Paris of the Plains

In lieu of the normal #ThirstyThursday posts about local cocktails, this week is all about celebrating our great city of Kansas City, known fondly as the Paris of the plains since the Prohibition era.

Side Note: this makes a great tattoo. Just ask Ben Retter.

A week's full of events all over the metro area culminates in the bartending competition at the Uptown Theatre at 6p.m. on Sunday, August 24. Tickets are only $20, and it's going to be fantastic. 

I'm feeling especially excited about Brock Schulte of The Rieger Hotel Grill & Exchange and Top-Hatted Tex (Jonathon Bush) from Manifesto: 

Check out the full schedule of events: 

Tickets and information can be found at the PopFest website!  - Cheers!