Dropping Pins

Experience a different sort of ball drop tonight at The Legends when Pin-Up Bowl (1859 Village West Parkway) hosts its bowl-a-rama of a New Year's Eve party. Starting at 1 p.m., the chic martini lounge-slash-bowling alley offers all-day champagne specials and festive party favors. After 9 p.m., the party becomes 21-and-older, and late-night bowling specials kick in. Best of all, there's no cover charge, and the alley will leave some of its lanes open for walk-ins.For those who shudder at the idea of wearing bowling shoes, the bar also offers a 31-strong martini menu, plenty of soft seats in the lounge, two pool tables, video trivia machines and a digital jukebox that features 250,000 songs. The kitchen will stay open until 1 a.m.; the bar's signature menu of heavy appetizers, Campbell's soup, toasted ravioli and Pop Tarts provides fine accompaniment to froufrou martinis. For information, call 913-788-5555 or see pinupbowl.com.
Mon., Dec. 31, 2007