On The Road (Day 4): Lawrence, KS – Kansas City, MO – Columbia, MO

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Front Space (see above) is quiet – the echoes of music blasting until sunrise have dissipated into a nice Sunday morning. We pack our bags, say our farewells to our old and new KC friends, grab a Boulevard Smokestack Series brew as a souvenir, and hit the road to Columbia. St. Louis, here we come!

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This entry was written by Eleven Magazine, posted on April 12, 2011 at 3:04 pm, filed under Live and tagged Columbia, Kansas, Kansas City, Lawrence, Middle of the Map Fest, Missouri, On the Road, Scion. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

On The Road (Day 3): Lawrence, KS – Kansas City, MO – Columbia, MO

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We awoke from our gallery home in the Crossroads district to the makings for a real nice day in Kansas City. Besides the mid-80 degree weather, sunny skies, and absent hangover, we had a brewery tour scheduled at one of the Midwest’s best: Boulevard. We race out of Front Space to the brewery, ready for another packed day.

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On The Road (Day 2): Lawrence, KS – Kansas City, MO – Columbia, MO

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The drive from Lawrence to Kansas City is a snap, and we roll into the Crossroads district of town in the early afternoon. Our hosts – Max, Leandra, and Sarah – have a gallery/apartment called Front Space in the heart of this arts district. The Middle of the Map Fest kicks off tonight, so we’ve got all afternoon to kill. Let’s hit the sights.

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This entry was written by Eleven Magazine, posted on April 9, 2011 at 6:04 pm, filed under Live and tagged Columbia, Kansas, Kansas City, Lawrence, Middle of the Map Fest, Missouri, On the Road, Scion. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

On The Road (Day 1): Lawrence, KS – Kansas City, MO – Columbia, MO

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Lawrence, Kansas is the archetype of a college town. Anchored by KU, the life of the city stems from the over 20,000 undergraduates running amok. Well – maybe not today. The rainy weather and post March Madness blues (it’s still a sore subject for many) subdued much of the student body, but as the sun came out in the late afternoon, things start to pick up.

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This entry was written by Eleven Magazine, posted on April 8, 2011 at 1:25 pm, filed under Live and tagged Columbia, Day 1, Kansas, Kansas City, Lawrence, Missouri, On the Road, Scion. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.

On The Road (Day 0): Lawrence, KS – Kansas City, MO – Columbia, MO

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This entry was written by Eleven Magazine, posted on April 7, 2011 at 3:43 pm, filed under Live and tagged Columbia, Kansas, Kansas City, Lawrence, Middle of the Map Fest, On the Road, Scion. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink.