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JUNE 18 Children can explore the world of reptiles with author and herpetologist David Nieves at 9 a.m. at the Johnson County Museum of History, 6305 Lackman Road, Shawnee. Nieves created Reptile Education and Research, a facility dedicated to the study of reptiles and amphibians. He travels to other countries to learn more about the creatures and photograph them. His photographs can be seen in his children's books "Reptiles Up Close" and "More Reptiles Up Close," which will be available for purchase. For admission information, call 715-2550. Leawood Arts Council's "Grinnin' & Groovin'" series continues with a presentation of Marvels in Motion by Mad Science of Greater Kansas City at 9:30 a.m. at Ironwoods Park amphitheater, 147th Street and Mission Road, Leawood. Guests can observe the power of forces - gravity, centrifugal force, inertia and more - as they move a rocket-propelled car and a jetpack. In case of rain, the event will be held in the Lodge at Ironwoods Park. For information, call 339-6700, ext. 157, or visit www.leawood.org. Enterprise Center of Johnson County, 8527 Bluejacket, Lenexa, presents a workshop on "Leading New Ventures" from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost includes lunch. Register at www.ecjc.com. Park Place, 117th Street and Nall Avenue, Leawood, welcomes David Nieves from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for a free education event about reptiles. During the Thursday Flower Market, Barkley Square at Park Place will transform into a mini zoo where children and adults can learn about reptiles and how they exist on the planet. Nieves will host three 45-minute multimedia education sessions and will bring live reptiles to show guests. For information, call 381-2229 or visit www.destinationparkplace.com or www.reptilesupclose.net. Volunteer hunter education instructors will conduct an eight-week advanced wingshooting course from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Thursdays, June 18 to Aug. 6 at Powder Creek Shooting Park, 8601 Monticello Road, Lenexa. Each student will receive individual instruction and assistance. Students must furnish their own club-approved target ammunition. Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks will furnish 20-gauge training shotguns, but students are encouraged to bring their own shotguns, 12-gauge or smaller. For information, e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 634-1832. La Petite Academy, 15012 Newton, Overland Park, presents a program on Nutrition 911-America's Crisis at 6:30 p.m. To R.S.V.P, call 685-2800 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Around the World with Mysteries reading group discusses "The Tomb of Zeus" by Barbara Cleverly at 7 p.m. at I Love A Mystery Bookstore, 6114 Johnson Drive, Mission. The program is free and open to the public. For information, call 432-2583 or visit iloveamystery.com. Hot Summer Night, a fundraiser for The Barn Players, begins at 6 p.m. with food, wine and a silent auction at the theater, 6219 Martway, Mission. Kansas City native Eric Bikales, who has worked with artists such as Neil Sedaka, Patti LaBelle, Stevie Wonder and Cher, and contributed compositions to productions such as "Ally McBeal," "Boston Legal" and "Law and Order," takes the stage at 6:30 p.m. The Barn Players will perform its current production of "Lucky Stiff" at 7:30 p.m. For tickets, call 432-9100 or visit www.thebarnplayers.org. Mission Square, a housing alternative for independent living for people age 60 and older with middle to upper income that will be built west of the Sylvester Powell Jr. Community Center at Martway and Lamar Avenue, will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at 10 a.m. Call 403-8200 or visit www.mission-square.com to learn more. JUNE 19 Office Depot, 10551 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, is hosting a Chairs for Charity event Friday and Saturday. Bring in old chairs to be donated to the Friends of Yates nonprofit organization and in exchange receive $20 off a new chair over $100 plus free assembly. Johnson County Park & Recreation District's 12th Annual Special Olympics' Charities Golf Classic begins with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. at Heritage Park Golf Course, 16445 Lackman Road, Olathe. The tournament offers men's and women's flights. Rain date is Friday, June 26. To register, call 236-1260 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . In honor of Father's Day, dads have the chance to win specials and other prizes during Cars Night at Renee Kelly's at Caenen Castle, 12401 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, from 5 to 9 p.m. The event features appetizers, live music and a car exhibit. For details, visit www.chefreneekelly.com. Lenexa and El Centro Inc. sponsor the Seventh Annual Latino Art Bravisimo art show in Lenexa City Hall, 12350 W. 87th St. The show features 11 artists using mediums including metal, oils and photography. Winning entries will be announced during an artist reception from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The public is invited to attend the event, which features