The Leawood Arts Council
The Leawood Arts Council is a volunteer group whose main purpose is to promote the arts and to provide opportunities for the community to experience cultural arts programs and events. Events are free unless otherwise noted. For more information please phone 913-339-6700 x157.
Calendar of Events 2007
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Art Shows and Receptions
Sponsored by M & I Bank
February 9, 2007
5:30 – 7:30 pm
M & I Bank
113th & Nall Avenue, Leawood, KS
Check this site for more Art Show dates in 2007
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Tea with Shakespeare
Sponsored by the Leawood Stage Company,
Magna Carta Chapter of the Daughters of the British Empire and
The Friends of the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Doors open at 1:30 p.m.
Oak Room of Leawood City Hall
Tickets are $12.00 each or $66.00 for a table of 6
Reservations are required!
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Dedication of “Prairie Lessons”
A life-sized bronze sculpture to honor teachers by Dennis Smith
May 19, 2007
10:00 am
Located nest to the Oxford Schoolhouse in Ironwoods Park at 147th & Mission Road
Festivities will follow at the Historic Oxford Schoolhouse
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
♦ Entertainment ♦ Refreshments ♦ Crafts ♦ Games
Sponsored by The Leawood Foundation,
The Leawood Historic Commission and
The Art in Public Places Initiative of the Leawood Arts Council
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Summer Reading Club Program
Sponsored by Leawood Pioneer Library and the Leawood Arts Council
Thursdays 10:00 am
On the Courtyard in front of Leawood City Hall
Next to the Leawood Pioneer Library
June 7 Dino O”Dell - Concert
June 14 Jim Cosgrove - Concert
June 21 Mad Science - Up, Up & Away
June 28 Erin Howerton – Get a Clue
July 19 Priscilla Howe - Storyteller
July 26 Mad Science – Fire & Ice
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“The Music Man”
The Summer Musical Performance of
Meredith Willson’s classic
Presented by the Leawood Stage Company
July 19, 20, 21, 22, & July 26, 27, 28
8:00 pm nightly
Ironwoods Amphitheatre in Ironwoods Park
147th & Mission Road, Leawood, KS
Seating is available or bring blankets or chairs for lawn seating. Picnics are welcome.
Sponsorships are available.
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Annual Gala
This fundraiser is presented by the Leawood Stage Company
Sponsored by M&I Bank
Friday, July 27, 2007
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
The Lodge at Ironwoods Park
147th and Mission Road, Leawood, KS
$50 per person
Includes VIP seating at the evening’s performance of The Music Man
Table Sponsors are available
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Party in the Park
August 19, 2007
Ironwoods Park, 147th & Mission Road
Check this site for additional information.
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Ballet in the Park
Sponsored by the Kansas City Ballet &
Commerce Bank
Thursday, September 6, 2007
6:00 p.m.
Ironwoods Amphitheater, Ironwoods Park
147th & Mission Road, Leawood KS
Seating available or bring blankets or chairs for lawn seating. Picnics are welcome.
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Jazz Concert Series
Sponsored by Town & Country Bank
Sundays at 6:00 p.m.
August 19
August 26
September 2
Ironwoods Amphitheater, Ironwoods Park
147th & Mission Road, Leawood, KS
Seating available or bring blankets or chairs for lawn seating. Picnics are welcome.
Check this site for additional information.
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