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    Wizard Luck

    By Richard Gintowt

    Published: July 10, 2008

    Conventional wisdom says the Kansas City Wizards will have to be winners if they want to attract local sports fans who are fed up with KC's other two underachieving pro...

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    Vampirate Prom II

    Published: July 10, 2008

    Costume contest, prizes, King and Queen of the Prom competition. Wed., July 16, 2008

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    Ladies of Laughter

    By Flannery Cashill

    Published: July 10, 2008

    Last year, Vanity Fair caught heat for the article "Why Women Aren't Funny," an investigation of the "humor gap" between the sexes. In April, the magazine made amends with a...

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    Dark Movements

    By Lorna Perry

    Published: July 10, 2008

    Part of the fun of ballet recitals is the fact that a whole slew of ballets have roots in mysterious, macabre folklore. Swan Lake is a centuries-old tale about lovely maidens...

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    Not for the Bed

    By Penny LaRocque

    Published: July 10, 2008

    Most of us associate quilts with grandmothers cheerfully piecing together blankets for newborn grandkids or stay-at-home moms looking for an outlet for their pent-up...

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    Second Fridays at the Saucy Hound

    Published: July 10, 2008

    The Saucy Hound opens for an "Evening of Art" the second Friday of every month featuring a different local artist. Each artist's work will remain on display until the...

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    A Night of Salsa

    Published: July 10, 2008

    Live Salsa Band, Professional Salsa Performances, Salsa Lessons, Spanish-Style Tapas (Appetizers) Wine & Spirits, Silent Auction to benefit the young fathers of our community...

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    Beer and Trivia

    By Berry Anderson

    Published: July 10, 2008

    Playing trivia in a bar has the potential to be an emotional affair. There's the frustration of players and noncompetitors who shout out answers, but there's also the delicious...

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    ON the Fringe

    By Alan Scherstuhl

    Published: July 10, 2008

    Strap on your feedbag, Kansas City. Fringe Fest 2008 crams a year's worth of art, dance, music, theater, film and whatever into less than a week — more than 250...

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    Kinda Like Football

    By Richard Gintowt

    Published: July 10, 2008

    For the most part, the only things that separate American football and American rugby are pads, a few rules and the fact that Americans don't know shit about the latter....

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    Party for Young Jews

    By Flannery Cashill

    Published: July 10, 2008

    If you observe the Jewish sabbath, you've probably missed some gigs, a few barhops and every First Friday ever. Not to worry: Tonight, the Young Professionals Initiative of the...

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    Poets, Poets Everywhere

    By Penny LaRocque

    Published: July 10, 2008

    Author, poet and University of Kansas associate professor Joseph Harrington says that around 37 percent of Lawrence's nearly 90,000 residents either write poetry or are...

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    Singing Around Town

    By Crystal K. Wiebe

    Published: July 10, 2008

    Kaye Johnston sure likes to share the spotlight. Recently, the contemporary folk singer started co-hosting an open mic from 8 to 10 p.m. on Tuesdays at Bar Natasha (1911 Main,...

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    Deep Drag

    By Berry Anderson

    Published: July 10, 2008

    Today, the familial unit is flexible. Adopting friends as "relatives" is commonplace in 2008, and even more so for the folks who hang out at Tootsie's (1818 Main,...

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    Nice Guys of history

    By McKay Stangler

    Published: July 10, 2008

    We're all immersed in the local legend and lore of such Kansas City notables as Tom Pender­gast and J.C. Nichols, storied luminaries who monopolize the attention of those...

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    This One's For the Ladies

    By Nadia Pflaum

    Published: July 10, 2008

    Let's make one thing clear: The upcoming Ladies Time Expo is not a convention of tampon manufacturers. It is, however, a fun night of fashion and relationship advice —...

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    Versification

    By Chris Packham

    Published: July 10, 2008

    Kansas City poet and teacher Christina Pacosz joins Minnesota poet LouAnn Shepard Muhm at the Writers Place (3607 Pennsylvania, 816-753-1090) for a 7:30 p.m. poetry reading...

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    Crunchy Good Time

    By Richard Gintowt

    Published: July 10, 2008

    Any good sheepherder knows that the best way to move a flock is to bait the animals with food. Lost Family Productions came up with an equally effective way to lure people to...

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    Cowtown Tales

    By Flannery Cashill

    Published: July 10, 2008

    El Torreon has been many things: a jazz club in the '20s, a punk club in the aughts and home to the Cowtown Ballroom, a short-lived but dynamic concert space. Open between 1971...

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    Smoking-Good Stand-Up

    By Julie Seabaugh

    Published: July 10, 2008

    Sure, High Times named him the 2006 Stoner of the Year. And, yes, he was co-creator, star and writer of The Marijuana-Logues Off-Broadway, and he recently released his Super...