Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College

07/03/2024

🎭 Teachers KS/MO Partners in Education
2024 Arts Integration Symposium July 16 - 17, 2024

Meet Maria Schaedler-Luera, an acclaimed educator and artist known for her expertise in Theatre of the Oppressed techniques. Maria has taught at Harvard Extension School, Lesley University, and more, and she's received numerous awards for her contributions to arts integration and education.

The "Thinking on Your Feet: Building a Creative Classroom Community Through Improv!" session with Maria Schaedler-Luera will blow your mind! Discover how improv games can energize your classroom, enhance learning, and foster teamwork. Don't miss out on this dynamic session with Maria, a true "improv queen"!

📅 Date: July 16-17, 2024
📍 Location: Liberty High School Performing Arts
Register at https://www.ksmopartnersineducation.org/symposium-for-arts-education

07/01/2024

It's International Joke Day so here you go-Did you hear about the actor who fell through the stage during a performance? It was just a stage he was going through!

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Get tickets now for Hyprov with Colin Mochrie & Asad Mecci
November 3, 2024
jccc.edu/mtc

06/28/2024

🎨✏️ Exciting news for educators and art enthusiasts at the KS/MO Partners in Education 2024 Arts Integration Symposium.

Meet Garrette Brown, a national teaching artist specializing in cartooning, illustration, and comic books. With a BFA from UMKC and a master’s in Elementary Education from UMSL, Garrette combines his artistic expertise with a deep understanding of classroom dynamics.

Join us for "BOOM! BANG! POW! Exploring Cause and Effect Through Comics with Garrette Brown" on July 16-17. Discover creative ways to integrate comics into life science, language arts, and social studies. Don't miss out on this opportunity to make learning engaging and fun!

📅 Date: July 16-17, 2024
📍 Location: Liberty High School Performing Arts Center
Register at https://www.ksmopartnersineducation.org/symposium-for-arts-education

06/27/2024

Enhance Your MTC Experience with Pre (or Post)-Show Dining!!

Marc McCann, JCCC’s executive chef, prepares a fantastic dining experience for patrons to enhance their theatre experience.

Dinners this season include:
'R.E.S.P.E.C.T.' on March 16
Uptown on April 19
High Tea is available following:
'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King' on December 15
Midwest Trust Center dining experiences require a prepaid reservation by noon one week before the event.

https://www.jccc.edu/midwest-trust-center/plan-your-experience/preshow-dinners.html

06/27/2024

Congratulations to the 2024 HCM Festival Scholars; 𝙄𝙡𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙂𝙖𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣, 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙚 𝙇𝙖𝙛𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩, 𝘾𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙜-𝙒𝙚𝙣 𝙇𝙚𝙚, 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙙, 𝙆𝙤𝙧𝙣 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙪𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙞, 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙑𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙚, 𝘼𝙨𝙝𝙡𝙚𝙮 𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙜, and 𝙆𝙧𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙓𝙞𝙖𝙤.

Get to know these up and coming artists: https://www.heartlandchambermusic.org/about-1

Festival Scholars is a tuition-free opportunity for 8 highly-gifted musicians to receive intense chamber music coaching with HCM’s world class roster of chamber music faculty.

Scholars also perform live on Kansas Public Radio and are featured in their own performance on August 2nd in Yardley Hall.

Heartland Chamber Music Festival is presented in partnership with Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College.

06/26/2024

The Verse is BACK! See 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' Live in Concert September 29th! 🕷️
Jccc.edu/mtc

📍 Los Angeles! TODAY, tickets to Spider-Man: Across the Live in Concert are now on sale. The US leg of tour starts in about 2 months.

Get all the details: spiderverseinconcert.com/across

06/25/2024

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Within Kansas City’s robust theatre scene, there is a growing community dedicated to championing local artists and fostering new works.