live music from Marimba Del Sol. The artwork can be viewed at City Hall from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through July 13. For information, call 541-0209. The annual Overland Park/Leawood American Cancer Society Relay for Life is from 6:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday at Blue Valley Sports Complex, 135th Street and Switzer Road. Teams of people will camp out and take turns walking or running around the track. Activities, games and entertainment will take place throughout the night. A luminary ceremony will be held after sundown. The event, designed to celebrate survivorship and raise cancer awareness and prevention, has a fundraising goal of $125,000. For more information, call 432-3277 or visit www.relayforlife.org/opleawoodks. The 2009 Olathe Free Summer Concert Series continues with a performance by Mike Finnigan & The Phantom Blues Band, with Mark Montgomery and Max Berry, at 7 p.m. at Frontier Park, 15501 Indian Creek Parkway. For information, visit www.olatheks.org/ParksRec/Events/SummerConcerts. JUNE 20 The Fifth Annual Teri Mathis Zenner 5K Run/Walk and Kids Carnival starts at 7:30 a.m. at Shelter 1, northwest of the Heritage Park Marina, 16240 Pflumm Road, Olathe. There will be a Chris Cakes pancake breakfast and carnival after the run/walk, and purple "Teri Tough" bracelets will be sold. Proceeds help fund safety training for social workers and other community-based social service providers. Teri Mathis Zenner was a Johnson County Mental Health social worker who was killed Aug. 17, 2004, while trying to help a client in need. For information, visit www.terizenner.com or to register, visit www.active.com. The Johnson County Sheriff's Office presents the Guardian Run, a 5K walk/run beginning at 8 a.m. at Kill Creek Park, 11670 Homestead Lane, Olathe. The event honors Mark Hartman, who served the Sheriff's Office for 21 years before dying last year of leukemia. Proceeds benefit a scholarship fund for Hartman's children. To register, visit www.active.com and search for ‘The Guardian Run" or call 791-5499. Monticello Community Historical Society sponsors a pancake breakfast fundraiser from 8 to 11 a.m. at its building at 23860 W. 83rd St., Lenexa. Proceeds will be used to help purchase items for the society's museum and library. For information, call 667-3706. American Legion Riders of Post 19 will hold a legion hop between American Legion posts in Gardner, Olathe, Louisburg, Paola and Garnett. The poker run begins and ends at the Gardner American Legion, 315 Meadowbrook Circle. Registration is at 9 a.m. Entry is open to the public and all vehicles are welcome to participate. Cash prizes will be awarded to participants with the best and worst hands. As a fundraiser, the Sons of the American Legion will serve biscuits and gravy during the registration, and hotdogs and hamburgers at the last stop. For more information, call 314-3284 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . K2Workshops, 7393 W. 97th St., Overland Park, offers a "Tools-in-Hand" workshop for women to learn basic home repair skills through guided demonstrations and hands-on activities. Upon completion of this he six-hour workshop, participants will better understand the inner workings of their homes, be capable of making many of their own repairs and have a greater level of confidence for times when they have to hire outside help. To register, call 439-1581. Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City, 5700 King St., Shawnee, will celebrate its 20th birthday with a Summer Block Party, in conjunction with Splash Cove at the Jim Allen Aquatic Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The free event includes activities, music, food, face painting, balloon artists, a bounce house, swimming and more. From 1 to 4 p.m., children can make Father's Day cards free with museum admission. For information, call 287-8888 or visit www.wonderscope.org. And L.O.L. Hedgies presents the Midwest Hedgehog Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Shawnee Lodge 54, 11109 Johnson Drive. Health checks start at 9 a.m. Admission is free. Hedgehogs can be registered at www.midwesthedgehogshow.9f.com; fees must be paid at the show. Ribbons will be given for winning hedgehogs. The event, open to the public, also includes a Kids Kraft Korner, silent auction and raffle. The Third Annual Garden Party is from 10:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Shawnee Town, 11501 W. 57th St. The event includes pixie cakes and refreshments, a garden tour, crafts, fairy folktales and doll parade for girls and their dolls. Guests must be at least 6 years old and be accompanied by a parent or guardian. To register, call 248-2360 or visit www.shawneetown.org. Funky Mama performs interactive children’s music at 1 p.m. at the Johnson County Museum of History, 6305 Lackman Road, Shawnee. Drop-in program; maximum of three children per adult. For admission information, call 715-2550. The Survivors’ Foundation Luncheon 2009, a pink dress affair, will be from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the Overland Park Convention Center, 6000 College Blvd. The event celebrates survival and