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ART I STIC DIRECTOR WIL L IAM WHITENER
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Todd Bolender’s The Nutcracker is the heart of Kansas City’s holiday season! As soon as the lights dim, you’ll be transported to a magical place. From the magnificent sets and costumes to the acclaimed Kansas City Symphony playing Tchaikovsky’s wondrous music, you’ll witness some of the most glorious dancing on earth. At the renowned
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The festive winter-outerwear makers of yesteryear never could have imagined that their labor would one day be considered holiday fun-time fodder. So sad. Celebrate cold weather today at the Ugly Sweater 5k in Lawrence — officially sponsored by Winter Lager slinger Samuel Adams. The completely noncompetitive race, which includes hot-chocolate E R O M stations and sledding hills, begins at 2 p.m. at Watson Park (Seventh T A INE ONL .COM Street and Tennessee), H PITC then weaves through Old West Lawrence. After the race, drink beer, wear a fake mustache and party like it’s December 2012. Registration costs $35. Find more information about the “race” and post-race activities under the Lawrence tab at theuglysweaterrun.com.
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Rock on. It’s what Dimebag would’ve wanted. remember his legacy to groove metal at Kansas City Rock & Comic-Con at Aftershock Bar & Grill (5240 Merriam, Shawnee, 913-384-5646), where local Pantera tribute band Far Beyond Driven takes the stage alongside Facelift (an Alice in Chains tribute band) and original bands Branded Fate and the Family Band Massacre. Included in the $10 admission price is access to the vendor village, featuring graphic novels, vinyl records, CDs, T-shirts, jewelry and art. Doors open at 5 p.m. Buy advance tickets through stubwire.com. For more information, see rockandcomic.com.
Vegan, Vietnamese, slow cooking, sushi and possibly even Southern are all types of guides you might find at today’s used cookbook sale at the Plaza Library (4801 Main, 816-701-3481). Dig through more than 2,000 old, new and used cookbooks from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Friends of the S U N D AY | 12 . 2 | Library. Bonus: From 10 to 11 a.m., Pete Dulin Dancer: Arielle Espie. Photography: Kenny Johnson. is signing copies of Last Bite, his aggregation SANTA SING-ALONG of recipes from local chefs and cooks. For Today is your last chance to hear the 150more information, see kclibrary.org or conplus singers in the Heartland Men’s Chorus tact kclibraryfriends@gmail.com. throw down their holiday catalog with Marilyn Maye in Cool Yule. The classic brassy, big-band numbers are sure to get COMICS AND COWBOYS FROM HELL your logs alight and your toes a-twinkling. December 1 is exactly one week short of HMC performs today at 4 (and Friday, the eighth anniversary of the murder of November 30, and Saturday, December 1, at “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, the Pantera 8 p.m.) at the Folly Theater (300 West 12th guitarist who was fatally shot while Street, 816-474-4444). Tickets start at $15. performing onstage in Columbus, Ohio, See hmckc.org or call 816-931-3338. with his other band, Damageplan. Today,