Ongoing

Jazz at Noon

American Jazz Museum, The Blue Room 1616 E 18th St., Kansas City

Hosted by the American Jazz Museum, this is a free one-hour live jazz performance on the first and second Thursdays, made for a quick midday break with music and atmosphere.

Free

One World, Two Footballs

Kansas City Public Library: Plaza Branch 4801 Main St, MO

Author Andrés Martinez discusses his book The Great Game: A Tale of Two Footballs and America’s Quest to Conquer Global Sport, looking at how American football and global football are intersecting and why Kansas City matters in that conversation.

Free