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Sites offering metrowide searches for events:
  • Around Town KC
  • www.kansascityattractions.com
  • www.infozine.com
  • Kansas City Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • www.digitalcity.com/kansascity
  • About.com - Kansas City
  • www.kansascity.com
  • citysearch.com - Kansas City
  • Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
  • KCNights.com - Restaurants, Nightclubs, and more.
  • www.kansascityguide.com
  • Experience Kansas City
  • www.kcactive.com
  • Terry Sprick's Calendar of Events
  • www.wavecatchers.com
  • Kansas City area news sites:
  • FOX - Fox4 - Time Warner Ch. 6
  • CBS - KCTV5 - Time Warner Ch. 3
  • ABC - KMBC9 - Time Warner Ch. 12
  • NBC - KSHB41 - Time Warner Ch. 13
  • Kansas City Business Journal
  • Kansas City Area Development Council
  • The Pitch magazine
  • More Radio, TV, and Newspaper sites
  • KC Magazine lists events and dining
  • Examiner Newspaper - Serving Eastern Jackson County
  • Independent Magazine - Kansas City Society
  • Ingrams Magazine - Kansas City's Business Magazine
  • Kansas City Kansas - The Kansas City Kansas News
  • Kansas City Business Journal
  • Dos Mundos - Kansas City Bilingual Newspaper
  • Wyandotte West
  • North East News
  • Paw Prints KC - Free newspaper about our pets
  • KCCall.com - Kansas City Kansas
  • Links to online Newspapers in Missouri
  • Look for events by venue:
  • KC Convention Center (Bartle Hall)
  • Country Club Plaza
  • Crown Center
  • Independence Square
  • River Market
  • KCI Expo Center
  • Overland Park Convention Center
  • Verizon Wireless (Sandstone) Amphitheater
  • Brookside
  • Find trade show events nationwide
  • Corporate woods
  • Kemper Arena
  • American Royal Arena
  • Ameristar Casino Stage
  • Harrah's Casino
  • Links to Young Friends Groups in KC offering events
  • Look for events in specific cities:

