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April 4St. Ann’s Lenten Fish Dinners:

The menu includes boiled and fried shrimp, whole catfish, catfish filet, baked tilapia, sides and desserts. 4:30-7:30 p.m., St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Cedar and Lexington, Independence. $9-$10.50. 816-252-1160

First Friday Play Reading:

Four short plays written by area women and performed via dramatic readings. 8 p.m., Uptown Arts Bar, 3611 Broadway, Kansas City. $5.

April 5 Free Hazardous Waste Collection:

Products such as batteries, paint and paint products, stripper, varnish, weed killers, antifreeze and motor oil. Proof of Independence residency is required. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., parking lot by Walnut, Liberty, Kansas and Osage. 816-325-7711

Dog Gone Egg Hunt for Autism Awareness:

For families and dog lovers alike. Noon, Unity Village, 1901 N.W. Blue Parkway, Lee’s Summit.

April 6Fourth Annual Phresh Night of Fashion:

The show features Kansas City’s freshest fashion designers. Proceeds to benefit Imagery in Motion scholarship fund. 6:30 p.m., Vox Theater, 1405 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City. $20-$30. 314-898-2072 or contact@womenofimagery.org

April 7Trivia Night:

With KC Move to Amend. 7-9 p.m., the Cashew, 2000 Grand, Kansas City. 816-260-6002 or kcmovetoamend.org

April 10World War II Living Series:

Marie Castro will speak on “Without a Penny in My Pocket,” her bittersweet memories. 7 p.m., Trailside Center, 9901 Holmes, Kansas City. 816-942-3581

April 11St. Ann’s Lenten Fish Dinners:

The menu includes boiled and fried shrimp, whole catfish, catfish filet, baked tilapia, sides and desserts. 4:30-7:30 p.m., St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Cedar and Lexington, Independence. $9-$10.50. 816-252-1160

April 12Annual Spring Show:

“Music of the Islands” will feature several Samoan singers and dancers. Proceeds to benefit the Kansas City Ronald McDonald House. 7:30 p.m., Woods Chapel United Methodist Church, 5725 N.E. Lakewood Way, Lee’s Summit. $6-$10.

April 13Westport Center for the Arts Presents:

“Zora Neale Hurston Alive!” a look at the Harlem Renaissance author. Carmaletta M. Williams assumes the role of Hurston and recounts the author’s life and work. 2 p.m., Kansas City Public Library’s Lucile Bluford Branch, 3050 Prospect, Kansas City. Free. 816-701-3482

April 20Spring Frolic and Egg Hunt:

Annual festival for children, with pony rides, crafts, photographs with the Easter Bunny and an egg hunt. 12:30 p.m., Hyde Park, 36th and Gillham, Kansas City. 816-753-6719

April 22KC Move to Amend:

David Cobb will speak on challenging corporate power and creating democracy. 7 p.m., UMKC’s Pierson Auditorium, 5100 Rockhill, Kansas City. KCMovetoAmend.org

April 2626th Annual AIDS Walk Kansas City:

www.aidswalkkansascity.org

This story was originally published April 1, 2014 at 6:01 PM with the headline "Community calendar."

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