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June 12, 2014

Connecting with Nature and Each Other at Powell Gardens

This month brings the opportunity to connect with art, nature and each other at Powell Gardens, Kansas City’s botanical garden. Gardens Gone Wild, an animal..
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May 28, 2014

Meet One of America’s Most Accomplished Wildlife Sculptors This Saturday at Powell Gardens

Visitors to Powell Gardens, Kansas City’s botanical garden, have enjoyed one of Dan Ostermiller’s sculptures since the early 1990s, when Marjorie Powell Allen purchased “Close Quarters”..
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May 19, 2014

5 Things You May Not Know about Kansas City’s Powell Gardens

Have you discovered Kansas City’s botanical garden? Powell Gardens, located 15 minutes east of Lee’s Summit on Highway 50, is flush with spring color and..
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May 8, 2014

Exploring Our Natural History at Museum at Prairiefire

Executive Director Uli Sailer Das expects the first couple of weeks to be busy at the Museum at Prairiefire, located at 135th and Nall. The..
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April 30, 2014

Jazzoo 2014

The Wildest fundraiser in town is Friday, June 6! Join us at Jazzoo as we celebrate our 25th anniversary and the original penguin suit wearers,..
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September 18, 2013

Toy and Miniature Museum Staff Prepare for Work to Become the National Museum of Toys and Miniatures

In about three months, the Toy and Miniature Museum, nestled on the UMKC campus, will close and in about a year, sometime in early 2015,..
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September 10, 2013

American Royal Announces Events for 34th Annual World Series of Barbecue® Championship Weekend in Kansas City

Families, Foodies, and Fans of BBQ Invited to Experience World’s Largest Barbecue Contest Featuring More Than 500 BBQ Teams Competing to Win World Championship of..
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September 4, 2013

Pinnacle Award Winners Represent Advocacy and Generosity

The Pinnacle Award winners for this year are five diverse people from five distinct walks of life. What do they have in common? The singular..
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June 28, 2013

Building The Arts: Finding that Summer Space, Architecturally Speaking

The neighborhood trees have spread their sheltering canopy above. As you look down at your cool drink, laughter from the occupants of your neighbors’ porches..
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