in the then-fledgling Pressroom Studios (750 Armstrong in Kansas City, Kansas), the converted building that once housed the Kansas City Kansan's press. To combat... More >> |
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| Best New Restaurant 2008: Mandrarinism Mandarinism | Daily | Overland Park | |
It takes a lot of guts to put a completely new spin on classic mandarin cuisine, which was adapted, decades ago, into the dishes we now think of as Chinese. But Scott Lin and his wife, Lian Sun, the young owners of this new contemporary Chinese restaurant, are up to the challenge. Lin, who... More >> |
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| The Best Of Full Frontal Comedy: Ten Years H&R Block City Stage |
Fri., January 9, 7:30pm more dates/times |
Midtown | |
Improv troupe Full Frontal Comedy celebrates ten years of naughty and not-so-naughty spontaneity. The anniversary celebration encompasses two nights of very different performances at Union Station -- it's improv, remember? More >> |
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| Ricky Allman, Grant Miller and Linnea Spransy Byron C. Cohen Gallery for Contemporary Art | Daily from Fri., January 9 until Sat., February 28 | Midtown | |
Head down to the Crossroads District tonight for your first chance to see the latest works by three local artists, but don't expect any dull, conventionally realistic portraits of fruit. At 7 p.m., there's a new show at the Byron C. Cohen Gallery for Contemporary Art (2020 Baltimore), featuring... More >> |
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| Happy Hour at Harry's Country Club Harry's Country Club | Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday | Downtown | |
(112 East Missouri Avenue, 816-421-3505). Pass one of the few hump days left of the summer on the patio from 3 to 6:30 p.m., when Foster's cans, Amstel Light and 1554 draws are $2.95; wells are $3.95; selected wines are $3.45 a glass; and Talisker 10-year and 18-year scotch are half-off. Tater... More >> |
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| La Bodega Happy Hour La Bodega |
Every week Saturday, 2:00pm-4:00pm more dates/times |
Midtown | |
50 percent off tapas, sangria, wines by the glass, well drinks, draft beer and domestic bottles. More >> |
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| Late-Night Happy Hour at Yard House Yard House | Every week Friday, Saturday, 10:00pm-12:00am | Wyandotte County | |
There you are, wrapping up a long day of shopping in Wyandotte County. Your feet hurt, your arms are laden with oversized bags, and you're wondering exactly where you parked the car in the never-ending lot. Then, suddenly, you're overcome with the urge to enjoy a Pabst Blue Ribbon while basking... More >> |
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| Midori The Lyric Theatre |
Fri., January 9, 8:00pm more dates/times |
Downtown | |
There's nothing like watching an overachiever in action to make you throw up your hands and bid adieu to your new year's resolutions. The place for this weekend's dose of "When You Were 11, You Could Have Been Starting a Career in Beautiful Music Instead of Playing Atari and Eating Doritos" is... More >> |
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| Second Fridays at the Saucy Hound Saucy Hound Gallery | Second Friday of every month, 5:00pm-8:00pm | Westport | |
The Saucy Hound opens for an "Evening of Art" the second Friday of every month featuring a different local artist. Each artist's work will remain on display until the following month and 10 percent of all proceeds from sales will go to the artist's charity of choice. More >> |
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| Aubergine Vintage Couture Aubergine Vintage Couture | Daily | Westport | |
Old black-and-white movies can make our grandparents' wardrobes seem
awfully romantic. Women didn't leave the house without stockings, men
always wore hats and T-shirts were considered underwear. But anyone
who goes out in a New Deal-era getup on a summer day in 2008 risks
looking... More >> |
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| Best Jog: Wyandotte County Lake Park Wyandotte County Lake Park | Daily | Wyandotte County | |