Kansas City Weekend - November 3-5, 2006

November is starting out a bit cooler than recent years. This fall has been more like the ones I remember as a kid. Cooler temperatures, and a lot of beautiful color in the trees. The colder weather kind of brings the holiday mood in a bit sooner, so get out there and enjoy it this weekend!

2nd Annual Holiday Festival of Trees & Open House This event is goin gon from Nov 2 thru Nov 5 all around the Independence Square.

It's First Friday at the Crossroads again. Lots of great art to check out, and maybe find the perfect gift for someone special!

American Royal Hunter/Jumper Horse Show The Hunter/Jumper Grand Prix - Don't miss the excitement, fun and adrenaline rush of this Olympic-caliber event. At the American Royal complex 8am to 9pm all weekend.

Clown Workshop Sat November 4 from 9-5 The Northland Clown Guild Alley 217 will present a free clown workshop at North Kansas City Hospital. This clowning around will be held in the Lewis and Clark room at the hospital, 2800 Clay Edwards Drive, North Kansas City, Missouri. RSVP to Cheryl at 816-734-0636 or e-mail clownalley217@hotmail.com.

Evening with Matthew Kelly This bestselling author of 12 books and renowned speaker will give free presentation: "Nine lessons for Enduring Happiness". This event will be held at St. Therese Church 7207 NW Highway 9, Parkville, MO. Info: 816-741-2800


Those are just a FEW of the things happening in our city this weekend! To find more, here are some links from my own list of sources:

Kansas City Weekend Events
2 Night in Kansas City
VisitKC.com's Calendar of Events
Kansas City Homes and Gardens
KC Story ezine

If that doesn't give you enough to do, check out these listings for more events in our great city, courtesy of blogKC :

The Pitch’s events calendar and music calendar.
KansasCity.com events and entertainment listings - Straight from the Kansas City Star.
KC Jazz Ambassadors
KC Blues Society
ArtsLinks calendar of exhibits and performances.
First Fridays - Gallery open houses in the Crossroads Arts District.
The Zone music calendar - lists various rock shows and bands around town.
Convention and Visitors Bureau calendar of events.
Upcoming.org Kansas City calendar - new user-created collaborative events calendar.
Around Town calendar from Time Warner Cable.
Rainy Day Books author series - great series of lectures and readings from current authors.
Area libraries: Kansas City, MO, Kansas City, KS, Mid-Continent (Missouri suburbs), and Johnson County, KS.

More sources:
AOL City Guide for Kansas City.
CitySearch’s Kansas City events.
Yahoo’s Kansas City movie listings.

Have a great weekend

posted by B.G. Roberts @ 7:35 AM