Cy Rudnick's Fabrics Fall Fashion Show
Type: Special Events
Dates: Sept. 15-16
Location: Near Crown Center
Address: Crown Center Shops Atrium, 2450 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816.274.8444
Admission: Free.
Hours: 12 p.m.
URL: www.crowncenter.com
Description: The annual show features fashions sewn and modeled by Cy Rudnick's Fabrics employees, as well as select professional dressmakers.

Platte County Arts Fair
Type: Special Events
Dates: Sept. 15-17
Location: Near Airport
Address: Zona Rosa, I-29 & Barry Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816.587.8180
Admission: Free.
Hours: 5 p.m.-9 p.m., Fri.; 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sat.; 12 p.m.-6 p.m., Sun.
URL: www.zonarosa.com
Description: Working in conjunction with the Platte County Arts Council, Zona Rosa has expanded its 2006 art fair by opening the show to all qualifying artists in the greater Kansas City metro area. Platte County Arts at Zona Rosa – now in its third year – will feature artists and performers living and/or exhibiting in Platte County, as well as other well-recognized artists from a across the country. The festival will showcase an assortment of performance artists throughout the weekend, as well as a variety of visual art, including photography, paintings, sculpture and jewelry.

25th Annual Pig Pickin' Chicken Lickin' Feast
Type: Special Events
Dates: Sept. 16
Location: East
Address: Bingham-Waggoner Estate, 313 W Pacific Ave., Independence, Mo.
Phone: 816.461.3491
Admission: $12 advance reservations only.
Hours: 4 p.m.-7 p.m.
URL: www.bwestate.org
Description: Roast pork, fried chicken and all the trimmings served on the grounds of the home, silent auctions and home tours. Live music by the Kansas City Banjo Band.

2nd Annual Horse'n Around Barn Dance
Type: Special Events
Dates: Sept. 16
Location: South
Address: Saddle & Sirloin Club, 14401 Holmes Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816.318.1881
Admission: $60 per person.
Hours: 5:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
URL: www.horsehelpspeople.org
Description: The 2nd Annual H.O.R.S.E.'n Around Barn Dance Fund-raiser will be held on September 16, 2006 at the Saddle & Sirloin Club. It promises to be a memorable evening with great food, live music and silent and live auctions. H.O.R.S.E.-Helping Others Reach Success & Excellence is a non-profit organization that uses horses in an innovative psychotherapy program with at-risk youth, emotionally disturbed children, autistic children and others. The goal is to help them function better physically, mentally and emotionally. Please join us in supporting H.O.R.S.E.!

Cat Rescue
Type:
Dates: Sept. 16
Location:
Address: Gatos Cat Boutique, 2450 Grand Blvd., Ste. 221, Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816.421.6222
Admission:
Hours: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
URL: www.gatoscatboutique.com
Description: KC Siamese Cat Rescue will offer Siamese, Tonkinese, Himalayan and Ragdoll cats for adoption.

Fall Wreath Workshop
Type: Special Events
Dates: Sept. 16
Location: North
Address: Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary, 407 N. Lafrenz Rd., Liberty, Mo.
Phone: 816-781-8598
Admission: Non-members: $18/wreath; Members $12/wreath
Hours: Families 9-11 a.m., Adults only 1-3 p.m.
URL: www.naturesanctuary.com
Description: Celebrate autumn by making a decorative fall wreath. Feel free to bring your own gloves, pruners and decorations. Call to register.

Falldo Waldo Crawldo Pub Crawl
Type:
Dates: Sept. 16
Location:
Address: Lew's Grill & Bar, 7539 Wornall, Kansas City Mo.
Phone: 816 444-8080
Admission: $5 pre sale, $10 at the door.
Hours: 6 p.m.-3 a.m.
URL: www.falldocrawldo.com
Description: Sister Pub Crawl of the Waldo Crawldo held in the Spring, The Falldo Waldo Crawldo Pub Crawl includes the same Six restaurants and bars all located within walking distance of 75th & Wornall Rd. Great Drink Specials, prizes and proceeds going to the Waldo Fountain Fund. Locations---Lew's Grill & Bar, 75th St. Brewery, Bobby Bakers, Tanners, Waldo Bar, Kennedy's.

