Classes and Workshops

Acting II (Grades 4-6): Lee's Summit

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Gamber Center
Hours: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Prerequisite: Coterie Acting I or prior Acting Experience. Students build on skills obtained in Acting I while further developing the actor?s tools of body, voice, and imagination. Through games, acting exercises, and improvisations young actors learn to overcome obstacles, pursue objectives, and explore given circumstances. Participants apply their training to non-scripted scenes, which develop confidence and stage presence. Acting II prepares students for scripted scene work in Acting III.

Acting II (Grades 7-12): Lees Summit

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Gamber Center
Hours: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 from 6:35 PM to 8:05 PM
Prerequisite: Coterie Acting I or prior Acting Experience. Students build on skills obtained in Acting I while further developing the actor?s tools of body, voice, and imagination. Through games, acting exercises, and improvisations young actors learn to overcome obstacles, pursue objectives, and explore given circumstances. Participants apply their training to non-scripted scenes, which develop confidence and stage presence. Acting II prepares students for scripted scene work in Acting III.

General Membership Meeting

Presented By: MidAmerica Pastel Society
Venue: Village Presbyterian Church
Hours: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Our general membership meeting will be held at Village Presbyterian Church,ÿ6641 Mission Road, Prairie Village, KS 66208 at 7:00 p.m.

KCYA Spring Break Camps

Presented By: Kansas City Young Audiences
Venue: Kansas City Young Audiences
Hours: Monday, March 15, 2010 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
SPRING BREAK CAMPS! Monday March 15 - Friday, March 19 Ages 5-7 Junior Arts Sampler Camp Spend the week exploring the arts! Professional teaching artists will introduce campers to the fundamentals of music, dance, drama, and visual art! Jr. Arts Sampler Campers participate in a mini-show for family and friends at 12:30pm on Friday afternoon! Ages 7-9 Let?s Put On A Show Learn what it takes to mount a theatrical production: actors, directors, set, costume and make up designers all work in collaboration to Put on a Show! Campers will get their own theatrical make-up kit to keep. Ages 8-12 Camp Comedy Like to make your friends and family laugh? Improvisation, stand-up and sketch comedy require creativity, timing, and a strong sense of self. Spend the week putting it all together! Ages 10-15 Musical Theatre Camp Calling all triple threats - singers, dancers, actors! Work on a scene and musical number from a Broadway show - with professional performers - and show it off at the Camp Showcase.

"Creative Photography ~ A Demystification of the Basics"

Presented By: Rose
Venue: Dan Rose
Hours: Saturday, March 06, 2010 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
The workshop concentrates on the basics of exposure, the elements of design and composition as they apply to Creative Photography. "We really focus on Learning to See” by removing expectations and barriers that constrict awareness; this allows the participant to discover a world of endless image opportunities” said Rose. We apply the morning lessons in the afternoon shoot and follow with peer feedback and instructor critique. As a bonus, at the end of the day, ALL participants take home their own frame-able printed Fine Art Photograph created during the workshop. This workshop is especially helpful for those who feel their photography is restricted by their locale.

Preservation Workshop: Caring for Antique Furniture

Presented By: Heritage League of Greater Kansas City
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Sunday, March 21, 2010 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Union Station Kansas City curatorial specialists Lisa Shockley and Rebecca Martz-Burley will explore methods and techniques to safely handle, care for and store your antique furniture. Shockley and Martz-Burley will discuss the most common threats to furniture and upholstery including light, humidity, pests and improper cleaning and handling.

This is NOT a Box (Grades K-1): Liberty

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Liberty Community Center
Hours: Monday, July 19, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Call it a car, a train, or a robot; just whatever you do, do not call it a box! Young people’s imaginations will run wild as they explore the theatrical possibilities of everyday objects through creative drama, art, music, movement, and boxes! This class emphasizes collaboration, listening, sequencing, and imagination.

THIS IS NOT A BOX! Theatre Exploration Class (Grades K-1): Lee's Summit

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Longview Community College
Hours: Monday, June 28, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Call it a car, a train, or a robot; just whatever you do, do not call it a box! Young people’s imaginations will run wild as they explore the theatrical possibilities of everyday objects through creative drama, art, music, movement, and boxes! This class emphasizes collaboration, listening, sequencing, and imagination

Stories From a Trunk Theatre Exploration Class (Grades 2-3): Lee's Summit

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Longview Community College
Hours: Monday, July 19, 2010 from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Students dive into an interactive dramatic adventure inspired by props and costumes from past Coterie productions! Teaching artists guide students in group and individual storytelling and then use improvisation techniques to dramatize their original stories.

Imagine That Theatre Exploration Class (Grades 1-2): Lee's Summit

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Longview Community College
Hours: Monday, July 26, 2010 from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Students learn how to use the actor’s tools of body, voice, and imagination as they put their own twists on fairytales, folktales, and favorite children’s books through improvisation, art, music, and movement.

Acting I (Grades 4-5): Lee's Summit

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Longview Community College
Hours: Monday, July 12, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Students learn how to work as an ensemble as they build skills in character creation, improvisation, concentration, movement, voice, and imagination. Acting exercises introduce young actors to basic terms, skills, and ideas that develop technique. This beginning acting class serves as the foundation for the Coterie Theatre Core Acting program.

Fantasy and Gore Makeup (Grades 4-5): Lee's Summit

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Longview Community College
Hours: Monday, July 12, 2010 from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Teaching Artist will guide students through the process of making realistic looking bruises, scars, and cuts. Students will also experiment with theatrical make-up techniques as they discover the transformative power of make-up. Students will receive their own professional Ben Nye make-up kit.

Acting I (Grades 6-7): Lee's Summit

Acting II (Grades 6-7): Lee's Summit

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Longview Community College
Hours: Monday, August 02, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Prerequisite: Coterie Acting I or prior theatre experience. Students build on skills obtained in Acting I while further developing the actor’s tools of body, voice, and imagination. Young actors learn to overcome obstacles, pursue objectives, and explore given circumstances through non-scripted scenes, which develop confidence and stage presence.

Fantasy and Gor Makeup (Grades 6-7): Lee's Summit

Act II (Grades 8-12): Lee's Summit

Acting III (Grades 8-12): Lee's SUmmit

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Longview Community College
Hours: Monday, August 09, 2010 from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Prerequisite: Coterie Acting II. Students apply acting skills and techniques obtained in Acting I and II. The work in this class requires memorization of short scenes from plays with age appropriate characters. Participants will work with acting partners to explore the scene’s given circumstances, determine objectives, and use various tactics to overcome obstacles for their character.

Comedy on Your Feet (Grades 8-12): Lee's Summit

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Longview Community College
Hours: Monday, August 09, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
This popular Coterie class introduces students to the wide-open world of improvisational games, performance art, and mental workouts. Students gain confidence trusting their impulses and flexing their imaginations as they learn about comedy, creating character, and dramatic action. This class offers an opportunity for consideration in the Coterie Comedy Master Class.

This is NOT a Box Theatre Exploration Class (Grades K-1): Overland Park

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Miller Marley Studio
Hours: Monday, July 26, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Call it a car, a train, or a robot; just whatever you do, do not call it a box! Young people’s imaginations will run wild as they explore the theatrical possibilities of everyday objects through creative drama, art, music, movement and boxes! This class emphasizes collaboration, listening, sequencing, and imagination.

Stories from a Trunk Theatre Exploration Class (Grades 2-3): Overland Park

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Miller Marley Studio
Hours: Monday, July 26, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Students dive into an interactive dramatic adventure inspired by props and costumes from past Coterie productions! Teaching artists guide students in group and individual storytelling and then use improvisation techniques to dramatize their original stories

Imagine That (Grades 2-3): Overland Park

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Miller Marley Studio
Hours: Monday, July 12, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Students learn how to use the actor’s tools of body, voice and imagination as they put their own twists on fairytales, folktales, and favorite children’s books through improvisation, art, music, and movement

Acting I (Grades 4-5): Overland Park

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Miller Marley Studio
Hours: Monday, June 28, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Students learn how to work as an ensemble as they build skills in character creation, improvisation, concentration, movement, voice, and imagination. Acting exercises introduce young actors to basic terms, skills, and ideas that develop technique. This beginning acting class serves as the foundation for the Coterie Theatre Core Acting program.

Playmaking with Mysterious Pictures (Grades 4-5): Overland Park

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Miller Marley Studio
Hours: Monday, July 19, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Through improvisation, storytelling, and physical theatre techniques students will work as an ensemble to develop characters, write dialogue, and create original scenes inspired by the mysterious illustrations of Harris Burdick.

Acting II (Grades 6-7): Overland Park

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Miller Marley Studio
Hours: Monday, July 12, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Prerequisite: Coterie Acting I or prior theatre experience. Students build on skills obtained in Acting I while further developing the actor’s tools of body, voice, and imagination. Young actors learn to overcome obstacles, pursue objectives, and explore given circumstances through non-scripted scenes, which develop confidence and stage presence.

Audition Lab (Grades 6-7): Overland Park

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Miller Marley Studio
Hours: Monday, July 19, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Teaching Artists help participants choose audition monologues that match their age, personality, and individual audition needs. Students develop successful strategies for cold readings and learn how to prepare a professional resume. Students have a special audition with Jeff Church, Coterie Producing Artistic Director, or a member of the Coterie staff for youth roles in the upcoming Coterie season!

Acting II (Grades 8-12): Overland Park

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Miller Marley Studio
Hours: Monday, July 12, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Prerequisite: Coterie Acting I or prior theatre experience Students build on skills obtained in Acting I while further developing the actor’s tools of body, voice, and imagination. Young actors learn to overcome obstacles, pursue objectives, and explore given circumstances through non-scripted scenes, which develop confidence and stage presence.

Audition Lab (Grades 8-12): Overland Park

Comedy on Your Feet (Grades 8-12): Overland Park

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Miller Marley Studio
Hours: Monday, June 28, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
This popular Coterie class introduces students to the wide-open world of improvisational games, performance art, and mental workouts. Students gain confidence trusting their impulses and flexing their imaginations as they learn about comedy, creating character, and dramatic action. This class offers an opportunity for consideration in the Coterie Comedy Master Class.

Acting I (Grades 4-5): South Kansas City

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Notre Dame de Sion Fine Arts Department
Hours: Monday, June 14, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Students learn how to work as an ensemble as they build skills in character creation, improvisation, concentration, movement, voice, and imagination. Acting exercises introduce young actors to basic terms, skills, and ideas that develop technique. This beginning acting class serves as the foundation for the Coterie Theatre Core Acting program.

Acting I (Grades 4-5): South Kansas City

Playmaking with Mysterious Pictures (Grades 4-5): South Kansas City

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Notre Dame de Sion Fine Arts Department
Hours: Monday, June 28, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Through improvisation, storytelling, and physical theatre techniques students will work as an ensemble to develop characters, write dialogue, and create original scenes inspired by the mysterious illustrations of Harris Burdick.

Acting I (Grades 6-7): South Kansas City

Acting II (Grades 6-7): South Kansas City

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Notre Dame de Sion Fine Arts Department
Hours: Monday, June 21, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Prerequisite: Coterie Acting I or prior theatre experience. Students build on skills obtained in Acting I while further developing the actor’s tools of body, voice, and imagination. Young actors learn to overcome obstacles, pursue objectives, and explore given circumstances through non-scripted scenes, which develop confidence and stage presence.

Audition Lab (Grades 6-7): South Kansas City

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Notre Dame de Sion Fine Arts Department
Hours: Monday, June 21, 2010 from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Teaching Artists help participants choose audition monologues that match their age, personality, and individual audition needs. Students develop successful strategies for cold readings and learn how to prepare a professional resume. Students will have a special audition with Jeff Church, Coterie Producing Artistic Director, or a member of the Coterie staff for youth roles in the upcoming Coterie season!

Acting II (Grades 8-12): South Kansas City

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Notre Dame de Sion Fine Arts Department
Hours: Monday, June 07, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Prerequisite: Coterie Acting I or prior theatre experience Students build on skills obtained in Acting I while further developing the actor’s tools of body, voice, and imagination. Young actors learn to overcome obstacles, pursue objectives, and explore given circumstances through non-scripted scenes, which develop confidence and stage presence.

Acting III (Grades 8-12): South Kansas City

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Notre Dame de Sion Fine Arts Department
Hours: Monday, June 14, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Students apply acting skills and techniques obtained in Acting I and II. The work in this class requires memorization of short scenes from plays with age appropriate characters. Participants will work with acting partners to explore the scene’s given circumstances, determine objectives, and use various tactics to overcome obstacles for their character.

Audition Lab (Grades 8-12): South Kansas City

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Notre Dame de Sion Fine Arts Department
Hours: Monday, June 21, 2010 from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Teaching Artists help participants choose audition monologues that match their age, personality, and individual audition needs. Students develop successful strategies for cold readings and learn how to prepare a professional resume. Students have a special audition with Jeff Church, Coterie Producing Artistic Director, or a member of the Coterie staff for youth roles in the upcoming Coterie season!

