🌱 Patch AM: Why this Union Station play may hit uncomfortably close to home

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• Why this Union Station play may hit uncomfortably close to home

Also on today's calendar: The New Pornographers and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call advice from a cow ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: An a.m. shower; partly sunny, with a high of 73 and low of 61 degrees.
• Tuesday: Clouds and sun with a shower, temps: high: 68, low: 54.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and comfortable, with a high of 71 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Gift of Jab: Feelings don't care about your facts in KCAT's vaxxtirical Eureka Day (thepitchkc.com) — Kansas City theater fans can catch Kansas City Actors Theatre's sharp, dark comedy "Eureka Day" at City Stage in Union Station through Sept. 27, with tickets still available. The play skewers liberal groupthink and school vaccination debates, and this review praises the direction, performances, and uncomfortable humor while warning that its reflection of recent years may feel brutally close to home.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kansas City

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 22
• Swope Park Stampede →
  Kansas City

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Other local events

Tuesday September 22
• Carpenters KC Union →
  Carpenters KC Union, 8955 E 38th Terr, Kansas City
  8:00 am
• RetroActive Field Trip: Steamboat Arabia Museum →
  Kansas City MO
  10:00 am
• Startup World Cup - Kansas City Regional Tournament →
  CPKC Stadium, 1460 East Front Street, Kansas City
  4:00 pm
• The New Pornographers →
  The Truman, 601 E Truman Rd, KCMO
  8:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Night/Shift: Outer Range →
  The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St, KCMO
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Sip & Create : 1,000 Yellow Daisies →
  Weston Wine Company, 540 Main St, Weston
  5:00 pm
• Gogol Bordello →
  The Truman, 601 E Truman Rd, KCMO
  8:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Golden Harvest Half Marathon & 5k/10k - Kansas City →
  English Landing Park, 8701 McAfee St, Parkville
  8:00 am
• Kristin Key : THE CA-CAW TOUR →
  The Truman 601 East Truman Road Kansas City, MO 64106
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
• An Evening with They Might Be Giants (16+ Event) →
  The Truman, 601 E Truman Rd, KCMO
  8:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Docent & Museum Guide Recruitment Informational Meeting →
  The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak St, KCMO
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Rudy has been in a foster home but he is up at the Raytown Animal Shelter today until 2pm!!
  We want to get this sweet boy adopted! Head on up to the shelter at 10312 E 63rd St, Raytown MO. Rudy is a 5 years old male. Fully vaccinated,… (Nextdoor White Oak)
• This sweet kitty had been visiting my backyard for several weeks.
  I have taken him to PRCKC to be neutered and receive all vaccinations. I am fostering him in my home until I can find his forever home. I cannot keep… (Nextdoor Armour Fields)

• Aerotek posted a job opening for Tool Crib Attendant in Kansas City. Apply here.
• CVS Health posted a job opening for Equipment Operator - 1st Shift - Starting Rate: $21/hour in Kansas City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kansas City here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Kansas City

• Best Cronulla, Australia Commercial Lawyers (bestlawyers.com)
• 2-Vehicle Crash on Highway 190 Claims a Life (sweetlaw.com)
• Kris Solsberg Invitational 2026 - Results (Raw) (milesplit.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Beef Tips (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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