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Walter Kirn

Thursday, April 9, 2009 9:00pm

Central Library

This event has been cancelled. We regret any inconvenience. Author of Thumbsucker...

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Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs: Why Sacagawea Deserves the Day Off

Thursday, April 9, 2009 8:30pm

Central Library

Recommended reading: Sacagawea On...

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Real Characters: The Writing Lifestyle Depicted in Old School

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 8:30pm

Central Library

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Langston Hughes

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 8:30pm

Central Library

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Kansas City Public Library Director Crosby Kemper III interviews Langston Hughes, portrayed by Charles Ev...

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General Richard B. Myers: Eyes on the Horizon

Monday, April 6, 2009 8:30pm

Plaza Branch

Recommended reading: 10 Military Memoirs...

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Karole Armitage

Thursday, April 2, 2009 8:30pm

Central Library

Recommended reading: Modern Dance On...

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Barry Strauss: The Spartacus War

Wednesday, April 1, 2009 8:30pm

Central Library

Recommended reading: Spartacus & Roman...

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Fishing Missouri

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 8:30pm

Central Library

Recommended reading: Experie...

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Fiddles and Forests

Sunday, March 29, 2009 4:00pm

Plaza Branch

Storyteller, conservationist and fiddler Michael Fraser will interpret the history of the great Ozark Highland forests on...

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Kansas City Guitar Society: Beau Bledsoe and Victoria Botero

Saturday, March 28, 2009 4:00pm

Central Library

The Kansas City Guitar Society presents Beau Bledsoe and Victoria Botero as part of its regular Casual...

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