Things to do in Kansas City: Monster trucks, fishing expos and some pandemic theater
Unicorn Theatre’s first production of 2022 is a world premiere that will have fun with the pandemic — only this one was more than 700 years ago.
“Our Black Death: Plagues, Turnips, & Other Romantic Gestures” is a dark comedy about two peasants in mid-1300s England who take a chance on love as everyone around them dies.
It opens at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19 and runs through Feb. 6. Tickets ($22-$44) are available at unicorntheatre.org.
Music
▪ Adam Purdon with Michael Bader, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 13, Kansas City Museum (sold out). kansascitymuseum.org.
▪ Brentano Quartet, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14, Folly ($25-$40). chambermusic.org.
▪ Kansas City Symphony, “Shostakovich’s Fifth, Plus Gershwin’s Piano Concerto,” 8 p.m. Jan. 14-15, 2 p.m. Jan. 16, Kauffman Center ($32-$92). kcsymphony.org.
▪ Jeff Lorber Fusion Trio, 8 p.m. Jan. 15, Folly ($20-$40). follytheater.org.
▪ Little River Band, 8:30 p.m. Jan. 15, Ameristar ($45-$63). ameristarkansascity.com.
▪ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18, Lied Center ($19-$55). lied.ku.edu.
More entertainment
▪ You can eat for a good cause (Guadalupe Centers) and at good prices at hundreds of area restaurants during Kansas City Restaurant Week, Jan. 14-23 ($15-$45). kcrestaurantweek.com.
▪ Colorful vehicles with big wheels will invade the T-Mobile Center for Monster Jam, 7 p.m. Jan. 14, 1 and 7 p.m. Jan. 15 and 1 p.m. Jan. 16 ($15-$60). t-mobilecenter.com.
▪ National Fishing Expos will come to the KCI Convention Center, noon-7 p.m. Jan. 14, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Jan. 15, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 16 ($12). eventbrite.com.
▪ Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco, who has appeared on every late-night TV talk show as well as in movies such as “The Irishman” and “Green Book,” will perform at Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Jan. 15 ($42.75-$122.75). arvestbanktheatre.com.
▪ Randy Rainbow, a comedian/singer known for musical spoofs such as “Clang, Clang, Clang Went Josh Hawley,” will play the Uptown, 8 p.m. Jan. 15 ($49.50-$75). uptowntheater.com.
▪ The popular National Geographic Live series will return to the Kauffman Center with carnivore ecologist Rae Wynn-Grant presenting “The Secret Life of Bears,” 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 ($33.50-$68.50). kauffmancenter.org.
