Events

The Missouri Valley Special Collections Department of the Kansas City Public Library presents the new, original exhibit Keys to the City: The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Kansas City, Missouri, 1895-1957, opening Friday, September 4, at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

Nosotras: Portraits of Latinas, a collection of 50 photographs documenting the lives and culture of Latina immigrants in the United States, is on display.

Nosotras, Spanish for the feminine "us" or "we," was organized by Virginia Dodier, a photography historian and a Mexican-American born on the border and raised in the American West. She, like many other Hispanic women and girls, has experienced the feeling of living in two worlds.

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When wealthy industrialist Tony Stark is forced to build an armored suit after a life-threatening incident, he ultimately decides to use its technology to fight against evil.

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Surreal is intended for teens 12-17 years old, younger and older patrons are encouraged to attend where appropriate.

All movies are PG or PG-13

The Kansas City Public Library celebrates Black History Month with The Movies We Love: The Most Romantic Black Movies (Ever) as selected by Fox 4 News Film Critic Shawn Edwards on Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. throughout February 2010 in the Stanley H. Durwood Film Vault at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St. Free parking is available in the Library District Parking Garage at 10th and Baltimore.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) on February 20. This film defied conventions in its dealing with the controversial subject of interracial marriage, which was still illegal in 17 states six months prior to the film's release. Matt and Christina Drayton (Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy) are a liberal couple whose attitudes are challenged when their daughter (Katharine Houghton) brings home a fiancé who is black (Sydney Poitier). Won two Academy Awards for Best Screenplay and Best Actress for Hepburn. Directed by Stanley Kramer. Not rated. (108 min.)