8th Annual Head for the Cure 5k
August 25, 2010
Run & Walk (Metro KC) August 29
One of Kansas City’s most popular family fun activities returns to Corporate Woods in Overland Park on Sunday, August 29, 2010. Thousands of runners, walkers, family supporters, volunteers, sponsors and charitable vendors will unite once again, defeating brain cancer step by step!
The Metro KC Head for the Cure 5k Run & Walk held each fall is the organization’s mainstay event, enabling the Head for the Cure Foundation to raise nearly $1 million dollars in eight short years to help find a cure for brain cancer.
Go to www.headforthecure.com to sign up.
The 2010 production will be King Richard III, June 15 – July 3. No performance on June 21. Sign language interpreted performances on Saturday, June 26 and Thursday, July 1.
Gates Open – 6:00 p.m.
We have just a few rules – no photography, no smoking, no pets.
Quixotic Fusion : Paix Reveuse
June 17, 2010
The Summer Performances will be held as follows:
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Thursday June 17th 8pm
Friday June 18th 8pm and 10pm
Saturday June 19th 8pm and 10pm
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Valet Parking will now be available for all shows. There will be an $8 fee per car.
Fresher Than Fresh Snow Cones Will be selling their tasty treats at all shows.
Parisi Coffee will be on site as well.
Quixotic presents “Paix Reveuse”, a performance in a series of visual excerpts that transform perception through sight and sound. Immerse yourself beyond imagination in our latest multi-sensory production. This show features all new high-flying aerial contraptions, inventive lighting landscapes and interactive projection installations all performed to our live musical ensemble.
VOTED BEST PERFORMING ARTS ENSEMBLE – KANSAS CITY MAGAZINE 2008
Tickets can be purchased online through the UMKC Ticket office athttp://web2.umkc.edu/adminfinance/businessservices/cto/Quixotic2010.asp.
Quixotic is a 501c3 Non-Profit Organization
The second annual Four Stars for Lauren benefit, a tribute to the late Kansas City Star restaurant critic Lauren Chapin, will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 17 in the event space at the Boulevard Brewery, 2501 Southwest Blvd. in Kansas City. Over 20 of Kansas City best restaurants, wine and beer purveyors have graciously donated to this tasty event. We hope you can make it.
The event is a fundraiser for the newly established “Lauren Chapin Memorial Scholarship Fund” for high school students wishing to continue their culinary education at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, and the BrenMaren College Fund for Chapin’s two teenage daughters. A donation will also be made in her name to the Midwest Transplant Network. Upon her death, Chapin was a multiple-organ donor. She died in December 2008 of a brain aneurysm.
$65 per person – includes unlimited food, wine and beer
Purchase tickets at http://www.fourstars.eventbrite.com/
For more information, contact Jenny Kincaid at jenny@socialwrx.com
Greater Kansas City Bartending Competition
November 9, 2009
We have to add this to the events for the reason that….
100% of the ticket sales will go to benefit the HALO Foundation, a local charity that works with the art community to help feed and clothe children in orphanages around the world!!!!!
Join us at the Greater Kansas City Bartending Competition
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
6:00-9:00pm at the Uptown Theater
The 2009 Greater Kansas City Bartending Competition will be held at The Uptown Theater on Sunday, November 22nd at 6pm. Kansas City’s best bartenders will put their skills to the test for celebrity judges Doug Frost, Dave Wondrich, Katie Van Luchene, and Jenny Vergara. We’ve made some changes to the competition this year to get the audience more involved and liven up the competition. Our emcee will be famed artist and owner of Grinder’s, Stretch Rumaner.
The ticket price for this year’s event has been lowered to only $5!!!!! We really want to bring in a large crowd to witness one of the most unique competitions in Kansas City that’s now getting national attention!
As in past years, 100% of the ticket sales will go to benefit the HALO Foundation, a local charity that works with the art community to help feed and clothe children in orphanages around the world. There will be a silent auction featuring many of Kansas City’s best artists.
The bartenders competing for the Grand Prize of $1000 and national publicity, will be required to create their own original cocktail as well as showcase a knowledge level and skill level with regards to classic cocktails. Think “Iron Chef” but for the bar.
This event is fast becoming a Kansas City classic, so support the local arts and restaurant community by cheering on the best bartenders in KC!
Cheers!
Dinner and Music for the March of Dimes.
