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Channel your inner Stark. Westport Ale House (4128 Broadway Blvd.) is hosting a Game of Thrones-themed pub crawl from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday. The crawl begins and ends at the Ale House. Check in is from 5 to 5:30 p.m., where you’re given a house (your first stop) and instruction on how to conquer…

Empanada Madness opened its second location at 13135 State Line Road in Kansas City, Missouri. Dive into arepas (a fried dough pocket made of corn meal), empanadas (fried corn meal pastries), or tequenos — a Venezuelan snack food of fried cheese sticks made with queso blanco. The joy is in the array of fillings. You can fork…

Fed Up Fest, a benefit for Harvesters, returns from 2:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday at CrossroadsKC (417 E. 18th St.). There’s live music (The Strumbellas, Me Like Bees), booze (their Bar in a Box Truck with wine, cocktails and beer is charming) and pop-up tastings. Smitty’s Garage (8811 Ward Parkway) is open in the Ward…

Oh the Cubanity, a night of Cuban cuisine and dancing, is at the City Market (20 E 5th St.) tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. The celebration of Cuban culture is being put on by The Bite, Taste of Brazil, and Cubanos Por Kansas City. They’ll have live music and dishes inspired by traditional Cuban…

Ever wanted to meet a cow? Realize your dream at Family Day at the Farm with the Shatto Milk Company (9406 N. Highway 33, Osborn, Missouri). Take a hayride, pet a baby calf, learn how Shatto makes cheese and sample their new limited-release flavor: peaches and cream. The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 4…

The Louisburg Cider Mill is hosting its 39th annual Ciderfest from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. You can learn to make cider, eat cider donuts, take a hay ride, or try to beat a corn maze. The fest continues next Saturday and Sunday. It’s not just pumpkin beer season. It’s also time for pumpkin…

The Boys Grow Fall Farm Festival is this Sunday with special guest chef Lidia Bastianich. It’s noon to 4 p.m. with a beer garden, petting zoo, and bounce house on the 10-acre farm that helps urban youth learn about agriculture and entrepreneurship. Novel, Shatto Milk, Local Pig and KC Canning Co. will be among the restaurants…

The third annual Midwest Tea Fest is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Ararat Shrine Temple (5100 Ararat Drive). Cozy up to a warm cup via a series of tastings (white tea, herbal blends, or matcha) or learning sessions (growing tea in the United States,…

Find your inner fire with Port Fonda’s (4141 Pennsylvania Ave.) second annual Hatch Chile Festival from 9 a.m. Saturday to 1 a.m. Sunday. The block party features an outdoor bar with Hatch chile margaritas and micheladas, as well as fire-roasted hatch chiles. They’ll also have live music starting at noon with The Grisly Hand. Colony (312 Armour…

The Jazz History Tour ($25) begins at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Chuck Haddix leads the walking tour in two parts that revolve around spots that were instrumental in jazz icon Charlie Parker’s life. There’s also a 2 p.m. chicken feed featuring fried chicken, Parker’s favorite food, at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center. The Lawrence Beer Co. (826 Pennsylvania…