January 2022

Organizer cancels Old Summit Country Antique Show

After 15 years as one of the most highly anticipated antique shows in the Kansas City metro area, the Old Summit Antique Show is ending its run.

Sandee Millett, show organizer and owner of The Greenwood Mercantile, said she struggled with the decision to end the show, which was held multiple times each year. The first show of 2022 had originally been scheduled for Jan. 15 in Lee’s Summit.

The announcement of the show’s permanent cancellation was made on its Facebook page in a Dec. 15 announcement.
“I just need to cut back,” Millett explained. “It was a hard decision to make, but it’s just time for me to move on.”
Millett noted that she has already received feedback from longtime show attendees, who have expressed to her how much they will miss Old Summit.

“(They’ve expressed) total disbelief and sadness,” Millett said. “They’re going to miss it terribly.”

Just last month, Millett also pulled out of Good Juju in Kansas City’s West Bottoms as well.
She did say, however, that there is a chance Old Summit may return in the future if the right person is willing to take up the responsibility of organizing it.

“I do have someone interested,” Millett said, “and I hope they take it over.”

January 2022

Pre-Spring Bazaar offers gently-used treasures

The annual Pre-Spring Bazaar and Flea Market in Leavenworth is another February event in the small town you’ll want to attend. Taking place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Riverfront Community Center, the flea market will be stocked with homemade crafts, toys, jewelry, furniture, skincare products, and beauty products, among other items. Vendor tables are still available for $25 with electricity and $20 without electricity.

The flea market is sponsored by the Leavenworth Parks and Recreation Department.

For more information, call 913-651-2203. 

December 2021

Mansion to host a holiday whodunnit

For some nontraditional holiday entertainment, give a Christmas Murder Mystery Dinner a stab.

The dinner and play will be offered several times throughout the month, on Dec. 10, 11, 17 and 18, at the historic Arbor Lodge Mansion in Nebraska City. Guests will be a part of the holiday-themed evening of mystery and mayhem as they are assigned characters in the murder mystery play. Each guest will receive costume pieces and props to use throughout the performance.

The mansion sits on the 260-acre Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City.
For ticket prices, showtimes, and more information, call 402-873-7222.

November 2021

Holiday celebrations will soon be in full swing at not just antique and vintage shops around the region, but also at venues like the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art in St. Joseph, which will host its annual Sugarplum Festival, Nov. 11-13.

If you’re shopping for seasonal gifts, the festival offers unique gifts and artisan-made goods, local crafters displaying their wares, and more than 30 small, local businesses. Live music and a café lunch will be available as well.

The fun kicks off on Thursday, Nov. 11, with a preview party from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tickets are required to attend the event. The festival continues from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, with lunch served from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on both days and half-priced admission from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday only.

General admission for the festival is $10 at the door and $8 presale. Local presale locations in St. Joseph include Cosentino’s Price Chopper, Hy-Vee, the St. Joseph Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art. Parking is free, with a complimentary shuttle running to the museum every 10 minutes. Paid parking in the museum’s parking lot also is available, but it is limited.

For more information, visit albrecht-kemper.org/sugarplum.