Things to do in Kansas City: Snoop Dogg, Chelsea Handler, Planet Comicom, ‘Van Gogh’
Perhaps the biggest show of the week is the return of rapper and Super Bowl halftime star Snoop Dogg. He’ll perform, along with Ice Cube and Warren G, at Azura Amphitheater, 7:30 p.m. April 22. ($39.50-$319.50). azuraamp.com.
Meanwhile, Chelsea Handler, known for her late-night talk show “Chelsea Lately,” will headline a major weekend for comedy in the Kansas City area.
Handler will perform at 8 p.m. April 23 and 7 p.m. 24 at the Uptown. Tickets ($49.50-$249.50; April 23 sold out) are available at uptowntheater.com.
Also:
▪ Craig Robinson, 7:30 p.m. April 21, 7 and 9:45 p.m. April 22-23, 7 p.m. April 24, Kansas City Improv ($54). improvkc.com.
▪ No Cap Comedy Tour featuring DC Young Fly, DeRay Davis, Lil Duval and more, 7:30 p.m. April 23, Cable Dahmer Arena ($59.75-$179.75). cabledahmerarena.com.
▪ Kathleen Madigan, 8 p.m. April 23, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland ($39.50-$45). arvestbanktheatre.com.
Music
▪ My Brother, My Brother and Me, 7 p.m. April 21, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland ($39.50). arvestbanktheatre.com.
▪ Alan Doyle, 8 p.m. April 21, Madrid ($25-$35). madridtheatre.com.
▪ Paul Cauthen, 8 p.m. April 21, Knuckleheads ($35). knuckleheadskc.com.
▪ Johnnyswim with Katelyn Tarver, 8 p.m. April 22, The Truman ($30-$55). thetrumankc.com.
▪ Kansas City Symphony, “Miraculous Mandarin with Rachmaninoff’s Fourth Piano Concerto,” 8 p.m. April 22-23, 2 p.m. April 24, Kauffman Center ($25-$92). kcsymphony.org/17800.
▪ LP with Nick Leng, 8 p.m. April 22, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland ($35-$135). arvestbanktheatre.com.
▪ Parker McCollum, 8 p.m. April 22, Cable Dahmer Arena ($29.50-$49.50). cabledahmerarena.com.
▪ Songs to the Lute, 7:30 p.m. April 23, Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral ($20-$40). chambermusic.org.
▪ Jeff Lorber Trio, 8 p.m. April 23, Folly ($20-$55). follytheater.org.
▪ Daniil Trifonov, 7 p.m. April 24, Folly ($12.50-$75). hjseries.org.
▪ Henry Rollins, 8 p.m. April 24, Liberty Hall ($25-$39.50). libertyhall.net.
▪ Amos Lee, 7:30 p.m. April 26, Uptown ($39.50-$59.50). uptowntheater.com.
▪ Disclosure with DJ Boring, 8 p.m. April 27, Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland ($39.50-$55). arvestbanktheatre.com.
Five free things
▪ Northland Ethnic Festival, 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. April 23, Staley High School. eeckc.org.
▪ Spring Parade of Homes, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. April 23-May 8. throughout area. kchba.org.
▪ National Water Dance, 3 p.m. April 23, Kaw Point Park. eventbrite.com.
▪ Flights of Fancy Mega Kite Festival, noon-5 p.m. April 24, MCC-Longview. kitefest.mcckc.edu.
▪ Great Wind Festival, 2-6 p.m. April 24, Heritage Park, Overland Park. greatwindfest.com.
More entertainment
▪ Peregrine Honig is the featured artist for the Painted Garden art festival at Powell Gardens, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, April 21-May 15 ($6-$12). powellgardens.org.
▪ The twice-delayed interactive art exhibition “Immersive Van Gogh” is scheduled for The Grove building at Zona Rosa, April 21-July 4 ($40-$70; hours and days vary; sold out through early May). kansascityvangogh.com.
▪ The Kansas City Ballet’s “Second Company @ Home” will take place at the Todd Bolender Center, 7 p.m April 21 ($25). kcballet.org.
▪ Area Earth Day celebrations will be highlighted by the Earth Festival at Unity Temple on the Plaza, 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. April 22 (free with registration; also available online). climategkc.org.
▪ Authors, comic book creators, wrestlers and more will come to Planet Comicon Kansas City at Bartle Hall, 1-8 p.m. April 22, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. April 23, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. April 24. planetcomicon.com.
▪ KC FilmFest International will bring shorts, documentaries and features to the AMC Ward Parkway theaters, 4 p.m. April 25-28 ($10-$45). kcfilmfest.org.
