Kansas City 'Mystery' Lights Explained

I think you d-bags are causing me to lose my sense of whimsy. 

In fact . . . 

We noticed a sketchy story about "mysterious" lights over Kansas City this weekend from one of our favorite hood blogs . . . But now that hood blog has disappeared. So either Mulder & Scully are on the case with the help of the local Lone Gunmen. OR . . . More likely . . . It was all just warm up for an upcoming local historical exhibit that's being largely ignored. 

We can only hope it's a bit of "earned media" by way of sketchy social accounts . . . 

Here's a real first look . . . 

And more description here . . . 

A century ago, a promise was made: to remember those who served, and to carry their stories forward. This fall, that promise takes an artistic form. As the National WWI Museum and Memorial marks its 100th anniversary alongside the nation's 250th, the Memorial itself will become the canvas, transformed into a painting of light, sound and motion for a brand-new installation called Liberty's Beacon.

For seven weekends this fall, the Museum and Memorial's North Wall and Great Frieze, as well as the Liberty Memorial Tower, will glow with eight- to 10-minute projection mapping experiences unlike anything ever staged on the grounds. Three internationally acclaimed light artists have been commissioned to take the Museum and Memorial's limestone and turn it into a living surface, drawing out the virtues carved into its architecture: Honor, Courage, Sacrifice and Patriotism.

“A century ago, the founders of this Memorial built it on values meant to outlast their own time, along with a hope that future generations would know peace,” said Matt Naylor, President and CEO of the National WWI Museum and Memorial. “As our nation marks 250 years, Liberty's Beacon is our way of honoring the last hundred years of this Memorial and imagining what the next century will ask of each of us.”

Liberty's Beacon debuts Friday, Sept. 25 through Sunday, Sept. 27, and returns every weekend after that, building to an extended run through Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11. The experience is FREE and open to the public, no tickets required. Each night, the eight- to 10-minute show begins at 7:30 p.m. and repeats every 15 minutes (on the :00, :15, :30 and :45) until the final showing at 10:30 p.m. Guests are invited to spread a blanket or set up a picnic on the North Lawn and return throughout the season, since every artist's interpretation offers something new to see, hear and feel. Access details and FAQs are available at libertysbeacon.org.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Liberty Memorial Website: “Liberty's Beacon” to Transform the National WWI Museum and Memorial into a Canvas of Light This Fall