The Plaza branch will close early at 5 p.m. Monday, July 1, due to water line repairs.
Signature Event
Sunday, November 17, 2013
2:00pm
In Person
In the late 1940s and 1950s, Kansas City native Tommy Campbell won 50 professional fights and became the world’s No. 2 lightweight. B...
Signature Event
Thursday, October 17, 2013
6:30pm
Competition between Kansas and Missouri goes back to the years before the Civil War, when Jayhawkers and “border ruffians” battled over the issue of s...
Signature Event
Sunday, September 15, 2013
2:00pm
In Person
Though far from the fashion center of New York, Kansas City once boasted a large, vibrant garment manufacturing industry. During its heyday in the ear...
Signature Event
Sunday, September 8, 2013
2:00pm
Built in 1942 in Johnson County, Kansas, the Sunflower Ordnance Works quickly became the world’s largest producer of rocket propellant, an essential p...
Signature Event
Sunday, August 18, 2013
2:00pm
In Person
William Quantrill’s August 21, 1863 Confederate raid on Lawrence, Kansas, left nearly 200 men and boys dead and the city in flames. Film expert...
Signature Event
Sunday, July 21, 2013
2:00pm
Arguments may ensue on the merits of individual barbecue joints, but no one disputes the extent that the “culture” of B-B-Q has helped define everyday...
Signature Event
Thursday, July 11, 2013
6:30pm
When it opened 40 years ago, Kansas City International Airport and its three-terminal design was hailed as the most convenient airport in the country....
Signature Event
Sunday, January 20, 2013
2:00pm
Biographer Robert Farnsworth discusses his new eBook about the life, death, and legacy of Leon Jordan, a one-time po...
Signature Event
Thursday, January 17, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
Steve Kraske of KCUR’s Up to Date moderates a panel discussion about Kansas City’s financial planning. Feat...
Signature Event
Sunday, December 2, 2012
2:00pm
Architectural historian Keith Eggener looks at the heritage of architect Louis Curtiss (1865-1924), often described...