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ENTERTAINING IN KC

FOUR KANSAS CITY REAL WEDDINGS Some creative inspiration for your very own happily ever after.

CATERING TO YOUR TASTE Whether you’re planning a wedding or a weekend get-together, these creative caterers are your go-to saviors.

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DOWNTOWN GETS RELIGION A religious resurgence in the city center is tied to places of worship that strive to reach beyond traditional ministry.

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74 IN CONVERSATION WITH ALEXIS SPIGHT Gospel sensation Alexis Spight, whose first album, L.O.L. (Living Out Loud) hit number one on the Billboard Gospel charts, talks with our writer.

78 NIGHT & DAY What to wear to a wedding. (When you aren’t the bride!)

94 THE FULL EMPTY NEST There are people—and houses—that embrace life’s changes with zest. Nancy and John McCarthy and their home in Prairie Village are perfect examples.

On the cover Colorful (and tasty!) paletas from Paleteria Tropicana are the essence of summer. Photo by Jenny Wheat.

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Q: WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH MY ORIGINAL DIAMOND IF I DON’T WANT TO TRADE IT OR SELL IT? A: We have helped a lot of our clients remount their center stone and wear it in a pendant that’s close to their heart. Those clients are ready for that bigger diamond look in their engagement ring, but are still sentimental about the original diamond. The diamond pendant, like a diamond ring, can be worn and passed down to a family member if they choose.

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Those more active women sometimes like to have a matching diamond band they can wear in lieu of their larger diamond ring. Other women find that they’ve never taken off their ring in a decade, and they would rather wear one ring full time. Bands have changed over time, so you will most likely want a new band when styles change.

Q: DO YOU CARRY MANY ENGAGEMENT RINGS? I DON’T KNOW IF I WANT CUSTOM. WHAT SHOULD I KNOW TO HELP YOU FIND THAT PERFECT ENGAGEMENT RING? A: If you have some ideas of what you might prefer—great. If not, that’s what we are here for to help you find—what looks best on your hand. We will converse about what look you are going for and find you that perfect ring. We stock hundreds of engagement rings from some amazing designers and have something to fit any budget. We also offer financing.

Just stop by and see me or anyone on our team. We promise to make this a no-tears ring shopping experience. Well, only the happy tears.

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ince the legalization of same-sex marriage in 2015, I’ve attended several inspiring, spirited weddings of good friends who have been couples for years and are thrilled to finally be able Left to Right: Frances Baszta, John Rufenacht, Barbara Reed, to document their love for each Merrily Jackson, Richard Lara, me, Kathy Kelly. other with a meaningful—and legal—ceremony.

There really is no such thing as a “gay wedding.” It’s a wedding of two people in love, plain and simple.

I’ve been to a couple of lavish weddings at The American. Each began with a poignant sharing of vows, and then erupted into a festival of food and music and even fireworks.

I’ve even attended a wedding by remote. The ceremony was in Brazil, while a passel of friends gathered to watch it on a movie screen and celebrate long distance. We shared food and drink, toasted the couple and shed a few tears at the appropriate time.

And just this month, I was privileged to be in the wedding party for two of my dearest friends, at a site that is one of the most enchanting places on earth.

Richard Lara and John Rufenacht met almost 25 years ago, and their loving relationship has been the cornerstone of a group of friends who gather at their country home, Evening Place, for a weekend every year.

John designed Evening Place more than 15 years ago, and as you approach it over a small stone bridge, it feels as though you’re driving into France. Surrounded by generous gardens, the main house is a stone tower with one room on each floor. Smaller buildings are sprinkled around the property: a brick library, the greenhouse, the stone chapel, and a bright red-and-gold gypsy wagon that’s kitted out with bunk beds, the tiniest of kitchens, and a small bathroom.

The wedding was on a rare sunny day in this rainiest of Junes. John is a consummate gardener and the gardens at Evening Place were lush from the almost constant rain. The creek that meanders through the property, which is usually just a trickle, was at least eight or nine feet deep. The tiny chapel was filled to the brim with fresh flowers, moss, and vines in the rafters. Very picturesque.

Eighty guests gathered in front of the chapel for the exchanging of vows, while six of us formed a semi-circle just behind the couple. It was a mingling of laughter and tears for everyone who witnessed the ceremony.

Champagne toasts followed, then everyone moved to the six tents set for the sit-down supper.

Now these weren’t ordinary tents—one had a Moroccan theme, there was a blue-and-white tent, a red tent, etc. And each tent had a flower arrangement designed especially for its theme. Following a delicious dinner, servers brought out architectural miniature cakes decorated with white chocolate, whipped cream and raspberries.

It was the perfect ending to a most perfect day.

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The former three-story, 120-yearold, 60,000-square-foot Heim Brewery will be the home of the whiskey distillery and a unique destination experience. “We’re all excited to unveil what we’ve been planning and working on so hard for the past five years,” says Ryan Maybee, co-founder and VP of sales and hospitality.

Located in the historic Electric Park neighborhood, the new concept will offer tours of the distillery, The Mercantile gift shop, an interactive historical exhibit, and two bar experiences serving beer, wine, food, and of course, cocktails.

The Monogram Lounge overlooks the distillery production floor and features cocktails and Heim beer on draft. Ride the slide (yes, there’s a 40-foot custom-built slide!) to the first floor.

And the Hey! Hey! Club is an intimate, underground 48seat cocktail bar that celebrates KC’s past as a jazz town.

Sharable plates, including cheese and charcuterie boards, snacks, salads, and sandwiches will be available at both bars.

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The Big Picnic July 21, 4 to 8 p.m kcparks.org/event PACK A BASKET KC Parks and Recreation is once again partnering with the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art for a fun-filled evening of live music, food trucks, art activities, and lawn games that will stretch from the museum to Brush Creek. Explore the more than 30 sculptures on the south lawn of the museum and enjoy the StoneLion Puppet Theater, a plein air “Quick Paint” contest, a bubble-icious time with Grateful Bubbles, and loads of lawn games. Pack a picnic or visit one of the on-site food trucks. Rain or shine. No grills, no stakes, no tents.

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arrangement, or do a grouping of small vases. Place a few stems in silver mint-julep cups and put them in unexpected places, like bookshelves and window sills.

• Costco and Sam’s Club offer reasonably priced flowers, but nothing shouts “wholesale club” like those garishly colored roses. Stick to the white, yellow or very soft pink roses, and pull off the outer petals if they look a little tired. Arrange them in a glass bowl for a classic, beautiful effect.

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their household. Which is why, in every culture, no matter how primitive, there exists some version of the bridal shower. Here are some tried and true ways to shower the couple in our own, highly evolved Kansas City culture.

THE CO-ED SHOWER Wedding showers have become less gender-separated in the last decade, an excellent development in my opinion, if only because it gives the singletons of the world a civilized way to meet.

When both sexes show up, it’s more of a party. But you don’t need a blow-out budget to host a fun shower, co-ed or otherwise.

Buddy up with another friend or two and share the labor, expense and creative challenges. Consider designing the party around a common interest of the honorees. Do they play golf? Rock-climb? Are they big Jayhawks or Tigers fans? Do they both love a particular book, TV show, or movie? Are they reggae, hip-hop, or heavy metal aficionados? Any such interest would make a clever theme to be carried over in the invitations, drinks, food, music, and decorations.

Or not. Some of us have no imagination when it comes to carrying out a theme, but can still host an interesting, memorable party.

You don’t necessarily need a party theme, but for the gift-giving portion of the festivities, it’s best to have some guidelines. Here are a few thought-starters.

KITCHEN SHOWERS: NOT JUST FOR CHICKS A lot of men cook nowadays, or at least watch the Food Network. In much the same way they take an interest in having Bose subwoofers, they want a well-equipped kitchen, with Wusthoff knives and All-Clad saucepans. And they want to be included in the kitchen shower, sometimes more than the bride does.

There are endless variations on the kitchen-shower theme. You could host a simple dinner party where everyone brings a course in a serving dish or platter (thoughtfully chosen from the wedding registry), which is then bestowed, along with the recipe, upon the wedding couple. You could do the same thing with pots and pans.

Or do a stock-the-pantry shower where everyone brings gourmet pantry items with recipes. Or a cutlery shower, for the couple who has everything but good knives. Or ask guests to bring a copy of their favorite cookbook, along with a recipe for a successful marriage. Such a request might sound corny, but it yields surprisingly useful bits of wisdom.

Which leads me to the question of silly shower games: to play or not to play? Most times I would say no, because some people just hate them and resent being expected to participate. But if you have a group who doesn’t know each other at all, a game could help break the ice. You might want to have one up your sleeve, and bust it out only if you think the party needs help getting off the ground. You’ll find a million ideas if you google “wedding shower games.”

BELLY-UP-TO-THE-BAR SHOWER Did someone mention cocktails? Let’s have one, and plan a stock-

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the-bar shower for each other because clearly we’ve missed out. Stockthe-bar showers seem to have become all the rage. Some are centered around stemware and bar accoutrements, others around bottles of premium-brand hooch; some are a combination of both. With this type of shower, it’s particularly important for the hosts to organize who is bringing what, or the couple might wind up with six fifths of Tanqueray and four Pottery Barn martini shakers.

Another variation, for the couple who are fond of the grape, is a stock-the-cellar shower, where everyone brings a bottle of good wine.

It’s important to tag the bottle you bring.

Hit me up on email for a couples’ bridal-shower menu using all Ina Garten recipes (because she never disappoints).

WHILE WE’RE ON THE TOPIC OF FOOD This being Kansas City, it’s never a misstep to serve, on your prettiest platters, cuisine from one of our many spectacular barbecue joints. Q39, Joe’s Kansas City, and Jack Stack all have excellent catering menus.

Since the sisters who own Jones Bar-B-Q were featured on Queer Eye, everyone wants to try their food. They don’t have a catering menu yet, but serving their ribs, burnt ends, sausage, and sides would add an extra thrill to the wedding shower.

THE CLASSIC ALL-GIRL SHOWER The traditional shower still has an established place on wedding-event rosters, and it always will. Every bride should have at least one all-girl shower, if only because it provides valuable bonding time for mothers of the bride and groom, grandmothers, great grandmothers, bridesmaids, sisters, aunts, female cousins, and close friends. Finger food or a light brunch are great choices, as is a traditional high tea. In her darling memoir/cookbook/Southern style guide, Whiskey in a Teacup, Reese Witherspoon offers a menu and recipes for the perfect ladies’ bridal brunch. Email me and I will send you the recipes.

A FINAL WORD ABOUT WEDDING GIFTS Here’s a bit of advice from the etiquette committee about wedding (as distinct from shower) presents. Never take gifts to the wedding, always have them sent. The gift is a symbol of the esteem and affection in which you hold the couple or their parents, and the value of it should have no relation to how much you think will be spent on you at the reception. Don’t presume to think you know what they want; choose from the registry. With wedding gifts, it’s nicest to not be creative. Send them something they have selected from their registry and be done with it.

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n the historic grounds of the stately Kansas City Museum,, we gathered for my absolute favorite Kentucky Derby-themed party in KC. With the mansion museum’s interior still under careful restoration (h/t JE Dunn Construction), we basked in the sunshine on the rare, rain-free day.

Though the sun was brilliant, the fashions shone even more so. I’m always giddy to be at an event where the guests really dig in and commit to the theme. After all, the Derby isn’t about horses—it’s about the fashions.

Hats, fascinators, seersucker, suspenders, wingtips, floral, Derby-dressing presents an explosion of tempting options.

And one can’t properly peacock without a bev. in hand.

Thankfully, our city’s fine local distilleries ponied up. Union Horse Distilling Co., J. Reiger & Co., and Restless Spirits Damian Lair and Barbara Bloch.

Distilling kept the mint juleps filled, and there were beers, as well, from Boulevard Brewing Company and Torn Label Brewing Company. The folks at Brown & Loe had people lined up for their Southern-inspired nibbles, and Poppy’s Ice Cream & Coffee House was on-site with their truck filled with sweet treats. Of course, there were yard games, live music from The Phantastics, and a big screen for watching the race itself (and the “recount”). And for those who weren’t ready for the fun to end—there was a jammin’ after-party at the Crossroads Hotel’s swanky new rooftop space, Percheron.

