Find your favorite at Winesong at Riverfest Saturday, June 16. The annual festival on the banks of the Kansas River in De Soto's Riverfest Park (33440 West 79th Street) features 14 different Kansas wineries. Drink up from 4 to 8 p.m. at this benefit for the De Soto Rotary Club. Admission costs $15 and includes light appetizers.
The 2012 Great Lenexa Barbeque Battle will be held on June 22 and 23 at Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park (87th & Lackman Road). The two-day event, which typically includes children's activities and live music, attracts cookers from all over the country who compete over two days for the coveted title of Grand Champion of the Great Lenexa Barbeque Battle, Kansas State Champion. Prizes and ribbons are awarded for the top 10 contestants and three overall winners.
Dedicated to the enrichment of our community through support of the arts, the Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead and the Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens is 7 - 11 p.m. Saturday, June 23.
The modern-day version of turning water into wine happens for the sixth consecutive year as Excelsior Springs, best known for the Hall of Waters, hosts the Missouri Wine Festival, noon - 9 p.m. Saturday, July 21. More than a dozen wineries have vintages to try on the back lawn of the historic Elms Hotel & Spa (401 Regent Street). Tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 at the gate.
With Kansas City's diverse cultural backgrounds--it's not a surprise that the Ethnic Enrichment Festival is back and bigger than ever in 2011. The festival brings an amazing array of international cuisines, traditional costumes, song, dance and crafts to the middle of America. Enjoy dishes from dozens of countries and watch a range of cultural entertainment at the three-day festival, August 17 - 19, in Swope Park (6 - 10 p.m. Friday, noon - 10 p.m. Saturday, and noon - 6 p.m. Sunday). Admission costs $3; children 12 and under are free.
The 2012 Great Lenexa Barbeque Battle will be held on June 22 and 23 at Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park (87th & Lackman Road). The two-day event, which typically includes children's activities and live music, attracts cookers from all over the country who compete over two days for the coveted title of Grand Champion of the Great Lenexa Barbeque Battle, Kansas State Champion. Prizes and ribbons are awarded for the top 10 contestants and three overall winners.
Dedicated to the enrichment of our community through support of the arts, the Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead and the Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens is 7 - 11 p.m. Saturday, June 23.
The modern-day version of turning water into wine happens for the sixth consecutive year as Excelsior Springs, best known for the Hall of Waters, hosts the Missouri Wine Festival, noon - 9 p.m. Saturday, July 21. More than a dozen wineries have vintages to try on the back lawn of the historic Elms Hotel & Spa (401 Regent Street). Tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 at the gate.
With Kansas City's diverse cultural backgrounds--it's not a surprise that the Ethnic Enrichment Festival is back and bigger than ever in 2011. The festival brings an amazing array of international cuisines, traditional costumes, song, dance and crafts to the middle of America. Enjoy dishes from dozens of countries and watch a range of cultural entertainment at the three-day festival, August 17 - 19, in Swope Park (6 - 10 p.m. Friday, noon - 10 p.m. Saturday, and noon - 6 p.m. Sunday). Admission costs $3; children 12 and under are free.
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