Jazz Storytelling: A Tisket, A Tasket
Type:
Dates: Nov. 3
Location:
Address: American Jazz Museum, 1616 E 18th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816.474.8463
Admission: Free.
Hours: 10 a.m.-11 a.m.
URL: www.americanjazzmuseum.org
Description: A perennial favorite with kids and parents alike, Jazz Storytelling explores a different topic twice a month. Professional storyteller Brother John, vocalist Lisa Henry, and Kansas City jazz musicians weave elements of jazz into interactive and fun stories and songs, introducing children ages 2-7 to the sights and sounds of music. During this session, find out how Ella Fitzgerald got her start and recorded a tune that became one of America's most loved songs.

$25,000 Roy A. Edwards Memorial Grand Prix
Type: Special Events
Dates: Nov. 4
Location: Near Downtown/Conv Center
Address: Kemper Arena, 1800 Genessee, Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816.931.3330
Admission: $20.
Hours: 7 p.m.
URL: www.americanroyal.com
Description: You'll marvel at the best horses and riders in the country soaring their way to $25,000 in the Roy A. Edwards, Jr. Memorial Grand Prix. Walk through the stalls and select your favorite horses and watch the horses compete. Then come and hold your breath as your favorites enter the ring and navigate each and every obstacle.

American Royal Cutting
Type: Special Events
Dates: Nov. 8-10
Location: Near Downtown/Conv Center
Address: Hale Arena, 1701 American Royal Court, Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816.221.9800
Admission:
Hours:
URL: www.americanroyal.com
Description: One of the world’s fastest growing sports, cutting offers tremendous excitement and drama for horse, rider and spectators alike. The competition consists of horse and rider separating a particular cow from a herd. The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) provides the means by which contests are judged by maintaining a point system which gives definite credits and penalties while providing a fair basis for judging cutting horses and their riders.

"Who Went West and Why?"
Type: Special Events
Dates: Every Friday Aug., Nov.-Dec.
Location: East
Address: National Frontier Trails Museum, 318 W. Pacific, Independence, Mo.
Phone: 816.325.7575
Admission: $5 adults, $4.50 seniors, $3.50 children 6-17, children 6 and under free.
Hours: 2 p.m.
URL: www.frontiertrailsmuseum.org
Description: Thousand of people made the decision to travel the trails west. Come look into their lives and experiences during this 30 minute gallery tour.

Community Commemoration of Kristallnacht
Type:
Dates: Nov. 9
Location:
Address: Gem Theater, 1616 E 18th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816.474.8463
Admission: Free.
Hours: 6 p.m.
URL: www.americanjazzmuseum.org
Description: In conjunction with the "Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936" exhibit on display in the Changing Gallery of the American Jazz Museum, the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education presents the third and final community program in support of the exhibit on loan from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Tonight's program at the Gem Theater features a panel discussion on "Germany in the 1930s" with four local scholars: Dr. Andrew S. Bergerson (History Department, UMKC): "Ordinary Germans" Dr. Jeffrey Meyers (History Department, Avila University): "German Jews" Dr. Milton Katz (Department of Liberal Arts, Kansas City): "Degenerate Art" Dr. William S. Everett (Dean, School of Music, UMKC): "Degenerate Music."

Family Science Discovery Class: Fighter Pilot I
Type: Special Events
Dates: Nov. 11
Location: Near Crown Center
Address: Union Station, 30 W Pershing Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816.460.2020
Admission: $29.95 for one adult/one child, $7 each additional person.
Hours: 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.
URL: www.unionstation.org
Description:

UPHA/American Royal National Championship
Type: Special Events
Dates: Nov. 14-18
Location: Near Downtown/Conv Center
Address: Kemper Arena, 1800 Genessee, Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816.221.9800
Admission:
Hours:
URL: www.americanroyal.com
Description: The very best in competitors from UPHA chapters throughout the United States come to Kansas City to compete for this prestigious championship and a $200,000 purse. On Championship Stake Night there will be high performance and high stakes! The “Championships” at the American Royal is Kansas City's crown jewel of horse shows, spotlighting charismatic saddle horses competing for more than $200,000 in prize monies.

Family Science Discovery Class: Fighter Pilot II
Type: Special Events
Dates: Nov. 18
Location: Near Crown Center
Address: Union Station, 30 W Pershing Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816.460.2020
Admission: $29.95 for one adult/one child, $7 each additional person.
Hours: 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.
URL: www.unionstation.org
Description:

Jazz Poetry Jams: Griouard Weddington, a.k.a. "Bonafyde G"
Type:
Dates: Nov. 21
Location:
Address: The Blue Room, 1616 E 18th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816.474.8463
Admission: $5.
Hours: 7 p.m.-10 p.m.
URL: www.americanjazzmuseum.org
Description: Featuring special guest poets, an open mic competition, and live music, it’s a must-see event for lovers of creative personal expression. The best poet at each session wins $100 and five hours of free studio time, as well as a Master CD and 50 copies, donated by Chapman Recording. Tonight's featured poet: Griouard Weddington, a.k.a. "Bonafyde G."