Comedy on your Feet (Grades 8-12) South Kansas City

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Notre Dame de Sion Fine Arts Department
Hours: Monday, June 14, 2010 from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM
This popular Coterie class introduces students to the wide-open world of improvisational games, performance art, and mental workouts. Students gain confidence trusting their impulses and flexing their imaginations as they learn about comedy, creating character, and dramatic action. This class offers an opportunity for consideration in the Coterie Comedy Master Class.

Digital Storytelling (Grades 8-12): South Kansas City

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Notre Dame de Sion Fine Arts Department
Hours: Monday, June 21, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Students exercise their creative voices through digital storytelling, a medium which weaves together images, music, narrative, and voice creating a modern twist on the ancient art of storytelling. Through this unique class students will gain a deeper understanding of storytelling and how to communicate vibrant characters, situations, life experiences, and insights

This is NOT a Box (Grades k-1): Pembroke Hill Lower

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Pembroke Hill School Lower
Hours: Monday, June 21, 2010 from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Call it a car, a train, or a robot; just whatever you do, do not call it a box! Young people’s imaginations will run wild as they explore the theatrical possibilities of everyday objects through creative drama, art, music, movement and boxes! This class emphasizes collaboration, listening, sequencing, and imagination.

Stories from a Trunk (Grades 2-3): Pembroke Hill Lower

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Pembroke Hill School
Hours: Monday, July 19, 2010 from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Students dive into an interactive dramatic adventure inspired by props and costumes from past Coterie productions! Teaching artists guide students in group and individual storytelling and then use improvisation techniques to dramatize their original stories.

Imagine That (Grades 2-3): Pembroke Hill Lower

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Pembroke Hill School
Hours: Monday, June 21, 2010 from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Students learn how to use the actor’s tools of body, voice and imagination as they put their own twists on fairytales, folktales, and favorite children’s books through improvisation, art, music, and movement.

Acting I (Grades 4-5): Pembroke Lower

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Pembroke Hill School
Hours: Monday, June 07, 2010 from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Students learn how to work as an ensemble as they build skills in character creation, improvisation, concentration, movement, voice, and imagination. Acting exercises introduce young actors to basic terms, skills, and ideas that develop technique. This beginning acting class serves as the foundation for the Coterie Theatre Core Acting program.

Acting I (Grades 6-7): Pembroke Hill Upper

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Pembroke Hill School
Hours: Monday, June 07, 2010 from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Students learn how to work as an ensemble as they build skills in character creation, improvisation, concentration, movement, voice, and imagination. Acting exercises introduce young actors to basic terms, skills, and ideas that develop technique. This beginning acting class serves as the foundation for the Coterie Theatre Core Acting program.

Acting II (Grades 6-7): Pembroke Hill Upper

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Pembroke Hill School
Hours: Monday, June 28, 2010 from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Prerequisite: Coterie Acting I or prior theatre experience. Students build on skills obtained in Acting I while further developing the actor’s tools of body, voice, and imagination. Young actors learn to overcome obstacles, pursue objectives, and explore given circumstances through non-scripted scenes, which develop confidence and stage presence.

Audition Lab (Grades 6-7)

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Pembroke Hill School
Hours: Monday, July 26, 2010 from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Teaching Artists help participants choose audition monologues that match their age, personality, and individual audition needs. Students develop successful strategies for cold readings and learn how to prepare a professional resume. Students have a special audition with Jeff Church, Coterie Producing Artistic Director, or a member of the Coterie staff for youth roles in the upcoming Coterie season!

Acting II (Grades 8-12): Pembroke Hill Upper

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Pembroke Hill School
Hours: Monday, June 28, 2010 from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Prerequisite: Coterie Acting I or prior theatre experience. Students build on skills obtained in Acting I while further developing the actor’s tools of body, voice, and imagination. Young actors learn to overcome obstacles, pursue objectives, and explore given circumstances through non-scripted scenes, which develop confidence and stage presence.

Acting III (Grades 8-12): Pembroke Hill Upper

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Pembroke Hill School
Hours: Monday, July 12, 2010 from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Prerequisite: Coterie Acting I and II, and approval of Acting II instructor. Students apply acting skills and techniques obtained in Acting I and II. The work in this class requires memorization of short scenes from plays with age appropriate characters. Participants will work with acting partners to explore the scene’s given circumstances, determine objectives, and use various tactics to overcome obstacles for their character.

Audition Lab (Grades 8-12): Pembroke Hill Upper

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Pembroke Hill School
Hours: Monday, July 26, 2010 from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Teaching Artists help participants choose audition monologues that match their age, personality, and individual audition needs. Students develop successful strategies for cold readings and learn how to prepare a professional resume. Students have a special audition with Jeff Church, Coterie Producing Artistic Director, or a member of the Coterie staff for youth roles in the upcoming Coterie season!

Comedy on Your Feet (Grades 8-12): Pembroke Hill Upper

Presented By: Coterie Theatre
Venue: Pembroke Hill School
Hours: Monday, July 19, 2010 from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
This popular Coterie class introduces students to the wide-open world of improvisational games, performance art, and mental workouts. Students gain confidence trusting their impulses and flexing their imaginations as they learn about comedy, creating character, and dramatic action. This class offers an opportunity for consideration in the Coterie Comedy Master Class.

Memories in the Making

Presented By: Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
Venue: Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
Hours: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

In collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Association, participants in this workshop create watercolor paintings inspired by a work of art on display at the Kemper Museum. Participants are encouraged to take part in the March 3 Immediate Memories tour, focusing on Volunteer Voices: Selections from the Collection of the Kemper Museum. During the workshop, a family member or friend may enjoy a beverage and treat from Café Sebastienne.

Community Curator: Elizabeth Rosin, Rosin Preservation

Presented By: Kansas City Museum
Venue: Union Station
Hours: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Discover how photography and archival materials helps historians understand people, styles and technologies that shape our structures and environment with historic preservationist Elizabeth Rosin Tuesday, April 27 at Union Station. Rosin, of historic preservation consulting firm Rosin Preservation, will discuss the archival photographs of Corinthian Hall and explore how these photos play an important role in informing us about the construction and design of the Beaux Arts mansion.

Latino Writers Collective

Presented By: Kansas City Museum
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Saturday, March 20, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

The Kansas City Museum is excited to be working with the Latino Writer’s Collective of Kansas City in 2010. The Collective is a group of Latino writers living and working in the Kansas City metropolitan area, helping each other hone and polish their works for publication. It’s mission is to foster an environment where the voices of Latino students, blue collar workers, professionals and homemakers can be heard, contributing their experience and vision to the larger Kansas City community.

Latino Writers Collective

Presented By: Kansas City Museum
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Saturday, April 17, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Museum Days at the Library: "How does your Garden Grow"

Presented By: Kansas City Museum
Venue: Kansas City Public Library: Plaza Branch
Hours: Friday, April 23, 2010 from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM

The Long family had beautiful gardens at Corinthian Hall. Come design your own garden, plant some seeds, help “plant” our paper garden, and play plant themed games.

Monticello hosts: Working on the Railroad

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Monticello Community Historical Society
Hours: Thursday, March 11, 2010 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
The month’s program is called “Trabajando en el Ferro Carril (Working on he Railroad),” presented by Gene T. Chavez, president of Chavez and associates, Kansas City, Kan. He will cover the role of Mexican workers in Kansas railroads. The program is sponsored by the Kansas Humanities Council.

Museum Days at the Library "Gardens"

Presented By: Kansas City Museum
Venue: Kansas City Public Library: Plaza Branch
Hours: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

The Long family had beautiful gardens at Corinthian Hall. Come design your own garden, plant some seeds, help “plant” our paper garden, and play plant themed games.

Freedom Dance

Presented By: Plaza Wellspring
Venue: Plaza Wellspring
Hours: Monday, March 22, 2010 from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Monday: 6:30 - 7:30 Freedom Dance with Sally DeLozier

Begin with a warm-up using simple patterns and breath. Unwind and unfold as your movements gradually lead into ecstatic freedom dance. Class concludes with slow stretches and centering poses for the body. This heart-opening and body-warming dance experience is appropriate for everyone! No dance technique required.

The Art of Relaxation

Presented By: Plaza Wellspring
Venue: Plaza Wellspring
Hours: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 from 5:45 PM to 7:15 PM

Tuesday: 5:45 – 7:15 p.m. The Art of Relaxation with Becky Holsen

Release unconscious layers of stress from your body and mind in this deeply relaxing class. We will explore soothing breath work and gentle seated movements, leading into restful, supported yoga postures designed restore the nervous system to a state of serenity. The class will end with Yoga Nidra, a guided meditative experience utilizing sensory awareness and visualization to induce a profound state of relaxation. No yoga experience is necessary.

Songwriting Workshop

Presented By: Plaza Wellspring
Venue: Plaza Wellspring
Hours: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Wednesday: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Songwriting Workshop with Jamie Sussman

Do you love listening to music? Have you ever wondered what it takes to write a song? Here is your chance to find out. Learn how easy and fun it can be to write your own songs. Exercises will get you writing your own lyrics and melody lines. No musical talent is needed to participate in this workshop. All you need is an open mind and some creativity.

The Art of Metaphor

Presented By: Plaza Wellspring
Venue: Plaza Wellspring
Hours: Thursday, March 25, 2010 from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Thursday: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. The Art of Metaphor with Linda Putthoff

How do we create meaning from life events using metaphor? We know the use of metaphor and imagery in our movement work gives our mind/body a stepping stone toward balance and ease. So, too, can viewing every day events through a lens of metaphor and archetypal imagery provide richness and depth to our experiences. Discover the power of the mind in creating our experience!

The Art of Joy

Presented By: Plaza Wellspring
Venue: Plaza Wellspring
Hours: Friday, March 26, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 6:45 PM

Friday: 6:00-6:45 p.m. The Art of Joy with Linda Putthoff

Join us for Laughter Yoga and find out how surrendering to the silly can help us connect to a deep well of joy within. No joke!

The Art of Wellness

Presented By: Plaza Wellspring
Venue: Plaza Wellspring
Hours: Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM

Saturday: 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. The Art of Wellness with Plaza Wellspring teachers and practitioners

This event will give you a taste of the classes and services we offer at Plaza Wellspring. Try mini-classes in yoga, pilates, gyrokinesis, self massage and meditation. Sign up for private sessions with our practitioners and treat yourself to a massage, relaxing breath work, craniosacral therapy, energy healing and more.

First Sunday Family Fun Day: Founder's Day

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Sunday, May 02, 2010 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Celebrate the birthday of Corinthian Hall and the founding of the Kansas City Museum at First Sunday Family Fun Day from noon-4 p.m. Sunday, May 2 at the Museum. Your family will play our Corinthian Hall bean bag toss game, play games about numbers, and design your own Corinthian Hall and much more.

• Play our Corinthian Hall bean bag toss game

• Pin the feather on Loula’s hat

• Design your own Corinthian Hall
• Play games using the number 100
• Have a special Founder’s Day treat
• Watch a film in the StoryTarium

Community Curator: Ann Brownfield, Director, Historic Garment District Museum

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Union Station
Hours: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Arts & Issues

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Central Exchange (Downtown)
Hours: Friday, April 09, 2010 from 11:45 AM to 1:00 PM

Two of our area’s most renowned musical institutions, UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance and Park University’s International Center for Music, are the next focus of our year-long series “What Makes Kansas City’s Arts Community Great.” Since 1906, the Conservatory has earned national and international recognition through its music and dance performance, composition, teaching and scholarship. Helping to launch the Kansas City Symphony, the Kansas City Ballet, the Lyric Opera, and the Kansas City Chorale, the Conservatory has been integral in shaping our current arts community.

Park University’s International Center for Music has been shaping Kansas City’s global presence since 2003. Established to foster the exchange of master teacher/performers and renowned young musicians from countries across the world, Park’s mission is to provide the highest caliber education to emerging musicians at the Graduate, Undergraduate, and Youth levels.

Please join us on April 9^th to meet the Conservatory's Dean Peter Witte and Park’s Assistant Dean Dr. Kenneth Christopher and learn more about these exemplary institutions.

Insiders Guide to the Arts in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area: A Panel Presentation

Presented By: Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities, YWCA of Greater KC, KC Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts
Venue: YWCA of Greater Kansas City Black Box Theater
Hours: Thursday, April 15, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities, Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants, and the YWCA of Greater Kansas City present an intimate evening with some of Kansas City’s leading artistic entrepreneurs, arts lawyers and grant providers in a panel discussion format. Learn more about how these individuals succeed, support and survive in Kansas City.