  • Belton, MO
  • 1 Blue Springs, MO
  • Gladstone, MO
  • Grandview, MO
  • 1 Independence, MO
  • 2 Independence, MO
  • Kansas City, MO
  • 1 Lee's Summit, MO
  • 2 Lee's Summit, MO
  • 2 Liberty, MO
  • North Kansas City, MO
  • 1 Parkville, MO
  • 2 Parkville, MO
  • 3 Parkville, MO
  • Raymore, MO
  • Raytown, MO
  • Kansas Tourism
  • Kansas City, KS
  • 1 Leawood, KS
  • 2 Leawood, KS
  • 1 Lenexa, KS
  • 2 Lenexa, KS
  • 3 Lenaxa Arts
  • Merriam, KS
  • Mission, KS
  • Olathe, KS
  • 1 Overland Park, KS
  • 2 Overland Park, KS
  • 3 Overland Park, KS - Downtown
  • Roeland Park, KS
  • Shawnee, KS
  • Live theaters:
  • Starlight Theatre - Outdoors - South East
  • Theater League - Indoors - Downtown - Music Hall
  • Shawnee Mission Theatre in the Park - Outdoors - West
  • The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival - Outdoors - Midtown
  • Missouri Repertory Theatre - Indoors - Midtown
  • American Heartland Theatre - Indoors - Downtown
  • Coterie Theatre - Indoors - Downtown
  • New Theatre - Dinner Theatre - Indoors - South West
  • Live theatre, opera, and music from Johnson County Community College - Indoors - South West
  • Blue Springs Community Theatre - Indoors - East
  • Unicorn Theatre - Indoors - Downtown
  • Theatre for Young America - Mission Center Mall.
  • Just Off Broadway - Various locations.
  • Gorilla Theatre - Indoors - Downtown.
  • Quality Hill Playhouse - Indoors - Downtown.
  • Martin City Melodrama - Indoors - South KC.
  • Late Night Theatre - Adult - Indoors - Midtown.
  • City Theatre of Independence - Indoors - East.
  • H&R Block City Stage - Indoors - Midtown
  • Gladstone Theatre In the Park (FREE) - Outdoors - North KC.
  • Liberty Theatre - Indoors - North KC.
  • City Stage at Union Station - Midtown
  • Stone Lion Puppets - Indoors - Downtown.
  • Live Comedy - KC Improv - Indoors - West.
  • www.KCStage.com - Web site of all KC Theaters.
  • Fine arts movie theaters - 4 locations.
  • www.artlinks.org - Your source for the arts in the KC Metro
  • Zoos, Museums, etc.:
  • Nelson-Atkins Museum - Midtown
  • Kansas City Zoo and IMAX Theatre - South East
  • Arabia Steamboat Museum - Downtown - I highly recommend!
  • Airline History Museum -Downtown
  • Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Downtown
  • Kansas City Museum - North
  • Toy and Miniature Museum - Midtown
  • Kemper Art Museum - Midtown
  • Liberty Memorial Museum - Downtown
  • Wonderscope - West
  • Missouri Town 1855 and Fort Osage - South East
  • Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun - North East
  • KCI Expo center - North
  • Union Station - Midtown
  • KC Ballet - Downtown
  • Black Archives of Mid-America - Downtown
  • National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame - West
  • National Frontier Trails Museum - East
  • Truman Presidential Museum and Library - East
    Music:
  • Lyric Opera - Indoors - Downtown
  • Kansas City Symphony - Indoors - Downtown
  • Live theatre, opera, and music from Johnson County Community College - Indoors - South West
  • Chamber Music - Classical Music - Usually at the Folly Theatre
  • Heartland Men's Chorus - Usually at the Folly Theatre
  • KC Chorale - Various locations - usually churches.
  • Jazz Ambassadors Magazine
  • University of Missouri Conservatory Mid Town
  • Harriman Arts Program of William Jewell College - Downtown
  • Folly Theatre - Downtown
  • Miscellaneous Event Sites:
    Music Events:

  • Verizon Wireless (Sandstone) Amphitheater - Outdoors - North West
  • www.ticketmaster.com - Find and buy event tickets
  • BoxOfChalk -Music in KC

    Specialty Screens:
  • IMAX Theater at the zoo - Indoors - South East
  • Extreme Screen, City Dome and City Stage at Union Station - Indoors - Downtown
    Misc:
  • Bar Scoop - Latest news and info about bars in the KC Metro
  • KC Pumpkin Patch
  • KC Water Gardens
  • KC Home Design
  • Deanna Rose Farmstead
  • Find Automotive events in the metro area

