Programs

Adult Events and Activities

Meet at Mia

Vitality Arts: Abstract Painting with Ilene Krug Mojsilov

Vitality Arts: Portraiture for Everyone!

Mia Matinee

Ask Me: At the Moulin Rouge

Stop &#038; Chat: Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room

Friends Lecture: Jody Folwell and Susan Folwell

Vitality Arts: The Art of Weaving: An Introduction to Frame Loom Weaving

Talk: Saints and Sinners: Tibetan Painting 1934

Friends Lecture: Max Bryant, Mia&#8217;s James Ford Bell Associate Curator of European Decorative Arts and Sculpture

Friends Lecture: Galina Olmsted, Featuring Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec&#8217;s &#8220;At the Moulin Rouge&#8221;

Friends Lecture: Deborah Roberts

Friends Lecture: Andy Barnes, Art of Mesoamerica

Friends Lecture: Megan Emery, Midwest Conservation Center

Friends Lecture: Joe Earle

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This fall and spring, get cozy in Mia’s Pillsbury Auditorium for free film screenings. Films are shown on the last Saturday of the month at 2 p.m. (1 p.m. in November). Free tickets required.
November 30 Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) 
In the 1920s, innocent members of the Osage tribe are victims of a series of unusual, inexplicable murders. Though Native Americans are relegated to the margins of society, the case captures the attention of the FBI, which launches a large-scale investigation under the guidance of its young, new leader, J. Edgar Hoover. 
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December 28 The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) 
The Grand Budapest Hotel recounts the adventures of Gustave H., a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune—all set against the backdrop of a suddenly and dramatically changing continent. 
Tickets available November 29.
January 25 Ink &amp; Linda (2022) 
Start your new year with the inspiring story of an unlikely friendship. This documentary feature centers on the unexpected collaboration of two artists from different disciplines and generations. Inksap is a first-generation Vietnamese American in his twenties who channels his pain and history in his street art, while Linda is a stateswoman in her seventies who is accomplished in the realm of modern dance. Together, they run around Los Angeles, putting their art in buildings while evading the authorities&#8217; prying eyes. 
Tickets available December 26.
February 22 13th (2016) 
In this thought-provoking documentary, scholars, activists and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom. 
Tickets available January 22.
March 29 Barbie (2023) 
Nothing says Women&#8217;s History Month like the girl power of Barbie (2023). Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans. 
Tickets available February 28.
April 26 Minari (2020) 
Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month a little early with Minari. A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of their own American dream. Amid the challenges of this new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they discover the undeniable resilience of family and what truly makes a home. 
Tickets available March 26.

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