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Twenty-seven of Kansas City’s most exciting artisans and crafters will be participating in this summer’s Ric Rac Roundup in Westport on Sunday, June 3rd from 9-4pm. The event will be held in the parking lot of 300 Westport Road, just one-half block east of Broadway and right next to bon bon atelier.

PARTICIPANTS

40Threads
Ampersand Design Studio
Benandi
By Mindy/Dandy Andies
Craftboy Workshop
Decoylab
Dirty Cupcake Ceramics
Dirty Laundry
Emetalworks
Emmy-Ray
Folded Pigs
For Strange Women
fresher than fresh snow cones
Judy Boyer Finnegan
Let’s Be Friends
Love Is Rising
Lusterbunny
My Aunt June
Oddly Correct
Owl + Mouse Textile Designs
Sara Cramer
Scarlett Garnet
See{k} Designs
Stephanie Garrison
Tag Team Tompkins
Two Tone Press

Verizon Wireless has opened a new store in the heart of Westport, providing customers with a convenient neighborhood location for wireless devices, accessories and support from the largest, most reliable network in the country.

From Thursday, May 24 – Sunday, May 27 Verizon Wireless will celebrate the grand opening of its store located at 4040 Mill Street. Please join us in our merriment and take advantage of the following activities and offers:

• Friday - 25% off all accessories and free phones.
• Saturday – 25% off all accessories and free phones. Radio personalities from Mix 93.3 will be broadcasting live from the store. Fun for all ages with games and munchies.
• Sunday - 25% off all accessories and free phones.
 

BeerKC presents its first annual Summer Beer Festival, a tribute to craft beers. The event takes place on Saturday, June 9 from 5 pm – 9pm at Pennsylvania Avenue, between McCoy’s and Kelly’s, in Westport and is a benefit for AIDS Walk Kansas City.

Over 20 breweries from around the world will be highlighted during the event. Festivalgoers will receive a commemorative tasting glass, have the chance to sample a variety of exclusive beers and enjoy the opportunity to mingle with the creators of the beers being poured.

Tickets for the Summer Beer Festival are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. 

PARTICIPATING BREWERIES

75th Street Brewery
Amerisports
Boulevard Brewing Co.
Brewery Ommegang
Crispin Cider
Deschutes Brewery
Empyrean Brewing Co.
Free State Brewing Co.
Founders Brewing Co.
Gordon Biersch Restaurant and Brewery
Grand Teton Brewing Co.
Green Flash Brewing Co.
Goose Island Beer Co.
McCoy's Public House
Nebraska Brewing Co.
New Belgium Brewing Co.
Odell Brewing Co.
Schlafly Beer
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Southern Tier Brewing Co.
Stiegl
Stone Brewing Co.
Summit Brewing Company
Tallgrass Brewing Company
 

The Tour de Brew KC, is a his­toric point by point bicycle excur­sion of Kansas City’s brew­eries, his­toric brewing land­marks and other brew­e­ri­ana and is lauded as the “first of its kind in the region.”

Participants in the Tour de Brew KC can look forward to learn­ing about the rich history of brewing in Kansas City and learn the stories, fables and urban legends sur­round­ing brewing in Kansas City. On the tour you will learn about the “wettest block in the world,” the link between beer and base­ball and where in Kansas City was the city’s only Alligator pit.

The Tour de Brew KC will start and end at Knuckleheads Saloon in the East Bottoms. All par­tic­i­pants will cruise through the City Market, meander beside his­toric build­ings in the West Bottoms, and pass by some of the most famous (beer) insti­tu­tions in Kansas City. The main tour will take riders past Boulevard Brewing Company, and the longer tour will zip past McCoy’s in Westport to Martin City Brewing Company. The Tour de Brew KC will have plenty of fun, themed rest stops, docents to help tell the story of the Tour de Brew KC and many guides to help you along the way.

At the end of the Tour de Brew KC par­tic­i­pants and the public will cel­e­brate not only the end of the Tour de Brew KC, but also the end of Bike Week 2012 events for the region. There will be beer for tour par­tic­i­pants pro­vided by the Boulevard Brewing Company and food and mas­sages for all par­tic­i­pants after the ride.