Mary Anne's Kansas City, MO Blog

I don't know how long this great weather is going to hold up...so we all better do our part and enjoy.

Top Picks of the Weekend:

• Weston Irish Fest
• American Royal Events
• Magic Woods Lakeside Nature Center
• 'Night of the Living Dead', Coterie Theater
• Crown Center Pumpkin Patch
• Harvest Festival at Shoal Creek
• Truckstop Honeymoon, WorkfairInc. Benefit Concert at Knuckleheads

  For detailed info about these and all other great things going on this weekend, check out the KC Weekend Guide.

What if you could support a local organization's going green efforts by merely shopping there? San Francisco based Carrotmob came up with the concept and has been going strong ever since--and Kansas City now has its very own Carrotmob KC.

The concept is a simple one--Carrotmob works with local business owners who are essentially 'mobbed' by locals on a specific date, and a percentage of what the mob buys goes towards the green efforts of the business.

Carrotmob KC's first hit? Liquor stores. After approaching local establishments and promising to bring a huge mob of paying customers if they could donate the largest percentage of sales to being green....World of Spirits at 39th and Bell won the bidding war and will be donating 24% of gross revenue on Carrotmob Day into their environmental efforts.

What: Carrotmob KC
When: Tuesday, October 21st 5-10 p.m.
Where: World of Spirits, 39th and Bell

For more on the Carrotmob, visit their Carrotblog
See their great YouTube spot

I'm pretty much in love with Roasterie Coffee. They roast some of the best beans anywhere, can't deny that their carmel latte at the Roasterie Cafe in BKS is my favorite in town, and the Roasterie Tour has made our KC Top Tour list since 2006.

Roasterie announces (true to trailblazing) that they will launch their MyBlend Website on October 21st. You'll be able to answer a few simple questions about your java preferences, and voila! MyBlend matches your likes with thousands of roast and coffee combos to come up with your perfect match.

Even cooler, you can design and customize your own label with font and photos for your very own bag of beans. I'm keeping this on my radar for coffee loving holiday gifts.

Visit the MyBlend.com website here

If you haven't heard, October 8th is your last day to register to vote if you are a Missouri resident. If you are a KCMO resident, you may register at any public library, the City Hall Action Center, NAACP headquarters and many more places.

Read our How to Register to Vote in Kansas City for both Missouri and Kansas Residents.

Is Kansas City really haunted??? Kansas City and its surrounding areas have quite a past-- and a long history which includes plenty of haunted happenings. These dark and rainy October days make me wonder about Kansas City's scary folklore.

KC's own Moxie Momma is running her 'Ghost Posts' series throughout October with spooktacular personal and reader tales of local paranormal.

Check out these and other Haunted Kansas City Spots:

• Stull Cemetary
• Muelbach Hotel
• Hotel Savoy
• Folly Theater
• Union Station
• John Wornell House

For these and other spooky sighting stories, check out the Haunted Kansas City article.

What's your ghost story?

The weather is glorious--it's time to soak up the sun while we still can!

What We'd Do in KC if We Were You:

• Hit First Friday in the Crossroads
• It's BBQ Time -- American Royal BBQ all weekend
• Dia de Los Muertos Celebrations at Mattie Rhodes
• Harvest of Arts Festival, Granada, Lawrence
• 'Rocky Horror Picture Show', Off Center Theater at Crown Center
• The Good Ju-Ju Birthday Bash
• City Market Fall Festival
• Blues-a-Palooza, Knucklehead's

  For these and all other things going on this weekend, read our KC Weekend Guide!

Tickets are now on sale for Union Station's latest exhibit, 'Dialogue in the Dark'. According to the press release, 'provides visitors a rare opportunity to explore a world without sight. Visitors to the exhibition are escorted through galleries by blind or visually-impaired guides in total darkness and are re-introduced to familiar scenes from everyday life.

The exhibit will open November 14, 2008 and will be open Tuesday-Sunday. Tickets are $22 for adults and $16 for those 13 and under.

Marcus Moore reports that gas dips to $2.97 in some parts of the metro. It's in Independence, so drive there and fill up?

Top Picks in Kansas City This Weekend:

• Oktoberfest at Crown Center
• Sol Cantina KC Autism Event, Friday
• Unleased Party at Crosstown Station
• Barclay Martin at Recordbar
• American Royal Parade
• Fall Plant Sale at Powell Gardens

  For these and all other great things to do in KC this weekend, read the KC Weekend Guide.

Kansas City's own American Idol, David Cook, debuts his new single 'Light On' which should release on Itunes on September 30th. Get a sneak listen on PopEater.

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