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Friday,
January 27, 2012
lawrence, kan. |
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Jo McDougall and Al Ortolani |
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Ortolani, author of Finding the Edge: Poems, and McDougall, author of Daddy's Money: a Memoir of Farm and Family, read from their work, followed by a booksigning, at The Raven Book Store, 6 East 7th Street, Lawrence, Kan.
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7:00 p.m. |
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The Raven Book Store |
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785-749-3300 |
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Friday,
January 27, 2012
kansas city, mo. |
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Music + Poetry + Art |
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Michelle Pond, Xanath Caraza, Jamie Heller, Trenton Stern, and Kevin Hiatt read their poetry, and music is provided by the River Cow Orchestra, at the Downtown Neon Gallery, 1921 East Truman Road, Kansas City, Mo.
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7:00 p.m. |
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Downtown Neon Gallery |
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816-472-1190 |
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Thursday,
January 26, 2012
kansas city, mo. |
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Walter Bargen |
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Midwest Poets Series event with Walter Bargen, whose more than one-dozen books include Days Like This Are Necessary: New and Selected Poems. Rockhurst University, 54th Street and Troost, Kansas City, Mo. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
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7:00 p.m.,
reading; reception follows reading. |
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Cynthia Cartwright, Rockhurst University |
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816-501-4607 |
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Thursday,
January 26, 2012
lawrence, kan. |
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Julianne Buchsbaum, Benjamin Cartwright, Mary Stone Dockery |
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Poetry and prose writers share Stories and Poems in Three Acts for the Big Tent event, at The Raven Book Store, 6 East 7th Street, Lawrence, Kan.
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7:00 p.m. |
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The Raven Book Store |
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785-749-3300 |
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Sunday,
January 22, 2012
lawrence, kan. |
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Jen Tynes and Michael Sikkema |
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Tynes and Sikkema read their work for the Taproom Poetry Series at the Eight Street Taproom, 19 East 8th Street, Lawrence, Kan.
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5:00 p.m. |
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Megan Kaminski |
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785-841-6918 |
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Wednesday,
January 18, 2012
kansas city, mo. |
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Luis Alberto Urrea |
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The poet, fiction writer, and Pulitzer Prize finalist for nonfiction reads from his new novel Queen of America, at Rainy Day Books, in The Fairway Shops, 2706 W 53rd Street, Fairway, Kan.
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7:00 p.m. |
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Rainy Day Books |
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913-384-3126 |
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Tuesday,
January 17, 2012
overland park, kan. |
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Trent Stern, Adam Jameson, and Jamie Heller |
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Sponsored by the Little Balkans Review, Stern, Jameson, and Heller share their work for The Writers Place Poetry Reading Series at the Johnson County Central Resource Library, 9875 West 87th Street, Overland Park, Kan. Light refreshments will be served.
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7:00 p.m. |
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Jeanie Wilson |
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913-495-9107 |
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Friday,
January 13, 2012
kansas city, mo. |
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Megan Kaminski and Wayne Miller |
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Kaminski, whose first book of poetry, Desiring Map, is forthcoming from Coconut Books, joins Miller, the author of three poetry collections, for the Riverfront Reading Series at The Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo.
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8:00 p.m. |
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The Writers Place |
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816-753-1090 |
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Friday,
December 16, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Holiday Reading Party |
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Readers include Phyllis Becker, Martha Gershun, Tina Hacker, John Hastings, David Arnold Hughes, Lindsey Martin-Bowen, Eve Ott, Pat Lawson, Shawn Pavey, Susan Peters, Tim Pettet, Michelle Pond, and Carl Rhoden. Music by Jim Abel and Kevin Hiatt, at The Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo. All donations will go to the Phil Miller scholarship.
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7:00 p.m. |
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The Writers Place |
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816-753-1090 |
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Tuesday,
December 13, 2011
lawrence, kan. |
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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg |
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State Poet Laureate of Kansas, Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, presents area poets in a reading of the newly released book, Begin Again: 150 Poems, at the Jewish Community Center, 917 Highland Drive, Lawrence, Kan.
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7:00 p.m. |
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The Raven Book Store |
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785-749-3300 |
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Friday,
December 9, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Justin Marks, Emily Pettit, Sampson Starkweather,
Paige Taggart, and Chris Tonelli |
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The Birds LLC Tour features Marks, Pettit, Starkweather, Taggaft and Tonelli, who share their work as part of A Common Sense Readings Series at Cara and Cabezas Contemporary, 1714 Holmes Street, Kansas City, Mo. The event is free but donations are welcome.
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7:00 p.m. |
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Jordan Stempleman |
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jordanstempleman@hotmail.com |
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Sunday,
December 11, 2011
lawrence, kan. |
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Chris Tonelli, Justin Marks, Emily Pettit, Sam Starkweather, and Paige Taggert |
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Tonelli, Marks, Pettit, Starkweather, and Taggert read from their work as part of the Birds LLC Book Tour at the Eight Street Taproom, 19 East 8th Street, Lawrence, Kan.
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5:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Megan Kaminski, Taproom Poetry Series |
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785-841-6918 |
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Friday,
December 2, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Jan Duncan O'Neal, Judith Bader Jones, and Anne Baber |
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Local poets read from recently published chapbooks, at The Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo.
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7:00 p.m. |
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The Writers Place |
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816-753-1090 |
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Friday,
December 2, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Working Words |
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Join students from the University of Missouri-Kansas City's creative writing program for
a reading in the northwest corner of the Plaza Branch of
the Kansas City Library, 4801 Main Street, Kansas City,
Mo. |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Kansas City Public Library |
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816-701-3481 |
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Sunday,
December 4, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Phil Miller Scholarship & Holiday Open Mic |
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Donations will be accepted to the Philip W. Miller Memorial Scholarship Trust. The Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo.
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2:00
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Carl Bettis |
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carl.bettis@gmail.com |
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Thursday,
December 1, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Michelle Boisseau |
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Midwest Poets Series event with Michelle Boisseau, whose latest of six books of poems is A Sunday in God-Years. She is also the author of the textbook Writing Poems. Rockhurst University, 54th Street and Troost, Kansas City, Mo. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
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7:00 p.m.,
reading; reception follows reading. |
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Cynthia Cartwright, Rockhurst University |
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816-501-4607 |
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Thursday,
December 1, 2011
columbia, mo. |
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Melanie Rae Thon |
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Novelist and short fiction writer, Melanie Rae Thon, reads her work at the University of Missouri-Columbia, Tate Hall, room 215, Columbia, Mo.
