Weekend Planner

 Stage

• FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, 8:30 tonight, Friday and Saturday, Starlight Theatre, Kansas City. Tickets range from $9 to $79. For tickets, call 816-363-STAR or visit www.kcstarlight.com.
• JON REEP will perform, 7:45 and 9:45 tonight and Saturday, Stanford’s & Sons Comedy Club, Legends Mall, next to Dave & Buster’s. Call 913-400-7500.
• “ALWAYS” – Patsy Cline, runs through Sunday, American Heartland Theatre, Kansas City. A musical play about the legendary country singer and her most devoted fan, Louise. The play is rated PG. To purchase tickets, call 816-842-9999 or visit the Crown Center box office.
• “MIGHTY MUDDY MURDER,” an interactive theater adventure by the Mystery Train, 6:30 p.m. seating, dinner is served at 7 p.m., runs through Aug. 23, Hereford House, Second E. 20th St., Kansas City. The cost is $49 for Thursdays, $59 for Fridays and Saturdays. For reservations, call 816-813-9654.

Special events

• FESTIVAL OF BUTTERFLIES takes wing, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Powell Gardens, Kingsville. Walk among hundreds of butterflies, and experience a caterpillar petting zoo and a catch-and-release station. There will be a children’s costume parade each date at 11 a.m., plus many more activities. Festival admission, $9 for adults; $8 for seniors; $3 for children 5 to 12. Friends of Powell Gardens are free. For information, call 816-697-2600 or visit www.powellgardens.org.
• KANSAS CITY AIR SHOW, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 23 and 24, Wheeler Downtown Airport. Kids under 12 are free. For tickets and information, visit www.kcairshow.com.
• WORLD’S LARGEST MARBLE TOURNAMENT, 9 to 10 a.m. registration and free marble lessons; 10 to 11 a.m. tournament, Aug. 23, Toy & Miniature Museum, Kansas City. Join in and “shoot” to help break the Guinness World Record. Free admission. Call 816-333-9328.
• MONSTER TRUCK SHOW, 7 p.m. Aug. 23, I-70 Speedway, Odessa. There will be seven monster trucks featured, monster truck rides, boat/trailer races and more. Admission, $20 for adults; $10 for ages 6 to 12; 5 and under are free. For groups of 10 or more, $12 for adults; $6 for children 6 to 12. Call 816-230-0080.
• SANTA-CALI-GON DAYS FESTIVAL, noon to 11 p.m. Aug. 29; 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Aug. 30 and 31; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 1, around the Independence Square. There will be food, live entertainment, crafts, a carnival and more. For detailed information, visit www.santacaligon.com.

