KC River Fest 2009 begins officially tomorrow with a 3 p.m. set by June Bug and the Porch Lights. At 10:30 a.m., the Port Authority of Kansas City is offering 200 free tickets to the event at a ribbon-cutting for the new Riverfront Wetlands Ecosystem Restoration. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers managed the restoration. The project is accessible from the Town of Kansas Pedestrian Bridge. It's located just to the west of the Grand Avenue viaductThe wetland isn't much to look at now. (I took a pic