KC Gems – Kansas City Museum’s Clothing Collection with Lisa Shockley
The Kansas City Museum is home to one of the largest clothing and textiles collections in the Midwest. With over 20,000 pieces, ranging from the late 18th century to the present, it shows the changing fashion from everyday clothing to women’s haute couture.
KC Gems – The Art of Gardening Monet Style with Gale McRoberts
Join us for a Master Gardener presentation on The Art of Gardening Monet Style – an inspiring presentation on the unique blending of the artist’s style with his garden design elements. Learn how a nationally recognized Monet Garden came to be in Overland Park. Experience a morsel of Giverny, France right here in Kansas.
KC Gems – The Enduring Kachina Cultures of the American Southwest
This presentation explores the “theatrical” dance traditions of Zuni & Hopi Pueblos of NM, and Pasqua Yaqui of Tucson AZ. Gene works closely with Tribal Councils and cultural centers such as the Casa de Santo Niño de Zuni.
KC Gems – Blue Bird Bistro with Jane Zieha
Please join Jane Zieha, owner of the Blue Bird Bistro, as she explains her eclectic takes on farm-to-table American fare served in a renovated brick-lined 1880s Victorian space in the Westside neighborhood.
KC Gems – 10 Smart Legal Strategies for Women with Jim Berger
Women live, on an average, 6.8 years longer than men. Some women are unprepared for life on their own. If women have not been involved in family financial matters & major decisions, stress & problems can result when they are alone due to death of spouse, divorce, or separation.
KC Gems – Westport’s Historic Steptoe Neighborhood with Mary Jo Draper
Learn about Steptoe, a little known African American enclave, the home of freedmen – slaves that worked to buy their freedom.
MaryJo Draper – Author, Kansas City’s Historic Midtown Neighborhoods, editor of the Midtown KC