Month: June 2017

Saturday events

Kids’ fishing derby planned Saturday at Wyandotte County Lake
The annual Ed and Ione Trapp Kids’ Free Fishing Derby will be Saturday, June 10, at the Wyandotte County Lake Kids Pond. The event is sponsored by the Leavenworth Road Association and the Unified Government Parks and Recreation Department. This event was started 30-plus years ago by Ed (a KCK firefighter) and his wife, Ione Trapp, with helping hands from the Leavenworth Road Association and Wyandotte County Parks and Rec. The Unified Government Parks and Rec Department stocks the pond. Leavenworth Road Association provides goody bags, some bait, and a free hot dog for each registered youth. Registration begins at 7 a.m., with the “throw your line in” whistle blowing at 8 a.m. There are four age groups, with prizes for each group’s winners. For more information, visit the website, lrakck.org.

Cabela’s plans Family Adventure Day Saturday
Cabela’s plans its Family Adventure Day on Saturday, June 10, at the store at 10300 Cabela Drive, Kansas City, Kansas. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will include a free kids’ fishing derby. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. There will be prizes. There are four age groups for the kids’ fishing derby, starting at age 3 and ending at age 15. Other activities on Family Adventure Day will include archery, face painting, giveaways, a BB-gun range, minnow races, fishing demonstrations, and educational seminars about outdoor activities. Free hot dogs will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is sponsored by Cabela’s and Sportsmen’s Alliance, and there are many organizations that are partners.

Free outdoor concert offered at Legends Outlets
The Legends Outlets will continue its free outdoor concert series, Legends Live, on Saturday evening, June 10. The performance will be from 5 to 7 p.m. June 10 at the Civic Courtyard Fountain at The Legends Outlets, Kansas City, Kansas. On June 10, the band will be Red Guitar, a transcendent melodic rock and alternative band with rich vocal harmonies, playing music from the 1990s to now.

Alcott concert series to open with KCK violinist on Saturday evening
The Alcott Arts Center will open its 2017 concert series with a performance by Matthew Bennett, a concert violinist, on June 10 and 11. According to Chris Green, executive director at Alcott Arts Center, Bennett is from Kansas City, Kansas, attended Sumner Academy and wants to give back to his community. The concert is a benefit for the Alcott. Bennett has performed with several orchestras, including the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, the Kansas City Baroque Consortium, and other orchestras in Kansas, Missouri and Germany. Performances of “Virtuosity in Improvisional” by Bennett will be at 7 p.m. June 10 and at 2 p.m. June 11 at the Alcott Arts Center, 180 S. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas. There may be a variety of musical styles, with Bennett explaining each one. Tickets are $20 each and may be purchased online at Brown Paper Tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2953974, or tickets may be reserved by calling Alcott and paying at the door with cash or check. There is a service charge when buying tickets online. An artists’ reception will be held at 6 p.m. Two artists will be presenting works in the Alcott gallery on Saturday and Sunday. They are David Fleming and Colleen Cook. A reception with the artists will start at 6:30 p.m. June 10. The art exhibits are free and open to the public, and will run through July 1. The Alcott Art galleries are open Wednesdays and Saturday evenings, 6:30 to 8 p.m., throughout the month. The building is not ADA accessible.

T- Bones to play St. Paul Saints tonight in KCK
The Kansas City T-Bones will play the St. Paul Saints at 7:05 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kansas. Tickets are available online, by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting in person the Providence Medical Center Box Office.

Montreal visits Sporting KC on Saturday night in KCK
First-place Sporting Kansas City (7-4-4, 25 points) will put its club-record 16-game home unbeaten streak on the line Saturday when it welcomes the Montreal Impact (4-4-4, 16 points) to Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas. The interconference clash will kick off at 7 p.m., with three hours of live coverage beginning at 6:30 p.m. on FOX Sports Kansas City and FOX Sports Midwest. Listeners can follow the action on Sports Radio 810 WHB (English) and La Grande 1340 AM (Spanish), while additional live updates will be available on the Sporting KC Uphoria mobile app. Tickets for Saturday’s matchup are on sale at SeatGeek.com , and the first 10,000 fans through the stadium gates will receive a free rally bandana. https://wyandotteonline.com/sporting-kc-defends-home-unbeaten-streak-saturday-against-montreal/

Concert planned Saturday night in Bonner Springs
The Buzz Under the Stars concert is planned at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at Providence Medical Amphitheater, 130th and State Avenue, Bonner Springs. Glass Animals, Mike Snow, Broods and Lo Moon are scheduled to perform. Tickets can be purchased via Ticketmaster.com or at the box office. For more information, visit http://providenceamp.com/.

