Events

Open through the 2012 World Series

Celebrate Kansas City’s All-Star summer with this new exhibit exploring our local baseball heritage.

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.

Learn the basic functions of your computer such as using the mouse and keyboard. This class also offers insights into hardware and software components. Registration is required. Call 701-3488 to register.

Learn what the Internet and your Internet browser can do for you!

Anime Weekend!!

Join us as we learn about good habits that will help you maintain a healthy weight.

When the going gets tough, Americans get going. They hop in the car and leave their troubles behind. At least that’s what Hollywood would have us believe, based on this decade-spanning selection of road movies.

Debra McArthur, author of several non-fiction books for young readers, tells how she created an authentic setting of 1855 Kansas Territory for her novel, A Voice for Kanzas.

Debra McArthur is originally from Springfield, Missouri. She attended the University of Missouri-Kansas City and earned both a B.A. and a M.A. degree in English. Debra also holds a M. F.A. in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University.