Events

Lots of good stuff going on this weekend...

• Blue Bird Bistro is having a Farmer's Table on Saturday (the 19th) featuring organic fare from Jim & Mary Woods. $45 per person. Call 816*221*7559 for reservations from 6pm to 9pm.
• The Troostwood Youth Garden Market opens Saturday morning! This awesome market takes place from now until October on Saturday mornings from 8am to 2pm and is located at 52nd & Paseo. Their season kicks off tomorrow with a Green Neighborhood Festival from 10-4 that features information about rain barrels and compost bins, a giant yard sale, garden tours, a planting ceremony and more!
• The Kansas City Literary Festival takes place on the Country Club Plaza on Saturday from 10am to 6:30pm. It is hosting a number of notable author events and has a Culinary Stage with cooking demonstrations by JJ Mirable of Jasper's, Domhall Malloy of McCormick and Schmick's, and the Barbeque Queens, Judith Fertig & Karen Adler!
• Kansas City's first Kosher Foods Festival, KosherFest 2007, will take place at Congregation Olev Shalom (5311 W. 75th in Prairie Village) on Sunday May 20th. From 12 noon to 7pm, they will be serving up tasty kosher treats like bobka, blintzes, stuffed cabbage, noodle kugel, matzo ball soup, and potato latkes to eat on site or take home! There will be live music and more...admission is free.