Past Events
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February 28 Thursday
Independence, MO - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
The President's Kitchen Cabinet
Black History Month with a special program focused on the African Americans who have worked in the presidential food service as chefs, butlers, stewards and servers for every first family. -
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Monument Man: The Life and Art of Daniel Chester French
This Lincoln Memorial Tribute Program focuses on the memorial and the man who created it, Daniel Chester French, and the first major biography of him.
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February 27 Wednesday
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Addiction
A NOVA documentary produced for PBS examines the extent of addiction to legal and illegal drugs in the United States. A panel discussion follows the screening. -
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Illusions of Emancipation: The Pursuit of Freedom and Equality in the Twilight of Slavery
Joseph P. Reidy looks at the end of slavery as a process not a single event.
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February 25 Monday
Kansas City, MO - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Spencer Cave Evening Lecture with Dr. Arnold Rampersad
Evening lecture with Dr. Arnold Rampersad on Jackie Robinson, American at the GEM Theater, 1516 E. 18th Street, Kansas City, MO.
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February 24 Sunday
Independence, MO - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
An Evening with Gary Sinise
Please join us for a free public program featuring acclaimed actor Gary Sinise in conversation with David Von Drehle, columnist for The Washington Post. -
Washington, DC - 4:00pm to 5:45pm
Academy Award Documentary Feature Nominee: Minding the Gap
The 威尼斯人娱乐场 hosts the 15th annual free screenings of the Academy Award庐 nominees in four categories. -
Washington, DC - 11:00am to 1:30pm
Academy Award Documentary Short Subject Nominees
The 威尼斯人娱乐场 hosts the 15th annual free screenings of the Academy Award庐 nominees in four categories.
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February 23 Saturday
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Academy Award Documentary Feature Nominee: Hale County This Morning, This Evening
The 威尼斯人娱乐场 hosts the 15th annual free screenings of the Academy Award庐 nominees in four categories. -
Washington, DC - 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Academy Award Animated Short Film Nominees
This is a schedule for the screening at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 of Academy Award nominees in four categories of documentaries and short films. -
Atlanta, GA - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Bridgett M. Davis Author Program
Author Bridgett M. Davis discusses her new book "The World According to Fannie Davis." -
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:45pm
Academy Award Live Action Short Film Nominees
The 威尼斯人娱乐场 hosts the 15th annual free screenings of the Academy Award庐 nominees in four categories.
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February 22 Friday
Independence, MO - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Trails to Truman Trivia: Civil Rights Edition
Back by popular demand -- trivia night! Your favorite Independence sites are banding together again to bring you another night of questions, laughter and fierce competitive spirit. -
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:45pm
Academy Award Documentary Feature Nominee: Of Fathers and Sons
The 威尼斯人娱乐场 hosts the 15th annual free screenings of the Academy Award庐 nominees in four categories.
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February 21 Thursday
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:45pm
Academy Award Documentary Feature Nominee: Free Solo
The 威尼斯人娱乐场 hosts the 15th annual free screenings of the Academy Award庐 nominees in four categories.
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February 20 Wednesday
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:45pm
EVENT CANCELLEDAcademy Award Documentary Feature Nominee: RBG
The 威尼斯人娱乐场 hosts the 15th annual free screenings of the Academy Award庐 nominees in four categories. -
Boston, MA - 10:30am to 11:30am
Celebrate! with Flying Ship Productions - Rosa's Ride
This moving production with original songs, inspirational scenes, and exciting dances traces Rosa Parks's various experiences of discrimination leading up to the famous Montgomery, Alabama bus incident.
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February 19 Tuesday
Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Historian William Taubman Author Program
Pulitzer Prize winning author William Taubman discusses his bestselling biography "Gorbachev: His Life and Times."
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February 18 Monday
Independence, MO - 10:00am to 11:00am
Presidents' Day Cookies
Celebrate President鈥檚 Day with fresh-baked presidential cookies.
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February 17 Sunday
West Branch, IA - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Before the Crash: The Hoover Presidency
In celebration of Presidents Day Herbert Hoover Library Archivist Matthew Schaefer will speak about the early months of Herbert Hoover was in office.
