It’s a pajama party! Get cozy in your PJs and grab some fresh, hot popcorn to watch The Polar Express on Kansas City’s largest screen, only at the Extreme Screen Theatre.

When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

Price: General Admission $3.75
Dates: Dec 12 — Jan 1
Show Times: 12:30pm, 4pm, and 7:30pm

Holiday Reflections Walk-Thru Village is an immersive, magical Holiday experience – voted Kansas City’s “Best Christmas Attraction.” New this year: dazzling, life-size photo ops and returning favorites your whole family will love. Don’t wait. Tickets sell out fast. Secure yours today.

Highlights:

• See the BIG guy up close and personal. Daily Santa visits thru December 24th. Click here for the full schedule
• Sing along to your favorite Holiday carols with a NEW animated singing Snowman (Adding more delight for every age)
• NEW — Vintage Shasta Trailer Scene (More vintage charm than should be allowed)
• Frost yourself in the NEW Holiday Gingerbread village with life-sized candy canes, gingerbread characters and More
• Ride down the New Holiday Tree Slide (for the littles only)

General Information:

• Dates and times: Select your date and time. Tickets are sold in hourly increments. Entry for your ticket time opens thirty minutes prior to your hourly timed ticket. Last ticket sold one hour before closing. Evening and weekend tickets sell out. Don’t wait. Secure your ticket today
• Duration: approx. 60 – 90 minutes
• Age requirement: All ages are welcome
• Accessibility: Holiday Reflections is wheelchair accessible
• Mini-Ride on Train tickets: Available for purchase here
• Please note: The Holiday VR experience ticket is available for purchase onsite only.
• Please consult the FAQs of this experience here

From sparking lights and crowns to towering trees, vintage streetscapes, colossal, mirrored ornaments, and our award-winning Holiday Model Train display – Your ticket to Holiday Reflections Walk-thru Village includes all this and MORE!

Regular Hours:

• Monday — Friday 10:00am — 8:00pm
• Saturday & Sunday 9:00am — 7:00pm

*Note: Please click here for special Holiday hours. Hours subject to change.

Pricing:
November 21 – December 19
General Admission

• Monday — Friday: $10
• Saturday – Sunday: $12

Union Station Member

• Monday — Friday: $8
• Saturday – Sunday: $10

December 20 – January 4

• General Admission: $12
• Union Station Member: $10

Children 12 months and under: Free

10% Preservation Fee is added to all tickets. Click HERE to find out more about the Preservation Fee. All ticket sales are final. No exchanges or refunds.

Help us celebrate a milestone that means so much: 25 years of Blue Gallery.

Put a Lid on It is an exploration of the lidded vessel form, showcasing how adding a lid can create a compelling separation between what is inside and what is outside. From beautifully crafted butter dishes to imaginatively designed trinket jars, each vessel demonstrates how this separation can be functional or emotional. The notion of what we choose to hold inside, whether literal or symbolic, practical or emotional, is at the heart of this exhibition.

Put a Lid on It features imaginative work by over 100 artists, each contributing lidded vessels and covered dishes across a vibrant range of media and unique styles.

My work alludes to an underlying current of knowing that is governed by feelings and emotions. The images that I produce are symbolic of an inner-personal and vulnerable human existence. They develop their identity through spontaneity, intuition, association, and chance.

In making art, I am only aware of the forces I use in order to move along the course of my pictures. The course of my art is a visual translation of internal feelings, thoughts, and emotions in relation to the inner condition of self.

process

The work involves a variety of materials and processes. The materials used include paper, paint, inks, marker, pencil, glue, dried paint chips, and paint skins. My work involves aspects of painting, drawing, collage, and assemblage.

The idea of using dried paint chips came about as a byproduct of the process that I go through when painting on canvas. When working on canvas, I paint and scrape off the paint a number of times to achieve a surface appropriate for the painting. During this process, a lot of paint falls to the floor and dries.

Through this process, I realized the random beauty that lives within the surfaces of the dried paint and decided it was still very much useful. I started re-applying the dry paint chips to my canvases at first, but then discovered the possibilities of scaling down the size of the current work to 5×7 inches on paper. I use the paint chip in its natural form as well as manipulate it to the desired form. I also fabricate acrylic paint skins and then manipulate them into final abstract figures on paper and wood panels. Approaching my work the way that I do, I am able to fulfill a desire to collage, assemble and sculpt without straying from my original discipline of painting.