June 2, 2023 - December 21, 2023
Nerman Museum Exhibition: These Colors Will Not Run
Kansas Focus Gallery
Explore an enduring history through the beauty of color.
Community, Arts & Performances
October 28, 2023 - December 9, 2023
Nerman Fall Youth Art Classes
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
Let your young artists unleash their creativity!
Arts & Performances, Community
November 17, 2023 - April 14, 2024
Nerman Museum Exhibition: Charlotte Street Fellows 2023
McCaffree and Barton P. Cohen and Mary D. Cohen Galleries
Works by the 2023 Charlotte Street Fellows — Ruben Castillo, Sean Nash and SunYoung Park — will be displayed at the Nerman from Nov. 17 through April 14, 2024.
Community, Arts & Performances
11:00 AM, December 2, 2023
MTC Kids Jam Series: Hot Peas 'N Butter
Polsky Theatre
The MTC Kids Jam concert series is specially designed with families in mind! Join us in the MTC lobby at 10 a.m. for art activities led by StoneLion Puppet Theatre, followed by a 60-minute concert with an acclaimed children’s musician.
Community, Arts & Performances
7:00 PM, December 3, 2023
Midwest Trust Center Series: On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan
Yardley Hall
Prepare to be on your feet from start to finish!
Arts & Performances
7:30 PM, December 7, 2023
Midwest Trust Center Series: 'Million Dollar Quartet Christmas'
Yardley Hall
Inspired by the Tony Award-nominated hit musical “Million Dollar Quartet,” this holiday reimagining once again brings together soon-to-be legends Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley for a musical holiday celebration featuring a nostalgic string of chart-topping favorites.
Arts & Performances
December 8, 2023 - December 9, 2023
Midwest Trust Center Series: What If Puppets — 'Animal Amigos'
Polsky Theatre
Gather ‘round the Tree of Life for a bilingual retelling of two delightful Mexican folktales, "The Adventures of Tio Conejo" and "Medio Pollito." Public shows at 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday.
Arts & Performances
3:30 PM, December 10, 2023
Heartland Men’s Chorus Presents: 'A Very Merry Christmas Pageant'
Yardley Hall
In 'A Very Merry Christmas Pageant,' Heartland Men's Chorus Kansas City invites you to experience the most fabulous and competitive holiday extravaganza ever!
Arts & Performances
11:00 AM, January 6, 2024
MTC Kids Jam Series: Kadesh Flow & Dinosaur O’Dell
Polsky Theatre
The MTC Kids Jam concert series is specially designed with families in mind! Join us in the MTC lobby at 10 a.m. for art activities led by StoneLion Puppet Theatre, followed by a 60-minute concert with an acclaimed children’s musician.
Arts & Performances, Community
8:00 PM, January 13, 2024
Midwest Trust Center Series: 'Women of Note in Words and Song' | Heart of America Shakespeare Festival and Bach Aria Soloists
Polsky Theatre
This collaborative, script in hand performance brings together the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival and the Bach Aria Soloists for an all-female program.
Arts & Performances
8:00 PM, January 19, 2024
Midwest Trust Center Series: Rumours – A Fleetwood Mac Tribute
Yardley Hall
Formed in 2014, Rumours (also known as Rumours ATL) has taken the U.S. by storm with their stage-scorching renditions of Fleetwood Mac songs.
Arts & Performances
8:00 PM, January 20, 2024
Midwest Trust Center Series: 'Breath & Hammer: The Ties That Bind Us'
Polsky Theatre
Grammy-nominated clarinetist David Krakauer and acclaimed composer/performer Kathleen Tagg present a passionate, eclectic and highly personal musical journey, "Breath & Hammer: The Ties That Bind Us."
Arts & Performances
January 27, 2024
Midwest Trust Center Series: 'North'
Yardley Hall
In her debut theatrical production, Ashli St. Armant presents “North,” a powerful new musical about a teenage boy and his mother who escape slavery in the Deep South through the Underground Railroad. Public shows at 2 and 7 p.m.
Arts & Performances
2:00 PM, January 28, 2024
Midwest Trust Center Series: WindSync
Polsky Theatre
WindSync has established itself as a vibrant chamber ensemble performing wind quintet masterworks, adapting beloved music to their instrumentation and championing new works by today’s composers.
Arts & Performances
8:00 PM, February 3, 2024
Midwest Trust Center Series: 'Makin' Cake' by Dasha Kelly Hamilton
Polsky Theatre
Dasha Kelly Hamilton describes herself as a "writer, performer, facilitator, mother, daughter, sister, builder, dreamer, phenomenon and change agent." It’s no coincidence she was named Wisconsin Poet Laureate and Milwaukee’s Artist of the Year in 2021.
Arts & Performances
February 10, 2024
Midwest Trust Center Series: 'Little Women the Musical'
Yardley Hall
"Little Women" brings the timeless, classic story to vivid musical life on stage, promising an evening filled with laughter, tears and a lifting of the spirit. Shows at 4 and 8 p.m.
Arts & Performances
8:00 PM, February 17, 2024
Midwest Trust Center Series: Damn Tall Buildings
Polsky Theatre
Whether live or on record, Damn Tall Buildings radiates the energy of a ragtag crew of music students playing bluegrass on the street.