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7:30 p.m. |
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Creative Writing Program, University of Missouri-Columbia |
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572-884-7773 |
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Sunday,
November 27, 2011
lawrence, kan. |
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David McLoghlin and Anne Yoder |
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McLoghlin and Yoder read from their work at the Eight Street Taproom, 19 East 8th Street, Lawrence, Kan.
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5:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Megan Kaminski, Taproom Poetry Series |
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Tele.: |
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785-841-6918 |
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Wednesday,
November 16, 2011-Saturday, November 19, 2011
kansas City, Mo. |
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American Literary Translators Assoc. Conference |
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The 2011 ALTA annual conference will be held from November 16-19, 2011, at the InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza, 401 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, Mo. The theme for the 2011 conference is Translating Voices: Where the Great Plains Meet the World, and the deadline for reserving rooms is Monday, October 24, 2011.
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Times vary, but a
preliminary program is now available. |
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Global Reservations Center |
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866-856-9717 |
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Thursday,
November 17, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Daniel Woodrell |
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Writer Daniel Woodrell, author of Winter's Bone, appears as part of the Writers At
Work Speaker Series at 6:30 PM, at Kansas City Public
Library, 14 W. 10th Street. Sponsored by the Kansas City
Public Library, the UMKC English Department and the
Writers at Work Round Table. |
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6:00 p.m., reception; 6:30 p.m., reading. |
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Kansas City Public Library |
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816-701-3407 |
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Wednesday,
November 16, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Literary Death Match |
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Matthew Eck, Brandon Tietz, and Danny Volin present their
work for a panel of judges at Kansas City's second
Literary Death Match, part of a worldwide competitive
reading series. Tickets are five dollars in
advance and seven dollars at the door, at The Brick,
1727 McGee Street, Kansas City, Mo. |
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7:30 p.m., doors open; 8:30 p.m.,
show |
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The Brick |
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816-421-1634 |
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Friday,
November 11, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Trish Reeves and Robert Stewart
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Poets Trish
Reeves and Robert Stewart will read at the Writers
Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo., as part of
the Riverfront Reading Series.
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8:00 p.m. |
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The Writers
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riverfrontreadings@gmail.com |
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816-753-1090 |
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Saturday,
November 12, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Susan Whitmore, Liz Gilbert, Judy Roberts, Janice Yocum, Carrie Allison, David Hughes, Sharon Eiker, Charles Ferruzza, and Maryfrances Wagner
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Recovery Readings
features readings by people recovering from alcohol and drug addiction and the families, friends, and loved ones of people in recovery, at the
Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo.
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7:00 p.m. |
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The Writers
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816-753-1090 |
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Sunday,
November 13, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Shanna Compton, Peter Davis, Sandra Simonds, and
Maureen Thorson |
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For the Bloof Books Tour, poets Compton, Davis, Simonds and Thorson share their work as part of A Common Sense Readings Series at Cara and Cabezas Contemporary, 1714 Holmes Street, Kansas City, Mo. The event is free but donations are welcome.
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Time: |
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4:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Jordan Stempleman |
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Tele.: |
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jordanstempleman@hotmail.com |
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Sunday,
November 13, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Poetry reading and party for
Begin Again: 150 Kansas Poems |
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Photographer Stephen Locke and Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Kansas Poet Laureate and editor of Begin Again: 150 Kansas Poems, will join
Lorraine Achey,
Marie Asner,
Jan Duncan O'Neal,
Will Leatham,
Jo McDougall,
Amy Nixon,
Donna Lash Wolff,
J.D. Bast,
Al Ortolani,
H.C. Palmer,
Mark Scheel,
Olive Sullivan,
Roderick Townley, and
Wyatt Townley for readings from the anthology, at Prospero's Books, 1800 W. 39th Street, Kansas City, Mo.
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6:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Donna Lynn Wolff |
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913-588-0976 |
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Thursday,
November 10, 2011
columbia, mo. |
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Christie Hodgen |
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Fiction writer, Christie Hodgen, reads her work at the University of Missouri-Columbia, Tate Hall, room 215, Columbia, Mo.
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7:30 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Creative Writing Program, University of Missouri-Columbia |
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Tele.: |
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572-884-7773 |
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Wednesday,
November 9, 2011
Warrensburg, mo. |
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Poets
Gabriel Fried and William Trowbridge |
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Fried, whose first poetry collection, Making the New Lamb Take, was named a Best Book of 2007 by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and Trowbridge, whose fifth book, Ship of Fool, was released in 2011, read their work at the University of Central Missouri's Gallery of Art & Design, 217 Clark Street,
Warrensburg, Mo.
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2:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Wayne Miller |
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660-543-8106 |
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Wednesday,
November 9, 2011
Leavenworth, kan. |
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Sister Susan Rieke |
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McGilley Chair for Liberal Studies at the University of Saint Mary, Sister Susan Rieke, reads new poems at "The Gathering of Caws," in the Walnut Room, Mead Hall, 4100 South 4th Street,
Leavenworth, Kan.
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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John Schultz |
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913-758-6165 |
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Friday,
November 4, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Diana Pando, Irasema Gonzalez, Gabriela Lemmons, Xanath Caraza, Maria Vasquez-Boyd,
and José Faus |
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The Latino Writers Collective and Proyecto Latina celebrate the Mexican cultural holiday, Dia de los Muertos, with readings, art, music, and a sampling of Latino cultural foods, 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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The Writers Place |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Friday,
November 4, 2011
manhattan, kan. |
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Poetry on Poyntz |
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Kansas State University English Department faculty and Creative Writing students read from their work and from Begin Again, the anthology celebrating 150 years of Kansas poems, at the Strecker-Nelson Gallery, 406 1/2 Poyntz Avenue,
Manhattan, Kan.
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Strecker-Nelson Gallery |
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Tele.: |
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785-537-2099
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Saturday,
November 5, 2011
lawrence, kan. |
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Eberhardt Colloquium in honor of
Kenneth Irby |
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Shelley Memorial Award-winning poet Kenneth Irby will read from his work and be recognized through lectures, panel discussions, and readings. Speakers include Lyn Hejinian, Pierre Joris, Ben Friedlander, Denise Low, and Joe Harrington. Free to the public, at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union, 1301 Jayhawk Boulevard, Lawrence, Kan.
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9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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William J. Harris, Kansas University English Department |
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785-842-6772 |
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Wednesday,
November 2, 2011
manhattan, kan. |
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Katy Karlin |
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Katy Karlin will read from and sign copies of her new collection of stories, Send Me Work, at Claflin Books, 1814 Claflin Road,
Manhattan, Kan.
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5:30 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Claflin Books |
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Tele.: |
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785-776-3771
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Thursday,
November 3, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Robert Brumet, Sofiana Olivera, Bob Chrisman, and Nadirah Angail |
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Kansas City Writers, Brumet, Olivera, Chrisman, and Angail, share stories as part of Festival of Faiths: Voicing the Spiritual Self: The Interfaith Language of Doubt and Belief,
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the Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo.
