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kansas city literary events
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& outlying regions in missouri and kansas |
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Friday,
March 12, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Joan Langmack and Carl Rhoden |
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A Riverfront
Reading
series event at
the Writers
Place, 3607
Pennsylvania,
Kansas City,
Mo.
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8:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Riverfront Reading Series |
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816-753-1090 |
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Sunday,
March 14, 2010
lawrence, kan. |
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Poet Laureati: Convergence of Midwestern Poets Laureate |
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Mary Swander,
poet
laureate of
Iowa; Caryn
Mirriam-Goldberg,
poet
laureate of
Kansas;
Walter
Bargen, poet
laureate of
Missouri;
Marilyn L.
Taylor, poet
laureate of
Wisconsin;
Denise Low
and Jonathan
Holder, past
poets
laureate of
Kansas; and
others to be
announced
read at the
Spencer
Museum of
Art Central
Court, 1301
Mississippi
Street
Lawrence,
Kan.
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4:00 p.m. |
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Lawrence Arts Center |
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785-843-2787 |
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Monday,
March 14, 2010
lawrence, kan. |
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Poet Laureati: Convergence of Midwestern Poets Laureate |
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Participating
poets are
Mary Swander,
poet
laureate of
Iowa; Caryn
Mirriam-Goldberg,
poet
laureate of
Kansas;
Walter
Bargen, poet
laureate of
Missouri;
Marilyn L.
Taylor, poet
laureate of
Wisconsin;
Denise Low
and Jonathan
Holder, past
poets
laureate of
Kansas; and
others to be
announced.
Held at the
Lawrence
Arts Center,
940 New
Hampshire
St.
Lawrence,
Kan. Free
and open to
the public
(bring your
own lunch).
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Time: |
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12:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Lawrence Arts Center |
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Tele.: |
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785-843-2787 |
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Tuesday,
March 16, 2010
overland park, kan. |
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Walter Bargen and Jeanie Wilson |
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Part of the
Writers
Place
Reading
series at
the Johnson
County
Library,
poets Walter
Bargen and
Jeanie
Wilson will read
from their
work.
Johnson
County
Public
Library,
9875 W. 87th
St, Overland
Park, Kan.
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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The Writers Place |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Thursday,
March 18, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Ray Young Bear |
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Midwest Poets Series Event. Rockhurst
University, 54th Street and Troost, Kansas City,
Mo. Admission to Midwest Poets Series is
$3. No one will be turned away for lack of
funds.
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7:00 p.m. reading;
reception begins at 6:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Cynthia Cartwright, Rockhurst
University |
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Tele.: |
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816-501-4607 |
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Monday,
March 22, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Margot Livesey |
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2010 Cockefair Chair Writer-in-Residence Margot
Livesey, author of The House on Fortune
Street, and other novels, appears at Pierson
Auditorium, University of Missouri-Kansas City,
5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, Mo.
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Leslie Koffler, UMKC |
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Tele.: |
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816-235-2526 |
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Tuesday,
March 23, 2010
lawrence, kan. |
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Mary Oliver |
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Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning
poet Mary Oliver will read at the Lied Center of
Kansas, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Lawrence, Kan.
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7:30 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Hall Center for the Humanities |
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Tele.: |
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785-864-4798 |
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Tuesday,
March 23, 2010
columbia, mo. |
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Stuart Dybek
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Author of three short story collections, numerous
anthologized works of short fiction, and two books of
poetry appears at University of Missouri Reynolds Alumni
Center, Columbia, Mo.
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7:30 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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University of Missouri’s Creative Writing Program
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573-884-7773
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Tuesday,
March 23, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Roy Morris |
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Roy Morris
Jr., is the editor of Military Heritage
and the author of
Ambrose Bierce: Alone in Bad
Company
and
Sheridan: The Life and Wars of General Phil
Sheridan.
He lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch, Truman
Forum, Kansas City, Mo.
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Time: |
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6:30 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Rainy Day Books |
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Tele.: |
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913-384-3126
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Wednesday,
March 24, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Margot Livesey
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Author Margot Livesey, (House on Fortune Street, and other novels)
joins New Letters on the Air host Angela Elam
for a conversation about her work and craft at the
Truman Forum, Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch,
4801 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
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Time: |
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6:30 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Leslie Koffler, UMKC |
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Tele.: |
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816-235-2526 |
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Wednesday,
March 24, 2010
parkville, mo. |
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C. Dale Young
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Caribbean-born poet and medical
doctor who
divides his time between editing poetry for New England
Review and practicing medicine at the University of
California at San Francisco. Presented as part of
Park University's Ethnic Voices Poetry Series.
Held at Park University, 8700 NW River Park
Drive, Parkville, Mo.