Arts & Performances
2:00 PM, February 18, 2024
Midwest Trust Center Series: The Peking Acrobats
Yardley Hall
For more than three decades, The Peking Acrobats have redefined audience perceptions of Chinese acrobatics. They push the limits of human ability and defy gravity with amazing displays of contortion, flexibility and control.
Arts & Performances
February 23, 2024 - February 24, 2024
Midwest Trust Center Series: Winterlude Jazz Festival
Midwest Trust Center
Two days of live jazz in Yardley Hall and Polsky Theatre.
Arts & Performances
8:00 PM, February 24, 2024
Midwest Trust Center Series: Winterlude – Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra
Yardley Hall
The mission of the Uptown Jazz Orchestra is to promote a greater appreciation for jazz and its New Orleans’ rooted traditions through world-class performance, artistic excellence, education and community.
Arts & Performances
8:00 PM, March 1, 2024
Midwest Trust Center Series: The Doo Wop Project
Yardley Hall
The Doo Wop Project – the dynamic, rave-reviewed celebration of a beloved music genre – has a brand new "DOO!"
Arts & Performances
8:00 PM, March 3, 2024
Midwest Trust Center Series: The StepCrew
Yardley Hall
The StepCrew is a dynamic dance production combining three styles of percussive dance — Irish, Tap, and Ottawa Valley — in a fully realized theatrical setting. As a member of the audience, you’re sure to be on your feet!
Arts & Performances
8:00 PM, March 8, 2024
CANCELED: Midwest Trust Center Series: Aquila Theatre presents 'Fahrenheit 451'
Yardley Hall
Aquila Theatre’s Desiree Sanchez uses Ray Bradbury’s own stage adaptation in a new production of "Fahrenheit 451" to deftly articulate just how pressing and prescient this cautionary tale is.
Arts & Performances
8:00 PM, March 9, 2024
Midwest Trust Center Series: The Comedy Zone Presents Gina Brillon
Polsky Theatre
Gina Brillon was the first Latina comedian to be a finalist in season 16 of “America’s Got Talent.” See her live on stage at MTC!
Arts & Performances
11:00 AM, March 23, 2024
MTC Kids Jam Series: Sugar Free Allstars
Polsky Theatre
The MTC Kids Jam concert series is specially designed with families in mind! Free, no tickets required!
Arts & Performances, Community
March 24, 2024
CANCELED: Midwest Trust Center Series: 'Beyond Babel'
Yardley Hall
Created by Keone and Mari Madrid and Josh and Lyndsay Aviner, "Beyond Babel" is a critically acclaimed dance theatre show inspired by Shakespeare’s "Romeo & Juliet."
Arts & Performances
7:00 PM, April 11, 2024
Midwest Trust Center Series: 'Alice: Dreaming of Wonderland'
Yardley Hall
Imagine the March Hare balancing on a tower of chairs during a tea party or the Mad Hatter playing crazy instruments or Alice performing acrobatics inside a giant keyhole! Get ready to experience an amazing journey in the crazy world of Wonderland!
Arts & Performances
7:00 PM, April 28, 2024
Midwest Trust Center Series: 'The Simon & Garfunkel Story'
Yardley Hall
"The Simon & Garfunkel Story" is a critically acclaimed concert-style theatre show about two young boys from Queens who went on to become the world’s most successful music duo of all time.
Arts & Performances
7:30 PM, May 2, 2024
Midwest Trust Center Series: Les Violons du Roy | Jonathan Cohen, Music Director Miloš, Guitar
Yardley Hall
The chamber orchestra Les Violons du Roy takes its name from the renowned string orchestra of the court of the French kings. The group, which has a core membership of 15 players, was brought together in 1984 by Founding Conductor Bernard Labadie and continues under Music Director Jonathan Cohen to specialize in the vast repertoire of music for chamber orchestra.
Arts & Performances
11:00 AM, May 4, 2024
MTC Kids Jam Series: 123 Andrés
Polsky Theatre
The MTC Kids Jam concert series is specially designed with families in mind! Join us in the MTC lobby at 10 a.m. for art activities led by the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, followed by a 60-minute concert with an acclaimed children’s musician. Free, no tickets required!
Community, Arts & Performances
2:00 PM, May 5, 2024
Midwest Trust Center Series: Opus 76 Quartet with Paul Neubauer, viola | 'Mozart and Brahms'
Polsky Theatre
Hailed as "Kansas City’s Premier String Quartet" (KC Independent), the Opus 76 Quartet and violist Paul Neubauer, SPA Trio and faculty at The Juilliard School, unite to perform Mozart’s C Major viola quintet & Brahms’ G Major Viola Quintet.
Arts & Performances
8:00 PM, May 10, 2024
Midwest Trust Center Series: The Concert Truck
Polsky Theatre
Impassioned by their love for music and belief in its emotional power, pianists Nick Luby and Susan Zhang converted a 16-foot box truck into a fully functioning mobile concert hall, complete with lights, sound system and piano. Their goal is to engage diverse communities and audiences nationwide with thoughtful, timely programming.
Arts & Performances
8:00 PM, May 17, 2024
Midwest Trust Center Series: ‘¡Viva Mexico! ¡Viva America!’ | Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles and Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar
Yardley Hall
This exciting program celebrates the music and dance created when Mexican Americans combine elements from both sides of the border. Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar opens with the traditional, then ventures through modern times with Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles, whose Oscar-performance Disney tunes conclude this colorful show.
Arts & Performances