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The Verse - Volume 21
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Habitat for Humanity continue
Versent named a Top 25 IS Outsourcing Firm continue
Community Corner - Help Needed and Upcoming Events
March 9-Heart of America United Way Annual Meeting, 11:30am luncheon, Hyatt Regency, lunch & UW programs info, www.hauw.org & www.kcunitedway.org
March 9-11Kansas City Auto Show at KC Convention Center, 301 W. 13th, $9 adults, $5 children, more details at www.kansascityautoshow.com
March 9-12 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship in Dallas, Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament also in Dallas, March 7-11, www.big12sports.com
March 10-Young Friends of Art Monthly Happy Hour, second Friday of the month, free, details at www.nelson-atkins.org or call 816-751-1305
March 10-Ozanam Guild's "Second Fridays". location TBA, monthly happy hour benefiting Ozanam programs, 6-8pm, $10, details at www.ozanamguild.org
March 11-St. Patrick's Day Celebration "Snake Parade", 14th & Swift, NKC, 11am, more details at www.northlandfestivals.com
March 11-Brookside St. Patrick's Warm-up Parade, 63rd & Brookside, 2pm, www.brooksidekc.org
March 11-28th Annual Westport St. Patrick's Day Run, Pennsylvania & Westport Rd., 10am, 4 mi. run, more details at www.sportkc.org
March 11, 13, 15, 17 & 19 Lyric Opera presents "Lucia di Lammermoor" at Lyric Theatre, 11th & Central, more details at www.kcopera.org
March 12-Swope Health Foundation "Jazz Outreach 2006" at Beaumont Club, 40-50 jazz musicians, 4-9pm, $25, more details at www.swopecommunity.org
March 15-21 NAIA Men’s Division I National Men's Basketball Tournament at Municipal Auditorium, for more information visit www.naiahoopskc.org.
March 16-Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's "Business After Hours", 530-730pm, $5members/$10non-members, details at www.hccgkc.com
March 16-ST. URHO’S DAY!
March 16-20 "March Madness" NCAA Basketball Tournament, 1st & 2nd Rounds reduce 65 team field to "Sweet Sixteen", www.ncaasports.com
March 17-33rd Annual Kansas City St. Patrick's Day Parade, on Grand between Pershing & 14th St., times and more info www.kcirishparade.com
March 19-"Brew to Brew", 44 mile run or relay run from Boulevard Brewery, KC, to Free State Brewery, Lawrence, KS, benefit Heart of America Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, brewery post race party, course monitors volunteers needed, more info TBA at 913-84-8997 or hoa@cff.org
March 20-Spring Equinox, first day of Spring (Monday)
March 23-KC Chamber Business After Hours: "Small Business Celebration Candidate's Showcase, Muehlebach Towers, Imperial Ballroom, 5-7pm, $10 members/$25 non-members, info at www.kcchamber.com or 816-374-5489 (one of the better "after hours" with up to 100 small business exhibitors)
March 23-26 "March Madness" NCAA Basketball Tournament, 3rd & 4th Rounds reduce "Sweet 16" to "Final Four", www.ncaasports.com
April 1-April Fool's Day (Saturday), NCAA Division I Men's Basketball FINAL FOUR Semi-finals, RCA Dome, Indianapolis, IN., details at www.ncaasports.com
April 1-Kansas City Wizards Major League Soccer Season Opener vs. Columbus Crew at Arrowhead Stadium, more details & schedule at www.kcwizards.com
April---June Leukemia & Lymphoma Man & Woman of the Year Contest, six week fundraising campaign w/ Kick-off & Grand Finale details TBA, www.lls.org/mid
April 2-Daylight Savings Time begins, spring forward, lose an hour.
April 3-"Greater Kansas City Day", Rotary Club/KC Star/KC Royals, special edition newspapers on street corners, benefit Rotary Youth Camp & children's charities
April 3-Kansas City Royals Baseball Season & Home Opener vs. Detroit Tigers at Kauffman Stadium, time TBA, details at www.kcroyals.com
April 3-NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship FINALS, RCA Dome, Indianapolis, IN, details at www.ncaasports.com
April 4-K.C. Networking Breakfast, Clarion at Sports Complex, I-70 & Blue Ridge Cut-off, 7:15am, $10, focus on MBE, WBE, small business networking, info, RSVP or sign up as a speaker, 816-926-7203 or www.r6.gsa.gov/breakfast
April 6-Literacy Kansas City's "12th Annual Corporate Spelling Bee", 530-930pm, four person teams, more details at www.literacykc.org
April 7-"First Fridays" in Crossroads Art District, free art crawl, 7-9pm, more info, gallery listings at www.crossroadscommunityassociation.org
April 8-2006 MS Walk-Kansas City Metro Branch, Kauffman Foundation, 4801 Rockhill Rd, 9am start, more details at www.nmsskc.org
April 8-9th Annual Heart to Heart International "Volunteer Day", 9am-noon, hundreds of volunteers, dozens of projects, details www.hearttoheart.org
April 8-Lyric Opera Circle "The Lyric Ball" at Hyatt Regency Crown Center, 530pm, more details at www.lyricoperaball.com
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