Community Calendar

JULY 8

Explore quick, easy and healthy snacks sure to please even the pickiest children from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 6 to 8 p.m. at Renee Kelly’s at Caenen Castle, 12401 Johnson Drive, Shawnee. For reservations, call (913) 631-4100 or visit www.chefreneekelly.com.

The free summer concert series “Music at the Marketplace” continues with ragtime tunes by Turpin Tyme Ragsters from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Merriam Marketplace, 5740 Merriam Drive. For details, call (913) 322-5550. 

Investigator Pepper Jaso talks about “Scams and How to Protect Yourself” at  7 p.m. at Borders, 9108 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park. Jaso is an investigator for the Economic Crimes Unit and was previously Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe’s trial assistant. The meeting is free and open to the public. For details, call (913) 268-6439 or visit part
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JULY 9

Oak Park Mall, 95th Street and Quivira Road, invites families to take part in EcoKids, a free, interactive summer camp teaching children how to go green from 10 to 11:30 a.m. every Thursday in July in front of Barnes & Noble. This week, participants will learn about water conservation in the community and at home. Families will be provided with a free in-home water audit kit. Children will plant fescue grass in a tin can and measure the amount of water it takes to keep the grass green and growing. There will be supplies to decorate the can like a face or as a colorful planter, but each child should bring a clean metal can, 14 ounces or larger, with the top and label removed. Pre-registration is requested. To sign up, call (913) 888-4400 or visit the Barnes & Noble customer service desk.

Kansas City Public Library presents the chamber music ensemble Summerfest at 7 p.m. at the Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St. Summerfest includes excerpts from Handel’s “Gloria,” a work lost for almost three centuries, with guest soprano Gwendolyn Coleman Detwiler, as well as “Tempete de Sable (Storm of Sound),” written in 2003 by young American composer Alexandra du Bois. Admission is free. To R.S.V.P., call 701-3407. 

Soho 119 and Rainy Day Books host Hoops and Holler, a girls night out and book signing for Christabel Zamor, author of “Hooping: A Revolutionary Fitness Program,” from 7 to 9 p.m. at Soho 119, 4419 W. 119th St., Leawood. Created by Zamor, hooping is a transformational fitness program that works every muscle group. Tickets must be purchased in advance at Rainy Day Books by calling (913) 384-3126 or visiting www.rainydaybooks.com.

 JULY 10

The Wings of Freedom Tour of the WWII Vintage Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Consolidated B-24 Liberator and North American P-51 Mustang present a display from July 10-12 at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport in Kansas City, located at Executive Beechcraft, 10 NW Richards Road. Tour hours are 2 to 5 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The community is invited to visit, explore and learn more about the unique and rare treasures of aviation history. The B-17 is one of only nine in flying condition in the United States, the B-24J and Dual Control P-51C Mustang are the sole remaining examples of their type flying in the world. A $12 donation for adults and $6 donation for children under 12 is requested. Visitors also can take a 30-minute flight aboard the B-17, B-24 or P-51 for a tax-deductible donation. For reservations and information on flight experiences, call (800) 568-8924.

Corinth Square Shopping Center, 83rd Street and Mission Road, Prairie Village, presents Friday Night Movies beginning at twilight. This week’s feature is “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” For details, visit www.corinthsquare.com/events.html.

 JULY 11

Cleveland Chiropractic College, 10850 Lowell Ave., Overland Park, sponsors Highway 2 Help, a fundraiser for Camp Mitiog, a camp for youth who have spina bifida, from 9 a.m. to noon. The event includes a classic car show and poker run, vendor booths and children’s activities. For the poker run, riders and their passengers depart at 10 a.m., travel through the Kansas countryside and finish at Fuel American Made Bar & Grill, 7300 W. 119th St., Overland Park. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. For details, call (913) 234-0600.

Heart of America Wing of the Commemorative Air Force’s 2009 Air Expo is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Commemorative Air Force Hangar, No. 6 Aero Plaza, New Century AirCenter, 159th Street and Old 56 Highway, Olathe. The expo showcases restored vintage aircraft from World War II, Korea and Vietnam. The event includes flying demonstrations, rides for donations, swing band, patriotic music, vintage military vehicle and period automobile displays, children’s hangar with aviation-related activities, veterans’ table with veterans sharing WWII military history, WWII memorabilia displays, WWII and aviation educational displays, restored aircraft engines, and gifts and souvenirs at the Hangar PX. Admission is free. For information, call (913) 907-7902 or visit www.kcghost
squadron.org.

