Posts Tagged ‘& Other Weekend Possibilities’

Have you heard the one about the bookstore that walked into a bar? Afterword Tavern & Shelves (1834 Grand Blvd.) is a new bookstore-bar hybrid that opened last month in the Crossroads. “We liked the idea of bringing the community together,” co-owner Luke Pitz said. “And we want to help people find things they haven’t experienced…

Life comes at you pretty fast, but this is why we have whiskey. The Linden Square Whiskey Fest (602 NE 70th St., Gladstone, Missouri) is from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday. There are food trucks, bluegrass bands and a dozen regional distilleries that will sample whiskey. The tasting portion of the event is from 5 to…

Update: Ciderfest has been postponed because of the weather. It’s been rescheduled for next Saturday, Oct. 13, and Sunday, Oct. 14. The Louisburg Cider Mill hosts Ciderfest on Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Louisburg, Kansas. You can watch cider being pressed, eat apple cider donuts,or get a caramel apple. This is…

Strawberry Hill Blocktoberfest is from noon to 9 p.m. Friday on Sixth Street between Ann and Tauromee in Kansas City, Kansas. The festival, put on by Better Block, is meant to re-envision Sixth Street with bike lanes, pop-up shops, a beer garden and street art. The Liberty Fall Festival is in historic downtown Liberty, Missouri, and runs…

Troostapalooza, a festival hosted by the Troost Street Collective, is from noon to 7 p.m. at 30th Street and Troost Avenue. The family-friendly fest will have performances (The Phantastics, Marcus Lewis Big Band), a pop-up craft fair, pickleball, skateboard demonstrations and food trucks (Urban Café, Pita for Good). The Plaza Art Fair is Friday (5 to…