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Master Gardeners
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Master Gardeners of Greater Kansas City are involved in are Hotline, Speakers
Bureau, Garden Tour, Demonstration garden plots, Special Events, and Community
Projects, which include: Ronald McDonald House, Watkins Woolen Mill historic
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November, Sunday, Regular Museum Hours
(Runs through January 6, 2008)
4000 Santas: Selections from the Collection of Richard Seaboldt
The Kansas City Museum at Corinthian Hall celebrates the holidays with an
exhibit of Santa Claus toys and figurines from the collection of Kansas
Citian, Richard Seaboldt. Many of the pieces, ranging in sized from
Lilliputian to life-size, were designed and made in Kansas City.
Kansas City Museum at
Corinthian Hall [Web
Site]
3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64123
816-483-8300
Through 19 January, Regular Hours
Recovered Views: African American Portraits, 1912 - 1925
 Exhibition
presenting 40 black-and-white portraits, attributed to John Johnson, an
African American photographer who lived and worked around Lincoln,
Nebraska, in the early 20th century. Recovered Views will be
on display through January 19, 2008.
Jesse James Farm & Museum
[Web Site]
21216 Jesse James Farm Road, Kearney, MO 64060
Through 31 August, 2008, Regular
Museum Hours
Coming of Age in Johnson County (KS): 1960 - 1976
 For the country, the county, and the Baby Boomer generation, the 1960's
and 70's were a rite of passage. These decades challenged Americans to ask
fundamental questions about the way they were living. What is our nation's
place in the world? Does everyone deserve equal rights? What role should
the government, both nationally and at the local level, play in our lives?
Is it really a good idea wear a paisley tie with a powder blue polyester
leisure suit? Check out this fascinating exhibit to explore how local
residents responded to the issues of the times! Free Admission
Additional
Information on special tours and history of the exhibit. Visit
the link below for regular museum hours.
Online Photo Gallery
Johnson County Museum of History
[Web Site]
6305 Lackman Rd., Shawnee, KS 66217 913-715-2550
 2 January - 2 May
The Curiosity Cabinet Exhibit
A photographic exhibit of unusual oddities - the weird and wondrous, the
fascinating and forgotten, the surprising and stupendous - from the
collections of members of the Western Museum Association. Hosted by
the Clendening History of Medicine Museum and the University of Kansas
Medical Center, the exhibit is on display in the Foyer of the Clendening
History of Medicine Library at the University of Kansas Medical Center. [Online
Information] [Directions
and Parking Tips] or call 913-588-7243
3 January, Thursday, 2 p.m.
Guided Tour: “Santa Fe Trail”
Investigate this important trade and military trail during this 30-minute
guided exhibit gallery tour. Regular Museum Admission Rates
National Frontier Trails Museum
[Web
Site]
318 W. Pacific,
Independence, MO 64050,
816-325-7575
 5 January, Saturday, Regular Library Hours (Through 2 March)
The Year the Space Age Began
Photo courtesy of
NASA
The Central Library presents an exhibit commemorating the 50th
anniversary of the launch of Sputnik.
The
exhibit examines
17 satellites from both the Soviet Union and the United States, and
related events that took place from October 1957 through September 1958. This
exhibit follows how the pressures of public opinion developed into a
single year of unprecedented advances in rocketry.
The exhibit
was developed by Kansas City’s Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering
& Technology.
Kansas City Public Library (Central Library)
[Website]
14 W. 10th St., Kansas City, MO 816-701-3543
6 January, Sunday,
1 - 4 p.m.
Holiday Garments Made in Kansas
City Factories
The Historic Garment District
Museum will feature holiday garments made in Kansas City, Mo., factories
from 1920's thru 1988. Tours conducted by Ann Brownfield. Open to the
public every Sunday in January. Free - donations accepted.
Historic Garment District Museum
8th & Broadway, Kansas City, MO 913-814-0334
6 January, Sunday, 2 p.m.
Special Video Showing: “Aspects of Trail History”
Each week, a documentary video on aspects of trail history will be
available. Regular Museum Admission Rates
National Frontier Trails Museum
[Web
Site]
318 W. Pacific,
Independence, MO 64050,
816-325-7575
9 January, 7 p.m. (Reception at 6:30 p.m.)
Bleeding Kansas
 Sara Paretsky, creator of the V.I. Warshawski detective novels, discusses
her latest novel, Bleeding Kansas. The novel looks at how the lives
of ordinary people are affected by events over which they have little
control. Paretsky grew up in the same part of the Kaw River Valley where
Bleeding Kansas is set. Admission is free, but reservations
are recommended. Call 816.701.3407 to secure a seat.
