Kansas City things to do: Great Car Show, Nelly at P&L, Fringe Festival in person
The Kansas City Fringe Festival will return to live, in-person shows for the first time since 2019, beginning this weekend.
After a two-year pandemic-induced virtual festival, the area’s biggest celebration of the arts and culture will present performers from around the nation and the world July 15-31 at venues from the West Bottoms to Westport. Tickets ($10, plus $5 Fringe Button) and more information at kcfringe.org.
Music
▪ Big Gigantic with Inzo, Young Franco and Covex, 8 p.m. July 14, Midland ($23.50-$38). midlandkc.com.
▪ LakeFest featuring The Band Perry, 6 p.m. July 15, Warnock Lake, Atchison ($27.25). visitatchison.com/event/lakefest-2022.
▪ Nelly, 6 p.m. July 15, Kansas City Live! ($35-$85). powerandlightdistrict.com.
▪ Rosanne Cash, 7:30 p.m. July 15, Lied Center ($19-$50). lied.ku.edu.
▪ Oak Ridge Boys, 8:30 p.m. July 15, Ameristar ($40-$55). ameristarkansascity.com.
▪ Kansas with 38 Special, 7 p.m. July 16, Azura Amphitheater ($39.50-$129.50). azuraamp.com.
▪ Drive-By Truckers, 8 p.m. July 16, Knuckleheads ($23.50-$75). knuckleheadskc.com.
▪ Mary Chapin Carpenter, 7:30 p.m. July 17, Liberty Hall ($35-$89). libertyhall.net.
▪ Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe with Poison and Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, 4:30 p.m. July 19, Kauffman Stadium ($49.50-$945). ticketmaster.com.
▪ Dave Mason, 8 p.m. July 19, Liberty Hall ($45-$75). libertyhall.net.
More entertainment
▪ The music of Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald will be the focus of “Soul Sisters — Aretha, Billie, Ella” at Quality Hill Playhouse, opens 7:30 p.m. July 15; runs through Aug. 7 ($42-$45). qualityhillplayhouse.com.
▪ The Wonderscope Children’s Museum will provide some fun for adults at its Eat Drink Play fundraiser, 6:30 p.m. July 16 ($60-$75). wonderscope.org.
▪ The Great Car Show benefiting the Kansas City Automotive Museum will roll onto the grounds of the National WWI Museum, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. July 17 ($2-$5). thegreatcarshow.com.
▪ Live music, food trucks, art activities and games will fill the area from the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art to Brush Creek for Kansas City’s Lawn Party, 4-8 p.m. July 17 (free). kcparks.org.
▪ Comedian Kurtis Conner, a YouTube sensation from Canada, will perform at the Uptown, 7 p.m. July 17 ($40-$122). uptowntheater.com.
▪ Theatre for Young America will present a new play, “The Pirates and the Lost Pearl,” at City Stage Theatre, opens 10 a.m. July 20; runs through July 30, City Stage ($10-$12). tya.org.
▪ The Art in the Loop Performance Series in Oppenstein Park will feature music, theater and puppetry, 5:30-8 p.m. July 22 (free). artintheloop.com.
This story was originally published July 13, 2022 at 5:00 AM.