Kansas City Aviation Expo & Air Show
Type: Special Events
Dates: Sept. 16-17
Location: Near Downtown/Conv Center
Address: Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, 300 Richards Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816.420.9920
Admission: $12 in advance, $15 at the gate, children 12 and under get in free. Active duty military personel will get in free on Sunday with proper identification.
Hours:
URL: www.kcairshow.com
Description: Kansas City skies once again will be filled with Blue Angels, Golden Knights and Red Barons as the Kansas City Aviation Expo and Airshow makes its triumphant return this summer.

Waldo Fall Festival
Type: Special Events
Dates: Sept. 16
Location: South
Address: Waldo area, 75th and Wornall, Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816.523-5553
Admission: Free
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
URL: www.waldokc.org
Description: Experience the many children's activities including the climbing wall, moon walk, giant slide, car bashing, and more. Enjoy the entertainment of puppets, clowns, musical groups, martial arts demonstrations and even a Tap-A-Thon. Fill your tummies from the local food vendors and visit the many booths displaying Waldo's goods and services.

"Blazing the Way West"
Type: Special Events
Dates: Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28
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: Learn about the early ventures into the West by such personalities as Lewis and Clark, Zebulon Pike and Mountain Men Jim Bridger and Jim Beckwourth in this thirty minute gallery tour.

"Tombstone Talk" Lecture Series presents "Gone but Not Forgotten: Tombstones of the Famous and Imfamous"
Type: Special Events
Dates: Sept. 21
Location: East
Address: National Frontier Trails Museum, 318 W. Pacific, Independence, Mo.
Phone: 816.325.7575
Admission: $5 per lecture.
Hours: 7 p.m.
URL: www.frontiertrailsmuseum.org
Description: John Mark Lambertson, Director and Archivist of the National Frontier Trails Museum, whose tombstoning hobby has taken him to cemeteries in fifty states and nearly fifty foreign countries, narrates this enlightening and entertaining series that focuses on many aspects of the history of cemetaries, funerary art, and interesting personalities of the past.

This week's lecture visits the graves of a wide spectrum of notable American's, who are commemorated in death by tombstones varying from surprisingly plain to opulently ostentatious.

12th Annual Great Grillers State Championship Barbeque Contest
Type: Special Events
Dates: September 22-23
Location: South
Address: Shawnee Town, Johnson Dr. & Cody St., Shawnee, Kan.
Phone: 913.631.5200
Admission: Free.
Hours:
URL: www.greatgrillers.com
Description: Ninety-six teams will compete for prize monies, trophies and bragging rites. The contest is presented by Shawnee Parks & Recreation. In addition to some of the best barbeque in the Midwest, there will be activities for the whole community to enjoy.

5B&Co. Candlemakers Fall Openhouse
Type:
Dates: Sept. 22-23
Location:
Address: 5B&Co. Candlemakers, 6231 Brookside Plaza, Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816.361.6393
Admission: Free.
Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.
URL: www.freesniffs.com
Description: Fall Openhouse - take 25% off any one item and also purchase 10 votives and receive 3 free.

Brian Regan
Type: Special Events
Dates: Sept. 22
Location: Near Country Club Plaza
Address: Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816.756.8665
Admission: $37.50
Hours: 7 p.m., doors; 8 p.m., show begins
URL: www.uptowntheater.com
Description:

Plaza Art Fair
Type: Special Events
Dates: September 22-24
Location: Near Country Club Plaza
Address: Country Club Plaza, 47th & Central, Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816 753-0100
Admission: Free.
Hours: 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Fri.; 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sat.; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun.
URL: www.countryclubplaza.com
Description: The streets of the Country Club Plaza become an outdoor art gallery each September as art enthusiasts flock to the Plaza to see displays of magnificent works of art from the nation’s top visual artists. An annual celebration is rich with tradition.

