THE KANSAS CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY
EVENTS THIS WEEK
Monday, May 21 - Sunday, May 27, 2012
SIGNATURE EVENTS


Wednesday, May 23 - 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Zachary Karabell: Chester Alan Arthur
Bon vivant Chester Alan Arthur was propelled into the presidency by an assassination and then defied the federal patronage system that had nurtured him.



Thursday, May 24 - 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Meet the Past: Willa Cather
Be part of the studio audience as Meet the Past continues with Crosby Kemper III interviewing Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather as portrayed by actress Jan Chapman.

PRESENTATIONS & ACTIVITIES


Tuesday, May 22 - 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Catherine Futter - Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs, 1851-1939
Curator Catherine Futter and her colleagues provide a behind-the-scenes look at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art's major exhibit drawn from almost a century of world's fairs.

FILMS


Sunday, May 27 - 2:00 p.m.
L.H. Bluford Branch, 3050 Prospect Ave.
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin (2003)
This documentary film screening takes a look at an unheralded pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement.



Vincente Minnelli: A Little Magic

Director Vincente Minnelli believed movies should provide "a little magic." He delivered just that in his dramas, comedies, and especially his celebrated musicals.

 

Monday, May 21 - 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
The Clock (1945)

Not Rated (90 min.)

 

Saturday, May 26 - 1:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
An American in Paris (1951)

Not Rated (113 min.)


EXHIBITS


May 5, 2012 - July 1, 2012
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
A State Divided: The Civil War in Missouri

The exhibit The Civil War in Missouri depicts the bitter infighting in a state where citizens' loyalties were divided between the Union and the Confederacy.




May 5, 2012 - June 30, 2012
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Fred Geary: Missouri Master of the Woodcut

An exhibit of original woodcut prints created by Fred Geary, an artist for the famed Fred Harvey Company, whose art often celebrated rural, working-class Midwestern life.




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.




Now On Display
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.




Now On Display
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.


NEXT WEEK
May 28 - June 3, 2012

 

Monday, May 28 · 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Film: Some Came Running (1958)
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Tuesday, May 29 · 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Barry Strauss: Masters of Command
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Wednesday, May 30 · 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Viral V. Acharya: Guaranteed to Fail
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Thursday, May 31 · 6:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St.
Simon Carrington Chamber Singers
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Thursday, May 31 · 6:30 p.m.
I.H. Ruiz Branch, 2017 W. Pennway
Cy Robinson: The Half Chance
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Saturday, June 2 · 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
City Market, 400 Grand St.
City Market Summer Book Sale
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Saturday, June 2 · 1:30 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Film: Field of Dreams (1989)
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Sunday, June 3 · 1:30 p.m.
Plaza Branch, 4801 Main.
Film: A Midsummer Night's Dream (1953)
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Sunday, June 3 · 2 p.m.
Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
Paul L. Hedren - After Custer: The Transformation of Sioux Country
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