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Festival of Butterflies at Powell Gardens

KDrisko — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:42:33 +0000

The 14th Annual Festival of Butterflies is August 13th at Powell Gardens. This signature festival will feature hundreds of free-flying butterflies from the tropical United States and Costa Rica, children’s activities, and an art exhibit featuring pieces from John Cody. A special addition to this year’s festival will spotlight the ‘beauty of the moth.’ Click here to get more information on this event.

Be Green and See Green!

KDrisko — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:22:39 +0000

If you were planning a trip to the beautiful Powell Gardens in the next few weekends, we have the perfect transportation solution for you! Save gas, money and the environment and take the free shuttle provided by the Sprint Foundation and Joan & Bert Berkley. The round-trip shuttle will leave Kauffman Memorial Garden (located at 4800 Rockhill Road) to Powell Gardens this Saturday, July 31st. The shuttle will also be in operation the following two weekends during the Festival of Butterflies. Reserve your spot on the free shuttle by calling 816-697-2600 ext 209. Click here for the full schedule.


Powell Gardens Entrance	Powell Gardens Fountain

Flights For Flippers

KDrisko — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:44:29 +0000

	Waddle on down to the Kansas City Zoo for ‘Flights for Flippers’ on Wednesday, July 28th. This event will include a wine tasting, appetizers, a DJ, and access to the new snake exhibit! All proceeds will benefit bringing penguins to Our Town’s Zoo… so get your tickets today!

Party In The Park!

KDrisko — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:50:50 +0000

In honor of National Parks and Recreation Month, the second annual “Party in the Park” will kickoff its festivities at 9 a.m. July 24th at Swope Park. Sponsored by EPIC Entertainment Inc.® and Starlight Theatre, “Party in the Park” will provide activities for you and your family that won’t break your wallet. For more information, please visit www.kcmo.org/parks.

Broadway Buzz

KDrisko — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:18:18 +0000

Want to experience a Broadway show for the price of a movie ticket? Then head down to Starlight Theatre for the remaining four shows of the year! The upcoming attractions are Dreamgirls, Beauty and the Beast, The Producers, and Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles. To purchase your tickets now, click here.

Red, White and Zoo

KDrisko — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:52:03 +0000

	Visit The Kansas City Zoo this July 4th! Active and retired military individuals receive free admission all day Sunday. Military families will receive $1 off regular Zoo admission.

Summer Concerts At Starlight

KDrisko — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:25:05 +0000

There are some great concerts coming up this summer at Starlight! July brings Santana with Steve Winwood, Counting Crows with Barenaked Ladies, REO Speedwagon with Pat Benetar, O.A.R. with Citizen Cope, and Chicago with The Doobie Brothers. Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne with David Lindley, and Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs will be featured in August. Visit www.kcstarlight.com for a listing of dates and to purchase tickets!

Big Bugs Are Back!

KDrisko — Thu, 27 May 2010 20:22:57 +0000

Get jumpy at the thought of ants in your pants? Does a fear of bed bugs keep you awake at night? Don’t let bugs creep you out… come see Dave Roger’s Big Bugs at Powell Gardens. These fantastic oversized insect sculptures will be on display beginning May 29th through October 3rd. There are 11 unnaturally large sculptures, including a new 10-foot tall Daddy Long Legs and a trio of 700 pound ants! Plenty of play stations will be set up for kids, including a sandbox, a kid-sized ant hill, a caterpillar crawl, and photo stations. Indoors you can explore the Crawleseum, which gives you a chance to see live creepy crawly bugs up close. Plan to spend the day at Powell Gardens, and experience the wonderous events and beauty that make up this botanical bounty. Click www.powellgardens.org for more information, or call 816.697.2600.


A new Daddy Long Legs sculpture is new to Big Bugs.	Guests enjoy the Nature Trail at Powell Gardens.

Tulips on Troost Benefit at Suburban Lawn & Garden

KDrisko — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:34:29 +0000

Suburban Lawn & Garden (135th & Wornall) will host an evening of beauty on June 4th from 5 to 8 p.m. to benefit Tulips on Troost, a grassroots initiative working to beautify, revitalize, and develop Troost Avenue and Our Town’s East side. The evening will feature live music, hors d’oeuvres and beverages. Guests will have the pleasure of enjoying a gorgeously-stocked greenhouse! Contact Maureen Lunn for more details – maureen@tulipsontroost.com or 816.523.5553.

Jazzoo… What a Way to Chill!

KDrisko — Fri, 14 May 2010 20:06:32 +0000

Jazzoo 2010 is coming June 4th! This annual event is held at the Kansas City Zoo… truly a unique event venue. Jazzoo offers eventgoers delicious food and drink from over 60 restaurants. Special Jazzoo cocktails and other libations are will be served, and there is headlining entertainment on the mainstage. This year’s headliner is The Orchestra, comprised of past members of ELO and ELO II, and they’ll wow the crowd with favorites such as “Living Thing”, “Don’t Bring Me Down”, “Strange Magic”, and “Mr. Blue Sky”. Other musical acts include The Zeros, Change of Heart, Decoy, The Samantha Fish Blues Band, Everette Devan, DJ Kirby Ham, and Millie Edwards. Don your finest creative black-apparel and we’ll see YOU at the ZOO!