Events for October 2025
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Fri, Dec 5 @ 10:00 am
Fri, Dec 5 @ 12:30 pm
Sat, Dec 6 @ 10:30 am
Sat, Dec 6 @ 6:00 pm
Sun, Dec 7 @ 11:00 am
Sun, Dec 7 @ 4:00 pm
Sat, Dec 13 @ 10:00 am
Sat, Dec 20 @ 7:30 pm
Sun, Dec 21 @ 3:00 pm
Dec 05, 2025
American Wild Ensemble presents 'Owl at Home'
Presented by Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College at Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College Overland Park, KS
Enjoy charming Owl for his quirky domestic adventures, all set to colorful and enchanting music and narrated by the composer himself. The program begins with instrument demonstrations, followed by the performance of “Owl at Home,” and concludes with a Q&A with the composer and performers. The American Wild Ensemble celebrates the people, places, and stories that shape American history and culture through the commission and performance of thematic new music. Since 2016, the ensemble has commissioned more than 30 new works for two to seven performers – with the support of organizations such as the National Endowment for the Arts, Chamber Music America, and Mid-America Arts Alliance – for performances in both traditional and nontraditional venues across the country. American Wild Ensemble emphasizes audience engagement through performance format and programming, aiming to offer a cohesive experience that connects listeners to the spaces around them. “Owl at Home,” with music by John Liberatore, is a part of American Wild Ensemble's program, “Wild Imagination: The Magic of Musical Storytelling.” This collection of colorful commissions for flute, clarinet, and cello features new and classic children’s literature and poetry brought to life through musical adaptation. The program also includes Daniel Pesca’s setting of Leo Lionni’s “Pezzettino,” Kim Osberg’s setting of Ruth Stiles Gannett’s “My Father’s Dragon,” and Ingrid Stölzel’s setting of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s classic poem “The Arrow and the Song.”
Learn More Dec 06, 2025
Kansas City Ballet Presents the “Sugar Plum Fairy Children’s Ball”
Presented by Kansas City Ballet at Muehlebach Tower of the Kansas City Marriott Downtown Kansas City, MO
An enchanting experience awaits you at Kansas City Ballet’s Sugar Plum Fairy Children’s Ball! A delicious three course luncheon, face painting and a photo with the Sugar Plum Fairy are all part of the guest experience at the Children’s Ball. You are sure to feel the magic of the holidays as the Sugar Plum Fairy leads you on an adventure filled with lobby entertainment, activities and a performance by the Kansas City Youth Ballet. Following the event, guests are whisked away to attend the matinee performance of Kansas City Ballet’s The Nutcracker at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
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Dec 06, 2025
'Christmas in Killarney'
Presented by Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College at Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College Overland Park, KS
Set in Ireland in the late 1920s, “Christmas in Killarney” shows what it means to celebrate Christmas the “Irish” way, where many of our own Christmas traditions originated. From the producers of “Rockin' Road to Dublin” comes the new sensational Christmas musical, “Christmas in Killarney, An Irish Christmas Celebration,” just in time for the holiday season. Created by the 2009 World Champion of Irish Dance Scott Doherty and worldwide-touring Irish musician Chris Smith, “Christmas in Killarney” combines the excitement of Irish dance with the harmonies of traditional Christmas classics.
