Weekend #1

Events

Weekend Roundup 🎉

Welcome to the first weekend of 2025! Start off the new year with great weekend plans:

• 🎄 Tree Ya Later: The holidays may be in the rear-view mirror, but the Mayor’s Christmas Tree at Crown Center is on display this one final weekend through Sunday.

• 📖 New Year, New Library: Celebrate the new and improved Waldo Branch of the Kansas City Public Library at New Year, New Waldo today from 4-6 pm. Refreshments will be provided!

• 🪩 Disco Nights: The Ship in the West Bottoms is hosting Studio 54: A New Year’s Disco Inferno tonight from 9 pm to 1 am. The 21+ event features live music from Jamogi & The Jammers, Malek Azrael & The Vibes, and Kadesh Flow.

• 💡 Last Lights: It’s the final weekend of the Evergy Festival of Lights at Powell Gardens. Don’t wait until next year to experience the dazzling display!

• 🏰 Magic (Red) Kingdom: Experience 100 years of Magic at Disney100: The Exhibition at the Bank of America Gallery within Union Station.

• 🎤 Sing and Sip: Enjoy happy hour at The Phoenix with live music from Talya and Her Boyfriends today from 4:30-8:30.

• 🖼️ Stop and Stare: The Nelson-Atkins is celebrating the final weekend of the Hokusai: Waves of Inspiration exhibit, featuring 300 works of art from renowned Japanese artist Katsuhika Hokusai.

• 🏃🏾‍♂️ Run Through Time: The Time Travel Half Marathon is taking place at English Landing Park in downtown Parkville this Saturday morning.

• 🪵 Did You Say Free?: This Saturday from 1-4, take in some FREE weekend fun at The Nelson-Atkins Museum with Whimsical Woodcuts. The experience will allow guests to create their own designs using natural elements.

Food and Drink

Wichita-Based Fried Chicken Restaurant Expanding to Kansas City

Wichita-based Chick N Max is planning to open multiple locations across the Kansas City metro.

• Chicken Chain: The chain currently operates in Kansas, South Dakota, and Texas but plans to open 50 more restaurants over the next two years across seven states. Locations are being planned on both sides of the State Line in Kansas City.

• Max Flavor: Chick N Max is known for its legendary sandwiches, which include Sriracha Hot Honey, Sweet & Spicy Crunch, BBQ Onion Ring, and more. The menu also features dry-rubbed legs and quarters, smoked wings, popcorn chicken, and crispy tenders.

Although no timeline was announced, the expansion is expected within the next two years.

Food and Drink

A New Coffeeshop is Opening in Grandview

ASE Coffee is celebrating its grand opening tomorrow (1/4) in Grandview.

• Grand in Grandview: For the past two weekends, ASE Coffee has had soft openings in preparation for the grand opening this weekend. And if you can’t wait until tomorrow to visit, the shop is having the final day of the soft opening today from 7-3 pm.

• Craft Coffee: ASE offers a full drink menu with coffees roasted by Peregrine Coffee Roasters, pastries baked by Fox & Bull Baking Co., and craft cocktails (coming soon). It will also offer a seasonal menu of coffee and non-coffee drinks.

ASE Coffee can be found at 1800 Highgrove Road in Grandview.

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