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Artwork image: Teresa Baker, Missouri River (detail), 2022, Yarn, parfleche, artificial sinew, oil pastel, on Astroturf, 72.25 x 107.5 in., Courtesy the Artist and de boer gallery, Los Angeles, California.

March 24, 2023 - July 30, 2023

Nerman Museum Exhibition: Sun Drinks White

Oppenheimer, Thompson, and Anonymous Galleries

Featuring Marie Watt, Mark Cowardin, Rashawn Griffin and Teresa Baker.

Community, Arts & Performances

Three children sit on a floor an point at an artwork.

June 8, 2023 - July 28, 2023

Nerman Summer Youth Art Classes

Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art

The museum offers a popular series of studio classes for children on weekdays during the summer.

Arts & Performances, Community

the words The Snow Queen and a snowflake on a blue background.

June 9, 2023 - June 10, 2023

'The Snow Queen'

Yardley Hall

The Culture House is known for its storytelling productions with spectacular costumes, soaring music, and incredible talent.

Arts & Performances

Two beauty pageant winners wearing crowns.

June 17, 2023 - June 18, 2023

Miss Kansas USA / Miss Kansas Teen USA Pageant

Polsky Theatre

Both pageants will have preliminary competitions on Saturday, and the winners will be crowned Sunday.

Community

The 4 members of the Parker Quartet pose smiling at the camera while holding up their instruments

7:00 PM, August 2, 2023

Midwest Trust Center Series: Parker Quartet

Polsky Theatre

Inspiring performances, luminous sound and exceptional musicianship are the hallmarks of the Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet.

Arts & Performances

The Roseline band.

8:30 PM, August 18, 2023

Light Up the Lawn: The Roseline

Nerman Museum lawn

Join the Midwest Trust Center for the 2023 Light Up the Lawn Concert Series featuring some of the best live music Kansas City has to offer.

Community, Arts & Performances

Logo of The MGDs on a black background.

8:30 PM, August 25, 2023

Light Up the Lawn: The MGDs

Nerman Museum lawn

Join the Midwest Trust Center for the 2023 Light Up the Lawn Concert Series featuring some of the best live music Kansas City has to offer.

Arts & Performances, Community

The 5 members of Kat King's group.

8:30 PM, September 1, 2023

Light Up the Lawn: Kat King

Nerman Museum lawn

Join the Midwest Trust Center for the 2023 Light Up the Lawn Concert Series featuring some of the best live music Kansas City has to offer.

Community, Arts & Performances

the 4 members of Opus 76 playing their instruments

September 9, 2023

Midwest Trust Center Series: Opus 76 Quartet | 'Music of Regency'

Polsky Theatre

Travel back in time to the Regency era of Jane Austen and "Bridgerton" with the "brilliant young string quartet" (London’s Spectator), the Opus 76 Quartet. Enjoy works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. Shows are at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.; add a high tea service at 3:30 p.m. to complete the afternoon experience.

Arts & Performances

 2 dancers on a black stage.

September 15, 2023 - September 16, 2023

Midwest Trust Center Series: New Dance Partners | The Ultimate Collaboration

Yardley Hall

Audiences will delight in a feast for the eyes as four new works premiere on Yardley Hall stage. For the 10th festival of contemporary and modern dance, the Midwest Trust Center has enlisted four choreographers to create original works for four local dance companies to perform at the world premieres. Each new work will then be owned by the dance company for two years for use in their own programs.

Arts & Performances

illustration of spiderman flying into the air underneath the words Spider-man into the spider-verse live in concert.

8:00 PM, September 22, 2023

Midwest Trust Center Series: ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Live in Concert

Polsky Theatre

Featuring a soundtrack that blends symphonic orchestral music with hip-hop, “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”  Live in Concert  pairs the Academy Award-winning animated film with live musicians and a DJ scratching turntables on the stage.

Arts & Performances

words Second City Comedian Rhapsody overlaid on a crowd photo.

September 29, 2023 - September 30, 2023

The Second City’s Comedian Rhapsody

Polsky Theatre

"The Second City’s Comedian Rhapsody" is a brand-new revue featuring the best sketch comedy and songs from their history, new classics and, of course, their trademark improvisation performed by The Second City Touring Company’s best and brightest – and funniest! Shows at 8 p.m. both nights.