Learn More Dec 06, 2025
Kansas City Ballet Guild Presents “Nutcracker Ball”
Presented by Kansas City Ballet at Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center Kansas City, MO
Step inside Drosselmeier’s enchanted realm at Kansas City Ballet Guild’s 58th annual gala, the Nutcracker Ball, at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center. The Sheraton Grand Ballroom will be exquisitely decorated in holiday splendor for the gala, which will include a cocktail reception, followed by a luscious dinner and a delightful dance performance. Then, attendees can take to the ballroom floor and celebrate with the Diamond Empire Band! All proceeds from the Nutcracker Ball support Kansas City Ballet, our nationally recognized ballet company. Your tax-deductible gift allows Kansas City Ballet to provide outstanding classical ballets; world premieres and works from gifted international choreographers. Your gift also supports scholarships for students at our award-winning Kansas City Ballet School and enables ongoing ballet engagement in the community. For more information or sponsorship opportunities, contact Ball Chairman Michele Hamlett-Weith, balletball@kcballet.org
Learn More Dec 07, 2025
The Jewish Nutcracker - Short & Suite
Presented by The White Theatre at The White Theatre Leawood, KS
2025-2026 Special Engagement “The Jewish Nutcracker” returns for its fifth year and follows Rebecca and the Nutcracker on their magical journey from Bubbe’s house to the Land of Nosh, encountering everything from mice to dancing dreidels! Featuring our Encore students, this is a tradition not to be missed! Enjoy a pre-event tea party followed by a streamlined performance on Sunday, Dec. 7. Recommended for ages 6+
Learn More Dec 13, 2025
MTC Kids Jam - Dan + Claudia Zanes Holiday Sing Along featuring Elena Moon Park
Presented by Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College at Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College Overland Park, KS
This unique holiday show is a musical celebration inspired by the Christmas sing-alongs that Grammy Award-winner Dan Zanes and jazz vocalist/music therapist Claudia Zanes experienced every year while growing up in New Hampshire. That was then, and the theme was Christmas. This is now and the 21st century version of these legendary parties includes Christmas classics, of course, but there’s so much more. The Holiday Sing Along includes seasonal numbers from a variety of traditions, languages, and locations. Songs from Puerto Rico, Korea, Wales, Tunisia, Haiti, and Washington D.C. are represented alongside reimagined versions of the ones we all know and love, such as “Let it Snow,” “Silent Night,” and “Deck the Halls.” Hannukah, Korean New Year, Kwanzaa, and winter solstice are also celebrated. For this show, Smithsonian Folkways recording artists Dan + Claudia have taken their electric folk sound to a fresh place with multi-instrumentalist and children’s music star Elena Moon Park. The result is an inviting blend of three voices with guitar, violin, trumpet, harmonica, flute, spoons, percussion, and mandolin that artfully brings the intimate feeling of the living room to the big stage. This trio embodies the festive far-reaching spirit of the season and the legacy of intergenerational communal music making. It’s in these songs that we can renew our connections to each other and imagine the best of life’s possibilities for the year ahead.
Learn More Dec 20, 2025 - Dec 21, 2025
Dragapella presents: Oy Vey in a Manger, Staring The Kinsey Sicks
Presented by The White Theatre at The White Theatre Leawood, KS
2025-2026 Concert Series In Oy Vey in a Manger, Angel, Winnie, Trixie, and Trampolina are trying to sell off their manger – yes, that manger – before it's foreclosed upon. Crises arise, secrets are revealed, Jewish-Gentile tensions surface, and mayhem ensues – all in glorious four-part harmony. Oy Vey boasts The Kinsey Sicks' reinterpretations of holiday classics, such as "Vanna White Christmas," "Anchor Baby," and "Lusty the Snowman." PLUS, indulge in hilarious Jewish satiric fare, including "Don't Be Happy, Worry," the Chanukah spa classic "I Had a Little Facial" and, of course, the requisite and new Christmas cuisine standard, "Soylent Night."
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Jan 01, 2026
Kinnor Philharmonic New Year's Day Concert
Presented by The White Theatre at The White Theatre Leawood, KS
2025-2026 Concert Series A New Year’s tradition like no other! Our artists-in-residence, Kinnor Philharmonic, present a symphonic concert that will kick start your year. Stay for a champagne reception afterward! The 13th annual performance is meant to emulate the New Year’s Day concert performed by the Vienna Philharmonic in Austria, and each year, conductor Chris Kelts brings a new theme that is music to listener’s ears.
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