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Dec. 12 - 21, 2025
All is Calm
Music Theatre Kansas City's professional company is proud to present “All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, ” the true story of a group of World War I soldiers who chose to step out of the trenches and come…
Dec. 10 - 13, 2025
Theater
Dead Man's Cell Phone
Black Box Theatre - James C Olson Performing Arts Center
UMKC Conservatory Theatre presents their fall play, Dead Man’s Cell Phone. Grappling with the paradox of modern technology’s ability to both unite and separate us, Sarah Ruhl’s 2007 play offers a poignant examination of our interactions with technology. Just as…
Dec. 6, 2025
Workshops/Classes
Teen-led Saturday: Clay in a Day
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
Join the Kemper Teen Arts Council and artist, Logan Reynolds for an afternoon workshop focused on creating miniature sculpturesTEENS ONLY! Ages 13-18.Inspired by themes and techniques in Raven Halfmoon: Ride or Die, attendees will enjoy a mini tour of the…
Dec 03 – 28, 2025
Theater
Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big KC MO Christmas Show
Back by popular demand! The ‘Sons of Pitches’ return to play dozens of roles in this hilariously fast paced and imaginative retelling of the world’s most famous holiday story! This Kansas City based Dickens tale is wacky fun for the…
Nov. 24, 2025
Thanksgiving Break Project: Nourish KC
Nourish KC believes nutritious food is a basic need and a human right for EVERYONE! Nourish KC provides those experiencing a lack of access to food a meal in their kitchen. Youth will learn about homelessness and food insecurity while…
Every Other Month
Miscellaneous
Teen Open Mic Night
Nelson-Atkins Museum Museum of Art
Join us once a month for open mic performances, drinks, and snacks! Whether you’re coming to perform writing or music, or just there for the show, you’re guaranteed to have a great time. Musicians and musical groups are welcome. Event takes…
Nov. 20, 2025
Storytelling Night: Unsung Heroes, hosted by Glenn North
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
Gather at The Salon on Thursday, November 20, 6-8 p.m. alongside Kansas City poet and local legend, Glenn North who will guide a night of sharing personal stories of unsung heroes. Come ready to share a 5–10-minute story of your…
Saturday, November 15, 2025
Grand Opening Celebration
Livestock Exchange Building (KC)
Join us for a fair-style celebration marking the grand opening of No Divide KC’s new studio space at the historic Livestock Exchange Building! This free, all-ages event invites our community to explore creativity through interactive art stations inspired by our…
Nov. 14, 2025
Dance
Collage Dance Collective RISE and Their Eyes Were Watching God
Yardley Hall in the Midwest Trust Center
The dynamic program of mixed repertory features “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” a neoclassical ballet co-choreographed by company cofounder and artistic director Kevin Thomas and Amy Hall Garner, inspired by the Zora Neale Hurston novel of the same name once heralded as "one…
Nov. 14 - Nov. 16, 2025
Opera
Madame Butterfly
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Through a heartless marriage of convenience, American naval officer Lieutenant Pinkerton ensnares young Cio-Cio-San (Butterfly), leading her to a tragic and profoundly unjust fate. A masterpiece of Italian opera, Madame Butterfly‘s lush score and timeless exploration of love, betrayal, and…
Nov. 14 - 15. 2025
Theater
The KCA Theater Presents: Finely Tuned: Life Goes On
Molly has a career in music, a loving husband, a home, and a couple of kids. It seems like a fairy tale, but this is just the beginning of her story.Conceived and devised by the cast and crew, FINELY TUNED…
Nov 13, 2025
Theater
The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Run Time: Approximately 2 hours, 15 minutes including intermissionVIP ticket includes a complimentary drink and merchandise item. (Seats are marked "V")The global phenomenon that is DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is now live on-stage in an experience that Nerdist calls “Rip-roaring funny,”…
Nov. 12 - Dec. 7, 2025
Theater
Magic Valley Community Theatre’s Little Women
It’s closing night of Magic Valley Community Theatre’s production of Little Women, so what could go wrong? This play within a play follows the tension and triumphs of an ensemble of amateur actors on the closing night of the best…
November 11 - December 31, 2025
Theater
Elf – The Musical TYA
The beloved holiday classic comes to life on stage!Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human, until his…
Nov. 8, 2025
Saturday Project: Scraps KC
Youth will be doing some combination of testing, sorting, cleaning, packaging, and/or pricing and working with school, office, arts, and crafts supplies. Some specific examples might include testing washable markers, sorting construction paper, cleaning desk organizers, packaging rubber bands, or…
Nov. 7, 2025
Cirque Mechanics Tilt! - TeenTix KC Night (Dinner + Show!)
Yardley Hall in the Midwest Trust Center
In “Tilt!,” Cirque Mechanics takes you on a journey to the backlot of their inventive theme park, where in the shadow of the roller coaster and under the lights of the Ferris wheel, you’ll meet the operators, carnies, and characters that…
October 15 - November 2
Theater
Electric Poe
Electric Poe blends the drama of Edgar Allen Poe, the thrill of the electric guitar, and the macabre atmosphere of live theatre performed in an actual cemetery! TeenTix KC Pass holders can purchase a single $5.00 youth ticket at the…
Nov. 2, 2025
Dia de los Muertos Festival
Nelson-Atkins Museum Museum of Art
Commemorate the rich beauty of Latin American cultureswith an altar, art, performances, food, and more.
Nov. 1, 2025
Music
Lakecia Benjamin and Phoenix
Lakecia Benjamin is a 5x GRAMMY nominated New York-based saxophonist, arranger, composer, and educator. Her music offers a unique meld of R&B, several strains of jazz, and funk. Her warm, resonant tone — that has been compared to Johnny Hodges…
Nov. 1 -9, 2025
Theater
Carrie The Musical
Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center
Based on Stephen King's classic horror novel Carrie, this musical adaptation tells the haunting story of a misunderstood teenage girl with telekinetic powers. With a powerful score and emotionally charged storytelling, Carrie: The Musical explores themes of bullying, isolation, religious…