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Powell Gardens welcomes Painted Garden (April 29-May 31). Celebrate the joy and color spreading across the Gardens with inventive botanical displays, spring blooms, and works of art. Rooted in Kansas City’s art community and presented in partnership with Rachel Hayes and Summit Art, Powell Gardens invites you to image the garden as a gallery this spring. Featured artist, Rachel Hayes, will display her work "Kindred Spirits" in the glass-domed Conservatory. Inspired by traditions of quilt making, sculpture, painting, Minimalism, and Land Art, Hayes designed an installation that embraces light and evokes the opulence of nature and the iconic Midwestern sunset. As you stroll through the gardens, don’t miss the latest botanical displays and new works of art from local and regional artists. Purchase admission at powellgardens.org/visit/plan-your-visit.

May 25 – September 4, 2023 Included in general admission Fortopia, a playful outdoor exhibition comprised of awe-inspiring forts, invites explorers of all ages to uncover Powell Gardens. This vibrant edition to summer in Kansas City encourages outdoor discovery and taps into the nostalgia of childhood fort building. After opening a public request for proposals, a jury selected four new fort designs for inclusion in the 2023 exhibition. Designed to inspire outdoor play, Powell Gardens is excited for visitors to experience Fortopia’s wonder through the variety of creative perspectives represented in the chosen forts. This year’s fort designers include a team of preschool children, artists, landscape designers, architects, and more. Fortopia opens May 25 and runs through September 4. Visit the Gardens many times to experience the forts in a different light throughout the changing seasons! Nestled on the East Lawn, visitors are encouraged to enjoy the Gardens in a new and playful way.

Join us May through September from 8 a.m.-noon for the Warrensburg Farmers’ Market Season around the Johnson County Courthouse Square. There will have a variety of LOCAL homegrown vegetables, fruits, flowers, & food plants for sale. Pasture-raised meats, eggs, baked sweets & loaves of bread, and honey are also for sale at the market. The Farmers’ Market also has several Artisan Vendors who sell homemade soaps, crafts, cutting boards, stitch work, and jewelry. We often invite local musicians to come to liven up Saturday morning markets with their talents. The Warrensburg Farmers’ Market strives to promote a sense of community and support for local farmers, bakers, craftsmen, artists, and the Downtown Businesses Do you grow, create, or produce? We have space for you! Visit our website or contact us for more information. Email: farmersmarket@warrensburgmainstreet.org Website: https://warrensburgmainstreet.org/farmers-market/

Please join us for the Saturday Pokemon Tournament. This is a Swiss style event with a $5 entry fee and each participant will receive an in store Pokemon booster. Part of the entry fee goes to prize support with the Top 4 players getting prizes. Registration starts at 11am with the event starting at 11:30am. We also encourage those who like Pokemon but do not want to play to come in and cheer on the players as well as trading cards with others.

Special event pit passes are $40, regardless of age. Grandstand Admissions: $20 Adult Gen Adm - $15 Active Military & Seniors 65 to 74, $6 Kids Ages 6 to 12 - Kids 5 and Under Free, FREE: Seniors 75 and Up - Permanently Confined to Wheelchair. All classes will compete in passing point heat races, b-main(s) if needed, and main events. Saturday and Sunday events are separate stand-alone events and not attached. There are no “Track Registration” fees for any classes the entire weekend. ALL DRIVERS MUST BE POWRi LICENSED, NO EXCEPTIONS! Drivers, visit www.myracepass.com/sanctions/1011/registrations/6909 and get this taken care of ASAP!

Once upon a time there was a pop up bar. In the farthest corner of a swamp, a ragtag group decided to mix cocktails, watch some movies, and maybe compete in a lightning round American Idol battle. Oh wait...that's us! Come out and see us for our FIRST EVER pop up bar with our favorite ogre as the theme of the night! Reservations are required for this event but can be made at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/631678536507 (but reservation comes with a sticker soooooo) See less