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Philip Heying: A Survey of Elemental Gratitude

September 23, 2023 - December 9, 2023

Central Library

Philip Heying sees Kansas’ vast, rolling Flint Hills grasslands not only for what they are today but also for the possibilities they hold for the futu...

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Invited to Life

August 26, 2023 - October 28, 2023

Central Library

Originally shown at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City, selected black-and-white portraits from B.A. Van Sise’s 90-photog...

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Mafia Dreams

Mafia Dreams: A True Crime Saga of Young Men at the End of an Era

Sunday, October 1, 2023 2:00pm

Central Library

In Person

Drawing from copious research and interviews with principal participants for his new book Mafia Dreams: A True Crime Saga of Young Men at the End of a...

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Invited to Life

Invited to Life: Artist Talk

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 6:00pm

Central Library

Online

In Person

Internationally known photojournalist and writer B.A. Van Sise discusses his exhibition Invited to Life, featuring selected black-and-white portraits...

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A People's History of Kansas City

A People’s History of Kansas City

Saturday, September 16, 2023 2:00pm

Central Library

In Person

In a special Missouri Valley Saturdays presentation, Suzanne Hogan, creator and producer of KCUR public radio’s A People’s History of Kansas City, dis...

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An Evening With Alexandra Brodsky

Tuesday, April 12, 2022 6:00pm

Central Library

Online

In Person

Alexandra Brodsky is a civil rights lawyer, author, and founder of Know Your IX, a youth-led organization working to fight gender violence in schools....

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Armenian Genocide

Armenian Genocide: Changing the Meaning of Massacre

Thursday, April 21, 2022 6:00pm

Central Library

Online

In Person

It was described at the time as “a massacre that changes the meaning of ma...

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Passing Through Missouri: Latter-day Saints Transmigration by River and Rail (1838-1868)

Sunday, April 24, 2022 2:00pm

Central Library

Online

In Person

The infamous Missouri Executive Order 44 – known as the Extermination Order – was issued by Gov. Lilburn W. Boggs on October 27, 1838, forcing thou...

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Indigenouse Cinema Now

Indigenous Cinema Now: Native American and First Nations Filmmaking in the 21st Century

Thursday, April 28, 2022 6:00pm

Central Library

Online

In Person

Using clips of movies from 1998’s seminal Smoke Signals to present-day releases, film and media history scholar Joanna Hearne...

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The Heart Is a Fist: Artist Roundtable Discussion Promo, with photograph by Dominique Brown of two Native American women

The Heart Is a Fist: Artists Roundtable Discussion

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 6:00pm

Central Library

Online

In Person

Indigenous artists featured in the Library exhibition The Heart Is a Fist talk about their inspirations and techniques in a panel discussion modera...

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