Time once again for weekend calendar picks from KC Studio editor Alice Thorson. Tonight, grab a bite from some of the city’s most popular food trucks at the Feast of Fountains. See the Tony Award-winning A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder through Monday at Starlight Theatre. Kansas City Actors Theatre also begins their production of I’m Not Rappaport, with runs through the end of August. Opening tomorrow, the Nelson presents an exhibition of Chinese arts and crafts from the Min and Qing dynasties. On Saturday afternoon, the Nelson will also be showing Cecil B. DeMille’s Sign of the Cross. Finally, on Sunday listen to violinist Anne-Marrie Brown and cellist Lawrence Figg perform at Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral. For more ideas this weekend, visit Kansas City’s most comprehensive arts calendar at kcstudio.org/events.
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
August 11-14 @ 8:00 pm
Getting away with murder can be so much fun…and there’s no better proof than this knock-‘em-dead hit show that’s earned unanimous raves and won the 2014 Tony Award® for Best Musical!
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder tells the uproarious story of Monty Navarro, an heir to a family fortune who sets out to jump the line of succession by eliminating the eight pesky relatives (all played by one fearless man) who stand in his way. All the while, Monty has to juggle his mistress, his fiancee and the constant threat of landing behind bars! Of course, it will all be worth it if he can slay his way to his inheritance…and be done in time for tea.
I’m Not Rappaport
August 11-12 @ 7:30 pm
August 14 @ 2:00 pm
Winner of the Tony Award and one of Broadway’s longest-running plays in its original run, I’m Not Rappaport is set under a bridge in Central Park, where two octogenarians regularly meet. Nat is a cantankerous Communist whose daughter is urging him into the old folk’s home. Midge, an apartment superintendent, spends his days in the park hiding from his disgruntled tenants. If you loved The Gin Game last season, this will be a welcome return to that type of warm and cranky storytelling.
On a tight budget? “Pay what you can” for preview performances on August 10, 11 or 12. These specially priced tickets are available beginning at 7:00 p.m. on the night of the show and only at the theater. All “pay what you can” tickets are on a first come, first ticketed basis and based on availability. If you want the chance to see great actors in a smart play at a budget price, don’t miss out.
FEAST of FOUNTAINS
August 11 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Spirit of Freedom Fountain
Join KC Parks, Feast Magazine and the Food Truck Mafia for our fourth food truck event of the season! Each month through September, we’ll highlight prominent fountains in KCMO while guests enjoy food from some of the city’s most popular food trucks and entertainment from some of KC’s finest musicians. A portion of the proceeds from these events will go toward the City of Fountains Foundation to support our city’s flowing treasures.
Emperors, Scholars, and Temples: Tastemakers of China’s Ming and Qing Dynasties
August 12, 2016 – July 9, 2017 | Free
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
During the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, the arts of China reached full maturity. Painting, calligraphy, porcelain and textiles flourished, and new styles and techniques emerged. The imperial court, scholars and temples supported this profusion of creativity, each establishing distinctive, yet overlapping artistic styles.
Emperors held court in the Forbidden City in Beijing in unparalleled splendor. Courtiers, empresses and concubines wore extravagant garb and beautiful jewelry. Across the empire, an educated class of scholars pursued elegant and cultured lifestyles. Buddhism was also an inspiration for the arts. Thousands of ornate temples stored precious relics and images of Buddhist deities.
Presenting rarely seen objects from the Nelson-Atkins Chinese collection, the exhibition explores currents of taste during this five hundred-year period.
Music at the Cathedrals
August 14 @ 2:00 pm
Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral
Anne-Marie Brown, violin; Lawrence Figg, cello
