CULTURAL CALENDAR

Events sponsored by Cultural Crossroads or in which Cultural Crossroads is a participant are starred. Information can be obtained by contacting culturalcrossroads@hotmail.com – for all other events, contact the presenting organization for information.

To have an event considered for this calendar, contact culturalcrossroads@hotmail.com with name, date, time, cost, sponsoring organization and contact.


FEBRUARY 2010



Sunday, February 21 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Traditional Irish Music Jam Session
Irish Museum and Cultural Center
Union Station, Kansas City, MO
www.irishmuseum.org


Saturday, February 27 with 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm seatings
15th Annual Old Fashioned Swedith Smorgasbord
First Lutheran Church
6400 State Line Road
Mission Hills, KS
Call 913-362-4150 to make reservations.


Saturday, February 27: all day
Bookfair to benefit Mid — USA Falun — Dafa Assn.
Barnes & Noble — Plaza location
Kansas City, MO


Saturday, February 27
Embrace China
Chinese entertainment
Blue Valley Northwest High School
$10 /KCCA members and student, $15/others
For more information, visit www.kcca-ks.org/wordpress/?p=378


Saturday, February 27 at 6:00 pm
Higginsville Black History Month Celebration
Salem United Church of Christ
15th and Main Streets, Higginsville, MO
For information, call 816-456-6654



Sunday, February 28 at 4 pm
Annual Black History Program
Second Baptist Church
Independence, MO


MARCH, 2010

Monday, March 1, through Wednesday, March 31
Voices from the Quilts
Historic quilts and their stories, throughout town, at the historic inns
and at the National Historic Site every weekend and by appointment for groups
Quilts hang throughout the town in the annual Airing of the Quilts.
For information, call 1-800-245-FORT or see www.FortScott.com

Tuesdays, March 2, 9, 16, and 23
The Global Politics of Coffee and Tea
UMKC Cockefair Chair Courses
UMKC Administrative Center, Plaza Room
5115 Oak St., KCMO
For information

Saturday, March 6, 2010
Diplomatic Ball — Ethnic Enrichment Commission
Marriot Downtown Hotel, KCMO


Wednesday, March 10 at 7:30 pm
Shidara — Japanese taiko drumming
Lied Center, University of Kansas
1600 Stewart Drive, Lawrence, Kansas
Information at www.lied.ku.edu


*THURSDAY, MARCH 11, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
CULTURAL CONVERSATIONS: “SPRING HOLIDAYS AND HOLY DAYS”
Plaza Library, 4801 Main, KCMO
This is part of a year-long series of multicultural programs sponsored by Cultural Crossroads and held at the Plaza Library on the second Thursday of each month in 2010. Check here for details on future programs.


Friday, March 12 and Saturday, March 13
Sound of Reason: Muslim entertainment show and dinner
NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. www.thekcmec.org/News_and_Events.html


Saturday, March 13 from 9 am to 1 pm
International Children’s Day
Longview Community College
Lee’ss Summit, MO
Information: call 816-604-2278


Saturday, March 13 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Celtic Cultural Event
Westport Presbyterian Church
201 Westport Road, KCMO
Celtic cultural event with music, dancing, and stories.
Donations accepted.
For details, call Judith at 913-236-8818.


Saturday, March 13, and Sunday, March 14
Shen Yun — Classical Chinese Dance and Music
Music Hall, Kansas City, Missouri
< www.shenyunperformingarts.org
< www.shenyunperformingarts.org/kc
Tickets: 816-513-5000 or Ticketmaster


Wednesday, March 17
Irish History Month Celebration in Westport
Harris-Kearney House
4000 Baltimore Ave, KCMO
Numerous free family-friendly events hosted by
the Westport Historical Society


NOTE: There are numerous parades and musical events throughout the region in connecttion with St. Patrick’s Day, not all of which can be listed here. Please check through your favorite search process and verify information with the presenting venue.


