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Mattie Rhodes and the Indelible Impressions of Art

Wednesday, December 19, 2018 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Jenny Mendez, director of cultural arts of the Mattie Rhodes Center, joins Kansas City-based artist and facilitator Olivia Cl...

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Hare & Hare, Landscape Architects and City Planners

Sunday, January 6, 2019 2:00pm

Central Library

In Person

Authors Carol Grove and Cydney Millstein sit down with former Kansas City council member Jan Marcason...

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'The Greatest Battle Implement Ever Devised'

Wednesday, January 16, 2019 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Thomas E. Ward of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College traces the history and impact of a weapon that occupies a special p...

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The Age of Eisenhower

Wednesday, January 23, 2019 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

University of Virginia historian William I. Hitchcock takes stock of Dwight Eisenhower’s far-reaching legacy as president in a discus...

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Making Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration

Thursday, January 31, 2019 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Kansas City artist Ben Wills details his outreach to prisoners and how it has affected his approach to his work. The presentation coi...

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Airplanes

January 12, 2019 - March 31, 2019

Central Library

Kansas City artist Benjamin Todd Wills has corresponded with thousands of prisoners over the years. When one sent him a paper airplan...

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Eisenhower's Middle Road

January 23, 2019 - May 22, 2019

Central Library

Dwight D. Eisenhower’s leadership style as president reflected his practical, level-headed Midwestern roots: Work from the middle to accomplish what t...

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Becoming American: The Century of Immigration

Monday, January 14, 2019 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Immigration is a central component of the American narrative. The Library launches a six-week series of film screenings and discussions exploring i...

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Through the Photographer's Lens: Kansas City's African American Community

Sunday, February 10, 2019 2:00pm

Central Library

Powerful imagery of protests and violence helped bring attention to America's civil rights movement. Black photographers of the era broadened the nati...

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Becoming American: Promise and Prejudice

Monday, February 11, 2019 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

The Library continues its examination of immigration, exploring the tension between America’s historical acceptance of newcomers and periodic backlash...

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