In Brief - Kansas City

 

TIME ZONE: Central
AREA CODES: 816 (MO); 913 (KS)
FOUNDED: 1853
POPULATION:   2.2 million*
GET AROUND: Metro Area Express (The MAX) bus
AIRPORT: Kansas City International Airport
WEBSITE: visitkc.com  
* in metropolitan area

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BY THE NUMBERS

64 carved horses on the M.C. Illionsdesigned carousel that was installed at Worlds of Fun in May. A real beauty, it dates back to 1926.

30+ paintings by Jules Olitski on view at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

8 length (in minutes) of the Kansas City Zoo’s new African Sky Safari Tram ride

10.8 MILLION weight (in pounds) of structural steel used to build the new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, opening Sept. 16

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CULTURE CALENDAR

July 7, 14, 21, 28
JAZZ ON THE SQUARE For some free al fresco tunes, head to the mixed-use development of Zona Rosa and get cozy on the town square or listen from the patios of nearby restaurants. The two-hour concerts begin at 7pm and take place Thursdays through Sept. 1. zonarosa.com

July 21-31
KC FRINGE FESTIVAL Venues throughout the city will be overflowing with live theater, dance, visual arts, puppetry, film and fashion — some of it wacky, all of it uncensored — during this annual alternative cultural festival. kcfringe.org

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NEWS FLASH

Get Your Kicks • The $200 million LIVESTRONG Sporting Park opened on k June 9, with some insiders hailing it as the most tech-savvy sports venue in the world. The stadium will host more than 300 events a year, including Major League Soccer games and concerts. sportingkc.com +

All Aboard • This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Arabia Steamboat Museum, home to the largest collection of pre-Civil War artifacts in the world, including those recovered from the 1856 steamboat Arabia. 1856.com