Midtown KC Now

the

midtown weekly

October 14 - October 20

Check out all the great things happening in Midtown!

NEWS & RESOURCES

MIDTOWN KC NOW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION

As mentioned in our 9/16 Midtown Weekly, current Executive Director, Diane Burnette,
has resigned from Midtown KC Now and will be starting a new position with the Urban Land Institute in November.
See press release here.

While we are sad to see her go, we must now fill her very big shoes.
See job description here. Job posting here.

Qualified persons can send a letter of interest including resumé to manderson@omnihrm.com

MIDTOWN KC NOW SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT!

Meet Matt Bramlette, co-owner of Soap Bar at 318 Westport Road!
Matt and Rick, owners of the popular Midcoast Modern, opened the new shop this year just 2 doors down from their other space to concentrate on bath, body, and self-care essentials, which includes their own brand, Bear Soap Company, made on-site.

#shopsmall #shoplocalkc #smallbizsat #apothecary #locallymade
#luvmidtownkc #midtownkcnow #smellgood

And don't forget to SHOP SMALL on Small Business Saturday on November 30!

KC MARATHON TO IMPACT MIDTOWN STREETS

The KC Marathon will be held Saturday, October 19.

7:00 am - Full, Half, & 10K Start
7:30 am - 5K Start

Kansas City's largest and most exciting annual race event takes runners on a tour through the coolest neighborhoods and past the most beautiful landmarks - including the World War I Memorial, the Country Club Plaza, the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Waldo, Westport, 18th & Vine and more.

Click here for course map. Click here for more information.

SAVE THE DATE: FALL 2019 LEAF & BRUSH PICKUP

KC Water, on behalf of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, conducts scheduled curbside leaf and brush collections each spring and fall.

Residents who live in CENTRAL Kansas City (from the Missouri River, south to 63rd Street) will receive curbside leaf and brush collection from December 2nd – December 6th.

For rules & regulations, click here.

MIDTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS
Check your neighborhood's site for their meetings & events!

Coleman Highlands
Heart of Westport
Hyde Park
Old Hyde Park Historic District
Plaza/Westport
Roanoke
Rockhill
Southmoreland
Union Hill
Valentine
Volker
West Plaza

EVENTS THIS WEEK

OCTOBER 17
MIDTOWN KC NOW LUNCHEON

Thursday, October 17
Midtown KC Now, 3931 Main, KCMO
11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Presenter: Kansas City Artists Coalition

$15 provides lunch --- pay at door or in advance here: http://tinyurl.com/MidtownkcLunch

REGISTRATION is required for lunch via email or phone, 816.753.3820 ext.420

OCTOBER 17
THIRD THURSDAY @ THE NELSON

Death Becomes Her
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Bloch Lobby
4525 Oak, KCMO

This month's #ThirdThursdayKC is the perfect spooky excuse to dress up.
* The dark and moody music of Emmaline Twist
* Kansas City DJ & DJ Ice Kole
* Tarot card reading by Moth and Candle
* MoonDrop Circus aerial act, stilt-walker & more
* Drop-in art activity: Decorate a mini pumpkin
* Photo Op with Jack Skellington and Oogie Boogie
* Chance to win a Hot 103 Jamz prize pack
* Free Exhibition: Creatures of the Night: Women in Paris from 1850-1900

For more info, click image above.

more this week

large landscape conservation - 10/15
job fair @ mohart center - 10/15
kc scholars adult learner scholarship workshop - 10/16
innovation exchange: in the green - 10/17
the weir @ warwick theatre - 10/17 - 10/31
camp encourage: s'mores & pours - 10/18
kansas city marathon - 10/19
native american exhibit - now until 10/26
sensatia cirque cabaret - now until 11/30

upcoming events

going away party for diane & oliver burnette - 10/22
race, place, & diversity dinner - 10/25
stealing kandinsky @ just off broadway - 10/25 - 11/9
midtown drug take back event - 10/26
smart growth in kc: how? where? - 10/29
planned parenthood's the event - 11/2
tweed ride - 11/2
day of the dead festival @ nelson - 11/3
special election - 11/5
midtown kc now coffee klatch - 11/6
public service career expo - 11/7
city school fair - 11/9
nelson gala: an evening with a queen - 11/9
fundraiser for plaza academy - 11/9
community conversations w/municipal court - 11/12
how to afford private school - 11/13
landlord efficiency summit - 11/13
midtown school tour - 11/14
business & legal consultations for artists - 11/21
academie lafayette holiday art market - 11/24
plaza lighting ceremony - 11/28
small business saturday - 11/30
holiday swing - 11/30 - 12/1

curbside leaf & brush pickup week for midtown - 12/2 - 12/6

midtown kc now coffee klatch - 12/4
celebration fundraiser @ buttonwood art space - 12/6

Forward

If you have events you would like featured in
The Midtown Weekly, please email info and a photo (if you have one) to LEIGH by Thursday, the week before the date of the event.