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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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Friday,
October 28, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Jan Duncan-O’Neal, Jim Fox, Anne Baber, Karin Frank,
Susan Whitley Peters, and Bob Chrisman |
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Musician Rick Malsick showcases art by Thomas Cobian, Raejean Braden, Cheryl Hassinger, and Greg Field, music by the River Cow Orchestra and The Anchovy Fishermen, and poetry by Duncan-O’Neal, Fox, Baber, Frank, Peters, and Chrisman, at the Downtown Neon Gallery, 1921 East Truman 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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Downtown Neon Gallery |
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Tele.: |
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816-472-1190 |
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Thursday,
October 27, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Sherwin Bitsui |
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Sherwin Bitsui is a Navaho of the Bitter Water Clan. His second book of poetry, Floodsong, received a 2010 PEN Open Book Award and an American Book Award. Bitsui will read from his work at the Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo.
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Time: |
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6:00 p.m.,
reception; 7:00
p.m., reading |
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Contact: |
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Virginia Brackett, Park University, Ethnic Voices |
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Tele.: |
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816-584-6818 |
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Thursday,
October 27, 2011
lawrence, kan. |
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Charles Alexander, Jonathon Stalling, and Cheryl Pallant |
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Poets Alexander, Stalling, and Pallant read their work at the Raven Bookstore's Big Tent: Stories and Poems in Three Acts, 6 East 7th Street, Lawrence, Kan.
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Joseph Harrington, University of Kansas, English
Department |
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Tele.: |
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785-749-3300 |
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Thursday,
October 27, 2011
columbia, mo. |
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Michael Martone |
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Award-winning author of 12 books,
Michael Martone, reads from his work at the University of Missouri-Columbia, Tate Hall, room 215, Columbia, Mo.
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Time: |
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7:30 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Creative Writing Program, University of Missouri-Columbia |
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Tele.: |
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572-884-7773 |
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Thursday,
October 27, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Nick Demske, Adam Fell, and Matthew Guenette |
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Poets Demske, Fell, and Guenette share their work as part of A Common Sense Readings Series at Cara and Cabezas Contemporary, 1714 Holmes Street, Kansas City, Mo. The event is free but donations are welcome.
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Jordan Stempleman |
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Tele.: |
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jordanstempleman@hotmail.com |
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Friday,
October 21, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Poets Tina Hacker, Alarie Tennille, & Barbara Loots |
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Hacker, Tennille, and Loots read their work 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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The Writers Place |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Thursday,
October 20, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Robert Bly |
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Midwest Poets Series event with one of the preeminent poets, translators, and cultural commentators of our time, winner of the National Book Award, author of Iron John and over 20 collections of poetry, translator of Neruda, Hauge, Vallejo, Martinson and others, celebrating his new poetry collection Talking Into the Ear of a Donkey. Rockhurst University, 54th Street and Troost, Kansas City, Mo. $5.00 No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m.,
reading; reception follows reading. |
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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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Wednesday,
October 19, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Jane Smiley |
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Pulitzer Prize-winning
novelist Smiley will discuss her book
The Man Who Invented the
Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital
Pioneer
at the Linda Hall
Library, 5109 Cherry Street, Kansas City, Mo. Contact Eric Ward at the number below to obtain tickets, which are required but free of charge. |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Eric Ward, Linda Hall Library |
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Tele.: |
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816-926-8753 |
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Wednesday,
October 19, 2011
overland park, kan. |
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Sherman Alexie |
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Author, poet and screenwriter Sherman Alexie will
discuss his life and work
at the Carlsen Center's Yardley Hall on the
campus of Johnson County Community College, 12345
College Boulevard, Overland Park, Kan. The presentation
is free and open to the public. |
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Time: |
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11:00 a.m. |
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Contact: |
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Tom Reynolds |
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Tele.: |
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913-469-8500, ext. 3935 |
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Tuesday,
October 18, 2011
overland park, kan. |
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Bill Bauer & Phyllis Becker |
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Writers read at the Johnson County Central Resource
Library at 9875 West 87th Street, 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 and the Johnson County Public Library |
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Tele.: |
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913-495-9107 |
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Friday,
October 14, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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DaMaris B. Hill and Xanath Caraza |
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Hill and Caraza present their work as part of the Riverfront Readings series 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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The Writers Place |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Friday,
October 14, 2011 - Saturday, October 15, 2011
lee's summit, mo. |
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MCC-Longview Literary Festival |
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The Longview Literary Festival will feature readings, panel discussions, and autograph sessions at the Mel Aytes Education Center on the campus of MCC-Longview, 500 SW Longview Road, Lee's Summit, Mo.
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Time: |
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10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., both days |
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Contact: |
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Susan Satterfield, MCC |
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Tele.: |
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816-524-4852 |
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Sunday,
October 16, 2011
lawrence, kan. |
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Brian Oliu, Joseph Wood, and Iris Moulton |
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Oliu, Wood, and Moulton read from their work at the Eight Street Taproom, 19 East 8th Street, Lawrence, Kan.
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Time: |
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5:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Megan Kaminski, Taproom Poetry Series |
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Tele.: |
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785-841-6918 |
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Monday,
October 10, 2011
lawrence, kan. |
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Matthew Porubsky, Leah Sewell, and Stella Robbins |
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Poet Matthew Porubsky reads from his new book Fire Mobile (the pregnancy sonnets). Poets Leah Sewell and Stella Robbins will read from their work as well at the Raven Bookstore, 6 East 7th Street, Lawrence, Kan.
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Heidi Raak |
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Tele.: |
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785-749-3300 |
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Friday,
October 7, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Jake Adam York, Michael Pritchett, Brian Barker |
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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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The Writers Place |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Saturday,
October 8, 2011
overland park, kan. |
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Daniel Woodrell |
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Woodrell
discusses
and reads
from The Outlaw
Album:
Stories,
including
the short
story that
inspired
Woe to Live
On and the Ang Lee film
Ride With
the Devil,
at Johnson
County
Central
Resource
Library,
9875 W. 87th
St.,
Overland
Park, Ks.
The event is
part of the
library’s
“Legacies of
the Civil
War” series
for
2011-2012.
Co-sponsored
by Rainy Day
Books.
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Time: |
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2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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John
Mark Eberhart
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Tele.: |
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913-826-4403 |
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Thrusday,
October 6, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Erin Morgenstern |
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Writer and multi-media artist Erin Morgenstern reads from her debut novel, The Night Circus, at Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 West 47th Street, Kansas City, Mo.
