The Ripple, The Wave That Carried Me Home is a moving exploration of a family’s response to injustice and a daughter’s reckoning with her political inheritance. Janice’s parents are prominent activists fighting for the integration of public swimming pools in 1960s Kansas. As injustice penetrates the warm bubble of her childhood, Janice grows apart from…
Based on the life of the famous Jamaican nurse and entrepreneur whose incredible story time has forgotten. Marys Seacole shows us through a funhouse mirror how her brazen spirit pulses through our reality to this day. Click here for tickets and showtimes.
Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966) is widely acclaimed as a defining artist of modernism and of the 20th century. Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure explores the artist’s extraordinary and singular portrayals of the human figure. The exhibition features around 100 objects by Giacometti, drawn from the extensive holdings of the Fondation Giacometti in Paris and complemented by the Nelson-Atkins’…
HAMILTON is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, HAMILTON has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary moment in theatre—a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education. With book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel…
As Kansas City prepares for April’s NFL Draft on the grounds of the Museum and Memorial, join author Chris Serb for a timely lecture on the history of America’s favorite pastime—from the front to the field. Free with RSVP.
Make plans to attend CSL’s Cultural Connections Women’s History Month Lunch & Learn: Changing the Narrative – Women Setting the Pace for Change. Women’s History Month provides the opportunity to bring successful women from all walks of life to share their journey to success. This event features a discussion with women whose lives and careers…