SPOTTED: Paul Gutierrez, Councilman Jermaine Reed, Barb & Bob Bloch, Darcy & Lindsey Stewart, Rachel Sexton & Brian King, Megan Haas, Ryan HOT Jacobs, Becci & John Meissner, GOSSIP: Elizabeth & Tom Paolini, Who Courtney & Cesar Gonzalez, occupies a charming Megan Spilker, Jeremy little Southmoreland Bennett, Jennifer Lapka, storefront—just so he Loretta & Tom Mentzer, has a place to read Molly McPheter, Elliott Scott, in peace?

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SHUT UP AND DANCE! IT WAS an extra-special occasion to

celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey at the “Generations of Revelations” gala. Over the decades, KCFAA has enriched our community—particularly children—with dance, diversity, purpose. and inspiration. The evening’s elegant dinner was complemented with feature performances by (naturally) Alvin Ailey II dancers, straight from New York.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s artistic director, Robert Battle, and artistic director emerita, Judith Jamison, also made their way to Kansas City for the evening. There were live-auction items, including trips to Aspen and New York, as well as a French-themed dinner with the Mayor. Which speaking of— Mayor Sly James was also presented the annual Janet K. Miller Award for his dedication and commitment to youth and the arts. One of the cheekier bits of the night (and ok, it was a teeny bit my idea) was the auction table of Veuve Cliquot swag—including puffy coats, moon boots, umbrellas, cases of Veuve and everything else orange. Très chic!

Following the dinner and performances, we all danced with the Ailey troupe for a lively end to the evening.

SPOTTED: Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II, Councilman Quinton Lucas, Councilwoman Alissa Canady, Bunni & Paul Copaken, Sharon & John Hoffman, Sue & Lewis Nerman, Devon Carney, Linda Lighton, Nicole & Myron Wang, Ellen & Jamie Copaken, Kim Klein, Julie Anderson Clark & Vince Clark, Lynn & Lance Carlton, Susannah & T.J. Sotos, Siobhan McLaughlin-Lesley, Elizabeth & Phil Glynn, Amy Dryer, Sara Page and Drue Kennedy, Brian Williams, James Maiden, Debbie Brooks, Melanie Miller, Tyrone Aiken, Troy Powell

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IMAGINE if you could experience a piece

of music never before heard outside the Sistine Chapel, and last heard just shy of 500 years ago (as Michelangelo’s famed ceiling frescoes were still drying). Thanks to the painstaking work of musicologist Patrick Dittamo, via Kansas State University and Yale, the sole Vatican archive manuscript (very badly damaged) of Missa Ad te levavi, was reconstructed over the course of six months. The modern-era world premiere of the half-a-millennium-old Gregorian chant was just one piece comprising the Kansas City Chorale’s season-closing presentation of Hidden Treasures: The Travels of Marco Polo. As the title suggests, the selection of works was inspired by Marco Polo’s extensive travels. Other stops along the journey included the Middle East for an Islamic chant that magically transported me back to Cairo and Istanbul where one of the most incredible experiences is hearing the five trance-like calls to prayer throughout the day. Another excursion was the Gobi Desert for a Mongolian piece modeled after a mirage. Due to the sage advice of chorale conductor and friend Charles Bruffy, I closed my eyes and allowed myself to be gradually overcome by the mirage. The piece was one of the most unusual (and consuming) I’ve heard. The performers’ voices were more like waves of instrumental sound—not voices at all. Like a mirage, it began with only the faintest glimmer, gradually developed into something you thought was there, but was then gone without a trace. What’s not a mirage—the three Grammy Awards held by Bruffy and the chorale. If you’ve never experienced the Kansas City Chorale, I encourage you to do so, beginning with their 2019/20 concert series kicking off this autumn.

SPOTTED: Nancy & Mike Thiessen, Maurice Watson, Susie & Paul Koontz, Michael Fields, Katherine DeBruce, Mary Lou Turner, Mary Leonida, Don Loncasty

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I WAS POSITIVELY THRILLED to get a first peek at the Art Course mini-golf experience at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Located in the Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park on the south lawn of the museum, the course winds across two terraces, complete with pathways and overhead garden lights. More than two years in the making, the nine-hole course is a whimsical and witty reimagination of artworks housed within the museum’s permanent collection, including Wayne Thiebaud’s Jawbreaker Machine and Edouard Manet’s The Croquet Party. In fact, more than 75 artists submitted proposals for the art-themed holes. Perhaps the only thing to make such an elaborate mini-golf outing even more fun—snacks & drinks. At the Terrace Snack Bar, you can get rosé by the can (I did), wine, beer, and plenty of nonalcoholic items. They’ve got popcorn, pretzels and Betty Rae’s ice cream, or you could go all out and build one of the “Friday Night Picnics” with tons of dip and sides, sandwiches, salads, desserts, and beverage options to choose from.

(On Fridays, there will also be live music.)

Fortunately, you have all summer to enjoy the fun, as the course is open through Labor Day. Must get tix in advance online, and you can also reserve for events!

SPOTTED: Elinor & Julian Zugazagoitia, Linda & Paul DeBruce, Laura Welch, Mike Lundgren, Christy & Bill Gautreaux, Liz & Greg Maday, Mary & Tom Bloch, Kent Sunderland, Mary & Alan Atterbury, Neil Karbank, Charlotte Kemper, Ryan Weber, Jessie McKinney, Anna Petrow & Patrick Mulvihill, Rob Reeder, Casey Claps

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HOT hen Judy Shepard’s gay son, Matthew, was tied GOSSIP: to a fencepost, beaten, and left to ultimately die Who threw the in rural Wyoming 21 years ago, she became an follow-up drink on accidental advocate and reluctant public figure. the dance floor (and Judy recalled, for a wall-to-wall crowd, the story of how a quiet, but got the last word)? courageous, mother turned the tragedy of losing a child into a simple message: compassion, love, and acceptance must always outshine hatred. Her lifetime of advocacy has been dedicated to saving other LGBT youth from a fate similar to her son’s. The perils are many—hate crimes on the rise, a suicide rate four times that of heterosexual peers and, of course, the unexpected homelessness some face when rejected by family (if they survive at all; the startling suicide rate for that cohort is eight times). Thus, Judy’s connection to SAVE Inc., which provides housing solutions for the socially and medically disadvantaged in the KC metro. Judy brought into focus a blessing we often take for granted: a place to live.

Following her discussion, SAVE introduced its new No Place Like Home Society—a donor membership program that aims to provide an ongoing, stable source of funding for SAVE’s clients, facilities, and outreach. Contact SAVE for member benefits and more details.

SPOTTED: Blaine Proctor, Jenny Kincaid Julian & Tim Julian, Eric Thomas, Dan Meiners & Dave Brinkerhoff, Dan DeLeon, Terry Anderson & Michael Henry, Chris Beal, Tim Van Zandt, Kevin Bryant, Tom Suther, Kurt Knapstein, Bernard Shondell, Sloane Simmons, Zach Bowman, Mark Sawkin, Mindy Householder, Jared Campbell, Ron Allen, Jonetta Stewart, Daryl Lynch, Bruce Thurman, Blake Worland, James Smith, Trinity Weatherman, Evan Williams, Belinda Manos, Jared Horman, Justin Campbell, Blake Dankert, Anna Knutson, Seto Herrera

OVERHEARD “I hear your reputation is improving.”

“Well, that’s quite an introduction!”

Artist Patrick Shearn.

SHINE ON ARTIST Patrick Shearn’s highly anticipated, summertime outdoor-art experience, Reflecting Motion at Union Station, opened to thunderous approval. Thunderous, too, were the heavens, which meant the opening gala was moved indoors. Sigh. I’d been very much looking forward to partying under the sculpture but partying nearby was just as well. Guests entered through a prismatic LED tunnel that had everyone who follows my Instagram stories asking what new club I was at. Sorrrrry—it was one night only. Once inside, the sparkle really set in—attendees brought ample shine, in keeping with the metallic theme (the artwork is made of 75,000 undulating holographic streamers that wave with the wind). There were delicious bites and drinks everywhere from Brancato’s Catering, Catering including what was essentially a boozy, frozen Capri Sun contained in a similar cool pouch. Quixotic mesmerized the crowd with their series of performances throughout the evening, including a violinist with yards and yards of elevated metallic dress train, iridescent acrobats and contortionists, dancers choreographed to lights in a dizzying variety of forms, LED-lit cage crinolines, and one dancer outfitted with a twostory twinkling plumage. Like the inspiring sculpture itself, it was indeed an immersive experience. (Artwork open through September 2.).

SPOTTED: George Guastello, Erin & Will Gregory, Linda Nicholson, Alejandro Lopez, Kate Mead, Michael Sandridge, Mark Moberly, Jenny Wheat, Denise Delcore, John Green, Chris Kelly, Jesse Hight

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Through Education and Training, The American Heart Association Of Kansas City Takes Their Focus To The Community The American Heart Association just celebrated a milestone birthday last month. At 95 years old, they’re the world’s oldest and largest health non-profit. That’s nearly a century of important, lifesaving healthcare research and education.

Locally, the American Heart Association has been tackling issues closer to home—and taking pride in its achievements. “Yes, we are a health organization, but we do so much more,” says Laura Lopez, the Executive Director of the American Heart Association. “We are focused on issues plaguing our community, and we’re in places that the community doesn’t necessarily expect us to be.” For Lopez, that means the on-going effort to reduce life-expectancy gaps. “Your zip code should not determine your life expectancy, and we’re working to change that,” she says.

“We are focused on issues plaguing our community, and we’re in places that the community doesn’t necessarily expect us to be. Your zip code should not determine your life expectancy, and we’re working to change that.”

Laura Lopez, Executive Director

The American Heart Association is committed to creating healthy lifestyles for all Kansas Citians. “We want to impact the community for generations to come,” says Lopez. “We are working to increase access to healthy foods, creating safer neighborhoods and protecting youth and adults against the harmful effects of smoking and vaping.

For one, the American Heart Association was influential in raising the age of purchase for tobacco products to 21 years of age here in the metro.

Tobacco use and smoking are major risk factors

attributed heart disease. “Most major local cities adopted that around 2018/2019,” says Lopez.

“But vaping products are an epidemic in our community—especially with young people. Kids may think they’re being healthy—but one cartridge of vape contains more tobacco than one pack of cigarettes. It’s an unregulated industry. It cannot get into our kids’ hands. Middle and high schoolers are using them at disproportionate rates.”

Heart disease remains the #1 killer in the U.S. and, unfortunately, those numbers continue to increase. Lopez says volunteer leaders are helping the American Heart Association to create a culture of health. “We’re blessed with some of the most passionate and courageous individuals I’ve had the pleasure to work with.”

Bit by bit, the organization is making inroads in the Midwest—including a mandate in 2019 that requires every high school student in Kansas and Missouri to have CPR training as a graduation requirement. “Hands Only CPR can literally be the difference between life and death,” says Lopez. “It’s as easy as calling 911 and pressing hard and fast in the center of the chest.”

Recently, the American Heart Association named their chairs for their upcoming 2020 events. They include a number of well-known individuals in the community. Richard Green of US Engineering will be at the helm of next year’s Heart Walk. The Go Red for Women movement will be spearheaded by Nancy Whitworth of McCown Gordon Construction and Liz Lewis of CommunityAmerica Credit Union. And the Heart Ball will have Bill Massey of Performance Contracting Group leading the charge. “We’re engaging corporate leaders who are passionate about our cause. “We are so excited about their commitment—not just to the AHA—but to Kansas City to create a healthier community,” says Lopez. “They’re not just chairing an event— they’re raising money to help save lives.

“Whether it’s education, training, or local men and women sharing their stories of survival, the American Heart is working to be a relentless force for a world of longer healthier lives.” says Lopez.

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INKC: How important is it for you to travel to the places you write about?

Millard: One of the most important lessons I learned while working at National Geographic is that the best way to tell a story is to travel to wherever it played out. I’ve worked in archives all over the world, which I love, but it’s also important to me to experience a place, whether it’s traveling through the Brazilian Amazon, across the South African veldt, or, as I’ll be doing this fall, to the island of Zanzibar. It’s important to not only see these places, but to know what they smell, sound, and feel like.