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m.,
reading; followed by booksigning |
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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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Monday,
October 3, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Terry Teachout |
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Terry Teachout, the drama critic of The Wall Street Journal, will lecture on "Does American culture have a future?" at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Pierson Auditorium, as part of the Carolyn Benton Cockefair Chair in Continuing Education lecture series.
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Office of Advancement Services |
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Tele.: |
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816-235-1566 |
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Friday,
September 30, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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I-70 Review
Reading of Contributors |
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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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The Writers Place |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Wednesday,
September 28, 2011
kansas city, Mo. |
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Dan Jaffe and the Wordjam Trio |
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Dan Jaffe presents poetry and jazz with the Wordjam trio, including Dan Deluca on keyboard and Victor Perelmuter on drums, at Anna's Oven, 1809 West 39th Street, Kansas City, Mo.
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Time: |
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6:00 p.m. to 9:00
p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Anna's Oven |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-6661 |
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Tuesday,
September 27, 2011
lawrence, kan. |
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Scott Phillips |
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Author of The Ice Harvest, The Walkaway, and Cottonwood, Scott Phillips reads from his new novel, The Adjustment, at the Raven Book Store, 6 East 7th Street, Lawrence, Kan.
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Heidi Raak |
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Tele.: |
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785-749-3300 |
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Friday,
September 23, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Jeanne Marie Beaumont and Maryfrances Wagner |
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Jean Marie Beaumont, author of Burning of Three Fires, Curious Conduct, and Placebo Effects, teaches at Unterberg Poetry Center and in the Stonecoast MFA program. Maryfrances Wagner, author of Salvatore's Daughter, Red Silk (winner of the Thorpe Menn Award), and Light Subtracts Itself read from their work 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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The Writers Place |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Saturday,
September 24, 2011
kansas city, Kan. |
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World Poetry
Movement
Reading
(Poets for
Change)
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Kansas City joins 400 cities in 95 countries for the largest poetry reading in history, with over 500 events simultaneously to promote environmental, social, and political change. Held at the John Brown statue at 27th & Sewell in K.C.K. All are welcome. To read: Contact Fred Whitehead in advance if possible (one or two poems). See also www.100TPC.org or www.wpm2011.org.
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Time: |
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1:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Tele.: |
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913-342-6379 |
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Sunday,
September 25, 2011
lawrence, kan. |
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Louise Mathis and John Gallaher |
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Mathias, whose first book, Lark Apprentice, won the 2003 New Issues Poetry Prize selected by Brenda Hillman, and Gallaher, winner of the 2005 Levis Poetry Prize for Little Book of Guesses,
read from their work, followed by an open mic, at the Eight Street Taproom, 19 East 8th Street, Lawrence, Kan.
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Time: |
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5:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Megan Kaminski, Taproom Poetry Series |
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Tele.: |
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785-841-6918 |
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Thursday,
September 22, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Power of Reading |
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Literacy Kansas City and the Writers Place present the third annual Power of Reading celebration, featuring Kansas City writers Robert Butler Natasha Ria El-Scari, Brian Shawver and Gabriela Lemmons. New adult readers also share stories about the challenges of illiteracy and the importance reading plays in their lives, at the Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library, 4801 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo.
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Time: |
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6:00 p.m.,
reception; 6:30 p.m., program. |
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Contact: |
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Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library |
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Tele.: |
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816-701-3481 |
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Thursday,
September 22, 2011
lawrence, kan. |
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Becky Mandelbaum, Eric McHenry, and Craig Fisher |
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As part of Big Tent: Stories and Poems in Three Acts, Mandelbaum, McHenry, and Fisher present their work at the Raven Book Store, 6 East 7th Street, Lawrence, Kan.
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Heidi Raak |
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Tele.: |
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785-749-3300 |
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Tuesday,
September 20, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Where the Twain Meet |
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For the NEA's Big
Read in Kansas City, coordinated by the Kansas City
Public Library and the Kansas City Ballet, Park
University presents
"Where the Twain Meet: The Enduring Cross-Generational
Appeal of Tom Sawyer." Twain scholar Robert
Hirst will detail how the author maximized the appeal of
his book for both young readers and adults, at
the Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Library, 4801 Main
Street, Kansas City, Mo. |
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Time: |
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6:00 p.m., reception; 6:30 p.m., presentation |
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Contact: |
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Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library |
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Tele.: |
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816-701-3481 |
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Tuesday,
September 20, 2011
overland park, kan. |
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Latino Writers Collective |
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Writers read at the Johnson County Central Resource
Library at 9875 West 87th Street, 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 and the Johnson County Public Library |
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Tele.: |
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913-495-9107 |
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Friday,
September 16, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Cynthia Bryant, Amy Davis, Susan Rieke, and Mary
Rogers-Grantham |
|
Poets
Cynthia Bryant, Amy Leigh Davis, Susan Rieke, and Mary
Rogers-Grantham’s will read from their work 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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The Writers Place |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Saturday,
September 17, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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David Clewell |
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David Clewell, Missouri poet
laureate, will read from his work followed by a
reception and book-signing at All Souls Unitarian
Church, 4501 Walnut Street, Kansas City, Mo.
Clewell will also speak Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m at
the Forum. |
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m.
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Contact: |
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All Souls Unitarian Church
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Tele.: |
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816-531-2131
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Thursday,
September 15, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Bill Hickok |
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Bill Hickok, co-founder of the Writers Place, will read
from his work at the Writers Place, 3607
Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo., as part of the Writers
Place Reading Series. |
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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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816-753-1090 |
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Wednesday,
September 14, 2011
Kansas city, mo. |
|
Dan Jaffe and the Wordjam Trio |
|
Dan
Jaffe presents poetry and jazz with the Wordjam trio,
including Mike Ning on keyboard and Victor Perelmuter
on drums, at Anna's Oven, 1809 West 39th Street, 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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Anna's Oven |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-6661 |
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Tuesday,
September 13, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Ada Limon |
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Ada Limon, author of Sharks in the Waters,
presents at the Central Branch of the Kansas City
Library, 14 West 10th Street, Kansas City, Mo., as part
of the
Park University Ethnic Voices Poetry Series. A book
signing will follow the reception and reading. |
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Time: |
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6:00 p.m., reception; reading at 6:30 p.m., followed by
book signing |
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Contact: |
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Central Branch of the Kansas City Public Library |
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Tele.: |
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816-701-3400 |
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Tuesday,
September 13, 2011
Leawood, Kan. |
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Jo McDougall |
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Jo
McDougall reads from her memoir
Daddy’s Money
(U of Arkansas Press, 2011) at the
Corinth Library, 8100
Mission Rd., Leawood, Kan.
