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This weekend runs from a Halloween pop-up bar in Olathe to a first-ever fall crawl in East Crossroads, with the last Art On Walnut of the season on Sunday. Kansas City Ballet's The Wizard of Oz wraps its run at the Kauffman Center, and Old Crow Medicine Show plays Knuckleheads next Thursday. β
β Top 6 Events: our weekend picks, from The Wizard of Oz at the Kauffman Center to Goats and Ghouls and Historic Howl-O-Ween
π§Ί KC Fact of the Week: City Market, home of Art On Walnut, dates to 1857
π¨ Art Scene: Free Weekend Fun and Farhad Ostovani at the Nelson-Atkins, Interstellar Live with the KC Symphony, final weekends for KC Rep, the Unicorn and Angels in America, Bat Boy at Crown Center and gallery shows at KC Artists Coalition and Leedy-Voulkos
πΈ Music Scene: a week of shows, including Palace at The Truman, Blues in the Bottoms, Ryan Bingham and Old Crow Medicine Show
πΈ Nightlife Scene: the Ghouls Pop-Up Bar, haunt nights at Edge of Hell, the Cloven Hoof pop-up, Scared Sexy burlesque and a week of comedy at Funny Bone β
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HALLOWEEN GUIDE
π The KC Halloween Guide is here.
We pulled 121 Halloween events across both sides of the state line into one free, searchable guide that lives online. That includes 48 events on Halloween night and day, 38 trick-or-treat stops and 26 free events. Pick a day, search by event, venue or city, and filter by category or by the Kansas or Missouri side. It covers haunted attractions, costume parties, pumpkin patches, trunk-or-treats, shows, screenings and DΓa de los Muertos celebrations.
π East Crossroads, Kansas City, MO 64108 (self-guided, no single venue)
β° Sat 12 PMβ12 AM
π΅ Free Β· no tickets or wristbands Β· 21+ Β· Food & drink
Participating bars and restaurants run special menus and entertainment. Costumes encouraged. The map of participating spots is on Instagram at @fallcrawlkc.
π John Wornall House Museum, 6115 Wornall Rd., Kansas City, MO 64113 (Brookside/Waldo)
β° Sun 2β4 PM (parade at 3:15 PM)
π΅ Price not published Β· Community event / pets
A costumed dog parade with prizes for Best in Show, Best Historic Costume and Crowd Favorite. Registration recommended, walk-ups welcome.
MEET KC CREW
KC Crew runs adult recreational sports and social events across Kansas City, from sand volleyball, kickball and pickleball leagues to tournaments, 5Ks and adult field days! You can sign up as a full team, as a group of friends, or on your own and get matched with other players, which makes it an easy way to meet new people. It is also a standing reason to get your friends together on the calendar. Now more than ever, we need community, and an awesome fall or Halloween event is a good place to build it!
β βπ Fall Events with KC Crew βThree rec sports events from KC Crew
Each team is guaranteed 4 games. The top teams will move on to the tournament!
KC FACT OF THE WEEK
π§Ί Why this one, this week: Art On Walnut closes its season Sunday, Oct. 25 at City Market.
π§ City Market dates to 1857, making it one of the largest and most enduring public farmers' markets in the Midwest. In the mid-1800s, the first Kansas City courthouse, police headquarters and city hall stood in the southern section of the market grounds. Sources: Wikipedia, City Market.
Electric Poe stages Poe's The Masque of the Red Death outdoors in front of the cemetery's Holding Vault. About 60 minutes, recommended for ages 10 and up. Performances are at sunset through Nov. 1; dates and tickets are at thecoterie.org or 816-474-6552.
Music Theater Heritage's production runs Oct. 8 to Nov. 1 on its Main Stage. Ticket prices vary by date and are at the ticket link or the box office, 816-221-6987.
The lineup includes Kim Eichler-Messmer's What Quilts Carry in the Main Gallery (through Dec. 5), Archived Alchemy in the Front Gallery (through Nov. 21) and Jeremy Fish's On the Road of Dreams in the Vault Gallery (through Oct. 30).
ποΈ Gallery hours Wed to Sat, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
π Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, 2012 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, MO 64108
Beastie Bowie w/ KU Jazz & Commercial Music @ The Granada, Lawrence KS | 7:30 pm (doors 6:30) | $10 cover ($5 w/ costume) | 18+ | INFOβ
π Thursday, October 29
Old Crow Medicine Show w/ Ken Pomeroy @ Knuckleheads, East Bottoms | 7:30 pm | INFOβ
Small Victories w/ Aardwolf & Ecstasy @ The Rino, North KC | 7:30 pm (doors 7) | $10 | All ages | INFOβ
Cigarettes @ Sunset w/ Yesterday's Clothes @ The Bottleneck, Lawrence KS | 8:00 pm (doors 7) | SOLD OUT | All ages | INFOβ
Johnny Mullenax @ Knuckleheads, East Bottoms | 8:00 pm | INFOβ
4 On The Floor: KC Original Music Showcase @ The Ship, West Bottoms | 6:00 pm | INFOβ
NIGHTLIFE SCENE (18+)
π Ghouls Pop-Up Bar at KC Wine Co. Halloween pop-up bar with free admission and no cover. Fri, Oct. 23, 4 to 9 p.m. ($5 Friday: $5 flatbread pizzas, wine glasses and pints of hard cider and beer); Sat, Oct. 24, noon to 9 p.m.; Sun, Oct. 25, noon to 6 p.m. Runs through Oct. 31. 13875 S. Gardner Rd., Olathe, KS 66061. 21+.
π» Scared Sexy: Burlesque Downtown Underground. Sat, Oct. 24, 7 and 9:30 p.m. The Bird Comedy Theater, 103 W. 19th St., Kansas City, MO 64108. Ticketed, price not published. 18+. General admission, first come first served, no refunds. Come dressed for Halloween.
ποΈ Edge of Hell and The Beast. Haunted attraction on the 12th Street Bridge. Fri, Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m. to midnight; Sat, Oct. 24, 6:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Thu, Oct. 29, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. No haunt nights listed Oct. 25 to 28. Attraction at 1300 W. 12th St., Kansas City, MO 64101 (West Bottoms). Check in at the Central Waiver Station, 1300 W. 13th St., Kansas City, MO 64102, one hour before your entry time. Tickets from $40 at edgeofhell.com.
π The Cloven Hoof at Tomβs Town Distilling. Halloween pop-up set in βPendergast Memorial Hospital,β with hospital-themed horror, specialty cocktails made with Tomβs Town spirits and spooky bites. Runs daily through Oct. 31, hours not listed. 1701 Main St., Kansas City, MO 64108. Table reservations encouraged. Cover not listed.
π€£ Kansas City Funny Bone. Rene Vaca Fri, Oct. 23 at 7 and 9:45 p.m. and Sat, Oct. 24 at 6:30 and 9:15 p.m. ($32 to $75); Jeff Allen Sat, Oct. 24 at 3 p.m. ($42 to $52); Kellen Erskine Wed, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. ($27 to $37); Misha Brown Thu, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. ($27 to $65). 7260 NW 87th St., Kansas City, MO 64153 (Zona Rosa). 21+.
π BOOlevard at the Boulevard Beer Hall. Halloween pop-up bar with creepy cocktails, spooky food and brews, and haunted happy hours. Runs through Oct. 31: Wed and Thu 5 to 10 p.m., Fri and Sat 5 to 11 p.m., Sun noon to 6 p.m. 2534 Madison Ave., second floor, Kansas City, MO 64108. Cover not listed.
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