The Plaza branch will close early at 5 p.m. Monday, July 1, due to water line repairs.
Signature Event
Sunday, August 20, 2017
2:00pm
Art historian Joan Stack explores how two 1845 paintings by Missouri artist and politician George Caleb Bingham may have reflected anxiety about Pr...
Signature Event
Friday, August 11, 2017
8:00pm
Doors open: 8 pm • Program: 8:45 pm...
Signature Event
Friday, July 14, 2017
8:00pm
In Person
Doors open: 8 pm • Program: 8:45 pm...
Signature Event
Sunday, July 9, 2017
2:00pm
The world’s eyes were drawn in April to the iconic tower of Kansas City’s Liberty Memorial, site of the official centennial commemoration of our count...
Signature Event
Sunday, June 25, 2017
2:00pm
Infamous characters and sensational incidents abounded in the Ozarks immediately after the Civil War and well into the 20th century. The mining distri...
Signature Event
Friday, June 9, 2017
8:00pm
In Person
Doors open: 8 pm • Program: 8:45 pm...
Signature Event
Friday, May 12, 2017
8:00pm
In Person
Doors open: 8 pm • Program: 8:45 pm...
Signature Event
Sunday, May 7, 2017
2:00pm
The latter half of the 20th century saw a boom in the construction of arenas as cities recognized the value of multipurpose venues. That included Kans...
Signature Event
Sunday, April 23, 2017
2:00pm
In Person
To the delight of local beer aficionados, Kansas City has seen a recent proliferation of new breweries, building on a history that dates to the 185...
Signature Event
Sunday, March 5, 2017
2:00pm
In Person
In 1894, when women’s lives and choices were restricted and their influence was limited, a group of Kansas Citians answered a call to “stand shoulder...