I also try to go at the same time of year when the characters in my books were there. For instance, I was in the Amazon during the rainy season, just as Theodore Roosevelt and his men had been nearly a hundred years earlier. Not only is the air incredibly thick with humidity, but the river is so full it spills over into the surrounding jungle and carries boats safely over any hidden obstacles—usually sunken trees—that could prove deadly.

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n body, author Candice Millard sits at her desk each day in Kansas City. Yet in her imagination, she’s on the Dark Continent searching with intrepid adventurers for the source of the Nile River. Soon, she’s going to take you with her.

After all, you trekked along with the beleaguered Theodore Roosevelt in the treacherous Amazon rainforest through the pages of The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey. You stood right there in the fetid sickroom of President James Garfield, recovering from an assassination attempt, his care bungled by his doctors in Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine & the Murder of a President. You hid in the train car with 24-year-old Winston Churchill in the South African veldt as he eluded capture in Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill.

How does she do it?

INKC: You grew up in Ohio and worked at National Geographic in Wash-

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Millard: I grew up in Lexington, Ohio, a small, predominantly blue-collar town about an hour north of Columbus, and I think it had a lot to do with making me the person I am today. It wasn’t a perfect place. There was very little diversity and we were fairly isolated from the wider world, but it was safe, the people were nice, and it had a wonderful public library. My parents always read a lot, and my

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Millard: I’ve had three computer monitors for about six years

now, and it would be very difficult for me to give them up. They are unbelievably useful. As you guessed, when I’m writing I do usually have my manuscript on the center screen, outline on the left, and research notes on the right. My desk wraps around me, and right now I still have piles of papers and books filling every surface, but as time passes and my outline progresses, the piles will slowly disappear. By the time I’m ready to start writing, all the source material will be in a drawer or on a shelf, and I’ll be able to concentrate on the story. candicemillard.com

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Race. History. Identity. Beauty.

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Kehinde Wiley, Triple Portrait of Charles I, 2007. Oil and enamel on canvas, overall 82 x 125 inches. Courtesy of the Rubell Family Collection, Miami. Š Kehinde Wiley.

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DISCRIMINATING THIEVES NAZI LOOT AT THE NELSON-ATKINS STILL LIFE WITH GUELDER ROSES, in its ornate golden frame, may look untouched by tragedy, but it was one of many art works plundered by the Nazis during World War II. This painting was seized in November of 1943. It’s not known how many paintings, sculptures, busts, decorative arts, and household objects were taken from their owners, but art historians estimate hundreds of thousands of pieces. Says art detective MacKenzie Mallon, the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art’s provenance expert, “Hitler himself was a failed artist and he specialized in watercolor paintings, so his priority was paintings ... [but] they looted everything they could.”

When the war ended, it was the job of the Allied Monument, Fine Arts, and Archives program—known as the “Monuments Men,” cue in George Clooney—to return them, if possible, to their rightful owners or at least to their country of origin. The works on display were legally purchased by the museum. The exhibit runs until January 2020. nelson-atkins.org Still Life with Guelder Roses by Pierre Bonnard.

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AN EVENING WITH JANE FONDA: A CELEBRATION OF A STORIED CAREER

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ON TUESDAY, July 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Jane Fonda will share clips, quips, and memories from her Academy-Award-winning career. You can also ask her questions during the Q & A afterwards. There’s no doubt she’s lived life to the fullest—and in the public eye. From Barbarella to Klute, On Golden Pond, 9 to 5, and Book Club, her movie roles have been as diverse as her interests. Off-screen, she ignited a fitness craze (and a passion for leg-warmers) and rancor for her Vietnam War stance. Her television projects include The Newsroom and Grace and Frankie; her best-selling books My Life So Far and Prime Time.

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MEMORY, ALL ALONE IN THE MOONLIGHT CATS AT THE STARLIGHT

IT’S SUMMERTIME, and what better place to be outdoors and enjoy a balmy night than at Starlight, where you can be swept away with music and dance and color and costume from a bestloved musical. From July 9 through 15, the Starlight Theatre brings Andrew Lloyd Webber’s spectacular Cats to Kansas City.

Performed in 30 countries and 15 languages, Cats is inspired by Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by poet T. S. Eliot, an improbable but wildly successful reimagining.

Cats premiered in 1981 after initial difficulties. T. S Eliot’s estate insisted the producers forgo a script and only use lyrics from the poems, so there was no actual plot, which confused the actors. The “story” is told through music and dance. The junkyard set in which the Jellicle Cats live stays throughout the musical; there are no scene changes. But somehow, it all works.

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WATER LANTERN FESTIVAL THERE’S SOMETHING MAGICAL when earth, air, fire, and water come together. And that’s what happens when you take a simple floating lantern made of wood and rice paper, customize it with a message of your choice, light the candle, release the lantern on the water, and let the night winds guide it. On the evening of July 27, at Frank A. Theis Park at Oak and 47th Street (across from the Nelson), you can do just that—and more.

Arrive around 5:30 p.m. for food-truck fare, drinks, and music. Draw your message on your lantern around 8 p.m. and launch it 30 minutes later. The spectacle of these lanterns on the water has been rated a Number 1 summer attraction by USA Today. Ticket price includes the lantern and cleanup afterwards. waterlanternfestival.com/kansascity.php

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Behind the Music

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Bob Walkenhorst by

Timothy Finn

Rainmakers’ frontman Bob Walkenhorst (second from left). Band members also include (from left) Pat Tomek, Jeff Porter, and Rich Ruth.

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ob Walkenhorst joined the Kansas City music community in the early 1980s, first as part of the trio Steve, Bob & Rich, then as frontman for the Rainmakers, who would attract some national attention in the mid to late 1980s.

Nearly 40 years later, the Rainmakers are still active, and so is Walkenhorst. In addition to the band, he also performs solo and as a duo with fellow Rainmaker Jeff Porter. He is also part of a music project with his daughter, Una Walkenhorst.

This summer, the Rainmakers will travel to Norway—where they have been revered since the release of the first Rainmakers album in 1986—for a final performance. Walkenhorst recently answered questions from IN Kansas City about this farewell voyage, about his association with author Stephen King, and about a book of lyrics he will be publishing.

At the end of July, the Rainmakers will perform for the final time in Norway. Give us the history of the band with this country some 7,000 miles from Kansas City.

Bob Walkenhorst: Our first show in Norway was in Oslo, Dec 20, 1986. It was the last date of our first European tour. Our album had only been out a couple weeks. We played London, Paris, Amsterdam—a day for two weeks. And no one had any idea who we were; reception was not strong.

The last date of the tour was Oslo, and we were so tired. We thought, “Let’s just get this over with and get home.” But we arrive at a sold-out venue, people mobbing the stage, singing along on every song.

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What the hell? We love this place!

It seems we had gotten a key review in their national music magazine, national radio had embraced us, and word of mouth did the rest.

I’d guess between 1986 and 1997 we played there a hundred times, all over the country, top to bottom. They tell us we have seen more of Norway than most Norwegians. Since our reunion in 2011, we’ve done ten two-week tours.

Best memories? We’ve played many outdoor festivals in the short, beautiful Norwegian summer. One time we had to follow Midnight Oil, and we actually took it up a notch. One summer we did five dates with Leonard Cohen, which may seem like a strange match-up. One night Leonard would play first, next night we would play first. I told Leonard I marveled at the way he held the crowd in rapt silence. He said he wished that just once they could come out and f***ing rock, like we did.

But the winter tours were magical. Long train trips across snowy mountains. Small towns where weekends were crazy. We’ve played way north of the Arctic Circle. We’ve seen both the midnight sun and the midday dark. We’ve made so many good friends and had time to get to know their history and culture.

I can’t really say there is a big difference in the Norwegian audience and the American audience. The songs took hold because they resonated with common experiences of coming of age, dealing with the real world, trying to find some humor in there somewhere. I do think the Norwegian fans found us to be peculiarly “American.” They took great

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interest in the lyrics, the language, the slang and cultural references.

Concurrently, you will release a limited-edition compilation of your lyrics.

Some well-known names will be associated with this. Tell us about it.

BW: So we’re going to do this farewell show in July. And I feel pretty safe in saying this really will be “farewell.” Our friends who are sponsoring and organizing the show, which will be on a farm in a fairly rural area, really wanted this to be an event, or a series of events, rather than just a single show. So we’ll do a Rainmakers acoustic show for the sponsors, a Walkenhorst & Porter show one night. And I am going to have a discussion/forum with two Norwegian authors about words/lyrics— the writing process. They both grew up on our music, so it should be fun and interesting, if a bit self-conscious on my part.

Somewhere along the line of organizing this authors’ event, the idea came up to do a book of my song lyrics. A limited-edition to be featured at this event. These authors— Lars Mytting (The 16 Trees of the Somme) and Levi Henriksen (Snow Will Fall on Fallen Snow)—offered to write some introductions.

I found out later that requests had also been sent out to Jo Nesbø (The Snowman, The Thirst, The Redbreast, Headhunters) and just one American author.

Even though he has a reputation for being an impossible guy to get hold of, Stephen King responded immediately with a very nice intro paragraph for the lyrics book. I was humbly surprised. So Lars and Levi ended up writing several pages of their memories of growing up with the Rainmakers. Then, another crazy surprise, Jo Nesbø informs us that, rather than an intro paragraph, he will submit an unpublished short story loosely based on a couple Rainmakers songs. I think I may be upstaged in my own book!

Talk about your relationship with Stephen King. Does it go beyond fandom/ mutual respect?

BW: In January of 1987, King hired us to come play in Bangor, a concert sponsored by the radio station he owned. We drove through a blizzard, played the show, met Stephen. This was still during his wild years; he was pretty intense. But he told us he was going to use some song lyrics in his upcoming

books, and—whaddayaknow—he did. So we will always be in print! I corresponded with him a couple times, and he tweeted that he loved our Monster Movie album. It was good to know he was keeping up with us.

Lyrics have been elemental to your songs. Who are some writers and/or lyricists who have inspired or influenced you? What about their work do you admire or respect most?

BW: Of course, the big ones: Dylan, Lennon/ McCartney, John Fogerty, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell. As I got serious about songwriting, it was the dark humor of Warren Zevon and Leonard Cohen that really intrigued me.

I always admire a writer who doesn’t waste your time or isn’t afraid to take on a hard subject but can still make it entertaining, maybe even fun.

What are the Rainmakers plans after Norway? Is there new music ahead?

BW: That’s a tough question. Actually, the tough question is: What do you do when you are a moderately successful band, you’ve worked hard to make meaningful music, but you can’t really do it full-time? Where does that leave you? I guess we do shows around K.C. now and then; I play with my daughter, Una; I play solo. We all have different projects to keep us busy and inspired. Other than that, don’t overthink it. Just keep playing.

My introduction to you was watching Steve Bob & Rich at the Jazzhaus in Lawrence back in 1984. What was that experience like and how did it abet the transition to the Rainmakers?

BW: I arrived in KC in 1982. The music scene here was amazing. Great bands: Fools Face, the Secrets, the Morells, Kelly and the Kinetics, the Clocks, and a whole bunch of great cover bands.

Everybody was playing four or five nights a week, four hours a night. You could pay the rent, live well, and you got better at your craft, playing that much. It was a really good time to be a musician in KC. And there was kind of a road map on how to move forward. Play good covers, work in your original material, road test it, make an independent record, go shop it to the labels, get good press, get pro management and booking. And work! And we did.

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We had some friends who moved to the coasts, hoping that would be good for their career. And that did work for some people. But we quickly realized that it didn’t much matter where you lived, as long as you were willing to get out on the road and tour relentlessly. So we stayed in KC. You have started a music project with your daughter, Una. Talk about the adjustments you had to make not only working with another songwriter but with your offspring. What has she taught you?

BW: Ha! It took me awhile to quit being “Dad” and “the voice of experience” and realize that Una was a unique writer and a strong singer, and I could learn a lot if I shut my mouth and opened my ears and mind to find a new way to create music.

