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

The same class is presented on Tuesday and repeated Wednesday – $40 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 via Zoom Following the Peace […]
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

ONLINE ENROLLMENT FOR THIS CLASS HAS ENDED. Email spark@umkc.edu or call (816) 235-2870. Calls will be returned the next business day after 9:30am. 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 […]