This week in Kansas City: Big exhibit at the Nelson, fall festivals, Halloween events
A major opening at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is the highlight of a busy week for visual arts in the area.
The Nelson-Atkins will present the first major U.S. museum exhibition in more than 50 years dedicated to photographer Evelyn Hofer, whose photo books on European and American cities appeared throughout the 1960s.
“Evelyn Hofer: Eyes on the City” includes more than 100 vintage prints drawn from the artist’s estate and the collections of the Nelson-Atkins and Atlanta’s High Museum of Art, which co-organized and debuted the exhibition earlier this year.
The exhibition runs Sept. 16-Feb. 11; museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday and Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday-Friday. Tickets ($22) include entry to “Monet and his Modern Legacy,” which will open. Oct. 28. More information at nelson-atkins.org.
More visual arts
▪ “Julie Blackmon: A Life in Frame,” Sept. 15-Jan. 7, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art (free). kemperart.org.
▪ Brush Creek Art Walk quick-paint events, 7-10 p.m. Sept. 15, Mill Creek Park fountain; 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 16, Discovery Center; 5-8 p.m. Sept. 17, Brush Creek Community Center (free). kcparks.org.
▪ Art Showcase for Black Artists East of Troost, 5-8 p.m. Sept. 15, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 16, 2-5 p.m. Sept. 17, 5-8 p.m. Sept. 18-22, Westport Presbyterian Church (free). kansascitygift.org.
▪ “The Lost Weekend — The Photography of May Pang,” candid photos of John Lennon and friends, 3-8 p.m. Sept. 19-20, Leawood Fine Art (free). leawoodfineart.com.
Festivals
▪ Raymore Festival in the Park, 6-9 p.m. Sept. 14-15, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sept. 16, Raymore (free, except for inflatables). raymorefestival.com.
▪ Blue Springs Fall Fun Festival, noon-10 p.m. Sept. 15, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sept. 16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 17, downtown Blue Springs (free, except for carnival). bluespringsfallfestival.com.
▪ Nehemiah Festival, 5 p.m. Sept. 15, 9 a.m. Sept. 16-17, Smith’s Fork Park, Smithville (free). nehemiahfest.com.
▪ Friends of Shawnee Town Arts & Crafts Fair & Fall Festival, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 16, Shawnee Town 1929 ($1). shawneetown.org.
▪ Freedom Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 16-17, John Brown Museum State Historic Site, Osawatomie (free). kshs.org.
▪ Waldo Fall Festival, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sept. 16, Waldo Area, 75th and Wornall (free). waldokc.org.
▪ 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.
▪ Uncorked: KC Wine Fest, 5-9 p.m. Sept. 16, Union Station ($60-$75). uncorkedwinefestivals.com.
Halloween openings
▪ Halloween Haunt, Sept. 15-Oct. 28 (Friday-Saturday in September; Thursday-Sunday in October), Worlds of Fun ($34.99-$54.99). worldsoffun.com.
▪ Liberty Corn Maze, Sept. 15-Oct. 29 (Friday-Sunday), 17607 NE 52nd, Liberty ($13.28-$15.17). libertycornmaze.mazeplay.com.
▪ Carolyn’s Pumpkin Patch, Sept. 16-Oct. 30 (Thursday-Monday), 17607 NE 52nd, Liberty ($18.95-$32.95). carolynspumpkinpatch.com.
▪ Great Pumpkin Fest, Sept. 16-Oct. 29 (Saturdays and Sundays), Worlds of Fun ($39.99-$64.99). worldsoffun.com.
More entertainment
▪ The local performing arts troupe Quixotic will present “Terra Luna” at the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, first entry 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14-16 and 21-23 ($25-$50). artsandrec-op.org.
▪ “Catching Air,” a documentary about the air guitar community, will have a world premiere featuring a Q&A with the area filmmakers at the Screenland Armour, 3 p.m. Sept. 16 ($13). screenland.com.
▪ Acclaimed and controversial comedian Dave Chappelle will perform at the T-Mobile Center for the first time, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17 ($59.50-$249.50). t-mobilecenter.com.
Classical music and dance
▪ Audra McDonald with Kansas City Symphony, 8 p.m. Sept. 15-16, 7 p.m. Sept. 17, Kauffman Center ($79-$249). kcsymphony.org.
▪ New Dance Partners, “The Ultimate Collaboration,” 8 p.m. Sept. 15-16, Yardley Hall ($12-$45). jccc.edu/midwest-trust-center.
▪ Te Deum, “Truer Words,” 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, and 3 p.m. Sept. 17, Village Presbyterian Church ($20-$25). te-deum.org.
▪ Pianist Dmytro Choni, 2 p.m. Sept. 17, Lied Center ($14-$40). lied.ku.edu.
▪ Gracias Christmas Cantata, 7 p.m. Sept. 18, Music Hall (free). christmascantata.us.
More music
▪ Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper, 6:10 p.m. Sept. 15, Azura Amphitheater ($39.50-$125). azuraamp.com.
▪ Barrence Whitfield and the Savages, 8 p.m. Sept. 15, RecordBar ($40). therecordbar.com.
▪ Jordan Davis with Danielle Bradbery and Greylan James, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16, Midland ($33.50-$68.50). midlandkc.com.
▪ Travis Tritt, 8:30 p.m. Sept. 16, Ameristar ($70-$350). ameristarkansascity.com.
▪ Corey Feldman, 7 p.m. Sept. 17, Lemonade Park ($31.16-$144.43). lemonadeparkkc.com.
▪ Fantasia with Joe, 7 p.m. Sept. 17, Starlight ($39.50-$149.50). kcstarlight.com.
▪ Eyehategod with Goatwhore, 7 p.m. Sept. 18, RecordBar ($35.68). therecordbar.com.
▪ Nickelback with Brantley Gilbert and Josh Ross, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 19, T-Mobile Center ($45-$199). t-mobilecenter.com.
▪ Nani Noam Vazana with Ensemble Iberica, 7 p.m. Sept. 20, 1900 Building ($40). ensembleiberica.org.
▪ Queens of the Stone Age with Viagra Boys and Jehnny Beth, 7 p.m. Sept. 20, Starlight ($35-$129.50). kcstarlight.com.
▪ The Used with Sleeping With Sirens and Dead American, 7 p.m. Sept. 20, Uptown ($49.50-$99.50). uptowntheater.com.
Theater
▪ “Dolly,” 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15-17 and 18, Ruby Room, MTH Theater at Crown Center ($51). musictheaterheritage.com.
▪ “Justice at War,” opens 9:45 a.m. Sept. 19, runs through Oct. 15, Coterie ($12-$15). thecoterie.org.
▪ “Ordinary Days: A Musical,” 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20-22, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23, Culture House ($24). eventbrite.com.
