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Babaloo

Friday, July 26, 2024 6:00pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Babaloo brings his unique music and comedy all the way from St. Louis, Missouri. His performance is described as a “riotous and raucous affair, with s...

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Writers at War: Literature and the Wartime Experience

Wednesday, September 27, 2017 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

As part of the multi-library Big Read initiative revolving around The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien’s seminal book about the Vietnam War,...

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Woodrow Wilson

Monday, June 28, 2010 8:30pm

Offsite Location

In Person

Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with President Woodrow Wilson, as portrayed by...

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William Rockhill Nelson

Wednesday, July 25, 2012 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with Kansas City Star founder William Rockhill Nelso...

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William Allen White

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Meet the Past features Library Director Crosby Kemper III interviewing prominent historical figures (as portrayed by veteran Chautauqua p...

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William Clarke Quantrill

Tuesday, August 21, 2012 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with William Clarke Quantrill, portrayed by...

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Willa Cather

Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with Willa Cather, portrayed by Jan Chapman...

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We Gotta Get Out of This Place: The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War

Thursday, October 19, 2017 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

For many U.S. soldiers in Vietnam, music was the connection between battlefront and homefront and helped them cope with the complexities of the war...

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Voices of the Big Read: Open-Mic Poetry

Thursday, May 5, 2022 6:00pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Participants from Glenn North’s May 1 poetry workshop take the stage to share their work. The readings draw heavily from U.S. Poet...

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Viewing Vietnam: A Matter of Time and Place

Tuesday, October 31, 2017 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

The war experience in Vietnam varied greatly, depending on when and where you served. A panel of military veterans, convened by the U.S. Army Command...

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