SOULFARM HERE SATURDAY NIGHT — Soulfarm, whose live shows are full of Mediterranean flavor with captivating guitar leads, dance rhythms and strong percussion breaks, will be in Kansas City one night only this Saturday, Feb. 18. The concert will take place in downtown Overland Park at t.a.s.t.e. restaurant (7938 Santa Fe Dr.) Doors open at 9:30 p.m. The food and beverage is not under Vaad supervision. Soulfarm was founded in Israel by Grammy Award winner lead guitarist C. Lanzbom and guitarist and lead singer Noah Solomon Chase. Their sound has been dubbed as New American music, full melodic songwriting and progressive modern arrangements. The band’s new album “HOLY GROUND” is available on iTunes. RSVP at soulfarmkc.eventbrite.com or call 913-269-0249 for more information.

GOURMET KOSHER — Bitayavon, a new publication featuring gourmet kosher recipes and insightful articles, was recognized by the Magazine Innovation Center as one of 2011’s hottest magazine launches. Bitayavon, which features kosher recipes not only for Jewish holidays and Shabbos dinners but for every day, was chosen from a group of more than 800 new consumer titles published from October 2010 to September 2011. Launched in February 2011 as a 40-page local magazine in Brooklyn, N. Y., Bitayavon has since grown to a 76-page magazine sold worldwide in kosher specialty stores, supermarket chains, at newsstands and retail outlets such as Barnes & Noble.
“You don’t have to keep kosher to love the recipes, tips and information we provide to our readers,” say Shlomo and Shifra Klein, co-founders and publishers of Bitayavon. “We are all about revolutionizing the concept of kosher cooking to meet the needs of the growing kosher foodie population as well as those who look for easy and affordable recipe and meal ideas.”
The mission of the magazine is to create a modern culinary publication that appeals to everyone who loves good food, as well as those that keep completely kosher. The bi-monthly magazine provides readers with gourmet kosher recipes, tips and insightful articles related to the kosher lifestyle. A digital version of Bitayavon will be available in the near future. For more information and to subscribe to Bitayavon, visit http://www.Bitayavon.com.

A STAR IS BORN — Photographed at dress rehearsal, Kayla Israel, daughter of Maya and Loren Israel, formerly of Overland Park (now living in Cincinnati), played the part of Princess Ying Yaawolak, youngest daughter of the King, in the ‘King and I.’ The production was presented at the Carnegie Theater in Covington, Ky. The show hosted well-seasoned Broadway performers as the principle characters. Loving theater, Kayla attends the children’s program at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Last season Kayla had the lead role of Cruella de Vil in ‘101 Dalmatians.’ Kayla’s extremely proud Overland Park grandparents, Gayle and Alan Israel, k’velled over their granddaughter’s talent and success.

YOUTH KICKBALL — Live2PlaySports, owned by Aaron Zitron, is organizing recreational kickball leagues this spring for children and teens, ages 5 and up. Leagues will begin April 14. Games in the teen league will be played at the Jewish Community Center. Youth league games will be played at Brookside Park (100 E. 56th Terr., Kansas City, Mo.) Zitron, a Kansas City native, has more than 12 years of youth and adult recreation league coordination experience. As a parent, he appreciates safe, supervised and fun activities for kids. “I have two boys and play in an adult kickball league myself. My oldest son wanted to play kickball. I decided to start a kids’ league so that he and other kids could also participate in the fun sport of kickball.” To register a child or teen for spring kickball, or for more information, visit Live2PlaySports.com.

REMEMBER DEADLINES — Please don’t forget that since we started publishing the paper on Thursdays, we changed our deadlines as well. The deadline to get articles in the paper — generally every type of article, photo and celebration announcement — is one week prior to publication. For example, if you want an article published in the issue of March 1, the deadline is noon on Thursday, Feb. 23. We appreciate your help in sticking to these guidelines.

Correction

In last week’s article on K.I. Scout Shabbat, two Scouts were omitted: Shai El Luger, son of Michal Luger, and Matan White, son of Chaim and Katie White. Each received the Maccabee Medal.