01.15.2024

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New night club, In The Lowest Ferns, opens in West Bottoms

Plant yourself at the West Bottoms’ newest nightclub. | Photo by KCtoday

Kansas City is soaked with bars, breweries, and barbecue joints, but low-key lounges make up just a sprinkle of its nightlife. That’s why locals have been excited for the opening of In The Lowest Ferns, a swanky new spot nestled in the West Bottoms.

The night club is the latest creation of local production company Nomada. You may or may not know of them, but you’ve definitely seen their work. That military tent full of music in the Crossroads? Nomada. That music video for A$AP Rocky that was filmed in KC? It, too, was Nomada’s doing.

In The Lowest Ferns DJ Booth — DJ won’t you play this girl a love song? That’s probably what’s being said here.
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Photo by KCtoday

In The Lowest Ferns is found at 1105 Hickory St., KCMO in what looks like an abandoned garage — step inside and you’ll find anything but.

Instead, you’ll move through a dark vibey night club that is accented with red lights, thick clouds of scented incense, and surrounded by, you guessed it, ferns.
And it is a lounge, so of course there’s plenty of spots to sit, sip and brood.

At the club’s center is a massive dance floor, where both local and traveling DJs are scheduled to turn vinyls on a rotating basis.

Current ticket prices are set at $24.93. Follow In The Lowest Ferns to learn more.

Events

Monday, Jan. 15

MLK Day Period Packing Party | Monday, Jan. 15 | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Southeast Community Center, 4201 E. 63rd St., KCMO | Free | Donate period products like pads, tampons, and menstrual cups to help end period poverty.

Tuesday, Jan. 16

Veterans Get Together | Tuesday, Jan. 16 | 9-11 a.m. | Jerry Lee Jarrett Life Center, 143 W. Insley Ave., Bonner Springs, KS | Free | Local veterans meet over coffee + complementary treats.

Wednesday, Jan. 17

Wedding Decor Swap + Shop | Wednesday, Jan. 17 | 6-9 p.m. | UNION, 1721 Baltimore Ave., KCMO | Free | Couples looking for a wedding venue and shopping for decor will love this.

Thursday, Jan. 18

Judgment at Nuremberg | Thursday, Jan. 18-Sunday, Jan. 21 | Times vary | Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre, 3927 Main St., KCMO | $39-$54 | From the movie to the stage, follow the story of four German judges as the Nazi regime faces a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity.

Events calendar here

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News Notes

Today Is

Martin Luther King Jr. Day. County offices, family resource centers, library branches + animal shelters will be closed in observance. Check out the Kansas City Star’s list of service days + events to celebrate.

Read

A need for speed... reading. The Mid-Continent Public Library’s Winter Reading Challenge kicks off today for readers age 18+. Read five books over the next two months and you’ll win a Literary Love mug, plus bragging rights.

Cause

ICYMI — Japan suffered a massive earthquake on New Year’s Day. KC Craft Ramen, which has many employees with families in Japan, is raising money to help. For every bowl of noodles you slurp down at 6830 W. 199th St. Overland Park, KS, the shop will donate $1.50 to relief efforts.

Watch

Will love be fumbled this season? If you love Hallmark movies and/or the Chiefs, you’ll love Falling for Football. It’s a (mock) movie trailer filmed in Independence about a man who has to choose between his two loves: a beautiful woman named Amber or the Chiefs.

Community

Submissions for our 2023 KCtoday Picture of the Year contest close Wednesday, Jan. 17. Submit a local photo that you took in 2023 + we’ll give you a discount code to shop at our online marketplace, Six & Main. Plus, the contest winner will receive a $25 Six & Main gift card.

Giveaway

Make a donation towards veterans’ and children’s charities + you could win a RAM 3500 HD truck in the Big Diesel Truck Dream Giveaway. Double your entries with code 6AMCITY.*

The Buy

The Buy 1.15.23 (Affiliate + Six & Main)

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The Wrap

Today’s edition by:
Charmaine

From the editor

I love reading and am very Type A, which means I will be competing in (and winning) the library’s Winter Reading Challenge.

As I dreamed about sipping coffee from my new championship mug I started wondering — what books are you all reading? What books should I be reading? Let me know so I can add them to my reading list.

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