Storytime planned at library
Family storytime is planned from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Main Kansas City, Kan., Public Library. Children of all ages are welcome.
Grinter Place plans event
Grinter Place, 1420 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kan., is planning a Saturday by the Grinter Stove program at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13. Mary Conrad will present a program on the variety of birds seen in and around Grinter Place. Lunch will be served after the presentation. The admission charge is $6.
Bilingual storytime planned
Children are welcome to attend a bilingual storytime from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at the South Branch of the Kansas City, Kan., Public Library, storytime area, 3104 Strong Ave., Kansas City, Kan.
Learn how marbles are made
A marble-making demonstration is scheduled from about 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at Moon Marble Co. store, 600 E. Front St., Bonner Springs. Demonstrations begin around 10 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. and end at about 3 p.m., provided a glass artist is available. For more information, see www.moonmarble.com/.
Program planned about Mexican-American leader
The American GI Forum is scheduled to present a program, “Justice for My People,” from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at the South Branch Library, Kansas City, Kan., Public Library, Meeting Room B, 3104 Strong Ave., Kansas City, Kan. The program will be about Dr. Hector P. Garcia, Mexican refugee, medical doctor to the barrios, decorated war veteran, civil rights activist and presidential confidante, who fought to bring attention to the Mexican-American civil rights movement.
Live music offered
Live music by the Lonnie Ray Blues Band is planned at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at Jazz: A Louisiana Kitchen, at 1859 Village West Parkway at The Legends Outlets, at I-435 and I-70 in Kansas City, Kan.
Wyandotte County Museum
The Wyandotte County Museum, 631 N. 126th St., Bonner Springs, is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. It is closed on Sundays and holidays. For more information visit the website www.facebook.com/wycomuseum or call 913-573-5002.
Strawberry Hill Museum
The Strawberry Hill Museum is closed through March 4. It will reopen March 5. For more information and hours of The Strawberry Hill Museum, 720 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kan., visit www.strawberryhillmuseum.org/ or call 913-371-3264.
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