A few suggestions for this weekend

All right already, we know that the Fringe Festival is the place to be in Kansas City this weekend if you want to see some really bad tattoos and women who are desperately trying to pretend that they don't care if they're fat. Note: Strangely dyed hair and trendy glasses won't hide 45 pounds.

But let's pretend that you don't want to spend the entire weekend hanging around recreational drug users.

The Event Driver has a list of suggestions he'd like to offer. Check out his site for more info on the following acts:

Beach Ball 2 at Verizon...
Rockabilly Luau ay Knuckleheads...
Y'allapalooza at Verizon...
Also
Links to Blues and Jazz Festival, O'Dowd's, 75th Street Brewery, Barley's, Blue Moose, Jardine's, Zona Rosa Concerts, Davey's Uptown, Valentine, Andy Masters,Baby Lee, Sean McNown, Mark Montgomery, Dave McQuitty's Art, Kevin Jacks, Mickey Finn Band, Mighty Mo Box Band, Dave Ford Project, KC All Stars, EKC Online, Discovery Publications, and more... at The Event Driver.

Also Present Magazine keeps on showering me with awesome links that I'm much too lazy too look up for myself. Some of them even sound fun.

Here are the highlights from their weekend entertainment e-mail:

July 28, Friday - September 1, Friday
July 30, Sunday Festival
Talley and Son
The Kansas City Actors Theatre performs the third play in the Talley trilogy. It takes place at the home of the wealthy Talley's, a fictitious southern Missouri family during World War II. Missouri-born playwright Lanford Wilson writes about a family struggling with bigotry, the death of a beloved son in he war and the probable dissolution of the family business. The complete trilogy performed on Festival Day. Check out the web site for a complete listing of performance times.
Union Station
H&R Block City Stage
30 West Pershing Road
816.235.6222
www.kcactors.org

July 28, Friday 5-9 PM
Anne Garney
Opening art reception featuring vibrant landscape paintings.
The Ten Cup
651 East 59th Street
816.841.4357
www.thetencup.com
www.annegarneypaintings.com

July 29, Saturday
The Golden Republic
Mike's Tavern
5424 Troost
816.444.3399
www.mikestavernkc.com

July 29, Saturday
The New Tragedies & The Paper Hearts
The Brick
1727 McGee
816.421.1634
www.thebrickkcmo.com

Finally, I guess hipsters are obsessed with Dolly Parton again but they might not realize that there is absolutely nothing ironic about huge breasts. Word to Dolly.



The Dolly Stampede and Wig Rodeo
A musical tribute to Dolly Parton and Wig Rodeo featuring Late Night Theatre, Alacartoona, The Rather Nots, Barclay Martin, Amy Farrand, Cody Wyoming, Rah Booty and surprise D-cup sized guests.
recordBar
1020 Westport Road
816.753.5207
www.therecordbar.com

July 28, Friday - September 2, Saturday, 8 PM
Come Back to the 9 to 5 Dolly Parton Dolly Parton
Late Night Theatre presents this homage to the beleaguered office trio (Judy Bernly, Violet Newstead and Doralee Rhodes) who turn their office upside down in a corporate take-over against their sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot boss in David Wayne Reed's tribute to the 1980 lib classic, 9 to 5. Starring Gary Campbell, Ron Megee, David Wayne Reed.
Late Night Theatre
1531 Grand Boulevard
816.235.6222