Kansas City Arts and Music Events and Venues Listings
Readable listings show a mix of concerts fairs and museum hours across Kansas City venues including OZ rock shows at Clubs Coliseum and the Continental Express, large acts at Arrowhead Stadium and Royals Stadium, and exhibits at Safari Museum and KC museums. Notable dates include Frampton July 31 and Doobie Brothers July 3 with varied admission prices and times.
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Arrowhead
Peter Frampton
Steve Miller
Freddy Fender
Sun Royals
Ted Nugent
REO Speedwagon
Black Oak
Head East
Climax Blues Band
Little River Band
Music Hall
Johnny Mathis
Poquette and Brett Drive Royals To Momentum in Seattle Series
Kansas City moves up in the standings after a strong homestand finishing five wins in seven. Tom Poquette extended an eight game hitting streak before going 0-for-2 in a 10 inning loss to Seattle, while George Brett heated up with three hits in a midweek win and raised his average above .300. The Royals prepare for a 12 game road swing starting at Oakland, with a home stretch later at Royals Stadium before the All Star break.
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Kansas City Royals
Tom Paquette
George Brett
Seattle Mariners
Royals
Poquette
Seattle
Eau Claire
Wis
Brett
Hal McRae
Oakland
Harry Truman Sports Complex
New York
First National Bank
Chanute
Tal’s Midland and The Great Scout drive-in listings
A theater and drive in schedule lists showings at Tal's Midland with The Seven Per Cent Solution at 7 and 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Also billed are The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday and Return to Macon County at the Brown Mansion at 14 30 p.m. except Monday.
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Tal’s
Midland
Tal's
Great Scout and Cathouse
Macon County
Brown Mansion
Fredonia Drive-In Weekend Showings
The schedule lists cartoons The Gnome Mobile and Swashbuckler plus The Bingo Long Traveling All Stars and Motor Kings at Fredonia Drive-In across Friday Saturday and Sunday Wednesday.
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Fredonia Drive-in
Gnome- Mobile
Motor Kings
Sun
Independence Summer Arts And Film Listings
Visual art display and sale at Riverside Park July 9 10. Independence Trail Riders 3rd Annual Rodeo 8 p m Fri Sun at north edge of Sycamore. First Annual Photography Show Fri-Sun 1 to 5 p m and 7 to 9 p m exhibitors from six southeast Kansas counties. Arts and Crafts Show Gibson s Discount Center starting 9 a m Sat. Theater The Secret Affairs of Mildred Wild July 29 30 7 30 p m at William Inge Theatre Independence Community Junior College. Major summer production Picnic Players Harpo s 2919 W Main discotheque music 8 p m to midnight Fri Subtle Rage rock n roll 9 p m to midnight Sat. Movies Booth Theater Bugsy Malone 7 30 p m Fri Sat 2 p m matinee Sat. Sunset Drive in Return of a Man Called Horse The Shark s Treasure Fri Sat.
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Riverside Park
Independence Trail Riders
North Edge of
Sycamore
Kansas
Gibson's Discount
Mildred Wild
William Inge
Independence Community Junior College
The
Picnic Players
Booth Theater
Bugsy Malone
Horse
Lola Drive-In Friday and Saturday Showings
Lola Cinema I and II present The Car at 7 15 p m then Young Frankenstein at 8 p m Lola 54 Drive-In runs The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane The Town That Dreaded Sundown and Six Pack Annie Friday and Saturday only
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Lola Cinema I
Kansas City Summer Theater Lineup and Exhibits
Starlight Theater presents Roberta Peters in The Merry Widow in June 2026. Bell Road Barn Playhouse features Love Rides the Rails at 8 p.m. Fri–Sat and June 30–July 2, 2008. Shawnee Mission Park Outdoor Theater shows Carousel at 8:30 p.m. Fri–Sat with adjacent performances June 30–July 2. Johnson County Community College Barn Player performs Children, Children at 8:30 p.m. Sat–Sun with June 30–July 2 dates. Loose Park hosts South Pacific at 9 p.m. Fri–Sun. Starlight outdoor theater offers a Bobby Goldsboro Donna Fargo musical variety show June 27–July 3 with admission $2–$8.50. Nelson Art Gallery features Oriental and Western works from 3000 B.C. to present, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sat. Kansas City Museum at 3218 Gladstone displays Victorian Needlework through Aug. 7.
