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🏡 Weekend Roundup

🪺 “Project Falcon”

🦸‍♂️ Dav Pilkey (Captain Underpants) at The Rabbit hOle

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Events

Weekend Roundup 🏡

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here’s our picks:

• 🏡 Home in JOCO: The Johnson County Home + Garden Show takes over the Overland Park Convention Center all weekend long! Use code DAILY at checkout for $5 off your tickets!*

• 🏈 Arrowhead Invitational: The Chiefs welcome the Buffalo Bills to Arrowhead on Sunday at 5:30 for the AFC Championship Game. Just a friendly reminder that Patrick Mahomes is 3-0 against the Bills in the playoffs.

• 🚐 RV in KC: The Kansas City RV Show rolls into Bartle Hall at the Kansas City Convention Center this weekend, featuring guest speakers, demonstrations, and a wide variety of dealers and vendors.

• 🐝 Smooth Jazz: Two-time Grammy-winning jazz fusion band Yellowjackets will perform at The Folly Theater on Saturday night at 7:30.

• 🌔 Look at the Moon: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art will celebrate the Lunar New Year Festival on Sunday from 10-4. The event features live performances by local artists, artmaking activities for the whole family, and traditional cuisine.

• 🕺 Ah, ha, ha, ha: The Uptown Theater is hosting Stayin’ Alive: One Night of the Bee Gees tonight at 7:30. Tickets are still available!

• 🙆‍♀️ History of Pilates: The National WWI Museum and Memorial is hosting Sip and Stretch on Saturday at 8:45 am. The event celebrates Joseph Pilates and his exercise system and features a class led by the Kansas City Ballet and free juice from Ruby Jean’s Juicery.

• 🎤 Rising Star: American idol-alum and TikTok star Natalie Jane is set to perform live at The Truman tonight at 8 pm.

• 🚙 “Donuts” and Coffee: Gateway Classic Cars of Kansas City is hosting its monthly Caffeine and Chrome car show on Saturday morning from 9-12 at its showroom at 1202 South Lone Elm Road in Olathe.

• 🏓 In a Pickle: SERV in Overland Park will host the Tournament of Champions I as a part of its competitive pickleball tournament series on Saturday from 12-4.

• 🩰 Hip-Hop Ballet: The Hiplet Ballerinas will perform a public show tonight at 7:30 inside Yardley Hall at the Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College.

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Development

Amazon Revealed as the Company Behind “Project Falcon”

One of the world’s largest companies is the driving force behind a project in the Northland code-named “Project Falcon.”

• The Falcon Has Landed: Amazon will occupy 630,000 square feet of warehouse space within the KCI 29 Logistics Park near the Kansas City International Airport. The plans were confirmed earlier this week, although rumors of Amazon being behind the code-named project for months.

• Room to Grow: According to Port KC, the project will represent a $160 million real estate property investment and could create up to 1,500 jobs when at full capacity. It will serve as Amazon’s 13th facility in the metro and second in KCMO city limits.

The KCI 29 Logistics Park occupies 3,300 acres just north of KCI. Learn more HERE.

Events

Author of The Adventures of Captain Underpants to Visit The Rabbit hOle

Dav Pilkey, the author best known for The Adventures of Captain Underpants, will visit The Rabbit hOle on Saturday, February 15th.

• Captain in KC: Pilkey is visiting as part of his “Hero Party” tour, celebrating the launch of his newest book, Dog Man: Big Jim Begins. Although best known for his 1997 best-seller, The Adventures of Captain Underpants, Pilkey has authored over 60 pieces of children’s literature.

• Meet the Author: Pilkey will make two presentations, one at 10 am and another at 2 pm.. Each will last 30 minutes, followed by a meet-and-greet. Each ticket ($15) includes a pre-signed copy of Dog Man: Big Jim Begins.

Tickets went for sale to the public yesterday but are already sold out. 🙁

Trivia Answer 🙋‍♀️

“Booth No. 4” at The Savoy Grill (now The Savoy) has welcomed U.S. Presidents Warren Harding, Harry S. Truman, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan.

P.S. If you love blasts from the past, check out On This Day and take a nostalgia trip to January 24th, 1984. (dropping today 🚀)

ICYMI

This Week’s Top Stories 📲

1. Adidas released a special-edition shirt featuring Patrick Mahomes and three of his favorite things (besides his three kids, I’m sure).

2. Speaking of the Mahomes, Brittany Mahomes gave a tour of their new nursery for Golden to Crate and Kids.

3. Six local restaurants, bars, and chefs were named 2025 James Beard Award Semifinalists.

4. The upcoming Museum of BBQ in Kansas City was named one of the Ten Must-See Museums Opening in 2025 by Smithsonian Magazine.

5. Kansas City was named one of The 25 Best Places to Travel in 2025 by BBC.

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