Creative Freedom

Author Kristie C. Wolferman and professional photographer and club member Marianne Kilroy discuss their new book and how Kansas City’s Westport Garden Club, founded in 1950, evolved to focus on education and action.

Author and social scientist Sieglinde Othmer discusses her new book and how she used each letter of the alphabet to suggest a short path to a happier day. For instance, M is for Movement, and she describes the benefit of daily walks.

Tourism in Kansas City has reached new heights, providing an opportunity for residents to interact with visitors with openness and curiosity. Bestselling author and inclusive leadership expert Jennifer Brown explores how to create belonging in our communities.

Civil Dialogues series co-founders Jean Becker and Linda Lorelle lead a safe and judgment-free discussion about what’s happening in the Trump administration, and how and why Americans must engage in our democracy. Experts include Jay Sexton, director of the Kinder Institute, and veteran reporter and editor Kathy Kiely.

Do you Fringe? The KC Fringe Festival returns in July with its annual two-week extravaganza. Take a sneak peek at a variety of family-friendly shows, including dance, live music, musicals, comedy, movement, and more

Historian Kevin Schultz discusses his new book Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals): A History, a criticism of modern liberalism that offers suggestions for dealing with its image problem.

National Trust for Historic Preservation President Carol Quillen discusses the importance of storytelling – rooted in historic places – to a healthy democracy. Her presentation commemorates the 75th anniversary of the organization, which is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

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. This screening and discussion of the new documentary, Free for All: Inside the Public Library, explores how the civic institutions shaped the country and remain a sanctuary...

Clay Risen’s new book, Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America, speaks to the divisiveness of our contemporary moment. A reporter and editor at The New York Times, Risen draws on newly declassified documents to explore the rise of an anti-Communism fervor at the onset of the Cold War, and t...

Lawrence-based teacher Matt Beat has over 1 million subscribers to his Mr. Beat and The Beat Goes On YouTube channels, through which he aims to bolster his fellow citizens’ knowledge about the federal government. Beat discusses his new book about the Supreme Court, and how its rulings affect citizens' everyday lives.