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How to Eat Local in Kansas City

Sunday, June 21, 2009 4:00pm
Trails West Branch
In Person
Season Burnett discusses sustainable methods for buying, making and growing food in Kansas City on Sunday, June 21...
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Isaac Katz and Katz Drug Stores

Sunday, June 21, 2009 4:00pm
Central Library
In Person
In 1917, as the U.S. entered World War I, Isaac Katz turned a challenge into an opportunity. A wartime decree prohibited stores from staying ope...
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Farm Animals in the City

Saturday, June 20, 2009 4:00pm
Irene H. Ruiz Branch
In Person
Veterinarian Charlotte Clifford-Rathert discusses Farm Animals in the City on Saturday, June 20...
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Cultivating Kansas City: Food From the City, For the City

Thursday, June 18, 2009 8:30pm
Central Library
In Person
On Thursday, June 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St., The Kansas C...
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from Unincorporated Territory

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 8:30pm
Central Library
In Person
The Kansas City Public Library hosts poet Craig Santos Perez for a talk and reading from his new collection from Uni...
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The Story Sisters

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:00pm
Plaza Branch
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New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman discusses her new book, The Story Sisters, on...
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The Merry Wives of Windsor: Merry Wives in Jolly Old England

Monday, June 15, 2009 1:30pm
Plaza Branch
In Person
On Mondays, June 8, 15, 22, and 29, at 1:30 p.m. at the Plaza Branch, 4801 Mai...
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They Built Kansas City: Mary Rockwell Hook

Sunday, June 14, 2009 4:00pm
Plaza Branch
In Person
The women architects who helped shape Kansas City neighborhoods and beyond are the subject of the second season of They Built Kansas City...
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Don't Fence Me In

Sunday, June 14, 2009 4:00pm
Central Library
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Judith Trager discusses the art of contemporary quilting and the quilts in the Don’t Fence Me In exhibit on...
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Bloomsday: Annual Celebration of Irish Arts

Saturday, June 13, 2009 7:30pm
Plaza Branch
In Person
On Saturday, June 13, at 5:30 p.m. at the Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St., Bloomsday Boo...
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