Category: Events

Free haircuts to be given Sept. 26

A free haircut, food and clothes event will be Sunday, Sept. 26.


The Community Haircut Social Round 4 event was originally scheduled in August but because of COVID-19, was rescheduled to September.


The Jegna Klub will give away haircuts, food, shoes and clothes from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, to up to 150 kindergarten through 12th grade Wyandotte County students.


The event will be held at the One Touch Building Maintenance Office Building, 221 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas.


Licensed barbers will give free haircuts to the children.


Organizers of the event said they hope it will help boost self-esteem of the children, helping them to achieve more in their studies.


Masks and social distancing will be required at the event.


There will be music, haircuts, food, hygiene kits, donated shoes and clothes, Career Introduction and Training Education sign-up, plus giveaways.


Participating barbershops include Tino’s Chop Shop, Purple Label and the Crown Suite.


Community partners for this event include One Touch Building Maintenance, Dotte Mobile Grocer, WAW Trucking Solutions, Open Arms, Newt’s Unique Kitch, R and R Paseo Grill, Premium Waters, P.R.I.D.E., BPOA, Taste of Flavor, Helping Hands and Bridge of Hope.


Moses Wyatt Jr. is the founder and CEO of the Jegna Klub, a not-for-profit organization.


According to Wyatt, the previous three haircut events have provided a total of 306 haircuts, 400 hot meals, 175 sandwiches, 375 chips, 300 bottles of water, 275 drink pouches, 409 pairs of shoes, 147 pairs of socks, 869 articles of clothing, 192 food boxes and 172 food baskets.


For more information, visit https://www.smore.com/zxgvy.

Shakespeare in the Parking Lot to continue Saturday at Alcott Arts Center

“The Merry Wives of Windsor” has been transformed into a western for this production at 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Alcott Arts Center, 180 S. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

The admission charge is a $10 donation, and those attending need to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets.

The play will be performed on the west lawn of the Alcott. Performances will be at 5 p.m. Sept. 25 and 26.

Bethany Phillips is the director of the play.

Alcott Arts Center is not ADA-accessible. For information, visit https://www.alcottartscenter.org/.

Library in the Park today at Huron Park

The annual Library in the Park celebration will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, at Huron Park, which is next to the Main Library at 625 Minnesota Ave. There is no charge to attend.

The event today will include a book giveaway.

Featured author Kristy Nerstheimer, a teacher, will sign copies of her children’s book, “The Greatest Thing: A Story About Buck O’Neil.” O’Neil was a first baseman and manager for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro Leagues Baseball. Later he became a baseball scout and eventually, the first African American coach in Major League Baseball.

Local musicians are expected to perform during the Library in the Park event.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the event will not include a taco contest this year. Instead, popcorn and paletas (a Mexican frozen treat made from frozen fruit juices) will be provided free to those who attend.

COVID-19 vaccinations will be available at the Library in the Park event. For an appointment, visit https://kckpl0925.timetap.com. The vaccination clinic is in conjunction with Heart to Heart International.

This year, Library in the Park will feature a large book and movie sale. Hundreds of used books and movies will be for sale. Books will be $5 a bag, with the bag provided by the library, and all individual items will be $1 each. The sale will be cash only.

Also, there will be library program tables, to-go crafts for kids, teens and adults, and a storywalk.

Free parking for the event will be in the City Hall Health Center lot behind the park, the UMB Bank lot to the east of the park and on the street in front of the Main Library.