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The Kansas City Symphony performing at the "Celebration at the Station."

Kansas City Symphony’s ‘Celebration at the Station’ Pivots to Broadcast

“Celebration at the Station,” the Midwest’s largest free Memorial Day weekend concert, will shift from an outdoor concert to a television broadcast this year.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks: Missouri Primary, Big 12 Basketball and St. Patrick’s Parades

Nick’s Haines’ picks for news highlights for the coming week include the Missouri Primary, the Big 12 basketball tournament and St. Patrick’s Day parades.

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The Sporting Kansas City soccer team lines up and locks arms in front of the home crowd

Weekend Possibilities | Sporting KC Opener, True/False Film Fest and KC Wine Fest

Kansas City’s weekend possibilities include the home opener for Sporting KC, the True/False Film Festival and the KC Wine Festival.

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Ballerinas on stage in the production of Swan Lake.

Weekend Possibilities | Valentine’s Day, Swan Lake, and the Kansas City Golf Show

Why waste time waiting for reservations on Valentine’s Day when there’s the whole weekend to woo that special someone in Kansas City?

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Oscar statues

Weekend Possibilities | ‘The Office! A Musical Parody,’ KC Brew Festival and an Oscars Watch Party

Kansas City’s weekend possibilities include ‘The Office! A Musical Parody,’ KC Brew Festival and an Oscars watch party.

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A woman poses in full calavera face paint.

Weekend Possibilities | Day of the Dead, Free Film Fest, and Beers of the Kaw

Weekend possibilities include Day of the Dead celebrations, a free film fest at Crown Center and beers of the Kansas River.

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The Weekender

I’ve done the math. We have now crossed off 325 of 2015’s allotted days. The end game is truly upon us! So buck up, and grab some wassail. Or at least accept the fact that more and more of your weekend options will come with “holiday” somewhere in the description. Lighting With that in mind,…

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Funnyman Chris Hardwick, who won an interactive media award for “@midnight with Chris Hardwick" at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in September, will geek out at the Midland on Friday. (Photo: Phil McCarten | Invision for the Television Academy | AP Images)

The Weekender

This might be the last normal weekend of 2015. Soon, the holidays will be upon us. That means heavily-scheduled merriment and occasionally forced gaiety. While your schedule is still your own, and mercifully absent of Yuletide cheer, why not explore all the non-holiday stuff around town? CLEANING First, though, clean up. The holidays mean all…

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