The North-East branch will be closed Monday, September 23, for staff training.
Signature Event
Friday, July 12, 2024
1:00pm
In Person
This road-tripping, hilarious, heart-wrenching, family-style adventure story is almost completely true, says author Pedro MartĂn. The Mexikid author,...
Signature Event
In Person
The West Coast celebrates Bigfoot and the East Coast has Champy, the purported lake monster claimed by both New York and Vermont. But Wisconsi...
Signature Event
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
What does film tell us about our fascination with and perception of the moon? University of Missouri-Kansas City film studies professor Mitch...
Signature Event
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
New York-area pianist/vocalist John Bauers portrays legendary lyricist Johnny Mercer (“One More for My Baby,” “Moon River,” “Days of Wine and Roses”),...
Signature Event
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
6:30pm
In Person
A questionable court-martial ended Henry Ossian Flipper's military career in 1882—he'd be pardoned more than a century later—but it scarcely staine...
Signature Event
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
His comedies, histories, and tragedies have been performed worldwide for more than 400 years, but William Shakespeare’s personal life remains somethin...
Signature Event
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
The latest installment of Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III spotlights two of the Midwest’s greatest artists, Kansas City’s Thomas...
Signature Event
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
6:30pm
In Person
Kansas Citians go to the polls in April and June to elect a mayor and 12 city council members who will direct the city for the next four years. Wha...
Signature Event
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
6:30pm
In Person
Kansas Citians go to the polls in April and June to elect a mayor and 12 city council members who will direct the city for the next four years. Wha...
Signature Event
In Person
A conversation with eminent writer Ernest Hemingway, as portrayed by Rusty Sneary....