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Title
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Worship Space is an Accoustical Place
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Description
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Article discusses Visitation Church's status as "a sought-after venue by classical musicians" since its $13 million makover in June 2004.
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Date
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2006-10-22
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Yeah, Yeah, Yeah: Kansas City, Here They Came
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Description
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Article focuses upon the actions of Charles O. Finley, owner of the Kansas City Athletics baseball team, to bring the Beatles to Kansas City during their 1964 U.S. tour. Specifics of the business arrangement between the band, manager Brian Epstein, and Finley that made the September 17, 1964, performance possible are provided. Area residents who recall the concert are interviewed and describe its impact upon the city.
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Date
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2014-02-02
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Leading Lady
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Description
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Photo and caption about the benefit concert at Municipal Auditorium given by the Independence Jaycees for the financial relief of Jeff Walker, a 14-year-old Independence resident paralyzed in a car accident killing his parents. Description of the country music singers performing (such as 15-year-old Tanya Tucker) before an audience of 1,000.
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Date
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1974-06-16
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Walker Benefit Lost Money
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Description
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Article about the debt created for the Independence Jaycees as sponsors of a concert (in Kansas City featuring Nashville musicians) intended to help pay the medical expenses of Jeff Walker, a 14-year-old boy of Independence, Missouri paralyzed and orphaned in a 1973 car accident.
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Date
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1974-06-17
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Outdoor Concert
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Description
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Unidentified musical group performing an outdoor concert.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Eleanor Steber
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Description
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Portrait of opera soprano Eleanor Steber.
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Date
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1945~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Alexander Kipnis
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Description
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Seated portrait of opera bass-baritone Alexander Kipnis. He sang with the Metropolitan Opera.
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Date
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1945~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Bidu Sayao
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Description
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Full body pose on stair steps of Brazilian coloratura soprano Bidu Sayao.
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Date
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1945~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Helen Traubel
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Description
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Portrait of Metropolitan Opera soprano Helen Traubel.
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Date
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1940~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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SC66-3 Sender Theater Scrapbooks Finding Aid
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Description
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This two-scrapbook collection covers the years 1905 to 1911 (volume 1) and 1903 to 1917 (volume 2). They include theater programs, play bills, club programs, and some miscellaneous items. Many of the theater programs and play bills are from other U.S. cities as well as European locations. The scrapbook compiler penciled in with whom they attended the performance. Local theater coverage is strongest for the Willis Wood Theatre, the Shubert Theatre, and the Fritschy Concert series. The original compiler of the scrapbooks is unknown. The donor was H. M. Sender, presumed to be Harry M. Sender, a local book dealer and collector of historical items. An article featuring Harry M. Sender can be found in the "Kansas City Journal," Aug. 3, 1939. Available in Special Collections newspaper clipping collection, mounted clips, filed under Sender's name.
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Date
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1903/1917
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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The Blues and Jazz Festival Reincarnated
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Description
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Article describes the planned 2005 Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival at the Woodlands racetrack, September 3rd and 4th, 2005. Planner Mark Valentine has attempted to overcome the difficulties experienced by the former Kansas City jazz festivals in Penn Valley Park, as well as problems at other jazz festivals around the nation.
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Date
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2005-08
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Let the Music Play On
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Description
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Discusses how Kansas City's "Music in the Park" program dissipated and the haphazardly produced program that replaced it.
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Date
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2000-08-03
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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The Truth about Kemper
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Description
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Article responds to critics of Kemper Arena, such as Kansas City sports broadcasters Soren Petro and Jason Whitlock. The author describes his pleasure with a 2004 visit to a Clay Aiken/Kelly Clarkson concert as evidence that Kemper fulfills Kansas City's needs for an arena.
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Date
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2004-05
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The Night the Beatles Bombed
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Description
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Detailed description of the September 1964 Beatles concert in Kansas City. The author describes the political undertones of the event, precipitated by the involvement of Charley (Charlie) Finley as promoter.
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Date
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2004-05
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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The Music Begins
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Description
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Article details the inaugural concert at the Sprint Center held Saturday night, October 13, 2007. The featured singer was Elton John. There were 18,000 people in attendance and the $276 million arena drew good reviews. Parking was not the problem some anticipated and attendees appear to have come early to look over the downtown area and see what all was offered. The first song Elton John performed was "Funeral for a Friend." All the songs he did for the evening are listed in an accompanying article titled "A Night Alright." Also given, with their picture, are the unofficial first two people who got into the arena for the evening program. The arena is co-owned and managed by Anschutz Entertainment Group.
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Date
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2007-10-14
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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SC66-1 Alfred Gregory Theater Program Scrapbooks Finding Aid
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Description
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Alfred Gregory, a local attorney, was born August 15, 1858, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and died in Kansas City on May 15, 1946. His father was the first president of the University of Illinois. He had both an engineering and law degrees. He moved to Kansas City in 1889 and practiced law with Henry Beardsley. Josephine Karnes, daughter of J. V. C. Karnes, became his wife in 1892. Mr. Gregory loved to travel, visiting Europe often. He also was a lover of music and art. An account of Alfred Gregory's life can be found in the "Kansas City Bar Bulletin," V.23, #2, April 1947, p.11. These six scrapbooks are arranged chronologically, starting in 1875 and ending in 1927. It is believed that they belonged to Alfred Gregory and reflect his interests in the local arts, clubs, and professional activities. The pages primarily contain theater play bills, notices, and programs, as well as banquet menus for club and association events, newspaper clippings, cards, invitations, and other ephemeral items. The items particularly related to theater pertain not only to local but other American cities as well as international locales. Programs include orchestral, theater, and various types of musical performances including opera. There are a number of Knife and Fork Club menus as well as items pertaining to the Kansas City Bar Association. Early local theaters are well represented as well as events at Convention Hall and the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra.
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Date
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1875/1927
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Bruna Castagna
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Description
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Portrait of contralto opera singer Bruna Castagna.
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Date
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1940~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Stan Plesser Area Music Promoter, Dies at 79
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Description
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Kansas City concert promoter Stan Plesser passed away on Sept. 1 at the age of 79. Plesser operated music venues such as the Vanguard Coffee House and Cowtown Ballroom in the 1960s and '70s. He also co-founded Good Karma Productions and booked acts into larger venues such the Music Hall and Arrowhead Stadium.
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Date
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2011-09-03
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
