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Sunday, May 20, 2012
2:00pm
Historian Brooks Blevins examines a brutal 1929 murder and rape in the Arkansas Ozarks and demonstrates how press coverage of the ens...
Sunday, October 9, 2016
2:00pm
On the journey through dementia, moments of connection are priceless. In a discussion of her new book Connecting in the Land of Dementia:...
Thursday, March 8, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
Urban planner Joe Minicozzi looks at the “math” of effective city building, i.e., the financial implications of land use decisions in municipalities l...
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
9:00pm
In Person
Steven Pinker discusses his book, The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature, on...
There’s a story – important and real-life – behind 9 to 5, both the iconic workplace-revenge movie and the catchy Dolly Parton song.&...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
6:30pm
Bestselling author Arthur Phillips discusses his new...
Saturday, August 19, 2017
2:00pm
In Person
Humanity has explored far beyond the reaches of Earth, nearly to the edge of interstellar space (and we’re getting closer every day). We have visit...
Sunday, August 12, 2018
2:00pm
In Person
The Library examines the history of the Kansas City chapter of the polarizing Black Panther Party and its founder, Pete O’Neal, starting with a screen...
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
6:30pm
In Person
What does film tell us about our fascination with and perception of the moon? University of Missouri-Kansas City film studies professor Mitch...
Monday, October 11, 2010
8:30pm
Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. David Kessler discusses his new book The End of Overeating...