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Kansas City Literary Calendar

events in the metropolitan area

 
     
Friday, May 9, 2008 Alison Lurie
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alison Lurie will give a keynote address on the subject of children’s literature on Friday, May 9, at 6:30 p.m., to celebrate the opening of a new children's library at the Kansas City Public Library, 14 W. 10th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Time:   6:30 p.m.
Contact:  

Kansas City Public Library

Tele.: 816-701-3407
     
Friday, May 9, 2008 Eve Ott and Kevin Rabas
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. The Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo.
Time:   8:00 p.m.
Contact:  

The Writer's Place / Riverfront Reading Series

Tele.: 816-753-1090
     
Sunday, May 11, 2008 Mother's Day reading
Denise Low, poet laureate of Kansas, celebrates the publication of Riding Shotgun: Women Write about Their Mothers. Joining Low will be poets Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg and Judith Roitman. The Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo.
Time:   3:00 p.m.
Contact:  

The Writer's Place / Riverfront Reading Series

Tele.: 816-753-1090
     
Saturday, May 17, 2008 Kansas City Literary Festival
Literary festival featuring hundreds of writers, booksellers, and various other reading-related events.  See http://www.kansascitylitfest.org/ for complete details.  Held on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City.
Time:   All day
     
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Lindsey Martin-Bowen and John Mark Eberhart
Martin-Bowen, UMKC writing instructor and author of the collection Standing on the Edge of the World, and Eberhart, Kansas City Star book review editor, and author of the new collection Broken Time, appear at the Johnson County Central Resource Library, 9875 W. 87th Street, Overland Park, Kan.
Time:   7:00 p.m.
Contact:  

The Writer's Place, sponsor

Tele.: 913-422-5124
     
Friday, May 30, 2008 Crystal Field Scholarship Reading

This year's theme for the reading is "On the Road."  This event is a part of the Road Trip series which celebrates the 50th anniversary of Jack Kerouac's On the Road. The Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo.

Time:   7:30 p.m.
Contact:  

The Writer's Place

Tele.: 816-753-1090
     
Thursday, June 5, 2008 Allison Funk and Trish Reeves
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. The Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo.
Time:   8:00 p.m.
Contact:  

The Writer's Place / Riverfront Reading Series

Tele.: 816-753-1090
     
Friday, June 6, 2008 John Mark and Ken Eberhart
This event features both a jazz/poetry reading in celebration of John Mark Eberhart’s new book, Broken Time, in conjunction with an art exhibit of photographs by Andrea Brookhart, sculptures by Tom Cobian, and paintings by José Faus. Sponsored by The Writer's Place and Neon Gallery.  Neon Gallery,1921 Truman Road, Kansas City, Mo.
Time:   7:00 p.m.
Contact:  

Neon Gallery / The Writer's Place

Tele.: 816-472-1190 / 816-753-1090
     
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 Maryfrances Wagner and Denise Low
Wagner, author of the new collection  Light Subtracts Itself, and Low, poet laureate of Kansas, read at the Johnson County Central Resource Library 9875 W. 87th St., Overland Park, Kan.
Time:   7:00 p.m.
Contact:   The Writers Place
Tele.: 913-495-9107
     
Sunday, June 22, 2008 Lindsey Martin-Bowen and Carl Rhoden
A reading of “road” poems in celebration of Lindsey Martin-Bowen’s new book,
Standing on the Edge of the World. 
The Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo.
Time:   2:30 p.m.
Contact:  

The Writer's Place

Tele.: 816-753-1090
     
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 Phyllis Becker and Dan Jaffe
A night of poetry and jazz at The Blue Room.  This reading is in honor of Becker’s new book, How I Came to Love Jazz.  The Blue Room, 1616 E. 18th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Time:   7:00 p.m.
Contact:  

The Blue Room

Tele.: 816-474-2929
     
Friday, June 28, 2008 Maryfrances Wagner
Celebrating the publication of Wagner's new collection, Light Subtracts Itself, along with Bill Bauer, Robert C. Jones, Jeanie Wilson, John Mark Eberhart, Greg Field, Carrie Allison, and Judy Roberts.  The Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo.
Time:   7:30 p.m.
Contact:   The Writers Place
Tele.: 816-753-1090
     
Friday, July 11, 2008 Tim Pettet and Shawn Pavey
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.
Time:   8:00 p.m.
Contact:  

The Writer's Place / Riverfront Reading Series

Tele.: 816-753-1090
     
Friday, August 8, 2008 Maril Crabtree and Judith Jones
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.
Time:   8:00 p.m.
Contact:  

The Writer's Place / Riverfront Reading Series

Tele.: 816-753-1090
     
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Ethan Canin

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. 

Time:   7:00 p.m.
Contact:  

Kansas City Public Library / Writers at Work Series

Tele.: 816-701-3407
     
Friday, September 12, 2008 Stacey Tolbert and Deborah Kroman
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.
Time:   8:00 p.m.
Contact:  

The Writer's Place / Riverfront Reading Series

Tele.: 816-753-1090
     
Friday, September 26, 2008 Maryfrances Wagner
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.
Time:   8:00 p.m.
Contact:  

The Writer's Place / Riverfront Reading Series

Tele.: 816-753-1090
     
Thursday, October 9, 2008 Thomas E. Kennedy

Reading and celebration for new book of personal essays.  Details TBA.

Time:

7:00 p.m.

Contact:

New Letters

Tele.:

816-235-2610
     
Friday, October 10, 2008 Hadara Bar-Nadav and Christie Hodgen
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.
Time:   8:00 p.m.
Contact:  

The Writer's Place / Riverfront Reading Series

Tele.: 816-753-1090
     
Thursday, October 23, 2008 Charles Simic
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.

Time:

7:30 p.m.

Contact:

Cynthia Cartwright, Rockhurst University

Tele.:

816-501-4607

     
Sunday, October 26, 2008 William Jay Smith

Celebrate the 90th birthday of one of the greatest living poets and former consultant to the Library of Congress in Poetry (post now called Poet Laureate).  Reading and discussion.  Details TBA.

Time:

TBA

Contact:

Kansas City Public Library

Tele.:

816-701-3407
     
Friday, November 14, 2008 Linda Rodriguez and Maria Boyd
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.
Time:   8:00 p.m.
Contact:  

The Writer's Place / Riverfront Reading Series

816-753-1090
     

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Mia Leonin
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.
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Contact:

Cynthia Cartwright, Rockhurst University

Tele.:

816-501-4607

     
Sunday, December 7, 2008 Christmas Open Mic
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.
Time:   2:00 p.m.
Contact:  

The Writer's Place / Riverfront Reading Series

Tele.: 816-753-1090
     
Friday, December 12, 2008 Andres Rodriguez and Michael Verschelden
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.
Time:   8:00 p.m.
Contact:  

The Writer's Place / Riverfront Reading Series

Tele.: 816-753-1090
     
Monday, March 9, 2009-
Friday, March 13 2009
C.D. Wright
UMKC Cockefair Chair Writer-in-Residence.  Details TBA
Time:   Various
Contact:  

UMKC Creative Writing Department

Tele.: 816-235-1305
     

 

 
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