Kansas City Events Calendar

2:00–4:00pm

Theater

Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer

Copaken Stage - Kansas City Repertory Theatre

You’ll be clapping, crying, and singing along with a show that is part theatre, part gospel revival, and all inspiration.Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer tells the impassioned story of American civil rights hero, Fannie Lou Hamer…

7:30–8:30pm

Opera

Lyric Opera of Kansas City's The Pirates of Penzance

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Life’s not easy on the high seas—especially when you’re there by mistake. Gilbert and Sullivan’s witty wordplay, swashbuckling satire, and captivating cadences make this lighthearted operetta a much-loved classic that never fails to entertain. Known for timeless (and tongue-twisting) tunes…

8:00–10:00pm

Theater

Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer

Copaken Stage - Kansas City Repertory Theatre

You’ll be clapping, crying, and singing along with a show that is part theatre, part gospel revival, and all inspiration.Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer tells the impassioned story of American civil rights hero, Fannie Lou Hamer…

All Day

Visual Arts

Edra Soto: the place of dwelling

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

Edra Soto (b. 1971, Puerto Rico) alters and recontextualizes common functional objects—wrought-iron screens, plastic lawn furniture, and electric fans, ubiquitous in her native Puerto Rico—to create objects and environments that celebrate the voices of working-class communities. Soto’s installation, the place…

All Day

Visual Arts

The Unseen

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

The Unseen is the result of the first Nerman Museum undergraduate curatorial practicum developed throughout the summer of 2026. Each student surveyed and researched the museum's permanent collection and collectively curated this installation. Selecting Terran Last Gun's Another Human Being…