Panelists include-

· multidisciplinary artist

· legal advisor for artists starting their own businesses or marketing themselves

· prominent gallery director

· screenwriter/director

· arts grant manager

· performance artistic director

Catalyst Grant Application Workshop

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Hours: Friday, April 23, 2010 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

Recommended for new applicants for Catalyst group funding, but also suitable for returning applicants.

Participants should read the 2010 Guidelines for ArtsKC Catalyst grants beforehand and come with questions about the application process. Guidelines are available by clicking here.

To register for this event call Paul Tyler at (816)994-9227 or email him your name, organization name and the date of the preferred session at tyler@artskc.org.

Catalyst Grant Application Workshop

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Hours: Thursday, April 22, 2010 from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

Recommended for new applicants for Catalyst group funding, but also suitable for returning applicants.

Participants should read the 2010 Guidelines for ArtsKC Catalyst grants beforehand and come with questions about the application process. Guidelines are available by clicking here.

Catalyst Grant Application Workshop

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Hours: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM

Recommended for new applicants for Catalyst group funding, but also suitable for returning applicants.

Participants should read the 2010 Guidelines for ArtsKC Catalyst grants beforehand and come with questions about the application process. Guidelines are available by clicking here.

Community Curator: Charles Ferruzza, Restaurant critic, The Pitch

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Union Station
Hours: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Discover Kansas City Museum’s historic Music and Sound Collection with UMKC Marr Sound Archive Director and KCUR radio host Chuck Haddix at 6 p.m., Tuesday July 27 at Union Station.

ArtsKC.org Calendar Workshop

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Hours: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM

Feel like you can't keep up with social networking sites, RSS feeds and online calendars? Want an easy way to list an event, add it to your Facebook or Myspace page and tweet about it all from one place? Wish you could tell people in community, specifically interested in the kind of art you create, about an upcoming performance or exhibit without ever pressing send? And make it easy for them to share it with their Facebook Friends, email lists and blog followers?

With the new and improved ArtsKC.org Calendar we can offer you easy solutions to engaging your audience through some of the newest and most popular forms of communication.

Please join us for an hour long tutorial on using the new ArtsKC.org calendar. You will learn about all the new bells and whistles and some "best practice" techniques for adding your events! This workshop is free and open to the public, however space is limited, so please RSVP as soon as possible. For questions please contact Sara Vogt.

ArtsKC.org Calendar Workshop

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Hours: Thursday, June 03, 2010 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

With the new and improved ArtsKC.org Calendar we can offer you easy solutions to engaging your audience through some of the newest and most popular forms of communication.

Please join us for an hour long tutorial on using the new ArtsKC.org calendar. You will learn about all the new bells and whistles and some "best practice" techniques for adding your events! This workshop is free and open to the public, however, space is limited, so RSVP today! For questions please contact Sara Vogt.

First Sunday Family Funday: Cultures of Northeast Kansas City

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Sunday, July 11, 2010 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Children’s games have evolved tremendously over the 100 years since the Long family moved into Corinthian Hall. Games have progressed from lawn darts, hopscotch and jacks to action figures and video games. Take a journey through the past 100 years and see how children’s games have progressed at the Museum’s August First Sunday Family Fun Day, from noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 1 at the Museum. Visitor’s will learn the rules and play hopscotch and jacks, play bocce and croquet on the Museum grounds and so much more!

Learn the rules to Hopscotch and Jacks!
Play croquet and bocce on the Museum lawn
Cool off with some 21^st century computer games in the Visitor Center
Listen to songs about rhymes and games with Emily Tummons.

Community Curator: Chuck Haddix, Marr Sound Archive Director, UMKC Miller Nichols Library

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Union Station
Hours: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

See beautiful decorative silver and examine the decoration and manufacturing of these silver flat, table and hollow wares at the Museum’s August Community Curator Lecture Tuesday, Aug.24^th at 6 p.m. at Union Station. Dr. Catherine Futter, the Helen Jane and R. Hugh "Pat" Uhlmann Curator of Decorative Arts at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, will explore a large selection of items from the Museum’s Silver Collection.

Ashby and Jedd Demonstration and Miniature Furniture Workshop

Presented By: Toy & Miniature Museum
Venue: Toy & Miniature Museum
Hours: Friday, June 18, 2010 from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Miniature artists Allison Ashby and Steve Jedd will demonstrate the techniques and tools they use to create fine-scale miniatures. School-aged children to adults can participate in a miniature furniture workshop from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Don't worry if you're not the artistic type-the project is fun for everyone!

The Art of Ashby and Jedd

Presented By: Toy & Miniature Museum
Venue: Toy & Miniature Museum
Hours: Saturday, June 19, 2010 from 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Allison Ashby and Steve Jedd will give a talk about their careers as fine-scale miniature artists, starting with their recreation of a room designed by Frank Lloyd Wright which resides in the collection.

Summer Arts Program

Presented By: Johnson County Museum
Venue: Johnson County Museum
Hours: Friday, June 25, 2010 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Summer Arts
Friday, 10:00 a.m.-Noon
June 11 thru July 30, 2010
Drop-in program for kids 4-8 years old; registration not required. $3 per child; $2 for Museum Members Weekly themes introduce kids to art processes and FUN! Note: Parents must stay with children.

www.jocomuseum.org
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The La La's

Presented By: Johnson County Museum
Venue: Johnson County Museum
Hours: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 from 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM

Johnson County Museum Welcomes

The La La’s

The Johnson County Museum is pleased to welcome…

Date: Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Event: The La La’s
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Details: Enjoy the interactive music of The La La’s! Children’s music that promotes fun, self esteem and individuality!

Fee: $3 per child, members $2 per child. Drop-in program, registration not required. Children must be supervised at all times.

Johnson County Museum, 6305 Lackman Rd., Shawnee, KS, 913-715-2550.

First Sunday Family Funday: 100 Years of Children's Games

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Sunday, August 01, 2010 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Family histories are passed down in many ways, orally through songs and storytelling, or written, through poems and journals. Visitors will embark on a journey through their own family histories at First Sunday Family Fun Day from 12-4 p.m. Sunday, March 7. Families can learn and experiment with some of the different ways people have passed down their family histories, such as through oral histories and story quilts. Visitors can listen to story songs with singer Emily Tummons in the StoryTarium as well as create their own family history journal and start recording their family histories in the Museum’s Visitor Center.

• Create your own family history journal

• Design a unique cave drawing

• Construct a story quilt to tell your family story
• Learn how tattoos were used in some cultures to record events and show status

Community Curator: Dr. Catherine Futter, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Union Station
Hours: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Explore Kansas City’s deeply rooted history through classic postcards at Kansas City Museum’s September Community Curator Lecture. Northeast Kansas City historian, author and publisher of the Northeast News, Michael Bushnell, will track Kansas City’s development into an urban metropolis through the Museum’s Postcard Collection.

Speakers Series: A Writing Life

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Shawnee Town's Museum Town Hall
Hours: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Kansas City Star columnist, Charles Gusewelle, will talk about life as a writer in the heartland.

Business for Artists Workshops

Presented By: Kaw Valley Arts & Humanities, Inc.
Venue: Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities
Hours: Thursday, July 15, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Advocacy Council Meeting

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Hours: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM

The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City will be hosting our quarterly Advocacy Council Meeting. An agenda for this meeting will be distributed via email to those who have signed up on Advocacy Council eNews mailing list. You can do so by clicking the Join Our Mailing List button at the bottom of your screen.

We have switched our method of payment for attending these meetings to our web based system. Therefore, when you RSVP through this website you will be asked to pay the $10 fee for attendance. This will help us to defray some of the costs of these meetings.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Sara at 816.994.9220 or vogt@artskc.org.

Thank you very much for your cooperation through this change!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Gallery Tour with Miniature Artist Johannes Landman

Presented By: Toy & Miniature Museum of Kansas City
Venue: Toy & Miniature Museum
Hours: Friday, July 16, 2010 from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM

Johannes Landman will give a gallery talk/tour of his work in the fine-scale miniature gallery.

Image in Miniature: The Fine-Scale Paintings of Johannes Landman

Presented By: Toy & Miniature Museum of Kansas City
Venue: Toy & Miniature Museum
Hours: Saturday, July 17, 2010 from 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM

The Toy & Miniature Museum is home to a large collection of Johannes Landman’s miniscule paintings. Landman will give a talk about his career as an artist and the challenges of executing tiny details for 1/12^th scale paintings. Afterwards, he will be available in the gallery for questions.

Jo Ho Story Time

Presented By: Johnson County Museum
Venue: Johnson County Museum
Hours: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

JO HO Story Time

Join us for a morning of exciting, interactive tales performed by story teller, Jo Ho. This week's theme is "Reptile Romps." This program is free, sponsored by Target. Registration is only required for groups of ten or more. To register your group please call (913) 715-2552.

Gallery Talk with Artist Lloyd McCaffery

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Toy & Miniature Museum
Hours: Friday, August 20, 2010 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

McCaffery will give two gallery tours of his work and discuss the techniques and tools he uses to create miniature works of art.

Time: 1:00 and 2:00 pm

Gallery Talk with Artist Lloyd McCaffery

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Toy & Miniature Museum
Hours: Saturday, August 21, 2010 from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM

McCaffery will give a talk about his career and the creation of the Old Ship Church of Massachusetts, the Belfry of the Todai-ji Temple Complex of Japan and the Stave Church of Norway. All three will be unveiled at the Museum during the week of McCaffery’s visit. McCaffery will answer questions in the gallery after his talk.

JoHo Story Teller

Presented By: Johnson County Museum
Venue: Johnson County Museum
Hours: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Event: Story Teller Jo Ho @ the Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m.
Details: Join us for a morning of exciting tales performed by story teller, Jo Ho. This week’s theme is “Jungle Tales.”

Fee: FREE. Sponsored by Target.

Registration: Drop-in for families. Groups of ten or more must pre-register. Call (913) 715-2552 to register.

Location: Johnson County Museum, 6305 Lackman Rd., Shawnee, KS, 913-715-2550.

First Sunday Family Funday: Record your own history

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Sunday, September 05, 2010 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Kansas City Museum’s Corinthian Hall is one of Kansas City’s greatest landmarks. Learn about the Mansion and explore its secrets at the Museum’s October First Sunday Family Fun Day, Sunday, October 3 from noon-4 p.m. at the Museum. Visitors will create their own stained glass creation, based on the beautiful stained glass windows inside Corinthian Hall. Families will also learn about and explore the different types of Greek column styles and find out how Corinthian Hall got its name, and so much more!

• Make your own stained glass creation

• Play unique animal games and puzzles

• Learn about different Greek column styles and find out how the Corinthian Hall got its name

• Listen to spooky stories in the StoryTarium

Community Curator: Michael Bushnell, Northeast Kansas City historian & Author

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Union Station
Hours: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

See a rare 1870s Belgian marionette, found in the Nantucket, Massachusetts attic of famed puppet master Tony Sarg, at Kansas City Museum’s December Community Curator lecture Tuesday, December 14 at 6 p.m. at Union Station. Kansas City’s own master puppeteer, Paul Mesner, will explore the intricacies and creation of the marionette, donated to the Museum in 1963.

Latino Writers Collective

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Saturday, September 18, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Preservation Workshop:Carpets, Rugs and Runners: Care and Storage of Large Floor Textiles

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Sunday, September 19, 2010 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Kansas City Museum presents Preservation Workshops this fall. Each 60-minute workshop includes demonstrations, handouts and supplier lists for necessary materials.

Union Station Kansas City/Kansas City Museum curatorial specialist Lisa Shockley will help learn techniques to care for your large floor textiles. You’ll explore proper storage, maintenance and preventative techniques to keep your rugs and large floor textiles in great condition for many years to come.

Healthy Collection Care Habits: Exhibiting Museum Artifacts Safely

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: National Archives at Kansas City
Hours: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
LEARN HOW TO:

ü Examine artifacts to determine how the object is made, where it is stable/unstable and where it needs support for exhibition;

ü Protect artifacts on exhibit from slippage or and other movement due to vibration or visitor movement, and theft;

ü Choose the most appropriate materials for supporting and mounting artifacts on exhibit;

ü Use or modify ready-made supports; and

ü Design and construct custom-made mounts.

Workshop registration brochures are available on the League’s website. http://www.heritageleaguekc.org/pdfs/Heritage_League_Workshop_Brochure_2010.pdf

All Registrations due by OCTOBER 5, 2010.

My First Starlight Class

Presented By: Starlight Theatre
Venue: Starlight Theatre
Hours: Monday, September 13, 2010 from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM

First Sunday Family Funday: Secrets of the Mansion

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Sunday, October 03, 2010 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Discover the many ways people travelled 100 years ago, just as Corinthian Hall was being completed, at the Museum’s November First Sunday Family Fun Day Sunday, Nov. 7 from noon-4 p.m. at the Museum. Visitors will play transportation matching games, create a model boat out of clay, use shapes to create a transportation method people used in 1910 and so much more!

