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Signature Event
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
6:30pm
Military historian Louis DiMarco of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College discusses Operation Torch, the bold U.S.-British invasion o...
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Thursday, December 7, 2017
6:30pm
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In a discussion of his new book President McKinley: Architect of the American Century, acclaimed historian Robert Merry gives 2...
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Sunday, October 16, 2016
2:00pm
In 1966 – three years before New York’s Stonewall riots – Kansas City was the scene of the first national gathering of gay rights groups. From that me...
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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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Wednesday, March 22, 2017
6:30pm
High Noon remains one of the most revered movies of Hollywood's golden era, an Old West testament to loyalty and determination in the face of...
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Wednesday, March 29, 2017
6:30pm
In Person
Before embodying the American dream – co-founding H&R Block and building it into the world’s largest tax preparation company – Henry W. Bloch help...
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Wednesday, April 5, 2017
6:30pm
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Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy was three years into his incendiary search for Communists when Dwight Eisenhower assumed the presidency in 1953. Ike...
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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...
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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...
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Tuesday, August 6, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
Military historian Harry S. Laver of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College looks back at Paris’ deliverance in 1944 from mo...