Things to do in Kansas City: ‘Dracula’ visits, plus Eric Church and Tyler, The Creator
The Kansas City Ballet’s first production of 2022 will be “Dracula,” based on Bram Stoker’s classic gothic horror story. It opens at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Kauffman Center and runs through Feb. 27.
The Kansas City Symphony will accompany the Ballet, which first performed “Dracula” in February 2014. Choreographer Michael Pink, artistic director of the Milwaukee Ballet Company, created the ballet in 1996.
Tickets ($34-$134) are available at kcballet.org.
Music
▪ Manchester Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17, Uptown ($31). uptowntheater.com.
▪ Eric Church, 8 p.m. Feb. 18, T-Mobile Center ($36-$149). t-mobilecenter.com.
▪ Tyler, The Creator, 7 p.m. Feb. 19, Cable Dahmer Arena ($39.50-$99.50). cabledahmerarena.com.
▪ The King’s Singers, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19, Folly ($10-$55). hjseries.org.
▪ Goldmund Quartet, 2:30 p.m. Feb. 20, Folly ($20-$40). chambermusic.org.
▪ Opus 76 Quartet, “Mozart and Dvořák,” 2 p.m. Feb. 20 ($17-$35), Polsky Theatre. jccc.edu/midwest-trust-center/events.
▪ Beach House, 8 p.m. Feb. 22, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland ($35-$50). arvestbanktheatre.com.
▪ Ghost with Volbeat, 8 p.m. Feb. 23, Cable Dahmer Arena ($39.50-$79.50). cabledahmerarena.com.
More entertainment
▪ Rodney Carrington, who incorporates original music into his comedy act, will perform at the Ameristar, 8:30 p.m. Feb. 18-19 ($60-$79). ameristarkansascity.com.
▪ A national tour of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “South Pacific” will stop at Yardley Hall, 3 and 8 p.m. Feb. 19 ($20-$85). jccc.edu/midwest-trust-center/events.
▪ Irish WinterFest at the Kansas City Irish Center will include live music and dance, whiskey flights and a food truck, 6-9 p.m. Feb. 19 ($15; under 12 free). irishcenterkc.org.
▪ Whitney Cummings will bring her comedy act to Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland, 8 p.m. Feb. 19 ($29.50-$45). arvestbanktheatre.com.
▪ Maureen Beck, a world-class climber who was born with one hand, will speak at the Kauffman Center as part of National Geographic Live Presents, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 ($33.50-$68.50). kauffmancenter.org.
▪ The 1934 film “Cleopatra” from director Cecil B. DeMille will be shown at the Aztec Shawnee Theater, 7 p.m. Feb. 23 ($5). aztecshawnee.com.
