Events

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.

This is a community lecture series with smart talks and drinks, built around fresh ideas and discussion; it is presented through a collaboration involving UMKC, Linda Hall Library, The Third Place Historian, and Casual Animal Brewing Company. The event runs every first and third thursday at Brewing Company in Kansas City’s East Crossroads.

This is a free live music night featuring two sets: a jazz quartet early in the evening and a rotating jam-band lineup later, making it a laid-back first-Friday hangout. This event runs every month on first friday.

This late-night open mic gives local comics and first-timers a chance to get on stage, with hosts Jolley and MK leading the night and drink specials running alongside the show.

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.