Last weekend, Scott and I set out to Kansas City to pick up an antique glider we had purchased 3 weeks ago... we timed it so that we could go to their First Friday event that is held year round in the Crossroads Art District. We have a similar event in downtown Rogers on the 3rd Friday of each month, but not the size of this one in KC....oh my... I could not believe the number of people walking around... in 100 degree weather! It was from about 16th street to 20th and several blocks wide. They had bands, street vendors, art galleries and lofts open for touring... local merchants were open late for business. It was very cool. The magnitude was something I wish we could bring to downtown rogers... Then, if that wasn't enough, we went back downtown saturday morning and found a HUGE famers market in their River market district (just North of the Crossroads). There was a really good US Air Force band playing in the square and tons of fresh veggies from local farms. From there we went to pick up our purchase at a very cool and interesting antique store called River Market Antique Mall... four floors of fun... old signs, vintage furniture, architectural pieces, flea market booths, records, vintage clothes and on and on. VERY cool stuff and definately worth the trip downtown. On sundays only, there is another neat place called Cowtown which is a few blocks south of river market district in an old brick building. very vintage and very retro... think rubber chickens and vinyl records...60's furniture and decent prices. KC is pretty easy to drive, kid friendly and can be a nice getaway destination with lots to see and shop.
