Northeast News

Tuesday, March 8

The Read, Quilt, Talk! Book Club

Join other adults at the North-East Public Library, 6000 Wilson Rd., Kansas City, Mo. for The Art Of Racing In the Rain on Tuesday, Mar. 8th, at 6 p.m. There will be a show and tell with quilting projects during the meeting..

Wednesday, March 9

Substance abuse recovery

A substance abuse recovery meetings will take place at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at New Beginning Apostolic Church. Contact Frederick Wilson (816-786-1981) for more information.

Pan American Association of Kansas City’s Student Art Competition

From now until March 26, the Kansas City Museum presents “Pan American Association of Kansas City’s Student Art Competition.” The Kansas City Museum is proud to be the venue for an exhibition of artwork by the winning high school students who participated in the Pan American Association of Kansas City’s Grand Boulevard of the Americas Student Art Competition. Winning artwork will be printed on vinyl banners and installed on Grand Boulevard in spring 2016 as part of the Grand Boulevard of the Americas project.

Thursday, March 10

ESL Class

Join the North-East Public Library at 10 a.m. to learn basic English skills: reading, writing, and conversation. No fee or books required.

Walk with ease

At 3 p.m. at the North-East Library, this course will teach participants how to walk and stretch safely, increase flexibility, and improve balance. Weekly incentives will be given to participants. Join to learn how walking can improve your fitness and help manage your arthritis pain.

Friday, March 11n

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.

Story time and craft

Join North-East Public Library for its weekly story time and craft at 10:30 a.m. Parents and kids will enjoy stories geared toward toddlers and pre-schoolers. Get ready for songs, tongue twisters and dramatic play.

Walk with ease

At 10:45 a.m. at the North-East Library, this course will teach participants how to walk and stretch safely, increase flexibility, and improve balance. Weekly incentives will be given to participants. Join to learn how walking can improve your fitness and help manage your arthritis pain.

Knights of Columbus Lenten dinner

Join the Knights of Columbus Cardinal Glennon Council #4613 for weekly Lenten fish fry dinner. Menu includes beer battered codfish, fries and coleslaw. Dinners then Bingo from 5 – 7:30 p.m. at the St. Joseph’s Hall at St. Anthony’s Church, 3208 Lexington Ave., every Friday night through Lent.

Lenten Shrimp Dinners

Sponsored by the Hibernians at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, cafeteria, Linwood and Broadway; Fridays during Lent from Feb. 12 to Mar 18. All you can eat for $14 or for families $36 from 5 – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 12

Communiversity Spanish Class

Join the North-East Public Library at 10 a.m. to learn how to speak conversational Spanish.

Computer Class

Learn what the Internet and your Internet browser can do. Class begins at 10:30 a.m. at the North-East Public Library, 6000 Wilson Rd.

Sunday, March 13

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, March 14

Lykins Neighborhood Association meeting

Join the Lykins Neighborhood Association for its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the KC Statuary Building, 3704 E. 12th St.

upcoming

Fourth annual Easter egg hunt

All residents of the Historic Northeast are invited bring their children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews for this annual event. In addition to thousands of eggs to hunt, there are bounce houses, games and prizes and the Easter bunny. The hunt takes place at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 26.

NEHS Class of 1946 reunion

Join your classmates from Northeast High School’s Class of 1946 for the 70th reunion. The event will take place this June. More details will be provided soon.

Community Garden Kick Off

Join the Pendleton Heights Neighborhood Association at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 19, to help prep the garden for spring planting. Meet some neighbors, get fresh air and give back to your neighborhood. The PH Garden is located at Minnie & Brooklyn.