    Lots more KC links:
  • Schools, libraries, recycling, and more.
    Other organizations with classes you may be interested in:
  • Lee's Summit Hospital
  • UMKC Communiversity public classes
  • Radio Stations:
  • 89.3 KCUR - Public Radio - News - Listen here!
  • 90.1 KKFI - Public Radio - Music
  • 93.3 KMXV - Mix 93 - Top 40
  • 94.1 KFKF - Country Music
  • 94.9 KCMO - Oldies 95
  • 95.7 KCHZ - Top 40
  • 96.5 KRBZ - Top 40
  • 97.3 KZPL - Top 40 - The Planet
  • 98.1 KUDL - Soft Rock
  • 98.9 KQRC - The Rock
  • 99.7 KYYS - Classic Rock
  • 101.1 KCFX - Classic Rock and Chiefs Football
  • 102.1 KSRC - Variety of 80s, 90s, and today
  • 103.3 KPRS - Hot 103 Jamz
  • 105.1 KFME - The Lazer
  • 106.5 WDAF - WDAF Country
    AM Stations:
  • 810 WHB - Sports Talk
  • 980 KMBZ - News Radio
  • 1140 KCXL - Talk Radio
  • More Info about Radio Stations in the KC Metro
  • Misc:
  • Kansas Humanities
  • Wornall House
  • Johnson County Museum
  • Powell Gardens
  • Kemper Art Museum
  • KC Home Design Magazine
  • Kansas City Public Library
    Fairs
  • Wyandotte County, KS Fair
  • Johnson County, KS Fair
  • Cass County, MO Fair
  • Missouri State Fair
  • Kansas State Fair
  • Other Economic Development regional sites:
  • Liberty, MO
  • Liberty Chamber
  • Clay County, MO
  • Gladstone, MO
  • Kansas City, MO
  • Black Economic Union
  • Jackson County Economic Dev
  • Johnson County Economic Dev
  • Olathe Economic Dev
  • Kansas City Area
  • Mid-America Region
  • Missouri Chamber of Commerce
  • Kansas Dept of Commerce
  • Kansas Chamber of Commerce
  • South KC Chamber of Commerce
  • Leavenworth Area Development Council
  • Lee's Summit - where I live:
  • Lee's Summit Tourism Online
  • Official Lee's Summit City Site
  • Lee's Summit Schools
  • Downtown Lee's Summit Site
  • Lee's Summit Chamber of Commerce
  • Lee's Summit Economic Development Council

