Around Town: A weekend full of Kansas City-area events (Feb. 17-19)

KANSAS CITY, Mo - Here are some of the events going on around town this weekend, February 17-19.

Mardi Growl Maskgrrrade Ball
Berg Event Space
1525 Grand
Kansas City, MO
Friday: 6:30 – 10:30 p.m.

This is the fourth annual fundraiser event for the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation. The night includes food and drink, live jazz music, silent and live auction and a puppy mill survivor pet parade. Tickets are $50 at the door.

Idiots Open Golf Tournament
Smiley’s Golf Course
10195 Monticello Terr
Lenexa, KS
Saturday: 9:00 a.m.

The ninth annual event has golfers enjoying nine holes of golf, using anything except a golf club. There will be food and coffee, a silent auction, and 41 Action Weather’s Brett Anthony will be the auctioneer for the live auction. Cost is $80 per person or $300 for a team of four. Money raised benefits Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care.

The GRAMMY Museum: Music Revolution Project informational meeting
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Interested parents, students and community members can get their questions answered about the new Music Revolution Project. The program will premiere in Kansas City during Summer 2012, and will connect young musicians with GRAMMY-winning artists.

Bicycle Dreams movie
Screenland Crossroads
1656 Washington Street
Kansas City, MO
Saturday: 6:00 p.m.

This is your opportunity to see the award winning movie Bicycle Dreams. BikeWalk KC is hosting a silent auction and happy hour at 6:00 p.m. The movie starts at 7:00 p.m.

Dodge for a Cause
22701 W 68 ^th Terr.
Shawnee, KS
Saturday: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

The seventh annual event raises money for the Kansas City chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.