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Corinth Library |
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Tele.: |
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913-826-4600 |
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Friday,
September 9, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Carrie Allison and Elizabeth Schultz |
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Poet Carrie Allison and poet and essayist Elizabeth
Schultz will read at the
Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo., as
part of the Riverfront Reading Series. |
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Time: |
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8:00 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,
September 8, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Michelle Boisseau, Wayne Miller, and
James Richardson |
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Poets Michelle Boisseau, Wayne Miller and James Richardson
will read from their work at the Writers Place, 3607
Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo. Sponsored by UMKC's
MFA Program in Creative Writing and Media Arts. |
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
|
The Writers Place |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Wednesday,
September 7, 2011
overland park, kan. |
|
Nina Revoyr |
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Nina Revoyr reads from her fourth novel, Wingshooters, at the Johnson County Central Resource Library, 9875 West 87th Street, Overland Park, Ks.
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Time: |
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7:00 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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Saturday,
September 3, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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TWP Poets, Kacico Dance Company, and River Cow Orchestra |
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A collaborative event of poetry interpreted with music and dance 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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The Writers Place |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Saturday,
August 27, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Marina Jaffe |
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Marina Jaffe will read poems and stories, preceded by a brief reading by Dan Jaffe and music by the Wordjam Trio
at Anna's Oven, 1809 West 39th Street, Kansas City, Mo. |
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Time: |
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4:00 p.m., event and music; Marina Jaffe at 4:30 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Anna's Oven |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-6661 |
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Friday,
August 19, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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James McKinley and Tasha Haas |
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Fiction writers James McKinley and
Tasha Haas will read at the Writers Place, 3607
Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo., as part of the Writers
Place Reading Series. |
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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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816-753-1090 |
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Tuesday,
August 16, 2011
overland park, kan. |
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Jo McDougall and William Trowbridge |
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Writers read at the Johnson County Central Resource
Library at 9875 West 87th Street, 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 and the Johnson County Public Library |
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Tele.: |
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913-495-9107 |
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Friday,
August 12, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Catherine Browder Morris and Howard Iceburg |
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Fiction writer and playwright Catherine Browder will read
with poet and songwriter Howard Iceburg at the Writers
Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo., as part of
the Riverfront Reading Series. |
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Time: |
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8:00 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,
July 21, 2011
Kansas city, mo. |
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Kansas City Poets Speak |
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Join curator Jan Schall, artist Zach Houston and local
poets Robert Stewart, Linda Rodriguez, and Hadara
Bar-Nadav for a conversation about poetry in the Atkins
Auditorium, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak
Street, Kansas City, Mo. |
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Time: |
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6:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Emily Black, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art |
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Tele.: |
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816-751-0418 |
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Tuesday,
July 19, 2011
overland park, kan. |
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Linda Rodriguez and Trish Reeves |
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Writers read at the Johnson County Central Resource
Library at 9875 West 87th Street, 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 and the Johnson County Public Library |
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Tele.: |
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913-495-9107 |
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Friday, July 15, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Jennifer Weiner |
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Jennifer Weiner, bestselling novelist, appears at the
Unity Temple on the Plaza, 747 W. 47th St., Kansas City,
Mo., to discuss her new novel, Then Came You.
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Time: |
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7:00 |
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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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Thursday, July 14, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Sapphire |
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Poet and novelist Sapphire appears at the Unity Temple on
the Plaza, 747 W. 47th St., Kansas City, Mo., to discuss
her new novel, The Kid.
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Time: |
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7:00 |
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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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Saturday,
July 9, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Special Event: The Harlem Renaissance Revisited |
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Presented
in partnership with the American Jazz Museum, this
evening features a celebration of the music and literary
works of the great cultural movement of the
nineteen-twenties and thirties. The event features
performances of classic jazz and readings of historic as
well as original, contemporary work in a cabaret-style
atmosphere with a cash bar. Admission is $5.00.
The American Jazz Museum,
1616
East 18th Street, 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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The Writers Place & The American Jazz Museum |
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Tele.: |
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(816) 474-8463 |
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Tuesday,
July 5, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Tornado Benefit Reading |
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Four M.F.A. students from the University of Alabama who are on a Midwestern reading tour to raise money for tornado victims will read 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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The Writers Place |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Friday,
June 24, 2011
Kansas City, MO. |
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Albert Goldbarth |
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The nationally known author Albert Goldbarth will
lecture on writing and the life of being a writer, in an
event supported by the University of Missouri-Kansas
City’s Bernardin-Haskell Lecture fund, free to the
public with reservations at (816) 235-1168. Keynote
for the New Letters Writing Conference, at Diastole, 2501 Holmes St., Kansas City, Mo. |
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Time: |
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6:00 p.m. |
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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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Tuesday,
June 21, 2011
overland park, kan. |
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Diane Glancy & Lindsey Martin Bowen |
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Writers read at the Johnson County Central Resource
Library at 9875 West 87th Street, 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 and the Johnson County Public Library |
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Tele.: |
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913-495-9107 |
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Friday, June 17, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Paired Voices: Diana Joseph and Stan Banks |
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The Writers Place Paired Voices Series pairs
nationally known writers with local writers of stature.
A reception and book signing will follow. Suggested
donation: $3 members, $5 non-members. The Writers Place,
3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo.
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Time: |
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7:00 |
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Contact: |
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Linda Rodriguez |
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Tele.: |
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816-333-6349 |
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Thursday,
June 16, 2011
Overland Park, Kan. |
|
Jeff Guinn |
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|
Jeff
Guinn will
discuss the
myths of the
OK Corral in his
new book,
The Last
Gunfight,
at the Johnson
County
Central
Resource
Library,
9875 W. 87th
St.,
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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Tele.: |
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913-826-4403 |
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Wednesday,
June 15, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Tony Barnstone and Mary Troy |
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Authors Tony Barnstone and Mary Troy read together 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: |
|
BkMk Press |
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Tele.: |
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816-235-2558 |
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Saturday,
June 11, 2011
merriam, kan. |
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Cheryl Unruh and Kevin Rabas |
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Program by Cheryl Unruh, author of the essay collection
Flyover People: Life on the Ground in a Rectangular
State, and Kevin Rabas, author of Lisa's
Electric Flying Piano. Johnson County Library,
Antioch branch, 8700 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Merriam,
KS. |
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Time: |
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9:30 a.m. |
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Contact: |
|
Kansas Authors Club |
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Tele.: |
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913-782-0189 |
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Friday,
June 10, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
|
Tom Wayne and Joseph Davis |
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Riverfront reading 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: |
|
The Writers Place |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Wednesday,
June 8, 2011
Overland Park, Kan. |
|
The Next Decade in Book Culture |
|
Join National Book Critics Circle members Denise Low, Mark
Luce, Steve Weinberg and John Mark Eberhart for an
interactive discussion on the future of the book,
Johnson County Central Resource Library, 9875 W. 87th
St., Overland Park, Kan. |
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
|
John
Mark Eberhart |
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Tele.: |
|
913-826-4403 |
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Monday,
June 6, 2011
fairway, kan. |
|
Francisco Goldman |
|
Award-winning author Francisco Goldman discusses his
newest book, Say Her Name, at Rainy Day Books,
2706 W. 53rd St., Fairway, Kan. Book purchase
required for attendance. |
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
|
Rainy Day Books |
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Tele.: |
|
913-384-3126 |
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Sunday,
June 5, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
|
Latino Children’s Book Festival |
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Kansas City’s first Latino Children’s
Book Festival featuring authors, René Colato Laínez,
Rafael Filion, Anthony Oropeza. Panel on finding,
choosing, and using bilingual children’s books.
