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**UPDATE:  Congratulations to our lucky winner– K. GOVOCEK!  Have a terrific time!!  Thanks to everyone for entering!

Surprise!  Another giveaway– but you have to be fast to enter this one! Entries are only accepted through 9pm TODAY (Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011). One winner will be randomly chosen and will receive 4 tickets to the 2pm matinee performance of Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! It’s Time to Dance! (November 6, 2011) at Kansas City’s Music Hall!

If you aren’t the lucky winner, you can learn more about the show and purchase tickets by clicking HERE.  Please note:  there are actually two performances on Nov. 6th, 2pm and 5pm.  Our giveaway winner will be attending the 2pm show!

How to enter?  Simply leave a comment below, on this site, and tell us what your Halloween costume ideas are!  It’s that simple! GOOD LUCK!

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Must be 13 years of age to enter and win. Only one entry per household will be considered. No substitutions or transfers. Giveaway prize is not redeemable for cash. By entering, winner consents to allow the use of his/her name for promotional purposes without further compensation. Winner releases all sponsors of liability regarding use and enjoyment of the prize. No purchase necessary to enter or win.

ONE (1) winner will be randomly selected, and will receive 4 tickets to Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! show at Music Hall.  Performance is at 2pm on November 6, 2011.

Tickets will be available for pickup at Music Hall Will Call.  Please bring valid ID for pickup.
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You’ve seen our preview of the 80th Annual Plaza Arts Fair– there are many other fall festivals and activities in Kansas City for you and your family to enjoy this weekend.  Don’t forget about National Museum Day on Saturday, September 24– this sounds really neat!  AND-  the weather will continue to be beautiful!  Have a great weekend, readers!  If you don’t yet “like” us on Facebook, you should!  Updates, contests and general fun can be yours!

Friday, September 23, 2011

• Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO – September 23 thru September 25 – spend some time at the Kids’ Art Workshop!
• Liberty Fall Festival – downtown Liberty, MO – September 23 – 25
• Light the Night 2011, Corporate Woods, Building #40, Overland Park, KS. An annual fundraiser to support research to fight Leukemia and Lymphoma. Teams and individuals walk a leisurely three-mile route at dusk carrying illuminated balloons: red for supporters, white for survivors and gold in memory of those lost to cancer. Pre-event activities include a family-oriented festival, food, music and entertainment. Registration begins at 6:00 pm, and the walk begins at 7:45. http://www.lightthenight.org/mid
• Lee’s Summit’s Oktoberfest features fun for all ages. Our Kids Street offers complimentary games and activities for children. The festival also features 3 stages of entertainment, a carnival, arts & crafts booths and much, much more! Historic Downtown Lee’s Summit on Friday, September 23 and Saturday, September 24, 2011. Free admission.

Saturday, September 24, 2011

• National Museum Day – Residents and visitors are invited to take advantage of free admission to the city’s top attractions. In order to gain admission, go to the Museum Day website at www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/ and print off the special ticket pass, which is good for free admission to one museum for the ticket holder and one guest. There is a limit of one ticket per household. Participating local museums include Johnson County Museum, Wonderscope, Truman Library, Glore Psychiatric Museum, National Frontier Trails Museum, National World War I Museum, and Toy and Miniature Museum
• Liberty Fall Festival – downtown Liberty, MO – September 23 – 25
• Lee’s Summit’s Oktoberfest features fun for all ages. Our Kids Street offers complimentary games and activities for children. The festival also features 3 stages of entertainment, a carnival, arts & crafts booths and much, much more! Historic Downtown Lee’s Summit on Friday, September 23 and Saturday, September 24, 2011. Free admission.
• Kansas City Renaissance Festival, Bonner Springs, KS – September 3 thru October 16 (Saturdays, Sundays)
• Wild West Show at Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm, Olathe, KS – September 24 (10am to 5pm) and September 25 (11am to 4pm) – Mahaffie’s most popular event! Wild West entertainment for the whole family. Performances, children’s games, food and more! $6/adults, $4/children ages 5-11. Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm, 1200 Kansas City Rd., Olathe, KS 66061(913) 971-5111; www.mahaffie.org
• Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO – September 23 thru September 25 – spend some time at the Kids’ Art Workshop!

