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GETTING THE RIGHT SOUND: Conductor has spent a lifetime evoking magic from choirs worldwide

SUN IN THE FUN: Kansas City’s Cultural Summer Sizzles in 2011

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MY ACHIN’ HEART: Musical uses classic country songs to tell stories of heartbreak and courage

SIZZLING CLASSICS: Summerfest offers chamber music to musically needy fans

BIG AND BOLD: Bolender Center to forge new paths for the KC Ballet and its School

GRABBING THE RING: San Francisco Opera presents fascinating production of Wagner milestone

READY, SET, DANCE: KC Ballet inaugurates new $32 million Bolender Center to great fanfare

IN REVIEW: Actors Theatre scores big with haunting Pinter classics

A PILL FOR ALL SEASONS: KC Rep presents searing, funny, prize-winning family drama

CENTER OF ATTENTION: As the world watches, Kauffman opens with wildly successful inaugural weekend

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Composer’s New Piece Honors Kansas City’s Beloved Fountains

IN REVIEW: August: Osage County at KC Rep, Red at the Unicorn, and Emanuel Ax with the KC Symphony

ICE, ICE BABY: Lyric’s Ambitions Take Company into new Territory

AN AMERICAN BALLET: KCB Presents World Premiere of Ambitious New Piece

THE BATTLE OVER TOM SAWYER: Ballet Continues Long Tradition of Controversy Over Mark Twain Classic

Congratulations, Mr. & Mrs. Atha!

IN REVIEW: Weekend Events include Accorda, KC Symphony and Bach’s WTC Book 2

MAKING THE OLD NEW: Boston Festival brings Handel gem to Friends of Chamber Music series

IN REVIEW: KC Rep presents Kander & Ebb classic with polish and ingenuity

IN REVIEW: Boston Early Music Festival presents a Kansas City first, a fully authentic Baroque opera

ICON OF DANCE: KC Ballet and Rainy Day Books cosponsor appearance by Jacques D’Amboise

THE WORLD’S A STAGE: Unicorn presents courageous Pulitzer Prize-winning play

‘FIGARO’ BACKSTAGE: Lyric production bids farewell to its home of four decades

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!

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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