• Use shapes to create a transportation method people used in 1910
• Play transportation matching games
• Build a model boat out of clay
• Watch a movie about Trains in the StoryTarium

Community Curator: Michael Raynor, Professor

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Union Station
Hours: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Join us for a lively conversation about one of Kansas City’s most beloved architectural and cultural icons. This wide-ranging discussion will explore the transformation of Corinthian Hall from the palatial residence of the Long family into Kansas City’s first history Museum. We’ll hear about the City of Kansas City’s ongoing restoration in light of how historic house museums, locally and nationally, are adapting to contemporary realities, with panelists Lisa Lee, director of the Jane Addams-Hull House in Chicago; Dennis Domer, associate professor at the University of Kansas and Lori Cox Paul, former director of the John Wornall House Museum.

Latino Writers Collective

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Saturday, October 16, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Architecture Merit Badge Day

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Saturday, October 02, 2010 from 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Bring your Boy Scout to the Museum to get his Architecture Merit Badge. Local architects from the firm International Architects Atelier and Northeast historian and Northeast News publisher Michael Bushnell will lead your Boy Scout on a tour of different architectural styles, learn about architecture careers, see tools architects use, view construction drawings, and so much more.

Arts Program

Venue: Johnson County Museum
Hours: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Arts program for kids 4-8 years old; registration not required. Come and go as you please. Parents must stay with children. DRESS FOR MESS!

Fee: $3 per child, $2 for Museum Members

Master Class, Dave Douglas, trumpeter/composer

Presented By: UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance
Venue: Grant Hall Theatre
Hours: Saturday, October 09, 2010 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Two-time Grammy-nominated jazz musician Dave Douglas is arguably the most prolific and original trumpeter-composer of his generation. From his New York base, where he has lived since the mid 1980s, Mr. Douglas has continued to earn lavish national and international acclaim including prizes from such organizations as the New York Jazz Awards, Down Beat, JazzTimes, Jazziz, and the Italian Jazz Critics Society.

What Writers Need to Know About Copyrights

Presented By: Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts (KCVLAA)
Venue: The Writers Place
Hours: Thursday, October 21, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Learn the basics of copyright law: who owns what, how much you can use of someone else's work, what's really "fair" about "fair use," what happens when you sell a piece, and how to avoid disputes! Myths will be debunked and famous artists' infringements analyzed.

Please pre-register by putting the presentation title in the subject line of an email, all of your contact information in the body and email to admin@kcvlaa.org.

The Art of the Contract & Licensing

Presented By: Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts (KCVLAA)
Venue: The Arts Incubator
Hours: Thursday, November 04, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Contracts are the cornerstone of any business, but for artists, much of the information comes in the form of anecdotes from other artists or from the internet (not the most reliable source!). In this seminar you will learn the general principles of contract formation, drafting and negotiation, including:

Does it have to be in writing?

What's fair?

What language has to be in there to protect me?

What if the deal goes sour?

How do I negotiate a contract?

Many of these same principles will be address regarding licensing agreements as well.

Please pre-register by putting the presentation title in the subject line of an email, all of your contact information in the body and email to admin@kcvlaa.org.

Non-Profit Formation Workshop

Presented By: Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts (KCVLAA)
Venue: The Arts Incubator
Hours: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

This workshop is for artists and arts groups who want to form non-profit organizations, and who have worked through the KCVLAA's non-profit formation workbook. In this workshop, you'll learn the filing, reporting and administrative requirements for arts non-profits, as well as strategies for preparing an effective Form 1023. Don't have a KCVLAA Non-Profit Formation Workbook yet? Email admin@kcvlaa.org and ask for one.

Please pre-register by putting the presentation title in the subject line of an email, all of your contact information in the body and email to admin@kcvlaa.org.

Landlord & Tenant

Presented By: Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts (KCVLAA)
Venue: Kaw Valley Arts & Humanities
Hours: Thursday, November 18, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Learn the ins and outs of the landlord/tenant relationship. Learn your rights as both a landlord or a tenant and how to protect and enforce those rights.

Please pre-register by putting the presentation title in the subject line of an email, all of your contact information in the body and email to admin@kcvlaa.org.

Landlord & Tenant

Presented By: Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts (KCVLAA)
Venue: The Arts Incubator
Hours: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Learn the ins and outs of the landlord/tenant relationship. Learn your rights as both a landlord or a tenant and how to protect and enforce those rights.

Please pre-register by putting the presentation title in the subject line of an email, all of your contact information in the body and email to admin@kcvlaa.org.

First Sunday Family Funday: Transportation in 1910

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Sunday, November 07, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

The holidays are a special time to sit back and celebrate the good times with family and friends. Come and help celebrate the winter holidays from various cultures around the world from noon-4 p.m. Sunday, January 9, during Kansas City Museum’s First Sunday Family Fun Day at the Museum. Learn about the relationship between the poinsettia and Latin American cultures or the mythical Icelandic Yule Cat. Visitors will also make a Swedish paper heart and create a holiday cornucopia. Families can also watch a holiday film in the StoryTarium.

Build a holiday cornucopia

Create an Icelandic Yule Cat

Make paper poinsettias to give to a friend

Weave a Swedish paper heart

Watch a fun holiday film

Community Curator: Heather Paxton, The Independent senior research editor The Ball Gowns from Yesteryear

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Union Station
Hours: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Discover classic ball gowns from yesteryear at November’s Community Curator Lecture Tuesday, November 16 at Union Station. The Independent senior research editor Heather Paxton will explore past Kansas City Jewel Ball gowns in the Museum’s collection. The collection includes ball gowns worn by former chair women of the Jewel Ball, including high end dresses worn by notable chairwomen Enid Kemper and Clara Hockaday.

Community Curator: Paul Mesner, Founder and Artistic Director, The Paul Mesner Puppets Inc.

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Union Station
Hours: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Examine rare Horse ornaments from the Museum’s well-known Dyer Collection of Native American artifacts at Kansas City Museum’s Community Curator Lecture, Tuesday, January 25^th at 6 p.m. at Union Station. Artist and textile designer Jason Pollen, will investigate the ornaments’ decorative significance and cultural context of origin.

Preservation Workshop: Building a Phase-Box for Books

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Sunday, November 21, 2010 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Kansas City Museum presents Preservation Workshops this fall. Each 60-minute workshop includes demonstrations, handouts and supplier lists for necessary materials.

USKC/Kansas City Museum Registrar Sarah Wood-Clark will explore preservation techniques in protecting your treasured family books from damage and decay. You’ll learn about the basic components of books, main causes of damage and preventive conservation measures, including building your own protective phase box to take home with you.

Family Fun Day

Presented By: Johnson County Museum
Venue: Johnson County Museum
Hours: Saturday, November 20, 2010 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Date: Saturday, November 20, 2010

Event: Family Fun Day @ the JoCo Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Details: Join us each month for a fun day of learning for all ages. Tour the KidScape Exhibit and make a craft to take home.

Fee: FREE.

Location: Johnson County Museum, 6305 Lackman Road, Shawnee, KS 66217 913-715-2550

Christmas at Lanesfield

Presented By: Lanesfield Historic Site
Venue: Johnson County Museum
Hours: Saturday, November 27, 2010 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Date: November 27 – January 2, 2011

Time: 1:00 – 5:00p.m. Tuesday – Sunday.

Event: Christmas at Lanesfield.

Details: Discover what Christmas meant to school children in rural Kansas at the turn of the 20th century. The restored one-room schoolhouse will be decorated for a 1904 Christmas. Join in on the festivities and make your very own Christmas ornament.

Fee: FREE!

Location: Lanesfield School Historic Site, 18745 S. Dillie Road, Edgerton, KS

913-893-6645.

Family Day: Focus on French Culture

Presented By: Toy & Miniature Museum of Kansas City
Venue: Toy & Miniature Museum
Hours: Friday, November 26, 2010 from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM

The Toy & Miniature Museum is hosting its annual Family Day this year on Friday, Nov. 26, offering a full lineup of events focused on French culture. Each year, the museum highlights a different culture represented in the collection, giving families an opportunity to trade the shopping and holiday crowds for hands-on family entertainment. Guests will learn about the French-inspired replicas in the collection as well as enjoy interactive activities such as baroque-style dancing and ornament making. Visit our website for a full schedule of events: www.toyandminiaturemuseum.org.

NEA Grant Workshop

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Central Library
Hours: Thursday, December 09, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Ask the Experts: One on One with a Lawyer

Presented By: Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts
Venue: The Arts Incubator
Hours: Saturday, January 08, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
The lawyer is in! Make an appointment to sit down with a lawyer and discuss your arts-related legal issue for thirty minutes. Attorneys can assist with general questions related to contracts, copyrights, business formation, employment issues, and more. You must make an appointment to attend! To make an appointment, email admin@kcvlaa.org, with the subject line "Ask the Experts." In your email, please give us a general idea of the type of issue or question you want to discuss (so we know what kind of lawyer to match you up with).

The Art of the Contract & Licensing

Presented By: Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts
Venue: Kaw Valley Arts & Humanities
Hours: Thursday, January 20, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Does it have to be in writing?

What's fair?

What language has to be in there to protect me?

What if the deal goes sour?

How do I negotiate a contract?

Many of these same principles will be address regarding licensing agreements as well.

Non-Profit Formation Workshop

Presented By: Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts
Venue: The Arts Incubator
Hours: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
This workshop is for artists and arts groups who want to form non-profit organizations, and who have worked through the KCVLAA's non-profit formation workbook. In this workshop, you'll learn the filing, reporting and administrative requirements for arts non-profits, as well as strategies for preparing an effective Form 1023. Don't have a KCVLAA Non-Profit Formation Workbook yet? Email admin@kcvlaa.org and ask for one.

Sales Tax & Small Business Taxation for Artists

Presented By: Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts
Venue: The Arts Incubator
Hours: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
If you plan to make your art a business (even if you sell artwork through a gallery), tax issues surround everything you do. In this seminar, you'll learn the basics requirements for reporting sales tax in Kansas & Missouri, and learn some basics for reporting the income from your arts business to taxing authorities.

What Everyone Needs to Know About Copyrights

Presented By: Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts
Venue: Kaw Valley Arts & Humanities
Hours: Thursday, March 24, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Learn the basics of copyright law: who owns what, how much you can use of someone else's work, what's really "fair" about "fair use," what happens when you sell a piece, and how to avoid disputes! Myths will be debunked and famous artists' infringements analyzed.

Ask the Experts: One on One with a Lawyer

Presented By: Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers & Accoutants for the Arts
Venue: The Arts Incubator
Hours: Saturday, April 02, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
The lawyer is in! Make an appointment to sit down with a lawyer and discuss your arts-related legal issue for thirty minutes. Attorneys can assist with general questions related to contracts, copyrights, business formation, employment issues, and more. You must make an appointment to attend! To make an appointment, email admin@kcvlaa.org, with the subject line "Ask the Experts." In your email, please give us a general idea of the type of issue or question you want to discuss (so we know what kind of lawyer to match you up with).

What Everyone Needs to Know About Copyrights

Presented By: Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts
Venue: The Arts Incubator
Hours: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Learn the basics of copyright law: who owns what, how much you can use of someone else's work, what's really "fair" about "fair use," what happens when you sell a piece, and how to avoid disputes! Myths will be debunked and famous artists' infringements analyzed.

Non-Profit Formation

Presented By: Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts
Venue: The Arts Incubator
Hours: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
This workshop is for artists and arts groups who want to form non-profit organizations, and who have worked through the KCVLAA's non-profit formation workbook. In this workshop, you'll learn the filing, reporting and administrative requirements for arts non-profits, as well as strategies for preparing an effective Form 1023. Don't have a KCVLAA Non-Profit Formation Workbook yet? Email admin@kcvlaa.org and ask for one.

Accounting for Non-Accountants

Presented By: Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts
Venue: Kaw Valley Arts & Humanities
Hours: Thursday, May 12, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
So many artists and arts organizations get themselves into trouble because they do not know how to take care of their bookkeeping needs on their own and are afraid that they cannot afford professional help. Join us to find out some bookkeeping basics to help keep you out of trouble.

The Art of the Contract & Business Formation

Presented By: Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts
Venue: The Arts Incubator
Hours: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Does it have to be in writing?

What's fair?

What language has to be in there to protect me?

What if the deal goes sour?

How do I negotiate a contract?

Also learn the ins and outs of business formation. You will learn what limited liability is, why you should want it and how you can get it. There will be a discussion of different business entities and what types of entity may be right for you.

The Ethics of Representing Artists Pro Bono

Presented By: Kansas City Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts
Venue: The Arts Incubator
Hours: Thursday, June 30, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Come learn the ethical implications of representing artists with this two hour continuing legal education ethics seminar.

JoHo Story Teller

Presented By: Johnson County Museum
Venue: Johnson County Museum
Hours: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Join us for a morning of exciting tales performed by story teller Jo Ho. Today’s theme is Winterfest Around the World.

