Get in the KC Halloween spirit: West Bottoms haunted houses, pumpkin picking begin
Halloween season will shift into high gear this weekend.
The renowned West Bottoms haunted houses, The Beast and Edge of Hell, will open at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16. They will run Fridays and Saturdays (plus Oct. 31) through Nov. 4. The third West Bottoms haunted house, the Macabre, will begin operating at 8:30 p.m. Sept. 23. Entry is $32-$62, with combo tickets $55-$140. More information at fullmoonprod.com.
The Great Pumpkin Fest at Worlds of Fun will open Sept. 17 and run Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 30. Also, Worlds of Fun will offer Halloween Haunt on select nights Sept. 16-Oct. 29. Standard entry to the park is $39.99-$49.99; information at worldsoffun.com/events.
Meanwhile, pumpkin-picking season will kick off at several venues this weekend, with others to follow in coming weeks:
▪ Louisburg Cider Mill Family Farm, 14730 Kansas 68, Louisburg. Pumpkin patch and corn maze, Sept. 16-Oct. 31. louisburgcidermill.com.
▪ Carolyn’s Pumpkin Patch, 17607 N.E. 52nd, Liberty. Sept. 17-Oct. 31. carolynspumpkinpatch.com.
▪ Johnson Farms, 17701 Holmes, Belton. Pumpkin patch opens Sept. 17. johnsonfarms.net.
Festivals
▪ National Art and Soul Experience (ASX) Festival, with conference, concerts and awards show, Sept. 15-18, multiple venues (prices vary by event). asxnation.com.
▪ Fall Fun Festival, noon-10 p.m. Sept. 16, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sept. 17, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 18, Downtown Blue Springs (free). bluespringsfallfestival.com.
▪ Fiesta Hispana, 5-11 p.m. Sept. 16, noon-11 p.m. Sept. 17, noon-9:30 p.m. Sept. 18, Barney Allis Plaza (free). kcfiestahispana.com.
▪ Arts & Crafts Fair & Fall Festival, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 17, Shawnee Town 1929 ($1). shawneetown.org.
▪ Freedom Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 17, noon-4 p.m. Sept. 18, John Brown State Park, Osawatomie (free). osawatomieks.org.
▪ Fiesta on the Square, 5-9 p.m. Sept. 17, Linden Square. lindensquare.info.
Music
▪ Motionless in White with Black Veil Brides, Ice Nine Kills and Crown the Empire, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 16, Azura Amphitheater ($49.50-$59.50). azuraamp.com.
▪ Kansas City Symphony, “Copland’s Third Symphony, with Saint-Saëns’ Third Violin Concerto,” 8 p.m. Sept. 16-17, 2 p.m. Sept. 18, Kauffman Center ($25-$100). kcsymphony.org.
▪ Paul Thorn, 8 p.m. Sept. 16-17, 11:30 a.m. Sept. 18, Knuckleheads ($20-$75). knuckleheadskc.com.
▪ Te Deum, “Mozart Requiem,” 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17, Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral, and 3 p.m. Sept. 18, Village Presbyterian Church ($20-$25). te-deum.org.
▪ Warren Wolf, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19-20, Lied Center ($19-$35). lied.ku.edu.
▪ Pavement, 8 p.m. Sept. 20, Uptown ($59-$125). uptowntheater.com.
▪ Built to Spill, 8 p.m. Sept. 21, Granada ($29.50-$35). thegranada.com.
▪ Eric Lindell and Anson Funderburgh, 8 p.m. Sept. 21, Knuckleheads ($35). knuckleheadskc.com.
Theater
▪ “Hank Williams: Lost Highway,” opens 6:30 p.m. Sept. 15; runs through Nov. 20, New Theatre and Restaurant ($37.50-$66.50). newtheatre.com.
▪ “Mother/Son,” Melting Pot Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15-17, 2 p.m. Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21-24, Just Off Broadway Theatre ($17.25-$27.50). kcmeltingpot.com.
▪ “Canaan: A Cultural Presentation,” Kansas African American Museum, 7 p.m. Sept. 16, Kansas City Kansas Community College; 7 p.m. Sept. 17 and 2 p.m. Sept. 18, Lewis and Shirley White Theatre ($40-$50). tkaamuseum.org/canaan.
▪ “Beatnik Cafe: Ginsberg, Kerouac, Bebop, and Cool Jazz,” 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16-17, Ruby Room, MTH Theater at Crown Center ($45-$51). musictheaterheritage.com.
▪ “The Last Wife,” opens 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16; runs through Sept. 25, Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre ($39-$54). metkc.org.
▪ “Akeelah and the Bee,” opens 9:45 a.m. Sept. 20; runs through Oct. 16, The Coterie ($12-$15). thecoterie.org.
More entertainment
▪ Quixotic’s dancers, musicians and aerial acrobatics will perform during “Terra Luna” on the grounds of the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, entry 7:30-10:30 p.m. Sept. 15-17 and 22-24 ($25-$50). artsandrec-op.org/arboretum/terra-luna.
▪ The walk-thru experience “Immersive King Tut: Boy. King. Hero.” will run at Lighthouse ArtSpace, Zona Rosa, Sept. 16-Jan. 2 (days and time vary; $30-$40). immersive-kingtut.com/kansas-city.
▪ The public can enjoy artwork as it’s being created during the Brush Creek Art Walk plein air painting competition on the banks of Brush Creek from the Plaza to Elmwood, quick paint events 7-10 p.m. Sept. 16, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 17, 5-8 p.m. Sept. 18 (free). kcparks.org/event/bc-art-walk-22.
▪ Four new works featuring the Kansas City Ballet, Owen/Cox Dance Group, Störling Dance Theatre and Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company will premiere during New Dance Partners at Yardley Hall, 8 p.m. Sept. 16-17 ($14-$42). jccc.edu/midwest-trust-center/events.
