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 Mattie Ross: A Portrait of Feminist Heroism or Traditional Masculinity? Thursday, October 24, 2013 6:30pm Plaza Branch In Person Is True Grit’s Mattie Ross a genuine feminist hero or a merely a woman who mimics traditional masculinity? Panelists Brenda... 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 Rooster: The Life and Times of the Real Rooster Cogburn Sunday, October 6, 2013 2:00pm Central Library In Person The... Read More
Signature Event Lady at the O.K. Corral: The True Story of Josephine Marcus Earp Tuesday, September 24, 2013 6:30pm Plaza Branch In Person For nearly 50 years Josephine Marcus Earp was the common-law wife of Wyatt Earp, the legendary hero of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. As an indep... 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