This week in KC: Top musical acts for free, plus ‘Shrek the Musical,’ Olivia Rodrigo
The Ameri’kana Music & Arts Festival running 1-8 p.m. July 27 at Concourse Park will feature local, regional and national musicians alongside youth performers from the Art as Mentorship program.
The lineup will include seven-time Latin-Grammy winner Rubén Albarrán of Café Tacvba, local favorites Making Movies and Grammy winner Justus West. The event, which also will offer an open-air market, food trucks, giant puppet show, brass band parade and more, is part of the national Arts for EveryBody campaign and benefits Art as Mentorship.
More information and tickets (free; VIP $100) at amerikana.tv.
More festivals and fairs
▪ Liberty Fest, 6-10 p.m. July 26, Capitol Federal Sports Complex (free). thelibertyfest.com.
▪ Johnson County Fair, July 28-Aug. 4, Gardner (admission charged for most arena events; Midway Stage events free). jocokansasfair.com.
▪ Leavenworth County Fair, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. July 30-Aug. 3, Tonganoxie (free). leavenworthcountyfair.com.
More entertainment
▪ Linda Hall Library will present a rare books exhibition featuring works of Galileo, Johannes Kepler and others, July 25-Oct. 4; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday (free). lindahall.org.
▪ The Kansas City Aerial Arts training company and other local talent will perform in the original musical “Lorene’s Reverie” at MTH Theater at Crown Center, 7 p.m. July 25-26, 1 and 7 p.m. July 27 ($25-$55). moonpiperproductions.com.
▪ The musical comedy “Sister Act” will run at Theatre in the Park in Shawnee Mission Park, 8:30 p.m. July 26-28 and July 31-Aug. 3 ($7-$10). theatreinthepark.org.
▪ “Shrek the Musical,” based on the Oscar-winning 2001 animated movie, will come to the Starlight Theatre, 8 p.m. July 26-28 ($12-$100). kcstarlight.com.
▪ “Saturday Night Live” cast member Sarah Sherman, aka Sarah Squirm, will bring her stand-up act to The Truman, 7 p.m. July 27 ($35-$40). thetrumankc.com.
▪ Best hair stylist, fitness trainer, comedian, podcast, educator and vocalists will be among the dozens of honorees during the Kansas City People’s Choice Awards at the Midland, 3:45 p.m. July 28 ($40-$125). kcpcawards.com.
Classical music and dance
▪ Summerfest, 7:30 p.m. July 27, Leawood United Methodist Church, and 3 p.m. July 28, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church ($10-$28). summerfestkc.org.
▪ Moving Arts, “Grace Under Pressure,” 7:30 p.m. July 26-27, Folly ($30-$100). follytheater.org.
▪ Heartland Chamber Music Festival, Faculty Concert, 5:30 p.m. July 30, Yardley Hall (free), and Miami String Quartet, 7 p.m. July 31, Yardley Hall ($5-$10). heartlandchambermusic.org.
More music
▪ The Aquabats with The Aggrolites and Left Alone, 7 p.m. July 26, Madrid ($32). madridtheatre.com.
▪ Olivia Rodrigo with Pink Patheress, 7:30 p.m. July 26, T-Mobile Center (sold out). t-mobilecenter.com.
▪ Ice Cube, 8 p.m. July 26, Grinders KC ($69-$152). grinderskc.com.
▪ Chubby Carrier, 8 p.m. July 27, Knuckleheads ($20). knuckleheadskc.com.
▪ Amyl and the Sniffers, 8 p.m. July 30, Granada ($32-$35). thegranada.com.
▪ Future and Metro Boomin, 8 p.m. July 30, T-Mobile Center ($44.50-$149.75). t-mobilecenter.com.
▪ Charley Crockett, 8 p.m. July 31, Midland ($29.50-$55). midlandkc.com.
▪ The Last Dinner Party, 8 p.m. July 31, The Truman ($25-$50). thetrumankc.com.
▪ Melissa Etheridge and Jewell, 7:30 p.m. July 31, Starlight ($29.75-$151.75). kcstarlight.com.
Recently announced
▪ Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Sept. 15, Folly. follytheater.org
▪ Quiet Riot with Dolewite, Sept. 21, Grinders KC. grinderskc.com
▪ Allman Betts Family Revival, Dec. 15, Uptown. uptowntheater.com
▪ Mark Chesnutt, March 7, Ameristar. ameristarkansascity.com
▪ Taylor Tomlinson, May 9-10, Midland. midlandkc.com
