Weekender
The Weekend Starts Today
Are you already sick of the Olympic Games? Have you seen enough swimming to last a lifetime? Do you fear that your eyes will pop if you watch another ping-pong match? If so, we have a few, more entertaining, ways to spend your weekend. Unfortunately, team sports aren’t among them. The Royals finish up against…
The Weekend Starts Today
August is when summer gets old. There is a reason they call it the dog days, after all. It’s because you need dogged determination to slog through the relentless heat. Beat it, or beat the contrapositive cabin fever, by getting out to enjoy some of what our city has to offer. The Chiefs started training…
The Weekend Starts Today
With the Republican convention just over and the Democratic gathering in full swing, you might be thinking about nothing but politics. Then again, given that we’ve still got more than three months left of this before the election, you might want to take a break from politics and enjoy some of the culture the city…
The Weekend Starts Today
In just a few weeks, those dismal dog days of August will be upon us, and our will to live sorely tested. But not quite yet. In fact, this is a weekend chock full of life-affirming options. Chief among them, the return of Fringe. That’s the annual KC Fringe Festival, which kicks off Thursday. Twelve…
The Weekend Starts Today
Let’s be realistic. Summer is for the great outdoors. People camp. They travel, heading off to visit national parks or see family and friends. Accordingly, many of our cultural institutions go on hiatus for the summer months, too. The ballet, symphony and many of the city’s bigger theater companies, for instance, are all on a…
The Weekend Starts Today
Whether you call it a short week or a long weekend, let’s kick off America’s birthday party with our weekly curated events listing.
The Weekend Starts Today
This one’s tricky — it has to bridge a gap between the loose-limbed charm of Father’s Day and the balls-to-the-wall blowout known as the Fourth of July. Not to worry. There’s still plenty to do. It might start with a short road trip 40 miles west to Downtown Lawrence. There you can see what the…
The Weekend Starts Today
It’s Father’s Day weekend in KC. OK, actually it’s Father’s Day weekend everywhere. But we’re celebrating right here in KC. You should too. If you are lucky enough to have a dad, or to be one, make sure to get out and enjoy some of what the city has to offer. Dads and baseball are…
The Weekend Starts Today
This weekend, remember “wear sunscreen” is not just the best advice ever given to college grads. Me, I’ll be sunning down by the schoolyard (Starlight, that is) with Paul Simon on Saturday. Flip through our curated events list for the good stuff around town… you’ll feel cooler just by reading it.
The Weekend Starts Today
Summer is overrated. Granted, that’s not the most popular point of view. Nevertheless, summer stinks. Sometimes literally. Oh, sure, the TV may be filled with images of people frolicking on the beach. But, honestly, how much time over the next few months will you be spending at the beach? Summer, mostly, means getting into hot…