The North-East branch will be closed Monday, September 23, for staff training.
Signature Event
Sunday, December 2, 2012
2:00pm
In Person
Architectural historian Keith Eggener looks at the heritage of architect Louis Curtiss (1865-1924), often describ...
Signature Event
Sunday, November 11, 2012
2:00pm
In Person
For prize-winning geographer James Shortridge, Kansas City is more than the sum of cultural icons like barbecue, jazz, and sports...
Signature Event
Sunday, October 21, 2012
2:00pm
In Person
Peabody Award-winning radio personality Michael Lasser explores the songs inspired by our town, from “Everything’s Up To Date in...
Signature Event
Sunday, October 14, 2012
2:00pm
In Person
Jim Chappell has accumulated a treasure trove of sports memorabilia that covers the walls of his restaurant. Dozens of sports persona...
Signature Event
Sunday, September 16, 2012
2:00pm
In Person
In 1911 art-minded Missourians hired the nation’s leading artists to decorate the new Missouri statehouse, and the works they created were consider...
Signature Event
Sunday, September 9, 2012
2:00pm
In Person
The 1940 U.S. Census revealed that Missouri had 3.8 million residents, there were 1.8 million Kansans, and Kansas City, Missouri, was home to 400,0...
Signature Event
Sunday, August 26, 2012
2:00pm
In Person
Civil War battlefields stubbornly conceal their secrets and their archaeology remains a buried, largely untapped source of historical information....
Signature Event
Sunday, July 15, 2012
2:00pm
In Person
Since his first celluloid depiction in 1908, Jesse James has been the subject of more than 40 films and has been portrayed by the likes of Tyrone P...
Signature Event
Sunday, June 24, 2012
2:00pm
In Person
Author Brandon G. Kinney explores the complex series of events that led to the brief but bloody Mormon War of 1838...
Signature Event
Sunday, June 3, 2012
2:00pm
In Person
On the eve of the 136th anniversary of the famous “Last Stand,” retired National Park Service Superintendent Paul L. Hedren asks: Was...