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EVENTS THIS WEEK
Monday, June 29 - Sunday, July 5, 2009 |
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Tuesday, June 30 · 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Meet the Past: Jesse James
Be a part of the KCPT filming of a conversation with the Missouri-born outlaw who became one of the most infamous bank and train robbers in American history
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Wednesday, July 1 · 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
The Battle of Gettysburg:
Why It Mattered
On the 146th anniversary of the battle that would become the namesake for Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, a panel of military historians discusses The Battle of Gettysburg: Why It Mattered
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TALKS, PRESENTATIONS & ACTIVITIES |
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Monday, June 29 · 1:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
The Merry Wives of Windsor:
The Many Faces of Falstaff
A discussion of Falstaff, the opportunistic schemer who has been the inspiration for songs, paintings, and operas
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Monday, June 29 · 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Faye and Aliza Kellerman: Prism
Mother/daughter writing team Faye and Aliza Kellerman discuss their new novel about three teenagers caught in a frightening alternate reality
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Saturday, July 4 · 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
City Market, 400 Grand St.
Friends of the Library
Summer Book Sale Series
Join us on the first Saturday of every month (April through September) as the Friends of the Library present the second annual City Market Summer Book Sale Series
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Sunday, July 5 · 1 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
The Winds and Words of War
An exhibit featuring 40 framed original posters from World War I
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Sunday, July 5 · 1 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Red Desert, Green Prairie, Blue Sky: Photographing the West
A striking photo display documents the cultural landscape of the Great Plains, with a focus on the Central Kansas prairie
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Sunday, July 5 · 1 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Visions of the Universe
Described as "a visual journey through 400 years of progress in our ability to fathom what lies beyond planet Earth," Visions of the Universe explores astronomy from Galileo's initial findings to the latest results of the Hubble Space Telescope
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Monday, June 29 · 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Flash of Genius (2008)
Giving Them the Business series: Celebrate the Grand Opening of the H&R Block Business and Career Center with a film series depicting the highs (and lows) of the business world
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NEXT WEEK
July 6 - July 12, 2009 |
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Monday, July 6 · 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Film: Paths of Glory (1957)
Tuesday, July 7 · 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Steven Hawley: Galileo, Apollo,
and Beyond
Thursday, July 9 · 7 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Summerfest
Friday, July 10 · 7 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Return of the La-Las
Saturday, July 11 · 1:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Film - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
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