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2025 Issues

WITH THIS WALTZ I THEE WED: Dance lessons can help calm reception jitters

LOVE UNFOLDING: Stealth helps couple cement arts-centered bond

In The Spirit: We’ve Got Some Saucy Toddies!

Congratulations, Mr. & Mrs. Bennett!

Anniversary Gifts For Anyone: Our Picks For Great Gift-giving

Wedding Trends 2025

Bride’s Book – Yuille

Rachel’s Reads – Cooking Up Some Love

BEST OF SUMMER: From Beethoven to the Bard, Fringe to Frog & Toad, KC arts sparkle all summer

Congratulations On Your Engagement, Lucy & Will!

Congratulations On Your Engagement, Keely & Charlie!

Finding The Joy!

A Style Guide To Europe’s Most Romantic Wedding Destinations

REVIEW: Lyric revives production first seen when Kauffman Center was brand-new

Saint Luke’s Foundation Spirit of Philanthropy Awards 2025

Crib Note – Baby Levine

Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy – Leading with Love 2025

Heart to Heart International 2025

Jackson County CASA’s Light of Hope Breakfast 2025

Lyric Opera Circle Benefactor Party 2025

LET’S DANCE: KCB II artist is energized by Kansas City Ballet’s bracing environment

TOO ASIAN/NOT ASIAN ENOUGH: Actor-playwright-singer-songwriter wants to keep all channels open

KNOWLEDGE IS THE KEY: Musical Club is one of the oldest performing arts groups in the Midwest

MOCSA’s Thoughtful List – AAPI

Rachel’s Reads – May 3, 2025

Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph – Hope Ball 2025

Congratulations, Alex & Nicole!

Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy – A Night of Stars

Becoming Mae Monroe

Park University’s International Center for Music Stanislav & Friends

2025 Paw Print Issue

Park International Center For Music – Stanislav & Friends Benefactor Party

Kansas City Rose Society – 2025 March Social

Starlight – Starry Night All-Stars 2025

Children’s Mercy – Red Hot Night Gala 2025

Congratulations, Margaret & James!

CHARADE’S THE THING: Shakespeare riff is a tale of grilled meats and party games

Benedictine College’s 53rd Annual Scholarship Ball

Rachel’s Reads – April 5, 2025

Congratulations, Sara and Ben!

Children’s Mercy Hospital – Volunteer Appreciation Month

The Notre Dame de Sion – “Minuit dans le Jardin”, the 39th Annual Gala

HALO Art Auction Benefiting Homeless Youth, “Defying the Odds,”

WellSky Foundation – 3rd Annual Gala: Ace of Hearts

Kansas City Ballet – A Musical Evening with Ramona

The Epsten Gallery – The Bloch Family: A Visual Legacy

K-State Alumni Association – Wabash CannonBall Kansas City 2025

FULL PARTNERSHIP: Pianist is one of the busiest women in town

BUILDING BRIDGES: Stage management proves ideal training for dream job at KC Rep

Dr. Nicole Price: The Empathy Revolutionary

MONARCH MIGRATION: Mariachi genre proves a comfortable fit for the opera house

Lo LaBonta Plays For More Than Just Wins

Celebrating Service – Rose Brooks

Rachel’s Reads – Women in Wartime, March 22, 2025

Heart of America Shakespeare Festival

Ginger Rothhaas: One Compassionate Act At A Time

From Hometown To The Hollywood Hills: Women Who Went West

NEW NORMAL

The Independent’s Top Ten Party

Kansas City Ballet Guild 2024-2025 Relevé Members

Rachel’s Reads – March 8, 2025

Lyric Opera Ball – Classically Opera “A Black and White Ball”

Life Unlimited – Hats Off to Mothers Luncheon

PRESENTING PINTSCHER: newEar introduces conductor’s music to Kansas City

The Independent’s Top Ten Events of 2024

2025 Class of Rising Stars

DEFYING CATEGORIES: Emara Vonae’ Neymour Jackson

Celebrating Service

Health Partnership Clinic’s Snowflake Streak

Kansas City Ballet Guild – Nutcracker Luncheon

Catholic Charities Foundation of Northeast Kansas – 51st Annual Snow Ball

CASA – Celebrating Service

A PLACE IN THE KANSAS SUN:

Crib Note – Leonard

Rachel’s Reads – Football Reads

Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey – The Race, Place, & Diversity Awards

Kyle Hollins – The Force Behind Lyrik’s Institution

JCRB|AJC’s Human Relations Event

Bold Enough To Demand Change: Jeron Ravin

Kansas City Ballet Guild – Nutcracker Ball 2024

ABILITY TO ACT: Coterie introduces musical based on Sotomayor’s children’s book

Take Note – Monarch Books & Gifts

Rachel’s Reads – January 25, 2025

Halo – Defying The Odds”: A HALO Art Auction Benefiting Homeless Youth

Congratulations, Libby & Chris!

Congratulations, Cassidy & Chan!

The Museum of Kansas City

Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City – Most Wanted Auction

Sugar Plum Fairy Children’s Ball 2024

Kansas City Young Matrons’ Mistletoe Party

74th Annual Community Ball and Cotillion of the Junior League of Wyandotte and Johnson Counties

Folly Theater’s Folly Frolic

Catholic Charities Foundation of Northeast Kansas’ 51st Annual Snow Ball

The Lyric Opera Circle’s Holiday Luncheon

Rachel’s Reads – Anticipated for 2025

The Symphony League’s Holiday Luncheon

Paul Horsley’s Best of Spring

Publisher’s Note – January 2025

Kansas City Ballet Guild’s Nutcracker Ball