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Meet the Past
Signature Event
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
6:30pm
In Person
New York-area pianist/vocalist John Bauers portrays legendary lyricist Johnny Mercer (“One More for My Baby,” “Moon River,” “Days of Wine and Roses”),...
Signature Event
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
6:30pm
In Person
A questionable court-martial ended Henry Ossian Flipper's military career in 1882—he'd be pardoned more than a century later—but it scarcely staine...
Signature Event
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
His comedies, histories, and tragedies have been performed worldwide for more than 400 years, but William Shakespeare’s personal life remains somethin...
Signature Event
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
6:30pm
In Person
The latest installment of Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III spotlights two of the Midwest’s greatest artists, Kansas City’s Thomas...
Signature Event
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
6:30pm
The latest installment of the Library’s Emmy Award-winning series, Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III, spotlights one of t...
Signature Event
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
A conversation with eminent writer Ernest Hemingway, as portrayed by Rusty Sneary....
Signature Event
Thursday, September 11, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
From Kansas City’s signature Country Club Plaza to pristine shopping districts and neighborhoods across the country, J.C. Nichols’ imprint on the Amer...
Signature Event
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Veteran re-enactor Charles Everett Pace brings his one man show to Kansas City to portray prominent abolitionist and social reform...
Signature Event
Thursday, October 10, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with Tom Bass, portrayed by veteran actor Wa...
Signature Event
Thursday, September 20, 2012
6:30pm
Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with Thomas Jefferson, as portrayed by Patri...