November 8, 2009
Monday, November 9th, 2009 from 6pm-9pm @ The Hotel Phillips ChopHouse
Join us for an intimate cocktail party with music by Barclay Martin, followed by a private three-course dinner in the beautiful Hotel Phillips ChopHouse.
The elegant menu will be paired with fine wines:
Spinach Salad
Specialty Breads with Whipped Butter
Choice of:
8-ounce Filet of Beef
Horseradish Au Gratin Potatoes
Asparagus
12-ounce center cut Kansas City Strip
Horseradish Au Gratin Potatoes
Asparagus
Dover Sole Meuniere with Capers
Purple Potatoes
Sautéed Baby Vegetables
The following sauces will be provided for steak:
Au Poivre, Béarnaise, Toasted Point Reyes, Port Wine Demi Glace, Garlic Glaze
Flourless Chocolate Cake with Amerena Cherries, Rum Anglaise and Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
All for $75 per person or $150 per couple, with 60% of the proceeds going to the March of Dimes.
Make reservations at www.diningforbabies.com today! Seating is limited. We look forward to starting the holidays with you for this worthy cause.
Martini’s and appetizers
October 28, 2009
Join us Thursday October 29th
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Cocktails and great PF Changs appetizers to kick off the launch of Bombora and CooranBong now available at PF Changs.
Complimentary appetizers with the purchase of either a Bombora or CooranBong cocktail.
…hope you can join us!
WaterFire 2009
October 15, 2009
One of Kansas City’s most beloved fall traditions is back for its third, fiery year.
WaterFire Kansas City—the moving, multi-sensory spectacle of music, fire and water—will return to Brush Creek this fall for one night only: Saturday, Oct. 24.The FREE event begins at dusk and runs until midnight.
Stretching from Pennsylvania Avenue to J.C. Nichols Parkway, the award-winning art installation features 55 floating bonfires that crackle and burn on the creek’s surface, creating an enchanting firelight that illuminates the surrounding landscape of the Country Club Plaza. Sidewalk performers, fire dancers and continuous music add to the alluring atmosphere.
For more information about WaterFire, go to http://www.VisitKC.com/waterfire
Interested in volunteering? Contact gbrenis@evenergy.com.
RENT PARTY 2009!
October 14, 2009
Come and Join Martini:20 at Rent Party 2009!
Saturday, October 17, 2009, 6-9 p.m. at the Midland Theatre!
What is a Rent Party?
Rent Parties began in Harlem in the 1920s when multiple families shared the same dwelling in order to afford the exorbitant housing prices. As a quick solution, many people would throw a party on a Saturday night, charging admission fees to their friends, in order to raise money needed for rent! We are bringing back the Rent Party to benefit families of Community LINC. Our fundraiser promises to be a hip, swinging event at the Midland Theater. Guests will be treated to live entertainment from the Barclay Martin Ensemble, and the event will also feature live and silent auctions hosted by Tanna Guthrie. Check out our LIVE AUCTION Items List here! Plan to attend our special evening filled with wonderful food, an open bar, dancing, and live music, in the absolutely gorgeous surroundings of the Midland. It’s not only a fun night on the town, but also a chance to help others.
Reserve your tickets now–it’s easy! Follow the Blacktie link below:
www.BlacktieKansasCity.com/rsvp/
For questions regarding the event, contact Cecile Denny, Director of Volunteering and Special Events, at 816-561-5862 or cdenny@communitylinc.org.
Tickets are $75 per person.
Raise rent to help our families!
Interested in becoming a Rent Party Sponsor? Enjoy the added benefit of receiving NAP Tax Credits. Tax credits will go fast–don’t miss your opportunity! Maybe you have a great item or service and would like to donate an auction item? Your involvement as a sponsor or auction item donor provides homeless families with safe, stable homes at Community LINC. While they are residents, our families learn to become independent through Community LINC programs that teach life skills, job skills and accountability. Your Rent Party 2009 contribution helps us continue these successful results:
* Providing 36,000 bed nights for homeless families each year
* On average 76% of the families leave for permanent housing
* 86% of those who leave will continue to live independently for at least the two year follow-up period
* In the last six years, 46 families who came to us homeless left as homeowners.
Need more information? Contact Cecile Denny at 816-561-5862 or cdenny@communitylinc.org
All proceeds from the Rent Party go toward providing safe and stable environments for homeless families in the Kansas City area.
