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Published on June 17, 2004
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The original sport-utility vehicle is still the best.
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Cathi Newlin
If you looked at Venus passing in front of the sun through an unfiltered telescope last week, this is the last thing you saw before you went blind.
SAT 6/19
The modern soapbox derby isn't much like the first such race. Back then, kids showed up to race homemade jalopies built from orange crates, tin saucepans, baby-buggy wheels and all manner of hopelessly dangerous objects. Jagged metal edges threatened to slice vulnerable little shins, and there was nary a helmet in sight. Today's fancy-pants drivers, on the other hand, come with snazzy little rockets on wheels built from mail-order kits that have templates, safety warnings and educational objectives. Nonetheless, there's always amusement to be had in watching tiny people zoom down hills at ominous speeds. The All-American Local Race provides that opportunity from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Kansas City Soap Box Derby Track (4600 Eastern Avenue, southwest of the Truman Sports Complex). It's one of the fastest tracks in the country -- cars reach speeds of around 30 miles an hour at the finish line. For more information, call 816-737-1947.-- Sarah Smarsh
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6/18-6/19
We recommend a trip to the planetarium at the Kansas City Museum (3218 Gladstone Boulevard), which describes the delights of spring skies through Saturday, when the summer constellations take over. Admission is $4, and shows take place on Friday and Saturday afternoons. Call 816-483-8300 for more information. -- Tony Ortega
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SAT 6/19
At Saturday's Twilight in the Gardens, extra-civilized nature lovers can stroll around Powell Gardens (1609 N.W. U.S. Highway 50) enjoying music and buying dinner -- fruit and cheese, beer and wine -- on the grounds from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. There also will be a guided walk beginning at 6:30 p.m. Call 816-697-2600. -- Annie Fischer
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