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 Can Anyone Stop Her? Wednesday, April 9, 2014 6:30pm Central Library In Person Remember Barack Obama’s subtle 2008 putdown of Hillary Clinton, when he called her “likable enough?” Maybe the joke is on him.... Read More
Signature Event The Voices of Heaven - Maija Rhee Devine Wednesday, March 5, 2014 6:30pm Central Library In Person Angela Elam of New Letters on the Air, aired locally on KCUR 89.3 FM, holds a public conversation with author and Indepen... 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 When Fashion Meets Power - Robin Givhan Thursday, December 5, 2013 6:30pm Central Library In Person Time magazine’s David Von Drehle and Pulitzer Prize-winning fashion critic Robin Givhan discuss When Fashion... Read More
Signature Event Covering Climate Change Thursday, November 14, 2013 6:30pm Central Library In Person Few journalists have studied the issue of global warming with the thoroughness of The New York Times’ Justin Gillis, who... Read More
Signature Event A Conversation with Patrick Rosal Tuesday, November 12, 2013 6:30pm Central Library In Person Patrick Rosal’s poetry, writes one critic, “skillfully navigates between despair and love, between violence and music, between los... Read More
Signature Event The Trouble Ball - Martin Espada Tuesday, October 22, 2013 6:30pm Central Library In Person Martin Espada, widely recognized as “the Latino poet of his generation,” joins Angela Elam from New Letters on t... Read More
Signature Event Aftermath of the Long War Wednesday, October 16, 2013 6:30pm Central Library In Person Time magazine editor-at-large David Von Drehle holds a public conversation with Washington Post reporter... Read More