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For fireworks AND classical music, check out the Powell Gardens program on July 3rd and the Heritage Philharmonic program on July 4th!

The music on this list is "Quality--not Quantity."  If you're in town next weekend, you will have the good fortune to attend fiona's PICK OF THE SUMMER.  In fact, the Summerfest Concerts were fiona's pick long before fiona's list ever existed.  There are four wonderful weekends of concerts, starting with the July 11 and 12 concert.

Check out the calendar listings for fiona's other favorites for the next 12 days.  Are you wondering where the calendar is?  To see a list of events extending into August, click on KC Events on the top navigation bar of the website.

For something different, try one of the other "fiona favorites" found just below the theatre listings on fiona's list.  There's something for you for every night of the week.  This week's pick is DANNY COX in a free, outdoor concert on July 3rd.

Fiona HIGHLY recommends another list of events for families, friends, educators, & neighbors of children 10 and under.  Miss Jackie's July list includes a special event, "Making Music Every Day,"  based on the wonderful PBS program "From the Top",  a program by Miss Jackie at the North Kansas City Public Library, an "ice cream social" train ride in Belton, puppet shows, a production of The Hobbit, and more. To receive her monthly list, send an email to: missjackielists@gmail.com

Until next Wednesday morning,
Fiona

 

Village Presbyterian Church presents

 

<><><>fiona's PICK<><><>
An American Celebration: Music to Honor Our Nations Birthday and Abraham Lincoln’s Bicentennial
The Kansas City Civic Orchestra, Christopher Kelts, conductor
The Village Church Men’s Chorus, Mark Ball, conductor
Dvorak's Symphony no. 9 from the New World
Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man
Copland's Lincoln Portrait (Brian Steele, narrator)
Thompson's A Testament of Freedom

Wednesday July 1 at 7:00 p.m.

Village Presbyterian Church,
67th and Mission, Prairie Village, KS
Free admission.  Call 913-262-4200 for more information.

 

UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance presents

 

Keel Williams, bassoon
Program includes newly commissioned works by Liz Comninellis,  Lee Hartman, Billy Lackey,
Topher Levin, Nick Omiccioli, and Nihan Yesil.

Wednesday July 1 at 7:30 p.m.

White Recital Hall
UMKC Campus, 4949 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO
Free admission.  Call 816-235-2799 for more information.

 

Community of Christ presents

 

Organ recital

Wednesday July 1 at 3:00 p.m.

Community of Christ Temple
River & Walnut, Independence, MO
Free admission

 

International Institute for Young Musicians and KU School of Fine Arts present

 

<><><>fiona's PICK<><><>
International Piano Competition Honors Recitals

Wednesday July 1 at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday July 8 at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday July 15 at 7:00 p.m.

Lied Center of Kansas
1600 Stewart Drive, Lawrence, KS
Free admission. www.iiym.com 

 

Community of Christ presents

 

Organ recital: Jon Bertschinger

Thursday July 2 at 3:00 p.m.

Community of Christ Temple
River & Walnut, Independence, MO
Free admission

 

 

Powell Gardens present

 

Lee's Summit Symphony

Friday July 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Concert followed by fireworks

Powell Gardens,
1609 NW US Hwy. 50, Kingsville, MO
Admission charge to the Gardens

 

Community of Christ presents

 

Organ recital

Friday July 3 at 3:00 p.m.

Community of Christ Temple
River & Walnut, Independence, MO
Free admission

 

The Heritage Philharmonic presents

 

Music and Fireworks

Saturday July 4
8:00 to 9:00 p.m. - Concert of Patriotic Favorites
9:30 to 10:00 p.m. - Music to accompany the fireworks

Mike Onka Memorial Building Parking Lot,
11520 Putnam, Sugar Creek, MO
Free admission

 

Community of Christ presents

 

Organ recital: Robert Rowlett

Sunday July 5 at 3:00 p.m.

Community of Christ Auditorium
River & Walnut, Independence, MO
Free admission

 

UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance presents

 

<><><>fiona's PICK<><><>
Quadrivium
Concert by the ensemble in residence for UMKC's Summer Composition Workshop
Program of contemporary works for flute, clarinet, cello, and piano.

Monday July 6 at 5:00 p.m.

Grant Recital Hall
UMKC campus, 5227 Holmes, Kansas City, MO
Free admission. Call 816-235-2741 for more information.

