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The Ararat Shrine Blood Bank Ararat Shrine	Fri., September 5, 3:00pm-7:00pm	East	Charity Events and Fundraisers
You're probably aware that there are children who go to bed every night in the Appalachians and India and whatnot without enough blood in their veins. Frankly, we've seen the gouts of extra blood that spray out of your thumb every time you get a paper cut, and you could stand to "drain the... More >>

Benjamin Carlson Bar Natasha	Fri., September 5, 5:00pm	Midtown	Art
Gaze for one last time at the macabre nudes painted by Benjamin Carlson, resident artist at Bar Natasha. The artist will be present at this closing reception, which doubles as one of the last hurrahs for the bar itself. Live music at 8 p.m. More >>

Be/Non, the Architects, Five Star Crush, Barclay Martin, Amy Farrand, Rex Hobart, Sara Swenson Crosstown Station	Fri., September 5	Downtown	Music
From the Wayward Blog by Jason Harper... I hadn't realized this until I saw the band play late last Saturday at Davey's Uptown Ramblers Club. In short, this band plays magnificently together, and its songs and arrangements are lush, rocking, psychedelic fun. It's sounds like prog rock of the... More >>

Celebrating Ink Cocoon Gallery	Fri., September 5, 6:00pm-9:00pm	Downtown	Art
: See the work of local, national and international printmakers at the grand opening of Inkubator Press, Kansas City's first community fine-art print studio, at Cocoon Gallery (115 West Eighth Street, 816-421-2292). Tour the facility and hear the artists speak between 6 and 9 p.m. More >>

Jeremy Rockwell, Jodi Vander Woude and Darren Kennedy Photo Studio B and the B Gallery	Fri., September 5, 5:00pm-10:00pm	Downtown	Art
: Mixed media by Rockwell and photography by Woude and Kennedy at the grand opening of Photo Studio B and the B Gallery (2016 Main, 816-994-8995) from 5 to 10 p.m. More >>

Ritual of the Body Electric La Esquina	Fri., September 5, 8:00pm more dates/times	Midtown	Art Dance (Performance)
"There is something in staying close to men and women, and looking on them, and in the contact and odor of them, that pleases the soul well," writes Walt Whitman in "I Sing The Body Electric." Composer William J. Lackey's appreciation for Whitman's sentiments increased exponentially in the past... More >>

Gypsies of Slovakia Sabrina Staires Photography/ Landon Gallery	Fri., September 5, 6:00pm-10:00pm	Downtown	Art
: Photographs by Julie Denesha documenting the lives of the Roma of Europe are at Sabrina Staires Studio/Landon Gallery (329 Southwest Boulevard, 816-474-4771) from 6 to 10 p.m. More >>

Silent Sin, Out of the Suffering, At the Left Hand of God, Stand Under Nothing Korruption	Fri., September 5	Downtown	Music
Lyrically, metal ranges from dark odes to despair to blunt expressions of rage. At the Left Hand of God proves fluent in both, with singer Rikk Wolf using serpentine tones to track the angel of death’s flight and dropping a few octaves to bellow fuck you all before a massive breakdown.... More >>

The Boathouse Byron C. Cohen Gallery for Contemporary Art	Every week Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., September 5 until Sat., November 1, 11:00am-5:00pm	Midtown	Art
: Photorealistic paintings and photographs by Israeli artist Yigal Ozeri are at Byron Cohen (2020 Baltimore, 816-421-5665) between 7 and 9 p.m. More >>

Annie Huber exhibit at the City Market Coffee House City Market Coffee House	Daily from Fri., September 5 until Fri., October 31	Downtown	Culinary Art
Photographer Annie Huber's recent trip to Paris yielded some spectacular black and white photos of the city, juxtaposing the austere beauty of its centuries-old architecture with the fractal edge of human occupation and preoccupation. Her photos will be on display through the end of October at... More >>

Westport Art Fair Historic Westport	Daily from Fri., September 5 until Sun., September 7	Westport	Buy and Sell Free Events Outside Fairs and Festivals Art
The Westport Art Fair is technically free, but you'll have to negotiate the terms of acquisition with the individual artists. A good hardline approach is to circle a painting several times, making disapproving grunting sounds and other noises of disapprobation like "Gah! Horrible!" This will... More >>

Michael Krueger Exhibit Kansas City Artists Coalition	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., September 5 until Fri., September 26	Downtown	Art
First Friday in downtown Kansas City is like a combination of an art festival and a 5K charity walk, only instead of handing you water at checkpoints, they hand you beer! Art is so awesome. Lawrence native Michael Krueger's amazing prints combine a variety of techniques including lithography... More >>

KC Improv Festival H&R Block City Stage	Fri., September 5 more dates/times	Midtown	Theater Comedy
At the opening performance tonight of this year's almost sold-out Kansas City Improv Festival, comedy fans should be primed for more than just the unexpected. They're being promised the unconceived. "We're going to put on a show that's never been seen before and will never be seen again," says... More >>

Lightsome Recall and Carnival: Gerit Grimm Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Fri., September 5 until Sat., October 25, 11:00am-5:00pm	Midtown	Art
: The work of collage artist Tom Nakashima, large-scale ceramist Jun Kaneko, photographer Koo Sung Soo, multidisciplinary artist Jennifer Onofrio Fornes, photographer Tuan Lee and others at Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art (2004 Baltimore, 816-221-2626) from 7 to 9 p.m. Large ceramic towers made... More >>

Dopplegangers & Other Monsters The Slap & Tickle Gallery	Fri., September 5, 6:00pm-9:00pm more dates/times	Midtown	Art
: Work by Apryl Murray, Haui and Chrystal is on display at the Slap-n-Tickle Gallery (504 East 18th Street, 816-716-5940). Cosmic One Trio, Sturdy Gurlesque, Eartha Delights and Madame Mamelle de Miel will perform between 6 and 9 p.m. More >>

Chapungu at Powell Gardens Powell Gardens	Daily from Fri., June 13 until Sun., November 2	North	Outside
The regal stone sculptures that have taken up residence at Powell Gardens soar as high as 11 feet tall and weigh as much as 5,000 pounds. But the sturdy art that makes up Chapungu: Nature, Man and Myth is cut from a centuries-old culture strained by contemporary upheaval. For their inspiration,... More >>

Happy Hour at Dos Hombres Dos Hombres	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday	Downtown	Night Life Culinary Happy Hour
(528 Walnut, 816-474-4696). Before eating some of those puffy tacos, hook yourself up with $2 draws and $3 house margaritas from 3 to 6 p.m. More >>

Late-Night Happy Hour at Yard House Yard House	Every week Friday, Saturday, 10:00pm-12:00am	Wyandotte County	Night Life Culinary
There you are, wrapping up a long day of shopping in Wyandotte County. Your feet hurt, your arms are laden with oversized bags, and you're wondering exactly where you parked the car in the never-ending lot. Then, suddenly, you're overcome with the urge to enjoy a Pabst Blue Ribbon while basking... More >>

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2 for 1 Lunch Special The Shady Lady	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday	Midtown

$3 Margaritas Granite City Food & Brewery	Every week Friday	North	Culinary

McCormick Country Store McCormick Country Store	Daily	Northwest	Road Trips

Vaughn Orchard & Country Store Vaughn Orchard & Country Store	Daily	Northwest	Road Trips

Weston Bend State Park Weston Bend State Park	Daily	Northwest	Road Trips

O'Malley's 1842 Public House O'Malley's 1842	Daily	Northwest	Road Trips

Classic Movie Night Hard Bean Café	Every week Friday, 7:00pm	Grandview