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Starlight Theater
Roberta Peters
Bell Road Barn Playhouse
Bell Road
Parkville
Shawnee Mission Park
Renner Road
Johnson County Community College Barn
Loose Park Free Outdoor Theater
South Pacific
Starlight Outdoor Theater
Bobby Goldsboro
Donna Fargo
Watercolor Invitational and Theatre Listings at Local Venues
Lawrence Apple Valley Farm and Longview Park host The Hillbilly and The Drunkard at 8 30 p m with admission four dollars. Valley West Gallery shows Wayne Conyers David Graves Barbara Kastner Catherine Latham and Barbara Mueller watercolors through August. Elizabeth M Watkins Community Museum presents And the Band Played On antique musical instruments exhibit through July 9 at the museum.
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Apple Valley Farm
Longview Park
Lake Perry
Wayne Conyers
David Graves
Barbara Kastner
Catherine Latham
Barbara Mueller
Valley West Gallery
Art of the Southwest
Jan Kelley
Elizabeth M. Watkins Community Museum
Manhattan Concerts Feature Biggs and KSU Choir
Chris Biggs appears in a Manhattan arts event and the KSU Chamber Choir performs at Chapel Auditorium. Both concerts start at 8 p.m. on Friday offering evening music in public venues.
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Manhattan
Chris Biggs
Arts In the Park
KSU
Briles to Present Country Western Show at Arts Center
Dr. George Briles hosts a country western program at 8 p.m. Friday at the Arts Center. Non member tickets are priced at 1.50 dollars.
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George Briles
the Arts Center
Parsons Theatre Weekends Showings Include Two Films
Parsons Theatre presents The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane at 7 30 p m on Friday and Saturday. Parsons Drive in screens Sex with a Smile and Bonnie s Kids in evening shows.
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Parsons Theatre
Parsons Drive-in
Bonnie
Pittsburg Weekend Entertainment Guide
At Gay Parita Ballroom Johnny Lee Wills performs 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday. Drive in showings include Carrie and Burnt Offerings. Fox Theater screens The White Buffalo and Rocky on Fri and Sat. Pittsburg State University Playhouse offers Fantasticks and Harvey with performances Fri and Sat plus July dates. Peter Pan opens June 28 at 8 p.m. with July run.
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Pittsburg
Johnny Lee Wills
Fox Theater
White Buffalo
Pittsburg State University Playhouse
Seecooe THAYER Amateur Hour at City Park
The THAYER amateur hour airs Saturdays at 8 p.m. in city park during the summer, inviting local talent to share acts under the open sky each week.
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Seecooe Thayer
City Park
Philbrook hosts 32nd annual American Indian Artists Exhibition
The Philbrook Art Center presents its 32nd Annual American Indian Artists Exhibition along with Photographs and Photograms by Moholy Nagy. Open Sundays 1 to 5 p.m. and Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. until July 3.
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Philbrook Art Center
Moholy- Nagy
Sun
Cowtown Historic Village and Open House Weekend Events
Wichita events feature Cowtown Historic Village daily hours at 1717 Sim Park Drive with heritage weekends on Saturdays and Sundays June through August showing woodcarvers weavers artists and gunfights in Buckhorn Bar plus an McConnell Air Force Base open house on South Rock Road. Orpheum Theater hosts LeRoy Van Dyke with shows at 7 and 9 15 p.m. Saturday and tickets priced at five dollars.
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Cowtown
Wichita
Sim Park Drive
Buckhorn Bar
McConnell Air Force Base
South Rock Road
McConnell Thunderbirds
Run for the Roundhouse Nellie melodrama at Cowtown
The Variety Theater Cowtown stages Run for the Roundhouse Nellie a Crown Players melodrama at 8 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays for a $3 admission. Edwin A Ulrich Museum of Art at WSU presents Contemporary Western Art running 15 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through July 31.
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Cowtown
Edwin A. Ulrich
WSU
Yates Center Speedway Features Friday Races
Yates Center events offer 54 sprint races every Friday at the speedway. The Yates Center Museum opens Saturdays and Sundays from 1 30 to 5 p m with general hours.
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Speedway
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