 

University of Kansas Organ Department presents

 

<><><>fiona's PICK<><><>
Doctoral Organ Recital: Heather Paisar
Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ by Dietrich Buxtehude
Mein junges Leben hat ein End by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Prelude and Fugue in C minor by Johann Sebastian Bach
Rhapsody No. 1 in D flat Major, Op. 17, No. 1 by Herbert Howells
Tiento de medio registro by Francisco Correa de Arauxo
Phantasie über den Choral “Wachet auf, rift uns die Stimme,” by Max Reger

Monday July 6 at 7:30 p.m.

Bales Organ Recital Hall
KU west campus (adjacent to the Lied Center)
Lawrence, KS
Free admission.

 

Community of Christ presents

 

Organ recital: Junia Braby

Monday July 6 at 3:00 p.m.

Community of Christ Temple,
River & Walnut, Independence, MO
Free admission

 

Community of Christ presents

 

Organ recital

Tuesday July 7 at 3:00 p.m.

Community of Christ Temple,
River & Walnut, Independence, MO
Free admission

 

International Institute for Young Musicians and KU School of Fine Arts present

 

<><><>fiona's PICK<><><>
International Piano Competition Honors Recitals

Wednesday July 8 at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday July 15 at 7:00 p.m.

Lied Center of Kansas,
1600 Stewart Drive, Lawrence, KS
Free admission. www.iiym.com

 

Community of Christ presents

 

Organ recital

Wednesday July 8 at 3:00 p.m.

Community of Christ Temple,
River & Walnut, Independence, MO
Free admission

 

Community of Christ presents

 

Organ recital

Thursday July 9 at 3:00 p.m.

Community of Christ Temple,
River & Walnut, Independence, MO
Free admission

 

Community of Christ presents

 

Organ recital: Jeff King

Friday July 10 at 3:00 p.m.

Community of Christ Temple,
River & Walnut, Independence, MO
Free admission

 

Summerfest 2009 presents

 

<><><>fiona's PICK OF THE SUMMER<><><>
SUMMERFEST concert: Wildflowers
Wildflowers for oboe, bassoon, and piano by Jenni Brandon
Tempête de sable for clarinet, violin, and viola, by Alexandra du Bois
the Gloria for soprano, strings, and harpsichord by Georg Frideric Handel
All'ombra di sospetto for soprano, flute, cello, and harpsichord by Antonio Vivaldi

Saturday July 11 at 7:00 p.m.
White Recital Hall, UMKC Campus, 4949 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO

Sunday July 12 at 5:00 p.m.
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 1307 Holmes, Kansas City, MO

Purchase tickets at the door or call 816-235-6222.
www.summerfestkc.org
 

 

Community of Christ presents

 

Organ recital: Thom Greathouse

Saturday July 11 at 3:00 p.m.

Community of Christ Auditorium
River & Walnut, Independence, MO
Free admission

 

Kansas City Theatre Pipe Organ Inc. presents

 

<><><>fiona's PICK<><><>
THEATRE ORGAN CONCERT
Kay McAbee, organist in Las Vegas at the Maloof residence, home of the former
     Chicago Stadium organ

Sunday July 12 at 2:00 p.m.

Kansas City Music Hall
Central & 13th, Downtown Kansas City, MO
Free admission, but donations encouraged. 
Visit www.kc-theatreorgan.org for more information.

 

Summerfest 2009 presents

 

<><><>fiona's PICK OF THE SUMMER<><><>
SUMMERFEST concert: Wildflowers
Wildflowers for oboe, bassoon, and piano by Jenni Brandon
Tempête de sable for clarinet, violin, and viola, by Alexandra du Bois
the Gloria for soprano, strings, and harpsichord by Georg Frideric Handel
All'ombra di sospetto for soprano, flute, cello, and harpsichord by Antonio Vivaldi

Saturday July 11 at 7:00 p.m.
White Recital Hall, UMKC Campus
4949 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO

Sunday July 12 at 5:00 p.m.
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
1307 Holmes, Kansas City, MO

Purchase tickets at the door or call 816-235-6222.
www.summerfestkc.org

 

Community of Christ presents

 

Organ recital: Blake West

Sunday July 12 at 3:00 p.m.

Community of Christ Temple
River & Walnut, Independence, MO
Free admission

 

THEATRE LISTINGS
  

Unicorn Theatre presents

 

Speech & Debate
by Stephen Karam

Runs June 12 – July 12
Call or visit the website for performance times.

Unicorn Theatre Jerome Stage,
3828 Main St., Kansas City, MO
For tickets call 816-531-7529 or online at www.unicorntheatre.org

 

Coterie Theatre presents

 

Elementary/Family Series
U Bug:Me
Music and Lyrics by Jeremiah Neal
Directed and Choreographed by Ernie Nolan

Runs June 23- August 2
Call or visit the website for performance times.

