EVENTS THIS WEEK
Monday, October 3 - Sunday, October 9, 2011 |
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Monday, October 3 - 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Building the Gigabit City: Brainstorming a Google Fiber Roadmap The Social Media Club of Kansas City joins community thought leaders in a public discussion of how Google Fiber high-speed internet can impact the city's infrastructure, economy, educational systems, and beyond.
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Tuesday, October 4 - 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Susan Harris: Mark Twain and the Philippines KU professor Susan Harris examines a rarely seen political side of Mark Twain, whose questions about America's role in the world remain as relevant in 2011 as they were in 1900.
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Thursday, October 6 - 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
William C. Harris: Lincoln and the Border States Award-winning historian William C. Harris argues that Confederate campaigns and guerrilla activities kept the region in constant turmoil, and that those states preoccupied Lincoln throughout the war.
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Sunday, October 9 - 2 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Eric Adler & Laura Bauer - Joplin 5/22/11: Tragedy and Recovery in the Wake of an Epic Storm Kansas City Star reporters Eric Adler and Laura Bauer discuss a new book chronicling the paper's coverage of the tornado that devastated Joplin and the efforts of residents and volunteers who have helped the community heal.
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PRESENTATIONS & ACTIVITIES
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Wednesday, October 5 - 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Brian Selznick: Wonderstruck The Kansas City Public Library and the Reading Reptile present Caldecott winner Brian Selznick, who will present his latest book Wonderstruck. A percentage of the evening's book sales will be donated to the Turning the Page effort for Joplin public schools.
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Friday, October 7 - 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
The Central Standard
Variety Show Central Standard, the award-winning KCUR morning program, hosts a variety show to commemorate the one-year anniversary of its inception.
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Friday, October 7 - 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Friday Night Family Fun:
The Games of Tom Sawyer Cast members from KC Ballet's performance of Tom Sawyer - A Ballet in Three Acts teach children how to play some classic games from the novel.
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Sunday, October 9 - 2 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
The Hindu and the Cowboy The Hindu and the Cowboy, produced by the Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre, follows the lives of a Muslim student, a Shawnee cowboy, and a Jewish woman.
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The Outer Day-Lit World
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This film series, featuring characters whose blindness propels these dramatic stories, is presented in partnership with The Alphapointe Association for the Blind.
Monday, October 3 - 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Going Blind (2010)
Not Rated. (82 min.)
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Zombiemania
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Zombiemania is a cinematic craze unlike all others, offering filmmakers the opportunity to take a stock Hollywood premise and then completely freak out audiences by virtue of execution.
Saturday, October 8 - 1:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Rated R. (101 min.)
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August 31 - October 14, 2011
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Emma Lazarus: Voice of Liberty, Voice of Conscience This traveling exhibit explores the life and legacy of Emma Lazarus - a critic, advocate for the poor, early feminist, and champion of immigrants and refugees, as well as a poet.
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September 3 - October 30, 2011
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Mark Twain and Tom Benton: Pictures, Prose, and Song An art exhibit featuring original Thomas Hart Benton illustrations from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer that capture the spontaneity, humor, and fun in Twain's prose.
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Summer 2011 - Winter 2012
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
New Compositions: The Dance Portraiture of Orval Hixon New Compositions: The Dance Portraiture of Orval Hixon highlights the local legend's rich selection of photographic portraits, including images of some of the best-known dancers of his time.
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March 31, 2011 - March 31, 2012
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Century of Legendary Places: The Legacy of Kansas City's Hare & Hare
Century of Legendary Places is an exhibit celebrating the 100-year legacy of Hare & Hare - the firm responsible for many of Kansas City's most iconic and highly visible architectural landscapes.
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Now on Display
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
News Flash!
Photographs from the Kansas City Journal-Post Newspaper
A Missouri Valley Special Collections exhibit, News Flash! features candid images of celebrities and everyday people at work and play in Kansas City, published by the Kansas City Journal-Post between 1928-1942.
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NEXT WEEK
October 10 - October 16, 2011
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Monday, October 10 · 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Film: A Patch of Blue (1965)
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Monday, October 10 · 7 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
The Hindu and the Cowboy
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Tuesday, October 11 · 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
A Conversation with Mary Carol Garrity, founder of Nell Hill's
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Wednesday, October 12 · 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Public Art/Civic Catalyst -
A Local Perspective
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Thursday, October 13 · 7:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Andrew Berry: Charles Darwin's Theory Today
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Saturday, October 15 · 1:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Film: 28 Days Later (2002)
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Sunday, October 16 · 2 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Kelly Enright - Osa and Martin:
For the Love of Adventure
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