Events

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.

Microsoft Publisher is a great program for creating greeting cards, flyers and more! Join us as we create a personalized greeting card. Attendance at Microsoft Word classes or intermediate computer skills required. Uses Microsoft Publisher 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.

What on earth is a Facebook and what am I supposed to do with it? Come to this class and find out! Facebook is a popular social networking site that allows you to connect with everyone. Join us and see if it is right for you.

No registration necessary.

Call Megan @ 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.

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.

Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with Willa Cather, portrayed by Jan Chapman.

Growing up in small-town Nebraska, Cather (1873-1947) was moved by the people and landscape she encountered. In novels like O Pioneers!, The Song of the Lark, My Antonia, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning One of Ours she celebrated frontier life on the Great Plains. Though she spent most of her life in New York City, Cather continued to draw from her Midwestern roots.