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Featured Event

September 29 (Saturday) - Sacred Steps 5K Run/Walk

Sponsored by United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, Sacred Steps 5K RUN/WALK provides funding for projects combating the devastation in Africa caused by HIV/AIDS.  Our mission in Africa involves education, encouragement and practical care for hundreds of orphans, widows, women and children in Sub-Saharan Africa.

YOU can make a difference in the lives of those infected or affected by HIV/AIDS by your participation in this event.

YOU can “take SACRED STEPS” to help end the physical, emotional, cultural and socio-economic devastation caused by HIV/AIDS. 

To register click here or visit http://www.cor.org/Sacred_Steps_5K_Resurrection_Run.3214.0.html or call 913-402-7222 for more details.

Costs

• $25 - Adults and Teens (includes a T-shirt, race bib and timing chip, if desired)
• $10 - Children ages 12 and under as/of Race Day (includes a child size T-Shirt)
• No charge for children riding in strollers.

A great event for you and your friends/family to get out, get some exercise and help make a difference!

Upcoming Events

SEPT. 1-OCT. 14
Renaissance Festival - Kansas City Renaissance Festival, 628 N 126th St., Bonner Springs, Kan. 800.373.0357

SEPT. 7-NOV. 23
Hayrides at Paradise Park - Paradise Park Family Fun & Adventure, 1021 NE Colbern Rd., Lee's Summit, Mo. 816.246.5224

SEPT. 15-OCT. 31
Carolyn's Country Cousins Pumpkin Patch - Carolyn's Country Cousins Pumpkin Patch, 17607 NE 52nd St., Liberty, Mo. 816.781.9196

SEPT. 6, 13, 20,27
"Whose Manifest Destiny?" - National Frontier Trails Museum, 318 W. Pacific, Independence, Mo. 816.325.7575

SEPT. 21-22
Great Grillers Blues & Barbeque Contest - Shawnee Town, 11501 W. 57th St., Shawnee, Kan. 913.631.5200

SEPT. 21, OCT. 19
Independence Square Art Walk - Independence Square, Main & Lexington Sts., Independence, Mo. 816.254.8612

SEPT. 21-23
Oktoberfest - Crown Center Square, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. 816.421.2341

SEPT. 21-23
Plaza Art Fair - 4745 Central St. (Plaza Customer Service) Kansas City, MO 64112 816.753.0100

SEPT. 22
Butterfly Gardening - Gorman Conservation Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 816.759.7300

SEPT. 22-23
Fiesta Hispana - Barney Allis Plaza, 12th & Central Sts., Kansas City, Mo. 816.289.3005

SEPT. 22
The Great War: The Peace that Failed? Forum - The National WWI Museum at Liberty Memorial, 100 W 26th St., Kansas City, Mo. 816.784.1926

SEPT. 22
Victorian Activities - Serendipity Bed & Breakfast, 116 W. Pleasant, Independence, Mo. 816.833.4719

SEPT. 22
What's That Scat? - Gorman Conservation Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 816.759.7300

SEPT. 22-23
Wild West Show and Fiesta Bullwhacker - Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop, 1100 Kansas City Rd., Olathe, Kan. 913.764.1050

SEPT. 22-23
Youth Horse Show - Hale Arena, 1701 American Royal Ct., Kansas City, Mo. 816.221.9800

SEPT. 23
Whisper Walk for Ovarian Cancer - Zona Rosa, 8640 N Dixson Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 816.587.8180

SEPT. 24
Jazz Friends Jazz 'n Barbeque - Pierson Auditorium, 50th St. & Rockhill Rd., Kansas City, Mo. 816.235.6222

SEPT. 6, 13, 20,27
"Whose Manifest Destiny?" - National Frontier Trails Museum, 318 W. Pacific, Independence, Mo. 816.325.7575

SEPT. 28
2007 The Premiere - Gem Theater, 1615 E 18th St., Kansas City, Mo. 816.353.8103

SEPT. 28
Carlos Mencia - Music Hall, 201 W 13th St., Kansas City, Mo. 816.931.3330

SEPT. 28
Evening Swales Walk & Wagon Ride - National Frontier Trails Museum, 318 W. Pacific, Independence, Mo. 816.325.7575

SEPT. 28-29
Oktoberfest - Unity Village, 350 Hwy & Colburn Rd., Lee's Summit, Mo. 816.524.2424

SEPT. 29-OCT. 14
31st Annual Heart of America Quilt Festival - Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. 816.274.8444

SEPT. 29
82nd Annual American Royal Parade - Downtown Kansas City, Mo. 816.221.9800

SEPT. 29-30
American Royal Arabian Horse Spectacular - American Royal Complex, 1701 American Royal Ct., Kansas City, Mo. 816.221.9800

SEPT. 29
Corn Husk Doll Making - National Frontier Trails Museum, 318 W. Pacific, Independence, Mo. 816.325.7575