  • Great restaurants in Lee's Summit:
  • 54th Street Grill - Broad menu - all excellent choices
  • Jazz - One of the small metro chain of Great Cajon food!
  • Everett's Restaurant - 816 795-5553 - Excellent American cuisine and more!
  • Marina Grog and Galley - On Lake Lotawana - Very Special!
  • Habanero's Restaurant - 816 554-1008 - Excellent Mexican cuisine!
    Great restaurants in the KC Metro:
  • El Maguey Restaurant - Excellent Mexican cuisine - at great prices!
  • On the Border - National fantastic chain of Mexican restaurants!
  • Outback Steakhouse - National fantastic chain of American restaurants!
  • Applebee's - National chain headquartered in KC!
  • Piropos - In Parkville overlooking the valley.
  • PierPonts - At Union Station
  • Hereford House - Great steaks
  • KCOriginals.com - Links to KC Original Restaurants
  • KansasCityMenus.com - Links to most of the fine restaurants in KC
  • Kansas City Cooking - Metro web site about cooking in KC.
  • KC Metro Neighborhoods:
  • Hyde Park - Central KC
  • Loch Lloyd - South KC
  • Waldo - South Central KC
  • Charleston Park Somerset Subdivision
  • The Crossing - The Crossing Subdivision in Lee's Summit
  • Longview Farms - Lee's Summit
  • New Longview Planned Community - Lee's Summit
  • ArborWalk - Lee's Summit
  • Lakewood - Lee's Summit
  • Other KC Sites:
  • City Of Jazz
  • KC SkyScrapers - Good site - up to date info about projects
  • Bar Scoop - Good Site - latest news and info on bars in kc
  • Hip Hop KC
  • Reggae in KC
  • KCBloggers.com - A lot of KC Based Blogs
  • BlogKC.Com - Lots of news, info, events, and opinions
  • Tonys Kansas City - Frequent KC blogger.
  • Craig's List for Kansas City - Find people with similar interests in KC
  • Kansas City Faces - Pictures from Events in KC
  • Kansas City Christian
  • Health and Doctors:
  • KC Wellness - web site of the magazine
  • Carondelet Health - fitness classes,massage, wellness, diet, etc.
  • Lees Summit Hospital - Health, wellness, and fitness classes
  • HealthyKC.Org
  • Transportation:
  • www.kcscout.net - Live traffic reports
  • KC Area Transit Authority - Metro bus schedules, etc.
  • The Jo - Johnson County Public Transportation
  • KCI Shuttle - Specializing in trips to/from the airport
    Your Money around KC:
  • Kansas Cash Lotto
  • Missouri ShowMe Lotto
  • Powerball Lotto
  • Jackson County Property Tax Search
    Crime:
  • Find registered sex offenders in KS - Includes pictures and full addresses
  • Missouri sex offenders
  • Sex offenders anywhere in the country
  • Kansas City Police Department
  • www.kc-crime.org
  • Sporting Events - To Participate in
  • Kansas City Curling Club - Learn this Winter Olympic Sport. Open houses in August and September.
  • Kansas City Blues Rugby Team - Plays many games at Arrowhead
  • KC Rugby Football Club
  • KC Region Sports Car Club
  • Southern Platte County Athletic Association
  • VolleyBall Beach- Co-ed Outdoor Rec Leagues
  • Shawnee Mission Beach VolleyBall- Co-ed Outdoor Rec Leagues
  • Center Line VolleyBall- Co-ed Outdoor Rec Leagues
  • Heartland Mountain Bike Racing
  • Sports City - Leagues and Indoor area in Blue Springs
  • Kansas City Soap Box Derby
  • Kansas City Dodge Ball Association
  • Midwest Sport and Social Club - Meet sport-minded singles
  • www.experiencekc.com/clubs.html - LOTS more clubs here!
  • www.KCMetroGolf.com - For KC Metro Golf fans
  • Last Minute Golfer - has lots of KC Golf Info
  • Sporting Events - For Spectators
  • Kansas City Chiefs - Football (www.kcchiefs.com)
  • Kansas City Royals - Baseball (www.kcroyals.com)
  • KC Royals Schedule & Tickets (www.mlbschedule.net)
  • Kansas City Outlaws - Hockey (Indoor)
  • Kansas City Comets - Soccer (Indoor)
  • Kansas City Wizards - Soccer (Outdoor)
  • Minutemen - Indoor Football Team
  • Kansas City Jazz - Minor League Football
  • Kansas City Knights - Basketball
  • TBones Minor League Baseball
  • Kansas City Explorers - Tennis
  • Kansas Speedway - Auto Racing
  • Rodeo and other events at Kemper
  • Woodlands Race Track
  • KC Sports and Fitness - Newspaper
  • KC Sports Page - Newspaper
  • KC Metro Sports - Calendar, articles, and more!
  • Running and Biking Events
  • www.active.com - Great National Site of Athletic Events
  • Kansas City Track Club - (www.kctrack.org)
  • Mid-America Running Association - (www.mararunning.org)
  • Personal Best Running and Fitness - (www.kcrunning.com)
  • Sunflower Striders Running Club
  • Olathe Running Club
  • TriKC Triathlon Club
  • Kansas City Corporate Challenge - (kccorporatechallenge.com)
  • Johnson County Bicycle Club - (www.jcbikeclub.org)
  • Local racing news and cycling information - (www.slimenundgrossen.com)
  • Kansas City Bicycle Club - (www.kcbc.org)
  • College Sports
  • University of Missouri KC Sports Basketball and other sports (umkckangaroos.collegesports.com)
  • Kansas University - Basketball and other sports (www.kuathletics.com)
  • Missouri University - Basketball and other sports (mutigers.collegesports.com)
  • KCHusker.com - Site for fans of the Nebraska Cornhuskers in KC
  • Specific Individual Events
    2005 dates shown
  • New Year's Fun Run - January 1st, 2005
  • Children's TLC Groundhog Run January 30th, 2005
  • Trolley Run - April 24th, 2005
  • Aids Walk and Run - May
  • Kansas Heart and Sole Classic - May
  • Truman Health Run - May 8th
  • Neil Smith's Buckle Up 5k -
  • ASQ Run for health -
  • Heritage Park Duathlon and Triathlon - May
  • Tornado Martial Arts -
  • Amy Thompson Run to Daylight - May
  • Olathe Marathon and 15k - May 21st, 2005
  • MS 3 Day Challenge Walk
  • Hospital Hill Run - June 4th, 2005
  • Miracle 5k walk/run - June
  • Dog n Jog Run for fun - June
  • Race for Hope -
  • Lee's Summit Hospital Night Flight - June
  • Lenexa MidNight Bike Ride - July
  • Shawnee Mission Triathlon - July
  • Midwest Meltdown - August 6th and 7th, 2005
  • Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure - August
  • MS150 Bike Tour -
  • Sunflowers to Roses Festival of Bikes Weekend - September 17-18, 2005
  • Judi Wolff 5k Run for the Angels -
  • Ryka Take Fitness to Heart 5K -
  • Head for the Cure 5K -
  • Jingle Bell 5k - 12/5/2004
  • Fitness Clubs
  • YMCA - YMCA - an Excellent value
  • Bally's Health and Racquet Club
  • 24 Hour Fitness
  • www.allamericanfitnesskc.com
  • Lady of America
  • Dales Athletic Club - Overland Park
  • Penn Valley Fitness Center
  • Scott Fitness

