The Mayor’s Christmas Tree at Crown Center is receiving national attention this season, as one of the finest public holiday trees in the land. USAToday.com with 36.8 million unique monthly visitors (UVM) ranks the Crown Center holiday tree as one of 10 travel-worthy trees across the USA: “Christmas trees draw communities and travelers together,” Tim O’Connor, […]
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The Kansas City Symphony is aiming for tuba glory at noon on Friday, Dec. 7 in the Municipal Arena at Municipal Auditorium with its annual holiday tradition TubaChristmas. Since 2008, the Symphony has hosted hundreds of tuba and euphonium players for TubaChristmas, most recently in Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts for […]
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Courtesy, The Kansas City Star “One may wonder what Kansas City has in common with Dakar, Senegal, or Perth, Australia. It seems they are among must-see destinations for travelers in 2019. That’s according to National Geographic Traveler magazine, which published the list last week in the December-January issue. Why go now? To “revel in the revival,” the magazine says. […]
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From the Kansas City Ballet and The Nutcracker to the Kansas City Symphony and TubaChristmas; from Downtown Dazzle’s Urban Homes Tour to Martina McBride’s Joys of Christmas; and from the Symphony’s Handel’s Messiah to the Kansas Jayhawks returning to the hoops of Sprint Center … Downtown will be Dazzling this week. Roll the highlight reel for the week in arts, culture and entertainment […]
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Downtown will be Dazzling this week, as The Nutcracker and a stocking full of holiday celebrations light up the Big Town. Roll the highlight reel for the week in arts, culture and entertainment – Monday to Sunday, Nov. 26-Dec. 2: Crown Center Ice Terrace – Kansas City’s only public outdoor ice skating rink – is open daily – including […]
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Downtown will be Dazzling this week, as holiday season celebrations begin to light up the Big Town. Roll the highlight reel for Thanksgiving week in arts, culture and entertainment – Monday to Sunday, Nov. 19-25: Crown Center Ice Terrace – Kansas City’s only public outdoor ice skating rink – is open daily – including Thanksgiving – for […]
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The holiday season officially returns to Downtown this weekend, as the Holidays Come Alive at Union Station beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday. The event is a day-long, free celebration packed with festive entertainment and family activities. It will conclude with a spectacular holiday lighting ceremony at 6:30 p.m. featuring Kansas City’s largest indoor Christmas tree and a breathtaking performance […]
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The YMCA of Greater Kansas City will host a Construction Kickoff Celebration for the new Downtown YMCA/Kirk Family Community Center this Friday. Donors, volunteers, members and the community are invited to gather at a special celebration at 11:15 a.m. Friday on the front steps of the former Lyric Theatre building at 1029 Central St. The event […]
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From Lifehouse with Rock the Red Kettle to Oleta Adams with the Folly Folic; from Brian Wilson to Stephen Curtis Chapman; and from the smackdown fun of ‘School of Rock’ to WWE Raw … this promises to be a stunning week in Downtown Kansas City. Roll the highlight reel for the week in arts, […]
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The National WWI Museum and Memorial will continue to capture the world’s attention this weekend with a flurry of activities to commemorate the centennial of the World War I Armistice on Sunday. Highlights include Peace and Remembrance, the spectacular illumination of America’s official World War I Memorial that began last Friday and continues through Armistice Day on Sunday in […]
A slide of potential Downtown office development sites was presented by Gib Kerr of Cushman & Wakefield and Mike Klamm of CBRE. Courtesy of Kevin Collison, CityScene KC Lack of a big chunk of premier, new office space likely cost Downtown Kansas City a major Starbucks operation with 900 jobs last summer, and how to […]
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From Peace and Remembrance at the National WWI Memorial to Madama Butterfly at the Kauffman Center; and from Wynonna at Helzberg Hall to Carol Burnett at the Midland, this promises to be a breathtaking week in Downtown Kansas City. Roll the highlight reel for the week in arts, culture and entertainment – Monday to Sunday, Nov. 5-11: Armistice Commemoration – To […]
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Christmas tree at Crown Center rates of one of nation’s finest
/in Arts & Entertainment, Streetcar /by MikeThe Mayor’s Christmas Tree at Crown Center is receiving national attention this season, as one of the finest public holiday trees in the land. USAToday.com with 36.8 million unique monthly visitors (UVM) ranks the Crown Center holiday tree as one of 10 travel-worthy trees across the USA: “Christmas trees draw communities and travelers together,” Tim O’Connor, […]