Kansas City Public Library (Central Library)
[Website]
14 W. 10th St., Kansas City, MO 816-701-3543
9 January, Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Civil War Round Table of Western Missouri
The CWRTWM will hold its regular meeting at the Old Blake Museum (Blue &
Grey Book Shoppe) 106 E. Walnut, Independence, MO. The program is an Open
Round Table where members and guests can share memorabilia, Civil War
books they have been reading, etc. For information call 816 478-7648.
Civil War Round Table of Western
Missouri
[Web Site]
10 January, Thursday, 2 p.m.
Guided Tour: “Santa Fe Trail”
Investigate this important trade and military trail during this 30-minute
guided exhibit gallery tour. Regular Museum Admission Rates
National Frontier Trails Museum
[Web
Site]
318 W. Pacific,
Independence, MO 64050,
816-325-7575
12 January, Saturday, 3 p.m
 From Africa to Kansas City and Back
Kansas City resident Josh Parolin will speak about his experiences working for an
education-minded nonprofit group in eastern Africa, where the ravages of
HIV/AIDS and war make some children orphans while others become heads of
household. Admission is free for this event, but reservations
are recommended. Call 816.701.3407 to secure a seat.
Photo courtesy of
Hosh Parolin
Kansas City Public Library (Plaza Branch)
[Website]
4801 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64112 816-701-3491
13 January, Sunday,
1 - 4 p.m.
Holiday Garments Made in Kansas
City Factories
The Historic Garment District
Museum will feature holiday garments made in Kansas City, Mo., factories
from 1920's thru 1988. Tours conducted by Ann Brownfield. Open to the
public every Sunday in January. Free - donations accepted.
Historic Garment District Museum
8th & Broadway, Kansas City, MO 913-814-0334
13 January, Sunday, 2 p.m.
On the Other Side of Freedom
 (Truman
photo courtesy of the Missouri Valley Collection; Lincoln photo courtesy
of the National Archives)
Local historian Joelouis Mattox, independent scholar at the Bruce R.
Watkins Cultural Heritage Center, takes a broad look at the struggle for
racial equality in America with his presentation On the Other Side of
Freedom. During the January lead-up to Black History Month, many
African-Americans honor and praise those who have advocated for their
rights however, many do not know the great numbers of white people who
were on the side of freedom and the important roles played by Presidents
Washington, Lincoln, and Truman. Admission is free for this event, but
reservations are recommended. Call 816.701.3407 to secure a seat.
Kansas City Public Library (Southeast
Branch) [Website]
6242 Swope Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64130 816-701-3484
13 January, Sunday, 2 p.m.
Special Video Showing: “Aspects of Trail History”
Each week, a documentary video on aspects of trail history will be
available. Regular Museum Admission Rates
National Frontier Trails Museum
[Web
Site]
318 W. Pacific,
Independence, MO 64050,
816-325-7575
16 January, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. (Reception at 6 p.m.)
Reconsidering the Region: Wyandotte County REBORN
 The Kansas City Public Library and KCPT focus on neighboring Wyandotte
County – particularly the changes resulting from unification of its city
and county governments – with special guests and a preview documentary
screening of the world-premiere of a KCPT documentary titled, REBORN:
The Grassroots Campaign to Unify Kansas City, KS and Wyandotte County
– narrated by local author and magazine editor Jack Cashill. A panel
discussion will follow the screening. Admission to the event is free, but
reservations are recommended. Call 816.701.3407 to secure a seat.
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This is
the debut program in an occasional series hosted by the Library throughout
2008 called
Reconsidering the Region,
offering
civic leaders and citizens a forum for direct dialogue and
debate on a variety of regional issues. Under the direction of Kansas City
Public Library CEO Crosby Kemper III with advice from area policymakers,
this occasional series focuses on ideas, strategies, and changes intended
to improve quality of life across Greater Kansas City. |
Kansas City Public Library (Central Library)
[Website]
14 W. 10th St., Kansas City, MO 816-701-3543
17 January, Thursday, 2 p.m.
Guided Tour: “Santa Fe Trail”
Investigate this important trade and military trail during this 30-minute
guided exhibit gallery tour. Regular Museum Admission Rates
National Frontier Trails Museum
[Web
Site]
318 W. Pacific,
Independence, MO 64050,
816-325-7575
19 January, Saturday, 1- 3 p.m.
Family Fun Day at the Johnson County Museum
Make a tie-dye bandana in honor of the museum’s latest exhibit, Coming
of Age in Johnson County: 1960 - 1976. This exhibit explores the
political, economic, and social issues facing Johnson County residents in
the 1960s and ‘70s. Learn to dance the Hustle, play a game of Pong, blast
off to outer space in the interactive rocket, and decode messages written
in the groovy slang of the 1960s and ‘70s.
