EVENTS THIS WEEK
Monday, January 30 - Sunday, February 5, 2012 |
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Tuesday, January 31 - 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Robert Litan - From Wichita to the Wailing Wall: The Art of David Israel Litan Robert Litan discusses the life and art of his father, David Israel Litan, whose lithographs portraying scenes of Kansas and aspects of Jewish life and faith sold widely throughout the Sunflower State during his lifetime, most of which was spent in Wichita.
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Thursday, February 2 - 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Randy Roberts - A Team for America: The Army-Navy Game that Rallied a Nation Randy Roberts discusses how a 1944 college football contest played by West Point cadets and Annapolis midshipmen captivated an American public seeking heroism and hope.
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PRESENTATIONS & ACTIVITIES
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Friday, February 3 - 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Friday Night Family Fun: Coterie Theatre's Freedom Sisters Friday Night Family Fun celebrates Black History Month with The Coterie Theatre's presentation of Freedom Sisters: Stamping, Shouting, Singing Home tour. Recommended for children 5th through 12th grade.
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January 9 - March 11, 2012
All locations
Destination: Anywhere!
Adult Winter Reading Program "Destination: Anywhere!" offers readers some of the most captivating vistas put into print, scenic landscapes that create a mood and motivate men and women to act on instinct, impulse, or whim. These destinations are places that shape people - and shape readers. Participants who complete five (5) books will be entered to win a Nook e-reader.
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Robert Wise: Hollywood Journeyman
Director Robert Wise produced an astonishing range of films - from musicals to sci-fi and horror, historic epics, romance, and more.
Monday, January 30 - 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Rated G (131 min.)
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Too Good to Pass Over: A Celebration of Black Oscar Winners
This film series curated by Fox 4 News film critic Shawn Edwards offers films for black audiences that the Academy Awards could not deny.
Saturday, February 4 - 1:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Lilies of the Field (1963)
Not Rated (94 min.)
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Searching the Psyche through Cinema: Four Films by
Woody Allen A free semi monthly series of films followed by discussions (featuring cinema and psychoanalysis experts) examining Woody Allen, the most deliberately neurotic American filmmaker. Sunday, February 5 - 1:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) Rated PG-13 (103 min.)
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January 21, 2012 - February 26, 2012
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
From Wichita to the Wailing Wall: The Art of David Israel Litan An original exhibit featuring the art of David Israel Litan, From Wichita to the Wailing Wall reflects the artist's pride in his family, his Jewish faith, and the Kansas communities where he spent much of his life.
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October 8, 2011 - February 2, 2012
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Green Exposures Exhibit The result of a year-long contest, Green Exposures is a collection of photographs shot in Kansas City's parks and featuring among others Nikita the polar bear, ethnic dancers, Gillham Park shrouded in mist, and the Pioneer Mother.
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Now On Display
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Kansas City Architecture A to Z Kansas City Architecture A to Z, with apologies to O, R, T, V, X, Y, is a special exhibit based on a book by Kansas City Star writer and editor Steve Paul that celebrates the city's historic, invigorating, and eclectic scene one letter at a time.
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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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NEXT WEEK
February 6 - February 12, 2011
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Monday, Feb. 6 · 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Film: Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
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Tuesday, Feb. 7 · 10 a.m.
Westport Branch, 118 Westport Rd.
Brother John Anderson - The Buffalo Soldiers: Black Knights of the West
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Tuesday, Feb. 7 · 1 p.m.
Waldo Branch, 201 East 75th St.
Brother John Anderson - The Buffalo Soldiers: Black Knights of the West
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Tuesday, Feb. 7 · 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Lee Ward - The Final Sendoff: African-American Funeral Homes
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Wednesday, Feb. 8 · 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Adam Arenson - The Great Heart of the Republic: St. Louis and the Cultural Civil War
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Thursday, Feb. 9 · 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Jennifer Phegley - Courtship and Marriage in Victorian England
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Friday, Feb. 10 · 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Friday Night Family Fun: 19th Annual Young Writers Contest Grand Reception
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Saturday, Feb. 11 · 1:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Film: Glory (1989)
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Saturday, Feb. 11 · 2 p.m.
Westport Branch, 118 Westport Rd.
James Christopher Edwards: "Bloody" Bill Anderson
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Sunday, Feb. 12 · 2 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Coterie Theatre: Dramatic Story Time
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