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What Is Kansas City’s Long-Range Financial Plan?

Thursday, January 17, 2013 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Steve Kraske of KCUR’s Up to Date moderates a panel discussion about Kansas City’s financial planning. Feat...

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Guerrillas in Our Midst

August 18, 2013 - December 29, 2013

Central Library

Before and during the Civil War, Confederate guerrillas – men like William Clarke Quantrill, “Bloody Bill” Anderson, and Frank and Jesse James – battl...

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Quantrill in the Movies: John Tibbetts

Sunday, August 18, 2013 2:00pm

Central Library

In Person

William Quantrill’s August 21, 1863 Confederate raid on Lawrence, Kansas, left nearly 200 men and boys dead and the city in flames. Film expert...

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KCI Terminal Replacement: What Does the Future Hold?

Thursday, July 11, 2013 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

When it opened 40 years ago, Kansas City International Airport and its three-terminal design was hailed as the most convenient airport in the count...

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The Sack of Lawrence and the Guerrilla War

Wednesday, August 21, 2013 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

On the 150th anniversary of William Clarke Quantrill’s raid on Lawrence, Tony R. Mullis of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff...

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The Missouri-Kansas Economic Border War

Thursday, October 17, 2013 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Competition between Kansas and Missouri goes back to the years before the Civil War, when Jayhawkers and “border ruffians” battled over the issue of s...

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Primary Perspectives: The Administrators’ Take on KC’s 2015 Elections

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Kansas Citians go to the polls in April and June to elect a mayor and 12 city council members who will direct the city for the next four years. Wha...

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Primary Perspectives: The Politicos’ Take on KC’s 2015 Elections

Wednesday, March 18, 2015 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Kansas Citians go to the polls in April and June to elect a mayor and 12 city council members who will direct the city for the next four years. Wha...

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The Contrapuntal Poem: More Than One Way to Read (and Write)

Saturday, October 12, 2024 9:30am

Central Library

In Person

A contrapuntal poem (derived from the Italian contrapunto, “pertaining to a counterpoint”) is a poem made up of multiple poems, which invites reade...

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Writing a Ghost Story

Saturday, October 12, 2024 1:00pm

Central Library

In Person

Creepy tales told around a campfire. A book finished by flashlight under the covers. Nothing is as delicious as the thrill of a good ghost story. H...

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