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Join us on June 7 for the Up, Up and Away Release Party
Meet our guest author, Marlon James, and hear some of our student authors read their pieces Our first Young Authors' Book Project is published! Up, Up and Away: Advice and Adventures from the Future...
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We need you onboard! Help us support more students in the 2016-17 school year through our Storytelling and Bookmaking Field Trips.The MOI Board of Directors has created a $3,000 matching fund for our...
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Dave Eggers + Marlon James' Record Collection: A Night to Support MOI
Dave Eggers and Marlon James are sharing their favorite records at an exclusive event to expand Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute’s programming. Attend an intimate gathering with two of America's...
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Dave Eggers Matching Gift Challenge
This Give to the Max Day, Dave Eggers has challenged MOI to raise $10,00 - and matched it dollar for dollar! We've already reached HALFWAY to our goal. Our thoughts? Wow. And most importantly, thank...
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Join us for An Evening with RT Rybak
Tickets are now on sale for a literary evening with R.T. Rybak (though we don’t have too many left)! Rybak will read from his new book, Pothole Confidential, and we will hold a book drive for gently...
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Order your Swag: Our New Online Store!
Avast ye! What’s better than stopping by MOI Headquarters and picking up some winter gear or a funky fresh blue t-shirt? Doing so online! The Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute is proud to announce...
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Trivia for Cheaters: Hosted by Jana Shortal
What are you doing on Wednesday, March 22nd, around 7 p.m.?If you've got plans, we're sure they're great, but you should really be playing trivia with us at the Turf Club! And it's not just any trivia...
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What's Happening with Young Authors' Book Project?
Kao Kalia Yang, the award-winning author of The Latehomecomer and The Song Poet, spoke with our partner classroom for the Young Authors' Book Project (Ms. Cohen’s 9th-grade classes) at Como Park...
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The Magic of Storytelling
by MOI Volunteer Jacey Choy “Is the Captain really on a submarine?” a fourth-grader asked me, looking askance at Max, the leader, who was talking to the field trip group.I looked at her and smiled....
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What'd I Miss? Kate DiCamillo and Dave Eggers.
by Max Meier From left to right: Phillip, Dave Eggers, Kate DiCamillo, Kortney, Way. Opening its doors in May of 1974, the Illusion Theater has been working to illuminate the myths and realities of...
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