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Signature Event
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
6:00pm
In Person
Oscar winner Kevin Willmott (BlacKkKlansman) discusses one of his recent projects, the 2023 documentary sequel to Kansas City journalist C.J. Janovy’s...
Activity
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
7:00pm
In Person
Death Café is an open discussion group with no set agenda-the conversation will flow where the attendees guide it. Our goal is to help facilit...
Activity
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
2:00pm
In Person
The Community Blood Center will be at the Plaza Branch on Tuesday, July 16th for a blood drive....
Signature Event
Thursday, July 25, 2024
6:00pm
In Person
Leigh Goodmark’s latest book, Imperfect Victims: Criminalized Survivors and the Promise of Abolition Feminism, explores the American criminal legal sy...
Signature Event
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
6:00pm
Online
In Person
National journalist Ebony Reed and resident Beverly Rentie, both of Kansas City, discuss Rentie's family and Black wealth with Mará Rose Williams of T...
Activity
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
7:00pm
In Person
Death Café is an open discussion group with no set agenda-the conversation will flow where the attendees guide it. Our goal is to help facilit...
Activity
Saturday, August 24, 2024
1:00pm
In Person
Everyone has a story. Sometimes it’s a chance encounter worthy of a mystery novel; sometimes it’s a simple moment of beauty that stops you in your...
Activity
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
1:00pm
In Person
Grandpa and Grandma’s first meeting. Your parents’ journey to America. The birth of your first (or fifth) child. All families have stories, but man...
Activity
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
7:00pm
In Person
Death Café is an open discussion group with no set agenda-the conversation will flow where the attendees guide it. Our goal is to help facilit...
Activity
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
11:00am
In Person
What happens if you write a poem without attention to line breaks? What is a poem if it comes in the form of paragraphs instead of stanzas? Is it v...