Her instincts are more poetic than mine. I tend to look for the punchline, the impact moment. She is better at creating a trance, a mood. She’s not afraid to be subtle, which I am sometimes. And I’ve gotten to be the harmony singer! Which is way different than being the lead singer. You actually have to be more accurate, more controlled. It has been a joy and an unexpectedly deep musical experience to create and perform with her this past year.

You are also a visual artist, a painter, mostly of landscapes. When did you start painting? What does it provide, artistically, spiritually, and otherwise, that music doesn’t? Are there similar satisfactions between the two?

BW: The obvious difference is that one is loud, and one is silent. Which to someone who has spent their life immersed in sound and noise, that silence is an important flipside. I actually went to college for visual arts, but during the band’s busy years, there was no time to paint. But during the last decade I have had time for both. Music in the summer, painting in the winter. It has made for a better balance in my life and in my head.

The similar satisfaction is just that. You’re making something, and it’s always interesting to follow it to the end and see where it points. The difference: You always get to keep the song, and you get to sing it over and over. The painting goes away; you have to turn loose of it to complete the circuit.

View several years of Bob Walkenhorst’s paintings at rainmakers.com/ bobs-paintings

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Leo Collective SHOPPING THE WORLD WITH A CONSCIENCE

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Krystal Pina and Ariana Barber wearing Mysayang.

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riana Barber and Krystal Pina are true women’s advocates. They’re passionate about sustainable, ethically made artisan goods from around the globe and traditional methods of production. They’re friends who have retail management and non-profit experience and who share the desire to create a fashion business in their vision, while regaining their freedom. Freedom to travel and raise kids; freedom to be creative in their own way; freedom to live their lives with purpose by supporting female designers and artisans and giving back to a philanthropy benefiting other women.

They recently read The Artist’s Way and decided to take the “new-day challenge” together, finding their path to manifest their dream of opening their online business, Leo Collective.

It’s also where they found the Tolstoy quote that inspired the business name. They seek out cool, obscure global brands for their website (many found through the French trade fair Maison et Objet), including Martine Goron bags and babouches made in France from vintage Moroccan textiles; Mysayang clothing designed and handcrafted in Bali; Iosselliani jewelry with themes taken from literature and handmade in Rome; Macromauro leather bags designed and handmade in Osaka, Japan; Brother Vellies bags and shoes designed in Brooklyn and handmade in South Africa, Ethiopia, and Kenya; and a smallbatch apothecary line, Ula Botanic, made with good intentions and all-natural botanicals in Orcas Island, Washington. Log on to leocollective.net to shop their goods, find new lines coming in the fall, and to be kept posted on once-a-month pop-ups around town and the West Coast.

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Aqua Beauty WATER IS LIFE. IT’S ESSENTIAL FOR WELLNESS, BEAUTY, AND SUMMER FUN

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AQUATIC EXERCISE The most enjoyable benefit of water is undoubtedly swimming. It’s an excellent workout for the whole body and cardiovascular system. It increases your heart rate without stressing your body, tones muscles, builds strength and endurance, and just an hour of swimming burns almost as many calories as running, but without the impact on your bones and joints. Swimming is also a stress reliever and is a safe activity for pregnant women and those with an injury or arthritis. And of course, a dip in the ocean’s salt water is amazing for the respiratory system and very meditative.

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rink lots of water.” Those are the first words out of the mouths of nutritionists and beauty experts alike. Not only does water keep us hydrated, it boosts our brain power and immune systems, carries nutrients to our cells, flushes toxins out of our bodies, aids in weight loss, and helps us maintain a healthy complexion. While hydrating this summer, try to stay away from plastic bottled water, especially when spending hours in the hot sun. Not only can BPA chemicals leach into the water when exposed to heat, we know what plastic does to our planet. Instead, use an insulated, sustainable steel water bottle or jug and keep it filled with high pH alkaline water that has added essential minerals.

You can find this at all Whole Foods at their FreshPure Waters self-serve water stations. Three choices of premium waters are on tap so you can fill your own containers and do your part to save the planet while imbibing safer purified water. According to FreshPure Waters’ founders, traces of every product that has ever been produced ends up in our water supply, resulting in hundreds of thousands of potential contaminants in our water. That’s a mind-blowing thought. Through a reverse osmosis purifying process, those thousands of regulated and emerging contaminants are removed, such as heavy metals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, radiologicals, and gasoline derivatives, just to name a few. Reverse osmosis is the base of all three waters, including the high PH alkaline and deionized and the RO waters. Read more about it on freshpure.com. Also available at The Merc (Lawrence) and Terra Health & Wellness (Independence.)

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RATANA TSHIBANDA FASHIONISTA, EVENTS PRODUCER, ACTIVIST

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n the 27 years Tshibanda has lived in Kansas City, she’s made a name for herself in the fashion and special events industry. If you’ve been to a fashion show in KC, she probably produced it. Her passion for the arts and social and economic justice is evidenced by her support for organizations and projects focused on those areas. She says of the neighborhood where she, her husband, Oscar, and her son Christian live, “I love the centrality of living in Brookside. I can walk to Loose Park, shops, and restaurants. I can drive to most places in the metro within 20 minutes or less.”

Tshibanda looks forward to her next adventure. “I’ve finally reached a stage in life where I have the freedom to explore new options on my own terms. Figuring out what’s next is probably my greatest challenge.”

Ratana’s essentials...

LOCAL SHOP: I enjoy spending a couple of hours at Nell Hill’s or

FALL FASHION TREND: I love the fact

J’adore. I love their merchandising! I always come home with inspiration (and merchandise) to enhance my living spaces.

that suits are making a return. I’ve always loved the flexibility of a suit. When I traveled for work, a suit was my favorite go-to—perfect for the office or a meeting with clients. They can be dressed up or down, you can wear the jacket over a dress, or with jeans and a simple tee.

Then wear the slacks with a silk blouse, bling, a clutch, and stilettos to dinner.

CANDLE SCENT: Two of my favorites are locally produced

by Pickwick & Co.: Lemon Verbena for summer, and my holiday pick is Frasier Fir. DATE NIGHT: We recently discovered Lazia in the Crossroads Hotel. The food and the ambiance are spectacular. My husband, who is vegetarian, likes the Pesto Invierno. I love the Porchetta-stuffed roasted chicken and we share the fried Brussels sprouts. I love to wind down the evening in the lounge and bar to enjoy after-dinner drinks and the throwback playlist.

COCKTAIL OF CHOICE: My

new favorite summer cocktail is Grapefruit on the Rocks at Grand Street Café.

SPA TREATMENT: A onehour massage at Milagro’s Midwestern Spa.

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A Match Made in Heaven

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o you take them for richer or poorer, for better or worse, but does that include his corduroy recliner or her antique mahogany dining table? Time was newlyweds moved from the parental hearth—or at most the college dorm— directly into their unfurnished first home. But these days there’s a much better chance you are combining households as well as lives. Today’s couples are marrying later, bringing often divergent tastes to the altar.

You crave antiques, she thinks Bauhaus is boss. Is this merger of design styles headed for a collision course? Not necessarily. The art of compromise is important, along with a healthy sense of humor. Luckily, today’s interior design thrives on eclectic—a great catch-all term that means anything can go with anything as long as you love it.

Eclectic is the true mix-and-match. Often seemingly disparate looks have something in common. Although Shaker furniture is considered classic country, there’s an element of contemporary in its design.

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Shaker case goods look terrific with a contemporary leather sofa.

Marriage is all about melding two styles, so meet each other halfway. Slipcovers can hide a multitude of sins. That might be just the thing for that corduroy recliner. You could recover a midcentury modern sofa with vintage kilim scraps, blending two cultures and time periods in one piece. Remember, opposites attract. Arrange classic metal garden chairs around that traditional mahogany dining table inherited from Grandma.

Once the major pieces are in place, over time the addition of rugs, curtains, antiques, accessories, and occasional pieces will tie it all together. This is the really fun part. Saturday afternoons exploring the shops at 45th and State Line or the West Bottoms can be inspiring for both of you, a terrific way to define developing tastes. Your home will truly be a collaboration, merging individual visions to create a style that is more than the sum of its parts—a true marriage of the minds.

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Dream House

LOCAL DESIGNERS WEIGH IN WITH THEIR BEST ADVICE FOR NEWLYWEDS IN THEIR FIRST HOME

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hile newlyweds may combine various household pieces (hopefully without causing post-bliss arguments), the one new piece should be a bed. Leave the old bed(s) behind. Create an intimate atmosphere and a new beginning for the two of you. A great mattress is essential, along with beautiful sheets (at least two sets) and a sleek/sexy comforter.”

The couple should live

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any major changes.

in the home for a period of time before making Having every season at least once helps guide a thoughtful and informed decision. Some things may be obvious, but

“MAKE IT FUN. Put together an ‘items of interest’ page that you both can contribute to. Make it something you can have fun doing together, and then prioritize it so you don’t start bringing home impulse buys. Once you’ve agreed on what you want to purchase, buy the best quality you can afford—even if you need to wait a few months. It’s worth the money, especially in upholstery.”

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“TO ENSURE your home becomes a reflection of both your styles, invest in pieces that you pick out as a couple.This could include art, furniture, or even a small décor accessory. As you begin married life, it’s important that your space reflect both of your aesthetics.”

“MANY NEW COUPLES need to learn an important lesson on compromise, and it begins with what they want to bring into the new home. Naturally there are duplicates of things, so it’s best just to keep the best one of each item. The harder choices are with personal and family possessions. You can make decisions based on: Is it in good condition?

Is it something that will have a function in our new lives together? Try really hard not to “save” things that simply begin a lifetime of being stored in a basement or attic.”

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SARAH CHAFFEE Weltner Interiors welterinteriors.com

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as you live in the space you may be surprised by what ends up being the priority. Take an inventory of everything and create a priority list based on what needs to be upgraded, holes that need to be filled, and priority spaces. I tend to start with shared spaces like the kitchen and the family room.”

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Fresh roses are entwined in Hilary Goeckner’s updo for her special day.

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Real Weddings SOME CREATIVE INSPIRATION FOR YOUR VERY OWN HAPPILY EVER AFTER

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HILARY GEE + BENNET GOECKNER

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ittle things meant a lot when Hillary Gee, a campaign manager with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, married Bennet Goeckner, a math professor at the University of Washington.

“We wanted everything to be fun and formal with lots of personal touches,” says Hilary. “Our wedding was in November, so we picked seasonal colors and flowers without being overly fall (burgundies, pale pinks with some coral, deep blue, and soft green). Each bridesmaid picked a style, from Alfred Sung, that she was most comfortable in.”

Hilary wore her mother’s bridal veil and got married in the church where both her parents and sister had been married. The Ruff House in Lawrence did the invitations. The ring bearer’s pillow, stitched by

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Hilary, was finished by KC Needlepoint.

“The cocktail-hour space was decorated with family wedding photos, and we used childhood pictures of Bennet and me as table numbers (age 1 for table 1, etc). For dinner, we had seasonal vegetarian-friendly food served family style—roasted root vegetables, butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, salad, mushroom risotto, and beef short ribs. After cake, we had a late-night waffle bar with lots of toppings. We had board games available during the reception for guests who needed a break from dancing,” Hilary says.

All in all, a wedding of memorable moments. Made all the more memorable because the couple moved from Lawrence to Seattle for Bennet’s job in the midst of wedding planning!

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THE IT LIST Ceremony St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Reception The Carriage Club Flowers Bergamot & Ivy Music Ceremony: The Carray Ensemble (string quartet). Cocktail hour: Kevin Bogan (pianist). Reception: DJ Carl G., Fernando Productions Wedding Dress Ricca Sposa.Veil is Hilary’s mother’s (Priscilla of Boston) Bridesmaids Alfred Sung Groom/Groomsmen The Black Tux Hair Arlen Wickstrum at Flock Makeup Jared Covert Catering The Carriage Club Cake

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he Beatles’ refrain Love, Love, Love could have been the theme song for Brenton and Pharamond Guice’s wedding this spring. “We wanted to be modern and hip, since we’re untraditional anyway, being two grooms,” says Brenton with a laugh. “The resounding theme was love— our love for each other and the love we share with everyone at our wedding.” At each table at the reception, they featured a photo of someone who has championed LGBQT recognition—“a kind of homage,” says Brenton. Their witty cake topper, found on Etsy, also offers a new take

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on the traditional. Even the traditional couple photo by Jodi Vander Woude shows a unique and fun spin.

