KC events Jan. 18-24: Jerry Seinfeld, KC boat show, Eagle Days, Sinbad

If you like to look longingly at boats while dreaming of warm weather, this will be your chance. But the Kansas City Boat & Sportshow has plenty of other activities to occupy your time. In addition to marine-related seminars and demonstrations, the show will include an archery tournament, Timber Tina’s World Champion Lumberjills, a trout pond, food trucks and a kids corner. Also, noon-9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21. Tickets are $12 through kansascitysportshow.com; 12 and younger free.

Tammy Pescatelli brings a unique perspective to the stand-up stage. She is known for finding the humor in her Italian upbringing in a large Ohio family and making witty observations about the world around her. Her 2013 special “Finding the Funny” was a popular download on Netflix, and she won Comedy Central’s “Stand-up Showdown” in 2010. Also, 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19; 7 and 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20; 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21. 816-759-5233. Tickets are $17-$50 through improvkc.com.

The Boston Camerata, founded in Boston in 1954, sings and plays early music. For its local performance, artistic director Anne Azéma will breathe new life into a 13th century liturgical drama depicting the biblical stories of Belshazzar’s feast and Daniel in the lions’ den. Local choir Te Deum will join the group at the Friends of Chamber Music event. 816-561-9999. Tickets are $35 through chambermusic.org.

“Seinfeld,” the long-running comedy series that TV Guide named the greatest television show of all time in 2009, catapulted Jerry Seinfeld into the top level of the world’s comedians. Although his network TV show lives on only in reruns, he now does “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” (available on Netflix) and tours the nation with his stand-up act. 816-283-9921. The 7 p.m. show is sold out; tickets to the 9:30 p.m. show are $68.50-$175 through midlandkc.com.

Broadway will come to Kansas City when New York Pops music director Steven Reineke helps bring the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein to life. The Kansas City Symphony and Chorus, along with soprano Ashley Brown and baritone Ryan Silverman, will perform favorites from “Oklahoma!” “Carousel,” “South Pacific” and other musicals. Kauffman Center. 816-471-0400. Tickets are $45-$105 through kcsymphony.org.

So, what do “Over the Rainbow,” “Stormy Weather” and “That Old Black Magic” have in common? All were written by Harold Arlen, who despite those three songs and hundreds of others isn’t exactly a household name. Quality Hill, with vocalists Lauren Braton, Christina Burton, LeShea Wright and Matt Baldwin, will celebrate Arlen’s music from his early days at the Cotton Club to his compositions for Hollywood. Runs through Feb. 18. 816-421-1700. Tickets are $35-$38 through qualityhillplayhouse.com.

Eagles will be just one of the big birds in starring roles at this event, which will take place at two Wyandotte County Lake locations, Mr. & Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library and James P. Davis Hall. Operation Wildlife volunteers will exhibit live birds of prey, including eagles, falcons, hawks, owls and a vulture, and will talk about the birds. Visitors will be able to watch eagles and waterfowl take flight over the lake, and there will be crafts for kids. 913-295-8250. kckpl.librarymarket.com/17th-annual-eagle-days. Free.

Anyone who watches much TV no doubt has seen comedian Jim Norton, with his buzz-cut hair and bug-out eyes, say something that offended somebody. On his Kneeling Room Only Tour, you can expect Norton’s targets to include Harvey Weinstein, President Donald Trump and, of course, himself. Norton, who gained prominence as a co-host of the radio show “Opie and Anthony” (2001-14), has been doing the morning radio show “Jim Norton and Sam Roberts” on SiriusXM since 2016 and “The Chip Chipperson Podacast” since 2017. 785-749-1972. Tickets are $30-$35 through libertyhall.net.

Siberian-born violinist Maxim Vengerov will play in Kansas City as part of the Harriman-Jewell Series more than two decades after making his American recital debut in the series in 1993. Vengerov, who also performed in the series in 1996, became the first classical musician named as the envoy for music for UNICEF in 1997. Pianist Roustem Saitkoulov will join the Grammy Award winner for a program of Brahms, Ravel, Ernst and Paganini. 816-415-5025. Tickets are $20-$70 through hjseries.org.

Born David Adkins in Benton Harbor, Mich., Sinbad has performed on the national stage since advancing to the finals of Ed McMahon’s “Star Search” in 1983. He was a regular on “A Different World” before getting his own sitcom, “The Sinbad Show,” in 1993 and has starred in movies such as “House Guest” (1994) and “Jingle All the Way” (1996). He competed on “Celebrity Apprentice” in 2010 but was fired by Donald Trump in Week 2. 816-414-7000. Tickets are $35-$52 through ameristar.com.

This might have been what the American Football League was like in its early days. The North American Premier Basketball League began play this month under the national radar with eight teams, including our own franchise. This is your chance to get in on the ground floor with the Tornados, who are coached by former KU forward Calvin Thompson and feature several area products. facebook.com/kctornados. Tickets are $8-$25 at ticketmaster.com.

Karen Hartman’s new play explores Philadelphia’s Project Dawn, a real-life rehabilitation program where lawyers, judges and social workers provide support for women desperate to escape drug addiction, prostitution and poverty. Seven actresses will play 14 characters on both sides of a radical courtroom experiment. Runs through Feb. 18. 816-531-7529. Tickets are $32-$42 through unicorntheatre.org.

Arx Duo, Jan. 18, 1900 Building. 1900bldg.com

Kansas City Symphony, “Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy,” Jan. 18, Kauffman Center. kcsymphony.org

Midwest Chamber Ensemble, Chamber Winds, Jan. 21, Lutheran Church of the Resurrection. midwestchamberensemble.org

“The Secret of Courage,” Jan. 23-Feb. 11, Coterie. thecoterie.org

Lee Ann Womack, Jan. 18, Knuckleheads. knuckleheadskc.com

Paul Wall, Jan. 18, Riot Room. theriotroom.com

Fool’s Gold Country Revue, Jan. 19, MTH Theater at Crown Center. ensembleiberica.org

Marcus Roberts Trio, Jan. 19, Folly. follytheater.org

Tribal Seeds with The Original Wailers, Jan. 19, VooDoo. voodookc.com

The Wombats, Jan. 19, The Truman. thetrumankc.com

Lil Boosie, Jan. 20, Uptown. uptowntheater.com

Todd Mosby New Horizons Ensemble, Jan. 20, Polsky Theatre. jccc.edu/theseries

Red Fang, Jan. 23, Riot Room. theriotroom.com

Winterfest, Jan. 20, Governors Building, American Royal. eventbrite.com/event/40727779886

Kansas City Mavericks vs. Toledo, Jan. 19-21. Silverstein Eye Centers Arena. kcmavericks.com

Kansas City Soul (basketball) vs. Tulsa, Jan. 20. Truman Memorial Building. kansascitysoul.org

UMKC men’s basketball vs. Cal State-Bakersfield, Jan. 18; vs. Grand Canyon, Jan. 20; vs. William Jewell, Jan. 23. Municipal Auditorium. umkckangaroos.com

This story was originally published January 16, 2018 at 12:56 PM with the headline "KC events Jan. 18-24: Jerry Seinfeld, KC boat show, Eagle Days, Sinbad."