Fee: FREE. Sponsored by Target. Each family receives one free book to take home

Pop 'n Play

Presented By: Johnson County Museum
Venue: Johnson County Museum
Hours: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Event: Pop 'n Play @ the JoCo Museum
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Details: Join us for activities designed especially for your 9 month-3 year olds.

Fee: $1 per child, members FREE. Drop-in program, registration not required. Maximum of three children per adult. Children must be supervised at all times.

Location: Johnson County Museum, 6305 Lackman Rd., Shawnee, KS, 913-715-2550.

First Sunday Family Funday: Winter Holidays Around the World

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Sunday, January 09, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

The Gilded Age, which spanned from 1870-1900, was one of the most dynamic, contentious and volatile periods in American history. America’s industrial economy boomed, creating great wealth and opportunities for businessmen, while leaving farmers and workers struggling to survive. Explore this important era in American history with the Kansas City Museum at First Sunday Family Fun Day, Sunday, February 6 from noon-4 p.m. Families and children will create art work inspired by Gilded Age music, build a bridge similar to the Brooklyn Bridge, and so much more.

Listen to examples of music from the Gilded Age and create your own work of art inspired by it!

The Brooklyn Bridge was built during the Gilded Age. Build your own bridge using the materials provided

Women used fans for more than a cool breeze. Make a fan and learn how fans were used to communicate messages to possible suitors

Look at images from the 1893 Chicago Exposition and learn about the connection between the Exposition and Corinthian Hall, home of the Kansas City Museum

Watch a film in the StoryTarium

Community Curator: David Jackson, Archivist, Jackson County Historical Society

Presented By: Union Station
Venue: Union Station
Hours: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Explore the many inhabitants of the famed Gilliss House Hotel through its historic register at Kansas City Museum’s January Community Curator lecture Tuesday, January 25 at 6 p.m. at Union Station. Jackson County Historical Society archivist David Jackson will discuss some of the hotel’s inhabitants, including George Armstrong Custer, and their journeys westward.

Advocacy Council Meeting

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Hours: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City will be hosting our quarterly Advocacy Council Meeting. An agenda for this meeting will be distributed via email to those who have signed up on Advocacy Council eNews mailing list. You can do so by clicking the Join Our Mailing List button at the bottom of your screen.

Family Fun Day

Presented By: Johnson County Museum
Venue: Johnson County Museum
Hours: Saturday, January 15, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

JoHo Storyteller

Presented By: Johnson County Museum
Venue: Johnson County Museum
Hours: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Today’s theme is Alaskan Adventure. Gear up in your parkas and mukluks for a winter journey to icy Alaska. Through stories, songs, interesting facts, and breathtaking photos, travelers will get nose to nose with the Eskimos, polar and katmai bears, Beluga whales, and the dog-mushing Malamutes and Siberian Huskies.

Fee: FREE. Sponsored by Target. Each family receives one free book to take home.

Registration: Drop-in for families. Groups of ten or more must pre-register. Call (913) 715-2552 to register.

Doo Dad Mike

Presented By: Johnson County Museum
Venue: Johnson County Museum
Hours: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

DooDad Mike @ the Museum
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Details: A Kansas City performer focused on family entertainment, Doo-Dad Mike brings his high-energy rock concert to the Johnson County Museum for one show only!

Fee: $2 per child, members $1 per child. Tickets sold on a first-come, first-served basis; space is limited. Advance registration is recommended. Call (913) 715-2575 to purchase tickets. Maximum of three children per adult. Children must be supervised at all times.

First Sunday Family Funday: Gilded Age

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Sunday, February 06, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Come and learn about Kansas City’s ground-breaking equestrienne Loula Long Combs at Kansas City Museum’s First Sunday Family Fun Day, March 6 from 12-4 p.m. Visitors will explore Loula’s love of fashion and especially hats, by designing your own hat to take home and dressing your own paper doll. You’ll also get to pet and see one of Loula’s favorite types of horses, Hackney horses, and visit with members of the Carriage and Driving Society. All these great programs and so much more, all for free!

Loula wore some amazing hats! Design your own hat to wear home

Take a look at our Loula Long Combs paperdoll book, and dress your own paper doll.

Learn about horses from members of the Carriage and Driving Society

Watch a film about the Long family in the StoryTarium

Museum Kids Saturday Workshop: Making Hats

Presented By: Kansas City Museum
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Saturday, February 05, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Explore a popular children’s activity in the 1800s as your child explores paper dolls and paper doll making, led by Museum Educator Beth Harris. Children will learn how paper dolls were the only toys some children had and see examples of historic paper dolls. They’ll choose a time period for their paper dolls clothes and design an outfit to dress them.

Preservation Workshop: Plaster Restoration

Presented By: Kansas City Museum
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Military Memories and Mementos with National World War I Museum Curator Doran
Cart and archivist Jonathan Casey
Wednesday, April 20

Many military veterans and family members keep photographs, medals, flags and
patches in shadow boxes to display. Participants will turn a store-bought box into an
archival display and learn how to mount military artifacts with National World War I
Museum Curator Doran Cart and archivist Jonathan Casey. They’ll also discuss caring for
and storing antique firearms.

Early American Furniture in Miniature

Presented By: Toy & Miniature Museum
Venue: Toy & Miniature Museum
Hours: Saturday, February 12, 2011 from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM

Museum educator Laura Taylor will give a talk and tour of the museum’s miniature collection of early American furniture, from the centuries-old classic Windsor style, to the intricate detail of the Chippendale style.

Women Doll Artists and Entrepreneurs

Presented By: Toy & Miniature Museum
Venue: Toy & Miniature Museum
Hours: Saturday, March 12, 2011 from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM

Collections coordinator Mary Wheeler will give a talk and tour about a sampling of women doll artists and entrepreneurs represented in the collection. Learn about the triumphs and struggles of these extraordinary women as they created their own destiny.

Doll Artist Workshop

Presented By: Toy & Miniature Museum
Venue: Toy & Miniature Museum
Hours: Saturday, March 19, 2011 from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM

Appropriate for second graders – adults

RSVPs encouraged, call Tony Julo at 816.333.9328, or e-mail at juloa@umkc.edu

Following Mary Wheeler’s talk on women doll artists and entrepreneurs the week before, Kansas City doll artist Nedra Bonds will lead a workshop in which participants can make their own dolls. Previous guests and newcomers welcome!

Ceramic Workshop with Deborah Schwartzkopf

Venue: TBA
Hours: Saturday, February 05, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Ceramic Workshop with Deborah Schwartzkopf

Venue: Red Star Studios
Hours: Sunday, February 06, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Arts & Issues

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Central Exchange (Downtown)
Hours: Friday, February 04, 2011 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Celebrating the Impact of Good Design
Design has the power to inform, connect, and inspire our lives. It quietly exists in our buildings, our products, our landscapes, our media, and our environments. The second annual Kansas City Design Week, Feb 4th – 12th, celebrates the value of design in business and highlights its impact on our society. This collaborative week-long event offers the community lectures, workshops, exhibitions, celebrations and meaningful design solutions.

Presenters Zack Shubkagel, Co-Chair of Kansas City Design Week and Vice President of Brand Experience at Willoughby Design, and Kristen DeMetz of AIA Kansas City, will outline the amazing array of Design Week events and the collective of professional design organizations working together to make it happen.

Visit www.CentralExchange.org to register online or call 816-471-7560.

First Sunday Family Funday: We Love Loula

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Sunday, March 06, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Explore the artistry and patterns of quilts at Kansas City Museum’s First Sunday Family Fun Day April 3. Quilters over the centuries have woven fabrics in beautiful quilts. Families will experiment with creating quilts with your own loom while also making your own wacky woven critter to take home. Visitors will also learn to weave paper into a decorative placemat, and so much more!

Make your own wacky woven critter to take home

Learn how to weave paper into a decorative placemat

Experiment with your own mini loom

Watch a film in the StoryTarium about quilt makers

Community Curator Program: Dr. Delia Cook Gillis, Center of AFricana Studies

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum at Union Station
Venue: Union Station
Hours: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

League of Women Voters Collection

During this year’s municipal election cycle, investigate how The League of Women Voters of Kansas City, MO, Jackson, Clay and Platte Counties has educated voters about the political issues of the day at Kansas City Museum’s March Community Curator Lecture at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 22 at Union Station. Johnson County (KS) Public Library librarian Donna Lauffer will explore the League’s amazing history from working towards the passage of the 19^th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving women the right to vote, to its continuous investigation and education of political issues in a non-partisan forum. The Museum has a vast collection of the local League’s correspondence, minutes and publications dating from 1920 up to the 1990s.

Community Curator Program: League of Women Voters Collection

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum at Union Station
Venue: Union Station
Hours: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Dr. Sheryl Farnan Leipzig, Apparel and Textiles Program Coordinator, Metropolitan Community College- Penn Valley

Changes in Styles in 20^th Century Wedding Dresses

Learn about changes in shapes, colors and textures of wedding gowns during the 20^th century at Kansas City Museum’s May Community Curator Lecture Tuesday, May 24 at 6 p.m. at Union Station. Dr. Sheryl Farnan, Apparel and Textiles Program Coordinator at Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley, will delve into the intricate details of bridal dresses from the Union Station Kansas City/Kansas City Museum exhibit Every Bride A Princess, exhibited in conjunction with the Diana: A Celebration exhibit at Union Station. The exhibit features eight bridal gowns and bridesmaids dresses dating from 1905-1984 worn by notable Kansas Citians.

Museum Kids Saturday Workshop: Making Paper Dolls

Presented By: Kansas City Museum
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Saturday, March 05, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

KCArtistLink Speaker Series

Presented By: KCArtistLink
Venue: La Esquina
Hours: Monday, May 02, 2011 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Two Events!

Monday, May 2^nd: Community Engagement for Performers & Writers

Tuesday, May 3^rd: Fundraising & Strategic Planning for Artists of All Disciplines

Both events are from 7:00 to 8:30 pm at Charlotte Street Foundation’s la Esquina, 1000 W. 25^th, Kansas City, MO

Join us for one or both of the events in the 2011 KCArtistLink Speaker’s Series. By clicking Register Now and purchasing this event, you are registered to attend both sessions. Come to just one or both and simply check in at the door.

Speaker Information:

Playwright, actor and teacher Aaron Landsman makes live performances that mix scenes, monologues, dance, installation and the occational cheap prtfall. Many of his pieces are staged in apartments, office and other familiar locations, while others utilize established performance venues.

Since 2004 Landsman has performed with Elevator Repair Service, touring three continents and appearing Off-Broadway. He has taught at The Julliard School and NYU, developed a workshop for the Creative Capital Foundation that is taught nationawide, and published writing in several journals. He is a 2010 Artist-In-Residence at HERE, where he is developing a new multi-media work, City Council Meeting. Landsman is alwo a member of the Charlotte Street Foundation’s National Advisory Council.

KCArtistLink Speaker Series

Presented By: KCArtistLink
Venue: La Esquina
Hours: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Two Events!

Monday, May 2^nd: Community Engagement for Performers & Writers

Tuesday, May 3^rd: Fundraising & Strategic Planning for Artists of All Disciplines

Both events are from 7:00 to 8:30 pm at Charlotte Street Foundation’s la Esquina, 1000 W. 25^th, Kansas City, MO

Small & Mid-Size Arts Organizations Executive Directors Meeting

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Hours: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM

Executive Director's Roundtable Meeting

The Arts Council hosts bi-monthly meetings which provide for learning and networking opportunities for those living and working in the arts community. The three roundtables are; Large Arts Organizations Executive Directors, Mid-sized Arts Organizations Executive Directors, and the Advocacy Council. The first two consist of Executive Directors from arts organizations and are broken up based on annual budget size. Further requirements in these groups include being a registered 501(c)3 and being an established part of the Kansas City arts community. Members attend quarterly meetings where they discuss the overall health of the arts community, possible partnerships and long term goals for the city as a whole.

This meeting is bi-monthly and attendance fees are based on the group.

Participants will receive an agenda for this meeting via email. For further questions or concerns please feel free to contact Sara Vogt, contact information is available above.

Large Arts Organizations Executive Directors Meeting

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Hours: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM

Executive Director's Roundtable Meeting

Large Arts Organizations Executive Directors Meeting

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Hours: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM

Executive Director's Roundtable Meeting

This meeting is bi-monthly and attendance fees are based on the group.

Participants will receive an agenda for this meeting via email. For further questions or concerns please feel free to contact Sara Vogt, contact information is available above.

Large Arts Organizations Executive Directors Meeting

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Hours: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM

Executive Director's Roundtable Meeting

This meeting is bi-monthly and attendance fees are based on the group.

Participants will receive an agenda for this meeting via email. For further questions or concerns please feel free to contact Sara Vogt, contact information is available above.

