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🎉 100 years of the Country Club Plaza

Country Club Plaza’s Centennial Celebration marks 100 years for the shopping district
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Celebrating 100 years of the Country Club Plaza’s impact in Kansas City. | Photo by KCtoday
The Country Club Plaza is turning 100 — but it doesn’t look a day over 30.

The shopping district is celebrating in style with a Centennial Celebration that is nearly a year in the making. This follows special events like the Plaza’s Centennial Grant Program, which gifted a total of $100,000 to four local nonprofit organizations last year.

We want to see Kansas City show out for the biggest Plaza party of the century. Here are the details.

When: Saturday, June 3 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: Plaza Central, 4706 Central St., KCMO

Parking: Free public parking is available at several nearby garages, including:
  • Valencia Garage on the north side of 47th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
  • Balcony Garage on Wornall Road near 46th Street
  • Seville Garage, entrance on 47th Street between Jefferson Street and Summit Street
  • Time Building Garage north of True Food Kitchen on Pennsylvania Avenue
Eat and drink: Indulge in bites and beverages by The Classic Cup Café, including Plaza Punch and pulled pork sandwiches. Plus, find Topsy’s for free popcorn in a color-changing commemorative cup.

Shop: Visit various Plaza merchants hosting special events and offering limited edition 100-year commemorative items.

Art: Make history while you celebrate by participating in a community painting led by the 2023 Plaza Art Fair featured artist, Jenny Meyer-McCall.

Listen: Stroll the Plaza to find live music throughout the courtyards — featuring local musicians, of course.

Try This: Snap selfies at photo booths, check out caricature artists, and participate in giveaways (including Taylor Swift suite tickets).
Events
Friday, June 2
  • 66th Annual Prairie Village Art Show | Friday, June 2-Sunday, June 4 | 5 p.m. | The Shops of Prairie Village, 6920 Mission Rd., Prairie Village, KS | Free entry | Shop from 100+ artists and enjoy deals at the surrounding shops and restaurants all weekend long.
  • Little Women | Friday, June 2-Sunday, June 11 | Times vary | City Stage in Union Station | $20-$48 | Enjoy this performance about the March sisters growing up during the Civil War, presented by Kansas City Actors Theatre.
Saturday, June 3
  • Trixie Mattel | Saturday, June 3 | 7 p.m. | KC Live! | $24-$65 | Ring in Pride Month with a performance from this “Ru Paul’s Drag Race All Stars” winner.
  • Music Bingo | Saturday, June 3 | 6 p.m. | KC Wine Co., 13875 S. Gardner Rd., Olathe, KS | Free entry | Flex your music knowledge while sipping on a wine slushie.
Sunday, June 4
  • The Hip Hop Brunch: BET Edition | Sunday, June 4 | 11 a.m.-3 p.m. | VIVO Live Music, 7300 W. 119th St., Overland Park, KS | $10 | Pick your table for this brunch event based on your BET show of choice.
Events calendar here
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Finance

Tip or Mistake? 5 ways to withdraw investments
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Whether you’re almost ready to retire or just (wisely) planning ahead, there are five tips that can help optimize savings when withdrawing your investments.

Test your knowledge:
  1. Don’t dive straight into your 401(k) or IRA — you could cost yourself years’ worth of income in retirement savings. Tip or Mistake?
  2. Don’t automatically claim Social Security benefits at age 62. Tip or Mistake?
  3. Do start auto-withdrawing money from your 401(k) when you turn 59-and-a-half. Tip or Mistake?*
Find out the real pro tips (vs. the pitfalls)
News Notes
Sports
  • Voting is officially open for the 2023 MLS All-Star Team. Have a Sporting KC player in mind? Vote here. Voting ends at 9:59 p.m. CST on Wednesday, June 14. Fans can vote once per day.
Traffic
  • Improvements are on the horizon. Shawnee City Council unanimously approved an agreement required for furthering the $4.5 million rehab of Quivira Road. The project stretches south from Shawnee Mission Parkway to 75th Street. An exact timeline is TBD. (Shawnee Mission Post)
Drink
  • In celebration of Pride Month, Lifted Spirits Distillery will raise funds for the Kansas City Center for Inclusion. The distillery will donate $1 for every bottle of Brilliant Vodka sold in Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska throughout June. Cheers.
Today Is
  • Bring Out The Blue Day. One fountain is dyed blue each month through September in partnership with the Royals’ Bring Out The Blue initiative. See what the Children’s Fountain (North Oak Street and East 32nd Avenue) will look like in blue.
Fact or Fiction
  • Prolonged stress can create inflammation, which, in turn, can affect your heart. See the answer.*
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👀 Summer = in

What’s in and what’s out this June in Kansas City
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There’s nothing like summer in the city. | Photo by @mcrleonel
Don’t get us wrong, we love everything about Kansas City — some things we just love a little bit less than others.

With June in full swing, it’s a good time to look at what we think is in and what we’re considering out in the 816 this month.

In:
  • Pool days. See ours at the Westin Crown Center.
  • Ballpark hot dogs at the Kauffman Stadium.
  • Pride Month celebrations — see our list.
  • Watching dozens of local artists perform at Boulevardia (Friday, June 16-Saturday, June 17).
Out:
  • Sunburns at Sporting KC games (wear sunscreen, please).
  • Forgetting to make a reservation for your favorite rooftop bar.
  • A lack of Chiefs football. Don’t worry — preseason will be here before we know it.
  • People who park on the KC Streetcar tracks. Don’t be that person.
 
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The Wrap
 
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Today’s edition by:
Bella
From the editor
The Country Club Plaza is one of the first places I visited in Kansas City as a teenager from St. Louis. I was in awe of the architecture, walkability, and of course — the shopping.

Every time I go back to the Plaza, I am reminded of one of the first times I fell in love with KC. Now, I get to fall in love with this city every single day. Cheers to 100 years.
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