Arts & Performances

six dancers wearing brightly colored clothes jump to the side with their hands raised in the air

8:00 PM, October 13, 2023

Midwest Trust Center Series: Chicago Tap Theatre | 'Unleash the Beats'

Yardley Hall

Chicago Tap Theatre is a vibrant dance company with a unique mission to preserve the quintessentially American dance form of tap and to take tap to the next level of creativity and innovation."

Arts & Performances

the four members of rum ragged pose for a picture with their instruments - they are outside in a rugged landscape

8:00 PM, October 14, 2023

Midwest Trust Center Series: Rum Ragged

Polsky Theatre

With a reverence for their roots combined with a creative, contemporary edge, Rum Ragged has quickly become known as the finest performers of their great living musical tradition.

Arts & Performances

A man in traditional Day of the Dead skull makeup stands next to a woman wearing a traditional Mexican dress

7:00 PM, October 19, 2023

Midwest Trust Center Series: 'Sugar Skull!'

Yardley Hall

“Sugar Skull! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure” is a touring bilingual/bicultural musical for young audiences and families that uses traditional regional music and dance from Mexico to tell the story of 12-year-old Vita Flores.

Arts & Performances

 five singers in colorful outfits stand on stage with their hands raised.

8:00 PM, October 20, 2023

Midwest Trust Center Series: Nobuntu

Polsky Theatre

Nobuntu, the female a cappella quintet from Zimbabwe, has drawn international acclaim for their inventive performances that range from traditional Zimbabwean songs to Afro Jazz to Gospel.

Arts & Performances

Poster of Clint Black with words Clint Black Cohen Community Series

8:00 PM, October 27, 2023

Cohen Community Series Presents Clint Black

Yardley Hall, Midwest Trust Center

Rescheduled! The Cohen Community Series presents gold and platinum winner Clint Black in concert.

Community, Arts & Performances

two people singing on stage with a bright light in the background

8:00 PM, November 10, 2023

John Cameron Mitchell & Amber Martin in 'Cassette Roulette'

Yardley Hall

Join in the laughter and fun at this world premiere of songs, stories and characters, all chosen by the hand of fate and the "cassette roulette."

Arts & Performances

the words Million Dollar Quartet Christmas

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

The words Animal Amigos next to a smiling man holding a basket with puppets around him

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

the words Women of Note next to a portrait of a Shakespearean woman

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

a picture of the Fleetwood Mac tribute band in front of a cityscape with the words Rumours

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

David Krakauer and Kathleen Tagg.

8:00 PM, January 20, 2024

Midwest Trust Center Series: 'Breath and Hammer'

Polsky Theatre

Grammy-nominated David Krakauer and acclaimed composer/performer Kathleen Tagg present a passionate, eclectic and highly personal musical journey, "Breath & Hammer."

Arts & Performances

Seven cast members standing in a row on stage

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

five members of windsync stand together while holding their instruments

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

Dasha Kelly Hamilton sitting at a table behind a cake

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

the words Little Women the Broadway Musical

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 2 and 8 p.m.

Arts & Performances

three people sitting in a diner booth drinking and eating

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

a group of 16 acrobats perform a stunt on stage where seven of them are doing hand-stands with the other acrobats as bases

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

a man playing a trombone on stage with the words Uptown Jazz Orchestra

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

six musicians pose for a picture in a studio with the words Doo Wop Project superimposed on the image

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

five members of the StepCrew sitting on stage in chairs - one of them is playing a fiddle

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

a fireman in a mask with flames and the words Aquila Theatre presents Fahrenheit 451

8:00 PM, March 8, 2024

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

on a stage, a man and woman in the foreground look intently at each other while standing in front of a line of people in the background

March 24, 2024

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

An actress portraying Alice walks through fog on stage while holding her skirt out

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

a view from behind the head and shoulders of Simon and Garfunkel looking out at a theatre with five stars and the words for once, you can believe the hype the Simon and Garfunkel story

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

The 14 members of Les Violons pose for a picture. The picture shows them from over head standing in two groups on stage with their violins arranged on the floor in the middle of the stage.

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

the 4 members of Opus 76 wearing black tie stand smiling at the camera while holding their instruments

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

a woman in a red dress and a man in a suit stand in front of a black truck with the words the concert truck on it

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

six dancers in colorful, traditional dresses lift their skirts in a semi-circle

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