Sugar Creek is an unincorporated town, located east of Interstate 435 and north of Independence, that's rich in Slavic history and traditions. It's hard to tell when the first
Sugar Creek Slavic Festival went down, but we're pretty sure that the festival's purpose of bringing together Slovaks, Czechs, Hungarians, Croats, Serbs, Slovenians and Poles continues to strengthen, through food, beer and polka. Experience the best of Eastern Europe 5–11:30 p.m. today and 3–11:30 p.m. Saturday at the Mike Onka Memorial Building grounds (11520 East Putnam, 816-252-4413). Admission costs $3 (children 12 and younger get in free). For a full schedule of events, see
slavicfest.com.
— Berry Anderson