The Coterie Theatre
Crown Center, Grand and Pershing, Kansas City, MO
For tickets call 816-474-6552 or online at www.coterietheatre.org

New Theatre Restaurant presents

 

The Sound of Music
by Rodgers & Hammerstein
starring Ron Bohmer and Sandra Joseph

Runs June 25 to August 30
Call or visit the website for performance times.

New Theatre Restaurant, 9229 Foster, Overland Park, KS
For tickets call 913-649-7469 or online at www.newtheatre.com

Starlight Theatre presents

 

Legally Blonde The Musical

Runs June 30 - July 5 at 8:30 p.m.

Starlight Theatre
4600 Starlight Rd, Kansas City, MO
For tickets call 816-363-7827 or online at www.kcstarlight.org

American Heartland Theatre presents

 

Are We There Yet?- A Family Survival Guide 
By James Hindman, Ray Rodrick and Cheryl Stern. Music by John Glaudini
A Kansas City Premiere

Runs July 10 - August 23
Call or visit the website for performance times.

Crown Center, 3rd Level
2450 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO
For tickets call 816-842-9999 or online at www.ahtkc.com.

 

Starlight Theatre presents

 

Anything Goes

Runs July 13 - 19 at 8:30 p.m.

Starlight Theatre
4600 Starlight Rd, Kansas City, MO
For tickets call 816-363-7827 or online at www.kcstarlight.org

Starlight Theatre presents

 

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Runs July 28 - August 2 at 8:30 p.m.

Starlight Theatre
4600 Starlight Rd, Kansas City, MO
For tickets call 816-363-7827 or online at www.kcstarlight.org

 

Here is a list of other "fiona favorites":

ABEL RAMIREZ
Big Band on Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Ari's Greek Restaurant, 2049 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS
No cover charge. Phone 913-393-3950 for more information.

BMW Band, live jazz
Fridays from 6 to 9 p.m.
Lafferty's Lounge, 6301 Blue Parkway, KCMO, 816-924-6888

BOB REEDER, KATHY MURPHY and the rest of the group,
Thursdays 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
O'Dowd's at Zona Rosa, 8600 NW Prairie View Rd, KCMO, 816-268-6333

<><><>fiona's other PICK of the week<><><>
DANNY COX
Friday July 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Hyde Park, 36th and Gillham, KCMO, 816-753-6719.

DOUG TALLEY
Saturday July 11 at 6:30 p.m.
Johnny Cascone's Italian Restaurant, 6863 West 91st Street, Overland Park, KS
913-381-6837

DOUG TALLEY QUARTET
Friday July 10 at 11:30 a.m.
Macken Park, North Kansas City, MO

DOUG TALLEY QUINTET
(Doug Talley, Joe Parisi, Wayne Hawkins, James Albright, and Keith Kavanaugh)
Thursday July 2 from 7 to 11 p.m.
Blue Room, 18th and Vine, KCMO
Free admission.

EDDIE DELAHUNT, Irish singer
Wednesdays AND Sundays 8 p.m. - ?
O'Dowd's, 4742 Pennsylvania, KCMO, 816-561-2700

EDDIE DELAHUNT
Fridays, 6 p.m. - ?,
Mike Kelly's Westsider, 1515 Westport Rd, KCMO, 816-931-9417

JOE DEFIO
Little Big Band on Fridays and Saturdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Ari's Greek Restaurant, 2049 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS
No cover charge. Phone 913-393-3950 for more information.

LYNN ZIMMER and The Jazz Band
Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Gaslight Grill, 5020 W. 137th Street, Leawood, KS, 913-897-3540

MARILYN WOOD, piano,
Mondays 7 to 10 p.m. (open mic night)
Fridays 9:00 to midnight and Saturdays 7 to 10 p.m.
Californos, 4124 Pennsylvania, KCMO, 816-531-7878

SCOTT McDONALD, solo keyboard/vocals; jazz/pop
Friday July 3 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Taste Restaurant, 7938 Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park, KS
913-766-0320

SCOTT McDONALD TRIO, jazz
Sunday July 5 from 5 to 8 p.m.
The Bristol Seafood Grill
5400 West 119th Street, Overland Park, KS
913-663-5777

SEAN McNOWN, singer
Wednesdays from 8 to 10 p.m.
Cafe Trio, 4558 Main (new location), KCMO, 816-756-3227

SEAN McNOWN, singer
Thursdays July 9, 16, and 23 from 7:00 to 10:30 p.m.
Raglan Road Irish Pub, 170 East 14th, KCMO
816-994-9700

 

 

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