The Plaza branch will close early at 5 p.m. Monday, July 1, due to water line repairs.
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
Saturday, April 8, 2017
2:00pm
This is where technology has taken us: U.S. service members plotting and executing drone strikes half a world away, killing not only a faceless enemy...
Signature Event
Saturday, March 11, 2017
2:00pm
The tragedy of December 14, 2012 – 20 schoolchildren and six adult staff members dying at the hands of a 20-year-old gunman in Newtown, Connecticut ¬...
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...
Signature Event
Sunday, February 12, 2017
2:00pm
African-Americans have served proudly in every great American war, including the Civil War, where their verve and valor led to the establishment of al...
Signature Event
Sunday, January 15, 2017
2:00pm
Decades before women in the U.S. could vote, hold public positions, or choose from a full range of occupations, young women and girls in the Kansas Ci...
Signature Event
Saturday, January 14, 2017
2:00pm
The all-female Ovarian Psycos bicycle brigade has been riding through Eastside Los Angeles since 2011, cruising barrios and boulevards where women wer...
Signature Event
Sunday, December 4, 2016
2:00pm
In Person
As it did throughout America, World War II affected every facet of life in Franklin County, Kansas, from 1941-45. The experience there was captured by...
Signature Event
Sunday, November 20, 2016
2:00pm
While some cities owe their existence to lumber, oil, or steel, Kansas City is arguably – or perhaps not so arguably – built on food.
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