Entertainment
Your virtual entertainment planner: Begin with Kansas City FilmFest, live concerts
Kansas City FilmFest International has been celebrating independent films from around the country and the world for 24 years, and organizers aren’t about to let the COVID-19 crisis end that streak.
The long-running film festival had been scheduled for AMC Ward Parkway 14, but it will move to the virtual world this year.
Most of the 84 films will be available to stream online April 13-19; some will be scheduled for one-time slots.
The festival’s opening night will showcase “Microplastic Madness,” about kids in Brooklyn, New York, taking on plastic pollution. The 7 p.m. film will be followed by a Q&A with directors Atsuko Quirk and Debby Lee Cohen, as well as Bob Grove of Climate Council of Greater Kansas City.
More film titles, times and information will be available at kcfilmfest.org, where all-access passes can be purchased for $10. Festival passes previously purchased will be honored, and pass holders will receive additional complimentary passes.
Viewers can vote on Audience Choice Awards in categories such as feature narrative, feature documentary, short narrative and short documentary.
Easter and Good Friday
But first, the big event this weekend is Easter. Area churches are closed, but many will stream Good Friday and Easter services online. Among them:
▪ Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (kcgolddome.org)
▪ Christ Community (christcommunitykc.org)
▪ Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral (kccathedral.org)
▪ Hillsong Kansas City (hillsong.com/kansascity)
▪ Redeemer Fellowship (redeemerkansascity.org)
▪ Second Presbyterian (secondpres.org)
▪ United Methodist Church of the Resurrection (cor.org)
▪ Unity Temple on the Plaza (unitytemple.com)
More things to do
Here are 10 more online ways you and your family can spend your coronavirus-induced stay at home time:
▪ Homes from the postponed Spring 2020 Parade of Homes can be viewed through the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City app available at kcparadeofhomes.com
▪ The Free State Festival will celebrate the first national Film Festival Day by presenting “Phoenix, Oregon,” 5 p.m. April 11 ($6.50) at twitter.com/freestatefest
▪ Tivoli at Home is streaming “Corpus Christi,” “Whistlers” and “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band” at nelson-atkins.org/tivoli
▪ Katy Guillen & The Drive on Knuckleheads Livestream, 8 p.m. April 10 ($10) at eventbrite.com/event/101672840202
▪ Local singer/songwriter Kelley Hunt’s Facebook Live Connection Concert 5.0 – Love Edition, 7 p.m. April 11 (free, but support appreciated) at facebook.com/kelleyhuntmusic
▪ Band Together, a virtual showcase of music, arts activities, dance classes and more supporting the Kansas City Young Audience’s Teaching Artist Emergency Fund, 9:30 a.m. and continuing into the evening April 11 at kcya.org
▪ Linda Hall Library’s Livestream Lecture “Apollo 13 — NASA’s Most Successful Failure,” 3 p.m. April 13 at lindahall.org
▪ Cornerstones of Care’s Thyme for Kids Plant Sale, April 15-May13 at cornerstonesofcare.org/plantsale
▪ Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art’s permanent collection at kemperart.org/permanent-collection and virtual play dates at kemperart.org/art-videos
▪ Johnson County Museum provides content and activities at jcprd.com/virtualmuseum and is collecting your COVID-19 stories at jcprd.com/covid19collectinginitiative