The Weekender
The Weekend Starts Today
Memorial Day is, most importantly, for remembering those who served. It also means a three-day weekend. Unless, that is, you happen to be self-employed or work in the gig economy. In that case, you don’t get “official” days off. Either way, though, the holiday weekend is the unofficial start of summer and a terrific time…
The Weekend Starts Today
It’s the weekend before Valentine’s Day, so the city will flood with couples, new and old, looking for a romantic night on the town. The rest of us will stay home and weep. Kidding. We’ll get out and weep in public. No matter. Whether you are part of a pair, want only to hang with…
The Weekend Starts Today
When the world is in turmoil, it can be hard to focus on things like art, music and dance. Life, though, matters. Feeding the soul matters. So, we’ll quickly run through some of the fun events happening around town this weekend. First, though, let’s look at some of the more important stuff. Ironically enough, given…
The Weekend Starts Today
Chinese New Year is this weekend. Saturday, to be precise. But you don’t have to be Chinese to celebrate. For that matter, you don’t have to celebrate. If you do, however, wear red. According to my deep knowledge of Chinese culture, meaning a five-minute internet search, red is the traditional color of the holiday. Just…
The Weekend Starts Today
This week, the United States will inaugurate a new president. So there’s that. But there are also a lot of cool cultural happenings going on around town. Let’s ignore the former and get right to the latter, shall we? With the Chiefs dispiriting loss on Sunday, football season is over in Kansas City. That leaves…