Curator Catherine Futter and her colleagues provide a behind-the-scenes look at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art's major exhibit drawn from almost a century of world's fairs.
Bon vivant Chester Alan Arthur was propelled into the presidency by an assassination and then defied the federal patronage system that had nurtured him.
Be part of the studio audience as Meet the Past continues with Crosby Kemper III interviewing Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather as portrayed by actress Jan Chapman.
This documentary film screening takes a look at an unheralded pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement.
Historian Barry Strauss delves into the personalities and methodologies of Alexander, Hannibal, and Caesar, ancient generals who offer valuable lessons 2,000 years later.
Economist Viral V. Acharya argues that the collapse of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac was virtually inevitable and discusses how we can limit the damage and avoid the same mistakes in the future.
Retired pastor Cy Robinson relates how at age 75 he wrote his first novel -- now part of a trilogy— and fought to have it published. Turns out it’s never too late.
Choral master Simon Carrington and his singers join 32 elite student vocalists in a “public rehearsal” to perform works by Frank Ticheli, Cesar Carrillo, and Matthew Harris.
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Join us for a screening of Max Reinhardt’s acclaimed 1935 film adaptation of Shakespeare’s magical romance, featuring Dick Powell, Olivia de Havilland, Joe E. Brown, James Cagney (as Bottom), and Mickey Rooney
The exhibit The Civil War in Missouri depicts the bitter infighting in a state where citizens’ loyalties were divided between the Union and the Confederacy.
Kansas City Architecture A to Z, with apologies to O, R, T, V, X, Y, is a special exhibit based on a book by Kansas City Star writer and editor Steve Paul that celebrates the city’s historic, invigorating, and eclectic scene one letter at a time.
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Summer Reading

June 1 - August 4, 2012

Summer Reading

Dream big as you enjoy reading this summer with the Library's Summer Reading programs for kids (ages 12 & under) and teens (ages 13-18)! Track your reading and earn prizes all summer! Registration begins June 1.

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KC Unbound Blog

“These Big Halls, When They Take Fire, Burn Like Hayricks”

Rev. Dr. Hermon D. Jenkins
May 17, 2012

In half an hour it was pretty much all over—except for the putting out, the cleaning up, and the starting over. The Rev. Dr. Hermon D. Jenkins had been pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church since 1895, nearly five years...

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This Week in Kansas City History

Dr. Hyde and Mr. Swope

Thomas Swope

May 16, 1910: Doctor Bennett Clark Hyde is found guilty of murder after philanthropist Thomas H. Swope and several of his family members die following Hyde’s purchase of cyanide capsules and test tubes of typhoid cultures.

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Film Blog

Program Notes: The Clock (1944)

The Clock movie poster
May 17, 2012

The Clock isn’t all that different from dozens of other home-front romances churned out by Hollywood during World War II. But it is special, and for that we can thank director Vincente Minnelli.

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