The Alcott Art Center Foundation is presenting several September events.
   Sitplot Art Expo begins at 1 p.m. Sept. 11 and 12 with “Shakespeare in the Parking Lot.” 
   Public art will be for sale at the art expo, held in conjunction with the play.
   The art expo runs from 1 to 6 p.m.
   The play, “Much Ado About Nothing,” directed by Richard T. Sutton, is the fourth Shakespearean play that Alcott has performed. The show starts at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 11, 12, 18 and 19. Admission is $5 per person.
   The September Second Saturday Arts Exhibit and Open Jam will be held Sept. 11 after the show.
   Anna Jennings and Jared Presler are the featured artists this month. Jennings displays glass-work jewelry in the Harrison Gallery, and Presler will exhibit artwork and screen prints in the East Gallery.
   Musicians will hold an open jam in the Alcott room.
   For more information, visit www.alcottartscenter.org.

   The 33rd annual Central Avenue Parade is scheduled Saturday, Sept. 11. 
   The parade will have a patriot theme and those attending are asked to wear red, white and blue.
   Sponsored by the Central Area Betterment Association, the parade starts at 11 a.m. at 19th and Park Drive and ends at 6th and Central. 
   The parade is free and open to the public. 
   Summerfest will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Bethany Park at 11th and Central, presented by Wyandotte Countians Against Crime. Sieta Leguas will perform. 
   For more information, call 913-281-9222 or visit www.cabakck.org.

   Services for Zachary Franklin, 25, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at Maywood Community Church, 11201 Parallel Parkway.
   Franklin died Sept. 6, 2010, from injuries in a car accident.
   Franklin worked for the Midwest Glass and Glaze Co., and his dream was to be a comedian. He loved to golf, fish, target shoot and play tennis. He also was very artistic. He was a 2003 graduate of Piper High School. 
   He leaves his mother, Connie Brown; stepfather, Mike Brown; father, Chris Franklin (Lori), Kansas City, Mo.; sister, Ashley Brown; brothers, Danny Brown, Sam Lammers, Alex Franklin and Matt Franklin; maternal grandparents, Doug and Geneva Chase; paternal grandparents, Larry and Barbara Franklin; grandparents, Jack and Pat Brown, Norma and Jack Bowen; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
   The family requests donations to the Zachary M. Franklin Memorial Fund, care of Connie Brown, Security Bank of Kansas City, P.O. Box 171297, Kansas City, Kansas, 66117-9977. 
   Condolences may be expressed by visiting www.marybutlermeyers.com.

Sept. 7

9th and Walker. A vehicle turning south onto 9th from westbound Walker overturned. The driver went to a nearby address on Walker, where he was found. An injury was reported.

5th and Minnesota. A vehicle stopped at a red light on 5th was struck from behind.

Sept. 3

10th and Pacific. A vehicle traveling northbound on 10th Street was struck from the rear.