Wednesday, November 15

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.

Thursday, November 16 

Kiwanis Club chili day at Salvation Army
Help the Kiwanis Club help the Northeast community by attending their annual chili fundraiser on Thursday, November 16 from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the Salvation Army (6618 E. Truman Rd.). Enjoy all the chili you can eat, drinks and dessert for $7. Carry-out orders are available.

Mattie Rhodes Center health clinic
The Northeast location of the Mattie Rhodes Center (148 N. Topping) opens its evening health clinic, named La Clinica, every Thursday evening from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. No appointments needed, but care is provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Northeast Alliance Together (NEAT) meeting
The next Northeast Alliance Together (NEAT) meeting will be on Thursday, November 16th at 8:30 a.m. at the Northeast Branch Public Library at 6000 Wilson Rd. The meeting will feature a presentation by Heartland Tree Alliance, who will discuss their program of planting trees in the public right of way in the Northeast and also the importance of urban forestry in general.

Friday, November 17 

Chair Fitness
The North-East Public Library Branch (6000 Wilson Rd.) will host a chair fitness class on Friday, November 17, beginning at 9:30 a.m. No matter what your limitations, you can still reap the physical, mental and emotional benefits of exercise. This class is designed to offer a total body workout. Cardio, strength and flexibility exercises are all performed from a seated position.

Saturday, November 18

Suiting Up: Tailored Menswear in KC, 1900-2017
The Kansas City Museum at the Historic Garment District Museum (800 Broadway) has opened a new exhibit focusing on historical menswear. The Suiting Up: Tailored Menswear in Kansas City, 1900-2017 exhibit will be open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., Wednesdays through Saturdays until February 24. The exhibit explores the history and evolution of tailored menswear in Kansas City from the 20th century to the present, and highlights some of Kansas City’s gentlemen of style throughout the last century. The cost to view the special exhibit is $5.

Adult Poetry Workshop at North-East Library
The North-East branch of the Kansas City Public Library will host an adult poetry workshop on Saturday, November 19, from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Learn the basics of getting inspired, writing, revising and performing your poetry! If you already have a poem that you would like work shopped, please email it to veragutmann@kclibrary.org by November 17, 2017.

Monday, November 20 

Indian Mound Neighborhood Meeting
The Indian Mound Neighborhood Association will host its next monthly meeting on Monday, November 20 at the North-East Public Library at 6:30 p.m.

Stay strong, stay healthy
Start on the road to better health with Stay Strong, Stay Healthy, an 8-week strength training program at the North-East Public Library being offered by MU Extension. These simple, strength-building exercises will improve balance, health and state of mind. This program is designed for adults over age 60, and it began on October 30. For more information call North East Public Library 816-701-3485.

Tuesday, November 21 

Graphic Novel Book Club
Head out to the Central Branch of the Kansas City Public Library for story time on Tuesday, November 21, from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. Join the library each Tuesday on the Children’s floor for stories, crafts and a lot of imagination. Graphic novel fans (ages 7-15) enjoy meeting up with each other to talk about books, as well as to get first hand illustrative instruction on how to create, design and illustrate your own comics. Parking is free.

Upcoming 

The EGG pop-up business incubator holiday showcase
Are you interested in selling your art, product or service this holiday season? The Northeast Kansas City Chamber or Commerce will host a pre-holiday showcase this December for new and creative businesses. The Chamber’s EGG pop-up business incubator will open in three-day weekend bursts before Christmas (December 3-5, December 8-10, December 15-17), from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays.
Participants in the Artist Holiday showcase just need to collect Sales Tax and help promote the group showings. Located at 2659 Independence Boulevard, this group POP-UP has a 30 ft. x 30 ft. community gallery space accommodating up to six vendors, with four private lockable Suites of approximately 10 ft. x 10 ft. each. The cost for one of these pre-holiday three-day weekends is $50 during the month of December.
For more information about the EGG, contact Events Director Rebecca Koop at:
nekcchamber@aol.com or 816-231-3312 ext 100.