Month: March 2017

Tickets available for KCKCC’s Jazz Cabaret

by Kelly Rogge, KCKCC

Some tickets may still be available for Kansas City Kansas Community College’s annual Jazz Cabaret.

The Jazz Cabaret is at 6 p.m. March 23 in Upper Jewell on the KCKCC main campus, 7250 State Ave. Tickets are $25 and $15 for those who wear a military uniform or 1940s attire. Tickets are $10 after 7:30 p.m. for dancing only. Children 10-years and under are free. The theme for this year’s Jazz Cabaret is the 1940s.

Music during the Jazz Cabaret will be provided by the KCKCC Vocal Jazz ensembles “The Standard” and “Solstice” as well as the KCKCC Blue Devil Jazz Ensemble and the KICKS Jazz Band. Wyandotte BBQ will cater the dinner. The event is a fundraiser for Music Department student travel.

“What makes this event so enjoyable is there are so many parts to it,” said John Stafford, director of choral activities at KCKCC. “This year, we will not only have our student performances, but we’ll also have the KICKS Swing Band from Bonner Springs join us. There will be a dancing portion of the event for patrons, a discount for those wearing 1940s themed outfits.”

The money from tickets sales will be used to fund the music department for performance events for the next academic year, Stafford said.

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Stafford at 913-288-7137 or by email at jstafford@kckcc.edu.

Cool Wednesday followed by rainy Thursday

National Weather Service graphic

Areas of drizzle are expected late tonight with rain showers during the day Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

Isolated thunder is also possible during the day in the region, but no hazardous weather is expected, the weather service said.

Widespread thunderstorms will return Friday morning through Saturday evening for the entire forecast area, according to the weather service.

There is potentially for marginally severe weather, including gusty winds and hail, the weather service said.

Another round of storms is possible Sunday night into Monday, according to the weather service. No hazardous weather is expected at this time, but by the end of this round, the area may have accumulated around an inch of rain.

Today, it will be partly sunny with a high near 56 and an east wind of 9 to 11 mph, according to the weather service.

Tonight, expect patchy drizzle with a 30 percent chance of showers after 1 a.m., the weather service said. The low will be around 48, with an east southeast wind of 11 mph.

Thursday, there will be areas of drizzle with a 30 percent chance of showers before 7 a.m., then a chance of showers between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m., according to the weather service. The high will be 75. A south southeast wind of 11 to 16 mph will gust as high as 28 mph.

Thursday night, the low will be around 60, with a south wind of 11 to 14 mph, gusting to 25 mph, the weather service said.

Friday, there is a 90 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 p.m., according to the weather service. The high will be near 70. A south wind of 11 to 15 mph will gust as high as 26 mph. Between a quarter and half of an inch is possible.

Friday night, there is a 60 percent chance of showers and possibly and thunderstorm, the weather service said. The low will be around 52. Between a tenth and quarter of an inch of rain is possible.

Saturday, there is a 70 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1 p.m., according to the weather service. The high will be near 66.

Saturday night, there is a 30 percent chance of showers before 1 a.m., the weather service said.The low will be around 47.

Sunday, the high will be near 65 with mostly sunny skies, according to the weather service.

Sunday night, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 48, the weather service said.

Monday, expect a 40 percent chance of showers with a high near 63, according to the weather service.