Mr. Michael is coming! Mr. Michael is coming!Please join Mr. Michael for his Kidz in Motion program.There will be lots of singing, dancing and acrobatics.He will be at on the Platte City Library on Monday, July, 12 at 7:00pm. Join the FUN!
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Come to Kansas City
If you are a fan of the legendary rock band, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, then don’t miss their upcoming show to promote their new album Mojo at the Sprint Center on Tuesday, July 13th.
Summer is finally in full swing and for many people that means needing a place to cool off for a while. The Kearney branch is proud to offer programs for people of all ages, tables and sofas for reading and studying, and some awesome music to get you through the hot summer days. If you want to try something new, give these albums a whirl.
1. Purple by the Stone Temple Pilots (recommended by Karson H)
Nothing’s bigger than music. Everyone listens to it. I pooled a group of sonic wizards, heads of some of the nation’s greatest institutions of sound and they each gave me five essential summer records, CDs, and cylinders from their respective collections. The results:
Make a Splash with Dino O'Dell and the Veloci-Rappers will be at the Mid-Continent Public Library Kearney Branch Tuesday, July 13 at 7 p.m. Learn how to swim in peanut butter, swim with sharks and fix spaceships!
Make a Splash features Dino's interactive music and storytelling which engages children through singing, dancing, fill-in-the blank lyric writing, finger plays and counting songs.
Settle around a morning campfire and listen to the Songs and Stories of the Cowboy Thursday, July 15 9:30 or 10:30 a.m. at the Mid-Continent Public Library Kearney Branch. Join cowboy singer and songwriter Uncle Abe on a musical trail ride through the Old West complete with songs and stories full of lassos and lil’ doggies.
Legendary Jazz Musician, Fats Domino once wrote that he was ‘Going to Kansas City – Kansas City here I come!’ Whether you know the song or not, you probably know that Jazz is as important to Kansas City as Jack Stack Barbeque and the Christmas Lights on the Plaza every year. With summer half gone, Independence Day past, and back-to-school time just starting to appear on the horizon, you may be wondering what there is to do around town – or if there’s something you’ve never done before.
I don’t know about you, but when I read a book that I really, really like, I envision it as a movie. In my head, I cast actors, design sets, stitch costumes, and hire a director. I think we all know the thrill (and the fear) that comes when a favorite book is turned into a movie. But did you realize that there are plenty of people out there who read a book and hear music? Oh, they cast actors, design sets, stitch costumes, and hire a director in their heads, too, but they also write songs.
I went to the Buzz Under the Stars concert last Friday night and the band was doing their thing!
