ists in action, demonstrations and live music,refreshments and a chance to get up close andpersonal with locally produced prints, photography,oils, sculpture, jewelry, mixed mediaand more. www.englewoodstation.com“My Romance: The Songs ofRodgers and Hart”Location: Quality Hill Playhouse303 W 10th St,, Kansas City, MODates: 1/20/12Times: 8pm, Mon.-Fri.; 3pm, 8pm, Sat-Sun.;Select 1pm Wed-Thur.Details: One of the American Songbook’sgreatest songwriting partnerships gave ustimeless classics like “Bewitched, Botheredand Bewildered,” “Blue Moon” and “Isn’t itRomantic?”Kansas City Symphonypresents “Yo-Yo Maperforms Dvorak”Location: Kauffman Center for the PerformingArts, 1601 Broadway,Kansas City, MODates: 1/20/12-1/22/12Times: 8pm, Fri. & Sat.; 2pm, Sun.Details: The name says it all - Yo-Yo Ma,the world’s most celebrated cellist and adynamic international ambassador of music.Any performance, any note played by Yo-YoMa becomes a musical event and his debutin Helzberg Hall will be one of Kansas City’smost memorable musical occasions.January 24Ladysmith Black MambazoLocation: Kauffman Center for the PerformingArts, 1601 Broadway Blvd., KansasCity, MODate: 1/24/12Time: 7:30pmDetails: For more than forty years, LadysmithBlack Mambazo has married theintricate rhythms and harmonies of the nativeSouth African musical traditions. The tenmembervocal ensemble has recorded forty albumsand sold more than six million records.First brought to the attention of internationalaudiences through Paul Simon’s Gracelandrecording, their first U.S. album, Shaka Zuluwon the Grammy Award for Best TraditionalFolk Album. Ladysmith Black Mambazo hasworked with numerous artists from around thework including Stevie Wonder, Ben Harperand George Clinton.January 26Sesame Street Live : ElmoMakes MusicLocation: Sprint Center1407 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MODateS: 1/26/12-1/29/12Times: 7pm, Thur.; 10:30am, 7pm, Fri.;10:30am, 2pm, 5:30pm, Sat.; 1pm,4:30pm, SunDetails: Mark your calendar for a musicalevent like no other—monsters makingmusic! Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird and alltheir Sesame Street friends are taking to thestage to share their love of music in Sesame130 <strong>HERLIFE</strong>MAGAZINE.COM
Street Live “Elmo Makes Music.” Jenny,an enthusiastic new music teacher, arriveson Sesame Street only to discover that herinstruments are missing. Jenny’s new Muppetfriends quickly come to the rescue and discover‘instruments’ they never knew existed...rubber duckies, trash can lids and even cookiejars. Elmo and friends teach children thateveryone can make and enjoy beautiful musictogether. Adults will hear music they’ll recognizeand enjoy sharing with children, suchas “The Hustle,” “You Should Be Dancing”and “Rockin’ Robin.” “Elmo Makes Music”features nearly two dozen song.January 27ArtsKC Awards Luncheon &Campaign Kick-off!Location: Starlight Theatre Complex4600 Starlight Rd., Kansas City, MODates: 1/27/12Times: 11:30am-1pmDetails: The ArtsKC Awards Luncheon hasbecome one of Kansas City’s most popularevents. Selling out to crowds of over 500 business,civic, and arts leaders, the event featuressome of the metro area’s best visual andperforming arts talents. Sponsorship of theArtsKC Awards Luncheon is an opportunity todemonstrate your support of the arts and thosebusinesses and individuals who have demonstratedoutstanding leadership in 2011.January 28“The Further Adventures ofJack’s Cow”Location: Puppetry Arts Institute, 11025 E.Winner Road, Independence, MODates: 1/28/12Times: 11am and 2pmDetails: A hand puppet show by AnitraSteele that tells what happened to the cowin the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. $5includes museum admission and a finger puppet.816-833-9777 or www.hazelle.org.<strong>HERLIFE</strong>MAGAZINE.COM 131