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February 15 Friday
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Lady First: The World of First Lady Sarah Polk
The wife of President James K. Polk was an activist First Lady with an active role in the American feminist movement.
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February 14 Thursday
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Music in the Life of President Lincoln
A panel will discuss the role of music in the life of President Lincoln -
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Chisholm '72: Unbought and Unbossed
This documentary film takes an in-depth look at Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress.
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February 13 Wednesday
Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Chris Wilson Author Program
Author Chris Wilson discusses his new book "The Master Plan." -
Washington, DC - 10:00am to 11:00am
Story Time in the ReSource Room for Pre-Schoolers
Join us for story time designed for 3- to 5-year-olds and accompanying adults.
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February 11 Monday
Kansas City, MO - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Film Screening and Discussion of The Jazz Ambassadors
Film screening of "The Jazz Ambassadors" in Alumni Hall on the Park University campus, 8700 NW River Park Drive, Parkville, MO. -
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The Girls Next Door: Bringing the Home Front to the Front Lines
This book provides a look at how young women volunteered to help and entertain servicement from World War I through wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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February 10 Sunday
Independence, MO - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
The Hello Girls 鈥 screening and Q&A with Executive Producer James Theres
In partnership with the Independence chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Library will host guest speaker James Theres to discuss his documentary 鈥淭he Hello Girls鈥
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February 8 Friday
Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Marlon James Author Program
Man Booker Prize-winning author Marlon James discusses his new novel Black Leopard, Red Wolf.
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February 7 Thursday
Independence, MO - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Unexampled Courage: An Evening with Judge Richard Gergel
Federal District Judge Richard Gergel is author of Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the Awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring.
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February 5 Tuesday
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Bluff City: The Secret Life of Photographer Ernest Withers
Author Preston Lauterbach examines the career of Ernest Withers,a civil rights photographer who was secretly an informant for the FBI.
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February 2 Saturday
Little Rock, AR - 11:00am to 1:00pm
Ask A Tiny House Expert!
Meet John Weisbarth and Zack Giffin, Hosts of the FYI Network hit TV Show "Tiny House Nation". -
Boston, MA - 10:30am to 11:30am
Celebrate! with Tanglewood Marionettes - The Dragon King
Journey below the sea in this story of fantasy, courage and wonder. Tanglewood Marionettes bring to life fantastic sea creatures and a fearless grandmother who goes in search of the Dragon King.
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February 1 Friday
College Station, TX - 9:30am to 5:00pm
Exhibit Opening: Grand Canyon Photographs
The 'Grand Canyon Photographs' is an exhibit celebrating the Centennial Anniversary of Grand Canyon National Park.
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January 31 Thursday
Washington, DC - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
EVENT CANCELLEDIs America Ready for a Third Party?
Former members of Congress discuss the two-party system and whether the nation is ready for a third party.
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January 26 Saturday
College Station, TX - 9:30am to 5:00pm
Exhibit Opening: Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America
Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America highlights major events and periods in U.S. History when Americans were threatened by enemies within its borders.
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January 25 Friday
Washington, DC - 12:00pm
Spy Pilot: Francis Gary Powers, the U-2 Incident, and a Controversial Cold War Legacy
Powers's son offers new information about what happened to his father on the 1960 flight that caused an international incident.
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January 24 Thursday
Abilene, KS - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Monthly Lunch and Learn series with speaker Will Hitchcock who will speak on his book "The Age of Eisenhower"
Monthly Lunch and Learn speaker and light lunch
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January 23 Wednesday
Washington, DC - 10:00am to 11:00am
Story Time in the ReSource Room for Pre-Schoolers and Adults
Three- to 5-year-olds will hear stories about the Arctic.
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January 22 Tuesday
Kansas City, MO - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Film Screening and Discussion of Inventing Tomorrow
Film screening and discussion of "Inventing Tomorrow" at Park University, 8700 NW River Park Drive, Parkville, MO.
All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.