APRIL 6: St. John Traffic Calming Virtual Public Meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. Meeting Link: http://bit.ly/3eo192n. Call-in Info: +1 872-212-5076, Phone Conference ID: 756 069 031#. Questions can be directed to maggie.green@kcmo.org.

APRIL 8: The Kansas City Symphony Mobile Music Box will be playing at Indian Mound Park from 5:30-6:30 PM. The concert is free and open to everyone. People are encouraged to bring blankets and food and drink and to space appropriately.


APRIL 10: The Parks and Recreation Department will host a KC COVID-19 Memorial Tribute at the National WWI Museum and Memorial on April 10 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. In recognition of Public Health Week, candles will be placed along the Museum and Memorial’s Mall, representing each person lost to COVID-19 in Kansas City, Mo. Tune in to FM 100.5 for words of encouragement from Mayor Quinton Lucas, U.S. Representative Emmanuel Cleaver II, and Bert Malone, with the Missouri Public Health Association and songs by the Kansas City Women’s Chorus while driving through the Mall. There have been 540 lives lost in Kansas City, Mo. due to COVID-19.

APRIL 10: Neighborhood cleanup from 8 a.m. to noon. Bulky trash will be collected at Lykins Square Park, Budd Park, The Concourse, Sheffield Park and North Blue Ridge (7806 E 24 HWY). Tire drop off at The Concourse, and electronics at the 9th and Van Brunt Athletic Fields (for a cost). Sponsored by NEAT and Kansas City’s 3rd and 4th District councilmembers.

TUESDAYS IN APRIL: KC CARE is hosting a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Tuesdays in April at the Don Bosco Community Center (526 Campbell Street in Columbus Park). Northeast and Columbus Park residents are eligible. Sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040d4aa4ad29a5f58-3312021.