The popular Holiday Mart comes to downtown Kansas City this weekend

The Junior League’s popular Holiday Mart comes to downtown Kansas City this weekend, where it will share Bartle Hall with the new Kansas City Home, Design & Remodeling Show. Holiday Mart has more than 200 exhibitors offering specialty fashions, food, home decor and beauty items. The event has been held in recent years at the Overland Park Convention Center. Proceeds support Junior League community projects. The home show promises more than 200 exhibitors of products such as windows, siding, flooring and décor. Special attractions include designer room displays, a basement makeover and a children’s activity area.
Holiday Mart hours are noon-9 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 per day; multi-day and VIP passes range from $20 to $85. Details, www.jlkc.org. Home show hours are 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $8 for adults, $7 for seniors. Details, kchomedesignexpo.com. Discounts are available for people who buy tickets to both events at the Bartle Hall box office.
Alton Brown | Monday
One of America’s foremost foodies hits Kansas City next week to hawk his new book, “Good Eats 3: The Later Years,” a conglomeration of cooking, pop culture and kitchen science. Brown’s first book, “I’m Just Here for the Food,” won a coveted James Beard Foundation Award for best cookbook, and his TV show “Good Eats” picked up a 2007 Peabody Award. Brown speaks at 7 p.m. at Unity Temple on the Plaza. Tickets are $37.50 and include an autographed copy of the book. Go to rainydaybooks.com for details.
‘What My Husband Doesn’t Know’ | Friday and Saturday
In David E. Talbert’s 13th play, “What My Husband Doesn’t Know,” actor Morris Chestnut (“Boyz N the Hood”) stars alongside former Destiny’s Child member Michelle Williams. The production, to be staged this weekend at Kansas City’s Music Hall, follows a well-to-do housewife as she grapples with the idea of pursuing the come-ons of another man. Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $38.50 to $47.50 at Ticketmaster.com.
‘God of Carnage’ | Through Nov. 13
A civilized conversation between two sets of parents devolves into a disastrously rambunctious verbal melee in this Tony Award-winning Yasmina Reza play, which debuted in Zurich in 2006. The production, directed by Mark Robbins and co-produced by the Kansas City Actors Theatre and the UMKC Theatre, runs through Nov. 13 at the Unicorn Theatre. The play precedes an upcoming film adaptation starring Kate Winslet, Jodie Foster and John C. Reilly and directed by Roman Polanski. Tickets are $22.50 to $32.50 at UnicornTheatre.org.
KC Beerfest | Saturday
This outdoor taste-testing will offer 2-ounce samples from dozens of breweries, along with live music and contributions from participating Legends restaurants. Plenty of domestic and imported beers will be available, as well as various microbrews. Tickets to the event, which runs from 2 to 5 p.m., are $30 in advance and $35 at the event. Go to KCBeerFest.com for details.


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