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Virginia Brackett, Park University |
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Tele.: |
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(816) 584-6818 |
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Wednesday,
March 24, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Clancy Martin and Kevin Prufer |
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A Riverfront
Reading
series event at
the Writers
Place, 3607
Pennsylvania,
Kansas City,
Mo.
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Time: |
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8:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Riverfront Reading Series |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Friday,
March 26, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Latino Writers Collective reading |
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Latino Writers Collective event
at the
Writers
Place, 3607
Pennsylvania,
Kansas City,
Mo.
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Linda Rodriguez, Latino Writers
Collective |
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Tele.: |
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816-333-6349 |
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Friday,
March 26, 2010
Overland park, kan. |
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Yevgeny Yevtushenko |
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An evening with Russian poet
Yevgeny
Yevtushenko
will be
presented at
7:30 p.m.
Friday,
March 26, in
Polsky
Theatre of
the Carlsen
Center,
Johnson
County
Community
College,
12345
College
Blvd.,
Overland
Park, Kan.
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m.
Free, reservations required. |
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Contact: |
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JCCC |
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Tele.: |
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913-469-4445 |
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Monday,
March 29, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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John McPhee
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Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who is considered to be a
pioneer of narrative nonfiction, John McPhee speaks at
the Kansas City Central Library, 14 W. 10th Street,
Kansas City, Mo.
Part of the Writers at Work Series sponsored by Chris
Davis, the Kansas City Public Library, and UMKC. The
event is free and open to the public.
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6:30 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Kansas City Public Library / UMKC Writers at Work series |
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816-701-3407 |
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Friday,
April 2, 2010
manhattan, kan. |
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Honor Moore
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Memoirist and poet Honor Moore, author of The
Bishop's Daughter, Darling, Red Shoes,
Poems from the Women's Movement, and others
reads at Kansas State University, K-State Student Union,
212, Manhattan, Kan.
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Time: |
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3:30 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Elizabeth Dodd, Department of English |
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Tele: |
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785-532-6716
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Wednesday,
April 7, 2010
parkville, mo. |
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John Murillo
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Afro-Chicano poet and playwright
appearing at Park University,
8700 NW River Park
Drive, Parkville, Mo.
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Virginia Brackett, Park University |
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Tele.: |
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816-584-6818 |
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Friday,
April 9, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Silvia Kofler and Mickey Cesar |
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A Riverfront
Reading
series event at
the Writers
Place, 3607
Pennsylvania,
Kansas City,
Mo.
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Time: |
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8:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Riverfront Reading Series |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
overland park, kan. |
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Robert Stewart and Thomas E. Kennedy |
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Robert
Stewart,
author of
“Fighting
Chuck
Berry,” “The
Great Drying
Off of the
Women,” and
other poems,
will read
with
Denmark’s
Thomas E.
Kennedy,
sage,
philosopher,
and author
of
In the
Company of
Angels
plus 23
other books.
Johnson
County
Public
Library,
9875 W.
87th,
Overland
Park, Kan.
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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The Writers Place |
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Tele.: |
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913-495-9107 |
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Wednesday,
April 21, 2010
warrensburg, mo. |
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Sylva Fischerová
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Sylva Fischerová was born in Prague, Czech Republic in
1963. She grew up in the Moravian town of Olomouc, and
returned to Prague to study philosophy and physics, and
later Greek and Latin, at Charles University. As a poet
she has released five Czech collections.
Among her books in English is The Swing in
the Middle of Chaos: Selected Poems (Bloodaxe,
2009), translated by Stuart Friebert. Art Center
Gallery, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg.
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Time: |
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1:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Kevin Prufer, UCM |
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Tele.: |
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660-543-8106 |
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Thursday, April 22, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Chang-rae Lee |
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Chang-rae
Lee will read from his work at the
the Kansas
City Central
Library, 14
W. 10th
Street,
Kansas City,
Mo. Part of
the Writers
at Work
Series
sponsored by
Chris Davis,
the Kansas
City Public
Library, and
UMKC. The
event is
free and
open to the
public.
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Time: |
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6:30 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Kansas City Public Library |
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Tele.: |
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816-701-3407 |
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Thursday,
April 22, 2010
warrensburg, mo. |
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Daniel Woodrell
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Daniel Woodrell is the author of eight novels,
including, most recently, Winter's Bone, which
was listed on the Kansas City Star's top 100 books for
the year, and is currently being adapted into film.
His books have won the PEN USA Award for fiction,
been longlisted for the International Dublin Award, and
nominated for the Edgar Award in 2008. Art Center
Gallery, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg,
Mo.
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Time: |
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2:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Kevin Prufer, UCM |
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Tele.: |
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660-543-8106 |
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Thursday,
April 29, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Luis J. Rodriguez |
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Latino Writers Collective event featuring Luis
Rodriguez,
author of
Always
Running:
Living La
Loca Vida
at the
Kansas City
Public
Library,
Plaza
Branch, 4801
Main, Kansas
City, Mo.
