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Kansas City
Literary Events Calendar |
& outlying
regions in missouri & kansas
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Sunday,
August 24, 2008
kansas city, mo. |
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Silvia Koffler |
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Riverfront Readings and Prospero's Book Store are
sponsoring a reading and book release for Silvia Koffler
and her new book Radioactive Musings at the
Plaza Library, 4801 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. |
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2:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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The Writer's Place
/ Riverfront Reading Series |
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816-753-1090 |
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Friday,
August 29, 2008 &
Sunday, August 31, 2008
kansas city, mo. |
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Gearoid
MacLochlainn |
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Irish
poet MacLochlainn reads at the Kansas City Irish
Festival, Heritage Workshop Stage, Crown Center Square,
Kansas City, Mo. Festival admission $10/ day. |
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6:00
to 6:50 p.m. Friday, 2:00 to 2:50 p.m. Sunday |
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Kansas City Irish
Festival |
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816-997-0837 |
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Friday,
August 29, 2008
kansas city, mo. |
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Gearoid
MacLochlainn |
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Irish
poet, broadcaster and musician MacLochlainn reads 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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The
Writers Place |
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816-753-1090 |
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Saturday,
September 4, 2008
kansas city, mo. |
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Rita
Arens |
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Author
of Sleep is for the Weak, signing at Barnes &
Noble bookstore, 400 W. 47th St., Kansas City, Mo. |
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6:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Barnes
and Noble |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1313 |
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Wednesday,
September 10, 2008
kansas city, mo. |
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Ethan Canin |
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Short
story writer, medical doctor, and faculty member of the
Iowa Writers Workshop reads at the Kansas City Public Library, 14 W. 10th
St., 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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Kansas City Public
Library /
Writers at Work Series |
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Tele.: |
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816-701-3407 |
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Friday,
September 12, 2008
kansas city, mo. |
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Stacey Tolbert and Deborah Kroman |
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Riverfront
Reading series at
The
Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo.
Suggested donation: $5 for non-members, $4 for Writers
Place members, $2 for students. |
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Time: |
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8:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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The Writer's Place
/ Riverfront Reading Series |
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816-753-1090 |
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Friday,
September 12, 2008
kansas city, mo. |
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Robert Day |
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Writing
workshop conducted by Robert Day – fiction, poetry,
nonfiction; at the Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania,
Kansas City, Mo. |
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TBA |
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Contact: |
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The Writer's Place
/ New Letters |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Saturday,
September 13, 2008
kansas city, mo. |
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Robert Day |
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Robert
Day, author of The Last Cattle Drive, appears
with the Kansas City Symphony String Quartet at The
Writers Place. 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo.
A reception follows the performance. |
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Time: |
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6:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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The Writer's Place
/ New Letters / The Kansas City Symphony |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Monday,
September 15, 2008
kansas city, mo. |
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Anchee Min |
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Min (Red Azalea,
Katherine, Wild Ginger, Becoming Madame
Mao, Empress Orchid, and The Last Empress)
presents a reading of performance art for the UMKC
Cockefair Chair at University Center, Pierson
Auditorium, 5000 Holmes, Kansas City, Mo. Admission is
free but reservations are necessary, seating is limited. |
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Time: |
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7:30 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Central
Ticket Office UMKC |
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816-235-0222 or CTO@umkc.edu |
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Thursday,
September 18, 2008
kansas city, mo. |
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Lorin Stein |
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Stein, senior editor at
Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, critic and translator, reads
from his translation of Gregoire Bouiller's The
Mystery Guest, and answers questions.
Reception to follow. University of Missouri-Kansas City,
Cockefair Hall, Room 215, 52nd and Rockhill, 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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Clancy
Martin |
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Tele.: |
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816-235-2817 |
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Thursday,
September 25, 2008
Lawrence, kan. |
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Kevin Rabas |
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Jazz poet Kevin Rabas
reads from his poetry book, Bird's Horn & Other Poems,
accompanied by percussionist Jorge Ballester. Sponsored
by KU Dept. of English Lecturers & Readers. The Hawk’s
Nest, 1st Floor, Kansas Union, KU campus, Lawrence. |
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Time: |
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7:30 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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University of Kansas
Department of English |
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Tele: |
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785-864-2575 |
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Friday,
September 26, 2008
kansas city, mo. |
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Maryfrances Wagner |
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Special
Riverfront Reading series at
The
Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo. Suggested donation: $5 for non-members, $4 for
Writers Place members, $2 for students. |
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Time: |
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8:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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The Writer's Place
/ Riverfront Reading Series |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Friday,
September 26, 2008
kansas city, mo. |
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Maryfrances Wagner |
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Special
Riverfront Reading series at
The
Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo. Suggested donation: $5 for non-members, $4 for
Writers Place members, $2 for students. |
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Time: |
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8:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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The Writer's Place
/ Riverfront Reading Series |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Thursday,
October 2, 2008
kansas city, mo. |
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Victoria Chang |
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Victoria Chang,
award winning poet, author of the collections
Circles and Salvinia Molesta, reads
and discusses her work at the Kansas City Public
Library, 14 W. 10th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Reception to follow. |
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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,
October 9, 2008
kansas city, mo. |
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Thomas E. Kennedy with Robert Stewart |
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National Magazine
Award winners for the Essay in 2008, Kennedy and
Stewart discuss the trail of award-winning
literary nonfiction, including Kennedy’s new
book about coming home to America, Riding the
Dog, in a presentation at the Helzberg
Auditorium, Kansas City Public Library, 14 W.
