When first staged in New York City in 1935, Waiting for Lefty made a sensation of its playwright, Clifford Odets. He became the theatrical conscience of his generation, much as Arthur Miller and Tony Kushner would be later for theirs.

 

The Kansas City Zoo Zoomobile brings the world of the wild to you, offering a variety of exciting, interactive programs featuring awesome artifacts, fun science, captivating stories—and of course, live animals.

Appropriate for all ages.

One of a very few completely handwritten and illuminated Bibles produced since the invention of the printing press, The Saint John’s Bible is a masterpiece of the ancient crafts of calligraphy and illumination. Its team of scribes wrote on calfskin vellum, using turkey, goose, and swan quills with natural inks, hand-ground pigments, and gold and silver leaf gild.

Irish-born comedian David Nihill looks at how stand-up comedy principles can be applied to public speaking, drawing from his book Do You Talk Funny? 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (And Funnier) Public Speaker. Learn to deliver a speech with perfect timing, just the right touch of humor, and no flop sweat.