Come join us as the community comes together to ride for Peace once again! This is our 6th Peace Ride done to bring the community together to raise awareness on stopping the violence and working together in harmony for peace. Any and all vehicles are welcome. Community speakers will help launch the ride and afterwards there’s live entertainment and food. This family-friendly event includes activities for children.

Artists Andy Newcom and Marn Jensen have been friends and creative co-workers for over 35 years and share a love for older people. As Hallmark Barbara Marshall Award co-winners in 2018, they were given the opportunity to work on a passion-led project. Together they chose to interview over 200 elders across the country — to gather their wishes for themselves, their families and for the world. Based on those wishes to the world, Newcom and Jensen created artwork in a poignant and memorable way. The event was met with great enthusiasm and success, so they continued their mission to give voice to those who are not always heard.

This exhibit comprises a range of mediums — from photographic to sculptural, textile to encaustic, mixed media to painting — allowing the “wish” to inspire the direction of each art piece. The artists were intentional about the materials used, often incorporating repurposed, found objects that had once been discarded and tossed aside. “Breathing new life into these objects is a perfect metaphor for appreciating the potential and beauty in old things,” they explained.

Experienced in both writing and visual art, Newcom and Jensen bring both aspects to this exhibit. “We have a love for story-telling as well as the visual work. It was important for us both to give each piece a slice of context to set the stage,” Newcom says. The artists’ wish is that this body of work inspires people to reach out and have a conversation with an elder. They promise, “it will not only make their day, but it will make your day, too.”

Art of the Wish Story

Join us from 5 – 8 pm this First Friday. Recent Acquisitions is on view in studios.gallery through March 19th.

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Put on your laughing hat, it’s a Laughter Party!!! 

Cody Lindenberger presents a standup show after the improv show chock full of laughter, featuring Zach Peterson & Spencer Gordman.

Only at The Bird.

The Bird Comedy Theater is Kansas City’s newest comedy theater, located in the historic Hemingway Building in The Crossroad’s Arts District. Featuring improv, sketch and stand-up, every Thursday through Saturday!

www.TheBirdKC.com