A & L Floral Design used a more masculine palette of dried magnolia leaves, eucalyptus, and hydrangea for the bouquets, boutonnieres, and floral centerpieces.

Brenton, a dental hygienist pursuing a master’s degree, and Pharamond, an academic achievement professional at William Jewell College, are looking forward to their delayed honeymoon to the south Caribbean. “We can’t wait!” says Brenton.

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THE IT LIST Ceremony/Reception 2016 Main Wedding Planner Tricia Dierks at Bella Curious Flowers A & L Floral Design Décor 2016 Main Music DJ Mike, Elite Sounds Entertainment Grooms’ Suits Macy’s Groomswomen Azazie Groom/Groomsmen Bonobos Hair/ Makeup Hagoyah Salon Catering Great Western Dining through Avila University Cake Nicole Johnson at Cake for the People

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hen Abbie McNaghten, a graphic designer at abigailcreative.com, planned her spring wedding to Arturo Servin, an EMT studying to be a physician, the couple focused on the essentials. “Our wedding was about us and our love for one another,” she says. With a chic French Romantic theme, they chose fresh, light colors with simple, minimalistic décor. The rosemary green carried over from the floral to the groomsmen, the table décor and the food and even the cake. “We aimed to create a night filled with romance,

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laughter, love, and of course, lots of dancing,” she says. Although the bride did most of the planning, Magnolia Venue stepped in at the end to make the day go perfectly.

Paper Crane Photo captured the couple’s fresh, simple, elegant style, down to the bowls of cocktail snacks. “I remember feeling so loved by all of my family and friends, but most of all by Arturo,” says Abbie. “I spent my entire day in absolute bliss, so happy that I was marrying my best friend. I got home at the end of the night and my cheeks were sore from smiling so much!”

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THE IT LIST Ceremony St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Reception/ Wedding Planner Magnolia Venue & Urban Garden Flowers Daylight Mind Design Décor Abigail Creative, Magnolia Venue & Urban Garden, and Ultrapom Music DJ Carl G., Fernando Productions Wedding Dress Bride Bridesmaids Bella Bridesmaid Groom/Groomsmen Jos. A. Bank Hair Maryann Servin Makeup Parlor Catering Scrape the Plate Cake Dolce Bakery

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indsey Bishop, founder of dishbeautiful.com and former social media specialist for Studio Dan Meiners, has the late Robert Palmer’s Addicted to Love video to thank for inspiration. “I’ve been a bridesmaid so many times,” says Bishop, “and I never wear the dress again.” So she went the tuxedo route, finding stylish suits from Zara for her bridesmaids that were then tailored to a fitted, cigarette pant perfection that won’t languish in the closet. Bishop did her own hair and makeup, but Lacinda Artistry worked her magic on the bridesmaids. And forget the wedding party lined up for a typical photo; photographer Alea Lovely

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made them look like the cover of an album.

With the ceremony in a friend’s backyard officiated by a family member, it was on to a dance party for the rest of the evening with couches and rugs and a flourish of pampas grass formed into a ring. After a succession of appetizers, dancers were more than ready for Grinder’s pizzas topped with sparklers. Bishop’s friend Celia Thompson suggested a fake cake for photos and a more practical sheet cake to be cut and served in everybody’s favorite vanilla buttercream.

Says Bishop, “Dan Meiners loved that I was thinking outside the box and gave me the best compliment: ‘Thank you for changing the game.’”

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THE IT LIST Ceremony/Reception A friend’s backyard Wedding Planner Jonnelle Belger-Gentry at Events by Elle Flowers Studio Dan Meiners Décor Studio Dan Meiners and Lindsey Bishop Music Sheppa DJ/Designer/Creative Wedding Dress Bride KC Bridesmaids Zara Groom/Groomsmen Ted Baker Men’s Designer Suits, Tuxedos & Formal Wear Hair/ Makeup Lacinda Fritter at Lacinda Artistry Catering Grand Street Café and Grinders Cake Celia Thompson

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Her birthday is the day before the Fourth of July, which is appropriate because gospel sensation Alexis Spight, on the cusp of 26, is incandescent, a joyful explosion of light, energy, and sound.

Talking with the singer-songwriter by phone for the first time feels like a late-night conversation with your best friend. Physical distance—in this case 800 miles between her current base in Houston and Kansas City, Kan., where she spent her formative years and where her father is still a preacher at a historic inner-city church—is erased. When Alexis is on your phone, she’s in the room.

Her silky voice slides over you like spring water on a pebble, and you just want to go on listening.

At age 19, Spight made it to the finals of BET’s TV singing competition,

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Sunday Best, coming up just short of the crown. She was instantly signed to a record deal with Music World Gospel. Her first album L.O.L. (Living Out Loud), hit Number One on the Billboard Gospel charts before her 20th birthday. Her sophomore album, Dear Diary, debuted at Number Two. Last year she released a third album, All is Not Lost.

The singer-songwriter has won three Stellar Gospel Music Awards, performed at the NAACP Image Awards and toured around the country as well as in The United Kingdom, Canada, and the Bahamas.

Despite her current digs in Houston, Spight feels deep connections to Kansas City. She bubbles with love and praise for her dad’s church, the Madden Temple Church of God in Christ in Kansas City, Kan. And also the Plaza, especially Brio Tuscan Grille; the Power & Light District; Gates barbecue; the Blues and Jazz Juke House on E. 18th Street and “all the fish spots, all of them.”

they don’t like me, but I’m going to be myself.”

You blogged about reaching the age of 20 without having a baby. You wrote that your mother, your grandmother and your great grandmother all had a baby by age 20. What were the costs you saw to those women in your family that made you decide to not let that happen to you?

First, I’ve got to say that I’ve learned there is so much strength that comes from being put in difficult positions. The second thing I learned is, life is inevitable. Sometimes things happen that you didn’t choose and you have to decide if those things are going to punish you or propel you. That said, being able to look at those women I love from a seat of observation, I was able to see it was a cycle in my family, and one I strongly desired to break. Knowing the consequences of what your flesh desires can compel you to make a better choice for your future.

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Is there anything you found yourself missing after you moved away that surprised you?

I miss the storms in Kansas City. The rain is just breathtaking. You can see it come down on the whole landscape because there’s not a bunch of mountains or tall buildings in your way. And I’m a music head—I hear music in rain. In Kansas City, the combination of the fountains everywhere and the rain during storms gave me so much inspiration. I love it there. And I do miss it.

I am very optimistic, because I am a woman of faith. We need to put all of

You had to cancel our first phone call to take shelter during a tornado warning in Houston. So the storms you love seem to have followed you, but your career has been all smooth sailing so far.

The Lord has been so faithful. When I travel around the country, I see so much talent and skill, so I know it’s just God’s grace and favor. But I’m excited about the journey. It’s been dope.

our faiths together, because

You were a teenager when you signed your first record deal.

How prepared were you for the music industry and the role of professional singer?

Oh my God, I was so unprepared! I was 18-years-old, straight out of high school, trying to figure out how to do my taxes, how to be an adult. So the gospel music industry was a total whirlwind. It was life doubling. That just became my college.

You hosted an online forum called “God Sisters” where young women could ask you in live time questions about real life: peer pressure, bullying, sex, drugs. Why did you want to do that?

A lot of young women need a mentor, a big sister, someone that can show them a better way. I’m the oldest of five kids—I have three younger sisters and a brother. So being a big sister has provoked the inner lioness in me, to want to lead and protect.

I’m also transparent: I’ve snuck out of the house, I’ve made bad choices. I got arrested and locked up once because I put myself in the wrong place at the wrong time. I think in music and in all aspects of life, people want realness and I want to give them the real.

I have a passion for the homeless because I was homeless. I have a passion for young ladies because I am a young lady. Because I was the oldest, I didn’t have a big sister I could go to. Now I physically go to where girls are. I’ll meet them at school, and I’ll talk to their teachers and see how they’re doing.

For the finale of Sunday Best, you took a beloved gospel hymn, The Power in the Blood, and completely blew it up and put it back together as a hip-hop anthem. Were you nervous about whether the judges and the audience would accept such a radical re-interpretation of a classic?

I understood the risk. I’m a church girl, my daddy’s a preacher and I’m fifth generation of Church of God in Christ, but I’m from the hood, man! I grew up in the projects (laughs.) That culture fills my veins and it fuels my music.

So when I got the opportunity to be on Sunday Best and be seen in 50 million homes, I thought, “Either they like me or

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we are better together.

You’ve blogged about the difference between “church

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people” and “Kingdom folk.” What is the distinction?

There are too many people who are not focused on 1 Samuel 16 where it says “Do not look at his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the Lord does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the Lord sees the heart.”

So many people are distracted by people’s exterior, but we need to focus on people’s hearts. There are so many people who want to come to church but they don’t see enough people who look like them. I struggled in my uniqueness. I would ask God, “Why did you make me so different?” and He was like, “I made you like this to show other people who are just like you that they don’t have to fit into a traditionalist mentality. They don’t have to look a certain way to be saved.”

I’m here to show that there is a place for everyone in the Kingdom. That’s what Kingdom is all about. I believe when we get to the Kingdom, we will see different faces, we will hear different languages, and that’s what makes us beautiful.

You’ve written that you like to “provoke change.” You use your Facebook and Twitter platforms to call out racism and police brutality and injustice. Do you ever weigh whether wading into political topics helps you or hurts you career-wise?

I do think about that. Sometimes I think, “Hmm, I wonder how people will feel when they read this?” And then the thought passes in about five seconds.

I feel compelled. It goes back to when I was five. One day in kindergarten, kids in my class dared me to moon the class when the teacher left the room, so I did—I was that kid. When the teacher came back in that class, because my father had always taught me (laughs) “the truth will set you free,” I was honest enough to tell my teacher what I had done, and I didn’t throw my friends under the bus.

When I got home and explained to my parents why I did it, and my father was so disappointed, not because of what I did, but why I did it. He told me, “You are a leader. You are a Spight. How dare you listen to those kids and allow them to influence you to do something you would not do?”

From that moment, I have been very aware of my role and lineage as a leader, a revolutionary, a pioneer of change, always secure in and true to my values. I don’t need everybody to like me. I feel like it’s part of my calling to be that voice for the underdog, for the weak, for the person that is told to shut up and cries silently. And I will deal with the consequences of that.

Are you optimistic or pessimistic, when you look out at the current cultural and political landscape?

I am very optimistic, because I am a woman of faith. We need to put all of our faiths together, because we are better together. I’m working on a book now called, The Weight is Over and I’m going to release it at a conference next year called The Weight is Over 2020 where I’m going to bring people together around the idea of releasing everything that is blocking us, so that we can see more clearly than we’ve ever seen before. We’ll have workshops about

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Spight performs at First Born Church in Waycross, Georgia.

getting financially fit, physically fit, emotionally and relationally fit, spiritually fit. I’ve got known people coming, a former WNBA player, an athlete training for the Olympics, some great preachers, a relationship expert, and of course friends in music—there will be a lot of music. So stay tuned for that.

Are you a goal-setter? Do you have goals for what you want to achieve by the time you are 30 or some other point in time?

Yes, I absolutely do. I want to use my foundation to give back, especially to people in the inner city. I want to teach kids how to do their taxes, how to develop a trade, how to grow their own vegetables—things that I was not taught how to do. Things that kids in affluent communities are given access to that kids in the inner city, and especially children of color, lack access to because of the lack of resources.

I also want to be a wife. I want to build with someone. But I’m not in a rush. I feel that my last relationship catapulted me to a level where I am very, very ready. I am also open to waiting if the Lord wants, but it is a desire, so lift me up about that. m Interview condensed and minimally edited for clarity.

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Night &Day WHAT TO WEAR TO A WEDDING (WHEN YOU AREN’T THE BRIDE!)

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BLACK TIE This calls for a floor-length gown, tea-length dress, or a chic, dressy jumpsuit.

