Literary Calendar

All events are virtual unless otherwise noted.

Small Press Showcase: Athena Dixon (Split/Lip Press), Marcia Trahan (Barrelhouse Books) and Danielle Zaccagnino (Mason Jar Press). 1 p.m. Dec. 1. ravenbookstore.com (click “Raven Events”). 785-749-3300.

David Smale: For “The Keys to the Kingdom: An Illustrated Timeline of the Kansas City Chiefs.” 6:30 p.m. Dec. 1. kclibrary.org (click “Events Classes Activities,” “Signature Events”). 816-701-3400.

Bridget Lowe: Emily Dickinson Award winner will appear at Midwest Poets Series. 7 p.m. Dec. 3. rockhurst.edu (search for “Midwest Poets Series”). 816-501-4607.

Riverfront Reading Series: Susan Whitmore and Denise Low will read. 8 p.m. Dec. 4. riverfrontreadings.com. 816-281-8311.

Dan Kelly

The Kansas City Star

Dan Kelly has been covering entertainment and arts news at The Star since 2009. He previously worked at the Columbia Daily Tribune, The Miami Herald and The Louisville Courier-Journal. He also was on the University of Missouri School of Journalism faculty for six years, and he has written two books, most recently “The Girl with the Agate Eyes: The Untold Story of Mattie Howard, Kansas City’s Queen of the Underworld.”