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Jan 03
- Apr 30
From Then to Now: A Student History of Haskell Indian Nations University Event Image Details
Lawrence   From Then to Now: A Student History of Haskell Indian Nations University
Mar 24
- May 5
Voices & Votes: Democracy in America Event Image Details
Dodge City   Voices & Votes: Democracy in America
Mar
26
Niiloona Munsiiw:  We Are Munsee Event Image Details
Ottawa   Niiloona Munsiiw: We Are Munsee
Mar
26
The Civil War in Kansas Event Image Details
Lyons   The Civil War in Kansas
Mar
26
The Civil War in Kansas Event Image Details
Lawrence   The Civil War in Kansas
Mar
27
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
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Newton   Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Mar
27
Kansas Music History Event Image Details
Yates Center   Kansas Music History
Mar
28
World’s Fair Remnants in Kansas Event Image Details
Concordia   World’s Fair Remnants in Kansas
Under a Paper Moon Logo

Under a Paper Moon

A Hotel Humanities weekend filled with ideas and conversation supporting HK’s Future Forward Fund. July 22-23 at the Midland Railroad Hotel in Wilson.

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Mar
28
Children of the Promised Land Event Image Details
Emporia   Children of the Promised Land
Mar
28
The Civil War in Kansas Event Image Details
Tonganoxie   The Civil War in Kansas
Mar
29
Railroaded: The Industry That Shaped Kansas Event Image Details
South Hutchinson   Railroaded: The Industry That Shaped Kansas
Mar
29
Public Lecture: Kansas Poets Laureate and the Democratic Nature of Poetry Event Image Details
Pittsburg   Public Lecture: Kansas Poets Laureate and the Democratic Nature of Poetry
Mar
29
The Kansas City Monarchs and America’s National Pastime Event Image Details
Winfield   The Kansas City Monarchs and America’s National Pastime
Mar
30
World’s Fair Remnants in Kansas Event Image Details
Lindsborg   World’s Fair Remnants in Kansas
Mar
30
Jazz and Poetry with Kevin Rabas Event Image Details
Pittsburg   Jazz and Poetry with Kevin Rabas
Mar
30
Petroglyphs of the Kansas Smoky Hills Event Image Details
North Newton   Petroglyphs of the Kansas Smoky Hills
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Voices and Votes: Democracy in America

A Smithsonian traveling exhibition about the history of American democracy touring six Kansas communities, March 2023-January 2024.

