Signature Events

The Last Liberal Republican

John Roy Price

Richard Nixon lamented that he would be remembered only for Watergate and warming relations with China. He wasn’t wrong – about the wreckage of Watergate in particular – but his legacy also entails an ambitious social policy agenda that surprised Democrats, shocked conservatives, and seems nothing short of remarkable in these hyper-partisan, hew-to-the-party-line times. 

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Monday, December 6, 2021 - 6:30pm
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Poison for Breakfast

Lemony Snicket
Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket, discusses his new stand-alone, all ages book, Poison for Breakfast. Unlike the 13 volumes in the Series of Unfortunate Events that made Lemony Snicket a household name, Poison for Breakfast has a philosophical bent as well as one of mystery.  

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021 - 6:30pm
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Work in the (Post) COVID-19 Era

Kaleem Clarkson

The COVID-19 pandemic has reshuffled our country’s labor market. Businesses are struggling to hire and retain workers as many people rethink how, where – and in some cases, whether – they want to work. 

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Thursday, December 9, 2021 - 6:30pm
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Holiday Crafts

Friday Night Family Fun
Drop by the Plaza Branch’s Kid Corner anytime during this Friday Night Family Fun two-hour craft-making event. Elf yourself, creating a posable, paper-doll elf personalized with your face. Make and decorate felt trees, with candy canes as trunks. Create a no-mess winter scene, using bleeding art tissue instead of paint. Supply kits are provided while they last. (Ages 3 and up)
 
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Friday Night Family Fun
Friday, December 10, 2021 - 5:30pm
Plaza Branch

Dissident Formalisms

Armin Mühsam
In a discussion of his exhibit Dissident Formalisms, Kansas City artist Armin Mühsam examines the use of collage and found objects and how they inform his exploration of the dynamic between non-objectivity and representation – between the abstract and real life. 

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021 - 6:30pm
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Winter STEAM

Friday Night Family Fun
Drop by the Plaza Branch's Kids’ Corner anytime during this two-hour Friday Night Family Fun creative session, which employs science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics. Concoct a snowstorm in a jar, using oil and water. Make magic snowflakes with crystal snowflakes with Epsom salt. Employ science to create marbled ornaments. Supply kits are provided while they last. (Ages 3 and up) 
 
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Friday Night Family Fun
Friday, December 17, 2021 - 5:30pm

21 Pillars Heartland Tour: Empowering Communities to Redefine Public Safety

Almost 20 months after the killing of George Floyd by an arresting officer in Minneapolis, our country continues to struggle with police violence and efforts to reform a criminal justice system fraught with racial injustice. Communities across America – Black communities in particular – still see and fear threats to their freedom, to their safety, to their lives. 

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Friday, January 14, 2022 - 9:00am
Plaza Branch
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