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Format: 2013-05-21
Format: 2013-05-21
  • Think you’re film literate? Not until you’ve experienced the masterpieces of world cinema presented as part of this series.
    My Darling Clementine (1946)
    Sunday, January 13, 2013
    Plaza Branch

     

    Twenty Films Essential to Cinema Literacy

    Think you’re film literate? Not until you’ve experienced the masterpieces of world cinema presented as part of this new series. Former Kansas City Star film critic Robert W. Butler (now a member of the Library’s Public Affairs staff) provides opening and closing remarks.

  • Think you’re film literate? Not until you’ve experienced the masterpieces of world cinema presented as part of this series.
    The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
    Sunday, January 6, 2013
    Plaza Branch

     

    Twenty Films Essential to Cinema Literacy

    Think you’re film literate? Not until you’ve experienced the masterpieces of world cinema presented as part of this new series. Former Kansas City Star film critic Robert W. Butler (now a member of the Library’s Public Affairs staff) provides opening and closing remarks.

  • Celebrate the new year a little early at Friday Night Family Fun! Enjoy a New Year’s Eve Party for kids, complete with crafts, stories, games, and other activities. We will count down to “midnight” and ring in the New Year. All ages are welcome.
    New Year’s Eve Celebration
    Friday, December 28, 2012
    Plaza Branch

    Celebrate the new year a little early at Friday Night Family Fun! Enjoy a New Year’s Eve Party for kids, complete with crafts, stories, games, and other activities. We will count down to “midnight” and ring in the New Year. All ages are welcome.

  • This program features a lesson on etiquette, snacks served on fine china, and a visit from Father Christmas! Fancy holiday dress is requested. All ages are welcome. Due to limited space registration is required.
    Holiday Tea
    Friday, December 21, 2012
    Plaza Branch

    This program features a lesson on etiquette, snacks served on fine china, and a visit from Father Christmas! Fancy holiday dress is requested. All ages are welcome.

    Due to limited space, registration is required. RSVP above or call 816.701.3407.

    Co-sponsored by The John Wornall House Museum.

  • Bring your lists for Santa and join in a holiday sing-a-long, listen to your favorite stories, and make your very own snow globe or decorative votive candle holder to take home. Then, follow us down to the Film Vault to watch a short video.
    Santa Visit
    Friday, December 21, 2012
    Central Library

    You better watch out, you better not cry, better not pout, I’m telling you why: Santa Claus is coming to ... the Library!

    Bring your lists for Santa (and any messages for Rudolph before the big day) and join in a holiday sing-a-long, listen to your favorite stories, and make your very own snow globe or decorative votive candle holder to take home.

    Parents can take photos of their little ones with Santa.

    Appropriate for children up to age 6.

  • Looking for a fun way to kick off a weekend? Friday Night Family Fun has the cure for the wintertime blues! Come in from the cold and join friends at the Plaza Branch for activities for all ages to celebrate winter fun.
    Snow Day!
    Friday, December 14, 2012
    Plaza Branch

    Looking for a fun way to kick off a weekend? Friday Night Family Fun has the cure for the wintertime blues! Come in from the cold and join friends at the Plaza Branch for activities for all ages to celebrate winter fun.

    We’ll read some favorite books about snow and work on a winter-themed craft.

    For grades Pre-K through third.

  • Coterie Theatre artists read from their favorite children’s books while the audience enjoys an opportunity to “jump into the story” on stage. This program is appropriate for all ages.
    Coterie Theatre - Dramatic Story Time
    Sunday, December 9, 2012
    Plaza Branch

    Children and parents are invited to be part of monthly interactive story times presented by the Coterie Theatre. Coterie Theatre artists read from favorite children's books while audience members enjoy an opportunity to "jump into the story" and then participate in an improvised story of their own making.

  • British actor Pip Utton performs his one-man show about the later years of the great Victorian writer, who has left his hated wife and found a new career with public readings of his works.
    Dickens - Pip Utton
    Sunday, December 9, 2012
    Central Library

    British actor Pip Utton performs his one-man show about Charles Dickens, presenting the writer as a supremely contented man now that he has left his wife, taken up with his sister-in-law, and found a second career reading his works to enraptured audiences.

    Described by The Daily Telegraph as “the doyen of the one-man show,” Utton’s solo performances recreate various historic characters and fictional figures, including characters from A Christmas Carol.

  • Think you’re film literate? Not until you’ve experienced the masterpieces of world cinema presented as part of this new series.
    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
    Sunday, December 9, 2012
    Plaza Branch

     

    Twenty Films Essential to Cinema Literacy

    Think you’re film literate? Not until you’ve experienced the masterpieces of world cinema presented as part of this new series. Former Kansas City Star film critic Robert W. Butler (now a member of the Library’s Public Affairs staff) provides opening and closing remarks.

  • Members of the Out Loud Teen Reader's Theatre Group, made up of local adolescents interested in reading and sharing stories out loud, have spent six weeks reading and rehearsing (and having fun) to prepare their own modern twist on Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
    A Christmas Carol, Reduced
    Friday, December 7, 2012
    Plaza Branch

    Members of the Out Loud Teen Reader's Theatre Group, made up of local adolescents interested in reading and sharing stories out loud, have spent six weeks reading and rehearsing (and having fun) to prepare their own modern twist on Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

    This event is co-sponsored by Kansas City Repertory Theatre, the Unicorn Theatre, and the Kansas City Actors Theatre.