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A Place to Bury Strangers, Sian Alice Group, Roman Numerals Record Bar	Fri., October 10	Westport	Music
If A Place to Bury Strangers were one of the presidential candidates, the hypnotic trio would be John McCain. Politics and a namesake hinting at the Maverick’s imminent resting place aside, like the Straight Talk Express, this Brooklynite band tends to noisily echo the past more than strut... More >>

Cherryholmes Carlsen Center	Fri., October 10, 7:00pm	Overland Park	Music
American’s newest first family of bluegrass, Grammy nominated Cherryholmes sound is made up of hard-driving instrumental virtuosity and explosive vocal harmonies. The family band consists of Mom, Pop and their four children performing a mixture of original songs and carefully chosen... More >>

Lisa Lampanelli Uptown Theater	Fri., October 10	Westport	Comedy
Last year, during Comedy Central's Flavor Flav celebrity roast, comedienne Lisa Lampanelli asked Brigitte Nielsen how she could have sex with the 48-year-old rapper. "I've fucked more black men than FEMA, and I wouldn't touch him," she said. With her trademark conservative wardrobe and big... More >>

A Quarreling Pair Lied Center of Kansas	Fri., October 10, 7:30pm	Lawrence	Theater Dance (Performance)
Only a truly incendiary imagination could turn a four-page puppet play into a fully choreographed multimedia performance of dance and theater. Luckily, such an explosive mind belongs to choreographer Bill T. Jones. The dance man got accolades from critics, including kudos from The New York... More >>

Haunted Ghost Tours in Downtown KCK Fat Matt's Vortex	Fri., October 10, 8:00pm more dates/times	Kansas City, Kansas	Halloween
You might think, based on the words and pictures of many local media outlets, that Kansas City, Kansas, has its fair share of demons already. It is unfairly maligned as a province of crime and decay. It is hazed as the beer-can-strewn backyard of rural racing fans. But the truth is that KCK... More >>

Synesthesia Loves Company Kansas City Art Institute Crossroads Gallery	Fri., October 10, 6:00pm-9:00pm more dates/times	Midtown	Art
Synesthesia is a condition characterized by sensory overlap in which one sensory input, such as a sound, stimulates a second sensory pathway, such as color visualization. Thus, for some people, certain sounds actually have color, giving those people a precious gift and making them like special... More >>

Night of the Living Dead The Coterie Theatre	Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., October 9 until Wed., October 29	Westport	Halloween Theater
In Dawn of the Dead, zombies famously took to the mall, staggering in their brainless zombie way through shops and food courts in search of fulfillment through consumption (brain consumption, but still). One supposes that this was meant to make a point. Starting tonight, Ron Megee and his... More >>

Happy Hour at Bo Lings Bo Lings City Market	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday	Downtown	Night Life Culinary Happy Hour
(20 East Fifth Street, 816-471-6300). Inside and outside from 4 to 6 p.m., all domestic bottles and 23-ounce Bud Light draws are $2, import bottles are $2.50 and wine and Stoli martinis are $5. More >>

Tomfooleries Happy Hour Tomfooleries	Daily, 4:00pm-7:00pm	Plaza / Brookside	Night Life Culinary
$2.25 Call Liquors. With juice add 1.00 $1.75 Domestic Draws $3.25 Cuervo Margaritas (rocks only) Happy Hour Food . . . $2.95 Southwest Chicken Eggrolls Mini Cheeseburger with Caramelized Onions & Instead Sauce Ballpark Cheese Nachos Spring rolls with Thai Peanut Dipping Sauce Jalapeno &... More >>

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2 for 1 Lunch Special The Shady Lady	Every week Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday	Midtown

$3 Margaritas Granite City Food & Brewery	Every week Friday	North	Culinary

Tony Antonucci Jess and Jim's Steakhouse	Second Friday of every month, 8:00pm	South

McCormick Country Store McCormick Country Store	Daily	Northwest	Road Trips

Vaughn Orchard & Country Store Vaughn Orchard & Country Store	Daily	Northwest	Road Trips

Weston Bend State Park Weston Bend State Park	Daily	Northwest	Road Trips

O'Malley's 1842 Public House O'Malley's 1842	Daily	Northwest	Road Trips

Classic Movie Night Hard Bean Café	Every week Friday, 7:00pm	Grandview

College Night Orlando's South	Every week Friday	South Johnson County

Live DJ Paddy O'Quigley's North	Every week Friday, Saturday	North

"Dance All Night Long" Missie B's	Daily, 10:00pm	Westport

Dart Tournament Boomer's Bar and Grill	Every week Friday, 8:00pm	North

Dave McCubbin The Piano Room	Every week Friday	Waldo

DJ Night McCoy's Public House	Every week Friday	Westport

DJ and MC show America's Pub	Every week Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday	Westport

DJ Chris Whiskey Tango	Every week Friday, Saturday	East