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Mallory O’Meara shares the story of the “most daring actress in pictures.” in a discussion of her new book about Helen Gibson, America’s first stuntwo...

Join us for a celebration of local art at the 12th annual Art in the Loop Project kickoff event, featuring a musical performance by Monarch Duo, a tra...

Kansas City PBS host Nick Haines moderates a discussion on the state of aging and caregiving in Kansas City, in light of actor Bradley Cooper's new PB...

MSNBC anchor Jonathan Capehart shares stories from his new book Yet Here I Am about growing comfortable with his identity as a gay Black man and the i...

The 2025 Off the Wall rooftop film series, Color Our World, celebrates the power of joy and creativity in different hues. The classic 1980s film Prett...

In honor of Juneteenth, local historian Erik Stafford explores how African Americans in Kansas City pursued freedom, from escaping their enslavers thr...

The story of the early struggle for LGBTQ+ rights has typically been told from the perspective of coastal cities like New York and San Francisco. Auth...

In a June 18th edition of KMBC 9 Chronicle, Emmy-nominated anchor Jamie Weiss explores the history of Kansas City barbecue. Weiss moderates a conversa...

Fried Green Tomatoes (PG-13, 130 min.) is the second film in this year’s Off the Wall rooftop film series following the theme Color Our World. A middl...

The 2025 Off the Wall rooftop film series celebrates our Summer Reading theme, Color Our World. The series continues with the shark-infested Deep Blue...