adminWednesday, September 6
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.
Kansas City Museum at Garment Museum
The Kansas City Museum’s new space at the Historic Garment Museum (800 Broadway) is now open. The KCMO Historic Garment District provides 3,300 square feet for exhibitions, programs, and events, and it is adjacent to Garment District Place Park. The Kansas City Museum at the Historic Garment District (KCM@HGD) will offer special exhibitions that display historical items from the Kansas City Museum’s collections and also present contemporary works by local fashion designers, entrepreneurs, and artists. General Admission to the Historic Garment District Museum is free. Special Exhibition Admission to the Kansas City Museum at the Historic Garment District (KCM@HGD) is $5 per person and free for children 12 and under.
Thursday, September 7
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 Farmer’s Market
The next Northeast Farmer’s Market will be on Thursday, September 7, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 3001 Independence Avenue. Items to be included at the market are vegetables, fruit, eggs, meat, bread, and more. Live music and a dedicated kids activity tent are also featured. The market also participates in the Double Up Food Bucks KC program. This allows customers receiving SNAP benefits to double their EBT/SNAP dollars to purchase more fruits and vegetables (up to $25/week). Visit https://nefarmersmarket.wordpress.com/ to learn more.
Friday, September 8
Chair Fitness
The North-East Public Library Branch (6000 Wilson Rd.) will host a chair fitness class on Friday, September 8, 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, September 9
NEKC International Taste and Tour
The NEKC International Taste and Tour will be held on Saturday, September 9, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Don Bosco Community Center (580 Campbell St.). This event will include offerings from 20 area restaurants, traditional dancing, a market bazaar from around the world and a bus tour of the Historic Northeast. Buy tickets online ahead of time for $50, or purchase for $60 at the door. A VIP ticket, which features African cuisine from the Blue Nile (Ethiopian) and My Village-Grill (Nigerian) from 5 p.m. until 6 p.m., can be purchased for $80. For more information, visit nekcchamber.com.
Sunday, September 10
Way out west in Kansas
Stop by the Central Branch of the Kansas City Public Library on Sunday, September 10 at 2 p.m. for a look into the folk music of Kansas. Tall tales came out of hard times and inspired many early western folk songs. The folk music of Kansas and Missouri popularized stories of steamboats, railroads, outlaws, superstitions, and natural disasters, many of the songs brought to the frontier by 19th-century settlers seeking greener pastures and other tunes arising from life experiences on the plains. Folk singer and autoharp virtuoso Adam Miller recalls that era, weaving a selection of songs and stories into a performance focusing on the Show-Me and Sunflower states. An accomplished folklorist and historian, Miller also is a collector who has amassed more than 5,000 traditional folk songs.
Monday, September 11
English Class
The North-East Branch of the Kansas City Public Library invites the public to the library on Monday, September 11 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for an opportunity to brush up on the English language. Learn basic vocabulary, grammar, and usage. Gain confidence in using English in your daily life.
Scarritt Renaissance Neighborhood Meeting
The next meeting of the Scarritt Renaissance Neighborhood Association will be on Monday, September 11, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Kansas City Museum (3218 Gladstone).
Lykins Neighborhood meeting
The next Lykins Neighborhood meeting will be held on Monday, September 11, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 3704 E. 12th St. Join Lykins neighbors as they review crime and grime, organize neighborhood cleanups, and focus on creating a better community. Other neighborhoods in Historic Northeast are more than welcome to join.
Tuesday, September 12
Graphic Novel Book Club
Head out to the Central Branch of the Kansas City Public Library for story time on Tuesday, September 12, 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.
Pendleton Heights Neighborhood Association meeting
The Pendleton Heights Neighborhood Association will host its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 12, from 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences,1750 Independence Avenue.
Upcoming
Knights of Columbus dinner/bingo
The Knights of Columbus Cardinal Glennon Council #4613 will hosts its next dinner and bingo night on Friday, September 15, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m at St. Anthony’s St. Joseph Hall (3208 Lexington). A bratwurst dinner will be served from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.; salad and dessert will be included for $8. Cost for the meal is only $5 if you substitute a hot dog. Bingo follows from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Additional drinks will be sold for $1.
Pendleton Heights Party in the Park
The Pendleton Heights Neighborhood Association will host a Party in the Park at Cliff Drive’s Gate 2 (St. John and Brooklyn) on Saturday, September 16, beginning at 3 p.m. The event will include a bike repair workshop, a family bike ride along Cliff Drive, games, food trucks, a musical performance from Harmony Project KC students, and to top off the night, a screening of the 2016 reimagining of Ghostbusters.
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