August is here and it’s bringing the heat temperate weather! The high is just 80° throughout this weekend, so get outside and enjoy it:
🎡 12 things to do this weekend
🌊 Two Birds One Stone is throwing a party on the river
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Weekend Roundup 🎡
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Happy August, and happy Friday! Here are 12 things to do around Kansas City this weekend:
All Weekend Long
🎡 Don’t miss the last few days of the Johnson County Fair in Gardner through Saturday, with livestock shows, live music, a carnival, Barnyard Olympics, and more still on the schedule.
🦮 Barks in the Bottoms welcomes you and your leashed furry friends to a weekend of speciality shopping, photo ops, food trucks, dog-friendly spaces, and more in the West Bottoms.
🍷 Mineral Lounge is celebrating its first birthday beginning Friday at 4pm by debuting a new menu of small plates and Mediterranean Spritz cocktails all weekend long.
🌮 The Kansas City Taco Festival takes over KC Live! Saturday and Sunday with a huge variety of tacos, margaritas, games, live music, and taco-themed fun.
⚾️ The Kansas City Monarchs welcome the Sioux Falls Canaries to Legends field for a three-game series with the following themes: K-State College Night on Friday, Disney Night & Girl Scout Night on Saturday, and Free Tee Day on Sunday.
🦕 Dinosaurs Around the World kicks off it’s final month at the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium. Can you find all 13 life-size animatronic dinosaurs?
Friday
🍿 WeekEnder at Crown Center concludes tonight with live music from The Accidental Moguls at 6pm followed by a free outdoor movie showing of Captain America: Brave New World!*
🚦 It’s August 1st, that means it’s First Friday in the Crossroads! Go check out local galleries, live music, food trucks, and local vendors lining the streets of the Crossroads Arts District.
🪄 Disney Descendents & Zombies: Worlds Collide Tour takes the stage at the T-Mobile Center at 7pm, celebrating the hits from the four Descendents and four Zombies films.
Saturday
⚡️ The Truman in downtown KCMO hosts Electric Avenue: The 80s MTV Experience at 8pm. Doors open at 7pm and the show is all ages.
🎨 The Nelson-Atkins Museum hosts Free Weekend Fun: Time for Art from 1-4pm, where you can create your own time telling tool in the lobby of the Bloch Building.
Sunday
🥓 Slow Food Kansas City is hosting its Annual BLT Challenge at Local Pig from noon-2:30pm. Come to compete, or just to eat!
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Two Birds One Stone is Throwing a Party on the River on August 6th
Two Birds One Stone
Kansas City’s only restaurant and bar on the river, Two Birds One Stone, is hosting a party on the river on Wednesday, August 6th from 5-8pm.
River Party: Meet Me On The River will feature free samples from local breweries, 20% off food & drinks, giveaways every hour, yard games, and a DJ. No tickets or RSVP are required, so grab your friends (and your pups) for a party along the Mighty Mo!
Drink Like a Stone: Two Birds One Stone officially opened in the Berkley Riverfront on June 12th, offering a full food & drink menu with sweeping views of the Missouri River. The second story of the building will soon be home to Moonstone, an upscale bar. An opening date is TBD.
Two Birds One Stone is located at 1000 E. Riverfront Dr.
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This Week’s Top Stories 📲
Visit KC relaunched its Kansas City BBQ Experience program, which rewards you for eating at 100+ local joints.
Actress and Kansas City native Heidi Gardner recently threw a birthday bash in the Crossroads, and local videographer J. Lampone Productions gave us a sneak peek.
Sea Capitán Cocina Costera is now open in the South Plaza, a sister restaurant to local favorites Earl’s Premier and Bacaro Primo.
The long-vacant former Houlihan’s at 2820 W. 53rd St. in Fairway will become a new restaurant operated by W. VinZant Restaurants called American Fire.
Kansas City Public Works will install 120 speed humps around the city as a party of its Vision Zero initiative. Find a map of the upcoming speed humps (and other safety projects) HERE.
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