Black Halo jumpsuit, $575; Baublebar earrings, $48; Gucci sandals, $1,250. All from Halls Kansas City (Crown Center).

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DAYTIME Never wear white (you don’t want to upstage the bride). But a white background with a floral print is fine.

Samkas Beulah dress, $118; 42 Gold sandals,$136; Earrings, $52. All from Clothology 135 (Leawood).

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BEACH CASUAL A colorful, relaxed maxi-length dress is perfectly appropriate.

And definitely not heels!

Igor Kimono dress, $355; Igor cumberbund, $155; Keishi pearl necklace, $465. All from Webster House (Crossroads).

SEMI-FORMAL Tucked between formal and casual, an elegant cocktail dress with statement jewelry will make an impact.

SD Exterior dress, $520; from Hudson & Jane (Crestwood Shops). Oval DBandCo rhodium earrings, $129; from Delbrenna Jewelry (Crestwood Shops).

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BEACH FORMAL Embrace the locale and go with bold color in a long, flowy dress paired with wedge sandals and elevated accessories.

Jude Connally halter dress, $288; Jack Rogers sandals, $148; gold cuff, $158; hoop earrings, $156. All from Miriam Garvey (Fairway Shops).

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WHITE TIE Women should wear a formal floor-length evening gown, no exceptions.

Jovani gown, $619; from Gown Gallery (Crossroads). Carol Dauplaise earrings, $12, and bracelet, $16; from Halls Kansas City (Crown Center).

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CASUAL Pay attention to the location.

For a garden wedding, a simple spaghetti-strap floral print is your best bet.

C/Meo Collective dress, $190; Free People sandals, $128; Julie Zancanelli necklaces, $628, $288.

All from Alysa Rene Boutique (Park Place).

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COCKTAIL A knee-length dress is perfect for a festive, less-formal event. If the service is held in a place of worship, remember to bring a scarf or shawl to cover your arms.

Peruvian Connection dress, $199; earrings $80; from Peruvian Connection (Crestwood Shops).

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WHETHER YOU’RE PLANNING A WEDDING OR A WEEKEND GETTOGETHER, THESE CREATIVE CATERERS ARE YOUR GO-TO SAVIORS

Catering to Your Taste EATING LOCAL has become all the rage—but the dedication to supporting area businesses and munching on food produced in the region need not stop when you leave the farmers market or pay the check at your favorite eatery. These Kansas City owned and operated catering companies boast inventive menus, years of experience in KC and plenty of homegrown character.

Above & Beyond Catering

aboveandbeyondcateringkc.com If you just want to meet expectations, you don’t name your business Above & Beyond. But owner and founder Roxanne Strub didn’t set out to do the bare minimum. With the help of friends Patrice Pitts and Tina Tilton, she wanted to make her catering company a cut above. Mission accomplished. Offering only items prepared from scratch using fresh and local ingredients, uniformed servers and whatever other flourishes are needed to make an event one to remember, Above & Beyond lives up to its moniker.

Chef Kansas City

chefkansascity.com Responsibly sourced, organic and farm-fresh ingredients are on the menu for Chef Kansas City, a local personal-chef service and catering company. Chef Kansas City focuses on office catering, delivering flavorful, exciting lunches to businesses around KC, but the culinary team can take on any event—even your frenzied Monday morning breakfast— thanks to its meal delivery service. Choose from their breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus each week and prepare to feel like you have your own personal chef on call.

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Blue Pot Catering

thebluepot.com Blue Pot Catering aims to make clients’ events about enjoying their time with guests, not what’s going on with the buffet table. Dishes are made from scratch and menus range from classic to contemporary, depending on what the occasion and palate calls for: Simple yet delicious sandwiches? They’ve got you covered, or opt for the more sophisticated herbed chicken Milanese, a Blue Pot favorite. From black-tie weddings to backyard barbecues, chef Mark Juhnke and his crew want diners to eat well, no matter the occasion.

feastsoffancy.com Andy and Kathleen Jacot bring decades of experience in the catering and restaurant industries to the table with Feasts of Fancy, their longtime Kansas City catering company. Although they serve their tasty fare at venues throughout the metro, Feasts of Fancy sets itself apart by also offering a rustic-meets-urban event space in the West Bottoms complete with a loft space and courtyard. Their food is equally capable of being polished (like gorgeous salmon available with a variety of rubs and sauces) or playful (mini grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup shooters, anyone?).

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geauxcatering.com In a sea of traditional catering options, Geaux Catering stands out by specializing in Cajun-Italian fusion. Sure, chef T. Jamaal Gore offers the requisite chicken dishes, but they’re listed alongside grilled basa, red beans and rice, jambalaya, and seafood gumbo on the company’s extensive menu (which offers some of the best variety in KC for your buck). Geaux’s friendly and enthusiastic service paired with those audacious flavors make for a dining experience ideal for any event where stuffy and conventional just won’t do.

Inspired Occasions

inspiredoccasionskc.com For nearly 30 years, Inspired Occasions has been synonymous with unforgettable parties. Lon Lane is the virtuoso behind Inspired Occasions and co-owns the company with his wife, Marcia. Their son, Stewart, now serves as executive chef and director of culinary services. Together, their team custom creates awe-inspiring menus, whether they include colorful interactive food stations for a corporate event or their signature (and scrumptious) onion puffs at an intimate soiree. The Inspired Occasions crew’s ingenuity and experience make for a delicious dining experience.

Olive Events oliveeventscatering.com Whether your event has five guests or 500, Marisa Roberts has your back. The owner of Olive Events trained at Johnson County Community College and worked under Jennifer Maloney, Laurie Thomas, and Steve Cole before striking out on her own in 2002. Since then, the company has catered bar mitzvahs and dinners attended by the president of the United States and everything in between. Her detail-oriented team offers both catering and event planning for weddings as well as private events. Expect elegant presentation and creative cookery.

Relish Classic Catering

relishkc.com Relish Classic Catering has an enviable list of friends from Boulevard Brewing Co. to River Market Event Place and loads of other Kansas City area venues and vendors, connections that make life a little easier when you’re planning an event. But the company doesn’t just collaborate with heavy hitters—they make a point to make gatherings big and small, simple to extravagant, a success for guests through their cuisine and presentation. Bonus: They’re licensed bar caterers, so they can handle drinks on top of everything else.

Local Seasons Catering

localseasonscatering.com When chef Sean Kirby says he’s committed to local ingredients, he’s not just paying lip service. The restaurant veteran has been known to wander through the woods picking mushrooms and wild greens. It’s that commitment to homegrown, seasonal fare that inspires everything served by Local Seasons. His dishes possess an understated elegance, from rustic wild mushroom and gruyere strudel to gulf red snapper cakes with mango and grapefruit salsa. Kirby and company are also skilled at accommodating dietary restrictions, and did we mention his signature seasoning is so revered it’s known as magic dust?

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Scrape the Plate

scrapeplate.com Upscale cuisine gets a down-home twist at Scrape the Plate catering. The menus are always custom creations, but they share a few commonalities—dishes look and taste good, thanks to owner and head foodie Scott Hale, whose team is also widely recognized for its topnotch service. We’re particularly fond of their desserts, which include a buttery pound cake grilled panini style with fresh strawberries and Scrape the Plate’s signature chocolate chip cookies, dense, moist and packing three types of chocolate.

Shining Stars Catering shiningstarscatering.com Deborah Williams always loved cooking. After marrying an Army man, Marvin, she catered military events throughout his career, picking up new styles and learning to think outside the box during the couple’s 20 moves. After settling in Kansas City following Marvin’s retirement from the Army, she put all that knowledge into Shining Stars. The company specializes in catering weddings (and has the Knot Hall of Fame designation to prove it), where they collaborate with couples to bring their visions to life, from late-night snacks like Chicago hot dogs and pretzel bites to elegant brunches.

Two Sisters

twosisterscateringkc.com Some siblings have rivalries. Belinda Smith and Michele Fisher have a business. The women behind Two Sisters Catering inherited their culinary passion from their mother and imbue their events with homespun tenderness and care.

The sisters’ spicy Mexican corn dip is among their most beloved offerings, along with their rich chocolate brownie with creamy peanut butter icing and butterscotch coffee cake (a recipe so coveted the sisters now sell a mix so the treat can be enjoyed whenever, wherever).

Sugar & Spice Catering

sugarandspicecatering.com Parkville’s Sugar & Spice Catering makes wedding days extra sweet. Founded by Larry Roberts and his late wife, Diana, the catering company’s calling card is show-stopping cakes as charming to look at as they are to eat, but their offerings go well beyond desserts. Sugar & Spice’s full-service catering trends towards the classics, running the gamut from simple, satisfying sandwich service to chef-carved prime rib and Italian favorites like chicken spiedini and lasagna. They also make a special effort to cater events for nonprofits within their budgets—and without sacrificing quality or taste.

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Rev. Charles Everson in front of the sanctuary of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church.

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Downtown Gets Religion A RELIGIOUS RESURGENCE IN THE CITY CENTER IS TIED TO PLACES OF WORSHIP THAT STRIVE TO REACH BEYOND TRADITIONAL MINISTRY

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roy Campbell took a minute to think about the last time he saw evidence of God in downtown Kansas City. After a good long silence, searching his memory and looking into the middle distance with his hand to his face, he says, “I would say Tuesday.”

A parishioner had been mugged and spent a night in the hospital. Later, he fell off the wagon, came into the NewLife City Church at 1717 McGee, and was discovered laying on a couch, passed out drunk. “It wasn’t pretty,” says Campbell, lead pastor at NewLife.

A few days later, the man’s roommate called Campbell to come check on him. “He was detoxing on his own and just shaking,” Campbell says. “We just had a moment. And we told him, ‘It’s ok. Everybody makes mistakes. You have hope.’ We ran out and got him some McDonald’s. He was eating and just shaking. It was so tough to see. In that moment, though, God was clearly in that room and giving him enough hope to see through the alcoholism.”

As Kansas City’s downtown population has grown, new places of worship have followed. NewLife has been downtown a little more than a decade. Two blocks to the north, Church of the Resurrection has built a new downtown campus after worshiping at the old Crosstown Station building for the last few years.

At the same time, there are some old standbys, such as St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 1307 Holmes, which has been around for more than 100 years.

In different ways, all are reaching out to a growing population seeking answers about faith.

Campbell, his wife, and friends planted NewLife downtown a little more

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Pastor Troy Campbell in the newly renovated NewLife City Church auditorium.

than a decade ago, about the same time Church of the Resurrection was looking downtown. Before that, there hadn’t been a new church built in the area in decades.

Campbell says NewLife came out of a desire to create a church accessible to all people.

They wanted to minister to all generations, races, genders, and socio-economic statuses.

“Every Sunday you could be sitting next to someone who slept under a bridge or someone who slept in a penthouse,” Campbell says. “If you came and you smelled bad and you had alcohol on your breath, you would be treated the same as someone who stepped out of a BMW they parked across the street. And we are passionate about that.

There is no difference. We are all broken.”

NewLife’s mission is to be a nondenominational place of worship, though Campbell is upfront about NewLife being theologically conservative. These days, though, that could mean anything from Mennonite pacifism to evangelical Trump voters.

Campbell says NewLife is something

other. “I don’t talk politics,” he says. “Jesus really was not into politics. He said obey the laws and do the right things, but his kingdom was not of this world. I struggle with trying to attach to any sort of political party because I think it’s already faulty at that point. We would definitely have all parties represented here who love each other and get along and probably never talk about politics, and that’s great.”

It’s a perennial question for all churches: How do you bring in the next generation. NewLife’s approach: Give everyone— whether they’re millennials, Gen Xers, baby boomers, or the Greatest Generation—an opportunity to lead.

“Millennials are great leaders,” Campbell says. “We just sent youth on a mission to the Dominican Republic, and they were led by five millennials. I had parents ask if I was going or if someone older was going, and I was like, No. They’re under 30, and they’ve done way better than I could have. We give opportunity. We trust.”

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Up the road at Rez Downtown, lead pastor Scott Chrostek is already looking toward serving the next generations. “We just had Vacation Bible Camp, and to think we had VBC in the middle of the city is just out of control,” Chrostek says. “We had 150 kids, and they don’t necessarily represent Gen Z, but whatever’s next. We’re focusing there, because we have a growing collection of kids in the center of the city.”

