As the weekend nears, I thought I’d do a quick rundown of what’s going on in the metro.  And not only is it going on, but it’s going on for FREE!  Aside from running through the sprinkler (a favorite at our house), there are some really fun things to do on the cheap.

Friday, July 17, 2009

• Friday Night Films at Reading Reptile, Brookside, KCMO – 7pm – FREE – this week: Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man and Wings: A Tale of Two Chickens
• Hyde Park Children’s Film Festival (36th & Gillham, KCMO) – live music at 7:30pm; movie at 8:30pm – FREE! – this week: music by Bob Walkenhorst and Jeff Porter, movie: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
• See a Movie; See Kansas City – FREE movie starts at dusk – Observation Park; The Goonies
• Free Friday Night Flicks – Crown Center (KCMO) – bring your blankets and chairs – movie at dusk – this week: The Karate Kid

Saturday, July 18, 2009

• Saturdays at Central: The Reptile Show – Central Branch, KCMO Public Library – 2pm – FREE - RSVP req’d
• Dino O’Dell at the Blue Springs North branch of the Mid-Continent Public Library – 2pm – FREE!
• July Puppet Show Series at Crown Center – shows at noon and 2pm in the Atrium – this week: StoneLion Puppet Theatre  -FREE!
• Sprint Family Fun Days in the Power & Light District, KCMO – 12pm to 4pm – games, crafts, activities and Radio Disney! July’s theme is “Scien-tastic: The Fun of Science.” Your family will experience first-hand how fun science can be as they interact with other kids and instructors to make wax hands, slime, super balls, climb a velcro wall and watch a fire and ice explosion show and “Up, up and Away,” a cool hoverboard show! - FREE!
• North Kansas City Public Library hosts Movie Day, featuring the Disney movie Beverly Hills Chihuahua at 1:00 pm.  Watch the movie on the library’s big screen and enjoy free popcorn. Event is FREE but Pre-Registration is a must!!!  You may register: in person at North Kansas City Public Library, by phone at 816.221.3360, or online at www.northkclibrary.org.
• Platte County Fair Preview Day – Zona Rosa, Northland – 11am to 1pm – FREE - singers, dancers, musicians!
• See a Movie; See Kansas City – FREE movie starts at dusk – Budd Park; Wall-E
• Live at the Legends (KCK) – live music for mom & dad; Wonderscope Kids’ Zone for the little ones! – 5pm to 8pm – FREE!
• Saturday Dive-In Movies at the Westin Crown Center (KCMO) – movie begins at sundown; food/drink available for poolside service – FREE! – this week’s flick: Star Wars
• All Time Classics Car Show (Raytown, MO) – 9am-1pm, Westridge Christian Church, 7903 Westridge.  (816)356-6631.  FREE!
• Straw Hat Saturday:  Visit with Shawnee Town’s townfolk, 10am-2pm.  Shawnee Town, 11501 W. 57th, Shawnee KS.  $1.00

Sunday, July 19, 2009

• Shuttlecocks Celebration (KCMO) – The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 1-4pm in the sculpture park.  Includes puppet-making, art, musical performances.

Monday, July 20, 2009

• Dino O’Dell at the Cass County Library’s Northern Resource Center – 7:15pm – FREE!

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

• Popsicles in the Park – Sycamore Hills Park, Independence, MO – 6:30pm to 8pm – popsicles, live music by Dino O’Dell, puppets, crafts and more – FREE!
• Bongo Barry – Doin’ the Dewey Decimal Stomp! – Kansas City Public Library, Westport branch – 10am – FREE!
• Free Summer Movies at Legends 14 Theatres, KCKS – 10am (doors open at 9am) – this week: Doogal and Madagascar 2 – FREE!

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

• Children’s Concert featuring Dino O’Dell, Matt Ross Community Center, downtown Overland Park – 10:00am to 10:30am – FREE!
• Free Summer Movies at Legends 14 Theatres, KCKS – 10am (doors open at 9am) – this week: Doogal and Madagascar 2 – FREE!
• North Kansas City Public Library is proud to welcome the internationally acclaimed Miss Jackie Silberg to perform her wonderful sing-a-longs and finger plays at 11:00 am.  Miss Jackie is an expert on both music and child development and an absolute joy to watch.  Please join us for this wonderful and free event.  Pre-Registration is a must!!!  You may register: in person at North Kansas City Public Library, by phone at 816.221.3360, or online at www.northkclibrary.org. – FREE!
• Toddler Town on Tour at Benton Park, Independence, MO – 9:30am to 11:30am – for kids 2-10 with an adult – explore a new park each week, learn a fun, simple craft – FREE, no pre-registration req’d

Thursday, July 23, 2009

• Free Sounds and Films on the Square – Independence Square, west parking lot of Pharoah Theatre
• Summer Movie Nights at Briarcliff Village (Kansas City North) – outdoors, 7pm, bring blankets and chairs! – this week: Blues Brothers (probably not for little kids)

Friday, July 24, 2009

• Free Movie at the Gladstone MO Amphitheatre – 8:30pm – Madagascar 2
• Hyde Park Children’s Film Festival (36th & Gillham, KCMO) – live music at 7:30pm; movie at 8:30pm – FREE! – this week: music by Sterling Witt, movie: Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull
• Free Friday Night Flicks – Crown Center (KCMO) – bring your blankets and chairs – movie at dusk – this week: Dr. Strangelove (not exactly a kid’s movie this week)
• Friday Night Films at Reading Reptile, Brookside, KCMO – 7pm – FREE – this week: Where the Wild Things Are (not the new feature) & Three Cheers for Catherine the Great
• Friday Night Family Fun: The Littleague (Original Hip Hop for Kids!) – Plaza Branch, KCMO Public Library – 7pm – FREE!
• Street Flicks in Blue Springs, MO (12th & Main, BSMO) – activities begin at 7:15; movie starts at dusk – Madagascar 2
• Children’s Film Festival – Hyde Park – details to be announced
• Free Friday Night Movie at Prairie Village Shops – begins at twilight – this week: E.T.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

• July Puppet Show Series at Crown Center – shows at noon and 2pm in the Atrium – this week: Clement McRae Puppets
• Dino O’Dell at Youth Fringe Festival, Plaza Branch of Kansas City Public Library – 10:30am – FREE!
• See a Movie; See Kansas City – FREE movie starts at dusk – Budd Park; TBA
• Live at the Legends (KCK) – live music for mom & dad; Wonderscope Kids’ Zone for the little ones! – 5pm to 8pm
• Saturday Dive-In Movies at the Westin Crown Center (KCMO) – movie begins at sundown; food/drink available for poolside service – FREE! – this week’s flick: Finding Nemo

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