The Pitch's Artopia party this Saturday at Screenland in the Crossroads (1656 Washington) is going to be sweet as hell. There'll be tons of music, food, booze, dance, fashion and chances to mingle, flirt and chilly down with Kansas City's coolest and most creative peeps.
It signals our fourth year of presenting four local cultural Masterminds with gifts of $1,000 each. Congratulations to this year's winners, our heroes Anne Austin Pearce (visual art), Ron Megee (performance), Carman Stalker (fashion) and the one and only Fat Sal, aka Pat Alexander (all-around). Pick up this week's Pitch for profiles of each of these kick-ass individuals.
Woo! On to the entertainment. After the jump, a breakdown of who'll be doing what and where inside and outside at the party for your pure, unabashed, preferably drunken amusement.
OUTSIDE
All Night: Live art from Robert Tapley Bustamante, Chico, Trenton and Phillip Koenig
7 to 9 p.m.: the Funk Babies
7:15 to 7:25, 8:30 to 8:40, 9 p.m.: Brasil Cultura (an amazing Brazilian dance, percussion and capoeira group with some of the hottest women alive)
9 p.m. to 11 p.m.: Heats of Darkness Afrobeat
GALLERY
7 to 8 p.m.: Brandon Draper (afro-breakbeat)
8 to 8:30: Anahita Tribal Fusion Bellydance
8:30 to 8:50: fashion show
8:50 to 10: Brandon Draper and Kiko De Gallo
10 to 11: Organic Proof
THEATER
7:00: films
7:45 to 8: Lucky Deluxe (burlesque)
8 to 8:30: Mastermind awards presentation
8:30 to 9: Prometheus Unbound
9 to 9:30: Massive Tassel
9:30 to 10: Lucky Deluxe
10 to 10:30: Brasil Cultura
GREEN ROOM
7 to 7:20: Julia the Harpist
7:20 to 7:40: Elevation (a Funk Babies subsidiary)
7:40 to 8:20: Harpist Julia
8:20 to 9: misc music
9 to 10: Julia of the Harps
10 to 10:30: Belly dance lessons by Anahita
REFRESHMENTS
Noms 'n slurps by Schlafly, Blue Bird Bistro, M&S Brill, Brio, Thomas, Tito's Homemade Vodka
Tickets, you ask? Obtain them for $20 apiece now by calling 816-561-6061, or buy them for $25 apiece at the door on the day of the event and then walk on in and have yourself a real good time.
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