Friday, May. 09, 2008

Fiesta, REO Speedwagon and more

They’ll be celebrating Cinco de Mayo at Fiesta Kansas City at Crown Center, there’s a giant salute to the hamburger at the Ag Center in Bonner Springs, REO Speedwagon is at the Ameristar, Little Feat is in the Crossroads, and a lot more going on this weekend.

And don’t forget Mother’s Day Sunday.

ALL WEEKEND

•It’s Fiesta Kansas City at Crown Center Square to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. There will be music, food, dancing, activities, contests, exhibits and over 100 vendors. It’s from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., Friday; noon to 11 p.m. Saturday; and from noon to 10 p.m. Sunday. It’s free. www.fiestakc.com.

•Your Kansas City Royals are in town all weekend, hosting the Baltimore Orioles. Game times: 7:10 p.m. Friday, 6:10 p.m. Saturday and 1:10 p.m. Sunday. The free stuff: fireworks on Friday, Budweiser golf umbrellas on Saturday (to the first 15,000 over 21) and pink Royals T-shirts to the first 10,000 mothers on Sunday. Go to www.kcroyals.com.

•Comedian Christian Finnegan does his standup at 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 Friday and Saturday and at 7 p.m. Sunday at Improv at the Majestic at Zona Rosa. Go to www.themajestictheatres.com for more information.

•Jackson Perdue is at Stanford’s Comedy Club at the Legends through Sunday. Go to www.stanfordscomedyclub.com for ticket and show time information.

•“The Drawer Boy” opens at the Spencer Theatre and runs through June 1. The plays is one of the 10 best plays of 2001 according to Time. Last play of KC Rep season. www.kcrep.org.

FRIDAY

•Art Walk, Downtown Kansas City, Kan., from 5 to 8 p.m. around Seventh and Minnesota Ave. It’s free. www.downtownkck.org

•Little Feat play CrossroadsKC at Grinders. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $26.50, VIP $76.50. www.crossroadskc.com

•REO Speedwagon, 8 p.m. at the Ameristar. Tickets are $60, $70 and $85.

•Walter Trout, with special guests Shannon & The Rhythm Kings are at Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester. Tickets are $18 advance, $25 at the door. www.knuckleheads.com

•Sir James Galway, flutist, performs at 8 p.m. Folly Theater, 12th and Central. Harriman-Jewell Great Masters series: The Ingram events. Tickets are $25 to $70. www.harriman-jewell.org May

•“10th Annual Home Concert,” William Baker Festival Singers, 8 p.m. Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral, 415 W. 13th St. Tickets are $15, $10 for seniors and students. www.festivalsingers.org

•Brian Cross & Eric Kupper, 8 p.m. MenagesKC, 16 N. James St., Kansas City, Kan. Cover is $20. www.menageskc.com

•Reckless Kelly with Roger Creager, Roan County Split, $11 advance, $13 at the door, 8 p.m. at the Granada

FRIDAY and SATURDAY

•Sertoma 48 BBQ at Broken Arrow Park, 31st and Louisiana, in Lawrence. The 10th annual event for pros and amateur cooks, sanctioned by KC Barbecue Society with Grand Champion making the American Royal. Public invited to visit the grounds at no charge from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. BBQ available for purchase, and drawing for a 2008 Dodge Charger for $5 contribution. www.lawrencesertoma.com.

SATURDAY

•Fashion for Fishing is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Gorman Conservation Discovery Center, 4750 Troost. Free. Participants create wearable works from recycled old shirts using latex fish, textile inks. And “Remembering Mom” program where participants can take a black-eyed Susan and coneflower plant home. www.kcconservation.com

•Mother-Daughter Tea and Fashion Show, light tea with etiquette lessons and 19th century “ladies” is at 2 p.m. at the John Wornall House Museum, 6115 Wornall Road. Admission is $15 for two, $5 for each additional person. www.wornallhouse.org. Also on May 17.

•KC Brigade vs. Columbus Destroyers, 5 p.m., Sprint Center. Tickets are from $9 to $150. www.kcbrigade.com.

•Chords for Wallkill is at The Brick, 1727 McGee

•Magic Slim & The Teardrops start around 8:30 p.m. at Knuckleheads, 2715 Rochester. Cover is $15.

•It’s A Salute to Hamburgers at the National Agricultural Center & Hall of Fame, 630 Hall of Fame Drive, Bonner Springs, Kan. There will be a hamburger cook-off, trivia contests and games in addition to information booths. Admission is $7 for adults; $6 for seniors; $5 for students; $3 for ages 5 to 16; and under 5 is free. www.aghalloffame.com

•Maxxas Dance Theater, Storling Dance Theater, with vocalist Kevin Bogan, “Suspended Grace,” 2 and 7:30 p.m. Polsky Theater at Carlsen Center. Tickets are $20 and $35. 913-469-4445.

•It’s Over, with ACBs and Abracadabras, 9 p.m. Crosstown Station. Price at the door.

•Bob Marley Day, 9 p.m. at the Granada. Cover is $10.

•Wayne “the Train” Hancock commences to tearin’ up the Record Bar around 11 p.m. Cover is $15. www.therecordbar.com and www.waynehancock.com

SATURDAY and SUNDAY

•Paul Green School of Rock show is at 2 p.m. both days at The Studio, 1118 McGee Street. This week’s theme is “I Love the 80’s.” Cover is $10. www.schoolofrock.

SUNDAY

•It’s Mother’s Day

•Family Day at Kemper Museum — Stories as Art from 1 to 3 p.m. at Kemper Museum. Spend the afternoon searching for the fountain of youth and solving mysteries in Deb Sokolow’s exhibit “You are one step closer to learning the truth.” Call 816-753-5784.

•Mother’s Day at the Kansas City Zoo. Mothers get in free and get free ice cream from Blue Bunny from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Regular admission: $9.50 adults, $8.50 seniors, $6.50 youth 3 through 11, free younger than 3. Parking is free. www.kansascityzoo.org

•Josh Ritter, 7 p.m. Granada. $16

•Wayside Waifs Fur Ball, Overland Park Convention Center, 6000 College Blvd. 913-339-3000.

•Don “DC” Curry’s Diva Day Comedy Showcase, 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Gem Theater. Tickets are $31.

Compiled by Keith Robison | The Star

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