The free concerts showcase area jazz ensembles and barbershop quartets. The Arts and Crafts Fair is held in September in conjunction with the community parade, Farmers Market, and concerts at the Clock Tower. The fair features more than 100 booths of juried crafts and art, music from the bandstand, and food concessions. Art in the Woods will celebrate its 17th anniversary in 2000. Approximately 100 paintings, photos, drawings, etc., are selected by a juror of national renown.
Artists come from seven states and are invited to a reception to meet the juror.
Applause, Applause, a major performing arts event, is an opportunity to bring outstanding performing artists to Overland Park by partnering with such entities as Johnson County Community College, the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City, the Kansas City Symphony, and Friends of Chamber Music. Arts Ambassadors is a friends group for the Overland Park Arts Commission. Its mission is to educate and enrich the lives of the residents of Overland Park by offering, promoting and developing the activities of the Arts Commission. Admission is free and the public is welcome.