After what appears like years throughout life in a panorama, the residents of Kansas City are lastly getting an opportunity to embrace the nice outdoor once more, even the chance to comingle with others IRL. While issues aren’t fairly life as we knew it, there’s a trace of face-to-face familiarity. Now, a few of you would possibly want a minute for the awkwardness of not sporting actual pants or speaking to anybody exterior of a display screen for the final 12 months to put on off, and belief me; there isn’t any judgment in my voice; it’s been a bizarre 12 months.
For a younger hip, cool mother, of two I’ve wasted an astonishingly small period of time thrusting myself again into the world. I imply…. what mother isn’t prepared for the world to open up once more as a result of their residence now wants the kind of deep cleansing that solely months of quarentertaining youngsters can go away you with. Grocery runs and journeys to Target can solely maintain a lady for thus lengthy. The second my favourite KC-based IG account put out the checklist of out of doors live performance venues, I used to be in my pockets and on the ticket buying web site in lower than 5 minutes. A real feat. With a combo of recent outside area, scrumptious meals, and a lineup of dope native artists?
Say. No. More.
Enter Lemonade Park.
Lemons… Lemonade… Beyoncé isn’t the one one feeling it. Nestled down within the West Bottoms close to the previous Kemper Arena, within the up-and-coming stockyards districts is Lemonade Park – a comfy atmospheric outside live performance venue, full with grass (okay, so it’s turf, however actually, it’s higher this manner) and picnic tables. The brainchild of some cool of us at Voltaire, the Golden Ox, Moxie Catering, and the Record Bar constructed a brand new type of music venue. Lemonade Park introduces itself as a safety-minded outside leisure venue born out of creativity and necessity.
This venue serves up artisanal cocktails and meals as effectively. Adult fare, whereas I loved the pomme fries and garlic aioli, it’s the kind of venue that even from the budget-friendly carry your chair part, you may see the stage and all corners of the venue. Great for budgets and even higher for mothers who’re decided to present their youngsters the liberty to roam and luxuriate in a number of the enjoyable for themselves. It’s additionally the kind of venue that has scrumptious grownup cocktails and 21 & over exhibits booked all summer time lengthy for date nights or time with buddies. Featuring cool benches and picnic tables safely positioned throughout the garden, whereas lovely vivid lights encase the stage in a dreamy IG stylish intimate live performance sort vibe. The lineup includes a jam-packed calendar of a number of the greatest up-and-coming native artists and teams. You can anticipate that because the nights get longer and other people begin to heat as much as the thought of being exterior and round folks once more in a protected, socially distant approach, that this would be the place to be. Might even catch me there absorbing starry nights the place my child woman nonetheless calls me the cool mother.
Written By : Miriam Gray