As part of Big Read 2025, a free, city-wide reading and public engagement initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, a popular show-and-tell storytelling event hosted by writer and director David Wayne Reed returns with a focus on soma, or the body, exploring how we live in our bodies, how we relate to our physical ...
For Adam Silvera, writing books provides a way to create a safe space he wishes he’d had as a gay teen growing up in the South Bronx. His latest young adult novel, The Survivor Wants to Die at the End, is his most personal work to date. The third installment in Silvera’s They Both Die at the End serie...
On January 8, 1815, General Andrew Jackson and a ragtag group of Americans decimated a professional army of British Redcoats at the Battle of New Orleans, a critical American port. The victory made Jackson a nationally known war hero and reaffirmed America’s independence from Great Britain.
Kick off the spring with a garden and art walking tour. We will meet at The Kauffman Memorial Garden. Tour will include the Nelson lawn, Kemper Contemporary Museum and more. Exploring the art and history of the area.
All-New Spring Seasonal Salads – Now at Minsky’s!Enjoy both of these spring-inspired new salads for a limited time at all 17 Kansas City metro and Lawrence Minsky’s locations! Available for Dine-In, Carry Out, Curbside, Delivery, and Online Ordering!
Introducing Minsky’s Triple Cup Deluxe Gourmet Pizza!Love the Cupperoni? Then get ready for the Triple Cup Deluxe! Three flavors of cupping meats up top, with bacon cream cheese below – and we’re just getting started!Start with your favorite Minsky’s crust and Minsky’s signature red sauce....
Join us for enriching programs throughout Earth Week both in the Library and in the Arboretum.APRIL 21Green Reads Book Club: https://events.lindahall.org/greenreadsbookclubA KC Beginner's Guide to Waste Diversion: https://events.lindahall.org/kcbeginnersguidetowasteAPRIL 22Birding in the Arboretum: http://eve...
Presented in partnership with University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Science and Engineering.When Nicole Stott saw the Earth from space, she realized that this brilliant blue marble, shielded from the void by only its razor-think atmosphere, is a naturally existing system that's perfectly designed to support human lif...
Iowa-based short story writer, Jamel Brinkley, won the fourth annual Maya Angelou Book Award for Witness: Stories, the first short story collection to win the national award.
A public library’s mission is simple but powerful: to be a place anyone can enter, free of charge, and encounter a universe of ideas and resources. In this screening of a new documentary, Free for All: Inside the Public Library, explore how the civic institutions shaped the country and remain a sanctuary to this day.