Sherri’s Executive Lounge is preparing to bring back its Cigar Festival for a second year, returning with a larger lineup and a broader pitch for what cigar culture can look like in Kansas City.
The two-day event, also called the Kansas City Culture Festival, is scheduled for May 29 and 30 under the historic Jefferson Bridge, 2130 Jefferson St. Organizers plan to fill the bridge with live music, cigar vendors, food trucks, artists, boxing and after-parties.
For owners Jason and Nayeli Sharp, the festival is built not only for seasoned cigar smokers. It is an extension of the lounge they have created on Genessee Street, a place centered on conversation, live music and a slower pace than the club scene. The bridge event is meant to take that same atmosphere into a larger public setting while tying cigars to Kansas City’s music, arts and small-business communities…