Making Music Every Day, a special musical event for children, is from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Schmitt Music, 7316 W. 119th St., Overland Park. Three musicians will perform for the younger set and talk about their instruments – a piano, violin and harp. In addition, Jackie Silberg from Miss Jackie Music Co. will sing and Sanna Cass of Cass Music Studios will give a piano lesson demonstration. For information, call (913) 663-5003.

Kansas City Movement, a new dance company founded and directed by Rachel Plante, brings together a diverse collection of talented dancers in modern, jazz, contemporary and traditional ballet. The company latest artistic production, “Dedication,” is a celebratory performance that reflects on childhood, love, relationship, death and history. Show times are 1 and 7:30 p.m. at the Off Centre Theater at Crown Center, 2450 Grand Ave. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. For information, call 842-9999 or visit www.kansascitymovement.com.

“Jazz It Up,” a free summer concert series from 4 to 6 p.m. every Saturday at One Nineteen, 119th Street and Roe Avenue, Leawood, continues with a performance by Jay EuDaly. In case of inclement weather, the performance will be moved inside NoRTH restaurant. For information, visit www.onenineteenshopping.com.

JULY 12 

The second annual Bowling with Barb fundraiser for mitochondrial research is from 2 to 4 p.m. at AMF College Lanes Bowling Center, 10201 College Blvd., Overland Park. Proceeds will fund a research grant for Dr. Gerard Vockley, chief of medical genetics at Children’s Hospital in Pittsburg, Pa. The event is sponsored by the Jewish Community Center of Kansas City. To register, go to www.jcfkc.org or call (913) 327-8245.

Music in the Park continues with The 312th U.S. Army Reserve Band performing patriotic tunes and standards at 7 p.m. at Santa Fe Commons Park, 81st Street and Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park. For details, call (913) 642-2222.

JULY 13

Superkids Asthma Camp is from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 13-17 at Jewish Community Center, 5801 W. 115th St., Overland Park. The camp benefits the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, Greater Kansas City Chapter, which serves asthma and allergy sufferers in the metro area. For information, e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 333-6608.

JULY 14

Murder in the Afternoon reading group will discuss “Bleeding Kansas” by Sara Paretsky at 1 p.m. at I Love A Mystery Bookstore, 6114 Johnson Drive, Mission. The program is free and open to the public. For information, call (913) 432-2583 or ilovea
mystery.com.

For a donation to The Race for the Cure, which benefits breast cancer research, community members are invited to a cocktail happy hour from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at AMLI Residential, 10800 Farley, Suite 304, Building 75, Overland Park. The event includes a raffle to win an airline ticket to Las Vegas. R.S.V.P. to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Mid-America Association of Real Estate Investors holds its July 2009 General Meeting from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Overland Park Marriott, 10800 Metcalf Ave. Guest speaker is Charles C. Connely IV, adjunct professor in real estate in the Lewis White Real Estate Center at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Bloch School. Connely will provide an introductory presentation to commercial real estate investing. The meeting is free for members; non-members can pre-register at www.mareinet.com to receive a discount. For information, call 523-4400.

Doug Mishler portrays Thomas Hart Benton, the Missouri-born artist famous for hid paintings showing ordinary people doing common things, at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Library, 14. W. 10th St. The program will be taped in front of a live studio audience as part of the Meet the Past television series for KCPT. Kansas City Public Library Director Crosby Kemper III will lead the interview. Benton became the leader of an American art movements called regionalism. Some of his best-known works are public murals. Mishler has taught at the University of Nevada and Western Washington University. He is the author of a history of the Ringling Bros. Circus and has appeared in various Chautauqua performances. Admission is free. To R.S.V.P., call 701-3407.

JULY 15

“Success Right from the Start,” an informative workshop for anyone starting a business, is from 6 to 9 p.m. at Johnson County Community College campus, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park. To register, call (913) 469-2323 or go to www.jccc.edu.

True crime blogger Laura James, author of “The Love Pirate and the Bandit’s Son,” will discuss her new book at 6:30 p.m. at the Kansas City Public Library Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St. Mixing historical conjecture with forensic fact, James conducts a blow-by -blow reconstruction of the relationship between gold digger Dr. Zeo Zoe Wilkins and Jesse James Jr., son of America’s most legendary outlaw. Admission is free. To R.S.V.P., call 701-3407. 

The free summer concert series “Music at the Marketplace” continues with bluegrass and country rock by River Rock from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Merriam Marketplace, 5740 Merriam Drive. For information, call 322-5550.

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