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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

I ON PHILANTHROPY

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

SYMPHONY WILL DAZZLE: Stern announces bold new season for Kauffman Center’s Helzberg Hall

REALLY GRAND OPERA: Lyric’s first Kauffman Center season will be its biggest ever

THAT’S OUR JOYCE: Globe-trotting DiDonato brings her vocal mastery to the Harriman-Jewell Series

IN REVIEW: Chanticleer brings music by an early master we should all know more about

LOVE THAT WAR: Actors Theatre teams with UMKC, World War I Museum for classic British musical

PAT AND DICK AND CHIANG AND MAO: The First ‘CNN Opera’ Finally Appears on Met Gala

IN REVIEW: The prime of Ms. DiDonato – Hometown mezzo shows rich range of abilities

IN REVIEW: Actors Theatre and UMKC Theatre collaborate for “Oh, What a Lovely War!”

IN REVIEW: Lyric Opera takes on comedy of romance, duty and intrigue

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER DEBUT: Harriman series presents top tenor in his recital debut

IN REVIEW: Kansas City Symphony presents premiere of appealing new work

IN REVIEW: After variable start, tenor impresses in second half of American recital debut

HOMAGE TO HENRY: Orchestras, League commission top composer to honor visionary leader

IN REVIEW: KC Ballet dancers demonstrate mastery of classical idiom, with roots showing

IN REVIEW: German ensemble brings authenticity to Baroque masters

BACH RETUNED: Local harpsichordists launch potentially revelatory Bach project

PASSAGES: Luskin will step down from top Lyric Opera post at end of first Kauffman Center season

Junior League of Wyandotte and Johnson Counties – Mother’s Tea

Amy Barickman – Enchanted Makeovers

Helzberg Collections – Grand Opening

61st Anniversary BOTAR Ball

Crib Note – Harrison Tully Martin

REMINISCENCES OF MUSIC PAST: Symphony offers world premiere by promising newcomer

Bike 4 the Brain

NorthCare Hospice House

Basketball Boogie – Saturday Night Fever

Jewel Ball – Outdoor Adventure

Jewel Ball – Spa Party

Jewel Ball – Steppin’ Out With The Debs

Dining By Design – DIFFA Kansas City

Ida’s Bridal – Model Mothers

The Kansas City Ballet – Ballet Ball 2010

Pembroke Hill – 58th Annual Clothesline Sale

The Kansas City Explorers

Ballet Ball Benefactor Party

KCAI Patron Party

Sole Patch Celebrates!

Denim and Diamonds