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 Quixotic Fusion
Live at the Madrid Theatre
Thursday, June 17 at 8 p.m.
Friday, June 18 at 8 and 10 p.m.
Saturday, 19 at 8 and 10 p.m.
Madrid Theater
3810 Main Street, Kansas City, MO
For ticket call 816-235-6222 or online at www.umkc.edu/cto. 
For general information visit www.quixoticfusion.com.

During the classical dance-starved months of summer you will undoubtedly be entertained by this high-flying acrobatic and musical performance.  According to publicity, this new show by Kansas City-based Quixotic Fusion "features all new high-flying aerial contraptions, inventive lighting landscapes and interactive projection installations all performed to our live musical ensemble." Quixotic Fusion has garnered outstanding reviews in its first few seasons and this should be a stimulating and unusual performance.

Gamelan Genta Kasturi
Unity Temple on the Plaza
Main Sanctuary
707 W. 47th St.
Kansas City MO 64112
Friday, June 18 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, June 19 at 2:00 pm
Both shows are FREE (donations accepted)

Gamelan Genta Kasturi (Ensemble of Blossoming Sound) will present two concerts of traditional and modern Balinese Music and Dance this weekend. Works include the classic court dance composition "Legong Keraton", the seminal 1926 Kebyar instrumental composition "Kebyar Ding" and "Gita Genta Kasturi" which was written by the groups' founder I Ketut Gede Asnawa.  

Watch the KCM VID here.

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Father's Day Musicale
Sunday, June 20 at 3 p.m.
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
416 West 12th Street, Downtown, Kansas City, MO
Free admission. For more information visit www.kcgolddome.org

Treat Dad to lunch and then take him to the annual Father's Day concert at the Cathedral given by the men of the Cathedral's music program, honoring men through their gift of music. In the Cathedral Balcony.

By Don Dagenais

City Classics Music and Dance Columnist; Classical Contributor

A lifelong classical music fan, Don Dagenais is a frequent preview speaker for the Lyric Opera of Kansas City and has taught classical music and opera courses at several Kansas City venues. He has served on the boards of directors of a number of performing arts organizations including the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, the Lyric Opera Guild, UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance, Opera Volunteers International, the Civic Opera Theater of Kansas City, Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony, Octarium, and the Friends of the Symphony.  He has been the past president of most of these organizations and is current the president of the Friends of the Symphony. 

Dagenais co-authored a history of the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, published on the occasion of its 50th anniversary (2007) and has written books on the histories of both the Lyric Opera Guild and Opera Volunteers International, as well as an introductory book for opera novices (Your Passport to the Opera).  He has received several local and national awards for outstanding volunteer work for the arts, including a lifetime achievement award from The Coterie Theatre in 2000, the Kansas City Musical Club's annual award in 2001, a Partners in Excellence Award from Opera Volunteers International in 2002, a Bravo Award from Opera Volunteers International in 2004 and a community service award from the Daughter of the American Revolution in 2008 honoring him for his community service to the arts.

In addition to his music interests, Don is president of the board of directors for the Metropolitan Ensemble Theater and has served on the boards of The Coterie Theatre and the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, serving as president of each organization.  He publishes newsletters for seven arts organizations.  When not involved in the performing arts, Don is a senior real estate attorney with Lathrop & Gage LLP in Kansas City, Missouri, where he has practiced law since 1976 after graduating from the Cornell Law School.