The festivals, the farmers' markets, the everyday neighbors who make Lee's Summit feel like Lee's Summit.
Sal and Marisa Tutera opened their bakery on 3rd Street in 1976 with $400 and a recipe Sal's grandfather brought from Calabria. They've never closed. We spent three mornings with them, before the doors opened.
Heritage apples, cider donuts, late-season squash and the season's final flowers. Live bluegrass from 10 AM.
The Lee's Summit Symphonic Society performs Appalachian Spring and Fanfare for the Common Man. Bring a blanket.
Tour the 1880 mill, meet the volunteers, and learn how the preservation society has raised $112,000 toward its restoration.
Agenda includes a vote on revised noise ordinance and Phase 2 funding for the Downtown 2030 plan.
Open to all members and one guest. Featuring small bites from six new downtown restaurants. RSVP encouraged.
Thornton Wilder's American classic opens its three-weekend run. Pay-what-you-can preview Thursday night.
A 2-mile guided walk with Parks & Rec naturalists. Hot cider provided. Free; kids' nature scavenger hunt included.
Wreath-laying and remarks from Mayor Baird. American Legion Post 189 hosts a community lunch following.
17 galleries, studios and shops open late. Maps available at the Cultural Arts Center on Main.
Family-friendly. All proceeds support the food pantry's holiday meal program. $25 / kids under 12 free.
Jules Akinwumi grew up in the Stansberry Players' youth program. Now home from Oberlin for a semester, she's writing original music for the community's most beloved show.
For 31 years, Doris Pell has walked the same six-block route. She's outlasted two postmasters, three dogs, and remembers every name on every mailbox.
Seven retired neighbors, one shared Google calendar, 1,400 rides last year. Meet the unofficial drivers' guild of Lee's Summit.
Six shows including Our Town, The Wiz, and a world-premiere play by a local author opening next spring.
Vault & Light, the city's seventh art gallery, opens this Friday in the former Farmers National Bank.
Twenty-eight Missouri authors will read and sign at the Mid-Continent branch. Free; no registration required.