Dan Cameron, artistic director of the upcoming Open Spaces 2018, sits down with Library Director Crosby Kemper III to discuss the ambitious, two-month cultural event. Opening August 25, it will showcase more than 100 visual and performing artists from the area and around the globe.
 

The Library again provides a perfect family-friendly starting point for your First Friday outing. Offerings include: Sunyoung Cheong’s Art in the Loop exercise (for children and adults) in assembling wood, plastic, foam, and fabric objects into unique wearables and exhibit pieces; a kite-decorating workshop led by Stacey Sharpe; and live, electronic-infused music by Katlyn Conroy and Nick Carswell.
 

Every guitarist has a six-string story. They tell tales of their first guitar, guitars lost or stolen, and guitars that chose the musician. Professional photographer and music lover Chuck Holley illustrates these musical memories with his book of full color portraits of the musicians and their beloved instruments.
 

After five weeks of drama classes the Young Actors Workshop participants are in the need an audience.

Enjoy comedic and dramatic performances by children ages 3-17 taught by theatre instructor John Mulvey, who holds a Bachelor of Theatre Arts degree from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas.