Commemorate America at 250 with three special exhibits highlighting the Declaration of Independence, Kansas, and the last major commemoration of America’s founding. Experience these special exhibits starting Feb. 16, on display in the Elizabeth Dole Gallery & Reading Room. Declaration 1776: The Big Bang of Modern Democracy uses primary sources to illustrate how Americans and people […]
Napoleon remains a character of endless fascination, even more than two centuries after his death. The God of War, as one biographer identified him, conquered much of Europe before his ultimate downfall, and is often counted with Alexander the Great and Caesar as one of the greatest military minds in human history. This talk will […]
Join KPR 105 Live for a special performance featuring Kansas artist Elexa Dawson at the Dole Institute of Politics. Before her performance, enjoy food and refreshments from Bao Wowz Food Truck, and family activities starting at 11:30 a.m. Free concert begins at 1 p.m. Elexa Dawson is a practitioner of the soul. Her […]
Although the land we call Kansas has changed greatly since 1776, it was already a dynamic cultural and environmental landscape before the “Founding Fathers” forged a new nation. Author and historian Adam Hodge discusses how human activities and natural processes alike had transformed Kansas over the course of millennia as a changing climate, Indigenous burning […]
Join KPR 105 Live for a special performance featuring singer-songwriter Kelley Hunt and former Kansas Poet Laureate Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg at the Dole Institute of Politics. Before their performance, enjoy food and refreshments from The Mad Greek, and family activities starting at 11:30 a.m. Free concert begins at 1 p.m. Kelley Hunt’s love for […]
Join KPR 105 Live for a special performance featuring Mexican folklore and Rock N' Roll artist Maria the Mexican at the Dole Institute of Politics. Before their performance, enjoy food and refreshments from JB Tacos, and family activities starting at 11:30 a.m. Free concert begins at 1 p.m. Maria The Mexican is a […]
Join KPR 105 Live for a special performance featuring Dr. Susan Mayo and the Switchgrass String Quartet at the Dole Institute of Politics. Before their performance, enjoy food and refreshments from local vendors, and family activities starting at 11:30 a.m. before the concerts begin at 1 p.m. Dr. Susan Mayo has been part […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Beverly Gage joins former Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan to discuss her new book, This Land is Your Land: A Road Trip through U.S. History, ahead of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Limited copies of This Land is Your Land will be available for free. […]
The Dole Institute, the Lied Center of Kansas, and the KU School of Music invite you to join us on Sunday, July 5, for Sunday Jayhawk Jukebox featuring Mire Pral's string Jazz music in the 30’s and 40’s styles of Django Reinhardt.
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