120 movies coming to Kansas City for FilmFest. Plus more things to do this weekend

Dan Kelly
·3 min read

The Kansas City FilmFest International will bring more than 120 films from around the world to the screens at AMC Ward Parkway this weekend.

Among the features, shorts and documentaries are several of local interest, including “The Sisters Karras,” directed by former Kansas Citian Micah Stathis; “Garden City, Kansas” about the bomb plot by militant white supremacists; “Under the Influencer” by Kansas City writer and director Alex Haughey; “Jack Has a Plan,” a documentary produced by Independence native Chris Metzler; and “The Unseen,” with local actors and film locations.

Movies will begin at 12:05 p.m. March 26, 5:10 p.m. March 27, 5:15 p.m. March 28 and 5:10 p.m. March 29. Tickets ($10; gold passes $45) are available at kcfilmfest.org.

Also, the First City Film Festival will offer screenings of local and international films at the Riverfront Community Center in Leavenworth, March 23-26. Tickets ($6-$50) are available at filmfreeway.com/firstcityfilmfestival.

Classical music

▪ Boston Camerata, “Dido & Aeneas,” 7:30 p.m. March 24, Community Christian Church ($25-$40). chambermusic.org.

▪ Kansas City Symphony, “Holst’s ‘The Planets,’” 8 p.m. March 24-25, 2 p.m. March 26, Kauffman Center ($25-$105). kcsymphony.org.

▪ Heartland Men’s Chorus, “After All: 60 Years of Cher!” 7:30 p.m. March 25, 3:30 p.m. March 26, Folly ($20-$50). hmckc.org.

▪ “Crystalline Resonance: Final Fantasy” Piano Concert, 8 p.m. March 25, Nelson-Atkins Museum ($44-$59). wildfaery.com.

▪ Curtis on Tour, “L’Histoire du Soldat,” 7 p.m. March 26, Polsky Theatre ($17-$35). jccc.edu/midwest-trust-center/events.

More music

▪ Iris DeMent, 7:30 p.m. March 23, Knuckleheads (sold out). knuckleheadskc.com.

▪ Eric Bellinger, 8 p.m. March 23, RecordBar ($30-$55). therecordbar.com.

▪ Shawn Mullins, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, 8 p.m. March 24, Knuckleheads ($35). knuckleheadskc.com.

▪ The Smithereens with Marshall Crenshaw, 8 p.m. March 24, Knuckleheads ($35-$40). knuckleheadskc.com.

▪ Brandon Lake, 7 p.m. March 25, Sheffield Family Life Center (sold out). sflc.net.

▪ Queensrÿche with Marty Friedman and Trauma, 7:30 p.m. March 25, The Truman ($32.50-$65). thetrumankc.com.

▪ Jerry Cantrell with Thunderpussy, 8 p.m. March 25, Uptown ($35-$49). uptowntheater.com.

▪ JID and Smino, 8 p.m. March 25, Midland ($32.50-$65). midlandkc.com.

▪ Little River Band, 8:30 p.m. March 25, Ameristar ($50-$68). ameristarkansascity.com.

▪ Toto, 8 p.m. March 29, Uptown ($39-$69). uptowntheater.com.

Brooke Amundrud, Sophie Hod and Malerie Moore of the Kansas City Ballet Second Company performed during “New Moves” in 2022. The Ballet will present “New Moves” again March 23-26.
Brooke Amundrud, Sophie Hod and Malerie Moore of the Kansas City Ballet Second Company performed during “New Moves” in 2022. The Ballet will present “New Moves” again March 23-26.

More entertainment

▪ The Kansas City Ballet will showcase contemporary dance with its annual “New Moves” at the Bolender Center’s Michael and Ginger Frost Studio Theater, 7:30 p.m. March 23-24, 2 and 7:30 p.m. March 25, 2 p.m. March 26 ($35-$75). kcballet.org.

▪ Vintage Market Days of Kansas City will feature more than 100 vendors and makers at Village West, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 24-25, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 26 ($10-$25). vintagemarketdays.com.

▪ The famed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will return to its official second home of Kansas City for performances at the Kauffman Center in partnership with the Harriman-Jewell Series, 7:30 p.m. March 24 and 1 p.m. March 25 ($15-$93.50). hjseries.org and kcfaa.org.

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will perform March 24 and 25 at the Kauffman Center.
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will perform March 24 and 25 at the Kauffman Center.

▪ MTH Theater at Crown Center will present “Get Up: James Brown, Aretha Franklin, and Ray Charles” in its Ruby Room, 7:30 p.m. March 24-25 ($45). musictheaterheritage.com.

▪ More than 100,000 daffodils will be on display for Daffodil Days, which will run simultaneously with Orchid Delirium at Powell Gardens, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday, March 29-April 9 (with regular admission, $5-$12). powellgardens.org.

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