Understanding Movies with Joe Heyen (Spring 2026)

March 25-April 29 (six weeks) | 1:00–4:00 pm  In Person Only at 4747 Troost Ave, KCMO, Room 22B – $40 This quarter’s theme will be psychology. Our movies will include Ordinary People, One Flew over the Cuckoo’s nest, Good Will Hunting, and Girl Interrupted. Each class begins with a short talk with insightful information about […]

Western Civilization: The Rise of Prussia and Russia in The Age of Louis XIV with Carol McCavitt – Choose Tuesday or Wednesday

The same class is presented on Tuesday and repeated Wednesday – $40 Navigate to western-civilization-prussua-the-age-of-louis-xiv-with-carol-mccavitt to enroll. CHOOSE ONE Tuesdays, March 24–April 28 | 10 am–Noon | In Person Only at 4747 Troost Ave, KCMO, Room 22B  Wednesdays, March 25-April 29 | 10 am–Noon | In Person at 4747 Troost Ave, KCMO, Room 22B or Online […]

Winston Churchill (1874-1965) with Anita Tebbe

Two weeks only: April 7 and 14 | 10 am–Noon | In Person or Online – $20 Prime Minister Winston Churchill is well-regarded across the world for his long-reigning influence in British Parliament. But did you know he had ties to Missouri and the Kansas City area? We’ll delve into his professional and personal life and discover this […]

World War II Clubmobiles with Robert Gangwere

Two weeks only: March 24 and March 31 | 10 am–Noon | In Person or Online – $20 American Red Cross clubmobiles were mobile kitchens staffed by a thousand or more “clubmobile girls” who played an integral role in maintaining the morale of thousands of American Gis during World War II. Some of them served closer […]

Greek Islands, French Castles and William the Conqueror at Kingswood with Bob Packett

March 23–April 27 | 1:30–3:30pm | In Person Only – $40 Class Location: Kingswood Senior Living Community, 10000 Wornall, Kansas City, MO In honor of the 1,000th anniversary of William the Conqueror’s birth, we’ll tour the cities of Caen and Rouen. Both were major Norman headquarters, so we’ll also look at Norman history, the life of William the […]

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