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PRE-CIVIL WAR 2 STORY HOME - Built 1830s/1840s! 4 huge rooms on main floor all with fireplaces. This 3 bed / 1.5 bath home features hardwood floors and marvelous woodwork. Sits on a large, treed and level lot. Home needs some TLC. An antique lovers dream! KATHLEEN “KATHY” LIGGETT 816.616.4273
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Did Count Basie’s sound influence KC, or did the KC sound define Count Basie? There’s no right answer, but you can celebrate the tradition at tonight’s opening of the Kill Devil Club (31 East 14th Street, 816-877-8312), when Pitch Music Award winner Mark Lowrey and the New Jazz Order pay tribute to Basie. The music starts at 10 p.m. and goes fine with the food and the Tanqueray cocktails. Tickets for this Paris of the Plains event cost $40. See popfestkc.com.
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Dog owners, rejoice! KC’s Parks and Recreation Department is opening its second off-leash dog park at Swope Park. Today’s 10 a.m. ribbon cutting happens just east of the Lakeside Nature Center (4701 East Gregory), on Gregory Boulevard. A free pet fair runs until 3 p.m. and features behavior tips and demonstrations, giveaways and shelter adoptions. For more information, see kcmo.org; click on the “events calendar” on the Parks and Recreation page.
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“I think everything about a Funk Nasty T-shirt represents Kansas City because it’s a hometown piece of artwork, entirely local,” says Adam Vinck. He’d know — he’s the Funk Nasty CEO, and he launches his
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Adam Vinck wants you to get your Funk Nasty on (see Saturday). clothing line at the Riot Room (4048 Broadway, 816-442-8179) tonight. Accompanying the new designs: a reggae, funk and dubstep program. “Mostly, though, it’s just about doing something this city does best, getting the fuck down for little or no reason,” Vinck says. Well put! The party starts at 8 p.m. Cover is $5.
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We thought we’d seen it all when the Power & Light District put on service-industry K-Y wrestling earlier this summer. Bartenders, shot girls and door guys from the block stripped down to their sports bras and compression shorts and slicked up in front of Tengo Sed Cantina, on a Sunday night, in a kids’ bounce house. But that was clearly just a prelude to the real gorillajuicehead action. MORE See another battle at Bartenders Brawl 2012, a kickboxing and MMA T A INE event in which people ONL .COM H C PIT from Whiskey Tango, Gusto Lounge, and McCormick and Schmick’s (among others) meet in 18 bruising matches. “All fighters train for six to eight weeks at local gyms prior to the event, then are matched by weight and skill and must make a weigh-in the day before they fight,” says organizer Chris Davies. The squared circle is located in the middle of 31st Street, in the heart of Martini Corner. Tickets start at $25, and VIP packages are available. See martinicorner.com for more details.
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acon-Fest isn’t just sizzle. It’s a fundraiser for the Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City, a medicalrehabilitation and vocational service provider that helps kids and adults lead more productive and independent lives. All that baconflavored goodness and Ameristar-brewed beer? That’s just your reward for donating $40 ($50 at the door) per ticket. General admission to the event at 3010 Main starts at 2 p.m. For details, see baconfestkc.com. 14
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Since 1969, the Headquarters Counseling Center in Lawrence has helped people with crisis support and suicide prevention. Four decades into its mission, the place remains volunteer-driven, which means it always needs high-quality staff. “HQCC is looking for empathetic, caring and nonjudgmental adults to join our volunteer counselor staff,” says Kristine Chapman, volunteer director. “We offer extensive training for volunteers to handle the wide range of issues people contact us about. Previous experience is not