Have a star-spangled weekend with this sizzling list of area entertainment from Brian McTavish!
Big Bang: Jackson County’s Fourth of July Celebration
5:30 p.m. (gates open) Friday; free admission
Longview Lake, Shelter #13
KC Riverfest: Music and Fireworks
4 p.m. (gates open) Friday; $5 admission after 5 p.m.
Berkley Riverfront Park
Sara McLachlan
Pop Baladeer
8 p.m. Thursday
Starlight Theatre in Swope Park
Tickets: Start at $35
Jackson Brown
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer in a solo acoustic show
7:30 p.m. Thursday
Uptown Theater, 3700 Broadway
Tickets: $60, $80
“Honk”
Family friendly stage musical
8:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Theatre in the Park at Shawnee Mission Park
Tickets: $8 adults, $6 ages 4 to 10
“Lysistrata Jones"
Midwest premiere of a Broadway show
8 p.m. Thursday, TBA Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday with performances through July 13
Off Center Theatre at Crown Center, 2450 Grand
Tickets: $12.50 to $25.50
