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Kansas City
Literary Calendar |
events in the
metropolitan area
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Friday,
May 9, 2008 |
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Alison Lurie |
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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. |
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6:30 p.m. |
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Kansas City Public
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816-701-3407 |
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Friday,
May 9, 2008 |
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Eve Ott and Kevin Rabas |
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Riverfront
Reading series at
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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. |
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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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Sunday,
May 11, 2008 |
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Mother's Day reading |
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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. |
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3:00 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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Saturday,
May 17, 2008 |
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Kansas City Literary Festival |
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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. |
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All day |
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Tuesday,
May 20, 2008 |
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Lindsey Martin-Bowen and John Mark Eberhart |
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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. |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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The
Writer's Place, sponsor |
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913-422-5124 |
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Friday, May 30, 2008 |
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Crystal Field Scholarship Reading |
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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. |
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7:30 p.m. |
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The Writer's Place
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816-753-1090 |
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Thursday,
June 5, 2008 |
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Allison Funk and Trish Reeves |
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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. 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 Writer's Place
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816-753-1090 |
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Friday,
June 6, 2008 |
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John Mark and Ken Eberhart |
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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. |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Neon Gallery / The Writer's Place |
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816-472-1190
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Tuesday,
June 17, 2008 |
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Maryfrances Wagner and Denise Low |
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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. |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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The Writers Place |
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913-495-9107 |
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Sunday,
June 22, 2008 |
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Lindsey Martin-Bowen and Carl Rhoden |
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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. |
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2:30 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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The Writer's Place |
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816-753-1090 |
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Wednesday,
June 25, 2008 |
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Phyllis Becker and Dan Jaffe |
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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. |
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7:00 p.m. |
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The Blue Room |
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816-474-2929 |
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Friday,
June 28, 2008 |
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Maryfrances Wagner |
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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. |
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7:30 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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Friday,
July 11, 2008 |
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Tim Pettet and Shawn Pavey |
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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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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,
August 8, 2008 |
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Maril Crabtree and Judith Jones |
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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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8:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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The Writer's Place
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816-753-1090 |
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Wednesday,
September 10, 2008 |
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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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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Kansas City Public
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Writers at Work Series |
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816-701-3407 |
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Friday,
September 12, 2008 |
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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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8:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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The Writer's Place
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816-753-1090 |
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Friday,
September 26, 2008 |
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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
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816-753-1090 |
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Thursday,
October 9, 2008 |
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Thomas E. Kennedy |
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Reading and celebration for new book of
personal essays. Details TBA.
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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New Letters |
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816-235-2610 |
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Friday,
October 10, 2008 |
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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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816-753-1090 |
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Thursday,
October 23, 2008 |
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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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7:30
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Contact: |
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Cynthia Cartwright, Rockhurst University |
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816-501-4607 |
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Sunday,
October 26, 2008 |
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William Jay Smith |
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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.
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TBA |
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Kansas City
Public Library |
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816-701-3407 |
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Friday,
November 14, 2008 |
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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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8:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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The Writer's Place
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816-753-1090 |
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Thursday,
November 20, 2008 |
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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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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Cynthia Cartwright, Rockhurst University |
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816-501-4607 |
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Sunday,
December 7, 2008 |
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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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2:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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The Writer's Place
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Friday,
December 12, 2008 |
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Andres Rodriguez and Michael Verschelden |
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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
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Monday,
March 9, 2009-
Friday, March 13 2009 |
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C.D. Wright |
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UMKC
Cockefair Chair Writer-in-Residence. Details TBA |
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Various |
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Contact: |
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UMKC Creative Writing
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816-235-1305 |
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