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Thomas Ewing Jr.: Frontier Lawyer and Civil War General

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 8:30pm

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Historian Ron Smith discusses his new book Thomas Ewing Jr.: Frontier Lawyer and Civil War General....

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Friday, November 13, 2009 6:30pm

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Octarium, the Kansas City-based choral music ensemble, marks the release of its fourth album, Modern Masters...

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Friday, October 23, 2009 8:30pm

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The Seville Committee of the Sister City Association of Kansas City, Missouri presents classic guitarist Pedro Navarro....

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Robert Goldstein: American Blacklist

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:30pm

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Recommended reading: Red Scare: Anti-...

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Neighborhoods & the Foreclosure Crisis: Finding the Way Out

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 6:30pm

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Nick Haines, executive producer of news and public affairs programming at KCPT, moderates a panel discussion on neighborhoods and...

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Radhika Coomaraswamy: The United Nations, Children, and Armed Conflict

Thursday, October 29, 2009 5:30pm

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The Kansas City Public Library welcomes Radhika Coomaraswamy of the United Nations for a presentation titled...

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My Grandfather's Prison: Death and Deceit in 1940s Kansas City

Sunday, October 18, 2009 4:00pm

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Investigative journalist Richard Serrano tells the story of his grandfather’s murder and its cover-up—with links to politic...

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