The resurgence of downtown is what brought the Church of the Resurrection first to a small space on Grand Boulevard then McGee. Now the church just recently opened its new facility on Grand. When Rez Downtown first opened, some questioned whether they were doing the right thing. They opened a church across the street from a strip club, just a few doors down from a tattoo parlor. And when the opportunity arose to move into Crosstown Station, they were moving a church into a former bar. Then they realized Temptations, the Mercy Seat, and Crosstown Station all had some biblical allusions.

Apparently it’s working. Chrostek says the church keeps growing. Two-thirds of the congregation comes within just a few miles of the church. Another demographic point: singles make up two-thirds of their congregation. This reported growth comes at an intriguing point in the larger church’s history. Church of the Resurrection is part of the United Methodist Church, which recently came down harshly on homosexuality when many leaders and members had hoped it would become more progressive with its doctrine.

Chrostek said a funny thing has happened since: While some Methodist churches have seen an exodus of members, Rez Downtown has seen an influx, partly because church leaders such as Adam Hamilton have spoken out about the need to be inclusive.

“We value people and don’t want anyone to be considered second class,” Chrostek says.

“We want to welcome everybody and love everybody as God loves us. There’s been a lot of excitement and support downtown with a lot of people moving toward our church, largely because of our posture toward inclusivity. We haven’t seen any negative impacts.”

The Rev. Charles Everson said his church, St. Mary’s Episcopal at 1307 Holmes, sees a few United Methodists occa-

sionally, some of whom expressed their pain over the decision. “Those folks that I can think of are disappointed in the Methodist Church’s recent decision,” Everson says. “We had a special prayer service after that decision came out.”

St. Mary’s walks the line between traditional and progressivism. Its services feature all of the rituals one might associate with pre-1960s Roman Catholicism, but with a progressive message of social justice.

“We have female priests in the Episcopal church,” he says. “We have quite a few gay and lesbian members. I think we offer mystery, beauty, and art, but with a more progressive approach.”

Everson is happy with the steady growth they’ve seen at services in the past couple of years. “I can attribute that to millennials discovering our message,” he says.

He says his church’s mission is to preach the gospel to anyone who will listen. But they also are well-known for the music they produce internally and as a music venue for various groups throughout the city. They’ll again hold the Summerfest concerts in July, which usually pack the house, and they host several other one-off concerts. They also provide rehearsal space for a local children’s choir.

The third piece of St. Mary’s mission is to provide assistance to the poor. “It’s a very important part of who we are,” Everson says.

Currently, St. Mary’s is evaluating the best ways to serve the needs of the area. So many organizations provide hot meals these days, leaders are considering moving in a new direction. Teams are brainstorming ways to provide essentials such as toothpaste, deodorant, toilet paper, and other items not covered by public assistance. “St. Mary’s has always been a place with folks of very little means and folks with a lot,” Everson says.

Campbell with NewLife said the opportunities downtown to reach new worshipers are tremendous, because of the interesting mix of people. It’s more than likely worshipers will encounter someone different from them on the walk from their car to the church’s front door.

“There’s more diversity down here, there’s more need,” he says. “I think the human soul is needy wherever. In other locations people hide it better. I think the need is everywhere.

Here it’s a little more raw.”

NewLife has its struggles, too. One

obstacle is finding and developing leaders.

There are times when they have invited people into leadership roles when they weren’t quite ready socially, emotionally, or spiritually. “That’s kind of on us,” Campbell says.

There also have been some struggles in understanding each other’s backgrounds.

Campbell used himself as an example.

“I’ve been a pretty strait-laced guy my whole life,” he said. “A bad night for me is getting frustrated and yelling at my kids or yelling at my wife and saying something stupid. That’s a bad night for me.”

A bad night for someone who grew up in poverty, however, is a different story.

“Someone else might be getting angry, getting high, getting drunk, and having sex with multiple partners in one night,” he says.

“Because that’s what they came out of, it’s easy to fall back into that. So how do we help

provide opportunities for people coming out of serious unhealthy stuff that’s their default?

That’s a little bit of a struggle.”

Campbell says his role is to give people hope, which many downtown desperately need.

“Just because my past is not a difficult past doesn’t mean you can’t be given hope and your life changed,” he says. “I think the bible gave us plenty of examples of people who had pretty difficult pasts who became great leaders.”

Chrostek agrees, though he put it another way. When people looked crossways at them for putting a church downtown, he and other church leaders had a feeling it was exactly where they needed to be, even if it didn’t make sense at the time. “I think God specializes in the nonsensical,” he says. “So maybe it was weird and it didn’t make any sense, except it felt like this was where we were meant to be.”

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PEOPLE—AND HOUSES—THAT EMBRACE LIFE’S CHANGES WITH ZEST. NANCY AND JOHN MCCARTHY AND THEIR HOME IN PRAIRIE VILLAGE ARE PERFECT EXAMPLES

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Andi, a labradoodle/Weimaraner mix and the newest member of the McCarthy clan, matches the family room color scheme. The quilted leather sofa and the marble-topped wrought-iron coffee table are both from Seville Home.

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Above, top left: In Nancy’s office, a vintage Howard Miller clock face is the centerpiece of a gallery wall of art.

Above, top right: Just off the entry, Bebe, a boxer/bulldog mix, sits in front of a Bernhardt distressed leather and iron bench from Nebraska Furniture Mart’s Design Gallery. Left: an overdyed rug from Knotty Rug anchors the living room. “I’ve had those chairs for almost 20 years,” Nancy says.

“And I’ve recovered them at least four times.” The current fabric was the impetus for the color scheme in the room. The coffee table is topped with a vintage brass scale and flowers from Randy Neal Floral.

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A contemporary brass pendant from Wilson Lighting hangs over a brass and enamel table from CB2. Nourison silk rug is from Area Rug Dimension, chairs are from Ethan Allen, and the flower arrangement is from Randy Neal Floral.

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Left: Morning light streams in the sunroom. Two commodious club chairs from Seville Home face the TV, while an oversized lantern from Wilson Lighting hangs over the bar table. Below left: In the kitchen, new cabinetry raised to bar height replaced a desk. Opposite: The kitchen and sunroom floor is paved in porcelain tile resembling aged brick. “It’s one of my favorite things about the renovation,” Nancy says. “It’s indestructable— the dogs can’t harm it—and it never shows dirt.”

Zinc pendant trimmed in brass (one of a pair) from Wilson Lighting anchors the kitchen island.

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t’s an old saw that “change is hard.” But when Nancy McCarthy opens the door of her newly renovated house in Prairie Village the message is clearly, “Change is good.” When she and her husband, John, bought the house, they dug in for a complete renovation. While some homeowners would lament the trials and tribulations of such an undertaking, McCarthy is as breezy and bright as her new digs. “We bought it about a year ago. Then we changed almost everything,” she says with a laugh.

The changes were not only to the house—which were significant—but to the couple’s lifestyle.

“We’d lived in Hallbrook, which we’d loved. But we wanted to get back to a spot where there was a little less traffic. And we loved the idea of being so close to a park that we could take our grandchildren to,” she says. “This house was comfortable for two but could accommodate a crowd.”

The lure of the neighborhood was not the only appeal. While their new home accommodates their lifestyle—and their children, grandchildren, and friends—it’s easier to manage. Still, the couple needed to make it their own. McCarthy, who has always done her own decorating, was enthusiastically up to the task. “I could never understand how people turn their

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A linen-upholstered bed from Pottery Barn is flanked by Hooker chests from Nebraska Furniture Mart’s Design Gallery.

Flowers from Randy Neal Floral.

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Top left: Porcelain tile covers the walls and floor of the master bath; while a garden stool provides extra seating. Top right: Dual vanities of zinc-wrapped wood from Restoration Hardware sit on opposite sides of the room. Bottom right: In the powder room, walls are papered in Brewster’s Runes Brushstroke.

decorating over to someone else,” she says. “It’s so personal.”

A born hunter and gatherer with good instincts and a distinct eye for proportion—she was formerly a fashion buyer for Macy’s—McCarthy began to peel back the layers of the house and uncover its strengths.

She relied on black-and-white as the foundation for the design both inside and out. “We painted the exterior white—it had been red brick— and put in new landscaping in both the front and back,” she says.

The crisp, black frames of the doorway and windows gives the house a fresh, updated façade. The same palette made bright with doses of fresh green continues just inside the front door. New hardwood floors unite the living spaces of the first floor where McCarthy replaced a traditional brick fireplace mantel with floor-to-ceiling marble. While the tufted sofa and floral wing chairs are formal in shape, they are lively in spirit and set the tone for the rest of the house.

The couple maintained the original footprint of the kitchen but installed a new tile floor that hides the evidence of grandchildren and the couple’s two dogs. They removed an unneeded desk and created a

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Above: A guest room’s reproduction iron bed is adorned in bedding from Annabelles Fine Linens. Left: In the connecting bathroom, embossed porcelain tiles that resemble vintage tin run counter-to-ceiling behind the custom-built vanity.

handy bar. Repurposing part of the garage—“It was three-car, but we really only needed two,” McCarthy says—the couple was able to create a spacious first-floor laundry.

The solarium off the kitchen was one of the things that drew them to the home. With its peaked ceiling and English greenhouse vibe, it’s a stunner. Nancy and John often have coffee together there in the morning. “It’s really fantastic when it rains,” she says.

While the entire house is incredibly personal, McCarthy’s spring-green office, which was formerly a bedroom, holds many of her treasures, including a vintage clock face and a bas relief fish that was a wedding present. “I love beautiful things,” she says. “I’ve framed scarves and wallpaper samples. I love living with things that

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Above: A pair of circa-1880s antique French walnut beds from Woodson Antiques are the centerpiece of a guest bedroom. Far left: In an alcove, two vintage pink-velvet upholstered chairs complement the graphic oversized wallpaper that inspired the room’s color scheme.

Bottom right: A custom vanity echoes the suite’s chartreuse accents.

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EMPTY NEST CONTINUED

Above: Painting the red brick and window frames transformed a traditional home to a contemporary one. Right: A cozy courtyard is tucked between the sunroom and the family room at the rear of the house.

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mean something to me.”

While the house works well for two, the McCarthys do love a crowd. A family gathering alone may include 25 to 30 people. The family room, which opens onto the patio and the welcoming expanse of the backyard, is an easy spot for everyone to gather. A double-height ceiling and walls of windows make the room light and bright. The leather sofa and chair mean children and dogs can do no harm.

While they planned with entertaining in mind, the couple wasn’t only thinking about others when they planned their new home.

The master suite, which received a complete renovation, is as comfortable as it is luxurious. Textured fabrics combined with subtle touches of blue and taupe create a soothing oasis. The free-standing tub is ready for a long soak and separate vanities and sinks mean they’re never vying for space.

The couple is finishing up the landscaping in the backyard, one of the last projects on the list.

“The lot size really sold John,” says McCarthy. “And, honestly, we’ve never had trees like this.”

As it turns out, downsizing has been really grand.

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know it’s hot and a tad humid, but July does offer a number of occasions for picnics here in the Midwest. Foremost is obviously the Fourth—with all of the fireworks and public events—but don’t forget the KC Fringe Festival, Theater in the Park, Rockfest (maybe not the best picnic idea!), and Kansas City’s Big Picnic with the Nelson-Atkins Museum. Whatever the occasion, and whatever the weather, dining alfresco is always a treat. Fresh air, a blanket on the ground, and a good bottle of chilled wine just makes food taste even better.

I have a few go-to dishes when I want cool and easy—and warm weather calls for cool and easy. I always begin with a great loaf of bread.

(That someone else baked—who wants to heat up the whole house baking bread in one of the hottest months of the year?) And if I have bread, well then I need butter—and my new favorite butter is hand-rolled butter, lightly salted. The rest is up to your imagination, but there are a few classic picnic combinations that have stood the test of time for a reason.