Folktale/storytelling in costume by the Latino Writers
Collective. Children’s art and writing stations. Free
bilingual book for every family attending as long as
supplies last at the Plaza Library, 4801 Main
Street, Kansas City, Mo.
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Time: |
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1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Latino Writers Collective as part of their Quinta Página
Reading Series |
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816-701-3407 |
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Saturday,
June 4, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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René Colato Laínez |
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René Colato Laínez, award-winning
bilingual children’s book author, will speak about his
books and writing career as a kick-off to the Latino
Children’s Book Festival at the Plaza Library, 4801 Main
Street, Kansas City, Mo.
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Time: |
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2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Latino Writers Collective as part of their Quinta Página
Reading Series |
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Tele.: |
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816-701-3407 |
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Friday, June 3, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Dan Jaffe & Al Ortalani |
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Dan Jaffe and Al Ortalani will read
their poems at the Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania
Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
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Time: |
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7:00 |
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Contact: |
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Writers Place |
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816-753-1090 |
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Thursday,
June 2, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Andrei Codrescu |
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Author and National Public Radio commentator
Andrei Codrescu discusses his new book
Whatever Gets You Through the Night
at the Kansas City Public
Library, Plaza branch, 4801 Main Street,
Kansas City, Mo.
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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 26, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Roy Blount, Jr. |
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Roy Blount Jr. on tour for the book
Alphabetter Juice: or, The Joy of Text
at Kansas City Public
Library, 14 W. 10th Street.
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Time: |
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6:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. reception. |
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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 20, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Emma Donoghue |
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Emma Donoghue, The New York Times bestselling
author of Room will appear for the
paperback release of her book. Unity Temple on the
Plaza, 747 W. 47th St., Kansas City, Mo. |
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Time: |
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7:00 |
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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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Friday, May 20, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Crystal Field Scholarship Reading |
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Reading to benefit the Crystal Field
Scholarship. Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania,
Kansas City, Mo
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Time: |
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7:00 |
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Contact: |
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Writers Place |
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816-753-1090 |
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Free Verse: A Celebration of American Poetry & Jazz |
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Presented by
America: Now and Here Kansas City poetry curators
Jose Faus (of the Latino Writers Collective) and Glenn
North (of the American Jazz Museum) in partnership with
The Writers Place, this festive event will celebrate two
of the region's richest cultural legacies: jazz music
and the spoken word. Leedy-Voulkos Gallery, 2012
Baltimore Avenue, 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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The Writers Place |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
lawrence, kan . |
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Kathryn Kysar, Hadara Bar-Nadav, Emylisa Warrick |
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Three poets
read from
their work
in this Big
Tent event at the
Raven Book
Store, 6
East 7th
Street
Lawrence,
Kan.
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Raven Bookstore |
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Tele.: |
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785-749-3300 |
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Tuesday,
May 17, 2011
overland park, kan. |
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Allison Hearn and Denise Low |
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Writers read at the Johnson County Central Resource
Library at 9875 West 87th Street, 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 and the Johnson County Public Library |
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Tele.: |
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913-495-9107 |
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
lawrence, kan . |
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Mariko Nagai |
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Mariko Nagai
of Tokyo
will read
from her new
short-story
collection
Georgic
from the
University
of
Missouri-Kansas
City’s BkMk
Press at the
Raven Book
Store, 6
East 7th
Street
Lawrence,
Kan.
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Raven Bookstore |
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Tele.: |
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785-749-3300 |
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Monday, May 16, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Mariko Nagai |
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An award-winning fiction writer and poet, who lives in Japan,
will speak
on Japan's
historical
resilience;
she will
celebrate
her new
short story
collection
Georgic,
from the
University
of
Missouri-Kansas
City's BkMk
Press.
Reception at
6:00 p.m.,
Plaza
Branch,
Kansas City
Public
Library,
4801 Main
Street,
Kansas City,
Mo.
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Time: |
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6:00 p.m., reception / 6:30 p.m. program |
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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 13, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Judith Towes Roberts and Shawn Pavey |
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Riverfront reading 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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The Writers Place |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Thursday, May 12, 2011
lawrence, kan . |
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Roderick Townley and Wyatt Townley |
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Husband-and-wife
writers read
from their
two new
books at the
Raven Book
Store, 6
East 7th
Street
Lawrence,
Kan.
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Raven Bookstore |
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Tele.: |
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785-749-3300 |
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Thursday,
May 12, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Erik Larson |
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Erik Larson, The New York Times bestselling author of The
Devil in the White City will appear for his new book
In
the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American
Family in Hitler's Berlin. Unity Temple on the Plaza,
707 W. 47th 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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Rainy Day Books |
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Tele.: |
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913-384-3126 |
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Friday,
May 6, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Deborah Bogen and Marc McKee |
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Reading and book signing 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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The Writers Place |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Saturday,
May 7, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Opening That Bottom Drawer with Deborah Bogen |
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Workshop at The Writers Place, 3607
Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo. $10 members, $20
nonmembers. |
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Time: |
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10:00 a.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,
May 5, 2011
belton, mo. |
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Cheryl Klein |
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Author, Cheryl Klein, (Senior Editor, Arthur A Levine
Books/Scholastic) will discuss her new book "Second
Sight: An Editor's Talks on Writing, Revising &
Publishing Books for Children and Young Adults."
Cass County Public Library, 164 Cedar Tree Drive,
Belton, Mo. |
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Time: |
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6:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Cass County Public Library |
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Tele.: |
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816-360-4600 |
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Thursday,
May 5, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Kathryn Stockett |
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The New York Times bestselling author of The Help
appears for the paperback release of her book. Unity
Temple on the Plaza, 707 W. 47th 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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Rainy Day Books |
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Tele.: |
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913-384-3126 |
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Tuesday,
May 3, 2011
prairie village, kan. |
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Alarie Tennille |
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Join Kansas City poet Alarie Tennille as she reads from
her new chapbook, Spiraling Into Control.
