Virtual and free in KC: Fairy Princess, Van Cliburn pianist, drone light show
Kenny Broberg, the 2017 Van Cliburn silver medalist and a piano master’s student at Park University’s International Center for Music, will perform his first solo recital in Kansas City.
The concert, at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9 from the 1900 Building, will be available only via free livestream at icm.park.edu.
Broberg also won the bronze medal at the 2019 Tchaikovsky International Competition, considered one of the major events in the international music community. His program will include the premiere of his own composition called “Barcarolle,” as well as works by Weber, Chopin and Scriabin.
Here is a hybrid event to consider during the next week:
▪ First Friday at the Mid-America Arts Alliance will feature “Soñar es luchar” by Texas artist Virginia Grise as part of the “reflect / project” exhibition series. It will be projected in the storefront gallery 7-9 p.m. Dec. 4 and every day through Dec. 31. The work also can be viewed at maaa.org.
Here are five more online ways you and your family can spend your coronavirus-induced stay-at-home time:
▪ Four choreographers and four local companies will present world premieres in the “New Dance Partners” film, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 through midnight Dec. 6 (free). jccc.edu.
▪ The Walmart Holiday Drone Light Show, which sold out quickly for a Dec. 4 presentation at Kansas Speedway, will be livestreamed on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, 6:40 p.m. Dec. 5 (free). walmartdroneshow.com.
▪ The Fairy Princess, a Kansas City tradition since 1935, will appear live on Facebook, 6 p.m. Dec. 6 (free; Fairy Princess gifts, $5). kansascitymuseum.org.
▪ The public can take a behind-the-scenes virtual tour of the newly renovated Truman Library, followed by a Q&A session, 9 a.m. Dec. 8 or 6 p.m. Dec. 10. trumanlibrary.gov.
▪ Celtic folk/Americana singer/songwriter Ashley Davis, a Lawrence native, will perform her 10th anniversary Winter Solstice concert with the Ashley Davis Band and will release her new album, “When the Stars Went Out,” 7 p.m. Dec. 9 ($15-$100). lied.ku.edu.
Here are six in-person activities:
▪ Santa’s Express in Lights, a drive-thru holiday display with music and barnyard animals, will run 5:30-9 p.m. Dec. 4-5 and 11-12 ($10 per car suggested donation) at the National Agricultural Center & Hall of Fame. aghalloffame.com.
▪ The Storling Dance Theater production of “Child of Hope” will play at The Culture House in Olathe, 7 p.m. Dec. 4-5 and 11, 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 12, 2 p.m. Dec. 13 ($15-$23). culturehouse.com.
▪ Jason Mewes, best known for portraying Jay of Jay and Silent Bob in multiple movies, will perform at the Comedy Club of Kansas City, which has adjusted show times because of local pandemic mandates, 7 p.m. Dec. 3, 6:15 and 8:15 p.m. Dec. 4-5 (tables for 2-10, $44-$250). thecomedyclubkc.com.
▪ The Major Arena Soccer League, of which the Kansas City Comets are a member, will hold its first All-Star Game (despite not yet playing 2020-21 regular-season games) at Cable Dahmer Arena, 7 p.m. Dec. 5 (limited number of socially distanced tickets, $38 for three). cabledahmerarena.com.
▪ The Chiefs’ schedule includes only one home game between Nov. 8 and Dec. 27, and that will be against local boy Drew Lock and the Denver Broncos on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football,” 7:20 p.m. Dec. 6 ($145-$415). chiefs.com.
▪ The Grammy-nominated Kansas City Chorale will perform “Health, Hope and Peace” on the Southeast Lawn of National WWI Museum and Memorial, 2 p.m. Dec. 6 (free). theworldwar.org.
