Negro Leagues heroes to highlight day 3 of All Star fun
Day 3 of All Star mania in Downtown Kansas City promises to deliver an unforgettable day today.
Sunday events begin early with the 7:30 a.m. Major League Baseball All Star Game Charity 5K and Fun Run at the Power & Light District. An estimated 8,000 participants are lining up right now for the start of the run.
It’s a beautiful morning for the run — particularly as we emerge from the sweltering 105-degree heat that baked Kansas City on Saturday. We are due to get a huge break on the weather today, as a cool front is expected to keep high temperatures in the low 90s.
This should be a perfect day to get out and enjoy the many All Star events planned around Downtown today.
Highlights include a special Negro Leagues Baseball reunion from noon to 2 p.m. at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum; day 3 of the MLB Fan Fest at Bartle Hall from 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; and special culinary events presented by two of Downtown’s churches.
Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral at 13th and Broadway, right across the street from Fan Fest at Bartle Hall, will host a free, family friendly community picnic frm 11:30 to 2 p.m. today. They will be serving signature hot dogs for the American League, National League, and Kansas City Royals. The event is free, but they will be accepting donations for hunger relief in Greater Kansas City and for the Cathedral’s Culinary Cornerstones job training.
Resurrection Downtown, 1522 McGee, will play host to a community All Star hot dog cookout at 6 p.m. today. The church, which will also feature a sermon “inspired by the diamond” at 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. today.
Be sure to make Downtown your destination for All Star fun today. Here’s a rundown of the rest of today’s highlights:
Sunday, July 8
- Free FanatiKCs Trolley from Bartle Hall to 7 Downtown attractions and neighborhoods (8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.)
- Amateurs to All Stars exhibit @ Central Library (1-5 p.m.)
- Art of the Machine Series @ City Market (10 a.m.-2 p.m.)
- Baseball Spectacular by Bazillion, Quixotic & Substream @ Municipal Auditorium (9:30 p.m.)
- Big KC’s Salute to Baseball by the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce @ Kauffman Center (5:30 p.m.)
- Death Cab for Cutie concert @ Grinders (7 p.m.)
- Grand Slam Fan Jam w/ Flannigan’s Right Hook @ Barney Allis (11 a.m.-4 p.m.)
- Hot Dog! All Star Extravaganza @ Resurrection Downtown (5 p.m.)
- Poetic Notes @ Blue Room (8-11 p.m.)
- They Were All Stars Reunion (noon-2 p.m.) and exhibit @ NLBM (9 a.m.-6 p.m.)
- World War I All Stars exhibit @ WWI Museum (10 a.m.-5 p.m.)
- And, oh yes, baseball:
- All Star Futures Game + Legends & Celebrity Softball Game @ Kauffman Stadium (4 p.m.)