Johnson County Museum of History
[Web Site]
6305 Lackman Rd., Shawnee, KS 66217 913-715-2550
20 January, Sunday,
1 - 4 p.m.
Holiday Garments Made in Kansas
City Factories
The Historic Garment District
Museum will feature holiday garments made in Kansas City, Mo., factories
from 1920's thru 1988. Tours conducted by Ann Brownfield. Open to the
public every Sunday in January. Free - donations accepted.
Historic Garment District Museum
8th & Broadway, Kansas City, MO 913-814-0334
20 January, Sunday, 2 p.m.
Special Video Showing: “Aspects of Trail History”
Each week, a documentary video on aspects of trail history will be
available. Regular Museum Admission Rates
National Frontier Trails Museum
[Web
Site]
318 W. Pacific,
Independence, MO 64050,
816-325-7575
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January,
Sunday, 2 p.m.
Madman, Prophet, or Martyr? John Brown, Kansas, and the Raid That Brought
on the Civil War
(Photo courtesy National Archives)
Almost 150 years after his death, the abolitionist John Brown remains
among the most controversial figures in American history. His ultimately
disastrous 1859 raid on Harper’s Ferry in Virginia helped ignite the Civil
War and established his reputation as both fiend and prophet. Historian
Jonathan Earle, author of the newly published book, John Brown’s Raid on
Harper’s Ferry says Brown’s Border War experiences in Kansas and Missouri
are key to understanding the Harper’s Ferry raid. Admission is free, but reservations are recommended.
Call 816.701.3407 to secure a seat.
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This presentation
is part of the Missouri Valley Speakers Series, a program of
the Missouri Valley Special Collections at the Central Library.
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Kansas City Public Library (Plaza Branch) [Website]
4801 Main Street, Kansas City, MO 64112 816-701-3491
23 January, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. (Reception
at 6 p.m.)
An Evening with Walt Disney
(Photo courtesy of the Missouri Valley
Collection)
 In association with the
Once Upon A Time fairy tale exhibit on display at
the Central Library, historian Dr. Bill Worley, a University of Missouri –
Kansas City adjunct professor and a longtime Kansas City historian, will
channel the 20th century’s foremost creator of fairy tales with a
portrayal of Walt Disney. Disney’s early years as a professional artist
can be traced to Kansas City. Admission to the event
is free, but reservations are recommended. Call 816.701.3407 to secure a
seat.
Kansas City Public Library (Central Library)
[Website]
14 W. 10th St., Kansas City, MO 816-701-3543
24 January, Thursday, 2 p.m.
Guided Tour: “Santa Fe Trail”
Investigate this important trade and military trail during this 30-minute
guided exhibit gallery tour. Regular Museum Admission Rates
National Frontier Trails Museum
[Web
Site]
318 W. Pacific,
Independence, MO 64050,
816-325-7575
26 January, Saturday, 1 p.m.
Special Program: “Julia Archibald Holmes”
First person performance by noted living historian Ann Birney portraying
pioneer legend Julia Archibald Holmes. This program is sponsored by the
Missouri River Outfitters chapter of the Oregon-California Trails
Association. Regular Museum Admission Rates
National Frontier Trails Museum
[Web
Site]
318 W. Pacific,
Independence, MO 64050,
816-325-7575
27 January, Sunday,
1 - 4 p.m.
Holiday Garments Made in Kansas
City Factories
The Historic Garment District
Museum will feature holiday garments made in Kansas City, Mo., factories
from 1920's thru 1988. Tours conducted by Ann Brownfield. Open to the
public every Sunday in January. Free - donations accepted.
Historic Garment District Museum
8th & Broadway, Kansas City, MO 913-814-0334
27 January, Sunday, 2 p.m.
Special Video Showing: “Aspects of Trail History”
Each week, a documentary video on aspects of trail history will be
available. Regular Museum Admission Rates
National Frontier Trails Museum
[Web
Site]
318 W. Pacific,
Independence, MO 64050,
816-325-7575
31 January, Thursday, 2 p.m.
Guided Tour: “Santa Fe Trail”
Investigate this important trade and military trail during this 30-minute
guided exhibit gallery tour. Regular Museum Admission Rates
National Frontier Trails Museum
[Web
Site]
318 W. Pacific,
Independence, MO 64050,
816-325-7575 |
