| 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 |