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Mar
31
The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout Event Image Details
Goodland   The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout
Mar
31
HK Board of Directors Meeting Event Image Details
Topeka   HK Board of Directors Meeting
Apr
1
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Event Image Details
Augusta   The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Apr
1
The Civil War in Kansas Event Image Details
Hutchinson   The Civil War in Kansas
Apr
1
Indigenous Wisdom and Climate Change (Step by Step Project) Event Image Details
Wichita   Indigenous Wisdom and Climate Change (Step by Step Project)
Apr
3
Tricksters and Wise Women: How Stories Travel the World Event Image Details
Pittsburg   Tricksters and Wise Women: How Stories Travel the World
Apr
4
The Orphan Train Movement Event Image Details
Mission   The Orphan Train Movement
Apr
5
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks Event Image Details
El Dorado   People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Apr
5
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Event Image Details
Kansas City   The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Apr
5
Grants Chat Event Image Details
Online   Grants Chat
Apr
5
Potter's Field History Harvest Event Image Details
Lawrence   Potter's Field History Harvest
Apr
6
The Kansas City Monarchs and America’s National Pastime Event Image Details
Topeka   The Kansas City Monarchs and America’s National Pastime
Apr
6
Poets of Kansas Event Image Details
Iola   Poets of Kansas
Apr
8
Writing Your Own Life: The Art of Memoir Writing (Part 1 of 2) Event Image Details
Leavenworth   Writing Your Own Life: The Art of Memoir Writing (Part 1 of 2)
Apr
11
Lecture: Artist Yang Yongliang Event Image Details
Wichita   Lecture: Artist Yang Yongliang
Apr
11
Railroaded: The Industry That Shaped Kansas Event Image Details
Saint Marys   Railroaded: The Industry That Shaped Kansas
Apr
11
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Event Image Details
Oberlin   Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Apr
11
Brick Lane by Monica Ali Event Image Details
Baldwin City   Brick Lane by Monica Ali
Apr
11
Railroaded: The Industry That Shaped Kansas Event Image Details
Ashland   Railroaded: The Industry That Shaped Kansas
Apr
11
Listening to Place: Nature and Poetry Walks Event Image Details
Hays   Listening to Place: Nature and Poetry Walks
Apr
12
Miriam’s Kitchen by Elizabeth Ehrlich Event Image Details
Parsons   Miriam’s Kitchen by Elizabeth Ehrlich
Apr
12
Free Did Not Mean Welcome Event Image Details
Emporia   Free Did Not Mean Welcome
Apr
13
The Postmistress of Paris by Meg Waite Event Image Details
Nickerson   The Postmistress of Paris by Meg Waite
Apr
13
The Civil War in Kansas Event Image Details
Lenexa   The Civil War in Kansas
Apr
14
Family Man by Elinor Lipman Event Image Details
Goodland   Family Man by Elinor Lipman
Apr
15
Writing Your Own Life: The Art of Memoir Writing (Part 2 of 2) Event Image Details
Leavenworth   Writing Your Own Life: The Art of Memoir Writing (Part 2 of 2)
Apr
15
A Creative Guide to Writing Your Family’s Stories Event Image Details
Derby   A Creative Guide to Writing Your Family’s Stories
Apr
15
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Council Grove  
Apr
15
Last Stand at Rebel Creek: The Osage as Union Allies in Civil War Kansas Event Image Details
Fort Scott   Last Stand at Rebel Creek: The Osage as Union Allies in Civil War Kansas
Apr
15
Dress For Success: Nelly Don and American Fashion Event Image Details
Paola   Dress For Success: Nelly Don and American Fashion
Apr
16
Researching Your Home and the People Who Lived There Event Image Details
Lyons   Researching Your Home and the People Who Lived There
Apr
19
The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu Event Image Details
Topeka   The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu
Apr
20
March by Geraldine Brooks Event Image Details
Junction City   March by Geraldine Brooks
Apr
20
Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl Event Image Details
Hutchinson   Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl
Apr
21
The Cloud Atlas by Liam Callanan Event Image Details
Lenexa   The Cloud Atlas by Liam Callanan
Apr
21
Charles Curtis: The First Native American Vice President Event Image Details
Sterling   Charles Curtis: The First Native American Vice President
Apr
22
Tricksters and Wise Women: How Stories Travel the World Event Image Details
Park City   Tricksters and Wise Women: How Stories Travel the World
Apr
23
Researching Your Home and the People Who Lived There Event Image Details
Fredonia   Researching Your Home and the People Who Lived There
Apr
23
