Doors open: 8 pm • Program: 8:45 pm In 10 Things I Hate About You (PG-13, 97 min., 1999), a retake of Taming of the Shrew, high school student Cameron (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is smitten with lovely sophomore Bianca (Larisa Oleynik), but he finds she’s forbidden from dating until her rebellious and unpopular older sister Katarina (Julia Stiles) has a boyfriend first. So a plan emerges to set up Kat with school bad boy Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger) in order to clear the way for the younger couple’s romance. The 2016 series is presented by The Kansas City Public Library and The Pitch. Sample some locally brewed ales and lagers courtesy of Kansas City Bier Company. This year’s series is part of an extended celebration of the Library’s Show-Me Shakespeare 2016, revolving around the special June exhibit First Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare. Doors open at 8 pm(Note: The Central Library closes at 5 pm on Fridays, but the doors reopen at 8 pm for Off-the-Wall audiences.) All movies begin at dusk (approximately 8:45 p.m.) Blankets and folding chairs welcome. No glass containers, please. In case of bad weather, screenings are moved indoors to the adjacent Helzberg Auditorium.
Free parking is available in the Library District parking garage at 10th and Baltimore. Bring your parking ticket for complimentary validation.