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Time: |
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6:30 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Linda Rodriguez, Latino Writers
Collective |
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Tele.: |
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816-333-6349 |
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Anna Quindlen |
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Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist,
author of five novels and six nonfiction books discusses
her book Every Last One at the Kansas City
Public Library Plaza Branch, Truman Forum, 4801 Main
Street, Kansas City, Mo.
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Time: |
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6:30 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Kansas City Public Library |
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Tele.: |
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816-701-3407 |
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Reif Larsen |
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Reif Larsen discusses his debut new
novel, The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet, at
the Kansas City Public Library, Truman Forum, 4801 Main
Street, Kansas City, Mo.
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Time: |
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6:30 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Kansas City Public Library |
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Tele.: |
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816-701-3407 |
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Friday,
May 7, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Linda Rodriguez and the Latino Writers Collective |
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Latino Writers Collective event featuring Linda Rodriguez,
author of
Heart's
Migration
at the
Writers
Place, 3607
Pennsylvania, Kansas
City, Mo.
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Linda Rodriguez, Latino Writers
Collective |
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Tele.: |
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816-333-6349 |
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Tuesday,
May 11, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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T.J. Stiles |
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T.J. Stiles
will discuss his new book
The First
Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt,
winner of the National Book Award. Kansas
City Public Library, Central Branch, Helzberg
Auditorium, Kansas City, Mo.
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Time: |
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6:30 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Kansas City Public Library |
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Tele.: |
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816-701-3407 |
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Wednesday,
May 12, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Marilynne Robinson |
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Celebrating Kansas City's 2010 Big Read selection,
Housekeeping, Marilynne Robinson appears at the
Kansas City Public Library in this live interview with
New Letters on the Air host Angela Elam.
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Time: |
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6:30 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Kansas City Public Library |
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Tele.: |
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816-701-3407 |
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Friday,
May 14, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Natasha El-Scari and Gabriela Lemmons |
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A Riverfront
Reading
series event at
the Writers
Place, 3607
Pennsylvania,
Kansas City,
Mo.
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Time: |
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8:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Riverfront Reading Series |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Yann Martel |
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Author of The Life of Pi
discusses his new novel, Beatrice & Virgil at
the Kansas City Public Library Plaza Branch, Truman
Forum, 4801 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.
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Time: |
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6:30 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Kansas City Public Library |
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Tele.: |
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816-701-3407 |
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Tuesday,
June 8, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Richard Russo |
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Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Richard Russo discusses
his newest book That Old Cape Magic at the
Truman Forum, Kansas City Public Library Plaza Branch,
4801 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo. |
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Time: |
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6:30 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Kansas City Public Library |
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Tele.: |
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816-701-3407 |
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Friday,
June 11, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Tom Weis and Elaine Lally |
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A Riverfront
Reading
series event at
the Writers
Place, 3607
Pennsylvania,
Kansas City,
Mo.
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Time: |
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8:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Riverfront Reading Series |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Thursday,
June 17, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Gloria Vando and the Latino Writers Collective |
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Latino Writers Collective event featuring Gloria
Vando,
author of
Shadows
and Supposes
at the
Writers
Place, 3607
Pennsylvania, Kansas
City, Mo.
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Linda Rodriguez, Latino Writers
Collective |
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Tele.: |
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816-333-6349 |
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Friday,
July 9, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Lindsey Martin-Bowen and Mary Wharff |
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A Riverfront
Reading
series event at
the Writers
Place, 3607
Pennsylvania,
Kansas City,
Mo.
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Time: |
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8:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Riverfront Reading Series |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Friday,
August 13, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Chato Villalobos and Glen North |
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A Riverfront
Reading
series event at
the Writers
Place, 3607
Pennsylvania,
Kansas City,
Mo.
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Time: |
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8:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Riverfront Reading Series |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Friday,
September 10, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Rosemarie Kinder and Matthew Eck |
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A Riverfront
Reading
series event at
the Writers
Place, 3607
Pennsylvania,
Kansas City,
Mo.
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Time: |
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8:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Riverfront Reading Series |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Friday,
October 8, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Dolores Miller and Jan Kroll |
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A Riverfront
Reading
series event at
the Writers
Place, 3607
Pennsylvania,
Kansas City,
Mo.
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Time: |
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8:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Riverfront Reading Series |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Friday,
November 12, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Catherine Anderson and Denise Lowe |
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A Riverfront
Reading
series event at
the Writers
Place, 3607
Pennsylvania,
Kansas City,
Mo.
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Time: |
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8:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Riverfront Reading Series |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Friday,
December 10, 2010
kansas city, mo. |
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Riverfront Reading Holiday Open Mic |
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A Riverfront
Reading
series event at
the Writers
Place, 3607
Pennsylvania,
Kansas City,
Mo.
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Time: |
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8:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Riverfront Reading Series |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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