Saturday, March 20 from 10 am to 4 pm
Celtic Folk Crafts
Irish Museum and Cultural Center
Union Station, Kansas City, MO
Free event
Irish Museum and Cultural Center
Union Station, Kansas City, MO
www.irishmuseum.org


Sunday, March 21 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Traditional Irish Music Jam Session
Irish Museum and Cultural Center
Union Station, Kansas City, MO
www.irishmuseum.org


APRIL, 2010

*THURSDAY, APRIL 8, from 7 pm to 8:30 pm
CULTURAL CONVERSATIONS: “CULTURAL JOURNEY - RUSSIA”
Plaza Library, 4801 Main, KCMO
Lily Stomboly shares her personal journey from Armenia, through Russia and here to Kansas City, as well as lessons learned in travels to Europe, South America and North Africa.
This is part of a year-long series of multicultural programs sponsored by Cultural Crossroads and held at the Plaza Library on the second Thursday of each month in 2010. Check here for details on future programs.


Tuesday, April 13
WorldQuest 2010
Pierson Hall, UMKC
Kansas City, MO
See www.irckc.org


Saturday, April 17 at 8 pm
Alamat: Philippine Folktales through Dance (Sinag-Tala)
Yardley Hall, Johnson County Community College.
Tickets are $25 and $12.50
See http://filipino-association.org


Sunday, April 18 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Traditional Irish Music Jam Session
Irish Museum and Cultural Center
Union Station, Kansas City, MO
www.irishmuseum.org


*SUNDAY, APRIL 25, from 6 pm to 8 pm
TABLE TALK
An invitation to dinner and dialogue
Locations throughout the city
There is no charge for this program.
A unique program of dinner and dialogue, co-sponsored with the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council, brings small groups of people together in private homes throughout the city, for dinner and conversation with a trained facilitator on the topic of the impact of multicultural and interfaith diversity on our lives and our community. Participation is free and training is provided for Facilitators. Contact Mary McCoy at culturalcrossroads@hotmail.com or Shannon Clark at shannon@kcinterfaith.org between February 20 and April 5 to make reservation as Guest, Host or Facilitator.


Sunday, April 25
Operation International Children Benefit
People to People International
Uptown Theater, KCMO
Tickets: $30 - $125
For information, email oufores@gmail.com


*SATURDAY, MAY 1 BENEFIT BOOKFAIR FOR CULTURAL CROSSROADS
Barnes & Noble Plaza location 420 West 47th Street, KCMO Every purchase (even a latte) made at this location from Saturday, May 1, through Friday, May 7, can benefit Cultural Crossroads; just tell the clerk you support Cultural Crossroads when you make your purchase. Come on opening day, May 1, to enjoy special events. [See photos from last year’s bookfair online in the Winter, 2009 issue of One World newsletter.]



*THURSDAY, MAY 13, from 7 pm to 8:30 pm
CULTURAL CONVERSATIONS: “HEALING AND HEALING”
Plaza Library, 4801 Main, KCMO
Pam Peck, Christian Science practitioner and At-Large Member of the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council, will lead a discussion of health and healing from a cultural perspective.
This is part of a year-long series of multicultural programs sponsored by Cultural Crossroads and held at the Plaza Library on the second Thursday of each month in 2010. Check here for details on future programs.


Sunday, May 16 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Traditional Irish Music Jam Session
Irish Museum and Cultural Center
Union Station, Kansas City, MO
www.irishmuseum.org


JUNE, 2010

May 30 through June 4
NASFA National Conference 2010
Association for International Educators
Kansas City, MO
http://www.interstudy.org/pages/3
http://www.interstudy.org/


May 30 through June 20
A Walk Through Jerusalem
Interactive exhibit co-sponsored by Grace Episcopal Cathredal, Temple Beth Sholom of Topeka, and the Islamic Center of Topeka.
Grace Episcopal Cathredal
701 SW 8th Avenue
Topeka, KS
Information at www.cathedralyouth.org/Jerusalem


JUNE, 2010

*THURSDAY, JUNE 10, from 7 pm to 8:30 pm
CULTURAL CONVERSATIONS: “CULTURE AND EDUCATION”
Plaza Library, 4801 Main, KCMO

A panel of diverse educators from different teaching systems (public education, private schools, home-schooling, community education, and European educational systems) will discuss the effect of the educational system on the culture, as well as the effects of various cultures on how children learn.
This is part of a year-long series of multicultural programs sponsored by Cultural Crossroads and held at the Plaza Library on the second Thursday of each month in 2010. Check here for details on future programs.


Friday, June 11, through Sunday, June 13
Kansas City Scottish Highland Games
E. H. Young Riverside Park
Riverside, MO
For information: http://www.kcscottishgames.org






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