Large Arts Organizations Executive Directors Meeting

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Hours: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM

Executive Director's Roundtable Meeting

This meeting is bi-monthly and attendance fees are based on the group.

Participants will receive an agenda for this meeting via email. For further questions or concerns please feel free to contact Sara Vogt, contact information is available above.

Large Arts Organizations Executive Directors Meeting

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Hours: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM

Executive Director's Roundtable Meeting

This meeting is bi-monthly and attendance fees are based on the group.

Participants will receive an agenda for this meeting via email. For further questions or concerns please feel free to contact Sara Vogt, contact information is available above.

Small & Mid-Size Arts Organizations Executive Directors Meeting

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Puppetry Arts Institute
Hours: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM

Executive Director's Roundtable Meeting

Small & Mid-Size Arts Organizations Executive Directors Meeting

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Fringe Central
Hours: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM

Executive Director's Roundtable Meeting

Small & Mid-Size Arts Organizations Executive Directors Meeting

Presented By: Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
Venue: Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
Hours: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM

Executive Director's Roundtable Meeting

Small & Mid-Size Arts Organizations Executive Directors Meeting

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Hours: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM

Executive Director's Roundtable Meeting

Quilting Workshop w/Nedra Bonds

Presented By: Her Art Project - UMKC Women's Center
Venue: UMKC University Center, Room 106
Hours: Saturday, March 05, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Quilting Workshop with Nedra Bonds

Presented By: UMKC Women's Center
Venue: UMKC University Center, Room 106
Hours: Saturday, March 05, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Architecture Merit Badge Day

Presented By: Kansas City Museum
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Saturday, April 16, 2011 from 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Bring your Boy Scout to the Museum to get his Architecture Merit Badge. Local architects from the firm International Architects Atelier and Northeast historian and Northeast News publisher Michael Bushnell will lead your Boy Scout on a tour of different architectural styles, learn about architecture careers, see tools architects use, view construction drawings, and so much more.

First Sunday Family Funday: The Wonders of Weaving

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Sunday, April 03, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

In 1955, the world was blown away when the first Bomb Pop was invented on Independence Avenue. Today, the Bomb Pop is one of the most popular frozen confections ever created. Learn about the history of ice cream, snow cones, and the sweet tastes of summer at Kansas City Museum’s August First Sunday Family Fun Day, Sunday August 7 from noon-4 p.m. Children will play ice cream themed games, create ice cream art to take home and learn “cool” facts about these favorite treats. And the best part is, after all this excitement, they get to cool themselves with some cold treats.

·         Make your own serving of ice cream to sample

·         Play some of our ice cream themed games.

·         Why are they called "sundaes" and who invented the waffle cone? Come and learn these fun ice cream facts.

·         Create some fun ice cream art to take home

·         Try a yummy snow cone!

Community Curator Program: C. Stephen Metzler, past president, AIDS Service Foundation of Greater KC

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum at Union Station
Venue: Union Station
Hours: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Explore the life of the famous Kansas City madam Annie Chambers and learn how her friendship with the Bulkley family, the founders of the City Union Mission, changed her life at Kansas City Museum’s June Community Curator Lecture June 28 at 6 p.m. at Union Station. Rev. Dan Doty, CEO of the City Union Mission, will discuss how Miss Chambers befriended the Bulkleys and upon her death left her estate to help continue the Mission’s work. The City Union Mission recently donated three items owned by Annie Chambers, including a dresser, a bell and a framed picture.

Community Curator Program: Dr. Sheryl Farnan Leipzig, Apparel and Textiles Program Coordinator

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum at Union Station
Venue: Union Station
Hours: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Dr. Sheryl Farnan Leipzig, Apparel and Textiles Program Coordinator, Metropolitan Community College- Penn Valley

Hattie Carnegie Dresses

Learn about the delicate layers and textures of fashion designer Hattie Carnegie’s dresses at Kansas City Museum’s May Community Curator Lecture Tuesday, May 24 at 6 p.m. at Union Station. Dr. Sheryl Farnan Leipzig, Apparel and Textiles Program Coordinator at Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley, will delve into the intricate details of the famous designer’s dresses, including a 1933 wedding gown featured in the Union Station Kansas City/Kansas City Museum exhibit Every Bride A Princess, exhibited in conjunction with the Diana: A Celebration exhibit at Union Station. The exhibit features eight bridal gowns and bridesmaids dresses dating from 1905-1984 worn by notable Kansas Citians.

Preservation Workshop: Military Memories & Mementos

Presented By: Kansas City Museum
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Military Memories and Mementos with National World War I Museum Curator Doran
Cart and archivist Jonathan Casey
Wednesday, April 20

Many military veterans and family members keep photographs, medals, flags and
patches in shadow boxes to display. Participants will turn a store-bought box into an
archival display and learn how to mount military artifacts with National World War I
Museum Curator Doran Cart and archivist Jonathan Casey. They’ll also discuss caring for
and storing antique firearms.

Advocacy Council

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Quality Hill Playhouse
Hours: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City will be hosting our quarterly Advocacy Council Meeting. An agenda for this meeting will be distributed via email to those who have signed up on Advocacy Council eNews mailing list. You can do so by clicking the Join Our Mailing List button at the bottom of your screen.

New Gardening Workshop

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Like History? Got a motorcycle? Why not straddle the ol’ chrome pony for the Kansas City

Museum’s first annual Hawgs ‘n History ride led by local historian and Harley Davidson
enthusiast Michael Bushnell. You’ll enjoy a leisurely 100-mile ride through the beautiful
Missouri countryside with stops at some of the region’s more historically significant spots
such as Fort Osage, Lexington, Mo. Civil War battlefield, Lone Jack, Mo. and the historic
Rice-Tremonti Home.

Make Glass Tile Jewelry

Presented By: Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
Venue: Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
Hours: Thursday, May 12, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

May Day Celebration at Lanesfield

Presented By: Audrea Griggs
Venue: Johnson County Museum
Hours: Saturday, April 30, 2011 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Date: Saturday, April 30, 2011

Event: May Day @ Lanesfield
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Details: Join us for this celebration of Spring! Dance around the Maypole to live music by Matty Striker and Pope Loy. Make a May Basket. Enjoy free refreshments. Decorate your wagon or bike and parade it around the grounds. Crowd determines crowning of May King and Queen!

Fee: FREE.

Location: Lanesfield Historic Site 18745 S. Dillie Rd Edgerton KS 66021 913-893-6645

Stories of Immigration

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Johnson County Museum
Hours: Thursday, May 05, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

Date: Thursday, May 5, 2011

Event: New Immigrants and the American Dream Panel Discussion: Stories of Immigration

Time: 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Details: Join the discussion as area immigrants and first-generation panelists come together to talk about their personal experiences of immigration, and reveal the real people behind immigration and cultural myths. Ask questions and challenge your perceptions!

Fee: FREE

Location: Johnson County Museum, 6305 Lackman Rd., Shawnee, KS, 913-715-2550.

Story Teller Jo Ho

Presented By: Johnson County Museum
Venue: Johnson County Museum
Hours: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Event: Story Teller Jo Ho @ the JoCo Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m.
Details: Today’s theme is Journey across the Sea. stories of immigrant children.
Fee: FREE.

Registration: Drop-in for families. Groups of ten or more must pre-register. Call (913) 715-2552 to register.

"Starving" to Successful Artist's Workshop

Presented By: Xanadu Gallery, LLC
Venue: TBA
Hours: Saturday, May 21, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

America: Now and Here Events - Brown Bag Lunch - The Arts in Kansas City: Now, Here and Beyond

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Leedy Voulkous
Hours: Thursday, May 12, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

The Arts in Kansas City: Now, Here and Beyond

America Now & Here and ArtsKC –the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City, invite local arts, civic and business leaders to join us for a thoughtful discussion around current conditions in the Kansas City arts c community and how to further cultivate a creative economy. Hear from our panel members:

Greg Carroll, Executive Director – American Jazz Museum

Kathleen Collins – President – Kansas City Art Institute

Jonathan Knecht - Vice President - Marketing & Creative Services - Kansas City Area Development Council

Cynthia Rider, Managing Director – Kansas City Repertory Theatre

Peter Witte – Dean – UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance

TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT AND BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH, CLICK REGISTER NOW BELOW.
*If you would like to have a lunch provided, please click the other registration option on the evite.

Community Curator Program: Rev. Dan Doty, CEO, City Union Mission

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum at Union Station
Venue: Union Station
Hours: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Learn about the pennant winning 1923 Kansas City Blues baseball team through a rare promotional photo card at Kansas City Museum’s July Community Curator Lecture, Tuesday, July 26 at 6 p.m. at Union Station. Former Executive Director of the Society of American Baseball Research, Lloyd Johnson, will delve into the history of this iconic team and its many colorful players. The 1923 baseball team is considered one of the top 100 minor league teams of all time. Approximately 425,000 Blues fans christened the new Muehlebach Field that year, and the team didn’t disappoint, winning 112 games and bringing home the Junior World Series crown, defeating the Baltimore Orioles in a nine game series.

In a Galaxy Far Away

Presented By: Toy & Miniature Museum of Kansas City
Venue: Toy and Miniature Museum
Hours: Saturday, May 21, 2011 from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Back by popular demand!
After the success of the first event, we are hosting another Star Wars event this month. Mark your calendars so you don't miss out on this rare opportunity to have your picture taken with Star Wars characters and interact with our temporary collection.

Star Wars collector, Tim Powell has lent his collection to the museum for a special Star Wars exhibit. On May 21, Tim will take time to speak with guests about the items on display and his decades-long passion for acquiring these toys and ephemera.

The event is free with the cost of admission.

Adults: $7
Seniors (65+): $6
Students (full-time): $6
Children (5-12): $5
Children under 5: FREE
Members: FREE

America: Now and Here - The Arts in Kansas City: Now, Here and Beyond - Lunch Provided

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Leedy Voulkous
Hours: Thursday, May 12, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM

The Arts in Kansas City: Now, Here and Beyond

Greg Carroll, Executive Director – American Jazz Museum

Kathleen Collins – President – Kansas City Art Institute

Jonathan Knecht - Vice President - Marketing & Creative Services - Kansas City Area Development Council

Cynthia Rider, Managing Director – Kansas City Repertory Theatre

Peter Witte – Dean – UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance

TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT AND HAVE A LUNCH PROVIDED FOR YOU, CLICK REGISTER NOW BELOW.
You will be asked to purchase a lunch for $10. This includes soft drinks or water and a choice of salad or sandwich and chips.
*If you would like to bring your own lunch, please click the other registration option on the evite.

Advocacy Council Meeting

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Blue Gallery
Hours: Friday, June 03, 2011 from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM

Kansas City Chalk and Walk Launch

Presented By: Kansas City Chalk and Walk Festival
Venue: Kansas City Chalk and Walk Launch @ Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Hours: Saturday, June 04, 2011 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Arts & Issues: A "Brand" New Kansas City

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Central Exchange (Downtown)
Hours: Friday, June 03, 2011 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Great cities have great and unforgettable mottos. The “Mile High City”, the “City of Brotherly Love”, and the “Music City,” to name a few. But what about Kansas City? Is our modest Midwest mentality preventing Kansas City from proclaiming its fame?

For the past year, The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, The Downtown Council, the Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association, the Kansas City Area Development Council, and the Arts Council of Kansas City have joined forces to create a new image for our great city. Meet representatives from each organization and find out the results of their combined creative efforts.

So, Chicago, keep your wind and New York, get some sleep! You’ll need it once Kansas City’s new image is unveiled!

Summer Arts Program

Presented By: Johnson County Museum
Venue: Johnson County Museum
Hours: Friday, June 03, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Johnson County Museum Summer Arts Program,
Fridays 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Drop-in arts program for kids 4-8 years old, registration not required. Weekly themes introduce kids to art processes and fun! $3 per child, $2 for Museum Members. June 3rd to July 29th, 2011.
Parents must stay with children. Dress for mess!

Pop 'n' Play

Presented By: Johnson County Museum
Venue: Johnson County Museum
Hours: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM

POP 'N' PLAY

Join us for activities especially designed for your 9 month - 3 year old. Drop-in program; maximum of three children per adult chaperone. Children must be supervised at all times. $1 per child; members free. For more information, call (913) 715-2575

Demonstration and miniature furniture workshop with James Hastrich and Lina LaRoche

Presented By: Toy & Miniature Museum of Kansas City
Venue: Toy & Miniature Museum
Hours: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM

The Kansas City Regional Cultural Plan Initiative

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: NeighborWorks America
Hours: Monday, June 13, 2011 from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM

The Kansas City Regional Cultural Plan Initiative

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: North Kansas City Community Center
Hours: Monday, June 20, 2011 from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Community Curator Program: Lloyd Johsnon, Former Exectuive Director, The Society of American Baseball Research

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum at Union Station
Venue: Union Station
Hours: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Mrs. Samuel Platt by George Caleb Bingham

George Caleb Bingham is famous for his historical pictures, but in his life he was equally celebrated as a fine artist. Learn more about George Caleb Bingham at Kansas City Museum’s August Community Curator, Tuesday, Aug. 23^rd at 6 p.m. at Union Station. Eric Swangstu, Associate Director of Admissions at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Wash., will examine the Museum’s amazing portrait of Mrs. Samuel Platt. Mrs. Platt, whose maiden name was Emily Jane Miller, was born in Kentucky in 1832 and died in Independence in June 1965. Her husband was a carpenter and contractor who helped build the Independence jail, now a historic site. A reception will precede the presentation at 5:30 p.m.

