Virtual Daughtry show to benefit KC venue. Other events: Beethoven, home tour
The Opus 76 Quartet is about to kick off its Kansas City Beethoven Cycle, a project that has been three years in the making.
The local quartet will celebrate Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th anniversary by performing all 18 of his string quartets over six weeks, beginning at 8 p.m. Aug. 15 ($30-$60) at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Performances will follow each Saturday evening through Sept. 19.
Attendance will be strictly limited and in compliance with any current health regulations.
Tickets are available at eventbrite.com. More information, opus76.org.
Here are five more in-person activities to consider for the next week:
▪ The Artisan Home Tour, presented by the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City, will feature nine custom homes, noon-7 p.m. Aug. 14-16, 21-23 and 28-30 ($25; $15 for each additional ticket; $10 for one home). Note: Not all homes will be open all three weekends. artisanhome.kchba.org.
▪ The BBQ & Fly-in on the River has moved from downtown Excelsior Springs to the Excelsior Springs Memorial Airport for 2020, with competitive smoke-cooking teams from around the Midwest expected Aug. 14-15. The public cannot attend because of COVID-19 reopening guidelines but can watch a fireworks display just after dusk Aug. 14. visitexcelsior.com.
▪ The crowd will be limited in Cable Dahmer Arena for the Fighting Alliance Championship MMA Fight Night, 7 p.m. Aug. 14 ($20-$40 for two people). cabledahmerarena.com.
▪ Director Peter Jackson’s 1918 documentary, “They Shall Not Grow Old,” will be shown on a 23-foot screen on the southeast lawn of the National WWI Museum and Memorial, 8:45 p.m. Aug. 14 (free with RSVP; limited spaces available). theworldwar.org.
▪ Shawnee Town 1929 will present a program designed and created with local Girl Scouts on “Notable & Notorious People of the Twenties — Movers and Shakers of the Women’s Suffrage Movement,” complete with appearances by key characters in costume, 7 p.m. Aug. 19 (limited capacity with masks required; free with reservations). shawneetown.org.
Here are five online ways you and your family can spend your coronavirus-induced stay-at-home time:
▪ Thomas Frank, the author of “What’s the Matter With Kansas?,” is back with another provocative political book. Frank will appear via Zoom for “The People, No: A Brief History of Anti-Populism,” 7 p.m. Aug. 13, via the Lawrence Public Library. More information, lplks.org.
▪ Kansas City singer and harpist Calvin Arsenia, who was scheduled to perform in Johnson County Community College’s Light Up the Lawn Series, will be featured in a livestream event instead, 8:30 p.m. Aug. 14. jccc.edu/carlsen-center-presents.
▪ The Tour de Bier KC has gone virtual. Riders can choose from among three self-guided routes ranging from 12 to 42 miles and have from Aug. 15 to Sept. 15 to complete them. Registration was capped at 750 and has sold out. facebook.com.
▪ Chris Daughtry’s Live at Home tour to support local venues will include acoustic virtual concerts in 19 markets, including Kansas City, at 8 p.m. Aug. 16 ($10-$75). A percentage of ticket sales will go to Knuckleheads. Using geofencing technology, only fans within a certain distance can purchase tickets to each streaming event, which will include a Q&A, stories and song requests. onlocationlive.com.
▪ University of Minnesota historian Sarah-Jane (Saje) Mathieu will discuss “Qualified Rights: Women’s Suffrage, Citizenship, and the 19th Amendment Reconsidered,” 6:30 p.m. Aug. 18 at youtube.com/kclibrary. More information, kclibrary.org.
This story was originally published August 12, 2020 at 5:00 AM.