06/24/2024

Discover the power of arts in education! Teachers join us for a two-day symposium exploring how the arts engage students, strengthen comprehension, and bring learning to life. 🎨📚 Don't miss out! 🌟
Meet Lorena Cervantes, one of our distinguished presenters! 🌟 With over a decade as a Dance Integration teacher at Bailey’s Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences, Lorena is a national workshop leader at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and a professional dancer. Originally from Costa Rica, Lorena's career spans from the National University of Costa Rica to directing the National Dance Company. She holds an MFA in dance from George Washington University and has been a Master Artist for the Wolf Trap Institute Early Learning through the Arts program for over fifteen years. Recognized for her excellence, Lorena received the Hispanic Teacher of the Year award in 2017 and the Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation for Fairfax County Public Schools in 2018. Don't miss her insights at our upcoming symposium on the power of arts in education! 🎭📚 The Kennedy Center
Register here:https://www.ksmopartnersineducation.org/symposium-for-arts-education

06/24/2024

Click for tix! 🖱️🎟️
Jccc.edu/mtc

06/21/2024

It’s -we are excited to have Miami String Quartet with us this summer! 🎻

We are thrilled to introduce the Miami String Quartet as the Resident Quartet for the Heartland Chamber Music Festival 2024!

Hailed by The New York Times for possessing "all the qualities one desires in a quartet: a lush and finely-tuned sound, an extensive range of musical colors, a true sense of interpretive unity, and seemingly boundless energy," the Miami String Quartet has firmly secured its position as one of the most esteemed quartets in the United States. With a legacy spanning more than three decades, their remarkable variety in repertoire, grace in live performances, acute ensemble coordination, and flawless musicality has made the Miami String Quartet one of the most sought-after quartets in chamber music today.

Come join us and let’s make music together this summer!

Registration is NOW OPEN: https://www.heartlandchambermusic.org/summer-festival

06/20/2024

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Thank you to for sponsoring the puppet show Helpful Hannah Hippo last week! We learned why we all need to help when we see something – or someone – that needs a helping hand… or hoof…🦛🦛

06/20/2024

By JCCC’s own Professor, Sarah Aptilon!!

JUNE 20 - 23
TICKETS: bit.ly/deepdarknothing

A much-anticipated family vacation goes awry as history repeats itself in all-too-familiar ways in this new dark comedy by Sarah Aptilon.

Performances June 20 - 23 at Midwest Trust Center at JCCC.

Starring Vanessa Davis, Robert Elliott, Peggy Friesen, Nellie Maple, and Rusty Sneary

Directed by Rusty Sneary

06/19/2024

Join us in honoring Juneteenth by exploring the powerful narratives of Black American life with NORTH The Musical and the thought-provoking exhibit 'Sorting Out Race' at JCCC.

North The Musical information can be found at https://www.norththemusical.com
We loved hosting and sharing this new piece with our audiences last season.

The ‘Sorting Out Race’ travelling exhibit from the Kauffman Museum at Bethel College, delves into the complexities of racial imagery in donations to thrift stores. Don't miss this chance for reflection and education. Visit the CoLab on the Johnson County Community College campus before July 26 to experience it for yourself.

06/18/2024

Join the Midwest Trust Center and Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art for the 2024 Light Up the Lawn Concert Series featuring some of the best live music Kansas City has to offer. Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, and picnic baskets (no alcohol) for these free, fun events! Come early to the Nerman Museum to make seed mandalas and see the exhibition Actions for the Earth from 6-7 p.m., and grab a bite to eat from one of our local food trucks!

The Freedom Affair is a female-fronted soul powerhouse inspired by the traditions of the genre’s past with an enduring message that looks toward the future. Three dynamic, awe-inspiring singers – Seyko Groves, Paula Saunders, and Shon Ruffin – share lead and background vocals, blending refined harmonies while backed by an airtight band that meets every musical moment with taste, precision, and a deep pocket.

Soul-stirring and transformative; moving audiences physically and emotionally.
Riding the success of their debut album, “Freedom is Love,” the band has reemerged with an impressive arsenal of new music conceived in the wake of the Covid pandemic. A series of four stand-alone singles recorded straight to tape in their Kansas City studio will roll out over 2024 to prelude their sophomore album releasing in early 2025. Each single encapsulating a different sound and theme, the series highlights the band’s range and proficient songwriting prowess: a perfect course between their first and second full-length offerings that reintroduces fans to the majesty that this collective of artists produces.

The magic The Freedom Affair captures in the studio is exponentially magnified live, in person. Crowds rave about the fireworks this group brings to the stage. The band is poised to continue bringing their brand of inspired soul to new crowds across the world.