Christmas In The Park
Type:
Dates: Nov. 22-Dec. 31
Location:
Address: Longview Lake Campground, Longview Lake Park
Phone: 816.503.4800
Admission: Donations accepted.
Hours: 5:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Sun.-Thu.; 5:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m., Fri.-Sat.
URL: www.jacksongov.org/rec.shtml
Description: Christmas in the Park is one of Jackson County Parks and Recreation's most celebrated events of the year. Three hundred thousand lights and 175 animated figures and splashes of Christmas color transform Longview Lake Park into an enchanting winter wonderland. The entire family will delight in the warmth of this fun-filled, holiday display gift from your Jackson County Parks.

Christmas In The Sky
Type:
Dates: Nov. 22
Location:
Address: Longview Lake Beach, Lonview Lake Park, I-470 and Raytown Rd., Blues Springs, Mo.
Phone: 816.503.4800
Admission: Free.
Hours: 6 p.m.
URL: www.jacksongov.org/rec.shtml
Description: A kick-off celebration for the holiday season. An evening filled with local celebrities, holiday stage productions and an amazing fireworks display, synchronized to holiday music, this event sets the stage for opening night of Christmas In The Park.

Country Club Plaza Lighting Ceremony
Type: Special Events
Dates: Nov. 23
Location: Near Country Club Plaza
Address: Country Club Plaza, 47th & Central, Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816-753-0100
Admission: Free.
Hours: 7 p.m.
URL: www.countryclubplaza.com
Description: With the flip of a switch, over 80 miles of multi-colored bulbs illuminate the Country Club Plaza district as nearly 300,000 spectators applaud the start of the holiday season.

Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting
Type: Special Events
Dates: Nov. 24
Location: Near Crown Center
Address: Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816.274.8444
Admission: Free.
Hours: 5:30 p.m.
URL: www.crowncenter.com
Description: Bring the family to Crown Center on the evening after Thanksgiving to experience this festive holiday tradition. The 100-ft.-tall Mayor's Christmas Tree, one of the nation's tallest, is the centerpiece for an illuminating holiday celebration. Kansas City Mayor Kay Barnes and a celebrity guest will flip the switch to turn on 7,200 white lights on the Mayor's Christmas Tree.

Santa's Arrival at Crown Center
Type: Special Events
Dates: Nov. 24
Location: Near Crown Center
Address: Crown Center Shops, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816.274.8444
Admission: Free.
Hours: 10 a.m.
URL: www.crowncenter.com
Description: Santa Claus arrives in a horse-drawn carriage to kick off the holiday season. Sluggerrr, K.C. Wolf, Perry Penguin, Tip from Crayola, Casey the Bear and other costume characters help greet Jolly Ol' St. Nick. Join Santa as he enters Crown Center Shops and makes his way to Crayola Christmas Land, where he resides through Dec. 24.

The Woodlands Fall Futurity
Type: Special Events
Dates: Nov. 24
Location: Near Speedway
Address: The Woodlands, 9700 Leavenworth Rd., Kansas City, Kan.
Phone: 913.299.9797
Admission: Free admission. $2 Kennel Club Cover.
Hours: 11 a.m., doors open; 1 p.m., post time.
URL: www.woodlandskc.com
Description: The competition features some of the best young pups from the top farms and kennels around the country. What sets this race apart from any other greyhound stakes race is that the greyhounds are nominated to the race by their owners while they are babies born between 1/1/05 and 6/30/05.

Mid-America Train & Toy Show
Type: Special Events
Dates: Nov. 26
Location: Near Worlds of Fun
Address: BTC Exhibit Hall, 1775 Universal Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 913.651.5864
Admission: Adults $5, children 12 and under free.
Hours: 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
URL:
Description: The 25th year of the only ongoing local train show and sale. Featuring 200 tables - dealers buying and selling - Toy Trains, Model Trains all ages and sizes. Free viewing of vintage train movies and door prizes.

Mid-America Train & Toy Show
Type: Special Events
Dates: Nov. 16
Location: Near Worlds of Fun
Address: BTC Exhibit Hall, 1775 Universal Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 913.651.5864
Admission: $5 adults, children 12 and under free.
Hours: 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
URL:
Description: 200-plus dealer tables, door prizes, free train movies, trains, models, rr collectibles and more.

United States Dressage Federation National Convention & Symposium
Type: Special Events
Dates: Nov. 29-Dec. 3
Location: Near Crown Center
Address: Westin Crown Center, One E. Pershing Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 859.971.2277
Admission:
Hours:
URL: www.usdf.org
Description: The 2006 USDF National Convention & Symposium will feature two-time Olympian and World Champion equestrian, Ingrid Klimke, focusing on fitness and training methods for the sport horse.

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