GLAMA Program

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum
Venue: Kansas City Public Library: Central Branch
Hours: Sunday, June 19, 2011 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

In 1966 the first ever meeting of a national coalition of lesbian and gay leaders took place in Kansas City. The meeting ultimately led to the founding of the Phoenix Society for Individual Freedom by local activist Drew Shafer.

What preceded such activism? How has the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community evolved? Answers to those questions and others are found in the Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America, the founding and continued promotion of which is discussed by Stuart Hinds, with LaBudde Special Collections at Miller Nichols Library, David W. Jackson, with the Jackson County Historical Society, and Christopher Leitch, with the Kansas City Museum.

The Kansas City Regional Cultural Plan Initiative

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: The Gamber Center
Hours: Monday, June 27, 2011 from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM

AESOP'S ROCKIN' FABLES THEATRE ARTS TRAINING DAY CAMP: 4TH-6TH GRADES

Presented By: Theatre for Young America
Venue: H & R Block City Stage in Union Station
Hours: Monday, July 11, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

THE TIME MACHINE 2 WEEK THEATRE ARTS TRAINING DAY CAMP: 7TH-12TH GRADES

Presented By: Theatre for Young America
Venue: Goppert Theatre Complex Stage
Hours: Monday, July 25, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

JUNIE B & FRIENDS 1 WEEK ACTING WORKSHOP: Pre-3rd Grade

Presented By: Theatre for Young America
Venue: Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City
Hours: Monday, June 27, 2011 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS 1-WEEK ACTING WORKSOP: 4TH-6TH GRADES

Presented By: Theatre for Young America
Venue: Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City
Hours: Monday, June 27, 2011 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

PERCIVAL THE PERFORMING PIG 1-WEEK DRAMA DAY CAMP : 1ST-3RD GRADE

Presented By: Theatre for Young America
Venue: Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City
Hours: Monday, June 20, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

AMERICAN GIRLS SECTION ONE-1 WEEK ACTING WORKSHOP: Pre-3rd Grades

Presented By: Theatre for Young America
Venue: Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City
Hours: Monday, July 18, 2011 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

AMERICAN GIRLS SECTION TWO-1 WEEK ACTING WORKSHOP: 4TH-6TH GRADES

Presented By: Theatre for Young America
Venue: Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City
Hours: Monday, July 18, 2011 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

2011 Heritage League Workshop: Making Collections Meaningful to Visitors

Presented By: The Heritage League of Kansas City
Venue: Holiday Inn
Hours: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Annual HL Collections Care Workshop in collaboration with Kansas Museums Association

coLaboratory dreamcasting

Presented By: Raux, John Household
Venue: City Arts Project
Hours: Saturday, June 25, 2011 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Art Classes

Presented By: The First Art Gallery of Olathe
Venue: TBA
Hours: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Art classes

Presented By: The First Art Gallery of Olathe
Venue: TBA
Hours: Monday, August 01, 2011 from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Community Curator Program:Eric Swangstu, Associate Director of Admissions, cornish College of the Arts

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum at Union Station
Venue: Union Station
Hours: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Loula Long Combs Collection

Loula Long Combs defied the logic that only men were allowed and could succeed at driving carriages by becoming one of the most successful equestrians ever. Learn how Mrs. Combs became an icon and where she ranks with the other well-known ladies in Kansas City’s history at our September Community Curator Speaker Series presentation Tuesday, September 27 at 6 p.m. at Union Station.

First Sunday Family Funday: We All Scream for Ice Cream

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Sunday, August 07, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Families will be challenging each other to create artistic masterpieces as they discover the art of printmaking at First Sunday Family Fun Day Sunday, September 4 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Museum. Families will use printmaking techniques using fruits and vegetables, as well as blocking printing and stamping to create wonderful pieces of art to take home!

Experiment with different printmaking techniques using fruits and vegetables

Assemble your own journal and decorate it with stamps and ink

Create a collage using our flower stencils

Try out batik printing with some pastels and liquid watercolors

Watch a film in the StoryTarium

Story Teller Jo Ho

Presented By: Johnson County Museum
Venue: Johnson County Museum
Hours: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Event: Story Teller Jo Ho @ the JoCo Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m.
Details: Today’s theme is Journey across the Sea. stories of immigrant children.
Fee: FREE.

Registration: Drop-in for families. Groups of ten or more must pre-register. Call (913) 715-2552 to register.

Experience ArtsKC Planning Meeting

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: ArtsKC - The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Hours: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Arts Summit with guest Michael Kaiser

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Board Room
Hours: Friday, August 26, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM

The Arts Summit is a part of our greater Kansas City Regional Cultural Planning Initiative. The goal of this meeting is to evaluate the readiness of the region for cultural planning by bringing together the arts community with business, government, education and civic leaders.

The Arts Summit will include lunch, a question and answer session with Michael Kaiser and a conversation on the aspects that go into a Kansas City Regional Cultural Plan facilitated by BNIM's Director of Planning , Stephen Hardy.

Board Matchmaking Event

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: AIA Kansas City
Hours: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

First Sunday Family Funday: Printmaking

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Sunday, September 04, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

The holidays are a special time to sit back and celebrate the good times with family and friends. Come and help celebrate the winter holidays from various cultures around the world from noon-4 p.m. Sunday, November 6, during Kansas City Museum’s First Sunday Family Fun Day. Families will design their own Mexican poinsettia; create their own mythical Icelandic Yule Cat and so much more!

Make an English advent calendar

Create your own German Cornucopia

Design a Mexican poinsettia

Make your own Icelandic Yule Cat

Community Curator Program: Mary Ann Wynkoop, Program Director, American Studies Program, UMKC

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum at Union Station
Venue: Union Station
Hours: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

In the 1800s, Jackson County families were necessarily practical about managing death and funerals: undertakers were few, and their services expensive. Families would plan early for funerals, with some starting in their teens to save for eventual services, no matter how healthy they were. Home funerals and their preparations, including home embalming, are featured in Kansas City Museum’s October Community Curator, Tuesday, October 25 at 6 p.m. at Union Station. Lee Ward of the Museum of Funeral History in Independence will discuss 19^th century funeral practices and will share unpublished photos of one of Kansas City’s pioneering undertakers, David Newcomer I.

Corinthian Hall Lecture: Nuestra Herencia Americana

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum
Venue: Kansas City Public Library: Central Branch
Hours: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

The Corinthian Hall Lecture is an annual presentation exploring themes of community and diversity in Kansas City history. The 2011 Lecture particularly addresses minority heritage and a Museum’s mission, capacity and duty in this arena. Nuestra Herencia Americana (Our American Heritage) will feature Kansas City scholars who have been active in researching and publishing Kansas City’s Hispanic heritage. This is followed by a discussion with two fellow historians about the social and political dynamics that shape how majority and minority communities coexist and thrive, independently and collaboratively.

2011 Presenter:

Daniel Serda, PhD, Director, Kansas City Design Center and Faculty, University of Kansas-Lawrence

Discussants:

Sherry Lamb Shirmer, PhD, Faculty, Avila University, author of A City Divided: The Racial Landscape of Kansas City, 1900-1960

Gene Chavez, EdD, educator, producer of the video documentary. Voces del Pasado: Mexican Americans Tell Stories of Their Past

Arts Advocacy Hour

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at JCCC
Hours: Friday, December 16, 2011 from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM

Philanthropy Midwest Conference

Presented By: Nonprofit Connect
Venue: Kansas City Convention Center
Hours: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
The Philanthropy Midwest Conference is the region's largest nonprofit industry conference. More than 750 participants are expected over two days. Highlights will include the Opening Keynote on Oct. 17, "Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding: Seven Principles to Power Extraordinary Results," and the Breakfast Keynote on Oct. 18, "Igniting the Power Within." Participants will choose from 16 workshops in four tracks (Fundraising, Marketing & Communications, Management & Governance, and Something for Everyone). Experts on the products and services nonprofits need will fill the Solutions Showcase Exhibit Hall on Oct. 17. The Philly Awards Luncheon Honoring Excellence in Nonprofit Communications will be held on Oct. 18, with "Best of Kansas City - A Social Media Tour" as the keynote. More attendees = more networking and learning = more resources and ideas to do more for your organization!

Philanthropy Midwest Conference

Presented By: Nonprofit Connect
Venue: Kansas City Convention Center
Hours: Monday, October 17, 2011 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
The Philanthropy Midwest Conference is the region's largest nonprofit industry conference. More than 750 participants are expected over two days. Highlights will include the Opening Keynote on Oct. 17, "Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding: Seven Principles to Power Extraordinary Results," and the Breakfast Keynote on Oct. 18, "Igniting the Power Within." Participants will choose from 16 workshops in four tracks (Fundraising, Marketing & Communications, Management & Governance, and Something for Everyone). Experts on the products and services nonprofits need will fill the Solutions Showcase Exhibit Hall on Oct. 17. The Philly Awards Luncheon Honoring Excellence in Nonprofit Communications will be held on Oct. 18, with "Best of Kansas City - A Social Media Tour" as the keynote. More attendees = more networking and learning = more resources and ideas to do more for your organization!

Cynthia Eid Lecture

Presented By: - Select Organization -
Venue: Kansas City Artists Coalition
Hours: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Arts Advocacy

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: UMKC Student Union
Hours: Friday, October 28, 2011 from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
The Arts Council is working to build a coalition of arts advocates and supporters and we need your help! It is only when our voices combine that we can have real power to influence and make change happen.

Advocacy Hour meetings are free and open to the public, so please be sure to invite your friends, family, and co-workers and enjoy complimentary appetizers and wine, network with fellow arts advocates, and stay up-to-date on the latest arts news and events happening in and around the Kansas City region.

interested in hosting a future meeting or want more information? Contact: Erinn Faulconer at Faulconer@ArtsKC.org

Arts & Issues

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Central Exchange (Downtown)
Hours: Thursday, September 15, 2011 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Special Effects and Gore Makeup

Presented By: Sheryl Nance-Durst
Venue: Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
Hours: Saturday, October 15, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Get ready for Halloween or the next zombie walk by learning how to make gross, disgusting wounds!

We’ll show you how to make bruises, burns, cuts & other wounds using special effects makeup techniques!

Call 913-279-2066 to register!

Adult Craft Class - decorating paper mache box

Presented By: Sheryl Nance-Durst
Venue: Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
Hours: Thursday, October 13, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Come decorate a lovely box for the holidays. Use it as a jewelry box or as a gift box that the receiver is sure to keep. We’ll use paint, ribbon, paper and all kinds of adornments to customize your perfect box.

There is a $7 materials fee for supplies.

Registration is required.

Call 913-279-2066 to register

(Teens welcome if accompanied by an adult.).

Crafts for Adults - Apothecary Jars

Presented By: Sheryl Nance-Durst
Venue: Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
Hours: Saturday, November 12, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Vintage-looking apothecary jars are a very hot decorating item right now. But they’re so expensive! Come learn how to make cute apothecary jars from glassware you can buy at thrift stores. Then we’ll adorn them with beads or trim to fit your home decorating scheme.

There is a $7 materials fee for supplies.

Registration is required.

Call 913-279-2066 to register

(Teens welcome if accompanied by an adult.)

First Sunday Family Funday: Winter Holidays

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Sunday, November 06, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

The holidays are a special time to sit back and celebrate the good times with family and friends. Come and help celebrate the winter holidays from various cultures around the world from noon-4 p.m. Sunday, November 6, during Kansas City Museum’s First Sunday Family Fun Day. Families will design their own Mexican poinsettia; create their own mythical Icelandic Yule Cat and so much more!

Make an English advent calendar

Create your own German Cornucopia

Design a Mexican poinsettia

Make your own Icelandic Yule Cat

Gardening Workshop: Seasonal Wreath Making

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Make special natural décor for the holidays with floral professional Mike Stringer. Join us for a fun morning of wreath making at the Museum. Instructions & materials will be provided to make a 20” wreath that will be the delight of your season!

Community Curator Program: Lee Ward, Museum of Funeral History Home Funerals in Kansas City

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum at Union Station
Venue: Union Station
Hours: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

The Kansas City Museum and Union Station Kansas City, with Smith Kramer Traveling Exhibitions, are launching a tour of Southwest Native American pottery. This exhibition consists of approximately 70 Pueblo Indian ceramic vessels and supporting materials dating from the mid-19^th to the mid-20^th centuries. The exhibit illustrates the remarkable variety of pottery created during a dynamic series of transformations in the Southwest.