Fall Plant Sale
Type: Special Events
Dates: September 23-24
Location: East
Address: Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Hwy. 50, Kingsville, Mo.
Phone: 816.697.2600
Admission: Adults $8, seniors $7, children 5-12 $3.
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat.; 12 p.m.-5 p.m., Sun.
URL: www.powellgardens.org
Description: Fall is a great time to plant trees and shrubs, ornamental grasses, perennials and cool season annuals. Visit our fall plant sale for some of the best, most unusual shrubs available and, as always, many new and rare plants.

Family Science Discovery Class: Railroads: Growing America
Type: Special Events
Dates: Sept. 23
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: Discover the effects of the railroad industry on the growth of America from coast to coast in the 19th century. Follow the development of the science applied to railroads as the tracks moved west.

Merriam Historic Plaza Grand Opening
Type:
Dates: Sept. 23
Location:
Address: Merriam Historic Plaza & Visitors Bureau, 6304 East Frontage Rd., Merriam, Kan.
Phone: 913 403-8999
Admission: Free.
Hours: 10:00 am - 12 noon
URL: www.exploremerriam.com
Description: Grand opening celebration of the new Merriam Historic Plaza & Visitors Bureau featuring a historic reenactment, period singing, park and sculpture dedication, site tours and refreshments.

"Tombstone Talk" Lecture Series presents "Pyramids, Crosses and Shrines: Tombstoning Around the World"
Type: Special Events
Dates: Sept. 28
Location: East
Address: National Frontier Trails Museum, 318 W. Pacific, Independence, Mo.
Phone: 816.325.7575
Admission: $5 per lecture.
Hours: 7 p.m.
URL: www.frontiertrailsmuseum.org
Description: John Mark Lambertson, Director and Archivist of the National Frontier Trails Museum, whose tombstoning hobby has taken him to cemeteries in fifty states and nearly fifty foreign countries, narrates this enlightening and entertaining series that focuses on many aspects of the history of cemetaries, funerary art, and interesting personalities of the past.

This week's lecture takes the audience on a whirlwind tour of cemetaries scattered over six continents, viewing grave markers for sultans and saints, servants and sinners.

Trezo Mare Preview Dinner
Type:
Dates: Sept. 28
Location:
Address: Raphael Hotel, 325 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816 756-3800
Admission: $45-$60 per person.
Hours: 6 p.m.
URL: www.raphaelkc.com
Description: Michael Peterson, a chef well-known to KC Foodies from his Grand Street Cafe days, gives Kansas City its first taste of his hot new seafood restaurant, Trezo Mare, opening in October at Briarcliff Village in the Northland. Offered as a prix fixe menu September 29-October 11.

Evening Swales Walk & Wagon Ride
Type: Special Events
Dates: Aug. 31, Sept. 29, Oct. 26
Location: East
Address: National Frontier Trails Museum, 318 W. Pacific, Independence, Mo.
Phone: 816.325.7575
Admission: $10 adults, $7.50 children. Advance reservations required.
Hours: 7 p.m.
URL: www.frontiertrailsmuseum.org
Description: Enjoy a wagon ride by lantern light while you listen to stories of early Independence history with stops to examine swales (ruts) made by animals and wagons bound for Santa Fe. Weather permitting.

81st Annual American Royal Parade
Type: Special Events
Dates: Sept. 30
Location: Near Downtown/Conv Center
Address: Downtown Kansas City, Mo.
Phone: 816.221.9800
Admission: Free.
Hours: 10 a.m.
URL: www.americanroyal.com
Description: Kick off the American Royal festivities with the 80th annual American Royal Parade, presented by H&R Block. Bands, Saddle clubs, carriages, animals, clowns and floats will wind from down the streets of Kansas City. Bring the whole family to see the parade and join in the fun celebration. Or watch the Parade live on KMBC-TV9.

Civil War Medical Tour
Type: Special Events
Dates: Sept. 30
Location: Regional
Address: Battle of Lexington & Oliver Anderson House, 1300 John Shea Dr., Lexington, Mo.
Phone: 660.259.4654
Admission: Call for information.
Hours: 6 p.m.-9 p.m.
URL: www.mostateparks.com/lexington/
Description: The Anderson House is transformed into a Civil War field hospital as wounded soldiers are brought to the home. Civil War medical reenactors will demonstrate surgical techniques of the 19th century.

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