Events

Friday, June 22 2012

Time Items
All day
Fri, 06/08/2012 - 1:00pm - Fri, 07/27/2012 - 1:00pm

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!

Thu, 06/07/2012 - 1:00pm - Thu, 07/26/2012 - 1:00pm

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!

Wed, 06/06/2012 - 1:00pm - Wed, 07/25/2012 - 1:00pm

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

Mon, 06/04/2012 - 1:30pm - Mon, 06/25/2012 - 1:30pm

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.

Mon, 06/04/2012 - 12:00pm - Tue, 07/31/2012 - 12:00pm

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

Sat, 05/05/2012 - 10:00am - Sun, 07/01/2012 - 5:00pm

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.

Sat, 05/05/2012 - 10:00am - Sat, 06/30/2012 - 9:00pm

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.

Sat, 06/11/2011 (All day) - Tue, 12/31/2013 (All day)

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.

Thu, 03/31/2011 - 9:00am - Mon, 12/31/2012 - 5:00pm

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
Fri, 06/22/2012 - 10:30am

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

Fri, 06/22/2012 - 10:30am

This class will teach you the basics of word-processing. Word-processing is basically typing using a computer. Learn to format letters; create tables and other fun things. Call (816) 701-3482 to register for this class or just show up.

Fri, 06/22/2012 - 10:30am - 12:30pm

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

11:00 am
Fri, 06/22/2012 - 11:00am
2:00 pm
Fri, 06/22/2012 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Babaloo is a one-man musical comedy act for kids of all ages. Be warned; this is no run-of-the-mill kids' crooner. A Babaloo performance is a high-energy, over-the-top, fun-filled experience. "My shows have been called 'carefully controlled chaos,'" says Babaloo. "There's no 'criss-cross-applesauce, sit-still-and-zip-your-lip' stuff. But there is lots of shouting and singing; dancing and stomping; magic and mayhem; bean-bag-bopping and bubble-popping and bucket-beating - whatever it takes to keep everyone energized and laughing!"

Fri, 06/22/2012 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Need an e-mail account for job hunting but don’t know the first thing about using one? This class will help you get a free e-mail account and learn how to use it to aid in your job search. Call 701-3449 to register

5:00 pm
Fri, 06/22/2012 - 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.

Fri, 06/22/2012 - 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.

6:00 pm
Fri, 06/22/2012 - 6:30pm

Enjoy a rockin’ night with children’s music sensation Babaloo!

Award-winning songwriter Rob Compton rocks the Library with a one-man musical comedy act for all ages. Kids participate with shouting, singing, stomping, and bean-bag popping. Babaloo’s music features upbeat tunes about sharing and acceptance. The show is in conjunction with The Summer Reading Program.