Free; no reservations required.

06/18/2024

🎟️ Ready to experience the magic of live performances? 🎭 The Midwest Trust Center's 2024-2025 individual tickets are on sale now! 🌟 Whether you're into Chicago Blues, Mariachi melodies, hilarious improv with Colin Mochrie and Asad Mecci, or the timeless tunes of the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra, we've got something for everyone. Don't wait—secure your seats now and make memories that last a lifetime! 🎶

jccc.edu/mtc

06/17/2024

The JCCC Midwest Trust Center regrets to announce that ‘Christmas in Killarney’ has decided to suspend their tour this season. Their performance scheduled for Saturday, December 14, 2024, has been canceled.

While it is unfortunate to lose this performance in our season, we are pleased to announce that Christmas with the Celts will perform here on Tuesday, December 10.

If you purchased tickets to ‘Christmas in Killarney,’ contact the MTC Box Office at (913) 469-4445 for an exchange or refund.

Learn more at jccc.edu/mtc.

06/13/2024

Share the fun!

Save the date for our annual Harvest Dinner! This is a farm-to-table experience to support scholarships for students in our Sustainable Agriculture program. Taking place on August 23rd, the reception starts at 6:00 PM with dinner to follow at 7:00 PM.

Dig into the savory flavors of three delicious courses prepared by local culinary expert Chef Vincent Paredes from The Farmhouse. Each appetizing plate will be crafted with fresh produce from JCCC Open Petal Farm and Sustainable Ag Program and other nearby producers, reflecting the essences of the local harvest.

Tickets on sale now! https://www.jccc.edu/foundation/events/harvest-dinner.html

After guests enjoy a night of beautiful food, we welcome everyone to celebrate with the Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College at 8:30, with Light up the Lawn featuring guest band: The Freedom Affair.

06/12/2024

📣🎉It's almost time to purchase single show tickets for our 2024-2025 season. 📣🎉

Beginning Monday, June 17 at 10 a.m. purchase your tickets for any individual show in our series. Enjoy performances by Chicago Blues SuperSession, Mariachi Herencia de Mexico, Hyprov starring Colin Mochrie and Asad Mecci, and Paragon Ragtime Orchestra, plus many more. Don't miss your chance to see them live!

You can also create your own season package! Choose 3-5 Series shows and save 10%; choose 6 or more and save 15%.

https://www.etix.com/ticket/o/13433

06/12/2024

06/06/2024

This week our Box Office Manager, Rachel Hoyer, and Marketing Coordinator, Janell Rinne, travelled to Orlando to beef up their knowledge on the latest in ticketing and marketing. We’re excited to put this training to use as we prepare for next season!

06/05/2024

'Deep Dark Nothingness'
Thursday, June 20 - Saturday, June 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 22 - Sunday, June 23 at 2 p.m.
Bodker Black Box Theatre

See the debut production of a new work by Kansas City native playwright, and JCCC Professor, Sarah Aptilon.

A much-anticipated family vacation goes awry as history repeats itself in all-too-familiar ways in this new dark comedy. The play explores the relationships between a mother and two daughters, what they keep hidden from themselves and each other, and what happens when it all falls apart.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/deep-dark-nothingness-by-sarah-aptilon-tickets-910912673327?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios

06/02/2024

Yardley Hall is a beautiful place and we love watching graduates celebrate here! Congratulations Class of ‘24! 🎓

05/30/2024

See The Freedom Affair in our concert series 8:30 p.m. Friday, August 23, 2024 | Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art Lawn.

05/29/2024

Even though the season is over, we’re hard at work preparing for next year.

Today our volunteer ushers (AKA Vol*Stars) are training to make sure all events and performances in our theatres are safe and enjoyable.

Thank you to our Vol*Stars and Front of House team for making sure events at the MTC run smoothly!

05/28/2024

Join us for the KS/MO Partners in Education 2024 Arts Integration Symposium. July 16 - 17, 2024
At Liberty High School Performing Arts Center with these Outstanding Presenters ⭐️🌟✨🤩
Register at https://www.ksmopartnersineducation.org/symposium-for-arts-education

05/25/2024

In honor of Memorial Day our box office will be closed on Monday. You can still find info on our website at jccc.edu/mtc.