Tuesday marks opening day of the latest production to take the stage at Theatre for Young America (TYA) — Nate the Great. TYA is located in Kansas City’s Union Station at 30 W. Pershing Road and performs on the H&R Block City Stage.
For those of you who don’t remember, Nate the Great is a trench coat-wearing, pet dog-toting kid detective. This pint-sized adaptation is taken from the Nate the Great series of books authored by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. TYA has added an element of cool with its jazz score and “adult-like” movie and television detectives.
Nate and his trusty friend, Rosamond, use their smarts to solve neighborhood mysteries and find answers to common kid questions. The show runs Feb. 2-20, 2010. Show times vary, click here for TYA’s ticketing page. Ticket prices are $8/person, and you’ll enjoy $2 off if you are a Union Station KC Member.
And, if you’re going to be down at Union Station, you’ll want to check out “CANstruction” — an amazing design-build competition. Hurry- it only runs through Feb. 10, 2010. You’ll stand in awe as you see the unbelievable creations of KC’s creative community. These structures are made entirely of canned and other non-perishable food items.
Design teams were given only 12 hours to create a super-sized structure. The best thing about CANstruction?? Admission is FREE and all of the canned goods and food items are donated to KC’s Harvesters Community Food Network.
Did you know that only $1 donated to Harvesters results in meals for 5 hungry people? This is a fantastic organization to support. Click here to learn how Harvesters helps Kansas Citians in need…and how you can help!
He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows when you’ve been bad or good…well, you know the drill. For those of us using Santa as a bribe/threat/gentle reminder for good behavior this month, we’ve put together a list of local Kansas City appearances the jolly old elf will be making.
The radio stations and stores have officially skipped over Thanksgiving and are heralding the impending 2009 holiday season. Talk in our house has turned to Christmas lists and Santa. My shoulders are slumping from the mere thought of digging out Christmas decor.
