Mini author fair and discussion with a Kansas City-based author and a bookstore owner about the history and ongoing popularity of the romance genre....

The 2026 Searching the Psyche Through Cinema film series explores the world of horror, inviting us to confront our deepest fears. The series wraps up...

In 1913, Sarah Rector’s federally allotted land proved oil-rich, making her the wealthiest Black girl in the country. Kansas City historian Diane Eust...

Vocalist Lee Langston and pianist Charles D. Williams present an all-ages jazz master class in partnership with the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra....

Alison Rollins, winner of the fifth annual Maya Angelou Book Award, kicks off her Missouri tour with a poetry reading and discussion....

'One of the Good Ones' focuses on the ups and downs of family dynamics. This program is intended for individuals 13 years of age or older....

Historian Adam Arenson discusses the culture clash over moral systems during the Civil War and competing visions for the nation’s future....

Missouri Sports Hall of Famer Michael Watson and former coach Myron Piggie discuss Watson’s new book about the 1990s “pay for play” scandal....

Historian and translator Sarah Ruden identifies seven pieces of literature that led to doctrines of control over women’s bodies....

The Lyric Opera of Kansas City presents a semi-staged musical and literary experience honoring writer Langston Hughes’ legacy....