Month: August 2018

‘Summer of Oz’ events continue
The “Summer of Oz” events continue today, with the performance of “The Wizard of Oz” at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Providence Medical Center amphitheater, 130th and State Avenue. There are also events scheduled throughout Wyandotte County at places including the Wyandotte County Museum, 126th and State; the Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, 126th and State; Grinter Place, 78th and K-32; the Strawberry Hill Museum, 720 N. 4th; and the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Libraries. For more information, visit https://wyandotteonline.com/summer-of-oz-events-continue/.

Back-to-School Fair planned Aug. 4
A Back-to-School Fair is planned from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, at Kansas City Kansas Community College, 7250 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. The fair includes free school supplies, free backpacks, free immunizations and physical exams, free student haircuts, free vision screenings and glasses, free dental screening, free snacks and access to community resources. Students who live in Wyandotte County and attend school, both public and private, are welcome. Parents must provide proof of residence in Wyandotte County. Parents are required to bring their children. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/WyandotteCountyBackToSchoolFair/.

Turner’s Back-to-School Bash to be this afternoon
The Turner Recreation Commission and the New Life Family Church will sponsor a Back-to-School Bash from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, at the Turner Aquatics Center, 2211 S. 55th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The event will include free backpacks and school supplies for the first 1,000 children. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/events/603701166662822/.

Summer of Oz events in Wyandotte County will continue today, in conjunction with “The Wizard of Oz” production at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Providence Medical Center Amphitheater, 130th and State, Bonner Springs.

It is an outdoor theater. For ticket information, visit wizardofozkc.com.

The National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, 126th and State Avenue, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 4. See Dorothy and meet farm animals, find the way through a corn maze, take pictures with Oz characters, go on train rides and see Wizard of Oz displays. Mesner Puppets at noon and 3 p.m. Magic show at 1:30 p.m. Witch Cackling Contest at 2 p.m. There is an admission charge. See aghalloffame.com.

Wyandotte County Museum, 126th and State Avenue, now through Aug. 31. Visit Dorothy’s back yard, walk on the Yellow Brick Road and view the planted poppies. Admission is free. See wycomuseum.org.

Strawberry Hill Museum and Cultural Center, 720 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kansas, Aug. 4-5. Those who are wearing red shoes when they visit the museum will get a free dessert and drink with their $10 paid admission. See strawberryhillmuseum.org.

Grinter Place, South 78th and K-32, Kansas City, Kansas, Saturday, Aug. 4, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. is Grinter Munchkin Day. Family activities with Moses Grinter, play games of the 1800s including marbles, jacks, ring toss and a scarecrow game. A Moses Grinter re-enactor will lead tours of the historic house. Go on the walking trail and listen to music. An antique toy collection and a magician will be part of the event. Adults admission is $6, seniors, $5, and children 18 and younger, free. See more at www.facebook.com/events/2096773140543129/.

Kansas City, Kansas, Public Libraries, Aug. 4-5, will have a Wizard of Oz book display, a “Wizard of Oz” movie at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, and activities with the “Wizard of Oz.” For more information, visit kckpl.org.

See more at https://wyandotteonline.com/wizard-of-oz-production-opens-tonight-at-amphitheater/.