Events

Poetry Beats With Hip Hop Academy’s T-Blaze at Central Teen Services!

Explore poetry from the basics to the beats and take your voice from the classics to the streets! Every Thursday, 1 pm-2-pm
Beginning June 7, 2012

All teens ages 13-18 welcome!

June 13- Up Cycling and Book Binding-
Repurpose old books into new journals or sketchbooks with Green Paper Crafts.

June 20- Bleached Out Glow in the dark Library Bags-
Bleach out your drawings on a canvas bag and then make it glow.

June 27- Zombie Felties- It’s ALIVE!
Frankenstein had the right idea when he pieced together his old school zombie monster. Sew up your own frightening mini zombie friends.

July 11th- Read the Stars-
Constellation themed mixed media and embroideries

Founded in 1993, the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival is dedicated to bringing the Bard’s great plays free of charge to Kansas City audiences.

The season kicks off on June 19 in Southmoreland Park with the magic-and-comedy-filled romance A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The next night, June 20, marks the opening of Antony and Cleopatra, a tragedy inspired by the famous romance between a Roman warrior and the Queen of Egypt.

Check out the following free presentations inspired by this year’s Heart of America Shakespeare Festival.

Kids Cafe at Central Youth Services

Free Lunch served everyday, Monday thru Friday, Noon– 12:45 pm
Beginning June 4, 2012

All youth ages 0-18 welcome

*Meals served ONLY to those 18 years of age and younger.
*ALL food must be consumed during the program on the premises

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.

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.

This class will teach you the basics of searching the Internet. Learn what a browser is and how it is used to find all kinds of interesting things online; what folders are, etc. Call (816) 701-3482 to register for this class or just show up.

Summer Reading: Story-time and Craft
Come explore your world through our Storytime and make a fun craft related to our Summer Reading theme; DREAM BIG!

The Help - Starring Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Bryce Dallas Howard

Set in the South, The Help examines the relationships between white women and their black maids.

This 2011 film is rated PG-13 and runs 146 minutes.

Come join us for a free afternoon movie and light refreshments.

Friday FUN Days!

Every Friday beginning June 7, 2012. Get you game on! Join us Central Youth Services for Games, Games and MORE Games! We'll be giving weekly Chess lessons, playing board games, card games, and MORE!

This class takes you beyond basic formatting in Microsoft Word. Tables and graphics are just some of the topics covered. Call 701-3449 to register

An after-hours book club and more! This month’s book is 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson. Permission slip must be signed by a parent or guardian prior to the event starting. Reservations necessary due to limited space. Call Julie at 701-3587 for more information.

Bring your Yu-Gi-Oh! and Magic the Gathering decks and challenge our champion deck builders. We play and trade cards every Friday night in the teen area.

Kansas City-based author and illustrator Shane Evans premieres the new musical based on his 2009 children’s book Olu’s Dream. Inspired by his father’s art, Olu and his friends embark on a series of adventures that span the universe – adventures that remind us of our own potential to dream and to make those dreams come true. Evans co-directs with Dianne Yvette.

Co-sponsored by the Francis Family Foundation.