LEGO Block Party

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We’ll have construction challenges, free builds, plus throw in some stealth STEM skills.

Grades 6-12; no registration needed.

High School Book Club

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You choose the book!  Pick a book to go with the monthly theme and come chat about it.  We’ll also select the theme for the next month.  Brown bag suppers are welcome; dessert’s on us.  Bonus Beverage–hot chocolate!

January’s theme is “pirates” .

Grades 9-12; no registration needed.

Middle School Book Club

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Read a book that ties in with the theme and come ready to chat about it.  You choose the book you read.

January’s theme is “science fiction”.  Feel free to bring a brown bag supper; dessert is on us.  Bonus Beverage–hot chocolate!

Grades 6-8; no registration needed.

Anime/Manga Hangout

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Anime and manga fans, this one’s for you. Meet other fans, watch anime, chat/rant/discuss; feel free to bring your drawings or sketchbook. Plus, we’ll have snacks.

Grades 6-12; no registration needed.

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Join us for friendly games for fun and practice. No formal instruction provided.

Grades 6-12; no registration needed.

Casual Chess

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Join us for friendly games for fun and practice. No formal instruction provided.

Grades 6-12; no registration needed.

Game Night–Unplugged

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We have new games–yay holidays!–come help us unwrap them!  We’re “unplugged” this month, so it’s cards, chess, and board games. (Taking a break from video games.)  And, of course, snacks.

Grades 6-12; no registration needed.

Harry Potter Book Night

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Suggested age: K-5th grade
Back by popular demand! Come experience a day in the life of a Hogwarts student. Costumes are encouraged but not required.

In French Fiddle Tunes and Tall Tales: The French Creole Story of Missouri

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Beginning in 1699 with the building of villages like Cahokia and Kaskaskia, and later Ste. Genevieve and St. Louis, along the Mississippi River, French colonists from western France and Quebec merged with the native populations in what is now Missouri to create a Creole culture that is still unique from its cousins in Louisiana and Canada. As this early Missouri population grew throughout the mid- and late eighteenth century and changed the wild Missouri landscape to one with a distinct French flavor, it would eventually leave its legacy, not only through town names and landmarks but also in songs, language, stories, and food. Via 300-hundred-year-old traditions like the annual “La Guillannee” French New Year tradition, this exciting program will take the listener on a fascinating trip through the French Creole history of Missouri from both a historical and cultural perspective, highlighting the enduring French identity of places like Ste. Genevieve and Old Mines through ancient French folktales, haunting ballads, and foot-stomping fiddle tunes.

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This program is in partnership with the Missouri Humanities Council.