Join RA Sushi for their weekly Flying Fish Lounge Service Industry Nights for service industry pros and everyone else looking for a great Sunday night party!  Is Sunday night part of your weekend?  Then you won't want to miss these great specials!

Great drink specials will be offered all day long as well as special menu options.  The party gets going from 8-11PM in the lounge.

Life's more fun in the RA!  For more information call 913.850.6260.

Presented by KC Organics, our weekly Farmer's Market is back at Barkley Square and bigger and better than ever!  Come by every Wednesday this summer for the freshest ORGANIC produce, baked goods, meat, cut flowers by Flowers by Emily, and garden plants from Rosehill Gardens!  The market begins at 10AM and continues until 2PM. 

Also, bring the kiddies ages 3-10 years old for Rosehill's Children's Gardening Classes and Storytime by Dede from the Learning Tree, beginning at 10AM each Wednesday in the Pavilion.  The first gardening class begins at 10AM, with Storytime at 1030AM, followed by a second gardening class at 11AM.  To reserve your spot for the class, please email info@destinationparkplace.com with child's full name, age, your phone number, and class time.  No reservation is needed for Storytime.  Gardening class costs $5 to participate.  Please register no later than Monday at noon as we can only accomodate 16 children per class.

*****Class on 8/18, 8/25, and 9/1 will be held at NOON to accomodate school in session.  Storytime will follow at 12:30PM.*****

Gardening Class Themes:

8/25           Theme: Differentiating seeds *****Due to school beginning, we will have one class at NOON*****                                                        

                    Story:  Johnny Appleseed 

                     Activity:  Going to Seed Pictures

Create a design using the colors and textures of seeds.  Frame your picture with a border of colorful seed packets and display it for all to see!

9/1             Theme:  Native tribes  *****Due to school beginning, we will have one class at NOON******       

                     Story:  TBD                            

                     Activity:  Great Plains habitat

What was it like when the buffalo roamed and the deer and the antelope played right where we live?  Explore the beauty of the great plains and the people and animals who lived here originally.

Date and Dash Speed Dating at the Aloft Hotel is tonight from 8-10PM.  Come out and mix and mingle with other young professionals in a swanky, hip setting!

The cost is $35 per person, to sign up please visit www.dateanddash.com. 

See you there!

Join lululemon for a special Crossfit class in Barkley Square today from 9AM to 11AM!  The class is free!  Call lululemon for more information, 913.696.1031.  In case of inclement weather, the class will be held indoors across the street at 11560 Ash Street.

See you there!

Join Miss DeDe in the pavilion in Barkley Square every Wednesday at 12:30PM for Storytime!  Miss DeDe will be reading books from the wonderful selection at The Learning Tree!  Stories are appropriate for children of any age.  Join us for the free stories during our weekly Farmers Market from 10AM to 2PM.  For more information, call 498.1234.

Join us at The Rice Gallery of Fine Art this evening from 5-9PM for a very special artist's exhibit from Aaron Norris, in his premiere solo show.  Enjoy wonderful food, music, and wine!  Admission is free.

For more information, please call 913.685.8889.

Come out to Barkley Square during our Fresh Farmers Market today from 10AM to 2PM for a very special cooking demo from acclaimed local chef, Michael Smith of Michael Smith and Extra Virgin restaurants.  He'll be preparing seasonal dishes using ingredients found at our market at NOON.  You don't want to miss this FREE cooking demo!  Plus! Free samples and recipes.

The Rice Gallery of Fine Art and J. Hathaway Shoe Boutique are proud to sponsor an exclusive "Art for Arthritis" pre-event gallery showing on September 18th from 10AM to 4PM.  Come peruse the art before it is auctioned off, meet our junior and mentor artists and buy tickets to the main "Art for Arthritis" gala event set to take place September 23 at Studio Dan Meiners.  Please contact 913.262.2233 for more information.

Join lululemon for a free evening yoga class in Barkley Square tonight from 8:45PM to 9:30PM.  In case of inclement weather, the class will be held across the street at 11560 Ash Street.  Call 913.696.1031 for more information!

Join us at J. Hathaway Shoe Boutique for the "Everybody Shoes" Trunk Show!  Beautiful styles from this amazing Portuguese designer will be available!  For more information call 913.451.7463 or visit www.jhathawayshoeboutique.com. 

Date and Dash Speed Dating at the Aloft Hotel is tonight from 8-10PM.  Come out and mix and mingle with other young professionals in a swanky, hip setting!

The cost is $35 per person, to sign up please visit www.dateanddash.com. 

See you there!

Back in the Swing is BACK at Park Place October 11th through October 17th!  Join us for fabulous discounts at our wonderful participating retailers and restaurants!

For the full listing of participating merchants, visit: http://kansascity.backintheswing.org/Retailers/Retailer.asp?x=020|006|005&~=

We are also a selling location for Back in the Swing shopping cards!  Visit the Park Place Develoment Office in the Becker Building, Second Floor, Suite 200!

Come out to Barkley Square during our Fresh Farmers Market today from 10AM to 2PM for a very special cooking demo from  Park Place chef, Brian Bromwell of Cafe Roux.  He'll be preparing seasonal dishes using ingredients found at our market at NOON.  You don't want to miss this FREE cooking demo!  Plus! Free samples and recipes.

Join us at J. Hathaway Shoe Boutique on October 14th for the Tsubo Trunk Show!  For more information, visit www.jhathawayshoeboutique.com or call 913.451.7463.

This evening from 5PM to 8PM, visit Carmens Cafe for a leisurely dinner and enjoy their Back in the Swing discount while enjoying an exclusive fashion and modeling event brought to you by Park Place, Back in the Swing, Spaces Magazine, J. Hathaway Shoe Boutique, Michael Shae Salon, Cupcake A La Mode, and Flowers by Emily.  Models will be previewing the latest fashions and footwear at Carmens Cafe and The Rice Gallery.  Additionally, a gorgeous pink pearl necklace valued at $350 will be raffled off with proceeds benefiting Back in the Swing. 

After dinner, head on over to The Rice Gallery for their October Art Exhibit. 

Todd Reesing, legendary KU Jayhawks Quarterback, is coming to Barkley Square tonight for a very special book signing for his new book, Rising to New Heights, Inside the Jayhawk Huddle.  The signing will take place from 6PM to 7:30PM.  The book retails for $14.95 and makes the perfect holiday gift!  Come visit Todd and grab a bite at one of our wonderful restaurants afterwards!