Road Trip

Minnesota band Sleepyhead and area bands Vandal? Vandal!, A Final Truth and others will perform at 6:30 p.m. May 23 at the ABC Building, right behind the Warrensburg Community Center, 445 E. Gay St. in Warrensburg.Admission is $5.... Full story

The University of Central Missouri’s Gallery of Art and Design will a host pair of exhibitions to open the summer exhibition season May 18 through June 16.In the Main Gallery, the annual Mid-Missouri Artists Exhibition will feature works in a...... Full story

A variety of planes and helicopters will take to the sky Saturday and Sunday during the 2012 Wings Over Whiteman Air Show and Open House. According to Jennifer Greene, director of community relations, gates will open at 9 a.m. and the opening...... Full story

The two-time Grammy winning jazz pianist Bob James will return to his hometown of Marshall on May 19 for the second annual Bob James Jazz Festival.The festival, sponsored by the Marshall Cultural Council, will conclude with an evening concert...... Full story

Auditions for Warrensburg Community Theatre’s summer show “Narnia: The Musical” will be at 2 p.m. May 19 at First Christian Church.Community members of all ages are asked to help fill the roles of the Penvensie children, Aslan, the...... Full story

The cast for the Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre’s 52nd season, which launches on May 31 with “Sister Amnesia’s Country Western Jamboree,” has been announced.Auditions with casting director Quin Gresham were held in St. Louis,...... Full story

The second annual Warrensburg Spring Craft Fair will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Warrensburg Community Center, 445 E. Gay St. Donations will be accepted for the March of Dimes.... Full story

The annual May Festival will be on May 12 in downtown Blackwater. The event will include:• Vendors selling antiques, garden items, collectibles and crafts.• Antique dealers at Bucksnort Saloon.• Free tours at the Telephone...... Full story

The Mid-Missouri Artists art auction will be May 18 in the ABC Building at Grover Park in Warrensburg. Proceeds will go to the Mid-Missouri Artists Dorothy Hawksley Emerging Artist Awards, which are presented annually to University of Central...... Full story

The University of Central Missouri Department of Theatre held its annual Players Banquet on April 28 in the Highlander Theatre on the Warrensburg campus, and the Theta Alpha Phi organization presented the following awards:• Best Actor: Jonathan...... Full story

As Jennifer Taylor scanned the calendar, the decision became clear. “I looked at it and said, ‘Oh, we have to take advantage of that,’ ” she said of Cinco de Mayo landing on a Saturday. Taylor, organizer for the annual Cole...... Full story

MUSICSEDALIADickie Doo Bar-B-Que 4860 S. Limit Ave.827-3344dickiedoobbq.comJam night, 8 p.m. every ThuKaraoke, 8 p.m. every Fri (unless band scheduled)Jason Elmore & Hoodoo Witch with the CSL Jr. Band, 8 p.m. May 4Cinco De Mayo party with the...... Full story

As they prepare to launch their professional careers, UCM’s senior design and illustration students will present their senior exhibitions through May 4 in the UCM Gallery of Art and Design on the Warrensburg campus.The exhibit will feature the...... Full story

The University of Central Missouri Dance Company will present its inaugural spring fundraiser at 7:30 p.m. April 29 in the Highlander Theatre on the Warrensburg campus. “Dancing with the Professors” is an evening of various ballroom and...... Full story

The University of Central Missouri Department of Theatre & Dance will present a night of three studio theater one-acts at 7:30 p.m. April 25-27 at the Black Box Theatre in Nickerson Hall on the Warrensburg campus.Admission is $1. Seating will...... Full story