10th St., Kansas City, Mo. Reception
precedes event. |
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6:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m. reception with RSVP. |
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Contact: |
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New Letters |
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Tele.: |
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816-235-1168 |
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Friday,
October 10, 2008
kansas city, mo. |
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Hadara Bar-Nadav and Christie Hodgen |
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Riverfront
Reading series at
The
Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo. Suggested donation: $5 for non-members, $4 for
Writers Place members, $2 for students. |
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Time: |
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8:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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The Writer's Place
/ Riverfront Reading Series |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Monday,
October 13, 2008
kansas city, mo. |
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Lisa Rose Bradford and Jose Faus |
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A
Riverfront Special
featuring the work of Lisa Rose Bradford and Jose Faus. |
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Time: |
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8:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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The Writer's Place
/ Riverfront Reading Series |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Thursday,
October 23, 2008
kansas city, mo. |
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Charles Simic |
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The Poet Laureate of the United States, winner
of the Pulitzer Prize, and recipient of many other
awards, Charles Simic will present a reading and
discussion at Midwest Poets Series, Rockhurst
University, 54th Street and Troost, Kansas City,
Mo. Admission to Midwest Poets Series is $5, $3
for students and senior adults. |
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6:30
p.m.; reception starts 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,
October 27, 2008
lawrence, kan. |
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Michael Chabon |
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing
Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, and The
Yiddish Policemen's Union speaks on
"Conquering the Wilderness: Imaginative
Imperialism and the Invasion of Legoland."
Kansas Union Ballroom, University of Kansas,
Lawrence. |
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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,
October 28, 2008
lawrence, kan. |
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Michael Chabon |
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Michael Chabon,
celebrated author of The Mysteries of
Pittsburgh and Wonder Boys in
conversation at the Hall Center Conference Hall,
900 Sunnyside Ave., Lawrence, Kan. Free
and open to the public. |
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Time: |
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10:00 a.m to 11:30 a.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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Friday,
November 14, 2008
kansas city, mo. |
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Linda Rodriguez and Maria Boyd |
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Riverfront
Reading series at
The
Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo. Suggested donation: $5 for non-members, $4 for
Writers Place members, $2 for students. |
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Time: |
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8:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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The Writer's Place
/ Riverfront Reading Series |
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816-753-1090 |
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Tuesday,
November 18, 2008
lawrence, kan. |
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Jeannette Walls |
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Author Jeannette Walls speaks on "The
Glass Castle: Hunting Demons and Other
Life Lessons." Woodruff Auditorium,
University of Kansas, Lawrence. |
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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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Thursday,
November 20, 2008
kansas city, mo. |
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Mia Leonin |
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Midwest Poets Series. Mia Leonin's latest
book Unraveling the Bed (Anhinga Press, 2008) won
the Van Brock Poetry Award. Originally from Kansas
City, she has lived in Miami, Fla., for several years.
Reading in Mabee Theater, Rockhurst
University, 54th Street and Troost, Kansas City,
Mo. Admission to Midwest Poets Series is $5, $3
for students and senior adults. |
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6:30 p.m.; reception starts
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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Thursday,
December 4, 2008
kansas city, mo. |
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Michael Knight and Alan Wier |
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Fiction
writer Knight's latest book is Holiday Season,
and Knight’s fiction has appeared in The Paris Review,
Virginia Quarterly Review, Playboy,
Esquire, GQ, Story and The New
Yorker. Wier is the author of the epic novel
Tehano, and
has been published in Southern Review,
Georgia Review, and The New York Times.
Both men teach in the Creative Writing program at the
University of Tennessee. They read at the Kansas
City Public Library, 14 W. 10th St., Kansas City, Mo. |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Writers At Work Series is
sponsored by Chris Davis, the Kansas City Public
Library, and UMKC |
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Tele.: |
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816-701-3407 |
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Thursday,
March 5, 2009
parkville,
mo. |
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Francisco
Aragón |
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A native of San
Francisco and long-time resident of Spain,
Francisco Aragón is the author of, Puerta
del Sol (Bilingual Press) and editor of
The Wind Shifts: New Latino Poetry
(University of Arizona Press).
Aragón appears with the Latino Writers
Collective at the
Meetin' House at Park University, 8700 N. W.
River Park Drive, Parkville, Mo. Free reading
followed by reception and book signing. |
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Time: |
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6:30
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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Sunday,
December 7, 2008
kansas city, mo. |
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Christmas Open Mic |
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Riverfront
Reading series at
The
Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo. Suggested donation: $5 for non-members, $4 for
Writers Place members, $2 for students. |
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Time: |
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2:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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The Writer's Place
/ Riverfront Reading Series |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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