I've got an idea that I am going to share with my OpenSalon friends. Over a period of about 6 months time I have noticed OpenSalon members (small groups) gather at cities just simply to meet each other and to have fun. The last one I read about was the one in Las Vegas.
Why not a bunch of us from everywhere and anywhere meet right here in the heart of America?! Yes, right here in Kansas City, Missouri! I would be glad to organize it, find a place to stay and come up with fun activities for all of us to engage in....activities that would be enjoyable and yet provide plenty of interaction and visiting.
Why should we meet here, in Kansas City? For one thing, I live here and am afraid to fly and so wouldn't have to fly anywhere! Another valid reason that goes beyond thinking of myself is for all the midwesterns who live around Kansas City, Missouri (NOT Kansas City, Kansas....sorry Trig). The traveling would be affordable because you would be able to drive if you couldn't or didn't want to fly. Plus, Kansas City has a lot to offer as far as beautiful sights, superb dining out, fun bars and artistic places of interest for those who appreciate the Arts.
Here are some examples of what I am talking about:
1.) The Nelson Atkins Art Museum...one of the best in the country
2.) The Kansas City Plaza noted for its fountains, history, fun shopping, beauty and excellent restaurants
3.) Kansas City boasts of the best bar-b-que around and is noted for its Kansas City strip steaks and seafood....and just about any other types of international cuisine.
4.) Located downtown Kansas City are some historical buildings, one of them being the original hotel President Lincoln stayed in while visiting KC. Although it's no longer a hotel, the building remains intact.
5.) There is the new PowerLight District area where the young and restless tend to roam when not drinking or eating. It's a hopping place and extremely people oriented if you are a people watcher!
6.) There is also the KC Zoo which mimics a few of our continents as far as the layout of where the animals live.
7.)There are also some pretty lakes if that scene is more appealing.
It's just a thought. I would so much like to meet my OpenSalon friends where we could actually have face to face conversations, laugh together, share our hearts and get to know each other more intimately (I'm not proposing anything there.....you'll have to use your own judgment. :)
I believe this Fall, during October, would be a good time of the year because of the comfortable climate and beautiful array of Fall colors. It's a great time to be outdoors!
Please leave comments and throw out your ideas, whether you think it's a real possibility or not....and if you are interested, leave some suggestions. If this happened, what do you envision? What activities are you interested in? What are you NOT interested in? Whatever those ideas may be, I would like to propose that we keep the cost at a minimum out of respect for the challenging times we are living in now. Plus, if we can keep the cost down, more of the OpenSalon community would be able to participate! Remember, the point of this gathering....the focus, is YOU....the warm, caring and loving people of OpenSalon.
Why not a bunch of us from everywhere and anywhere meet right here in the heart of America?! Yes, right here in Kansas City, Missouri! I would be glad to organize it, find a place to stay and come up with fun activities for all of us to engage in....activities that would be enjoyable and yet provide plenty of interaction and visiting.
Why should we meet here, in Kansas City? For one thing, I live here and am afraid to fly and so wouldn't have to fly anywhere! Another valid reason that goes beyond thinking of myself is for all the midwesterns who live around Kansas City, Missouri (NOT Kansas City, Kansas....sorry Trig). The traveling would be affordable because you would be able to drive if you couldn't or didn't want to fly. Plus, Kansas City has a lot to offer as far as beautiful sights, superb dining out, fun bars and artistic places of interest for those who appreciate the Arts.
Here are some examples of what I am talking about:
1.) The Nelson Atkins Art Museum...one of the best in the country
2.) The Kansas City Plaza noted for its fountains, history, fun shopping, beauty and excellent restaurants
3.) Kansas City boasts of the best bar-b-que around and is noted for its Kansas City strip steaks and seafood....and just about any other types of international cuisine.
4.) Located downtown Kansas City are some historical buildings, one of them being the original hotel President Lincoln stayed in while visiting KC. Although it's no longer a hotel, the building remains intact.
5.) There is the new PowerLight District area where the young and restless tend to roam when not drinking or eating. It's a hopping place and extremely people oriented if you are a people watcher!
6.) There is also the KC Zoo which mimics a few of our continents as far as the layout of where the animals live.
7.)There are also some pretty lakes if that scene is more appealing.
It's just a thought. I would so much like to meet my OpenSalon friends where we could actually have face to face conversations, laugh together, share our hearts and get to know each other more intimately (I'm not proposing anything there.....you'll have to use your own judgment. :)
I believe this Fall, during October, would be a good time of the year because of the comfortable climate and beautiful array of Fall colors. It's a great time to be outdoors!
Please leave comments and throw out your ideas, whether you think it's a real possibility or not....and if you are interested, leave some suggestions. If this happened, what do you envision? What activities are you interested in? What are you NOT interested in? Whatever those ideas may be, I would like to propose that we keep the cost at a minimum out of respect for the challenging times we are living in now. Plus, if we can keep the cost down, more of the OpenSalon community would be able to participate! Remember, the point of this gathering....the focus, is YOU....the warm, caring and loving people of OpenSalon.
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Sounds like a plan. I don't know if I could make it or not. I think I'm like that recluse, nobody ever will meet me but will talk about me in hushed whispers!! ;)
Kansas City in my itinerary
And what ever planet that naughty Tink might be
living on:)
Keep us posted. Great idea, btw!!!
fireeyes24, I'll keep you posted. Even if it's just a few, it would be fun.
Peter, I'll see you next June!
Mission, you've got the wrong state! KC is full of hills. You're thinking of Kansas!
High Lonesome, I'll keep you posted.
Is it true you have more fountains than Rome?
Mad_typist, I do understand. I'd love to meet you someday!
psychomama, for sure I will take pictures and write a post!
Stella, no Rome still has more, but apparently we have more than everyone else....which is hard for me to believe!
cartouche, I just want to get an idea if anyone is interested.
Jessabelle, that would be wonderful!
I need this in writing.
Anyone up for the Blues? Years ago I went to great blues bar in K.C. I can not now remember the name of place to save my soul. But I heard great music and they had fantastic BBQ
@Manchu Wok re visiting the Creationist Museum: Don't you find it odd that the Creationist Museum was built up slowing over a long period of time? You would think that it would have just appeared out of nothing.
You are a Peach!!! And not a Colorado Peach, either! I would LOVE to come to a Kansas City Meet-up, including Trig of Kansas City, Kansas!!!! We had a blast at MarytKelly's in Colorado, just picnicing and lightly embibing in her beautiful back yard, and meeting for breakfast for a couple of days or so. It was cheap, and fun. I would love to do the same in Kansas City. Do you know someone who has a lovely backyard??? Kansas City is my home country, and it is indeed underrated. Thanks for volunteering to organize. With six kids, you would have to be fabulous at it!!! Carol