Free Fun for Saturday, October 3rd

Mama Ray's Jazz Meets Blues Jam is rockin' BB's Lawnside BBQ on Saturday, as per usual. No cover charge.

The Weston Applefest is this weekend (preceding next weekend's Weston Irishfest - which is definitely fun, and definitely not free) and it's free if you don't buy anything. I could go and not buy any merchandise, because it sounds like it will be very crafty, but the apple butter cooked over an open fire and apple dumplings would be harder to resist. Jim "Stinky Feet" Cosgrove will perform on Saturday, and Bob Reeder on Sunday, among others. Weston has a lot of "fests."

The U.S. Air Force Band will be playing at the Liberty Memorial begining at 4pm on the southeast lawn. Should be a beautiful evening, clear but cool, so bring a blanket.

Alrighty...and now, for some Free Fun!

I'm back! Went on vacation, work as been crazy, blah blah blah.

So here's what's goin' on this weekend, kiddo's!

We've got lots of Free Music Fun:

Friday Night Live in the Power & Light - the Zero's are performing. Free admission, but the alcohol will cost if you aren't the DD. And being the DD is not only Free Fun, but DUI's are definitely NOT Free Fun. Far from it, in fact.

Eddie Money is playing at Crown Center for the Free Friday Night Concert Series. I bet he plays this song. And hey - you can even take the Metro to Crown Center. It's especially convenient if you live in my neck of the woods - there's a Park & Ride right near 75th & Wornall. The Metro isn't free, but it is very cheap! And you don't have to drive. And.....Eddie Money plays the saxaphone. Coo-ol!

Parkville Riverfest is back! And it's Free! Bring a lawnchair or blanket, it's gonna be a fabulous weekend for an outdoor event like this. No outside beverages are allowed, but they will have beer & wine vendors in the park.

If you will be at the Overland Park Farmers Market on Saturday morning, a band called The Brew will be playing there at 10:30. I have never heard of them / cannot vouch for their quality, but you can watch this video and judge for yourself. Hmmm. Should be pretty kid-friendly, I think.

The CaseMan and I, however, will be at the Farmers Market in the River Market Downtown. I doubt it will be Free Fun, because I know we will buy stuff, but it's stuff I won't have to purchase at the grocery store. And maybe I'll happen past the Shatto Milk booth!

Also, it's Ford Free Fridays at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art. I can't find anything on their website, and I haven't ever attended, so I don't know what this is, exactly, since the museum is always free. So if anyone knows anything about this, feel free to leave a comment.

One more - Gomers Lee's Summit has a wine tasting this evening. There is also the usual Friday night wine tasting at CVS, 75th & Wornall.

Legos are fun.

Legos are awesome. Crown Center has an exhibit this summer that is all stuff built from Legos. The Art of the Brick will be on display until September 7th on the 1st floor of the Crown Center Shops. And it's FREE!

Also happening at Crown Center - they have a lot of Free Fun at Crown Center - Kansas City Chalk & Walk Festival on June 19th & 20th. According to their website "Artists start with empty squares of asphalt and by the end of the weekend, these squares will be transformed into magnificent pieces of artwork." Sidewalk chalk on steroids? Sounds cool! Also, it's free!

Legos and sidewalk chalk are fun. But you can't eat them. Well...I guess you could, but why would you when you can have free fun with food? Food prepared by chefs like Debbie Gold, one of America's greatest female chefs? Check out Crown Center again for more free fun with The Chef's Taste of Summer Series, first featuring Martin Heuser of the Westin on Friday, June 19th. Frank Majowicz of the Hyatt Regency is scheduled for July 17th, and Debbie Gold of the American Restaurant on August 21st. It's FREE, but it starts at noon, so I'll be at the office eating a lunch I had to pay for and probably had to thaw from a frozen block and heat into a pile of mush. Not free and not very fun.