Mickey Mouse and friends on skates at T-Mobile Center, plus Broadway sensation ‘Six’

Dan Kelly

One of the year’s most-anticipated shows for kids comes to Kansas City this weekend.

From princesses Snow White and Cinderella to the underwater stars of “Finding Dory,” Disney on Ice will display more than 50 characters on skates in “Let’s Celebrate” at the T-Mobile Center. Mickey Mouse will serve as master of ceremonies for a parade of Disney characters, and other highlights will include a reimagined wonderland from “Frozen” featuring Anna, Elsa, Olaf and the rest.

There will be eight shows, 7 p.m. Feb. 23, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Feb. 24, 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Feb. 25, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Feb. 26. Tickets ($20-$95) are available at t-mobilecenter.com.

Kimbra, a two-time Grammy Award winner from New Zealand, will play at the RecordBar on Feb. 26.
Kimbra, a two-time Grammy Award winner from New Zealand, will play at the RecordBar on Feb. 26.

Music

▪ Pianist Claudio Martinez Mehner, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24, 1900 Building ($10-$30). icm.park.edu.

▪ Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, 8 p.m. Feb. 24, Liberty Hall ($29-$69). libertyhall.net.

▪ DakhaBrakha, 8 p.m. Feb. 24, Polsky Theatre (sold out). jccc.edu/midwest-trust-center/events.

▪ Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, “The Future” featuring Lee Langston and Eboni Fondren, 8 p.m. Feb. 24, Kauffman Center ($13.50-$68.50). kcjo.org.

▪ Blue October, 8 p.m. Feb. 25, The Truman ($39.50-$75). thetrumankc.com.

▪ Greensky Bluegrass, 8 p.m. Feb. 25, Uptown ($29.50-$49.50). uptowntheater.com.

▪ Opus 76 Quartet: “Haydn and Schubert,” 2 p.m. Feb. 26, Yardley Hall ($35). jccc.edu/midwest-trust-center/events.

▪ Kimbra with Tei Shi, 8 p.m. Feb. 26, RecordBar ($22). therecordbar.com.

▪ Chicago Symphony Orchestra with music director Riccardo Muti and violinist Julia Fischer, 7 p.m. Feb. 26, Kauffman Center ($15-$85). hjseries.org.

▪ Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27, Lied Center ($19-$50). lied.ku.edu.

▪ Badfinger featuring Joey Molland, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28, Knuckleheads ($38.50-$55). knuckleheadskc.com.

▪ Reverend Horton Heat with Scott H. Biram, 7:30 p.m. March 1, Knuckleheads ($25-$45). knuckleheadskc.com.

The Broadway sensation “Six” will play Feb. 28-March 5 at the Music Hall but all eight shows are sold out.
The Broadway sensation “Six” will play Feb. 28-March 5 at the Music Hall but all eight shows are sold out.

More entertainment

▪ The National WWI Museum and Memorial will offer the exhibition “Entertaining the Troops,” a look at the lives of World War I soldiers beyond the battlefield, opens Feb. 23, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday (included with regular admission, $10-$18). theworldwar.org.

▪ “Fierce Women: Artemisia Gentileschi and the Women Worthies” depicting female role models from 1480s to 1720s Europe will run at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Feb. 25-July 23, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Thursday, Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday (free). nelson-atkins.org.

▪ KC Brew Fest at Union Station will feature more than 45 breweries, plus music and food trucks, 1-4 p.m. or 5-8 p.m. Feb. 25 ($50-$65). kansascitybrewfest.com.

▪ The performing arts ensemble Kodo will bring its unique drumming and dancing to the Kauffman Center as part of the Harriman-Jewell Series, 7 p.m. Feb. 25, Kauffman Center ($10-$55). hjseries.org.

▪ Theatre for Young America will present “Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business” at the City Stage Theatre in Union Station, opens 10 a.m. Feb. 28; runs through April 15 ($12). tya.org.

▪ The Broadway hit “Six” will come to the Music Hall as part of the PNC Broadway in Kansas City series, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28-March 3, 2 and 7:30 p.m. March 4, 1 and 6:30 p.m. March 5 (sold out). broadwayinkc.com.

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