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Sip a Prohibition cocktail and sample light, 1920s style hors d’oeuvres as we hear about three 1920s American women who altered the history of their professions. Zora Neale... details>>
The Eudora Community Museum brings a traveling exhibit highlighting how communities in Douglas County were populated. Douglas County's Heritage Coordinator, Jan... details>>
The Watkins and the historic Eldridge Hotel invite you to experience the splendor and fine dining of the Gilded Age. Join us at The Eldridge on October 18 for a meal taken... details>>
Can a divided nation embrace a shared past? The question is central to Jill Lepore’s new book These Truths: A History of the United States, which delivers a wide-angle... details>>
2/17/2018 9:00:00 AM | Topeka, KS 66615-1099, KS
KCPT Storybooth – Kansas Museum of History
Visit the Kansas Museum of History and share your story or memory of the Vietnam War with KCPT. The Storybooth will be available for you to record your story Tuesday-Sunday through the end of February....details >>
2/17/2018 10:00:00 AM | Kansas City, MO
Cattle, Cowboys, and Culture: Kansas City and Amarillo, Building an Urban West
Produced by the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in Canyon, Texas, this exhibit features artifacts, art and decorative art objects, clothing and textiles, photographs, and architectural renderings illuminating the historical, cattle-driven connections between Kansas City and Amarillo, Texas. The exhibit’s co-curators, Amy Von Lintel and Michael R. Grauer, are native Kansas Citians who now are historians in the Amarillo area....details >>
2/17/2018 10:00:00 AM | Shawnee, KS
1920’s Mystery Book Club
The 1920’s was known for its great literature and mystery mayhem! As the Book Club enters its third year, we’re focusing on Agatha Christie and some of the other great mystery writers of the 1920’s and beyond. The mystery for this month is The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Christie and introduces Hercule Poirot to all avid mystery readers. Co-sponsored by Johnson County Library and Shawnee Town 1929. Recurring program on the third Saturday of every month from February – November....details >>
2/17/2018 11:00:00 AM | Lenexa, KS
Presidents Day Soup Luncheon
Homemade soups to eat or take home, desserts and special entertainment of Dulcimer music provided by local folk artist Don Gillett....details >>
2/17/2018 11:30:00 AM | Kansas City, MO
2018 Black History Month Luncheon
Congressman André Carson has dedicated his career to public service as an advocate for Hoosier families. Since being elected to serve the 7th Congressional District in 2008, he has focused on growing the economy, strengthening national security and building a stronger middle class. He is the Ranking Member on the Emerging Threats Subcommittee on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence....details >>
2/17/2018 1:00:00 PM | Kansas City, MO
Children's Craft Day: Victorian Silhouettes
Before the advent of personal cameras, silhouettes were beautiful and artistic way to create an image of a loved one. Join us for a drop-in craft day at the Majors Barn and create a silhouette and picture frame to take home. The craft is best for ages 5+, but kids of all ages are welcome to join. Craft is included with admission to the Alexander Majors House Museum ($5) or participate in the craft only for $3....details >>
2/17/2018 2:00:00 PM | Lexington, MO
Missouri's Complicated Racial Past: Causes & Consequences
Join us to learn more about Missouri's Complicated Racial Past: Causes & Consequences. Historian and author, Gary Kremer, will focus on the ways in which African Americans and whites often interpret both the past and the present differently.The goal of this presentation is to encourage individuals and groups to seek to understand the historical forces that have shaped their lives, as well as the lives of those with whom they come in contact....details >>
2/17/2018 7:00:00 PM | Shawnee, KS
Paris of the Plains: Kansas City in the 1920’s Dance with the Grand Marquis Band
The 1920’s was a wild and wily time in our town - gambling joints, jazz, brothels, bootleg hooch and just about every type of corruption and vice you could think of! Come as your favorite gangster, femme fatale, or bootlegger! Alan Akers will teach us to Tango, along with other popular 1920’s dance steps. There will be light 1920’s style hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar with a special Prohibition cocktail and other libations....details >>
