This week in KC: Legos at Union Station, Holiday Mart, big Halloween events, Pink

Dan Kelly
·4 min read

Union Station’s next major exhibition will venture into the land of Lego bricks.

“Bricktionary: The Ultimate Lego A-Z” opening Oct. 28 in the Bank of America Gallery will feature more than 150 custom-built models, including a life-sized Orca and a Saturn V Rocket, as well as multiple build stations.

The exhibition, open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, will run through March 31. Tickets ($14-$22) and more information at unionstation.org.

“Bricktionary” follows Union Station’s recent successful exhibitions, “Spider-Man: Beyond Amazing,” “Maya: The Great Jaguar Rises” and the record-setting “Auschwitz. Not Long Ago. Not Far Away.”

“Monet and his Modern Legacy” featuring Claude Monet’s works and his impact on a later generation of American artists will open Oct. 28 at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
“Monet and his Modern Legacy” featuring Claude Monet’s works and his impact on a later generation of American artists will open Oct. 28 at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

More entertainment

▪ The Junior League of Kansas City’s annual Holiday Mart will provide a wide selection of holiday gifts at a new location, the Sheraton Crown Center (previous years were at Bartle Hall), 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Oct. 27, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 29 ($15-$50). jlkc.org.

▪ The animated TV series “Peppa Pig” will bring the interactive musical “Peppa Pig’s Sing-Along Party!” to the Midland, 6 p.m. Oct. 27 ($29.50-$80). midlandkc.com.

▪ The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will display“Monet and his Modern Legacy” in honor of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Impressionism, runs Oct. 28-March 10, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Monday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday-Friday ($22, includes entry to “Evelyn Hofer: Eyes on the City”). nelson-atkins.org.

▪ The Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City will present “Thoughts of a Colored Man” at the Gem, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28, 3 p.m. Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2-4, 3 p.m. Nov. 5 ($30). brtkc.org.

▪ The popular musical “Into the Woods” will play at the White Theatre, opens 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28; runs through Nov. 19 ($35-$38). thejkc.org.

▪ Tre Productions will stage “Black Girl Therapy” at the City Stage Theatre, 8 p.m. Oct. 28 ($30-$50). trefloyd.com.

▪ University of Kansas alum Nikki Glaser, fresh off her first HBO comedy special, will bring her international tour to Lawrence’s Lied Center, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29 ($19-$50). lied.ku.edu.

Nikki Glaser will bring The Good Girl Tour to the Lied Center in Lawrence on Oct. 29.
Nikki Glaser will bring The Good Girl Tour to the Lied Center in Lawrence on Oct. 29.

Halloween highlights

▪ Enchanted Forest, 4-8 p.m. Oct. 26, Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park (free). lenexa.com.

▪ Boo at the Zoo, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 28-29, Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium (free with admission; $9.50-$22). kansascityzoo.org.

▪ Halloween Parade, 10 a.m. Oct. 28, Independence Square (free). business.ichamber.biz.

▪ Spookfest, 5-8 p.m. Oct. 28, Science City ($6-$8). unionstation.org.

▪ Historical Hauntings, 6-8:30 p.m. Oct. 28, Shawnee Town 1929 ($1 suggested donation). shawneetown.org.

▪ CarnEVIL, 7 p.m. Oct. 28, Kansas City Live! ($30). powerandlightdistrict.com.

▪ “Hocus Poke Us,” 7 p.m. Oct. 30, Folly ($20). follytheater.org.

▪ Scare-It Halloween, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 31, Gladstone Boulevard (free). kcparks.org.

Classical music and dance

▪ Kyiv Ballet, “Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs,” 7 p.m. Oct. 26, Folly ($42.50-$67). follytheater.org.

▪ Kansas City Symphony, “Explore Your Imagination,” 8 p.m. Oct. 27-28, 2 p.m. Oct. 29, Kauffman Center ($25-$99). kcsymphony.org.

▪ Park International Center for Music, String Studio, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28, 1900 Building ($10-$30). icm.park.edu.

▪ Quartetto di Cremona, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28, Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral ($44). chambermusic.org.

Singer Pink, who was the subject of a “60 Minutes” story this week, will perform Oct. 27 and 28 at the T-Mobile Center.
Singer Pink, who was the subject of a “60 Minutes” story this week, will perform Oct. 27 and 28 at the T-Mobile Center.

More music

▪ Iration with Artikal Sound System and Cydeways, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26, Uptown ($29.50-$55). uptowntheater.com.

▪ Lauren Daigle, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26, T-Mobile Center ($34.50-$124.50). t-mobilecenter.com.

▪ Larry Fleet, 8 p.m. Oct. 26, The Truman ($29.50-$60). thetrumankc.com.

▪ Creepshow, 5 p.m. Oct. 27-28, Smokey River Entertainment District ($69-$279). smokeyriverentertainmentdistrict.com.

▪ Pink with Grouplove and KidCutUp, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27-28, T-Mobile Center ($59.95-$349.95). t-mobilecenter.com.

▪ Chris Webby, 8 p.m. Oct. 27, Madrid ($35). madridtheatre.com.

▪ Clint Black, 8 p.m. Oct. 27, Yardley Hall ($25-$115). jccc.edu/midwest-trust-center.

▪ Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, “She’s the Talk of the Town” featuring Marilyn Maye, 8 p.m. Oct. 27, 2 p.m. Oct. 28, Folly ($20-$100). kcjo.org.

▪ R&B Only Live, 8:30 p.m. Oct. 27, The Truman ($55-$120). thetrumankc.com.

▪ Kirk Franklin with Tye Tribbett, The Clark Sisters and more, 7 p.m. Oct. 29, T-Mobile Center ($49.50-$195). t-mobilecenter.com.

▪ Wheeler Walker Jr., 8 p.m. Oct. 29, Uptown ($30-$71). uptowntheater.com.

▪ Lsdream, 8 p.m. Oct. 31, Uptown ($35-$65). uptowntheater.com.

▪ Teddy Swims, 8 p.m. Nov. 1, Midland ($32.50-$57.50). midlandkc.com.