Sunday, September 25, 2011

• Hands-on History at the National World War I Museum, 1pm to 3pm – Ever wonder what the objects behind the glass feel like or how heavy they are? Spark your child’s imagination and help bring history to life! Great War artifacts will be available to see and touch in the Museum gallery. Included with regular Museum admission.
• Liberty Fall Festival – downtown Liberty, MO – September 23 – 25
• Whisper Walk to support Vicki Welsh Ovarian Cancer Fund, 9am at Zona Rosa (I-29 & Barry Rd) – Family fun includes health and wellness booths with kid friendly activities. The Spelman Foundation (816) 880- 6257; www.spelmanfoundation.org
• Shine a Light: A CFCA Benefit Concert at The Theatre in the Park at Shawnee Mission Park, 7710 Renner Road, Shawnee, KS – a musical celebration of community and the difference we can make together. Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA) developed the concert to bring awareness of global poverty to the Kansas City community and introduce sponsorship as a way for people to help families in need. This is an all-ages, handicap accessible event. The concert will include musical and cultural performances by: Barclay Martin Ensamble, Nate Gawron of The Wilders and Friends, Bob Hentzen and Friends, Kansas City Academy, El Grupo Atotonilco, The Filipino Cultural Center. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 day of show. Children under 5 free. Purchase online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/186437 or by phone at 1-800-838-3006
• Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO – September 23 thru September 25 – spend some time at the Kids’ Art Workshop!
• Kansas City Renaissance Festival, Bonner Springs, KS – September 3 thru October 16 (Saturdays, Sundays)
• Fall Public Hayride at Shawnee Mission Park – hayride will last approximately one hour, and will be followed by a one hour campfire with apple cider and marshmallows and is just $6 per person! Participants will meet at “Site A” behind The Theatre in the Park at 2:30 pm. Advance registration is required. For more information or to register call (913) 831-3359.

*image courtesy of Adobe Web Photo Gallery / fairy&child_R’neeO’Bannon

You’ve probably heard of JAZZOO, the annual Kansas City Zoo benefit party that happens each June.  Just as JAZZOO marks summer’s beginning, Kids’ JAZZOO is sure to become an annual tradition that marks summer’s end.

This year at Kids’ Jazzoo, the focus is on polar bears in the Arctic and the gibbons in the rainforest.  The purpose of Kids’ JAZZOO is to raise money for the Kansas City Zoo’s Zoo Learning Fund and to increase community awareness for the Zoo.  The Zoo Learning Fund provides educational programming to more than 50,000 children annually.  Recently, the Zoo Learning Fund helped fund the new Zoo entry and the educational pavilion at the Zoo.

The event is geared to the 3-10 year old crew.  So, what exactly does one do at Kids’ JAZZOO?  It’s a unique opportunity to get up close with the animals through zookeeper chats, feedings and animal demonstrations.  Kids can even learn about reptiles from the renowned David Nieves.  They’ll make polar bear claws and monkey tails and even get their faces painted!  There will be dancing to Radio Disney, Jim Cosgrove (Mr. Stinky Feet) and Dino O’Dell.  Area restaurants will provide the food and drink, and the evening will conclude with a parade led by the Stone Lion puppets.

Kids’ Jazzoo  will be held at the Kansas City Zoo on Sat., Sept. 10, 2011, from 4:30 – 7:30* p.m.  (*Early Admission/ 4:30, General Admission/5:30.) General Admission is $35.00/ticket , while Early Admission is $50.00.  You can purchase Patron Tickets, which go for $250 for 4 tickets. Includes VIP event.   Have fun while supporting this great cause!