Kansas City things to do: Boulevardia at a new venue, more Juneteenth celebrations
Boulevardia moves to the Crown Center area from the West Bottoms and Stockyards District for its seventh edition this weekend.
It will feature music by Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Dashboard Confessional and many others, plus beer, food, a makers market and a Ferris wheel. Boulevardia will run 4-11 p.m. June 17 and 11 a.m.-11 p.m. June 18. Tickets are $45 in advance and $55 at the gate. More information at boulevardia.com.
Also, Juneteenth will be celebrated June 18 on both sides of the state line with the JuneteenthKC Heritage Festival in the 18th and Vine District, noon-9 p.m., and the Juneteenth Celebration at Lewis and Clark Park at Kaw Point, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Information at juneteenth-kc.com and blakckmarqet.com. (Juneteenth is on June 19, and the federal holiday is June 20.)
Five for free
▪ “A Midsummer’s Night Dream,” Shakespeare Under the Stars by City Theatre of Independence, 7:30 p.m. June 17, Liberty Lounge, Independence Square. facebook.com.
▪ Taps at the Tower, 8:45 p.m. June 19-25, National WWI Museum and Memorial. theworldwar.org.
▪ Voyage of the Drum: Bill Summers and Forward Back, 5 p.m. June 21, Dunbar Park. traditionalmusicsociety.org.
▪ Make Music Kansas City, 10 a.m. June 21, citywide. makemusicday.org/kcmo.
More entertainment
▪ Comedian Margaret Cho will perform at the Comedy Club of Kansas City, 7 p.m. June 16, 7 and 9:30 p.m. June 17-18 ($35-$45). thecomedyclubkc.com.
▪ MTH Theater at Crown Center will present “Titanic,” opens 7:30 p.m. June 16; runs through July 3 ($41-$59). musictheaterheritage.com.
▪ Riverdance will bring its 25th anniversary show to Starlight, 8 p.m. June 17-19 ($15-$98). kcstarlight.com.
▪ The exhibition “‘The Nine’ and Other Works: The Art of Desiree Kelly” will be on display at the Kansas City Public Library-Central Library, June 18-Aug. 28. kclibrary.org.
▪ Monster Jam’s big trucks with big wheels will entertain thousands at Arrowhead Stadium, 7 p.m. June 18 ($20-$60). monsterjam.com.
▪ The Coterie will produce the world premiere musical “Alice’s Wonderland,” opens 11 a.m. June 21; runs through Aug. 7 ($14-$18). thecoterie.org.
▪ Broadway in Kansas City’s “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations” will run at the Music Hall, opens 7:30 p.m. June 21; runs through June 26 ($36-$106). broadwayinkc.com.
Music
▪ Chvrches, 8 p.m. June 16, Uptown ($35-$40). uptowntheater.com.
▪ Icewear Vezzo and Philthy Rich, 10 p.m. June 16, BLVD Nights ($60-$80). eventbrite.com.
▪ Gladstone Summertime Bluesfest, 6 p.m. June 17, 4 p.m. June 18, Oak Grove Park ($5 suggested donation). gladstonechamber.com/bluesfest.
▪ Lorrie Morgan and Pam Tillis, 7 p.m. June 17, Legacy Park Amphitheater ($30-$40). cityofls.net.
▪ Adventure Club, 8 p.m. June 17, Uptown ($30-$75). uptowntheater.com.
▪ Kansas City Symphony, “Sleeping Beauty With Sibelius’ Violin Concerto,” 8 p.m. June 17-18, 2 p.m. June 19, Kauffman Center ($25-$92). kcsymphony.org.
▪ Thrice and Bayside with Anxious, 8 p.m. June 17, The Truman ($30-$60). thetrumankc.com.
▪ Leonid & Friends, 8:30 p.m. June 17, Ameristar ($35-$45). ameristarkansascity.com.
▪ Carin Leon, 7 p.m. June 19, Midland ($42-$142). arvestbanktheatre.com.
▪ Chicago and Brian Wilson, 7:15 p.m. June 20, Starlight ($36-$200). kcstarlight.com.
▪ Fitz and The Tantrums with St. Paul and The Broken Bones, 7 p.m. June 21, GrindersKC ($37-$80). grinderskc.com.
▪ Jimmie Vaughan, 8 p.m. June 21, Knuckleheads ($29.50-$45). knuckleheadskc.com.
▪ Music of Motown, 4 p.m. June 22, PNC Plaza, Power & Light District. powerandlightdistrict.com.
This story was originally published June 15, 2022 at 5:00 AM.