Alcott concert series to open with KCK violinist on Saturday

The Alcott Arts Center will open its 2017 concert series with a performance by Matthew Bennett, a concert violinist, on June 10 and 11.

According to Chris Green, executive director at Alcott Arts Center, Bennett is from Kansas City, Kansas, attended Sumner Academy and wants to give back to his community. The concert is a benefit for the Alcott.

Bennett has performed with several orchestras, including the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, the Kansas City Baroque Consortium, and other orchestras in Kansas, Missouri and Germany.

Performances of “Virtuosity in Improvisional” by Bennett will be at 7 p.m. June 10 and at 2 p.m. June 11 at the Alcott Arts Center, 180 S. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas. There may be a variety of musical styles, with Bennett explaining each one.

Tickets are $20 each and may be purchased online at Brown Paper Tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2953974, or tickets may be reserved by calling Alcott and paying at the door with cash or check. There is a service charge when buying tickets online.

The concert is on the top floor of the Alcott Arts Center, which is not ADA accessible.

The concert is sponsored by the Wyandotte Women’s Giving Society of Kansas City, Kansas, and the KC Studio Magazine.

Green said the Alcott Arts Center was the first recipient of a donation from the Wyandotte Women’s Giving Group; the donation is being used to sponsor programs and supplies this year.

Green said two artists will be presenting works in the Alcott gallery on Saturday and Sunday. They are David Fleming and Colleen Cook.

Fleming, a teacher in Raytown, Mo., does comic book and illustrative art. His show is titled, “Prints, Process and Painting.”

Cook, from Kansas City, Kansas, has an exhibit at the Alcott titled “Life Is a Puzzle.” Cook is known for her puzzle art. She assembles a simple puzzle on a base, glues it down, then paints scenes and designs on it in a three-dimensional style.

A reception with the artists will start at 6:30 p.m. June 10. The art exhibits are free and open to the public, and will run through July 1. The Alcott Art galleries are open Wednesdays and Saturday evenings, 6:30 to 8 p.m., throughout the month. The building is not ADA accessible.

For more information, contact the Alcott Arts Center at 913-233-2787.

Olathe man charged with hate crime in connection with shooting death at bar

An Olathe man was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of a hate crime and firearms charges for shooting three men at an Olathe bar on Feb. 22.

Adam W. Purinton, 52, of Olathe, Kan., was indicted in U.S. District Court, according to Acting Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Wheeler II and U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Beall.

Today’s indictment accused Purinton of shooting and killing Srinivas Kuchibhotla because of Kuchibhotla’s actual and perceived race, color, religion and national origin.

The indictment also accused Purinton of attempting to kill Alok Madasani because of his actual and perceived race, color, religion and national origin.

A third count in the indictment charged Purinton with violating a federal firearms statute by discharging a firearm at Kuchibhotla, Madasani and a third man, Ian Grillot, during the crimes of violence. Kuchibhotla and Madasani were Indian nationals. The indictment stated that Purinton discharged a semiautomatic pistol.

The indictment alleged that Purinton committed the offenses after substantial planning and premeditation, attempted to kill more than one person in a single criminal episode, and knowingly created a grave risk of death to others on the scene.

The statute authorizes a maximum penalty of death or life in prison; the Justice Department will determine at a later date whether, in this particular case, it will seek the death penalty.

The Justice Department requested that Purinton’s trial be held in federal court in Kansas City, Kansas.

An indictment is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

Investigating agencies included the FBI and the Olathe Police Department. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Tris Hunt and David Zabel of the District of Kansas and Trial Attorney Christopher J. Perras of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.