  • Well Fit Solutions - Personal Training, Fitness, and Dietary Programs
  • KC Personal Trainer - Personal Training Provider
  • Dancing
  • KCDance.Com
  • SalsaKC.Com
  • KansasCitySwingDance.Org
  • Louis and Company Dancing
  • TC Dance Club
  • Other
  • Krava Maga - Self Defense training
  • Mission Bowl - Bowling
  • History of hockey in KC
  • Computer Clubs - Based on meeting people in IT
  • Association of Information Technology Professionals - (kc.aitp.org)
  • Independent Computer Consultants Association - (www.icca-kc.org)
  • www.itkc.org - Connecting Kansas City's IT Community
  • Computer Clubs - Graphics and Web
  • Kansas City Animators and Graphic Artists User Group - (www.trinity3d.com/kcaga)
  • Kansas City Macromedia User's Group - (groups.yahoo.com/group/KCMUG)
  • Kansas City ColdFusion User Group - (www.kcfusion.org)
  • Kansas City Webmasters - Part of ACM (www.kcwebmasters.org)
  • Web Developer's User's Group - (part of HUG)
  • Computer Clubs - Based on Programming Languages
  • Microsoft .Net User's Group - (www.dotnetsig.org)
  • Microsoft FoxPro User's Group - (www.mwfpug.org)
  • Microsoft Access User's Group - (part of HUG)
  • Java User's Group - (part of HUG) - (www.kcjava.org)
  • SAS User's Group - (www.kcasug.org)
  • Computer Clubs - Based on Specific Hardware
  • Kansas City IBM PC User Group - (www.ibmpcu-kc.com)
  • Apple Bits Users Group of Kansas City - (chappellclan.com/abug)
  • Kansas City MacCORE | Macintosh User Group - (www.maccore.org)
  • Computer Clubs - Based on Product
  • www.crystalsig.org - Crystal Reports User's Group
  • Microsoft SQL Server User's Group - (a Special Interest Group of HUG) (http://www.hugkc.org/#SQL)
  • Computer Clubs - Based on Processes in IT
  • Greater Kansas City Quality Assurance Association - (www.kcqaa.org)
  • Information Systems Audit and Control Association - Greater Kansas City Chapter(www.isaca-kc.org)
  • Computer Clubs - Based on Operating Systems
  • Blue Springs Linux User Group - (bslug.solve.net)
  • Kansas Unix & Linux Users Association - (kulua.org)
  • Microsoft Windows & Freeware User's Group - (a Special Interest Group of HUG) (http://www.hugkc.org/#Windows)
  • Computer Clubs - Coordinating Groups and Listings
  • Heartland User's Group (HUG) - An organization of Special Interest Groups (SIG's) in the Kansas City metro area. (www.hugkc.org)
  • APCUG - An organization bringing all user groups together to share resources.
  • Computer User - Look here for more groups!
  • Best sites to meet people - Kansas City Metro
  • www.kcsingles.com - Best feature is the frequent well-attended live meeting events for singles. Basic membership is free. Definitely worth signing up for.
  • www.singlesonthego.com/kc - Great site that will lead you to lots of different ways to meet singles in the KCMetro
  • www.facilidate.com - Spend 5 minutes with between 20 and 25 singles all in one evening.
  • www.pre-dating.com - Spend 6 minutes with between 10 and 12 singles all in one evening.
  • www.friendshipexchange.net - Offers group events, dinner events, and speed dating.
  • www.KCSupperClub.com - KC Metro - Casual dinner for 6 as a way to meet new people.
  • Midwest Sport and Social Club - Adult sports leagues and social events
  • Pitch Magazine sponsored events - Great photos from past events too!
  • It's Just Lunch - Arranges lunch meetings
  • LGGC-KC - Lesbian and Gay Community Center of Greater KC.
  • Search Yahoo for other singles events - Based on the Yahoo search engine
  • Heart To Heart - Specialized introduction service in the KC Metro.
  • Linsk and Activities for Single Christian Adults - www.singlesmall.com
  • Bar Scoop - Latest news and info about bars in the KC Metro
  • KC Drinker - More bar info in the KC Metro
  • Craig's List for Kansas City - Find people with similar interests in KC
  • New Friends of KC - sponsors events and activities for women around KC
  • National Sites with lots of Kansas City Ads
  • Yahoo Personals - Good site - simple to use.
  • Match.Com - Make profile changes daily to stay on search lists.
  • Matchmaker.com - One of the pioneer sites but KC Metro numbers seem to be dwindling.
  • AmericanSingles.com - Decent but KC Metro numbers seem small.
  • Udate.com - not a lot of KC Metro people.
  • www.mingles.com - Another international site
  • www.passiondates.com
    Meet like-minded singles through volunteering:
  • Hands On KC
  • KC Singles Available for community service
  • More Volunteering Links
  • Other Clubs - Kansas City Area
    Culture Clubs:
  • Jewish Kansas City
  • Role Playing Gamers Group - (www.rpgkc.org)
  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Society -(www.kcsciencefiction.org/kacsffs.htm)
  • Midwest Live Action Role Playing - (www.endlessadventureslarp.com)
  • Pirates of the Prairie - Jimmy Buffet fans serving the community

