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20 events on Monday, October 19, 2026. Free: 3. Busiest venues: Kansas City Public Library - Central Library, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

Visual arts
until Dec 31

Detoured: The Making of Bruce R. Watkins Drive

Kansas City Public Library - Central Library · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Mar 6

Edra Soto: the place of dwelling

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art · Midtown / Rockhill
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Feb 28

Farhad Ostovani: Goldberg Variations

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Midtown / Rockhill
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until May 2

Reflections of Nature: Monet's Water Lilies and Art Nouveau

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Midtown / Rockhill
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 3

Hell and High Water: The 1951 Kansas City Flood

Kansas City Public Library - Central Library · Downtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jul 24

Lie. Sit. Stand. Be Still.

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art · Midtown / Rockhill
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Apr 11

American Prospects and Landscape Photography, 1839 to Today

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Midtown / Rockhill
- Visual arts
Theatre
until Oct 25

John Proctor Is the Villain

Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Midtown (UMKC campus)
- Theatre
Tickets
Visual arts
until Apr 10

Barbara Takenaga: Awestruck

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art · Midtown / Rockhill
- Visual arts
Free
Music
until Nov 1

The Sounds of Vocal Jazz

Quality Hill Playhouse · Quality Hill
- Music
- Cabaret
- Jazz
- Vocal jazz
Tickets
Theatre
until Nov 1

Electric Poe

The Coterie Theatre · Crown Center
- Theatre
Tickets
Visual arts
until Jan 17

Free To: Free From: A Mail Art Exhibition Exploring Freedoms

Kansas City Public Library - Central Library · Downtown
- Visual arts
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Theatre
until Oct 25

Red Like Fruit

Unicorn Theatre · Midtown
- Theatre
Tickets
Dance
until Oct 25

Kansas City Ballet Presents: The Wizard of Oz

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Downtown / Crossroads
- Dance
Tickets
Literature
6 PM

Leonard Zeskind, Blood and Politics (with KCPL)

Leonard Zeskind

Rainy Day Books · Fairway, Kansas
- Literature
Music
6 PM

Rural Grit Happy Hour

The Brick · Downtown / Crossroads
- Music
Music
7 PM

Monday Night Jam Session - Levi Birks

Levi Birks

The Blue Room (American Jazz Museum) · 18th & Vine Jazz District
- Music
$10 Tickets
Music
7 PM

The Wrecks - Finally: OUTSIDE Tour with Worry Club and Kid Sistr

The Wrecks · Worry Club · Kid Sistr

The Truman · East Crossroads
- Music
Tickets
Music
7 PM

UMKC Conservatory Symphony Orchestra and Choirs

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Downtown / Crossroads
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Kyle Hume, Sammy Rash

recordBar · Crossroads Arts District
- Music
Tickets

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