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Format: 2013-05-23
Format: 2013-05-23
  • U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II and his wife Dianne Cleaver recognize high school artists at a town hall gathering and name the top five submissions in this annual celebration of artistic discovery. Entries will be on display with many on view through April 18.
    Fifth District Congressional Student Art Exhibit
    Saturday, April 13, 2013
    Central Library

    Please note: The start time for this event has changed. The program will now begin at 1:30 p.m.

    U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II and his wife, Dianne Cleaver, honor the area’s young artists in A Voyage of Artistic Discover, the annual Missouri 5th District Congressional Student Art Exhibit on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at 1:30 p.m. at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

  • In Behind the Kitchen Door, Saru Jayaraman explores how restaurant workers live on some of the lowest wages in America and how poor working conditions - discriminatory labor practices, exploitation, and unsanitary kitchens - affect the meals that arrive at our restaurant tables.
    Behind the Kitchen Door
    Thursday, April 11, 2013
    Central Library

    How do restaurant workers live on some of the lowest wages in America? And how do poor working conditions — discriminatory labor practices, exploitation, and unsanitary kitchens — affect the meals that arrive at our restaurant tables?

    In Behind the Kitchen Door Saru Jayaraman, co-founder of a national restaurant workers organization, provides a groundbreaking exploration of the political, economic, and moral implications of eating out.

  • Ultimate Couponing
    Wednesday, April 10, 2013
    Sugar Creek Branch

    Presented by Michelle Brown

    The Kansas City Public Library is hosting Money Smart Month adult programs across all Library locations during April 2013. Topics range from budgeting to investing to effective couponing.

    The Library will waive up to $30 in overdue fines and fees for any Kansas City Public Library cardholder who attends one or more of the events.

  • Jazz expert Chuck Haddix joins UMKC musicologist Andrew Granade for a discussion of the heyday of Swing Jazz. Features excerpts from the documentaries Ken Burns’ Jazz: Swing, the Velocity of Celebration and International Sweethearts of Rhythm.
    Swing Jazz
    Tuesday, April 9, 2013
    Plaza Branch

    The six-week America’s Music program is a film and discussion series that looks at popular music from blues to bluegrass, Broadway to rock ‘n’ roll. Each event features films followed by a discussion (and frequently performances) led by UMKC musicologist Andrew Granade.

    The Swing Jazz evening features excerpts from Ken Burns’ Jazz: Swing, the Velocity of Celebration (2001) and International Sweethearts of Rhythm (1986), and a discussion with jazz expert Chuck Haddix.

  • Geologist Richard J. Gentile looks at our region’s geologic past to paint a picture of what our area looked like millions of years ago and how geology played a pivotal role in the establishment of Kansas City in the mid-19th century.
    Kansas City Millions of Years Ago: Reading the Rocks
    Tuesday, April 9, 2013
    Central Library

    What did Kansas City look like millions of years ago? And what do the rocks below our feet tell us about our region during deep time?

    Geologist Richard J. Gentile addresses those questions in a presentation inspired by the exhibit KC|BC, on display through April 26 at the Central Library, and the exhibit Kansas City Millions of Years Ago – Reading the Rocks, a show of digital illustrations and actual fossils at the Box Gallery in Suite 211 of the Commerce Bank Building, 1000 Walnut St.

  • Damon Talbott examines the legacy of Duncan Hines from his career as a famous restaurant critic to the founding of the line of cake mixes that bear his name.
    From Famous Critic to Faceless Brand: The Life and Legacy of Duncan Hines
    Sunday, April 7, 2013
    Central Library

    Damon Talbott examines the legacy of Duncan Hines from his career as a famous restaurant critic to the founding of the line of cake mixes that bear his name.

    Through the shifting roles of Hines, Talbott explains how taste is neither an object to acquire nor a state of being to achieve, but instead an ongoing process, a temporary association of things considered “good.”

  • Local historian and postcard collector Michael Bushnell presents a series of postcard tours of Kansas City neighborhoods. Greetings from Independence
    Greetings from Independence - Michael Bushnell
    Sunday, April 7, 2013
    Trails West Branch

    Taking the old Independence Road through the eastern environs of Kansas City toward Independence, it’s easy to miss some of Kansas City’s richest history. Mt. Washington Park and Cemetery, Fairmount Park, and a host of historic sites in Independence make it a perfect venue to see through the views of old postcards.

    Local historian and postcard collector Michael Bushnell presents a series of postcard tours of Kansas City neighborhoods. Bushnell is publisher of The Northeast News, a weekly community newspaper that serves the Historic Northeast area of Kansas City. He is also the author of Historic Postcards of Old Kansas City.

  • Think you’re film literate? Not until you’ve experienced the masterpieces of world cinema presented as part of this series.
    Wings of Desire (1987)
    Sunday, April 7, 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.

  • Learn about the Pony Express, Native American history, and how to make your own butter. Recommended for ages 6-12.
    Wornall House Summer Camp Sampler
    Friday, April 5, 2013
    Plaza Branch

    Get a sample of Wornall House’s upcoming summer camp! Immerse your children in 19th century activities that are sure to inspire a love of history.

    Learn about the Pony Express, Native American history, and how to make your own butter.

    Activities will be led by Wornall House staff and volunteers. Recommended for ages 6-12.

  • Dave Helling of the Kansas City Star moderates a panel of experts discussing whether Kansas City, Missouri, should switch from a police department run by the state to one under the direct control of the mayor and city council.
    Should Kansas City Pursue Local Control of Its Police Department?
    Thursday, April 4, 2013
    Central Library

    The Kansas City Star’s Dave Helling and an expert panel discuss whether it is time for control of the Kansas City Police Department to revert from the state back to the city. Participants include former Police Commissioner Karl Zobrist, former Police Chief Jim Corwin, City Councilman Ed Ford, and Steve Glorioso, who led a campaign to change St. Louis’ police governance law.