Meet the makers of this gorgeous piece of work, Rita and Steve Lohr, local mixed media artists, at Park Place Gallery of Fine Art this Friday during the Johnson County Canvas Arts Crawl. The artists will be at the opening reception from 5-8 p.m., Oct. 16, and from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Oct. 17. The show will run through Nov. 20.
The other galleries on the tour include The Rice Gallery of Fine Art, Leawood Fine Art, Prairiebrooke Gallery and Eva Reynolds Fine Art.
Do you want to learn how to make blogs, Twitter, Facebook and other media sites work for you and your business? Sign up for our one-night-only presentation on October 21 by KCH&G’s parent company CEO, Dan McCarthy. As the largest publisher of printed and online home design and real estate information in North America, we have the resources to present a powerful new idea that could turbo-charge your business. Presentation at 6:30 p.m.; wine and beer from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Located at Factory Direct Appliance in Lenexa. RSVP for this free event by October 16 to tmayberry@kc-hg.com.
There's been a lot of talk about saving energy lately, but you should also think about saving water, another resource often wasted. One of the easiset ways is to hook a rain barrel up to your gutters. For those of you who like to get hands-on, Straw, Sticks and Bricks is hosting a rain barrel workshop October 2 during First Fridays. If you're interested, register by Friday, September 25 by calling or emailing. $65 covers supplies and tools.
816.421.7171Kansas City metro area Massage Envy locations are teaming up with Susan G. Komen for the Cure to raise money to fight breast cancer. One day only – Monday, September 15 – you pay $35 for a one-hour session and $10 will be donated to the cause. Additional donations also will be accepted and go directly to the local community. Appointments for Massage for a Cure are being accepted now. Find your nearest location at www.massageenvykc.com.
Hudson Home just announced a sale on Blu Dot furniture now through September 8. If you like clean-lined furniture that is usable and affordable, check out www.bludot.com, or stop by Hudson Home’s store at the corner of 15th and Grand.
Finally…sun in Kansas City and a jolt of color. I’m happy -- and in love with the new color finishes by Somerset Bay. They remind me of one of our fabulous show homes, The Nantucket. Check out Somerset Bay’s casegoods collection at www.somersetbayhome.com then look at The Nantucket’s shining example at http://www.kchandg.com/Kansas-City-Home-Garden/Boulevard-of-Dreams-2009/The-Nantucket/index.php?mode=popup&cp=2&view=slideshow&play=0&pagemoduleid=35926.
If you can appreciate Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast awarding Basel Cellars’ 2005 Syrah with 90 and 93 points, respectively, get down to A Wine Flights Bar & Bistro tomorrow night at 7 p.m. to get up close and personal with a good glass of wine. $35 covers food and wine. Good conversation is free. Check out http://awineflightsbar.com.
Chef Colby Garrelts of Bluestem (on my personal Top 5 favorite Kansas City restaurants list) will be doing a culinary demonstration August 22 at Williams-Sonoma’s Plaza location. Having just watched “Julie & Julia,” courtesy of Portfolio Kitchen & Home, I’m ready to do some cooking! Sign up for it and other cooking and technique classes and product demonstrations at http://www.williams-sonoma.com.
If you’ve been thinking about replacing old furniture, you might want to do it in the next two weeks. Now through the end of the month, Madden-McFarland is running a sale on Century Furniture. Sign up to become a preferred client and get up to 55 percent off. Check it out at http://www.maddenmcfarland.com/webspecials.html.
