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IN REVIEW: Pulitzer Prize-winning play receives sensitive rendering in Unicorn production

PEERING INTO INFINITY: Ibsen classic gets smart, affectionate adaptation for ambitious KC Rep production

MUSIC OR NOT, LET’S DANCE: Ballet performs three works with varying relationships to music

Crib Note – Olivia Kathleen Creal

Congratulations, Catherine & Steven!

Chris Allen

Kansas City Young Audiences – Name Dropping

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Congratulations, Mr. & Mrs. Jenkins!

Congratulations, Katherine & David!

The Whole Person – Celebration Awards Luncheon

BOTAR President Carol Fryer – Name Dropping

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Crib Note – Michelle Harris Ingram

UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance – Crescendo

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Midwest Foster Care and Adoption Association – Forever Families

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Dr. Linda Hood Talbott

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The Kansas City Club – A Third Friday Art Event

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Jewel Ball Party – Deb-A-Go-Go!

KCYA Celebrates 50 Years

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Starkers – Fourth Annual Benefit

Sheffield Place – Off the Wall

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Heartstrings Community Foundation – Heartstrings in Bloom

Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey – Gala

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Kansas City Zoo – Kids’ Jazzoo

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KC Club Conversation with Nick Haines

Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary – Spring Luncheon

Jewel Ball Party – Lunch and Labor

Jewel Ball Party – Casino Royale

Nonprofit Connect – 27th Annual Philanthropy Awards Luncheon

Hunter Tivol McGrath

Genesis Promise Academy – Slammin’ & Jammin’

Run for the Roses – Kentucky Derby Gala

Nonprofit Connect – Patrons’ Party

MOCSA – Young at Art

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The Art and Soul of Chamber Music

First Downs for Down Syndrome – Huddle Time

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Avila University – The Art of Diploma-cy

Kentucky Derby Run for the Roses – A Day at the Races

Run for the Roses – Kentucky Derby Gala

Notre Dame de Sion – Seaside Soirée

WIN for KC – Honorary Coaches Reception

Symphony Designers’ Showhouse

Community of the Good Shepherd – Dinner Dance & Silent Auction

Kansas City Repertory Theatre – A Fearless Fête

Stems: A Garden Soirée

Salvation Army – 2011 Civic Luncheon

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Kansas City Artists Coalition – 28th Annual KCAC Art Auction

The Friends of Chamber Music – Soirée

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Spay & Neuter Kansas City – Spay-ghetti & No Balls

American Red Cross Greater Kansas City Chapter – Red Ball Kick-Off

Lifetime Achievement Award – Timothy O’Leary

Metropolitan Community College Foundation – Five Star Gala

Associated Youth Services – Stack the Decks

St. Teresa’s Academy – TNT

Cottey College – Holiday Fun

Junior Achievement of Middle America – Hall of Fame Annual Dinner

Kansas City Rose Society – 2011 Rose Show

Whitefield Academy – Ad Dei Gloriam Benefit Auction

Harry S. Truman Library Institute – Wild About Harry Kick-Off

Women’s Foundation of Greater Kansas City – Grants Awards Luncheon

Saint Luke’s Hospital Auxiliary – 24th Biennial Holly Ball

Midwest Ear Institute – The HEARAid Gala

JCRB|AJC – Human Relations Dinner

The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary – Membership Tea

Kansas City Ballet – Sugar Plum Fairy Luncheon

Mission Valley Hunt – Mission Valley Hunt Ball

Swirk Jewelry – One Hundred Sparkling Years

Ozanam – Hollywood Holiday Gala

Lyric Opera Circle – Holiday Luncheon

Newhouse House Party – Puttin’ on the Ritz

HAYDN IN HOLLYWOOD: 32 short reviews of movies about classical music

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Local Colleges and Universities Announce Powerful Season Lineups

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Richard Harriman, World-Renowned Arts Presenter, Dies at 77

Musical Theater Heritage and KC Chamber Orchestra join for gala featuring music from Purcell to Cole Porter

New Composition for Lyric Arts Trio Honors Immigrant Grandmother

IN REVIEW: Trey McIntyre Project Enchants Harriman-Jewell Series Opening Night Audience

Kansan Who Took Dance World by Storm Opens Harriman-Jewell Season

READY, SET, DESIGN: Lyric’s Scenic Genius Creates Bold Visuals for New Carmen

IN REVIEW: Lyric’s Carmen Soft at Center Despite some Fine Performances

IN MEMORIAM RICHARD CASS: Friends, family, former students organize tribute concert for beloved teacher

MOORE ON THE PIANO: Keyboard wizard thrives on collaborations with classical stars

T-MINUS ONE YEAR AND COUNTING: Kauffman Center Celebration Features Local Talent, R&B legend

DEVIL IN THE DETAIL: Balanchine Wizard Helps KC Ballet Prep for Fall Performances

IN REVIEW: Soprano’s Harriman-Jewell recital demonstrates intelligence, vocal brilliance

THE ENTERTAINERS: Balanchine piece shows that ballet can be as fun as Broadway

JUST TO DANCE WITH YOU: Houston Ballet II brings Beatles-inspired choreography to town

IN REVIEW: KC Chorale finds spiritual center of complex new Clausen Mass

IN REVIEW: Youthful Houston Ballet II impresses in classical, contemporary repertoire

BORIS AT THE MULTIPLEX: Met’s stellar production of Mussorgsky classic is a must-see

DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES: Lyric Opera presents classic tale of love, politics, betrayal and friendship

IN REVIEW: Lyric Opera finds chemistry in company premiere of Bellini classic

IN REVIEW: Cello-piano duo offers frustrating night at the Folly

ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Pianist takes less obvious routes to career, music-making

IN REVIEW: Musical giants collaborate in a night of conversations with the masters

AN AMERICAN FABLE: Kansas City Ballet to open inaugural Kauffman Center season with historic ‘first’

IN REVIEW: Kansas City Ballet’s freshened-up ‘Nutcracker’ looking long in the tooth but still rock solid

BIG TWELVE: Top dozen moments in music and dance for 2010

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25 MOST WANTED: Spring 2011 highlights in music, dance and theater

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WE’LL ALWAYS HAVE (12th-CENTURY) PARIS: Sequentia program explores Medieval melting-pot on Friends series

DO TELL: KC Rep’s one-man show is a thought-provoking, at times wrenching hit

MATCHED SET: Violin-piano team delivers up fine recital