Symphony to attempt Guinness World Record for TubaChristmas
/in Arts & Entertainment, Downtown Living, Education /by MikeThe Kansas City Symphony is aiming for tuba glory at noon on Friday, Dec. 7 in the Municipal Arena at Municipal Auditorium with its annual holiday tradition TubaChristmas. Since 2008, the Symphony has hosted hundreds of tuba and euphonium players for TubaChristmas, most recently in Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts for […]
Natl Geographic Traveler names KC one of the world’s ‘best trips’
/in Arts & Entertainment, Business & Economic Development, Clean & Safe, Streetcar /by MikeCourtesy, The Kansas City Star “One may wonder what Kansas City has in common with Dakar, Senegal, or Perth, Australia. It seems they are among must-see destinations for travelers in 2019. That’s according to National Geographic Traveler magazine, which published the list last week in the December-January issue. Why go now? To “revel in the revival,” the magazine says. […]
Lights, camera, action! Holidays light up Downtown all week long
/in Arts & Entertainment /by MikeFrom the Kansas City Ballet and The Nutcracker to the Kansas City Symphony and TubaChristmas; from Downtown Dazzle’s Urban Homes Tour to Martina McBride’s Joys of Christmas; and from the Symphony’s Handel’s Messiah to the Kansas Jayhawks returning to the hoops of Sprint Center … Downtown will be Dazzling this week. Roll the highlight reel for the week in arts, culture and entertainment […]
‘The Nutcracker’ raises the bar for a Dazzling week ahead
/in Arts & Entertainment /by MikeDowntown will be Dazzling this week, as The Nutcracker and a stocking full of holiday celebrations light up the Big Town. Roll the highlight reel for the week in arts, culture and entertainment – Monday to Sunday, Nov. 26-Dec. 2: Crown Center Ice Terrace – Kansas City’s only public outdoor ice skating rink – is open daily – including […]
Downtown flips on the holiday Dazzle this week
/in Arts & Entertainment /by MikeDowntown will be Dazzling this week, as holiday season celebrations begin to light up the Big Town. Roll the highlight reel for Thanksgiving week in arts, culture and entertainment – Monday to Sunday, Nov. 19-25: Crown Center Ice Terrace – Kansas City’s only public outdoor ice skating rink – is open daily – including Thanksgiving – for […]
Holidays Come Alive beginning Saturday at Union Station
/in Arts & Entertainment, Business & Economic Development, Downtown Living, Streetcar /by MikeThe holiday season officially returns to Downtown this weekend, as the Holidays Come Alive at Union Station beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday. The event is a day-long, free celebration packed with festive entertainment and family activities. It will conclude with a spectacular holiday lighting ceremony at 6:30 p.m. featuring Kansas City’s largest indoor Christmas tree and a breathtaking performance […]
Construction to proceed on Downtown YMCA / Community Center
/in Arts & Entertainment, Business & Economic Development, Downtown Living /by MikeThe YMCA of Greater Kansas City will host a Construction Kickoff Celebration for the new Downtown YMCA/Kirk Family Community Center this Friday. Donors, volunteers, members and the community are invited to gather at a special celebration at 11:15 a.m. Friday on the front steps of the former Lyric Theatre building at 1029 Central St. The event […]
Rock the Red Kettle + Folly Frolic set the tone for festive week ahead
/in Arts & Entertainment /by MikeFrom Lifehouse with Rock the Red Kettle to Oleta Adams with the Folly Folic; from Brian Wilson to Stephen Curtis Chapman; and from the smackdown fun of ‘School of Rock’ to WWE Raw … this promises to be a stunning week in Downtown Kansas City. Roll the highlight reel for the week in arts, […]
Amistice Commemoration continues through Sunday
/in Arts & Entertainment, Business & Economic Development, Downtown Living, Education /by MikeThe National WWI Museum and Memorial will continue to capture the world’s attention this weekend with a flurry of activities to commemorate the centennial of the World War I Armistice on Sunday. Highlights include Peace and Remembrance, the spectacular illumination of America’s official World War I Memorial that began last Friday and continues through Armistice Day on Sunday in […]
Office Summit program illustrates opportunities in Downtown
/in Business & Economic Development, Downtown Living, Streetcar /by MikeA slide of potential Downtown office development sites was presented by Gib Kerr of Cushman & Wakefield and Mike Klamm of CBRE. Courtesy of Kevin Collison, CityScene KC Lack of a big chunk of premier, new office space likely cost Downtown Kansas City a major Starbucks operation with 900 jobs last summer, and how to […]
Poppies, Butterfly, Wynonna & Carol to light up Downtown
/in Arts & Entertainment /by MikeFrom Peace and Remembrance at the National WWI Memorial to Madama Butterfly at the Kauffman Center; and from Wynonna at Helzberg Hall to Carol Burnett at the Midland, this promises to be a breathtaking week in Downtown Kansas City. Roll the highlight reel for the week in arts, culture and entertainment – Monday to Sunday, Nov. 5-11: Armistice Commemoration – To […]