There are zillions of ways to do a weekend or short stay in Kansas City. But if you go on the first Friday of the month, you’ll encounter the First Friday Art Crawl in the Crossroads district. The art galleries ambience within an artfully architectural district is very fulfilling—aesthetically, visually and culturally.After an amazing meal at Lidia’s Farmhouse Kitchen nearby, you can walk over to the art galleries. You’ll be both satisfied with the culinary experience and then the visually stimulating art crawl experience. Thought provoking art is the best way to digest fine cuisine!

KC is full of great dining. Since you’re allowed to have cheat days when doing the Keto diet—if you’re going to cheat, do it at Louie’s Wine Dive and get the beignets. OH MY GOD. My hubby and I don’t even like sweets but we devour the beignets with a controlled version of reckless abandon (if that’s possible). Meaning, we finish them off but slowly as if that makes it seem like we’ve practiced some kind of discipline. The rum butter sauce is the devil. I love art. I love, love, love how your mind doesn’t realize it’s actually being enriched while it feels like it’s just escaping. The art is piercing your psyche but you don’t even realize it. You question the themes later…and that means the art exhibit worked.Look on your calendar right now and schedule a First Friday Art Crawl weekend in Kansas City. Go for even half an hour, an hour, whatever you can fit in. The food trucks around the corner, the live entertainment, the pedestrian vibe is so perfect for a Friday night escape. We walked, peered into windows and unplugged on a Fall night. Now, I’m going to have to try this trapeze swing gym. Look closely; I’m “reflecting on it.”  Love it! THAT’S KANSAS CITY!photos by Gina Kingsley

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