A New Deal for Public Art in the Free State Event Image Details
Marysville   A New Deal for Public Art in the Free State
Apr
24
Mama Day by Gloria Naylor Event Image Details
Leavenworth   Mama Day by Gloria Naylor
Apr
24
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Event Image Details
Saint Francis   The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Apr
25
Great Plains by Ian Frazier Event Image Details
Overland Park   Great Plains by Ian Frazier
Apr
27
None to Accompany Me by Nadine Gordimer Event Image Details
Newton   None to Accompany Me by Nadine Gordimer
Apr
27
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Louisburg  
Apr
28
The Kansas City Monarchs and America’s National Pastime Event Image Details
Holton   The Kansas City Monarchs and America’s National Pastime
May
3
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Event Image Details
Kansas City   The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
May
3
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Wichita  
May
4
Beyond the Veil: A History of Spiritualism Event Image Details
Wellington   Beyond the Veil: A History of Spiritualism
May
6
Brand New Memory by Elías Miguel Muñoz Event Image Details
Augusta   Brand New Memory by Elías Miguel Muñoz
May
6
Rediscovering the Arkansas River  Event Image Details
Deerfield   Rediscovering the Arkansas River
May
6
The Harvey Girls: Women’s Roles in Railroads, Kansas, and US History Event Image Details
Florence   The Harvey Girls: Women’s Roles in Railroads, Kansas, and US History
May
6
Dress For Success: Nelly Don and American Fashion Event Image Details
Garnett   Dress For Success: Nelly Don and American Fashion
May
7
Online Program - Madame Mayor: The First Women Mayors in Kansas Event Image Details
Bogue   Online Program - Madame Mayor: The First Women Mayors in Kansas
May
8
Secrets of the Tsil Café by Thomas Fox Averill Event Image Details
Parsons   Secrets of the Tsil Café by Thomas Fox Averill
May
8
A History of The American Indian Boarding Schools  Event Image Details
Shawnee   A History of The American Indian Boarding Schools
May
8
Fresh Produce: Kansas's Orchardists, Market Growers, and Truck Farmers Event Image Details
Saint Marys   Fresh Produce: Kansas's Orchardists, Market Growers, and Truck Farmers
May
9
If These Walls Could Talk: Kansas Murals Event Image Details
South Hutchinson   If These Walls Could Talk: Kansas Murals
May
9
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Event Image Details
Oberlin   The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
May
10
Anil's Ghost by Michael Ondaatje Event Image Details
El Dorado   Anil's Ghost by Michael Ondaatje
May
11
Goats, Miracle Cures, and Mass Media: The John R. Brinkley Story (Part 1 of 2) Event Image Details
Kansas City   Goats, Miracle Cures, and Mass Media: The John R. Brinkley Story (Part 1 of 2)
May
13
A New Generation of Veterans: Stories From Iraq and Afghanistan Event Image Details
Great Bend   A New Generation of Veterans: Stories From Iraq and Afghanistan
May 13
- Jun 25
Voices & Votes: Democracy in America Event Image Details
Wichita   Voices & Votes: Democracy in America
May 13
- Jun 25
The American Indian Vote Event Image Details
Wichita   The American Indian Vote
May
14
Researching Your Home and the People Who Lived There Event Image Details
Atwood   Researching Your Home and the People Who Lived There
May
17
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin Event Image Details
Topeka   The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin
May
18
Goats, Miracle Cures, and Mass Media: The John R. Brinkley Story (Part 2 of 2) Event Image Details
Kansas City   Goats, Miracle Cures, and Mass Media: The John R. Brinkley Story (Part 2 of 2)
May
18
You Say Tomato, I Say Tomahto: Evolution of Language In Kansas Event Image Details
Wichita   You Say Tomato, I Say Tomahto: Evolution of Language In Kansas
May
20
Peabody Historical Print Museum Demonstration Event Image Details
Peabody   Peabody Historical Print Museum Demonstration
May
22
The Milagro Beanfield War by John Nichols Event Image Details
Leavenworth   The Milagro Beanfield War by John Nichols
May
23
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather Event Image Details
Overland Park   O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
May
24
Pride: From Stonewall to Small Town Kansas Event Image Details
Wichita   Pride: From Stonewall to Small Town Kansas
May
24
Online Program - Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead Event Image Details
Hutchinson   Online Program - Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead
May
27
The Wizard Behind Oz Event Image Details
Wichita   The Wizard Behind Oz
Jun
6
Tricksters and Wise Women: How Stories Travel the World Event Image Details
Topeka   Tricksters and Wise Women: How Stories Travel the World
Jun
7
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill Event Image Details
Kansas City   The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
Jun
12
Ruralpreneurs: Tumbleweeds and Talents in Kansas Communities Event Image Details
Moundridge   Ruralpreneurs: Tumbleweeds and Talents in Kansas Communities
Jun
13
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien Event Image Details
Oberlin   The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Jun
17
Pride: From Stonewall to Small Town Kansas Event Image Details
Dodge City   Pride: From Stonewall to Small Town Kansas
Jun
22
Army of Amazons: Women’s Fight for Labor Rights in Kansas Coalfields Event Image Details
Topeka   Army of Amazons: Women’s Fight for Labor Rights in Kansas Coalfields
Jun
24
Holocaust Stories of Resistance and Rebirth Event Image Details
Park City   Holocaust Stories of Resistance and Rebirth
Jun
25
Railroaded: The Industry That Shaped Kansas Event Image Details
Hope   Railroaded: The Industry That Shaped Kansas
Jun
27
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder Event Image Details
Overland Park   Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Jun
27
Online Program - They Changed My Name/Cambiaron Mi Nombre Event Image Details
Louisburg   Online Program - They Changed My Name/Cambiaron Mi Nombre
Jun
28
Beyond Brown: Mexican Struggles for Equality Before and After Brown V. Board Event Image Details
Wichita   Beyond Brown: Mexican Struggles for Equality Before and After Brown V. Board
Jun
28
Children of the Promised Land Event Image Details
De Soto   Children of the Promised Land
Jul 01
- Aug 13
Voices & Votes: Democracy in America Event Image Details
Bogue   Voices & Votes: Democracy in America
Jul
1
Stories of the Santa Fe Trail Event Image Details
Peabody   Stories of the Santa Fe Trail
Jul 01
- Aug 13
Nicodemus Politicians Event Image Details
Bogue   Nicodemus Politicians
Jul
10
People, Places, and Politics in 1800s Kansas  Event Image Details
Moundridge   People, Places, and Politics in 1800s Kansas
Jul
22
People, Places, and Politics in 1800s Kansas  Event Image Details
Overland Park   People, Places, and Politics in 1800s Kansas
Jul
22-23
Hotel Humanities: Under a Paper Moon Event Image Details
Wilson   Hotel Humanities: Under a Paper Moon
Jul
22
Dress For Success: Nelly Don and American Fashion Event Image Details
Wichita   Dress For Success: Nelly Don and American Fashion
Jul
26
Flour Power Event Image Details
De Soto   Flour Power
Jul
27
A Creative Guide to Writing Your Family’s Stories Event Image Details
Topeka   A Creative Guide to Writing Your Family’s Stories
Jul
30
What a Ride! Rural Community-Owned Carnivals Event Image Details
Hope   What a Ride! Rural Community-Owned Carnivals
Aug
13
Rediscovering the Arkansas River  Event Image Details
Kinsley   Rediscovering the Arkansas River
Aug
13
Kansas Music History Event Image Details
Hope   Kansas Music History
Aug
16
World’s Fair Remnants in Kansas Event Image Details
South Hutchinson   World’s Fair Remnants in Kansas
Aug 19
- Oct 1
Voices & Votes: Democracy in America Event Image Details
Ottawa   Voices & Votes: Democracy in America
Aug
19
Married to Adventure: Osa and Martin Johnson’s Films Event Image Details
Wichita   Married to Adventure: Osa and Martin Johnson’s Films
Aug
19
Voices & Votes - Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting Celebration Event Image Details
Ottawa   Voices & Votes - Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting Celebration
Aug 19
- Oct 1
Barely Made It: The Naked Voters and Other Franklin county Stories of Democracy Event Image Details
Ottawa   Barely Made It: The Naked Voters and Other Franklin county Stories of Democracy
Sep
17
Last Stand at Rebel Creek: The Osage as Union Allies in Civil War Kansas Event Image Details
Council Grove   Last Stand at Rebel Creek: The Osage as Union Allies in Civil War Kansas
Oct 07
- Nov 19
Voices & Votes: Democracy in America Event Image Details
Winfield   Voices & Votes: Democracy in America
Oct 07
- Nov 19
Chautauqua: "The Most American Thing About America" Event Image Details
Winfield   Chautauqua: "The Most American Thing About America"
Oct
14
Community Bookbinding with Brady Vest Event Image Details
Goessel   Community Bookbinding with Brady Vest
Oct
21
Flint Hills Counterpoint Audio Tour Book Launch Event Image Details
Peabody   Flint Hills Counterpoint Audio Tour Book Launch
Nov 25
- Jan 7
Voices & Votes: Democracy in America Event Image Details
Belleville   Voices & Votes: Democracy in America
Nov 25
- Jan 7
AQ Miller: Lobbying for Early Roads in Kansas Event Image Details
Belleville   AQ Miller: Lobbying for Early Roads in Kansas

 

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