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Death in the Dustbowl The Mystery Train
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continued from page 33 Mod Gallery (1809 McGee). From 5 to 10 p.m., see art from Baker Medlock, Kyle Moody and Carlos Loubriel, alongside Team Hot Rod from the reality show Raising the Bar (the one in which six teams have eight hours to build a bar that can pour an exact shot). Live music from 500 B.C. and My Six Gun Heart. Search “Mod KC” on Facebook for more info.
S AT U R D AY | 8 . 3 | FLASHING GREENS
Surely you’ve driven past the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center at 4750 Troost. But have you ever walked on the environmentally friendly trails or relieved yourself between the post-consumer recycled partitions in the restrooms? These features make the center the perfect spot for the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Sustainability Saturday, a free, family-friendly event with green demonstrations (think beekeeping and rain-barrel making), an electronics-recycling drop-off station, and booths with materials on soil health and rain gardens. Better yourself and your environment from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. See mdc.mo.gov (and click “Kansas City Events”) for more information.
JAZZ BEAT: MEGAN BIRDSALL AT TAKE FIVE COFFEE + BAR
This one is all about standards and interpretations of pop and a spectacular voice. Other performers strive to push jazz forward or explore the jazz of other cultures. But when you hear Megan Birdsall’s take on “Wichita Lineman” — or when she damn near swings the roof off a club on “Miss Otis Regrets” — you thrill at the life still to be discovered in the music we’ve known. With backup by T.J. Martley on piano, Danny Embrey on guitar, Bob Bowman on bass and Tim Cambron on drums, these classics give listeners a wallop. Birdsall doesn’t perform as often as she once did, so the chance to see her at Take Five is a genuine jazz treat. Birdsall performs from 8 to 10 p.m. at Take Five Coffee + Bar (5336 West 151st Street, Leawood, 913-948-5550). Cover is $5. — LARRY KOPITNIK 34
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Battle of the Beards
HAIRY HEROES
Founded in 2011, the Kansas City Beard & Moustache Club is a not-for-profit group of about 75 facial-hair enthusiasts. Tonight, they host their inaugural beard and moustache competition at Davey’s Uptown Ramblers Club (3402 Main), with categories for natural and styled mustaches, partial and full beards, and best fake beard and moustache. It’s also a fundraiser for Unleashed Pet Rescue and Restart Inc. “I joined KCBMC because I have a huge appreciation for having the ability to cover my face in hair whenever I feel like it,” says Tim Stanley, the group’s event coordinator. “Also, because it enables me to give back to the city I live in.” Contestants must pay a $15 entry fee, and registration is at 2 p.m. The competition starts at 8, followed by performances by Waiting for Signal and Whiskey for the Lady. See kcbeardclub.com.
S U N D AY | 8 . 4 | EXTREME BALLS
Thanks to entrepreneur Rick Platt and his multimillion-dollar investment last year in the world’s first indoor trampoline park, Sky Zone (6495 Quivira, Shawnee, 913-213-5900), recreation has been elevated in the metro. To keep his joint filled, Platt created Ultimate Trampoline Dodgeball. Later this year, $50,000 in cash prizes will be awarded when eight teams bounce and battle at the secondannual championships in Las Vegas. The regional qualifier for this five-on-five tournament goes down in Shawnee, beginning at 6 p.m. The action is free. See skyzone.com/ kansascity.
M O N D AY | 8 . 5 | NIGHTSHADE NIBBLERS
Kurlbaum’s Heirloom Tomatoes, raised and sold in Kansas City, Kansas, are never irrigated and never refrigerated. “Our farm has wonderful sandy loam soil and allows us to grow only with rainwater,” Liz Kurlbaum says. These intensely flavored beauties are the guests of honor at a six-course We Say Tomato Beer Dinner at Beer Kitchen