Search By Date

Start Date

End Date

(both not required)

Search By Keyword

October 2017

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS Dietrich Cabin Open House 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS	2 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	3 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	4 At Home on the Range: Community Cookbooks 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM \| Shawnee,KS Homeschool Wednesday 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Topeka,KS Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	5 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	6 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	7 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS
8 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	9 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	10 Through Darkness to Light; Photographs Along the Underground Railroad 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM \| Bonner Springs,KS Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	11 Freedom's Frontier Board of Trustees Meeting 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS Changing Times: Kansas City’s LGBTQIA History 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO	12 Fall Cemetery Tours 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM \| Olathe,KS Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS 14th Annual Gordon Parks Celebration: Honoring Bernadette Gray-Little 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM \| Fort Scott,KS	13 Home School Day 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM \| Shawnee,KS Fall Cemetery Tours 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM \| Olathe,KS Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS 4 more events on this day	14 Fall Cemetery Tours 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM \| Olathe,KS Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS Experience Haskell Indian Nations University: Homecoming 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS 3 more events on this day
15 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS Cemetery Tour: History in Stone at Ottawa's Highland Cemetery 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS 31st Annual Fall Festival at Shawnee Indian Mission State Historic Site 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Fairway,KS	16 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS National Archives and American Public Square to Offer Political Panel Discussion at WWI Museum 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO	17 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	18 Speakeasy Society Program 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM \| Shawnee,KS Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS Nance Lecture: Five Myths About the Syrian Civil War 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM \| Warrensburg,MO	19 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS 2017-2018 Film Series: American Jazz Museum and the Greater Kansas City Black History Study Group 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO	20 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS Ghost Tours at the Wornall House 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM \| Kansas City,MO	21 1920's Bookclub at the Farmhouse 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM \| Shawnee,KS Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS Dietrich Cabin Open House 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS 3 more events on this day
22 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS Dietrich Cabin Open House 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS	23 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	24 155th Anniversary of the Battle of Island Mound 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM \| Butler,MO Professional Development Workshop - Working with Individuals with Dementia 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Shawnee,KS Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	25 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	26 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	27 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS Families & Food Trucks Story Time 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO Ghost Tours at the Wornall House 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM \| Kansas City,MO	28 Historical Hauntings 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM \| Shawnee,KS Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS Ghost Tours at the Wornall House 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM \| Kansas City,MO 2 more events on this day
29 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS "Haunted Lawrence," featuring author Paul Thomas 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS	30 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	31 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS

Get Calendar Updates

Submit an Event

Upcoming Events

Monday, October 23, 2017

Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections

See the new exhibiting highlighting favorite artifacts and their fascinating stories. On view through the end of the year. details>>

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

155th Anniversary of the Battle of Island Mound

Men of the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry & Their Stories: The Battle of Island Mound was only the first of many fights for the men of the 1st KCVI. Come hear about... details>>

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Professional Development Workshop - Working with Individuals with Dementia

This workshop, put on in partnership with Arts and AGEing KC, Shawnee Town 1929, and FFNHA, will help to educate museum professionals and the intricacies, challenges, and... details>>

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections

See the new exhibiting highlighting favorite artifacts and their fascinating stories. On view through the end of the year. details>>

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections

See the new exhibiting highlighting favorite artifacts and their fascinating stories. On view through the end of the year. details>>

view more upcoming events

Downtown Days Festival

Downtown Days, presented by Lee’s Summit Medical Center, is a family-friendly festival featuring live entertainment, arts and crafts, a carnival, delicious food vendors, a kids’ area, and much more! Meet (and get autographs) from your favorite local athletes and mascots at the Sports & Autograph Booth, sponsored by Security Bank of Kansas City!

Date:	Friday, June 02, 2017 - 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM Saturday, June 03, 2017 - 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM Sunday, June 04, 2017 - 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location:	Downtown Lee's Summitt Lee’s Summit, KS 64063 get directions
Website:	Downtown Days Festival
Cost:	The festival features FREE entertainment all weekend long at the Depot Stage, sponsored by Longview Funeral Home & Cemetery.
Reminder:	Send Reminder
Add to your calendar:	ical

All times are Central unless otherwise specified

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS Dietrich Cabin Open House 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS	2 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	3 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	4 At Home on the Range: Community Cookbooks 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM \| Shawnee,KS Homeschool Wednesday 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Topeka,KS Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	5 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	6 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	7 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS
8 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	9 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	10 Through Darkness to Light; Photographs Along the Underground Railroad 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM \| Bonner Springs,KS Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	11 Freedom's Frontier Board of Trustees Meeting 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS Changing Times: Kansas City’s LGBTQIA History 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO	12 Fall Cemetery Tours 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM \| Olathe,KS Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS 14th Annual Gordon Parks Celebration: Honoring Bernadette Gray-Little 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM \| Fort Scott,KS	13 Home School Day 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM \| Shawnee,KS Fall Cemetery Tours 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM \| Olathe,KS Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS 4 more events on this day	14 Fall Cemetery Tours 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM \| Olathe,KS Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS Experience Haskell Indian Nations University: Homecoming 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS 3 more events on this day
15 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS Cemetery Tour: History in Stone at Ottawa's Highland Cemetery 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS 31st Annual Fall Festival at Shawnee Indian Mission State Historic Site 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Fairway,KS	16 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS National Archives and American Public Square to Offer Political Panel Discussion at WWI Museum 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO	17 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	18 Speakeasy Society Program 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM \| Shawnee,KS Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS Nance Lecture: Five Myths About the Syrian Civil War 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM \| Warrensburg,MO	19 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS 2017-2018 Film Series: American Jazz Museum and the Greater Kansas City Black History Study Group 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO	20 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS Ghost Tours at the Wornall House 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM \| Kansas City,MO	21 1920's Bookclub at the Farmhouse 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM \| Shawnee,KS Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS Dietrich Cabin Open House 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS 3 more events on this day
22 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS Dietrich Cabin Open House 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS	23 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	24 155th Anniversary of the Battle of Island Mound 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM \| Butler,MO Professional Development Workshop - Working with Individuals with Dementia 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM \| Shawnee,KS Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	25 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	26 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	27 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS Families & Food Trucks Story Time 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Kansas City,MO Ghost Tours at the Wornall House 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM \| Kansas City,MO	28 Historical Hauntings 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM \| Shawnee,KS Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS Ghost Tours at the Wornall House 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM \| Kansas City,MO 2 more events on this day
29 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS "Haunted Lawrence," featuring author Paul Thomas 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM \| Ottawa,KS	30 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS	31 Hidden Treasures: Staff Favorites from the Watkins Collections 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM \| Lawrence,KS