Signature Event Ernest Hemingway Wednesday, October 1, 2014 6:30pm In Person A conversation with eminent writer Ernest Hemingway, as portrayed by Rusty Sneary.... Read More
Signature Event J.C. Nichols Thursday, September 11, 2014 6:30pm Plaza Branch In Person From Kansas City’s signature Country Club Plaza to pristine shopping districts and neighborhoods across the country, J.C. Nichols’ imprint on the Amer... Read More
Signature Event Frederick Douglass Wednesday, February 19, 2014 6:30pm Central Library In Person Veteran re-enactor Charles Everett Pace brings his one man show to Kansas City to portray prominent abolitionist and social reform... Read More
Signature Event Tom Bass Thursday, October 10, 2013 6:30pm Central Library In Person Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with Tom Bass, portrayed by veteran actor Wa... Read More
Signature Event The Sack of Lawrence and the Guerrilla War Wednesday, August 21, 2013 6:30pm Central Library In Person On the 150th anniversary of William Clarke Quantrill’s raid on Lawrence, Tony R. Mullis of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff... Read More
Signature Event Quantrill in the Movies: John Tibbetts Sunday, August 18, 2013 2:00pm Central Library In Person William Quantrill’s August 21, 1863 Confederate raid on Lawrence, Kansas, left nearly 200 men and boys dead and the city in flames. Film expert... Read More
Signature Event A Conversation with Roshann Parris Wednesday, May 15, 2013 6:30pm Central Library In Person Library Director Crosby Kemper III conducts a public conversation with Roshann Parris, president and CEO of the award-winning publ... Read More
Signature Event Thomas Jefferson Thursday, September 20, 2012 6:30pm Central Library Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with Thomas Jefferson, as portrayed by Patri... Read More
Signature Event William Clarke Quantrill Tuesday, August 21, 2012 6:30pm Central Library In Person Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with William Clarke Quantrill, portrayed by... Read More
Signature Event George Caleb Bingham Tuesday, August 7, 2012 6:30pm Offsite Location In Person Bingham (1811-1879) - portrayed by actor Robert Gibby Brand - returns for the Library's popular Meet the Past series... Read More