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Rachel’s Reads – Women in Wartime

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 2025 Top Ten Party

Kansas City Ballet Guild 2024-2025 Relevé Members

Rachel’s Reads – Warm Weather Escapes

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 – Snow Day Books

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

JOSQUIN HERO: Ensemble brings out the vitality of music’s first “world-famous composer”

The Barstow School – The Generations Courtyard

Bride’s Book – Hefner/Goodwin

PHOENIX FROM THE ASHES: Company reemerges after blaze in historic theater poses existential threat

UMKC and the Friends of the Conservatory – Cresendo

Kansas City Actors Theatre – 21st Birthday Brouhaha Gala

Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas – Events Leading up to the 51st Annual Snow Ball

Congratulations, Amy & Donovan!

Congratulations, Taylor & John!

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art – ArtSmash

First Tee Greater Kansas City – Day for Kids with Tom Watson Golf Tournament

Fireside Committee of the Kansas City Art Institute- Feelin’ Groovy Fundraising Event

Rising Star – PJ Thompson

Rachel’s Reads – Best of 2024

Fireside Committee of the Kansas City Art Institute – Feelin’ Groovy Gala

Jackson County CASA – Cocktails for CASA – A Night of Hope

Catholic Charities Foundation of Northeast Kansas – St. Martin of Tours Mass and Reception

Saint Luke’s Foundation – Heartland Gala

BOTAR/American Royal Activities

Heart of America Shakespeare Festival – Romantic Revels

Congratulations, Mark & Mary!

SING WE NOW: Local choral groups draw enthusiastic audiences year-round

Newhouse – Imagine a Day Gala

Children’s Mercy Research Partners – Year-end Celebration

Congratulations, PJ & Kiki!

The Family Conservancy – Blue Carpet Event

The 75th Anniversary BOTAR Ball

Harriman – Jewell Series

Night Out With MOCSA – Cocktail Party and Auction

Crib Note – Freeman

Catholic Charities Foundation of Northeast Kansas – The Gathering

Sheffield Place – Off the Wall

SPEAKING PLAINLY: Preservation initiatives reveal shift in attitudes toward Native American languages

American Public Square at Jewell – Evening at the Square

Rachel’s Reads

Nupital – Kramer

Rising Star – Lindsey Rood-Clifford

Starlight’s 37th Annual Gala – Breaking Ground

Children’s Mercy Kansas City – Dream Big Day

Kansas City Hospice – Lucky to Know You: Sunday Night Live

Engagement – Jones/Neely

Kansas City Ballet Guild – Nutcracker Ball

BOTAR – Royal Welcome

LIVES UNMANAGEABLE: Public Theatre and non-profit group use theater to address addiction

Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy – Leading With Love

The Johnson County Library Foundation – Library Lets Loose 2024

HappyBottoms’ Diaper Bowl 2024

Job One – Business Partner Breakfast

Jewish Family Services – Bright Night

National WWI Museum – Night at the Tower

Children’s Mercy – 2024 Investiture Ceremony

Nelson Atkins – Committee of 100 Luncheon

Engagement – Kissick

Wayside Waifs – Strutt With Your Mutt