In a discussion of his book Mount Washington Cemetery: In Search of Lost Time, local historian Bruce Mathews spotlights the contributions of those buried in the historic cemetery – including mountain man Jim Bridger and newspaper mogul William Rockhill Nelson – and examines efforts to preserve its historically significant landmarks.

In an extraordinary community forum, local leaders and national experts examine the troubling patterns of violent discriminatory policing and how, collaboratively, we can build a more restorative justice system. National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial and Gwen Grant of the Urban League of Greater Kansas City examine the issues, before Donald Cravins Jr., the National Urban League’s executive vice president and COO, moderates a panel discussion. 

This half-day workshop in honor of World Doll Day kicks off with a keynote presentation by Lenexa author Elizabeth Bunce, who just released her third book about 12-year-old amateur sleuth Myrtle Hardcastle. The first 250 registered attendees receive a free doll.