EVENTS

Today

• The Tuesday Sessions | Tues., Dec. 14 | 6-9 p.m. | East Forty Brewing, 1201 W. Main St., Blue Springs, MO | Free | Happy hour goes all night. 🎙️ 
• Bedtime Stories for a Winter’s Night | Tues., Dec. 14 | 7 p.m. | Olathe Indian Creek Library, 16100 W. 135th St., Olathe, KS | Free | Get the kiddos into their jammies for bedtime stories. 📚

Wednesday

• Ladies Night Comedy | Wed., Dec. 15 | 8-10 p.m. | Harley’s Hideaway, 12200 Johnson Dr., Shawnee, KS | Free | Kick back and enjoy a night of wings + comedy. 
• Donut Decorating | Wed., Dec. 15 | 5-7 p.m. | Lenexa Public Market, 8750 Penrose Ln., Lenexa, KS | $5+ | Decorate up to a dozen chocolate or vanilla cake donuts with Mr. D’s Coffee. 🍩 

Thursday

• Kansas City Symphony: Christmas Festival | Thurs., Dec. 16-Sun., Dec. 19 | Times vary | The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts | $34+ | Get into the holiday spirit with popular Christmas carols and songs of the season. 
• Paint and Sip | Thurs., Dec. 16 | 7-9 p.m. | Happy Trees Painting, 1219 Union Ave., Kansas City, MO | $25 | You will receive step-by-step instructions to paint a couple in Paris. 🖌️

We have a monthly guide filled with events + activities you can plan for in advance. Click the button below to bookmark ideas for upcoming date nights, family outings, and time with friends.

NEWS NOTES

Weather

• 65º | Cloudy | 7% chance of rain
• The National Weather Service in Kansas City has issued a high wind watch for the area — with possible gusts up to 65 mph. The watch is in effect Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening. The highest wind gusts are expected to occur from 3-9 p.m. 💨

Drink

• It’s KC Craft Cocktail Week, courtesy of The Pitch. Grab a friend and hit one of the 14 restaurants + bars participating in the $5 drink deal from now until Dec. 19. We’re excited to try the Apple Pie Toddy from Beer Kitchen. 🗓️ (The Pitch)
• The Brewkery kombucha taproom in North Kansas City is bringing a tropical fruit to its drinks — but once it’s gone, it’s gone. Pawpaws are ripe once a year and taste like mango + banana. The pawpaw kombucha is only available on tap unless you purchase the 12 Days of Christmas 12-pack. (Startland)
• Thousands rely on WSJwine to help them sip with confidence. Taste for yourself and save $125 when you uncork WSJwine’s Top 12 Holiday Wines for $69.99. Bonus: Shoppers will also receive two bonus bottles + two stemless glasses ($68.97 value) with their order. Cheers.🍷*

Closed

• First Watch has closed its Overland Park location in the Shops at Corporate Woods. The restaurant operated for 30 years, and the company did not give a specific reason behind the closing. 🍳 (Kansas City Star)

Civic

• City Council approved plans to convert the former Days Inn near Quincy Avenue + Linwood Boulevard into a center to help people facing homelessness find permanent housing. The $400,000 center will have 39 rooms with a focus on single women, those needing medical attention, individuals 55+, and the LGBTQ+ community. (FOX4)

Award

• Tara Raghuveer (social impact: affordable housing) and Tricia Rojo Bushnell (social impact: freeing those entangled in the legal system) are the winners of The Pinnacle Prize. The new civic award recognizes leaders fighting for justice. Each awardee was given $100,000. 🏅 (Kansas City Business Journal)

Kansan

• Jason Sudeikis has Ted Lasso’d a Golden Globe nomination for best actor in a television series — musical or comedy. The Overland Park native previously won this award for Ted Lasso at the 2021 awards. Ted Lasso received four nominations in total, the second most for a TV show. (KSHB)
• Tom Kane — Overland Park native and voice of Yoda — is receiving an honorary award at the Clio Entertainment 50th Anniversary Celebration Dec. 14. The voice actor retired after a stroke in September. He also starred in cartoons like “The Powerpuff Girls,” “Kim Possible,” and “The Wild Thornberrys.” (Kansas City Star)

Sports

• Sporting KC announced they acquired up to $325,000 in general allocation money from Charlotte FC in exchange for defender Jaylin Lindsey. Sporting will also receive a 15% sell-on fee for any future transfer of the player from Charlotte. ⚽

Concert

• Hi, Hi Miss American Pie. Don McLean is coming to KC this spring. The “American Pie” artist will be performing at Uptown Theatre April 29. Tickets go on sale this Fri., Dec. 17. 🎶
• Flogging Molly is bringing their "Spring 2022 tour" to KC March 11 with Russkaja and Vandoliers. The Celtic punk band will be playing at The Truman. Tickets go on sale this Fri., Dec. 17.

Outdoors

• You may remember a recent POD congratulating Oddly Correct Coffee’s work with KC Can Compost to save 17,000 pounds of waste from landfills. Now, Oddly Correct has been added to the list of compost drop-off locations — with locations spanning Waldo, River Market, KCK, and KC. 

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