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Octavia Butler, American science fiction author, wrote bestseller Kindred, as well as Parable of the Sower, and Wild Seed. Butler expanded Science...

We meet every Wednesday from 3-4pm. Come join us for conversation, and a game if everyone wants to play. Just an hour to get out of the weather and...

Kansas City Public Library in collaboration with Kansas City Swingout are excited to share an all-ages, all-inclusive social dance event free to th...

In times of turmoil and political crisis, poetry can act as a source of power and communication. From women’s suffrage to the Civil Rights Movement...

We meet every Wednesday from 3-4pm. Come join us for conversation, and a game if everyone wants to play. Just an hour to get out of the weather and...

Looking to make your money work for you? Join UMKC's Associate Professor and Chair of Finance, John M. Clark, Ph.D., CFA, CFP® for a discussion abo...

We meet every Wednesday from 3-4pm. Come join us for conversation, and a game if everyone wants to play. Just an hour to get out of the weather and...

Spoken word poetry is designed to be heard, not read. Spoken word poetry gives unique opportunities to be expressive through body language and to e...

Monsters in the shadows. Creepy tales around a campfire. Nothing is as delicious as the thrill of a scare. How do authors invent such hair-raising...

Want to write your own fantasy story but struggling to figure out where to even begin? In this class, we will go over the foundational aspects of f...