Category: Events

Farm Tales continues at Ag Hall

Children got an up-close look at farm animals during a recent Farm Tales program at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame at 126th and State Avenue in Bonner Springs. (Photo from National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame)
Children got an up-close look at farm animals during a recent Farm Tales program at the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame at 126th and State Avenue in Bonner Springs. (Photo from National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame)

The National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame in Bonner Springs will hold free monthly-themed Farm Tales story and activity times for children ages 4 to 12 in May and June.

The next program is at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 20. The theme is “Full of Beans – Henry Ford Grows a Car.” The storytime activity will be a soybean scavenger hunt.

At 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 17, the theme will be “The Beeman.” During the storytime activity, children will meet a local beekeeper, taste honey and plant a mini-pollinator garden.

From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 19, the theme will be “Tales of the Dairy Godmother.” The storytime activity will be butter and ice-cream making activities.

Pre-registration is required for Farm Tales.

Another agricultural education program scheduled at the Ag Hall on Saturday, May 1, is Chick Day, sponsored by the Heartland Hatchery.

A chick seminar is planned from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 1, at the Ag Hall, with sales of chicks, ducks, turkeys and goslings following from 1 to 3 p.m. For more information, see https://www.aghalloffame.com/chick-day-may-1-2021/.

The Ag Hall is at 630 N. 126th St., near 126th and State Avenue.

Visitors are encouraged to call first. For more information, visit www.aghalloffame.com or call 913-721-1075.

Grinter Sip ‘n Shop to be today

The Grinter Place Friends will hold a Sip ‘n Shop from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 29, at 1400 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas.


There will be free admission to this outdoor event, which is open to the public, according to Pat Spencer of the Grinter Place Friends.


The event will include wine tastings from Rowe Ridge Winery for $5, shopping with vendors, and prizes, according to Spencer.


A food truck will have bakery and deli items for purchase, Spencer said.

The event is a fundraiser for the organization. Masks and social distancing will be required.

‘Flavors of Central Tour’ coming up this weekend

The Flavors of Central Tour is planned for Saturday, May 1, in the Central Avenue area of Kansas City, Kansas.

A four-hour self-guided tour through restaurants and establishments in the area, the tour is through the Central Area Betterment Association in partnership with La Placita Market at the Park.

The tour will explore street-taco stalls to local markets, Caribbean and Latino family restaurants, and contemporary Kansas City barbecue to Chinese desserts.

Led by CABA, a community organization and creative generator of community pride, the tour gives guests the chance to tap into the city’s vibrant rhythm by sampling dishes in the places that have shaped the culture.

“So much of our local Mexican cuisine is inspired by what’s happening in the old country, but in the little eateries tucked into this and that corner of our community,” said Edgar Galicia, CABA’s executive director “The flavors from other latitudes including the locals, are going strong, but unless you know where to look, many of them are invisible.”

For added safety, this is a social-distanced tour where visitors can opt to walk, ride their bicycles, or drive the map starting at 10 a.m. Saturday and going strong for at least three to four hours. Masks will be required, and hand sanitizer will be offered at all locations. Registration starts at 10 a.m. Saturday at Bethany Park.

The morning outing begins at 10 a.m. in Bethany Park, 1120 Central Ave., Kansas City, Kansas, with a taste of popular eats such as street-tacos, fruit cocktails, tamales, enchiladas, a hearty portion of grilled pollo, the now-famous local barbecue, Cuban sandwich, and for the sweet tooth a nice portion of flan or strawberry cheesecake rangoon from a local Chinese restaurant, leaving for the end a side of guac next to a margarita or paloma. Several drinking establishments will be offering their distinct concoctions.

The $45 ticket to the Flavors of Central Tour comes with access to more than 25 eateries and drinking establishments, a security bracelet, the event map, and all information about each offered dish. Bring food containers to take lots of food home.

As a local nonprofit, CABA invests all its funding into community programming such as La Placita business incubator, Free Wheels for Kids, summer youth mentoring programs and cultural events like the Central Avenue Dotteversity Parade or the Day of the Dead Celebration.

More information, including a list of the restaurants participating, and tickets are available at www.theflavorsofcentraltour.com.