Music

• MO-KAN STRINGS will perform from 6 to 8 tonight, with Tommy and Bobbie Campbell playing from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, at Hazel’s Country Café, 219 West U.S. 24, Independence. Gospel music will be played from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, with Sidekicks appearing from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 21. Call 816-461-5882 or visit hazelcountrycafe.com.
• WILLIE KIRST will play from 6 to 9 tonight, with Pick & Hammer playing from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, at the Rheinland Restaurant, 208 N. Main St., Independence. Call 816-461-5383.
• SPIN DOCTORS will play at 8 tonight, Crown Center Square, Kansas City. Free admission and parking.
• J.C. & Live Version will perform at 8:30 tonight and 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Ameristar Casino Depot No. 9. 816-414-7000.
• REAL FEATURING SELENA will perform at 8:30 tonight, 12:30 a.m. Saturday, and at 7 and 11 p.m. Sunday, Ameristar Casino Cabaret. 816-414-7000.
• WILD WOMEN OF KC will perform at 8:30 tonight, Blue Room in the American Jazz Museum, Kansas City. Admission is $10. For tickets, call the box office at 816-474-6262.
• BOYS II MEN will perform rhythm and blues at 8 p.m. Saturday, Ameristar’s Stars Pavilion. Tickets are $49.50, $40.50 and $31.50 with a Star Awards Card. Under age 21 must be accompanied by an adult. Purchase tickets at the Ameristar Casino Gift Shop, by calling 877-444-2637 or online at www.tickets.com.
• JAZZ DISCIPLES will perform at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Blue Room in the American Jazz Museum, Kansas City. Admission is $10. For tickets, call the box office at 816-474-6262.
• “MUSIC IN THE PARK” free concerts, 6:30 to 10 p.m. Fridays through Aug. 30, Howard Station Park, Lee’s Summit. Bring lawn chairs or blankets. 816-246-6598.
• “MUSIC IN THE PARK,” sponsored by Blue Springs Parks and Recreation, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Provincial Gazebo at Rotary Park at Railroad Lake, Missouri 7 and Vesper Street, Blue Springs. Midnight Revue will play a variety of music. Free. Inclement weather hotline: 816-228-0116.
• GUITARS IN THE GARDEN, presented by the Kansas City Guitar Society, 7 p.m. Sunday, UMKC’s Performing Arts Center, Kansas City. Concert features Kansas City guitarist Beau Bledsoe, with Romanian violinist Christian Fatu. Free. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Call Doug Niedt at 913-499-0741.
• CHARLES PERKINS/GERALD SPAITS QUARTET will perform at 7 p.m. Aug. 21, Blue Room in the American Jazz Museum, Kansas City. No admission fee. For information, 816-474-8463.
• LISA HENRY will perform at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 22, Blue Room in the American Jazz Museum, Kansas City. Admission is $10. For tickets, call the box office at 816-474-6262.
• MIDNIGHT REVUE will perform at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 22 and 12:30 a.m. Aug. 23, Ameristar Casino Depot No. 9. 816-414-7000.
• DANICA will perform at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 22, 12:30 a.m. Aug. 23, and at 7 and 11 p.m. Aug. 24, Ameristar Casino Cabaret. 816-414-7000.
• CHRIS REDING and The Reddymen Band perform for a country music dance, 8 p.m. to midnight Aug. 23, American Legion Post 21, 16701 East U.S. 40, Independence. Call 816-373-0221.
• MCFADDEN BROTHERS will perform at 8, 9:30 and 11 p.m. Aug. 23, Blue Room in the American Jazz Museum, Kansas City. Admission is $20 per person, $30 for two people, and $40 for three people. For tickets, call the box office at 816-474-6262.
• “MUSIC IN THE PARK,” sponsored by Blue Springs Parks and Recreation, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 24, Provincial Gazebo at Rotary Park at Railroad Lake, Missouri 7 and Vesper Street, Blue Springs. Superfly will play a variety of music, plus Hip Hop. Free. Inclement weather hotline: 816-228-0116.

Exhibits

• CHAPUNGA: NATURE, MAN, MYTH exhibit at twilight, gates close at 9 p.m. every Thursday through August, Powell Gardens, Kingsville. Enjoy 54 monumental stones sculptures from Zimbabwe by twilight, and meet artists-in-residence to see first-hand how these works come to life. Regular park admission applies. For information, call 816-697-2600.
• CENTERED EARTH GALLERY exhibit, 6 to 10 tonight, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays, through Aug. 29, KC Clay Guild, 200 W. 74th St., Kansas City. Participating artists, Liz Scavuzzo and Brett Boyer. Visit www.kcclayguild.org.
• SENSES AND SENSIBILITIES, a Chinese painting exhibit, runs through Aug. 24 at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 45th and Oak streets, Kansas City. Regular museum admission applies. Call 816-751-1321.
• BODIES REVEALED, an exhibit showcasing dissected human bodies displayed in a respectful manner, runs through Sept. 1, Bank of America Grand Gallery at Union Station, Kansas City. Admission, $24 for ages 13 and older; $19 for Union Station members and children ages 4 to 12. Tickets are sold for specific dates and times. Call 816-460-2020.
• LINCOLN: THE CONSTITUTION AND THE CIVIL WAR, through Sept. 14, Harry S. Truman Library and Museum, Independence. This interactive exhibit explores how one individual exercised leadership at a pivotal time of crisis for the nation, the Constitution, and the course of freedom worldwide. Free with Museum admission, $8, $7 for ages 65 and older; $3 for ages 6 to 15, 5 and under are free. Call 800-933-1225 or visit www.trumanlibrary.org.

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