The Kansas City Red Coaters are a community-service organization comprised of 70 volunteers who are passionate about the Kansas City Chiefs and giving back to Our Town. The Red Coaters contributed more than 3500 hours of community service in 2012 and joined with Clark Hunt, Chiefs Cheerleaders and KC Wolf to collect over $40,000 to […]

March 19th was the date for The Kansas City Art Institute’s Open House at The Warehouse. Guests enjoyed tours of the fabulous new space that houses the fiber program at KCAI.  Also featured in the May 4th issue of The Independent Photo Credit: Bruce Mathews The Warehouse Joan Horan and Krystal Jolicoeur, KCAI student  

April 19th and 20th are the dates for The Pembroke Hill School’s annual Clothesline Sale. The sale will be held in the school’s Pierson Gymnasium on the Ward Parkway campus. Beth Dillow and Heather Johntz are serving as the co-chairmen. Merchandise will include furniture, clothing for the entire family, housewares, baby items, toys, jewelry, holiday decorations and […]

March 9th was the date for the Kansas City’s Medicine Cabinet’s 2013 Kansas City Tip-Off. The event was held at the Uptown Theater and featured Scotty McCreery, American Idol winner. Gretchen and Hans Gold and Marsha and Joel Voran were the honorary co-chairmen. Kansas City’s Medicine Cabinet, a program of the Baptist-Trinity Lutheran Legacy Foundation, provides funding for […]

May 20th is the date for the Ozanam Golf Classic to be held at Ironhorse Golf Club. Guests will enjoy a putting contest, silent auction and raffle, a delicious lunch from Panera Bread of Kansas, the four-person scramble tournament, and an awards ceremony. Brady Wombolt is the chairman, and Joe Lauria is serving as the emcee of […]

June 1st is the date for the Kansas City Art Institute’s 2013 Art and Design Auction at the school. Meg and Bill Zahner are the honorary chairmen, and Kathy and Mark Donovan and Mary and Richard Wetzel are serving as the co-chairmen. “Innovation” is the theme of the event and guests will enjoy delicious fare from Lon […]

Nikki Howell is originally from Independence, Missouri. She is the managing shareholder at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart. To stay connected in the community, Nikki serves on the steering committee for Centurions. She is extremely proud of the Centurion’s legacy project this year, which supports Learn, Grow, Give – a partnership between Centurions, the […]

January 24th was the date for the annual Winter Meeting for the Ambassadors of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Guests enjoyed delicious hors d’oeuvres at the Grand Street Cafe. Special entertainment was provided by Shanice Hayes and Maurice Hayes. The father and daughter vocalist team from Our Town were finalists on the television show, America’s Got Talent. Dick […]

Rachael and Dr. Nelson Sabates and their three children had a sand-sational vacation in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after the holidays. Olivia, Nelson and Spencer Sabates enjoyed zip-lining through the jungle!  Also featured in the April 20th issue of The Independent Olivia, Nelson and Spencer Sabates  

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fred Owen of Our Town are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lacey Kathleen Owen, to Kevin Douglas Maughan, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Robert Maughan of Shawnee. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Francis McCord, Mrs. Edward Fred Owen of […]

Good People is a remarkable play with a cast of six players and a tangle of ambiguities that send you out of the theater wondering what just happened. Whoare the “good” people in David Lindsay-Abaire’s 2011 play, and what defines them as good? The Unicorn Theatre and the Kansas City Actors Theatre have gathered an engrossing sextet of actors […]

Dr. Melissa Morrison and Dr. Rolando Toyos were married on July 1st at Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic. Kelly Pack, sister of the bride; served as matron of honor. Eva Toyos, Allison Cable and Catherine Cable, children of the couple; were the maids of honor. The best man was Alan Markarian. Melissa is […]

The Kansas City Ballet’s current season is to some extent a tribute to its visionary artistic director, William Whitener, who bids farewell to the company this spring after 17 years here. The winter program that opened on March 15th at the Muriel Kauffman Theatre highlighted two important aspects of William’s legacy that will continue to echo for years […]

Renshi (Coach) Gregg Brown taught members of the WIN for KC Youth Advisory Board some cool self-defense moves on March 10th at the Shogun Martial Arts Center.  Also featured in the April 20th issue of The Independent  (Kneeling) Gregg Brown, Shogun Martial Arts Center (standing) Savanna Morrison, Grace Li-Haug, Mary Joyce, Taylor Holmes, Madison Holmes, […]

Almost every singer has a “breakthrough” moment, when he or she lands the right role at the right time and scores a deep impression with public and press. For Irish-born mezzo-soprano Tara Erraught that moment came in March 2011, when she was called upon at the last minute to fill in for an ailing Vesselina Kasarova in the role […]

A bouncing baby boy named Thomas Brett Herrick was born on December 14th. He weighed five pounds one ounce, was 18 inches long and has bright blue eyes and auburn hair. His proud parents are Katherine and Timothy Herrick of San Diego, California. Tommy’s grandparents are Susan and Neil Sloman, formerly of Our Town, who […]

Milly is a four year old Maltipoo. She is the princess of Liz and Perry Brandt’s household and loves to go to the Three Dog Bakery for a treat and toy! Also featured in the April 20th issue of The Independent  

March 1st was the date for the K-State Alumni Association’s Wabash CannonBall. Chanie and Tom Mitchell were chairmen of the event which was held at the Overland Park Sheraton. Greg Musil served as the emcee. More than $1.6 million has been raised in the seven year history of the event to fund scholarships for area […]

The KU Advancement Board’s Brackfest 2013 was a slam dunk at the College Basketball Experience on March 18th. Guests enjoyed filling out brackets and basketball experts shared their thoughts on the 2013 NCAA Basketball Tournament. Doctors from The University of Kansas Medical Center and The University of Kansas Hospital discussed the latest in sports concussion treatment and […]

When a ballet audience gasps audibly at the sheer “look” of a piece, before the dancers have made a single move, you know you’re in for a ride. When the curtain went up on George Balanchine’s Serenade, the opening piece of the Kansas City Ballet’s final 2011-2012 production, the translucent azure lighting and ballerinas frozen in […]