If you have kiddos, you probably know who Mr. Stinky Feet is. On Tuesday, May 16, 2017, Jim “Mr. Stinky Feet” Cosgrove will officially launch his new book Everybody Gets Stinky Feet at the Plaza Library. Admission is free. Please RSVP here. The beloved Kansas City children’s entertainer will join Library Director Crosby Kemper III in discussing his […]
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Second Saturdays & Car Cruise in Downtown Blue Springs
Do you enjoy live music and locally-made art, crafts and goods? Visit the City of Blue Spring’s Second Saturday event on the second Saturday of each month from Spring through November in Downtown Blue Springs. The Blue Springs Downtown Alive Association invites artists, crafters, and makers to bring and sell their merchandise on Second Saturdays. There is no charge […]
Team Shakespeare Performance at the Plaza Library
The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival presents their teen theatre troupe, Team Shakespeare, at the Plaza Library on Friday evening, May 12, 2017. Admission is free. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, the talented Team Shakespeare troupe will perform stage scenes from the famous play Julius Caesar. This performance begins […]
FREE Espresso Buzz Bagel for Nurses/Win Bagels for a Year
To celebrate the launch of its new Espresso Buzz Bagel and to honor nurses for National Nurses Week, Einstein Bros.® Bagels is giving a FREE Espresso Buzz bagel and shmear to any nurse who stops by a participating location on Thursday, May 11, 2017. To get the freebie, you must be wearing your scrubs or […]
Touch a Truck in Gladstone
If your kiddos love firetrucks and any other big vehicle for that matter, they will enjoy the City of Gladstone Touch a Truck event this Saturday, May 13, 2017. Admission is $7 per child, ages 3 and up. Registration is required. This event takes place from 10 a.m. to noon at Happy Park. Vehicles include […]
Free Youth Swim Lessons
Swimming is a life-saving skill and a fun sport. Kansas City Parks & Recreation wants to keep Kansas City-area kids safer this summer by offering FREE swim lessons. Free lessons apply to the first two skill levels of “learn-to-swim” lessons only. Additional skill levels are $40 per session. Session Dates Session 1: June 5 – 15 Session 2: June 19 […]
Free Streetcar Birthday Celebration
The Kansas City Streetcar is celebrating its birthday on Saturday, May 6, 2017, and the public is invited. The Birthday celebration will take place outdoors at the Union Station Transit Plaza. Admission is FREE. This event, which runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., will include food trucks, a clown, games, music, birthday cake, sports […]
FREE Admission to Woofstock
On Sunday, May 6, 2018, Zona Rosa will be holding its annual Woofstock: A Festival for Pets and People. All well-behaved, friendly, licensed, and vaccinated pets are invited to bring their people to the festival (as long as the people are also well-behaved, friendly…). Actually, I threw in that last part about the people, but it seems reasonable […]
Free Lenexa Outdoor Concert Series
On Sundays during the months of May, June, and September, 2017, the the Lenexa Arts Council and Parks and Recreation are holding an outdoor concert series in either Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park or the Lenexa Civic Campus. Admission is free. The May and June concerts start at 6:00 p.m. The September concerts start at 5 p.m. Here’s the […]
FREE Admission to Kansas City Plein Air Festival
In French, “plein air” means “open air” or “outside.” In art terms, “plein air” means “painting outdoors.” The annual Kansas City Plein Air Festival returns May 4-12, 2018, to Penn Valley Park and Union Cemetery. Admission is FREE. Plein Air artists from around the country will be capturing the beauty of Kansas City with their […]