Johnson County's Corinth Neighborhood Library, 8100
Mission Road, Prairie Village, Kan. |
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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John Mark Eberhart, Johnson County Library |
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Tele.: |
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913-826-4403 |
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Saturday,
April 30, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Jewish Culture Event & Tribute to Thomas Zvi Wilson |
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An evening filled with fiction, nonfiction, poetry and
song by regional writers, artists, and religious leaders at The Writers Place, 3607
Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo. |
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Time: |
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7:30 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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Tuesday,
April 26, 2011
LAWRENCE, KAN. |
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William J. Harris and Stan Lombardo |
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Bilingual English and Italian poetry at the Raven
Bookstore, 6 East 7th Street, Lawrence, Kan. |
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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The Raven Bookstore |
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Tele.: |
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785-749-3300 |
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Wednesday,
April 27, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Arthur Phillips |
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Writer Arthur Phillips appears as part of the Writers At
Work Speaker Series at 6:30 PM, at Kansas City Public
Library, 14 W. 10th Street. Sponsored by the Kansas City
Public Library, the UMKC English Department and the
Writers at Work Round Table. |
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6:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. reception. |
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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 21, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Don Calame |
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Third and final installment in a series of talks called
"Guys Read," about teenage male characters. Author
Don Calame discusses and reads from Beat the Band
at the 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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Thursday,
April 21, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Jennet Conant |
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Author of A Covert Affair: The Adventures Of Julia
Child And Paul Child In The OSS.
Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 W. 47th St., Kansas
City, Mo. Book purchase required for admission. |
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Time: |
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7:00 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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Friday,
April 22, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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William Trowbridge and Jo McDougall |
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Reading and book signing 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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The Writers Place |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Wednesday,
April 20, 2011
fairway, kan. |
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Rainbow Rowell |
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First-time novelist and newspaper columnist Rainbow Rowell
discusses her novel, Attachments, at Rainy Day
Books, 2706 W. 53rd St., Fairway, Kan. Book
purchase required for attendance. |
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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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Tuesday,
April 19, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Manuel Munoz |
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Author of What You See in the Dark.
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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Tuesday,
April 19, 2011
overland park, kan. |
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Polly Swofford and Maril Crabtree |
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Writers read at the Johnson County Central Resource
Library at 9875 West 87th Street, 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 and the Johnson County Public Library |
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Tele.: |
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913-495-9107 |
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Friday, April 15, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Allison Joseph and Phong Nguyen |
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Allison Joseph, poet and editor of
Crab Orchard Review, and Phong Nguyen, fiction
writer and editor of Pleiades, will read together
in The Writers Place Paired Voices Series, which pairs
nationally known writers with local writers of stature.
A reception and book signing will follow. Suggested
donation: $3 members, $5 non-members. The Writers Place,
3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo.
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Time: |
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7:00 |
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Contact: |
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Linda Rodriguez |
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Tele.: |
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816-333-6349 |
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Friday, April 15, 2011
manhattan, kan. |
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Ed Skoog |
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Native
Kansas poet Ed Skoog. Ed Skoog’s poetry collection,
Mister Skylight,
appeared in 2009 from Copper Canyon Press. He was the
Jennie McKean Moore Writer-in-Washington Fellow at
George Washington University in 2009-2011.
Kansas State Student Union, Little Theater, Manhattan,
Kan. |
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Time: |
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7:30 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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K-State English Department |
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Tele.: |
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785-532-6716 |
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Thursday April 14, 2011
warrensburg, mo. |
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Richard Burgin |
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Richard Burgin has published eight books of fiction, most recently the novel Rivers Last Longer, the short story collection The Conference on Beautiful Moments, and the Identity Club: New and Selected Stories, which The Huffington Post listed as one of the 40 best books of the last decade. He reads at the University of Central Missouri Art Center Gallery, 217 Clark St., Warrensburg, Mo.
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Time: |
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2:00
P.M. |
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Contact: |
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Wayne Miller, UCM |
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Tele.: |
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660-543-8106 |
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Thursday,
April 14, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Anne Lamott |
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Anne Lamott, The New York Times bestselling author
of Imperfect Birds will appear for the paperback
release of her latest novel. Community Christian
Church, 4601 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112 |
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Time: |
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7:00 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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Thursday,
April 14, 2011
lawrence, kan. |
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. |
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Distinguished professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., lectures
at the Hall Center for the Humanities, University of
Kansas, Lawrence. |
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Time: |
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TBA |
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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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Sunday,
April
10, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Tribute to Phil Miller |
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Tribute to the late Kansas City poet Phil Miller at Kansas City Central Library (East Mezzanine), 14 W 10th Street, Kansas City, Mo. (2 p.m.). Reception and open mic starting at 3:30 p.m. at the Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo. Details for inclusion at www.writersplace.org.
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Time: |
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2:00 - 3:00 p.m.,
and 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 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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Friday,
April 8, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Riverfront Reading: Poets Gary Leichliter and Brian
Daldorph |
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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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The Writers Place |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Friday,
April 8, 2011
Manhattan, kan. |
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Moya Cannon |
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Poet Moya Cannon
reads from her work at K-State's Student Union's
Little Theatre., Manhattan, Kan.
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Time: |
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3:30 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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K-State Department of English |
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Tele.: |
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785-532-6716 |
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Friday,
April 8, 2011
topeka, kan. |
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Joseph Harrington |
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Joseph Harrington is author of Things Come On: (an
amneoir), earth day suite, and Poetry
and the Public. He teaches at The University
of Kansas. Part of the Top City reading series,
Blue Planet Cafe, 110 SE 8th Ave, Topeka, Kan. |
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Dennis Etzel |
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Tele.: |
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785-783-8883 |
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Friday,
April 8, 2011-
Saturday, April 9, 2011
McPherson, kan. |
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WordFest |
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WordFest, a writers' conference for writers at
all levels, will be held in McPherson, Kan. Open
mic and reception at the McPherson Museum on
Friday evening, and a full day of sessions at
the McPherson Opera House on Saturday. Keynote
speaker: Phyllis Root, author of If You Want to
See a Caribou. For conference fees and
information contact Carla Barber at
carla_barber@sbcglobal.net.
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Time: |
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See above |
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Contact: |
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Carla Barber |
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Tele.: |
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620-241-8464 |
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Thursday,
April 7, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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James Fowler, PhD |
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"Close encounters of the social kind: how social
networks break down barriers." Cockefair Chair
lecture, UMKC, Pierson Auditorium in the University
Center, 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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UMKC Cockefair Chair |
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Tele.: |
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816-235-1566 |
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Tuesday,
April 5, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Jaimy Gordon |
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The National Book Award-winning author of Lord of
Misrule appears for the paperback release of her book.
Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 W. 47th 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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Rainy Day Books |
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Tele.: |
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913-384-3126 |
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Tuesday,
April 5, 2011
kansas city, kan. |
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Kansas City Kansas Library open mic |
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The West Wyandotte Writers Group will get the evening
started. Please come read your poems or short prose in
the auditorium at West Wyandotte Library, located at
1737 North 82nd Street in Kansas City, Kansas. |
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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Jack Granath, Branch Manager |
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Tele.: |
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913-722-7400 |
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Monday,
April 4, 2011
topeka, kan. |
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Gary Jackson |
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Winner of the 2009 Cave Canem Poetry Prize for,
Missing you, Metropolis. Part of The English
Department Reading Series at Washburn University.
Mabee Library, 1700 SW College Ave., Topeka, Kan. |
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Time: |
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4:00 p.m. |
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Contact: |
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Washburn University |
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Tele.: |
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785-670-1441 |
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Friday, April 1, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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White Buffalo |
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Poetry and song at the Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania,
Kansas City, Mo
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Time: |
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7:00 |
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Contact: |
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Writers Place |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-1090 |
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Friday,
March 25, 2011-
Saturday, March 26
kansas city, mo. |
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Reading Reptile's DNA Lit Fest |
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Celebration of children's writing and literature featuring
Tony DiTerlizzi, Jon Agee, Barbara McClintock, Lynne Rae
Perkins, Jennifer Holm, and Gennifer Choldenko.
For more information, see www.readingreptile.com. |
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Time: |
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varies |
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Contact: |
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The Reading Reptile |
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Tele.: |
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816-753-0441 |
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Thursday,
March 24, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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David Clewell |
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Midwest Poets Series event features the poet
laureate of Missouri, author of eight books and
winner of the National Poetry Series. 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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Time: |
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7:00 p.m. reading;
reception follows reading. |
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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,
March 24, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Laura Manivong |
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Second in a series of talks called "Guys Read," about
teenage male characters. Author Laura Manivong
discusses and reads from Escaping the Tiger at
the 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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Monday,
March 21, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Spring 2011 Poetry and Spoken Word Showcase |
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Reading and performance featuring Natasha Ria El-Scari,
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg, Donna Trussell, Reach, Gustavo
Adolfo Aybar and Shawn Pavey, the poets-in-residence of
Reach Magazine
for 2011. 7 p.m., 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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The Writers Place |
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Monday,
March 21, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Brenda Cárdenas |
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Cardenas will deliver the Alpha Sigma Nu lecture for the
Visiting Scholar Lecture Series titled, “New Directions
in Contemporary Latino/a Poetry," where she explores
various aspects of Latino/a poetry and attempt to make
the field accessible to the non-specialist. Mabee
Theater, Sedgwick Hall, Rockhurst University, 1100
Rockhurst Road, Kansas City, Mo. |
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7:30 p.m. |
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Cynthia Cartwright, Rockhurst University |
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816-501-4607 |
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Friday,
March 18, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Richard Burgin and Haines Eason |
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Fiction writer Richard Burgin and poet Haines Eason read from their work. Part of the Paired Voices Series. The Writers Place, 3607 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo.
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7:00 p.m. |
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The Writers Place |
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Thursday,
March 17, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Jasper Fforde |
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Jasper Fforde joines in a celebration of the 2011 Winter
Reading season with a discussion of his new book,
One of our Thursdays is Missing. Kansas City
Public Library, 4801 Main Street, Kansas City, Mo. |
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6:30 p.m., 6:00 reception |
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Kansas City Public Library |
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816-701-3407 |
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Thursday,
March 17, 2011
LAWRENCE, KAN. |
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Justin Taylor and Joshua Cohen |
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Taylor, author of the debut novel The Gospel of
Anarchy, and Cohen, literary critic and visiting
writer at the University of Kansas, appear at the Raven
Bookstore, 6 East 7th Street, Lawrence, Kan. |
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7:00 p.m. |
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The Raven Bookstore |
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785-749-3300 |
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Monday,
March 14, 2011 - Wednesday, March 16,2011
lawrence, kan . |
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Midwest Poets Laureate Convergence |
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Gathering of states poets laureate from the Midwest, including
Mary Swander, poet laureate of Iowa; Marilyn L. Taylor,
poet laureate of Wisconsin; and more for a reading at 4 p.m., Sun., Mar. 14 at the Spencer Museum of
Art; and Lunch Laureati: Brown Bag, Mar. 15 at the Lawrence Arts
Center. |
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See above |
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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg |
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http://carynmirriamgoldberg.wordpress.com/events/ |
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Wednesday
March 16, 2011
warrensburg, mo. |
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Eric Miles Williamson |
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Eric Miles Williamson is the author of three novels, Welcome to Oakland, Two-Up, and East Bay Grease, as well as the short story collection 14 Fictional Positions and the nonfiction book Say It Hot: Essays on Writers Living, Dying and Dead and Oakland, Jack London, and Me. He reads at the University of Central Missouri Art Center Gallery, 217 Clark St., Warrensburg, Mo.
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2:00 P.M. |
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Wayne Miller, UCM |
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660-543-8106 |
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Wednesday,
March 16, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Rebecca Skloot |
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Rebecca Skloot, New York Times bestselling author of
The
Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, will appear for the
paperback release of her critically-acclaimed book.
Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 W. 47th St., Kansas
City, Mo. |
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7:00 p.m. |
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Rainy Day Books |
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913-384-3126 |
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011
kansas city, mo. |
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Alarie Tennille and Tina Hacker |
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Poetry Reading Series at Johnson County Central Resource Library, 9875 W. 87th St., Overland Park, Kan.
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7:00 p.m. |
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The Writers Place |
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816-753-1090 |
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Tuesday,
March 15, 2011
Columbia, mo. |
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Michael White |
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Michael White, author of the novels Soul Catcher and The Garden of Martyrs among others, will read at The Reynolds Alumni Center, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Mo.
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7:30 p.m. |
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Sharon Fisher, University of Missouri-Columbia |
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573-884-7773 |
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Tuesday,
March 15, 2011
topeka, kan. |
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Susan M. Schultz |
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Susan M. Schultz is the author of the poetry collections Dementia Blog, And Then Something Happened, and a book of essays, A Poetics of Impasse in Modern and Contemporary American Poetry, and editor of Tinfish Press. Part of the Top City reading series, Blue Planet Cafe, 110 SE 8th Ave, Topeka, Kan.
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