All Library locations will be closed Tuesday, December 24 & Wednesday, December 25, for the Christmas holiday.
Doors open: 8 p.m. • Program: 8:45 p.m. The Bard goes to boarding school in She’s the Man (PG-13, 75 min., 2006), a teenage Twelfth Night tale. Viola (Amanda Bynes) disguises herself as her twin brother to make the soccer team; but things get complicated as she falls for a teammate (Channing Tatum). May 20 – Strange Brew (1983) June 17 – Warm Bodies (2013) July 15 – She's the Man (2006) August 19 – 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) September 16 – West Side Story (1961) 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 p.m.(Note: The Central Library closes at 5 p.m. on Fridays, but the doors reopen at 8 p.m. 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.