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2024 Starry Night at Starlight

The Kansas City Ballet Guild – 57th annual Ballet Ball

Health Partnership Clinic – Opening Doors Luncheon

Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy – Leading with Love

Kansas City Young Matrons – Magic Ball

The Jewel Ball – Chairmen’s Coffee

The Children’s Place’s Party for The Place: Bloom

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City – 28th annual Kids Night Out

Arts & Recreation Foundation of Overland Park – Stems: A Garden Soirée

Park University’s International Center for Music – Stanislav & Friends

SIMPLE TWISTS OF FATE: Symphony couple finds niche in the heartland

Pam Liberda: Redefining Thai Cuisine in Kansas City

IAKC Bridges Communities Through Indian Culture

Food Truck Brings A Taste Of Hawaiian Tradition To Kansas City

Kansas City’s International Dragon Boat Festival Bridges Cultures

Jasmine Thompson: Top Shelf

A LIFE FULFILLED: Entrepreneur finds joy in the arts and a knack for giving

Connections – Chris Constant

Rachel’s Reads – May 2024

Park ICM – Stanislav & Friends Benefactor Party

Notre Dame de Sion – 38th Annual Gala

Kansas City Young Matrons’ Magic Ball – Patrons’ Party

The Kansas City Art Institute

Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy – 50th Civic Service Celebration

Children’s Mercy – 20th annual Red Hot Night Gala

PASS IT ON: Master teacher explores broader purposes for dance

LADIES WITH LATITUDE: Five women making a difference in Kansas City performing arts

2024 Paw Print Issue

Benedictine College – 52nd annual Scholarship Ball

Congratulations, Jillian & James!

K-State Alumni Association – Wabash CannonBall

2024 Class Of Rising Stars – Jason Banks

Rachel’s Reads – April 2024

Inclusion Connections – 10th annual FashionAbility Gala

Children’s Mercy Kansas City – Volunteer Appreciation Month

Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City – 50th Anniversary Gala

The American Royal Celebrates 125 Years!

BOTAR – Cocktails & Couture

HALO – “Defying the Odds”: A HALO Art Auction Benefiting Homeless Youth

MOCSA – 30th annual Community Luncheon

BUILDING A FUTURE AND LEAVING A LEGACY

LIFE LESSONS THROUGH SONG: Local choirs reach new heights

Rachel’s Reads – March 2024

Redefining Self-care And Mental Health For Women

Photography Project Defies Ageism and Youth Beauty Ideals for Women

Rose Brooks Center – 37th annual Cabaret

NO LIMITS – Brooke Petro

Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault – 30th annual Community Luncheon

Congratulations, Allie & Andrew!

Heart of America Shakespeare Festival – ROMANtic Revels

Child Protection Center – Holidays in Crestwood Luncheon

United Way of Greater Kansas City – Women United

Unbound Welcomes New President and CEO

The Impact of Extraordinary Women

Connections – Eliza Barr

At The Top Of Her Game – Katherine Holland

Rachel’s Reads – March 2024

Symphony League of Kansas City – Holiday Luncheon

The Lyric Opera Circle – 2024 New Year’s Eve Party

The Symphony League of Kansas City – 2024 Symphony Ball

Congratulations, Nicole & John!

Catholic Education Foundation – 2023 Gaudeamus Gala

Crib Note – Lillian Blair Snively

Kansas City Ballet’s Bolender Society – A Musical Evening with Ramona

The Independent’s 2023 Top Ten Party

The Lyric Opera Circle – 2024 Lyric Opera Ball

Crib Note – Miles Henry Floyd Dunn

Kansas City University – Deron Cherry

The Independent’s Top Ten Events of 2023

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE: Dancer forms company with the broadest of missions

Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas – 50th Annual Snow Ball

Congratulations, Ericka & James!

Rachel’s Reads – February 2024

Lyric Opera Circle – 2023 Holiday Luncheon

Truman Library Institute – 2024 Wild About Harry

Kansas City Ballet Guild – 2023 Nutcracker Luncheon

Love Is Key: Food and Dessert Innovation

Caresticks: We Care How We Stick People

BOXOUT: Boxing Out Stress

Quindaro Ruins Revitalization To Bridge The Past And Present For Future Generations

A Fair Future In Healthcare Could Be Coming For Kansas City

Social Power: Brandon Calloway and G.I.F.T.

FREE TO ROAM: Actor thrives onstage and behind the scenes

CONNECTIONS: Comfortable and Accessible with Maurice Watson

Beyond the Bases: Kansas City’s Unique Contribution To Civil Rights

WHEREFORE ART THOU? Lyric Opera presents renowned tenor with KC roots in role debut

The Independent’s 2024 Class of Rising Stars

Rachel’s Reads – January 2024

Kansas City Young Matrons – Mistletoe Party

The Legacy of the Harriman-Jewell Series – 2023-2024 season

Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy – 50th Jubilee Civic Service Celebration

Fireside Committee of the Kansas City Art Institute – Benefactor Party

Junior League of Wyandotte and Johnson Counties in Kansas – 73rd Annual Community Ball and Cotillion

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City – 2023 Most Wanted Auction

Kansas City Ballet Guild – 56th annual Nutcracker Ball

Kansas City Ballet – 2023 Sugar Plum Fairy Children’s Ball

Best of Spring: 35 events in music, theater, and dance you will not want to miss

Giving the Basics – Back to the Basics Open House

The Independent Turns 125!

HALO – 2024 Art Auction, “Defying the Odds”