Month: June 2015

DC comics now available free digitally through KCKPL

Titles from DC Comics are the latest digital offering available through Kansas City, Kan., Public Library.

Thanks to a relationship between KCKPL and digital entertainment provider, Hoopla, cardholders can now read titles such as The Dark Knight, Watchmen, The Flash, and The Sandman Vol. 1.

Additional titles will be added each week with an expected 200 titles to be available by the end of the summer.

Hoopla worked closely with DC to make sure that their Action Viewer – technology that enables full-page and panel-by-panel views for immersive reading experiences – was up to DC’s high standards for how their comics look. This results in a unique viewing experience for comic-lovers.

To check out comics, people will need a KCKPL library card or eCard. If they have neither, they can sign up for an eCard in less than a minute on the eCommunity site at http://ecommunity.kckpl.org. The eCard offers instant access to thousands of movies, television shows, music, and books.

Anyone in the metro who is eligible for a library card can sign up for an eCard. A link to Hoopla to check out the comics is posted on the library’s eCommunity site.

Sporting KC plays Dallas on Wednesday in KCK

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Sporting Kansas City will continue its 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday when the team is host to FC Dallas in a Round of 16 match-up at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan.

A limited number of tickets are available via Ticketmaster.com and the match is included as Special Game A in season ticket packages.

SportingKC.com will provide a live stream of the mid-week match and in-game updates can be found by following @SKCGameday on Twitter. Wednesday’s winner will advance to play the victor between the Houston Dynamo and Colorado Rapids in the tournament quarterfinals on July 21-22.

U.S. Women’s watch party tonight

KC Live! in the Kansas City Power and Light District will be the host of a free watch party – in partnership with WIN for KC, Sporting KC and FC Kansas City — for fans of all ages as the U.S. Women’s National Team takes on Germany at 6 p.m. on Tuesday in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

The top two teams in the FIFA women’s rankings will meet at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Canada, with a berth in World Cup final on the line. Kansas City was the highest-rated local market in the country for the United States’ 1-0 win over China on Friday, which was watched by a network-record 5.7 million viewers on FOX.

U.S. Men’s soccer action

The U.S. Men’s National Team will also be in action this week as they face Guatemala at 5:30 p.m. on Friday at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., live on FOX Sports 1, UniMas and Univision Deportes Network. Sporting Kansas City midfielderGraham Zusi is one of 23 players on Jurgen Klinsmann’s roster for the international friendly, which comes four days before the start of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Friday is also the final day of fan voting for the 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star Game. Ballots can be cast online at MLSsoccer.com or via Twitter/Facebook/Instagram until 2 p.m. on Friday. Eight Sporting KC players are eligible with Matt Besler currently leading all defenders in the All-Star vote, while Graham Zusi and Benny Feilhaber hold the final two midfield positions.

Royals watch party to be held July 1 at Hollywood Casino

Turn 2 Sports Bar and Restaurant at Hollywood Casino is the place to be this Wednesday night. Fans can watch and cheer on the Kansas City Royals against the Astros. There will be Kansas Lottery giveaways.

The special “Forever Royal” event, sponsored by the Kansas Lottery in partnership with the Royals and Hollywood Casino, will feature appearances by former Royals player Willie Wilson, and Sluggerrr, the official mascot of the Kansas City Royals.

The event is from 4 to 8 p.m. July 1 at the Turn 2 Sports Bar and Restaurant at Hollywood Casino at the Kansas Speedway.

Guests must be 21 or older to participate in the July 1 event at Hollywood Casino.