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.

Location: City Market, 400 Grand St.

Join fellow book lovers on the first Saturday of every month (May – October) from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. as the Friends of the Kansas City Public Library present the fifth annual City Market Summer Book Sale Series.

Set up an account and learn the basics of e-mail in this free 50-minute class. Registration is required. Call 701-3488 to register.

Computer Basics
Learn more about getting around on your computer in this class, which offers insights into hardware and software components.

Bring a hairdryer, space heater or just some good friends to make liquid crayon art work. We'll work individually to create personal pieces you can take home, and then work together as we build one large art piece for the Teen Place. Additional designs and silhouettes will be available. Ages 12-18

It's 1931 at an English country estate, and Lord Drafton Aires has invited potential suuccessors to the family seat to establish his heir. But soon murder is discovered, and the guests must decide who amongst them has committed the crime.
No acting experience is necessary in this role-playing game, but you SHOULD be able to take a light-heated attitude towards blackmail, larceny, deceit and murder! So much fun, it's almost criminal!
Call 816-701-3483 for more information.

Weight-Loss Support Group
Join us as we learn about good habits that will help you maintain a healthy weight.

Get in the mood for Kansas City’s hosting of the All-Star Game with this lineup of memorable baseball-themed movies. There’s something for everyone: fantasy, romance, comedy, melodrama, real-life stories, and a big-league musical. Hollywood hits homer after homer with these classics.