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Cities T through Z

Date/Time

Title

Sponsor/Location

Tonganoxie

Oct 2
6:30 PM

My Antonia by Willa Cather in the TALK discussion series The Immigrant Experience with Susan Rieke

Tonganoxie Public Library, 303 S. Bury St., 913/845-3281

Nov 6
6:30 PM

China Men by Maxine Hong Kingston in the TALK discussion series The Immigrant Experience with Nancy Hope

Tonganoxie Public Library, 303 S. Bury St., 913/845-3281

Topeka

Oct 2

Sunflower Journeys 2008: Fame & Notoriety in the series Coming of Age

KTWU TV Washburn University, 785/670-1111. Check local television listings for dates/times.

Sep 13 –
Oct 5

Continuing the Tradition: Mexican American Folk Art KITES exhibit

Whitson Elementary School, 1725 SW Arnold Ave., 785/438-4570

Oct 1
7 PM

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon in the TALK discussion series Growing Up with Sara W. Tucker

Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 SW 10th Ave., 785/580-4510

Oct 4-5

Arab Christians in the Heartland KITES exhibit

Saints Peter & Paul Orthodox Church, 2516 SW Huntoon St., 785/232-1124

Oct 9

Sunflower Journeys 2008: Community Niches in the series Coming of Age

KTWU TV Washburn University, 785/670-1111. Check local television listings for dates/times.

Oct 16

Sunflower Journeys 2008: Native Stone & Native Plants in the series Coming of Age

KTWU TV Washburn University, 785/670-1111. Check local television listings for dates/times.

Oct 19
3 PM

The Gardens of Kyoto by Kate Walbert in the TALK discussion series World War II Generation with Sara W. Tucker

Aldersgate Village, Manchester Lodge, Parlor 203, 7220 SW Asbury Dr., 785/478-9440 x4812

Oct 22
7 PM

My Last Days as Roy Rogers by Pat Cunningham Devoto in the TALK discussion series Growing Up with Sara W. Tucker

Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 SW 10th Ave., 785/580-4510

Oct 23

Sunflower Journeys 2008: Environmental Kansas in the series Coming of Age

KTWU TV Washburn University, 785/670-1111. Check local television listings for dates/times.

Oct 27
2 PM

Harp of Burma by Michio Takeyama (Buddhism) in the TALK discussion series Faith in Fiction: World Faiths with Sara W. Tucker

Brewster Place Retirement Community, Brewster East, 900 SW 31st, 785/274-3398

Oct 30

Sunflower Journeys 2008: Bridges Over Water in the series Coming of Age

KTWU TV Washburn University, 785/670-1111. Check local television listings for dates/times.

Nov

Sunflower Journeys 2008 featuring the theme “Coming of Age”

KTWU TV Washburn University, 785/670-1111. Check local television listings for dates/times.

Nov 12
7 PM

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd in the TALK discussion series Growing Up with Sara W. Tucker

Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 SW 10th Ave., 785/580-4510

Nov 17
2 PM

The Romance Reader by Pearl Abraham (Judaism) in the TALK discussion series Faith in Fiction: World Faiths with Sandra Calvin Hastings

Brewster Place Retirement Community, Brewster East, 900 SW 31st, 785/274-3398

Dec

Sunflower Journeys 2008 featuring the theme “Coming of Age”

KTWU TV Washburn University, 785/670-1111. Check local television listings for dates/times.

Ulysses

Oct 27
7:30 PM

Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living by Bailey White in the TALK discussion series That’s Funny: Books That Make Us Laugh with Sara Jane Richter

Friends of Grant County Library, 215 E. Grant Ave., 620/356-1433

Nov 24
7:30 PM

The Mammy by Brendan O'Carroll in the TALK discussion series That’s Funny: Books That Make Us Laugh with Ann E. Liston

Friends of Grant County Library, 215 E. Grant Ave., 620/356-1433

Valley Center

Oct 6
7 PM

Nathan Coulter by Wendell Berry in the TALK discussion series Coming of Age in Rural America with Phillip D. Thomas

Valley Center Public Library, 321 W. 1st St., 316/755-7350

Nov 3
7 PM

Good Land by Bruce Bair in the TALK discussion series Coming of Age in Rural America with Diane Quantic

Valley Center Public Library, 321 W. 1st St., 316/755-7350

Dec 1
7 PM

Winter Wheat by Mildred Walker in the TALK discussion series Coming of Age in Rural America with Marilyn E. Klaus

Valley Center Public Library, 321 W. 1st St., 316/755-7350

Wamego

Oct 21
7 PM

Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson in the TALK discussion series Community: The Way We Live with Sandra Calvin Hastings

Wamego Public Library, 431 Lincoln St., 785/456-9181

Nov 18
7 PM

Mama Day by Gloria Naylor in the TALK discussion series Community: The Way We Live with Shawn L. Alexander

Wamego Public Library, 431 Lincoln St., 785/456-9181

Waverly

Oct 22
7 PM

James Naismith, Inventor of Basketball portrayed by William S. Worley

Friends of Waverly Branch of Coffey County Library, 620/364-2010. Location: Waverly Community Building

Whitewater

Oct 14
7 PM

Brand New Memory by Elías Miguel Muñoz in the TALK discussion series Hispanic Heritage: Mothers, Sisters, & Daughters with Gene T. Chávez

Whitewater Memorial Library, 118 E. Topeka, 316/799-2471

Oct 30
7 PM

Esperanza's Box of Saints by María Amparo Escandón in the TALK discussion series Hispanic Heritage: Mothers, Sisters, & Daughters with Marilyn E. Klaus

Whitewater Memorial Library, 118 E. Topeka, 316/799-2471

Nov 13
7 PM

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros in the TALK discussion series Hispanic Heritage: Mothers, Sisters, & Daughters with Linda M. Lewis

Whitewater Memorial Library, 118 E. Topeka, 316/799-2471

Wichita

Sep 30
Oct 7, 14
6 PM

Prime Time Family Reading Time: Favorites

Wichita Public Library, 223 S. Main, 316/261-8568

Oct 4-31

Kansas: Land of Literature KITES exhibit

Exploration Place, 300 N. McLean Blvd, 316/266-4205

Oct 15
10 AM

Amelia Earhart, First Lady of the Air portrayed by Ann Birney

Ulrich Museum of Art, 1845 Fairmount, 316/978-7116

Nov 19
10 AM

Gordon Parks’s Learning Tree Experience with J. Edgar Tidwell

Ulrich Museum of Art, 1845 Fairmount, 316/978-7116

Winfield

Oct 16, 23, 30
Nov 6, 13, 20
6 PM

Prime Time Family Reading Time: Animal Tales

Winfield Public Library, 605 College, 620/221-4470

Oct 23
7 PM

Typical American by Gish Jen in the TALK discussion series Contemporary Immigration with Diane Quantic

Winfield Public Library, 605 College, 620/221-4470

Dec 2
7 PM

Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros in the TALK discussion series Contemporary Immigration with Kim Stanley.

Winfield Public Library, 605 College, 620/221-4470


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* KITES exhibits co-sponsored by the Kansas State Historical Society.

Major grants and projects noted in bold. All programs are funded in part by the Kansas Humanities Council.

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09/30/2008 14:41