Jim Mitchum, left, Heart to Heart CEO, accepted a fundraising check from T-Bones President Adam Ehlert, right, who also serves as governor of Rotary District 5710. (Photo from T-Bones)
The Kansas City T-Bones teamed up with Rotary International clubs to support disaster relief efforts in Texas and Florida recently.
A check for $38,293 was presented to Heart to Heart International from Rotary International District 5710, with the help of the T-Bones.
During the final home series of the 2017 season at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kansas, Rotarians and other volunteers collected donations at the stadium.
Comedian Bill Murray, who is a part owner of the St. Paul Saints, who were visiting the T-Bones during the final series, contributed to the fundraising effort with a donation.
Heart to Heart International, based in Lenexa, was founded 25 years ago by Rotarians. T-Bones President Adam Ehlert is Rotary District 5710’s governor.
A contemporary art exhibit, showcasing diversity, is now open at the Kansas City Kansas Community College Art Gallery.
“Diversity in Contemporary America” can be seen from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday, in The Gallery. The Gallery is in Lower Jewell on the KCKCC Main Campus, 7250 State Ave. The exhibit closes Nov. 2 and is free to visit.
A lecture and reception will be held in The Gallery from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 12. The exhibit’s artists, Andrew Stephen Norris and KCKCC alumnus J.T. Daniels, will discuss their art from 4 to 5 p.m., followed by a reception featuring Pablo Sanhueza and the KC Latin Jazz All Stars and food demonstrations by Naturally Designed. The event is sponsored by the Student Art Society, the OQS Diversity Club, FBOE, Naturally Designed, and Planet Sub.
Andrew Stephen Norris is a Tennessee-based artist who uses a mixture of realism and the bold colors of comic characters to capture the attention of viewers. A graduate of East Tennessee State University, he has been featured in exhibitions along the East Coast including the Cobb Museum of Art in Marietta, Ga. and the Rochester Contemporary Arts Center in Rochester, N.Y. He was awarded the Artist in Residence at the Arts Letters & Numbers in Averill Park, N.Y. in 2016 and received the Best in Painting Award at the ETSU Student Honor Show in 2016.
“His work never ceases to amaze,” said Shai Perry, gallery assistant at KCKCC. “The KCKCC Art Gallery is honored to be presenting Norris’ work to the Midwest for the first time.
J.T. Daniels is a Kansas City-based artist and a graduate of KCKCC. His work has been exhibited in a variety of galleries, including the VML Wise Gallery, the Thornhill Gallery at Avila University and the Confidential Lofts Gallery in Dallas, Texas. His work is also on permanent display at 3rd and Grand Ave. and on the shelter at 14th and Main Streets in downtown Kansas City, Mo.
“Daniels’ work is powerful,” Perry said. “The portraits demand the viewer’s attention the moment one steps into the presence of these beautiful and strong women. His tendency to portray figures in a very graphic style is telling of his interest in street art where the texture of a wall becomes a part of the work.”
Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms are possible today, according to the National Weather Service.
Precipitation chances will increase Thursday with heavy rain possible Thursday night through Friday night, the weather service said.
No severe thunderstorms are expected but flooding is possible Thursday night through Friday night, according to the weather service.
Today, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 67, with a northeast wind of 7 to 9 mph.
Tonight, showers and thunderstorms are likely, with a 60 percent chance of precipitation, mainly after 1 a.m. The low will be around 64 with an east northeast wind of 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Thursday, there is an 80 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms,, with a high near75, the weather service said. A south southwest wind of 5 to 8 mph is in the forecast. New rainfall amounts will be a quarter to a half-inch rain possible.
Thursday night, there is a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 66 and a south wind of 6 mph, according to the weather service. Between a quarter and half-inch of rain is possible.
Friday, there is a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 79, the weather service said. A south wind will be 6 to 10 mph. Between a quarter and half-inch of rain is possible.
Friday night, there is a 90 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, according to the weather service. The low will be around 58. Between a half and three-quarters of an inch of rain is possible.
Saturday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 75, the weather service said.
Saturday night, the low will be near 57 with mostly clear skies, according to the weather service.
Sunday, the high will be near 79 with sunny skies, the weather service said.
Thursday, best chance for rain. (National Weather Service graphic) Friday, best chance for rain. (National Weather Service graphic)
