Events

Shortly after the camera was invented photographers began turning it on native peoples. But rarely were indigenous peoples viewed through the eyes of indigenous photographers. This exhibit features the work of indigenous artists (established and emerging) from North America, Peru, Iraq, and New Zealand.

This exhibit was made possible by the Mid-America Arts Alliance and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) didn’t just design a house. He saw each building as a fully integrated whole and painstakingly designed stained glass windows, furniture, carpeting, and even lighting fixtures to reflect his concept. This exhibit employs high-quality reproductions of Wright’s drawings of interiors, furnishings, and household objects.

Funded by a grant from Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts.

Between 1865 and 1880, Kansas attracted immigrants at a faster pace than anywhere else in the United States. This exhibit personalizes the story of immigration to the state over the last 150 years, revealing who these new Americans were, where they came from, and why they came to Kansas.

Americans by Choice was developed as part of the 150th anniversary celebration of the U.S. District Court of Kansas and is permanently on display in the Robert J. Dole Courthouse in Kansas City, Kansas. A traveling version of the exhibit is coming to the Library.

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.

Come join us for thirty minutes of fun stories, songs, and learning activities!

Sign up for a free email account and follow along as this tutorial teaches how to send, receive, and organize email. Call 816-701-3481 to register, or click here.

Come join us for lots of great stories, songs, fun learning activities and even a short movie - all geared for three and four-year-olds.

A farmer tries to change the behavior of his rowdy horses, who play all night and sleep all day.

All ages enjoy stories, songs, fingerplays and more. After stories sometimes we'll go to the vault to watch a short video. Sometimes we'll do simple crafts. Other times we just play with all of the fun toys and puzzles and games. Join us! Parking is Free.

Are you curious about what Powerpoint can do for you? Join us for an introduction to this multimedia tool that allows you to put together professional presentations. Call 816.701.3489 for more information. No registration is required.

Xbox360 and Wii game consoles are available at TeenGaming along with board games such as Chess and Monopoly. It’s about having fun with your friends and making new friends. Stop by and bring your games to share with Southeast teens.

Isn’t it about time for the South to once again secede from the Union? Comic travel writer Chuck Thompson thinks so, arguing that the South is not and never has been wholly committed to being part of the United States.

Thompson discusses his new book Better Off Without ‘Em: A Northern Manifesto for Southern Secession and dishes insight, humor, fearless politics, and sheer nerve. And lots of laughs. The book is based on his recent travels south of the Mason-Dixon Line.