Art Fair at The Bean

September 29, 2010 Events

• Art Fair
Friendly Bean Coffee (420 NE Barry Road in Kansas City, MO)
Saturday, October 2, 8am-4pm (Ongoing through October 29)

From the organizers:
A celebration of local artists and craftspeople!!! Come out and enjoy the beauty of handcrafted pottery, jewelry, journals, greeting cards, paintings, children’s items and much, much more as we host our monthly First Saturday Art Fair @ The Bean!!! Help us bring a show of support to the Northland Community, and while you’re there, step inside for a fresh, locally brewed cup of Friendly Bean Coffee.

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New Transport: Jesse Gray

September 29, 2010 Events

New Transport
The Invisible Hand Gallery (801 1/2 Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, KS)
Saturday, October 2, 7-10pm (Ongoing through October 29)

From the organizers:
Work by Jesse Gray. This show was not gone about with the intent of drawing any connections, but a thread emerged of itself. We are all essentially vehicles by which the various elements of the natural world transmigrate. Even the most random events can be transposed to illustrate the underlying symmetry.

UrbArts presents First Fridays at the Crossroads

September 29, 2010 Events

• UrbArts presents First Fridays at The Crossroads
ScionLab (18th & Oak in Kansas City, MO)
Friday, October 1, 7-10pm

From the organizers:
Art by Mike Ladd, Matt Tierney, and Trevor Prue. Plus a cash bar and music presented by UrbArts Productions.

What Lies Underneath: MyARTS Annual Art Show

September 29, 2010 Events

What Lies Underneath
MyARTS Gallery (1522 Holmes St. in Kansas City, MO)
Friday, October 1, 5-9pm

From the organizers:
Come see works of art by local young artists from our 5 studios! MyARTS is located in the heart of KC where youth gather from Jackson County to create marketable products as well as complete jobs for clients in the following studios: Graphic Design, Ceramics, Visual Arts, Photography, & Silk Screen.

Patrick Andrew Adams: I Could Not Land a Plane

September 29, 2010 Events

I Could Not Land a Plane
Plenum Space (504 E 18th Street in Kansas City, MO)
Friday, October 1, 6-10pm

Patrick Andrew Adams shows collages made from his photography creating multi-dimensional fields of space.

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Music

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TV

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Web

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