Preview a selection of these ceramics Tuesday, November 15 from noon-5 p.m. in the Arthur Stilwell Room at Union Station. This is the Museum’s chance to share these exceptional vessels with our community before they embark on a three year nationwide tour.

At 6 p.m., Kansas City Museum’s November Community Curator, Bill Mercer, the curator for the Pueblo to Pueblo exhibit, will explore the history and artistry of these beautiful ceramics.

Community Curator Program: Pueblo to Pueblo: The Legacy of Southwest Indian Pottery

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum at Union Station
Venue: Union Station
Hours: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

At 6 p.m., Kansas City Museum’s November Community Curator, Bill Mercer, the curator for the Pueblo to Pueblo exhibit, will explore the history and artistry of these beautiful ceramics.

'Missouri's Small Slaveholding Households 1815-1865", a Talk by Dr. Diane Mutti Burke

Presented By: The Clay County Museum
Venue: Garrison School Gymnasium
Hours: Thursday, October 20, 2011 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

The Clay County Museum & Historical Society & the Clay County African American Legacy Inc are co-sponsoring a talk by Dr Diane Mutti Burke called 'Missouri's Small Slaveholding Households 1815-1865".

Diversity Workshop with Dr. Doris Carroll

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Park University
Hours: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Diversity Workshop

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Gem Theater
Hours: Thursday, March 15, 2012 from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM

Diversity Workshop w/ Dr. Doris Carroll

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at JCCC
Hours: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Family Fun Day

Presented By: Johnson County Museum
Venue: Johnson County Museum
Hours: Saturday, January 21, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Details: Happy Valentine’s Day! Drop in and have fun making handmade valentines.

FREE

Family Fun Day

Presented By: Johnson County Museum
Venue: Johnson County Museum
Hours: Saturday, February 11, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Details: Happy Valentine’s Day! Drop in and have fun making handmade valentines.

FREE

National Archives Genealogy Workshops: Naturalization Records

Presented By: National Archives at Kansas City
Venue: National Archives at Kansas City
Hours: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Learn about the Alien Files (A-Files), a rich source of biographical information for family research and how to complete a successful request. The A-Files contain United States immigration documents generated and collected since the mid-20th century with a wealth of data, including visas, photographs, applications, affidavits, correspondence, and more. This course will be taught by Archivist Elizabeth Burnes.

National Archives Genealogy Workshops: Alien Case Files (A-Files)

Presented By: National Archives at Kansas City
Venue: National Archives at Kansas City
Hours: Friday, February 24, 2012 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Learn about the Alien Files (A-Files), a rich source of biographical information for family research and how to complete a successful request. The A-Files contain United States immigration documents generated and collected since the mid-20th century with a wealth of data, including visas, photographs, applications, affidavits, correspondence, and more. This course will be taught by Archivist Elizabeth Burnes.

Cocktail Party to Benefit Local Historic Homes

Presented By: The John Wornall House Museum
Venue: Alexander Majors' House
Hours: Thursday, April 26, 2012 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Join us for Lavender Martinis as well as learn how to make other herb cocktails. The Tasteful Olive Store in Overland Park will be furnishing refreshments. Plus you can get a jump on the herb sale before everyone else! All proceeds benefit the John Wornall and Alexander Majors Historic Homes!

First Sunday Family Fun Day: Town of Kansas Becomes Kansas City

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Sunday, March 04, 2012 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Coca Cola was invented in 1886. Learn about its earliest uses and how it can be found all over the world today.
From zippers to roller coasters, many things that we use everyday were invented during the Gilded Age. Come learn about a few of them.
Listen to the playful melody of ragtime music and make your own work of art inspired by what you hear.
The ladies of the Gilded Age used fans to send specific members to admirers. Learn the language of the fan.
Many important bridges were built during this time in history. How much weight can your bridge hold?
Come sing songs from the gilded age with local musician Emily Tummons

First Sunday Family Fun Day: Early Kansas City Settlers

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Sunday, April 01, 2012 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Family histories are passed down in many ways, orally through songs and storytelling, or written, through poems and journals. Visitors will embark on a journey through their own family histories at First Sunday Family Fun Day from 12-4 p.m. Sunday, June 3 at the Museum. Families can learn and experiment with some of the different ways people have passed down their family histories, such as through oral histories and story quilts. Visitors can create their own family history journals and start recording their family histories, design a cave drawing and so much more!

· Make your own family history journal

· Learn about the history of tattoos

· Design your own story quilt

· Create your own cave painting

· Listen to oral histories from our storyteller

Community Curator Program: Gregoria Luke, Smithsonian Institution Visiting Scholar

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum
Venue: Union Station
Hours: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Dorothy Levens was one of the first women managers with the General Services Administration. A lifelong advocate for equal rights, in 1974 she was a plaintiff in an early federal sexual discrimination lawsuit. Not only did Levens play a role in national history, she documented her life during the mid-20^th century through photographs and documents. At 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, students from the Pembroke Hill School will explore the life of this former Northeast Kansas City resident and Kansas City Museum neighbor. The presentation is part of the students’ Kansas City neighborhood exploration project. A reception precedes the event at 6 p.m.

This Community Curator presentation is sponsored by the Michael and Marlys Haverty Family Foundation.

Community Curator Program: The Pembroke Hill School students Dorothy Levens collection

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum
Venue: Union Station
Hours: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

This Community Curator presentation is sponsored by the Michael and Marlys Haverty Family Foundation.

Walk and Talk in Hyde Park

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum
Venue: Hyde Park
Hours: Sunday, April 15, 2012 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Explore Kansas City’s “Little Italy,” Columbus Park, with Northeast KC historian Michael Bushnell. Tour members will stroll by the storied Holy Rosary Parish, the Vacarro Soda Bottling Company and learn a little Kansas City mafia lore. Advance registration required.

Friday Night Family Fun: Getting From Place to Place

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum
Venue: Kansas City Public Library: Plaza Branch
Hours: Friday, April 20, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

From carriages, to hot air balloon, to trains, there are all kinds of ways to get from place to place. Join the Kansas City Museum for a fun filled evening of transportation games and crafts. Local musician Emily Tummons will also be singing transportation songs as part of the program.

reFRESH Speaker Series

Presented By: Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City
Venue: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Hours: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Online ticket purchases are no longer available. You may purchase tickets at the door of the event. As the Nelson-Atkins museum is closed on Tuesday evening, you must enter through the Block Lobby doors in the Nelson-Atkins' parking garage. The Kirkwood entrance to the museum will not be open. Garage parking for museum members is free and $5 for non-members. Doors open at 6:00 pm and the speaker begins promptly at 6:30 pm.

What do John Steinbeck, Aaron Copland, Chuck Close, Renee Flemming, John Updike, Rita Dove, Jonathan Franzen and Milton Glaser have in common? They're just a few of the many prominent artists and musicians who are Fulbright alumni. Many artists dismiss the idea of applying for a Fulbright as something only for academics, but the Fulbright Student and Scholar Programs look for a wide range of applicants to represent Americans abroad, specifically including visual artists, writers, poets, filmmakers and performing artists. Two-time Fulbright recipient, former member of the Fulbright Scholars award panel for sculpture and painting, and installation artist Roberley Bell will share her experiences with the Fulbright program and how it has impacted her work.

Roberley Bell spent her childhood in Latin America and Southeast Asia, before returning to the United States to attend the University of Massachusetts and State University of New York at Alfred from where she holds an MFA in Sculpture. Bell is the recipient of many grants and fellowships including those from the New York Foundation for the Arts, a Pollock Krasner Fellowship, a summer Fulbright to the Netherlands and a 2010 Senior Scholar Fulbright to Turkey. Bell's Fulbright project, the city as the site of intervention resulted in a series of projects in public space through out Istanbul. Bell has received several residency awards both nationally and internationally, including those from the Stadt Kunstlerhaus Salzburg Austria and the International Studio Program, NYC. Bell's work has been exhibited in one person and group exhibitions, nationally and internationally including, many art fairs. She exhibits with Denise Bibro Fine Arts, NY, NY Black and White Gallery, Brooklyn and Pentimenti , Philadelphia. Bell has completed public projects in Cambridge, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Baltimore New York, Kaliningrad Russia and Istanbul, Turkey. She has served on the Fulbright Scholars award panel for sculpture and painting and is a member of the Fulbright student award committee at Rochester Institute of Technology , where she is professor. She makes her home with her husband also an artist in a farming community in upstate New York.

“Blade and Bone: The Discovery of Human Antiquity”

Presented By: The Linda Hall Library
Venue: The Linda Hall Library
Hours: Thursday, March 29, 2012 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
pening night of new exhibition which documents the discovery and the acceptance of human antiquity. Visitors to the exhibition will see the first published images of the fossil remains of Neanderthal, Cro-Magnon, Homo erectus, and Australopithecus, as well as stone tools, excavations, and cave art. An added visual touch will be the display of reconstructed skulls, bones, and tools from fossil hominids. Brian Fagan, best-selling author and Emeritus Professor at University of California-Santa Barbara , will speak beginning at 7:00 p.m.

National Archives April 2012 Genealogy Workshop

Presented By: The National Archives of Kansas City
Venue: National Archives at Kansas City
Hours: Friday, April 27, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
The National Archives holds an amazing assortment of government-created records detailing the lives of a variety of American Indian tribes. Each tribe has a unique set of documents pertaining to its members. These records include: allotment, annuity, land, census, student case files and more. Learn what records are available at the National Archives at Kansas City and how to begin this type of genealogy research.

National Archives May 2012 Genealogy Workshop

Presented By: The National Archives at KC
Venue: National Archives at Kansas City
Hours: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
The National Archives at Kansas City will be offering one free genealogy workshop in May. Introduction to Genealogy: Using Federal Census Records to Find Your Ancestors will be held on Wednesday, May 9 from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. The workshop will be held at 400 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64108.

Workshop Description:

Introduction to Genealogy: Using Federal Census Records to Find Your Ancestors

Wednesday, May 9 at 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

This course will introduce beginning genealogists to the United States Federal Census while providing direction with how and where to start researching your family history. Learn to discover clues, codes, and other telling details about your ancestors’ lives.

Meet Author Timothy Gay at Johnson County Library

Presented By: The Johnson County Library
Venue: Kansas City Public Library: Central Branch
Hours: Thursday, May 17, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

In February, 1943, a group of journalists--including a young wire service correspondent named Walter Cronkite and a cub reporter named Andy Rooney--clamored to fly along on a bombing raid over Nazi Germany. Seven of the 64 bombers that attacked a U-boat base that day never made it back to England. A fellow survivor, Homer Bigart of the New York Herald Tribune, asked Cronkite if he’d thought through a lead. “I think I’m going to say,” mused Cronkite, “that I’ve just returned from an assignment to hell.”

Johnson County Library and Rainy Day Books are cosponsoring a program with author Timothy Gay at the Central Resource Library, 9875 W. 87^th St., Overland Park on Thursday, May 17, at 6:30 p.m. as he discusses his newly released title, Assignment to Hell: The War Against Nazi Germany with Correspondents Walter Cronkite, Andy Rooney, A.J. Liebling, Homer Bigart, and Hal Boyle. Registration is required. To register visit www.jocolibrary.org/timothygay or call (913) 826-4301.

Gay, a 30-year veteran of the Washington, DC public policy community, spent more than two years researching this book, combing through microfilm, letters, papers, and diaries from the men, and traveling to old airbases and battlefields throughout Europe. Assignment to Hell offers a unique view of World War II and the journalists who covered it from the front lines.

Biannual Open Studios Weekend

Presented By: Charlotte Street Foundation
Venue: TBA
Hours: Friday, May 18, 2012 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Biannual Open Studios Weekend

Presented By: Charlotte Street Foundation
Venue: TBA
Hours: Saturday, May 19, 2012 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

First Sunday Family Fun Day: Record your Own History

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum
Venue: Kansas City Museum
Hours: Sunday, June 03, 2012 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Family histories are passed down in many ways, orally through songs and storytelling, or written, through poems and journals. Visitors will embark on a journey through their own family histories at First Sunday Family Fun Day from 12-4 p.m. Sunday, June 3 at the Museum. Families can learn and experiment with some of the different ways people have passed down their family histories, such as through oral histories and story quilts. Visitors can create their own family history journals and start recording their family histories, design a cave drawing and so much more!

· Make your own family history journal

· Learn about the history of tattoos

· Design your own story quilt

· Create your own cave painting

· Listen to oral histories from our storyteller

History Walk and Talk Tour: Columbus Park

Presented By: The Kansas City Museum
Venue: Hyde Park
Hours: Sunday, May 20, 2012 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM