Books/Poetry

The Katy Depot will host a book signing for Rhonda Chalfant and her newest release, “Images of America: The Missouri State Fair” from 9 a.m. to noon May 12 at 600 E. Third St.The 126 pages of the book are filled with vintage photos of...... Full story

MUSICSEDALIADickie Doo Bar-B-Que 4860 S. Limit Ave.827-3344dickiedoobbq.comJam night, 8 p.m. every ThuKaraoke, 8 p.m. every Fri (unless band scheduled)Jason Elmore & Hoodoo Witch with the CSL Jr. Band, 8 p.m. May 4Cinco De Mayo party with the...... Full story

Crime writer and former Sedalia resident Wayne Hancock will sign copies of his latest mystery novel, “The Hard Way,” from 2 to 4:30 p.m. May 3 at Sedalia Book & Toy.Hancock’s novels include “Gotcha!: A Murder in...... Full story

A Spofest poetry reading was held on April 19 at the Cafe Blackadder in Warrensburg. Poets included Connie Koch, front left, Faith Bemiss, Julie Kendall (owner of the Cafe Blackadder), middle left, Andrea MacDonald, Alyssa Anderson, Linda Davenport,...... Full story

If you run into Toby Dorr or Sandra Diamond on Monday, they may just have a free book for you. Diamond, the regional manager for Cowley Distributing, the parent company of Sedalia Book and Toy, and, Dorr, a store customer from Sedalia, are...... Full story

The photos from Rhonda Chalfant’s new book “Images of America: Missouri State Fair” tell the pictorial history of Missouri’s premier agricultural showcase.The book, one in a series of state fair photo collections by Arcadia...... Full story

H. Ray Sigler will sign copies of his latest historical novel, “Tyrone Dust: A Saga of the West Plains to Rolla Road,” at four area locations on May 8.Sigler will sign from noon to 1 p.m. at Sedalia Book and Toy, from 1:30 to 2 p.m. at...... Full story

Lovers of verse will read a sampling of their favorites during Favorite Poem Night on Thursday at First Christian Church. The annual event was launched a decade ago by Barbara Schulz, and Group Five, the church’s women’s group. The...... Full story

The 10th annual Favorite Poem Night will be at 7 p.m. April 19 in Fellowship Hall at First Christian Church, 200 S. Limit Ave. in Sedalia.Admission is free.Everyone is invited to celebrate Poetry Month with the readers as they read their favorite...... Full story

Clytice C. Duzan, the author of “I Wanna Be a ...,” will sign copies of her book from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 10 at the Sparrow’s Nest, 110 N. State St. in Knob Noster.Duzan is a resident of Lowry City. The book description reads:...... Full story

Debbie Noland, a Sedalia writer and author of “The Legacy of Plywood U: A History of State Fair Community College 1966-2002,” is a finalist in a reader’s choice competition for grandparenting blogs.Noland began...... Full story

MUSICSEDALIADickie Doo Bar-B-Que 4860 S. Limit Ave.827-3344dickiedoobbq.comJam night, 8 p.m. every ThuKaraoke, 8 p.m. every Fri (unless band scheduled)Doo Idol preliminary round, 8 p.m. Feb. 4Full Moon (classic rock), 8:30 p.m. Feb. 11Trampled Under...... Full story

SpoFest will present the theme of romantic of romantic poetry from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 22 at Thompson Conference Center A in the Heckart Building on the State Fair Community College campus in Sedalia.Admission is free and refreshments will be...... Full story

MUSIC SEDALIABroadway Presbyterian Church209 W. Broadway Blvd.Handel’s “Messiah” performed by Sedalia Symphony String Ensemble and Community Chorus, 3 p.m. Dec. 4, free.Dickie Doo Bar-B-Que 4860 S. Limit...... Full story

Former Sedalia resident Wayne Hancock will sign copies of his latest mystery thriller, “The Hard Way,” from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at Sedalia Book & Toy, 3127 W. Broadway Blvd. in Sedalia.The third book in his “Gotcha!”...... Full story