[ The following was provided by the division of Strategic Marketing and Communications.] Gloria Tibbs, a librarian for the University of Missouri-Kansas City, has been named a White House “Champion of Change.” She is one of 12 museum and library professionals from across the country who participated in panel discussions at the White House June [...]
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UMKC’s Gloria Tibbs Honored at White House
June 17th, 2013 · No Comments · Academic programs, Arts and Literature, Awards and honors, Diversity, Faculty, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia, Libraries, Staff
Three Fulbright Grantees Have Bright Year Ahead
May 24th, 2013 · No Comments · Academic programs, Academic units, Affiliated groups, Alumni, Arts and Literature, Awards and honors, Community Connections, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Staff, Students
[The following was provided by Strategic Marketing and Communications.] Three University of Missouri-Kansas City students were awarded Fulbright grants to study abroad during the 2013-2014 academic year.
DBR + Musical Bridges Students = Unforgettable
April 22nd, 2013 · Comments Off · Arts and Literature, Community Connections
[The following was submitted by the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance.] A Daniel Bernard Roumain and Musical Bridges Fundraiser will be held 7:30 p.m. April 26 at the Todd Bolender Center for Dance & Creativity, 500 W. Pershing.
Tags: Conservatory of Music and Dance·Daniel Bernard Roumain
Mamet’s “American Buffalo” Closes Rep’s Season
April 22nd, 2013 · Comments Off · Arts and Literature, Visual and Performing Arts
[The following was submitted by the Kansas City Repertory Theatre.] Kansas City Repertory Theatre is wrapping up its 2012-13 season with David Mamet’s “American Buffalo,” an acerbic, modern examination of the underbelly of American capitalism in which every exchange, including friendship, has “business” written all over it. The Rep’s producing director Jerry Genochio directs the [...]
Tags: American Buffalo·David Mamet·Kansas City Reperatory Theatre
UMKC Theatre’s “Kansas City Swing” is This Week
April 22nd, 2013 · Comments Off · Arts and Literature, Faculty, Staff, Students
[The following was submitted by the UMKC Theatre.] Baseball and jazz act as the backdrop for UMKC Theatre’s “Kansas City Swing.” The play takes place in the fall of 1947 as the baseball season is winding down, and tells a story of hope, uncertainty and an America on the threshold of change.
Fine Prints and Paper KC
April 15th, 2013 · Comments Off · Arts and Literature
[From the Art and Art History Department] More than 20 fine print and paper artists and art organizations will gather 4 to 8 p.m. April 19 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 20 at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center, 2012 Baltimore Ave., to exhibit and sell their work.
UMKC Theatre Presents “Kansas City Swing”
April 15th, 2013 · Comments Off · Arts and Literature, Faculty, Staff, Students, Visual and Performing Arts
[The following was provided by UMKC Theatre.] “Kansas City Swing,” a play by Trey Ellis and Ricardo Khan and directed by Khan, will be April 19-28 at the Helen F. Spencer Theater, Olson PAC, 4949 Cherry St.
Tags: Jackie Robinson·Major League Baseball·Negro League·Satchel Paige
Gallery of Art Presents: Push Pin PLUS
April 15th, 2013 · Comments Off · Arts and Literature, Students
[The following was submitted by the UMKC Gallery of Art] The UMKC Gallery of Art will host Push Pin PLUS, a juried exhibition featuring the work of Shawnee Mission high school students, from April 15 to April 23.
Art Historian Speaks About Discovering Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi
March 25th, 2013 · Comments Off · Arts and Literature
[The following was submitted by the Department of Art and Art History] Art Historian Robert Simon will present Finding Leonardo at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 5 in the Atkins Auditorium at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Tags: Art History·Leonardo da Vinci·Nelson Atkins·Robert Simon·Salvator Mundi
UMKC African American Read-In – Feb. 20 and Feb. 28
February 12th, 2013 · Comments Off · Affiliated groups, Arts and Literature, Community Connections, Diversity, Divisions, Departments and Centers, Faculty, Lectures, Seminars, Panels and Symposia, Libraries, Staff, Students, Visual and Performing Arts
[The following was provided by the UMKC Libraries.] Join the UMKC Libraries and UMKC Friends of the Library in the celebration of Black History Month by participating in the 24th National African American Read-In. Participate as a listener or by sharing any work written by African American authors.
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