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You, Me, Us: A Celebration of Queer Music for Saxophone and Piano

Saturday, June 22, 2024 1:00pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Join saxophonist Nick May and pianist Alex Li in celebration of Pride month with a performance and discussion of queer narratives in music as part...

Young Actors Workshop (ages 3-7)

Monday, July 8, 2024 10:30am

Plaza Branch

In Person

A five day workshop for actors ages 3-7! Drama instructor John Mulvey leads improv games for children on the Truman Forum stage, using comedy and c...

Young Actors Workshop (ages 7-11)

Monday, July 8, 2024 11:30am

Plaza Branch

In Person

A five day workshop for actors ages 7-11! Drama instructor John Mulvey leads improv games for children on the Truman Forum stage, using comedy and...

Young Actors Workshop (ages 11-18)

Monday, July 8, 2024 1:00pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

A five day workshop for actors ages 11-18! Drama instructor John Mulvey leads improv games for children on the Truman Forum stage, using comedy and...

KC Fringe Festival Preview

Thursday, July 11, 2024 6:00pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Do you Fringe? The KC Fringe Festival has provided a non-curated platform for performance, visual, and film artists for 20 years. The two-week extrava...

Young Actors Workshop Performances

Friday, July 12, 2024 6:00pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

In the culmination of arts educator John Mulvey’s weeklong Young Actors Workshop at the Library for children ages 3 to 18, preschoolers act out a stor...

Babaloo

Friday, July 26, 2024 6:00pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Babaloo brings his unique music and comedy all the way from St. Louis, Missouri. His performance is described as a “riotous and raucous affair, with s...

Writing About Your Life: Flash Nonfiction

Saturday, August 24, 2024 1:00pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Everyone has a story. Sometimes it’s a chance encounter worthy of a mystery novel; sometimes it’s a simple moment of beauty that stops you in your...

Back to the Future: Writing Your Family History

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 1:00pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Grandpa and Grandma’s first meeting. Your parents’ journey to America. The birth of your first (or fifth) child. All families have stories, but man...

Prose Poetry: Exploring the Borderlands Between Two Genres

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 11:00am

Plaza Branch

In Person

What happens if you write a poem without attention to line breaks? What is a poem if it comes in the form of paragraphs instead of stanzas? Is it v...

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