Sauced & Lost & Other Weekend Possibilities

Barbecue ribs

Think Corn Mazes aren’t hard enough? The Liberty Corn Maze (17607 NE 52nd St., Liberty, Missouri) is hosting Sauced & Lost, a craft beer and wine tasting inside of a corn maze from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday. There will be six stops, each with a different craft beer or wine sample, that you can find by…

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Midwest Tea Festival & Other Weekend Possibilities

four cups of tea

The Paris of the Plains Cocktail Festival kicks off today and runs through Sunday. It’s a mix (pun most certainly intended) of seminars, tastings and bartenders competing. It’s a chance for you to nerd out on spirits, mixers or simply watch others make you well-balanced, interesting cocktails. Karaoke and mixology get mashed-up tonight at the…

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Coffee & Donuts & Other Weekend Possibilities

Brioche just started serving fried doughnuts

It’s all donuts, all the time, Kansas City. So lean into this trend and build up that winter layer of warmth a bit early. Brioche Pastry Shop (2000 Main St.) started serving fried donuts two weeks ago. They have blueberry cake donuts and apple crisp (think pie in donut form) and glazed or old fashioned…

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Sunflower Fest & Other Weekend Possibilities

After more than 50 years operating as a chili parlor, Fritz’s Chili (6737 W. 75th St., Overland Park, Kansas) closes this Friday. It was originally a Dixon’s Chili parlor that opened in 1966. Three years later, the Fritz family purchased the business and later renamed it Fritz’s Chili. The dining room is lined with counter…

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Ethnic Enrichment Fest & Other Weekend Possibilities

Everything bagels from Meshuggah Bagels

See the world without leaving Swope Park (4600 E. 63rd St.). The Ethnic Enrichment Festival is from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. There are traditional dance performances, crafts for purchase, and cuisine from across the globe — think crepes to ceviche. Admission…

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