Volunteers make strudel to prepare for Slovenefest

Lauren Nuhn, left, and Susan Rezin, right, volunteers, made apple strudel on Saturday at Monsignor Mejak Hall, 513 Ohio, to prepare for the 10th annual Slovenefest Sept. 22 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Kansas City, Kansas. The strudels are frozen until the event, which begins after the 4 p.m. Mass on Saturday, Sept. 22. The festival from 5 to 10 p.m. Sept. 22 will include music, a Slovenian dinner, food and entertainment. The event also includes booths, a silent auction, and music by Hrvatski Obicaj and the Brian McCarty Band. The money raised will support the Holy Family Catholic Church. (Staff photo)
Bernadette Horvat stretched the dough for apple strudel on Saturday at the Monsignor Mejak Hall, 513 Ohio, Kansas City, Kansas. The strudel is being made for the Slovenefest fundraiser Sept. 22 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Kansas City, Kansas. (Staff photo)
John and Bernardette Soptick, Lenexa, were volunteering on Saturday at the Monsignor Mejak Hall, 513 Ohio, to prepare for the annual Slovenefest Sept. 22 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Kansas City, Kansas. Bernadette Soptick said the dough has been stretched until it is paper-thin in order to make it tender. (Staff photo)
Working on making strudel on Saturday at Monsignor Mejak Hall, 513 Ohio, were, left to right, Carol McCarty, Bernadette Soptick, Lauren Nuhn and Susan Rezin. They are preparing for the 10th annual Slovenefest Sept. 22 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Kansas City, Kansas. (Staff photo)

Saturday events

Back-to-school event planned
Parkwood Pool will hold a Back-to-School Bash from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at 950 Quindaro Blvd., Kansas City, Kansas. The event will include free backpacks, food and school supplies.

Turner Library to sponsor Maker Space Saturday
The Turner Community Library, 831 S. 55th, will hold a Maker Space Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 11. Sewing machines will be available for public use, along with a Cricut and glue guns, with a staff member present to help with instruction. Simple craft items will be available for children. Adult supervision is required for younger patrons who want to use the sewing machines. Registration is required to 913-295-8250, Ext. 4, or to https://kckpl.librarymarket.com/maker-space-saturday.

Family Lego Club to meet
The Family Lego Club will offer an opportunity to build with Legos from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at the West Wyandotte Library, craft room, 1737 N. 82nd St., Kansas City, Kansas. Legos are provided. The activity is for all ages.

Family story time planned
Family story time is offered from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Main Kansas City, Kansas, Public Library, craft room, 625 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. Participants will read stories, dance and sing. This story time is geared toward children ages 2 to 6.

Craft program planned at Main Library
Children and teens may make marbled paper at a craft program from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Main Kansas City, Kansas, Public Library, craft room, 625 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. Those attending will work with shaving cream and food coloring to create a patterned paper that can be used to make a greeting card, collage or art. All materials are provided. The program is for those who are 8 years old and older. Registration is required to 913-295-8250, Ext. 1013, or to https://kckpl.librarymarket.com/marble-paper.

Wheelchair softball continues at T-Bones Stadium
The National Wheelchair Softball Association’s World Series is taking place through Aug. 11 at the T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas. Fourteen teams from throughout the United States and Japan are competing in the three day-event. Touranment hosts include Midwest Adaptive Sports, The Kansas City Kansas Convention and Visitors Bureau, Kansas City Royals Wheelchair Softball, Per4Max and the Kansas City T-Bones Baseball Club. Admission is free and concession stands will be open at T-Bones Stadium. The public may attend. For more information see the website, www.wheelchairsoftball.org.

Three artists to have opening reception Saturday at Alcott Arts
Opening at Alcott Arts Center’s Second Saturday art exhibit on Aug. 11 will be shows by Sarah Jeanne Johnson, Lindsay Weaver and Larissa Shively-Vitt. A reception for the three artists will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at 180 S. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The Alcott Arts Center gallery will be open from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, and the art show is free and open to the public. The artists will have artwork for sale. The exhibit runs through Sept. 1.The Alcott Arts Center is not ADA-accessible yet. For more information, visit www.alcottartscenter.org or call 913-233-2787.

Three artists to have opening reception Saturday at Alcott

Opening at Alcott Arts Center’s Second Saturday art exhibit on Aug. 11 will be shows by Sarah Jeanne Johnson, Lindsay Weaver and Larissa Shively-Vitt.

A reception for the three artists will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, said Chris Green, executive director of the Alcott Arts Center, 180 S. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

Green said Johnson is an author and spiritual artist, Weaver is an acrylic artist and Shively-Vitt is a mixed media artist.

“Sarah has written four spiritual books mainly geared toward youth,” Green said. She is from Kansas City, Kansas. “Some of her artwork is done with acrylics and kind of reflects spirituality, seeking God’s help.”

Weaver does the new acrylic pour, and sometimes uses melted wax in her works, Green said. It’s a very modern look. She is from Shawnee.

“It looks like the galaxy when you’re looking at it, you think about a nebula, galaxies and the Milky Way, when I look at her artwork,” Green said.

Shively-Vitt uses pointillism and sometimes, her work is done on to-go containers, according to Green. She is from Kansas City, Kansas.
“She’s got some awesome classic cars, for car buffs,” she said, “flowers and a dragon.”

The Alcott Arts Center gallery will be open from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, and the art show is free and open to the public, Green said. The artists will have artwork for sale. The exhibit runs through Sept. 1.

The Alcott Arts Center is not ADA-accessible yet. For more information, visit www.alcottartscenter.org or call 913-233-2787.