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For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf

Sunday, June 13, 2010 4:00pm
Plaza Branch
In Person
American Classics, the fourth season of the Kansas City Public Library’s Script-in-Hand series presented by the Metropoli...
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Robin Stone: My Times in Black and White

Thursday, June 10, 2010 8:30pm
Central Library
In Person
Robin Stone, who wrote the afterward for her late husband Gerald Boyd’s memoir, discusses the book and Boyd’s li...
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Graphic Novels as Art and Literature

Wednesday, June 9, 2010 8:30pm
Central Library
In Person
Kansas native Ande Parks discusses his two graphic novels, Union Station and Capote in Kans...
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Richard Russo: That Old Cape Magic

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 8:30pm
Plaza Branch
In Person
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo discusses his new novel about marriage and all of the other ties that bind, from pare...
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Shakespeare to Go!: Richard the Villain

Monday, June 7, 2010 3:30pm
Plaza Branch
In Person
Shakespeare 101, a get-acquainted series offering insight on the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival’s 2010 pe...
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Historic Churches of Kansas City

Sunday, June 6, 2010 2:00pm
Plaza Branch
In Person
Helix architect Reeves Wiedeman discusses the recent renovation of this structure and offers historical highlights of St. Franci...
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It Happened in Italy

Thursday, June 3, 2010 8:30pm
Plaza Branch
In Person
New York-based writer Elizabeth Bettina, discusses her book It Happened in Italy: Untold Stories of How the People of...
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The Promise: President Obama, Year One

Wednesday, June 2, 2010 8:30pm
Plaza Branch
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Newsweek Senior Editor Jonathan Alter discusses his new book The Promise: President Obama, Year One...
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The Great Brain Race

Tuesday, June 1, 2010 8:30pm
Plaza Branch
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Author Ben Wildavsky discusses his new book The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities Are Reshaping the World...
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Summerfest: Ian Coleman Premiere

Friday, May 28, 2010 9:00pm
Plaza Branch
In Person
The chamber music ensemble Summerfest celebrates its 20th season with the world premiere of a composition by Ian Coleman, in keeping with its con...
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