Tag: Fall

No Class – More Hyphenated Rock with Steve Lopes

Join us on October 21 and 28 to continue the conversation.

No Understanding the Global War on Terrorism with Brian Steed

Brian is away from SPARK today!  Join us on October 17 to continue the conversation.

No Civil Rights in America, Part X with David Jeter

David is away from SPARK today!  Join us on October 10 to continue the conversation.

Meet The Beatles You Thought You Knew with Steve Lopes at Kingswood

SPARK is partnering with Kingswood Manor Senior Living to present another deep dive into the Rock Music of our youth with Steve Lopes.

This class will be in-person only and held on the Kingswood Manor Senior Living Campus, 10000 Wornall Rd, Kansas City, MO 64114

Gallup Map Company: The “Art” of Cartography Tour

Oct 25 | 1:30 – 2:30 pm

Gallup Map Company, 1733 Main Street, KCMO

Tour size limit: 20

Gallup Map Company is one of the oldest continuously operating companies in Kansas City, since circa 1875!  Join us to visit the store to see street and atlas maps like we used to have before GPS, and reproductions of many vintage and historical maps.  Owner Pat Carroll will show us the equipment used today to make custom “art quality” maps on canvas to create art and keepsakes for your home and family.

Linda Hall Arboretum Tour

Oct 11 | 1:00 – 2:00 pm

Linda Hall Arboretum | 5109 Cherry Street

Tour size limit: 15

Seventy years ago, Herbert and Linda Hall bequeathed their estate to the city for a public library and an arboretum–a garden of trees within the city.  The arboretum is home to 300 trees representing 48 genera, 130 species, 16 champion trees (you will learn how a tree becomes a champion on the tour), and the renowned tree peonies.  Over the years, tree acquisition has emphasized obtaining unusual and underutilized trees adapted to our environment.