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All day	Friday FUN Days @ Central Youth Services! Fri, 06/08/2012 - 1:00pm - Fri, 07/27/2012 - 1:00pm Central Library 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! POETRY BEATS WITH HIP HOP ACADEMY'S T-BLAZE @ Central Teen Services Every Thursday afternoon at 1 pm! Thu, 06/07/2012 - 1:00pm - Thu, 07/26/2012 - 1:00pm Central Library 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! TEEN CRAFTS @ Central Youth Services! EVERY WEDNESDAY BEGINNING JUNE 6, 2012 Wed, 06/06/2012 - 1:00pm - Wed, 07/25/2012 - 1:00pm Central Library 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 What Fools These Mortals Be! Mon, 06/04/2012 - 1:30pm - Mon, 06/25/2012 - 1:30pm Plaza Branch 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 @ Central Youth Services Every Day, Monday-Friday, Noon-12:45 pm! Mon, 06/04/2012 - 12:00pm - Tue, 07/31/2012 - 12:00pm Central Library 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 A State Divided: The Civil War in Missouri Sat, 05/05/2012 - 10:00am - Sun, 07/01/2012 - 5:00pm Central Library 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: Missouri Master of the Woodcut Sat, 05/05/2012 - 10:00am - Sat, 06/30/2012 - 9:00pm Central Library 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. New Compositions: The Dance Portraiture of Orval Hixon Sat, 06/11/2011 (All day) - Tue, 12/31/2013 (All day) Central Library 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. The Legacy of Kansas City’s Hare & Hare Thu, 03/31/2011 - 9:00am - Mon, 12/31/2012 - 5:00pm Plaza Branch 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.
10:00 am	Preschool Storytime Fri, 06/15/2012 - 10:30am Plaza Branch Bring toddlers ages 18-36 months for a 20 minute storytime, followed by a fun craft in the Art Spot. Email Basics Fri, 06/15/2012 - 10:30am Lucile H. Bluford Branch In this class participants will receive a free email account (optional) and will learn how to send and receive as well as create folders to organize your messages and more. Call (816) 701-3482 to register for this class or just show up. Story Time Fri, 06/15/2012 - 10:30am - 12:30pm North-East Branch Summer Reading: Story-time and Craft Come explore your world through our Storytime and make a fun craft related our theme "Father's Day".
2:00 pm	Excel II Fri, 06/15/2012 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm Central Library Move beyond the basics of Excel with this class. Advance formatting and dropdown lists will be some of the topics covered. Call 701-3449 to register.
5:00 pm	Runescape@Ruiz Lock-in Fri, 06/15/2012 - 5:00pm - 10:00pm Irene H. Ruiz Biblioteca de las Americas Join your friends for online gaming in this after-hours event. Permission slip must be signed by a parent or guardian prior to the event starting. Reservations necessary due to limited space. Call Julie at 701-3487 for more information. Yu-Gi-Oh! and Magic the Gathering Fri, 06/15/2012 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm 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.
8:00 pm	Off-The-Wall Film Series: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) Fri, 06/15/2012 - 8:45pm Central Library City Market watering hole Harry’s Country Club has joined forces with the Library to bring rock ‘n’ roll movies to the summer Off-the-Wall film series. Entitled Procreation, Pharmaceuticals, and Backbeat-Driven/Blues-Based Music (think about it), this series dishes comedy, a dash of drama, and a whole lot of toe-tapping, head-bobbing (if not head-banging) music.