Events

Story times feature books written by Latinas from the Pura Belpré Award list.

The Girls’ Night Out Teen Book Club features Graffiti Girl by Kelly Parra on May 11, from 5 - 8 p.m.

MANA de Kansas City hosts a meet and greet with Linda Rodriguez to celebrate her novel Every Last Secret on Thursday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m.

During the Civil War Missouri was a state divided, suffering from a fractured identity and caught up in a struggle of no quarter between its battling factions. That violent period of near-anarchy is examined in the traveling exhibit A State Divided: The Civil War in Missouri, a joint effort of the Missouri Humanities Council and the Missouri History Museum.

This colorful and informative exhibit follows the “bushwhackers” and “Jayhawkers” whose bitter enmity continues to color the relations between Missourians and Kansans.

Fred Geary (1894-1955) attended the Kansas City Art Institute and worked as a commercial artist for the Fred Harvey Company in Union Station. Geary became caught up in the wood engraving movement that became popular in the U.S. in the 1930s and in his spare time produced exquisite depictions of small-town life and Missouri landscapes and landmarks.

Easily and cheaply reproduced, woodcuts put art into the hands of working-class Americans.

A new exhibit based on the Kansas City Star Magazine series and book by Steve Paul. It features 22-by-28-inch reproductions of pages from the book, which celebrates Kansas City’s architectural scene one letter at a time.

This exhibit is on display in the Fifth Floor Exhibit Space.

The newest exhibition of the Orval Hixon Gallery, New Compositions: The Dance Portraiture of Orval Hixon, is on display from June 11, 2011 through 2013 at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St. The exhibit features a rich selection of Hixon’s portraits, including images of some of the best-known dancers of his time.

To most local landscape architects, Hare & Hare is a household name. The firm has left an indelible mark on some of the most iconic and often-visited areas of Kansas City—the Country Club Plaza, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Loose Park, Ward Parkway, and Mission Hills among them.

Bring toddlers ages 18-36 months for a 20 minute storytime, followed by a fun craft in the Art Spot.

Part 2 of a three-part series, this class builds on skills taught in Southeast's "Intro to Microsoft Word." We'll focus on making corrections, cutting and pasting text, and changing fonts and font sizes. Attendance at "Intro to Microsoft Word" required. Uses Microsoft Word 2002/XP. Space is limited, registration required; call 816-701-3484 to register.

Bring toddlers ages 18-36 months for a 20 minute storytime, followed by a fun craft in the Art Spot.

Learn what the Internet and your Internet browser can do for you! This class concentrates on the basics of online searches. No registration necessary. Call 816-701-3489 for more information.

Bring toddlers ages 18-36 months for a 20 minute storytime, followed by a fun craft in the Art Spot.

Gather with people who share the same interest as you! Bring something to share such as a project you have completed or a current project you are working on.

Call Christy at 816-701-3489 for more information.

Teen Gaming has a Wii console, a PlayStation2 and a XBOX 360 plus an array of board games for you to enjoy. A chess board is always available for some great competitive games. Bring your own video games and share the joy of playing with all your mates.

Teens are invited to have a relaxing and fun time and hang out with friends. The activities include books, crafts, music, computer games, Wii, and Dance Dance Revolution, depending on what they like to do. Teenport@Westport is scheduled on 2nd Thursday of each month.

Are you feeling sluggish, need to shape up, lose weight or maybe you'd just like to work on strengthening? Come exercise with us on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30pm, and Saturdays 10:00-11:00AM. This is a DVD led exercise group. Stop by and follow along with this week's workout. There are Zumba DVDs available to this group upon request.

Join us every Tuesday and Thursday at 5:30pm for dinner and a movie! This free event is open to children ages 3-18. For more information, contact Christy at 816-701-3489.

When it comes to women, the mainstream media just doesn’t get it. So says the new documentary Miss Representation, which exposes how the media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence.

Interviews with both average teens and well-known women such as Condoleezza Rice and Nancy Pelosi defy the idea that a woman’s value lies in her youth, beauty, and sexuality.

Watch the official trailer on Vimeo.