Harry Potter Book Events in Kansas City on July 21

Calling all Muggles! Where will you be at 12:01 AM on July 21? If you're in the Kansas City area, here's where your fellow Muggles will be!

Harry Potter Extravaganza
Location: Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch, 4801 Main Street
Hours: 10.00PM - 1.00 PM
Admission: RSVP
Contact: 816-701-3481
URL:http://www.kclibrary.org/rsvp/harrypotter/

Description
Come join us on Friday, July 20 for a 3-hour Harry Potter Extravaganza. The magic begins at 10 PM. We shall have our very own version of the Hogwarts Academy of Witchcraft and Wizardry! Attend the Potions class where you can concoct bouncy balls, test tube candy, and other wizardly potions. Have your fortune told, and test your Magic IQ in a history of magic trivia contest. This magical night will end at midnight with a reading of the first pages of The Deathly Hallows, by none other than KMBC-TV's Chief Meteorologist Bryan Busby.
Immediately following the event, you can buy your own copy of the book from the Reading Reptile. All proceeds will go the Library's Children's Book Fund. What's more, you may be the lucky winner of one of twenty copies that we are giving away! Magical!

Harry Potter Summer School
Location: All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church Campus, 45th at Walnut, 64111
Hours: 6 pm - 8:30 pm, Monday - Friday, July 16 - July 21
Admission: $20 for the First Child, $15 for the Second Child, $10 for Adults, $45 Max for Families
Contact: AllSoulsHogwarts@gmail.com
URL: http://kc.backpage.com/community/classifieds/ViewAd?oid=oid%3A573385&name=events

Description
This is not your regular Vacation Church School - come find out how! We are currently accepting students between the ages of 2 - 99. School opens on July 16, and closes July 21. Classes will run from 6 pm - 8:30 pm, Monday - Friday, culminating with an Outdoor movie showing that Friday at 9 pm. And then, a minute after midnight, the book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be released to our students. Email AllSoulsHogwarts@gmail.com for an application form or for more information.

Harry Potter Party!
Location: Legends 14 Theatres, at the "Main Attraction" Theatre 7
Hours: Friday, July 20, 8:30 PM - after 12:00 AM, Midnight.
Admission: Admission Packages include a Movie Ticket and a $10.00 Concessions Gift Card. Call for details.
Contact: 913-428-2989or 913-384-3126
URL: http://rainydaybooks.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp?s=storeevents&eventId=348651

Description
The party begins at 8:30 PM and does not stop until after midnight. It will be a "monumental movie presentation" of "epic proportions!" First, the new movie, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will begin at 9:00 PM, showing on our four-story high, 87-foot wide movie screen. Then we'll have a drawing for lots of great family fun prizes and packages. At the stroke of midnight, we will release the book you have all been waiting for: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows!

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pre-Release Party
Location: Mid-Continent Public Library, Red Bridge Branch, 11140 Locust, 64131
Hours: July 14, 2007, Saturday 2:00 PM
Admission: RSVP - Registration is required
Phone: 816-942-1780
URL:http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/programs/register.cfm?id=18377

Description
Come join the party as we celebrate the release of the seventh and final Harry Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" and of the latest movie "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." It will be a fun, magical time with lots of trivia, games and refreshments. You will also get to make your own wand, as you enjoy ythe company of fellow Harry Potter fans.

Barnes & Noble Harry Potter Midnight Magic Costume Party
Location: Town Center Plaza, Leawood 4751 West 117th St
Hours: July 20, 9:00 PM
Admission: Free
Phone: 913 491-4535

Description
To celebrate the July 21st release of the final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Barnes & Noble is hosting a very special Midnight Magic Costume Party. Dress up as your favorite character from the series, and come enjoy an enchanting night of spellbinding prizes and activities, great photo opportunities, Harry Potter Memorabilia, and lots of magic.
URL: http://www.towncenterplaza.net/EventCalendar/EventCalendar.asp