    Animal Clubs:
  • Weimaraner owner's club - (www.wcgkc.org/events.htm)

    Clubs Listings:
  • Yahoo Clubs - Yahoo's listing of KC Metro Clubs
  • www.experiencekc.com/clubs.html - LOTS more clubs here!
  • UMKC Communiversity Groups - (www.umkc.edu/commu)

    Activity Clubs:
  • Jacomo Sailing Club
  • Sweet Sixteen Sailing Club
  • Kansas City Ski Club (snow) - (www.kcskiclub.com)
  • Kansas City Singles Golf Club
  • Kansas City Outdoor Club (www.kcoc.info)

  • MU Tigers fans in KC
  • Nebraska Husker sfans in KC


  • Ownership Clubs:
  • Associated Car Clubs of Kansas City - (clubs.hemmings.com/acckc)
  • Kansas City Motorcycle Club - (www.micoks.net/~kccc)
  • Midwest Lawnmower Racing Association - (www.mwlmra.com)

    Arts, crafts, and hobby Clubs:
  • Kansas City Bier Meisters - (www.kcbiermeisters.org)
  • ODV - Wine and other spirited beverage - tasting club
  • Kansas City Sewing club. - (www.kansascityasg.org)
  • Kansas City Marble club. - (www.kcmarbleclub.com)
  • HAM Radio clubs
  • Heart of America Historical Miniature Gaming Society - (www.hahmgs.org)
  • Local dagorhir group - Realistic medieval combat
  • KC Association of Rocketry
  • RV builders

    Clubs with a MISSION:
  • Sierra Club in KC Metro - Preservation of Nature - Thomas Hart Benton Group
  • Sierra Club of Missouri - Preservation of Nature
  • Sierra Club of Kansas - Preservation of Nature



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