Radishes come to mind first, but a selection of cured meats—many need no refrigeration so they are perfect for picnics—and a cheese or two make for a filling fare shared under the dappled shade of an old oak tree. And don’t forget that other classic—tuna salad (or chicken or ham, but tuna is my favorite)—made with best quality preserved tuna from Italy, Spain, or Portugal, capers, mayo, spicy mustard, freshly chopped cilantro or parsley, a little red onion and celery, all garnished with slices of roasted peppers.

Yum! I’m planning my next outing already.

As romantic and carefree as this little repast sounds, a memorable picnic takes time and preparation, most of it shopping and chopping. I know you can run into a bait shop down at the lake and throw something together, but is that what you really want? Special occasions, in most cases, require special measures. Here are my suggestions for a relatively simple yet still ideal picnic.

I’ve already mentioned great bread and here I shall repeat myself.

You need a good artisan “country” loaf with complexity and textural in-

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tegrity; something that won’t sog out after it’s been dressed and filled for an hour or two. If I’m pre-assembling sandwiches, I like to toast the bread first—it adds to their ability to absorb moisture without becoming mushy. But ideally, I assemble the sandwiches a la minute—right before serving.

This provides a bit of entertainment for everyone, and also takes into consideration the unforeseen dietary restriction.

It may be a cliché, but bread spread with silken buttery butter, topped with thin slices of spicy radish and a generous sprinkling of medium-coarse sea salt (like Maldon): perfect meal. Later in the season when radishes have passed their prime, substitute slices of crisp cucumber or zucchini, this time adding a generous hit of freshly ground black pepper—coarse, of course. But that is just the foundation. Additions and substitutions are up to you. Good homemade mayonnaise can take the place of butter, but that comes with food-safety issues. (Everyone has surely heard of a picnic ending in some type of food poisoning, so proceed with caution.) Carnivores have any number of deli-inspired options, and don’t overlook peanut butter (the honey-roasted kind that is ground right before your eyes in better grocery stores), topped with your favorite fruit preserves—doesn’t have to be grape!—or just a simple drizzle of honey, sea salt and fresh pepper—this can double as dessert!). All of the extras are up to you: the perfect tomato or peach, kettle chips, homemade pickles, a blueberry pie.

And while you’re planning, don’t forget the insect repellent, large trash bag (for trash, or to serve as a protective layer under the picnic blanket or as an impromptu poncho for the unexpected downpour), and least of all the corkscrew! Turn off your phone, as well, maybe crack open a book, talk to your friends, or just take a nap. The true purpose of a picnic is to slow down, enjoy your surroundings, company, and food, and most of all break out of your daily routine.

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In Your Pantry

PERFECT FOR PICNICS Peppadew Peppers A relative newcomer on the culinary scene, these peppers, discovered in South Africa in 1993, are available pickled at many olive bars in better grocery stores. They are the perfect vehicle for stuffing—try with good tuna salad or goat cheese (or any cheese), dipped in chopped chives. While all deliver a little kick, the red ones are definitely the most spicy—but don’t be afraid, you’ll love them!

Borsellino Salami Produced right here (well, in Norwalk, Iowa, which is practically the backyard), Borsellino is one of many absolutely delicious cured-pork products from La Quercia, a company most famous for its prosciutto-style hams. La Quercia uses only the finest available cage-free pork from within 200 miles of their facility and they employ only best practices in their production.

The Borsellino Salami comes in regular and spicy (both fabulous for picnics because they need no refrigeration— and are super tasty). Available at better grocery stores.

Preserved Tuna Many of us have bad associations with canned tuna.

Blame that on American industrialization, disgusting school cafeteria lunches, and a lack of refinement.

The coastal regions of Spain, Portugal, and Italy have taken preserved tuna to a level you never imagined.

Flaked on top of a tomato salad, blended into a classic tonnato sauce, or tossed into the most delicious tuna salad ever, you won’t regret the extra pennies (dollars) you spend on this delicious foodstuff. Very important—must be packed in oil. Available at better stores that specialize in imported ingredients, like Bella Napoli in Brookside.

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Nelson started making her liqueur with a caffeinated kick on the stove of her southern Missouri home’s kitchen in the early ’70s, giving it to friends and family as a gift—an aperitif to sip, mix with coffee, or pour over ice cream. For years, lucky recipients praised her concoction, encouraging her to bottle and sell it. But it wasn’t until a few years ago when Angela Sargent and husband Matt got involved that Nelson’s private passion project turned into a full-blown business.

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recipe, literally put a smile on her face when she went to an establishment that sells fine liquor or a fine-dining restaurant to see Midnight Espresso—we call it “ME”—on their menu, and continue a family tradition,” Matt explains.

But first, they had to convince her to share the secret recipe, which was locked away in a safe until she reluctantly agreed to let the Sargents start producing in commercially. Now that Nelson has passed on her treasured technique to her daughter, you no longer need to be a close friend of the family to get a taste of the espresso liqueur honed over the last 40 years. These days, production has moved from Nelson’s kitchen to the company’s Olathe facility, and it’s available at Kansas City bars and restaurants, as well as retailers in Kansas and Missouri, just as the

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Sargents had hoped.

Midnight Espresso produces two versions of its vodka-based liqueur, the original recipe and a decaf variation. Both feature toddies specially made for the company by The Roasterie and are handcrafted in small batches using all-natural ingredients, but the decaf version uses decaffeinated beans to ensure cocktails don’t come with a side of late-night alertness. Both are smooth drinking, with the regular recipe boasting a chocolatey flavor and the decaf exhibiting caramel notes. Either can be sipped on ice or mixed with other ingredients for a cocktail.

The company says it’s the first in the country to sell both a caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee liqueur, the latter the result of a happy accident—a number of Angela’s friends complained the beverage was keeping them up at night.

So far, the response has been positive, locally and beyond. Midnight Espresso submitted its spirits to the prestigious San Francisco World Spirits Competition where the decaf version won a silver medal and the regular nabbed a bronze.

We bet Judy Nelson is smiling right about now.

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by November. Local investor Tim Barton teamed up with Austin-based restaurateur Kevin Warden for the project, and the two are filling up their roster with local chefs, although they aren’t naming names until all seven spots have been filled. The space will also feature a central bar, private dining room, and patio. facebook.com/stranghall

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CHICKEN PLEASE!

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CITY MARKET’S Taste of Brazil is getting a new neighbor—and sibling. Marco Rabello and Cristian Maciel, the co-owners of the popular Brazilian restaurant and food truck, have opened Chicken Please! in City Market (21 E. Third St.) a few doors down from their initial concept, where—you guessed it—chicken is the star of the show. The aptly named eatery serves up everything from chicken and waffles and chicken stroganoff to tenders, nuggets, nachos, and sandwiches, all made using fresh chicken. Their mothers’ recipes provided a basis for some of the dishes, while others veer away from tradition (chicken breast sandwich with ice cream and honey, anyone?) The restaurant has limited indoor seating as well as an outdoor area, but chicken aficionados can also carry out.

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rakes slam on as Waldo Thai comes into view. Its corner spot in an unassuming strip of businesses makes it hard to see coming, and parking around the back of the building means getting there takes a little more work, leading guests through a back entrance.

The restaurant is worth the little bit of extra effort it takes to get there, not for the aesthetic, but for the authentic cuisine coming out of the kitchen, bright and textured, with flavors deep and memorable. Waldo Thai’s space includes two sides—one featuring a sizeable

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bar, high tops, and casual seating in view of flat-screen TVs, the other geared toward a more dining-focused experience. Waldo Thai’s is pleasantly nondescript, all black and blue-gray with neatly folded turquoise napkins perched atop darkly draped tables.

The latest in the aptly named line of metro “Thai Places,” Waldo Thai opened with something of a built-in following, but it’s not an exact copy of its Overland Park sister restaurant. Where that eatery serves an expansive menu of noodles and rice dishes, curries, and other Thai favorites, Waldo Thai’s menu is more measured, with options lining the

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front and back of a single sheet of slightly crumpled paper and another sheet dedicated to exotic cocktails, beer, wine, and spirits.

Cocktails incorporate Thai ingredients, like the Thai and Jasmine teas in the Madame Butterfly, a blend of JTS Brown, Novo Fogo Cachaça, Irish cream, and cold brew, and the Soy We Meet Again, featuring a bourbon base accented with basil, palm sugar, soy, and frozen lemon.

The latter drinks like an Old-Fashioned with slightly sweet, citrusy finish and occasional flashes of the basil’s sharp herbal scent.

Appetizers make up the menu’s single largest category, and it would be easy to make a meal of these offerings alone. The Peek Gai Yud Sai, a large stuffed chicken wing, has become one of Waldo Thai’s signature dishes and practically demands to be ordered. While the presentation and flavors are sophisticated, the server drops it off with a reminder: “Thai food is family food,” she says. “You eat with your hands.” The subtext: Don’t be afraid to get a little messy.

Wing meat is removed from the bone and presented in prim slices alongside a sweet and sour cucumber relish, which adds much-needed crunch to the chicken and a hint of acidity that pairs well with the flavors bundled inside: ground pork, bean thread noodles, shiitake mushrooms and celery. Another standout is the Khao Tod Nam Sod, a blend of beautifully crispy seasoned rice, not a grain overcooked, mixed with cured pork sausage, scallion, peanut and red onion served with lettuce cups.

Waldo Thai also offers a few soups, including Thai favorite Tom Yum Gai, and a selection of salads, each showcasing something a little different—green papaya starring in one, spicy seafood figuring promi-

nently into another.

Entrées include specials such as the Hor Mok Ma Praw, a steamed seafood curry custard served in a young coconut, sautés, and veggie-based dishes, as well as noodles and curry. If ever there was a time to ask for a recommendation from your server, this is it.

Waldo Thai is proud of its flat noodles, which are made fresh daily and tossed with flank steak, egg, onion, peppers, Thai basil, and gai lan in the satisfying Phad Kee Mow Nua, a perfect dish for those looking for an entry point to Thai cuisine. Among the curries is the exceptional Mussaman Brisket. The coconut Mussaman peanut curry is packed with spices and flavors that come through clearly, complementing the heat of roasted Thai chilis and lifting the house-roasted brisket, which melts in your mouth. Most entrées come with a dome of rice that arrives on a separate plate so you can steal spoonfuls of your dining companion’s food to sample with your own.

Unfortunately, not every dish is as successful. In the crispy pork belly dish Ka-Nar Moo Grob, the meat is unpleasantly tough and lacks flavor, the decadent cut of meat outshone by the accompanying medley of spicy vegetables.

But mostly, you get the sense Waldo Thai prepares plates of food it knows and executes well. Along those lines, dessert options are modest, with just a traditional mango sticky rice, but with Betty Rae’s right down the street, it’s just a short walk to something sweet and satisfying.

Thai food and ice cream—that’s a neighborhood worth visiting any time. waldothaiplace.com

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KCAI Art & Design Auction THE AUCTION, held on the Kansas City

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Sunset Music Fest THE SUMMER CONCERT series returned

to Town Center Plaza June 13 with The Phil Collins Experience with Petty Theft. In addition to the concert, there were free children’s activities from The Barstow School, Kansas City Ariel Arts and Sporting KC. For more photos go to inkansascity.com/events.

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Join the Harriman-Jewell Series for its fabulous 2019–2020 season of performances held at landmark venues in downtown Kansas City!

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Grand Opening for The Grand Apartments IT WAS THE KICKOFF for the opening of the historic rehabilitation of the former Traders on Grand building into 201 luxury apartments and 11,000-square-feet of commercial space. For more photos go to inkansascity.com/events.

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Come enjoy Kansas City’s newest dining experience.

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Imagine what’s possible

A benefit for KidsTLC NOVEMBER 2 SHERATON OVERLAND PARK

Event Chairs: Lucy & Andy Rieger Honorary Chairs: Laura & Bobby Hennessey

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LOOPTHE-LOOP IF YOU’RE SHOPPIN for a wedding gift or just something to freshen up your home, you can’t go wrong with this effortlessly stylish candelabra from Black + Blum and available at Floc5.

The sophisticated design, executed in cast iron, would look striking on any dining room table, whether contemporary or traditional. Stunning individually, and the candle holders also can be interlinked to create a cluster. floc5.com Candelabra, $40 each

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