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Wednesday, June 8
Substance abuse recovery
A substance abuse recovery meeting will take place at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at New Beginning Apostolic Church. Contact Frederick Wilson (816-786-1981) for more information.
Pueblo to Pueblo
Join the Kansas City Museum for its latest exhibit, Pueblo to Pueblo: The Legacy of Southwest Indian Pottery. The exhibit runs until June 25 in Corinthian Hall and is free to view. Tours of the exhibit are offered every 30 minutes from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday. For more information on Pueblo to Pueblo: The Legacy of Southwest Indian Pottery, visit the museum’s website at http://kcmo.gov/kansascitymuseum/.
ESL Class
Join the North-East Public Library (6000 Wilson Rd.) at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays to learn basic English skills: reading, writing, and conversation. No fee or books required.
Thursday, June 9
Northeast Farmers’ Market
The Northeast Farmers’ Market (3001 Independence Ave., KCMO 64124) will be open on Thursday, June 9, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. There will be a wide assortment of vegetables, fruit, eggs, meat, bread, and coffee.
Thimble Thursdays – free concert series
Stop by the Garment District (W. 8th and Broadway) on Thursday, June 9 from 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. for a free concert. Bring your lunch, kick back, and enjoy live tunes from the Notions, who will play big band standards, blues, and americana music. Free snacks will be provided.
Adult Thursday – Wii games and board games
Come in to the North-East Public Library (6000 Wilson Rd) on Thursday at 10:00 a.m. to play Wii games and board games with other adults.
Friday, June 10
Hyde Park Children’s Film Festival
Bring a blanket or lawn chair to Hyde Park (36th and Gilham) on Friday, June 10 for this fun, free evening in the park for the entire city. Featuring great movies, prizes and refreshments. Entertainment begins at 7:30 p.m., movie begins at 8:30 p.m. For more information, call 816-753-6719.
Chair fitness
Join North-East Public Library at 9:30 a.m. for physical fitness. No matter what your limitations, maybe you can still reap the physical, mental and emotional benefits of exercise. This class is designed to give you a total body workout. Cardio, strength and flexibility exercises are all performed from a seated position.
Saturday, June 11
NE Library – blight and housing
Attorneys from Sly James Law Firm – Malik James, Brian Noland, and Jim Breckenridge – offer FREE advice for dealing with legal issues that can have big ramifications on your life and career. Stop by the North-East public library branch at 11:00 a.m. on June 11 for this event.
Computer Class–general
Learn about navigating your computer in this class, which offers insight into hardware and software components. Class begins at 10:30 a.m. at the North-East Public Library.
Sunday, June 12
Chess club
Join the Kings Club Youth Chess Team at 10 a.m. every Sunday at New Beginning Apostolic Church, 200 N. Bales Ave. All kids 3rd-12th grades are welcome. Contact Gaston Woodland (816- 977-0470) for more information.
Monday, June 13
Black Archives of Mid-America ‘With My Eyes No Longer Blind’ Exhibit
This permanent exhibit – named for the Langston Hughes poem – tells the story of African Americans in Kansas City from the time of Lewis and Clark to the mayorship of Emmanuel Cleaver II. Arranged both chronologically and thematically, this exhibit explores the development of churches, schools, places of entertainment, political organizations, businesses, and social clubs.
Kids Cafe
Kids 18 years old and younger are invited to the North-East library on Monday, June 13, to enjoy a free healthy snack courtesy of the library. Youths are invited to stop by at 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 14
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival
The 24th iteration of the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival will begin on Tuesday, June 14, with a performance of Twelfth Night at Southmoreland Park (Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard and Oak Street). The festival will run through July 3.
Independence Plaza Council Monthly Meeting
Independence Plaza Council will host its monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 14, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Woodland Elementary School, 711 Woodland Ave., KCMO.
Pendleton Heights Neighborhood Association meeting
The Pendleton Heights Neighborhood Association will host its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 14, from 7 – 8 p.m. at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, East Independence Avenue.
Flag Day celebration and flag retirement ceremony
In observance of National Flag Day, bring your tired, your old, your tattered and faded flags to the Missouri Korean Wars Veterans Memorial in Washington Square Park (Pershing and Main) beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 14, to be officially retired.
Upcoming
Blue Valley Neighborhood Association Meeting
The Blue Valley neighborhood association will meet on Thursday, June 16, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Guadalupe Center on Truman Road. Look for the sign.
Knights of Columbus breakfast
The Knights of Columbus Council #4613 and Council #15287 will host a breakfast on Sunday, June 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. Anthony’s St. Joseph Hall (3208 Lexington, KCMO). Cost is $5.50 for adults and $3 for children under 12 years old. Help the Knights of Columbus help others.
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