Signature Event Pat Ireland and Kevin Sanders: History of Ragtime in Kansas City November 15, 2009 2:00pm Central Library Before Kansas City developed a jazz scene, ragtime was the music of choice. Many important ragtime composers hailed from Kansas City, which wa... Read More
Signature Event Heid Erdrich September 30, 2009 8:30pm Central Library The Kansas City Public Library hosts poet Heid Erdrich for a talk and reading from her latest poetry collection Nati... Read More
Signature Event Meet the Past: Television Series Sneak Peek October 1, 2009 8:30pm Plaza Branch Kansas City Public Library Director Crosby Kemper III, Director of Public Affairs Henry Fortunato, and renowne... Read More
Signature Event Jessica Lang: Choreographer October 5, 2009 8:30pm Central Library Critically acclaimed and award-winning choreographer Jessica Lang presents the first of three programs brought to the Library by... Read More
Signature Event Lester Goldman: Flights of Fancy Fulfilled October 2, 2009 8:30pm Central Library Artist Glenn Goldberg and art historian Elisabeth Kirsch will discuss the exhibit Lester Goldman: Flight... Read More
Signature Event Robert Wallace: Spycraft October 8, 2009 8:30pm Central Library Robert Wallace, the former director of the CIA’s Office of Technical Service, discusses his new book Spycraft: The S... Read More
Signature Event Bob Levy: The Dirty Dozen October 13, 2009 8:30pm Central Library Recommended reading: The Supreme Court... Read More
Signature Event Adrian Goldsworthy: How Rome Fell October 15, 2009 8:30pm Central Library Adrian Goldsworthy addresses perhaps the greatest of all historical questions in a presentation based on his monumental new work,... Read More
Signature Event CityBall: The Town Hall November 10, 2009 6:30pm Plaza Branch Metro Sports hosts a town hall to mark the one year anniversary of the release of CityBall, a documen... Read More
Signature Event A Safe Haven: Harry S. Truman and the Founding of Israel October 20, 2009 8:30pm Plaza Branch Recommended reading: History of Israel... Read More