provides hope with a fashion show, shopping, and chance to win raffle prizes. Proceeds help the foundation financially support women who cannot otherwise afford breast cancer treatments. The event is open to the public. For tickets, call (816) 699-8355 or visit www.survivorsfoundation.com. One Nineteen, 119th Street and Roe Avenue, Leawood, presents a free summer concert series with live jazz from 4 to 6 p.m. every Saturday. Big D & Friends performs June 20. For information, visit www.onenineteenshopping.com. Blue Valley Recreation presents the Father’s Day Fishing Derby from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Heritage Park Marina, 16050 Pflumm Road, Olathe. The derby is for children age 4 to 14, and offers fun for the whole family and will be held rain or shine. Bait and refreshments provided; bring your own tackle. To pre-register, call 685-6000 or visit www.bluevalleyrec.org. JUNE 21 Theatre for Young America hosts Express Yourself! camps from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 22-26 for ages 8 to 10 at Wonderscope Children’s Museum of Kansas City, 5700 King St., Shawnee. Children will learn how to put on a play, onstage and backstage, from costumes and lighting to acting and performing. To enroll, visit www.wonderscope.org and click on "summer camps" or call 287-8888. JUNE 22 Music Theatre for Young People presents a summer day camp, "Waiting in the Wings," June 22-26 at the Chestnut Fine Arts Theatre, 234 N. Chestnut, Olathe, for ages 6 to 13. The show will be "The Wizard of Oz." Each day, children will learn more of the show and perform it for parents, friends and the public at the end of the week. Scholarships are available. For information, visit mtyp.org. The Shawnee Mission Indian Historical Society meets at noon at Ryan’s Buffet, 10810 W. 75th St., Shawnee. Joe Brentano, The Grinter House site director, will speak about the facility. Guests are welcome; no reservations needed. For details, call 940-0393. Korean-born, American-based artist Do Ho Suh will speak at the second annual Jerome Nerman Lecture Series at 7 p.m. in the M.R. and Evelyn Hudson Auditorium of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park. An artist reception precedes the lecture at 6 p.m. The lecture and reception are free and open to the public. Suh’s work, "Some/One" (2004), exhibited in the second-floor Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Gallery, is comprised of thousands of stainless steel dog tags pieced together to form a monumental robe with outstretched arms. For information, call 469-3000. JUNE 23 Kansas Small Business Development Center at Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, presents "The 7 Habits for Small Business Owners: A Franklin Covey Seminar" from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, June 25. To register, call 469-2323 or visit www.jccc.edu. The Fifth Annual Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction for Childhood Cancer Campaign is from 5 to 8 p.m. at Wyndham Garden Hotel, 7000 W. 108th St., Overland Park. Sponsored by Zone 2 Kansas Optimists Clubs – Valley View, Shawnee Mission, Lenexa, Merriam, Gardner, Olathe Noon, Olathe Clockwinders, Olathe Evening and Stanley-Blue Valley – all proceeds go to childhood cancer research and treatment. For tickets, call 962-7418. JUNE 24 Overland Park Chamber of Commerce’s general membership luncheon and Leadership Overland Park graduation is from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Doubletree Hotel Overland Park, 10100 College Blvd. Check-in begins at 11:30 a.m. Bob Regnier, Bank of Blue Valley president, will address the importance of civic involvement and volunteerism. The event also includes a recognition ceremony for the 30 graduates of Leadership Overland Park 2009. Reservations must be paid in advance by June 17. For information, call 491-3600 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Park Meadows Senior Living, 5901 W. 107th St., Overland Park, hosts a Health, Wellness & Beauty Expo, co-sponsored by Overland Park Regional Medical Center, from 1 to 4 p.m. To R.S.V.P. by June 18, call 901-8200. Johnson County Park and Recreation Department’s 50 Plus Program presents a craft workshop, "Red Hat Name Badge," from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Matt Ross Community Center, 8101 Marty, Overland Park. Participants can create a name badge with a small wooden hat cut out, paint, feathers, ribbon, flowers and sparkles. Supplies included, but participants should bring tweezers and small scissors. To register by June 17, call 642-6410. Award-winning singer/songwriter Dino O’Dell performs a free concert at 6:30 p.m. at Matt Ross Community Center, 8101 Marty St., Overland Park. O’Dell and his band, the Veloci-Rappers, offer interactive songs for children of all ages. For details, visit www.DinoODell.com or call (816) 309-7636. Merriam Parks and Recreation Department free summer concert series "Music at the Marketplace" continues with jazz by the Doug Talley Quartet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Merriam Marketplace, 5740 Merriam Drive. For more information, call 322-5550. 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