SEPT. 29
Fall Birding - Gorman Conservation Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 816.759.7300

SEPT. 29-30
Kansas City Guitar & String Show - Overland Park International Trade Center, 6800 W 115th, Overland Park, Kan. 918.664.6164

SEPT. 29
Wild Edibles - Gorman Conservation Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 816.759.7300

SEPT. 30
Culture & Tradition: Blessing the Museum - Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. 816.483.8300

OCT. 1
Wedding Fair - Californos, 4124 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 816.531.1097

SEPT. 5, OCT. 3, NOV. 7, DEC. 5
Manicure & Cosmo Night - Boozefish Wine Bar, 1511 Westport Rd., Kansas City, Mo. 816.561.5995

OCT. 4, 11, 18, 25
"The Donner Party Goes West" - National Frontier Trails Museum, 318 W. Pacific, Independence, Mo. 816.325.7575

OCT. 4-7
American Royal Barbeque - American Royal Complex, 1701 American Royal Ct., Kansas City, Mo. 816.221.9800

SEPT. 7 & OCT. 5
Autumn Stargazing - Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary, 407 N. Lafrenz Rd., Liberty, Mo. 816.781.8598

OCT. 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 26-27; NOV. 2-3
Castle Maze - Paradise Park Family Fun & Adventure, 1021 NE Colbern Rd., Lee's Summit, Mo. 816.246.5224

FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH
First Fridays in the Crossroads Arts District - Crossroads Arts District, Kansas City, Mo. 816.472.5701

OCT. 5, 12, 19, 26
Ghost Tours - 1859 Jail, Marshal's Home & Museum, 114 S Main St., Independence, Mo. 816.252.6653

OCT. 5
Oktoberfest Celebration - Shawnee Town, 11600 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, Kan. 913.631.6545

OCT. 5-NOV. 3
Ollie's Haunted Foam Factory - Paradise Park Family Fun & Adventure, 1021 NE Colbern Rd., Lee's Summit, Mo. 816.246.5224

OCT. 5-6
XETC Professional Rodeo - Kemper Arena, 1800 Genessee, Kansas City, Mo. 816.221.9800

EXHIBITS
Bingham-Waggoner Estate, 313 W Pacific Ave., Independence, Mo. - "Waggoner Gates Milling Company, Proud Producers of Queen of the Pantry Flour" Annual Quilt Show 816.461.3491

Carnegie Arts Center, 601 S. 5th St., Leavenworth, Kan. - "Yang Yang Paintings" 913.651.0765

Johnson County Museum of History, 6305 Lackman Rd., Shawnee, Kan. - "Growing Seasons: An American Farm Family at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century" 913.631.6709

Kansas City Artist Coalition, Mallin Gallery, Jacquelin B. Charno Gallery & Underground Gallery, 201 Wyandotte, Kansas City, Mo. - Kansas City Artist Coalition Exhibitions 816.421.5222

Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. - "What the Longs Left: Corinthian Hall after 1934" 816.483.8300

Kansas History Museum, 6425 SW Sixth Avenue, Topeka, Kan. - "Game Faces: Kansans in Sports" 785.272.8681

KCP&L Gallery, Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo. - "Rockwell's America: Celebrating the Art of Norman Rockwell" 816.460.2020

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 4420 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. - "Backstage Pass: Collecting Art in Kansas City" "Putting the U back in Curator" 816.753.5784

Liberty Corn Maze, 17607 NE 52nd St., Liberty, Mo. - 2007 Liberty Corn Maze 816.781.9196

Mormon Visitors Center, 937 W. Walnut, Independence, Mo. - "Dead Sea Scrolls" 816.325.7111

National Agricultural Center & Hall of Fame, 630 Hall of Fame Dr., Bonner Springs, Kan. - The Gallery of Rural Art presents "Rooted in Kansas by Susan C. Meyer" 913.721.1075

Powell Gardens, 1609 NW US Hwy 50, Kingsville, Mo. - "Jurassic Garden" 816.697.2600

Puppetry Arts Institute, 11235 E. Winner Road, Independence, Mo. - "Sparkling Strings Marionettes " & "German Kaspar Hand Puppets" 816.833.9777

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak Street, Kansas City, Mo. - "Color and Line: Masterworks on Paper" "Developing Greatness: The Origins of American Photography, 1839 to 1885" "Dürer to Tiepolo: Works on Paper" "Harry Callahan" "Kiki Smith: Constellation" 816.751.1ART

Truman Presidential Museum & Library, 500 W Hwy. 24, Independence, Mo. - "Treasures of the Presidents" 800.833.1225

Vaile Victorian Mansion, 1500 N Liberty St., Independence, Mo. - "Antique Limoges Dishes" 816.229.8293

Wonderscope Children's Museum, 5205 Flint, Shawnee, Kan. - "Hmong at Heart" 913.268.4176