South Plaza

Art, Garden & Fountains, Oh MY! With Just One Day Tours

Kick off the spring with a garden and art walking tour. We will meet at The Kauffman Memorial Garden. Tour will include the Nelson lawn, Kemper Contemporary Museum and more. Exploring the art and history of the area. 

Shelf Life: A Big Read Storytelling Event

As part of Big Read 2025, a free, city-wide reading and public engagement initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, a popular show-and-tell storytelling event hosted by writer and director David Wayne Reed returns with a focus on soma, or the body, exploring how we live in our bodies, how we relate to our physical ...

The Survivor Wants to Die at the End

For Adam Silvera, writing books provides a way to create a safe space he wishes he’d had as a gay teen growing up in the South Bronx. His latest young adult novel, The Survivor Wants to Die at the End, is his most personal work to date.  The third installment in Silvera’s They Both Die at the End serie...

The Rise and Fall of Empires: Battle of New Orleans

On January 8, 1815, General Andrew Jackson and a ragtag group of Americans decimated a professional army of British Redcoats at the Battle of New Orleans, a critical American port. The victory made Jackson a nationally known war hero and reaffirmed America’s independence from Great Britain.  

ALL-NEW SPRING SALADS AT MINSKY'S!

All-New Spring Seasonal Salads – Now at Minsky’s!Enjoy both of these spring-inspired new salads for a limited time at all 17 Kansas City metro and Lawrence Minsky’s locations! Available for Dine-In, Carry Out, Curbside, Delivery, and Online Ordering!

NEW ** TRIPLE CUP DELUXE PIZZA AT MINSKY'S!

Introducing Minsky’s Triple Cup Deluxe Gourmet Pizza!Love the Cupperoni? Then get ready for the Triple Cup Deluxe! Three flavors of cupping meats up top, with bacon cream cheese below – and we’re just getting started!Start with your favorite Minsky’s crust and Minsky’s signature red sauce....

Back to Earth: An Evening with Astronaut Nicole Stott

Presented in partnership with University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Science and Engineering.When Nicole Stott saw the Earth from space, she realized that this brilliant blue marble, shielded from the void by only its razor-think atmosphere, is a naturally existing system that's perfectly designed to support human lif...

Life Beyond Earth? A Free Exhibition

Is there life beyond Earth?This question has fascinated humanity for centuries. Given the vast number of stars and planets in the known universe, it seems possible that there could be an abundance of life, however, scientists have found no credible evidence beyond our planet.With advanced technology and unanswered questions...

Stock Hill

PART OF KANSAS CITY’S CHEF-DRIVEN FOOD SCENE. Stock Hill embraces fine dining without the formality. Serving creative interpretations of nostalgic steakhouse staples, our culinary team, led by Chef Jacob Hilbert, uses the highest-caliber cuts of meat with impeccable flavor, sourced from the Midwest’s finest ranches.

Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering, and Technology

The Linda Hall Library is one of the world's leading independent research libraries. Through our collections, programming, learning resource, scholarly research programs, and collaborations, we bring science to life in a new and relevant ways to help others better understand the world in which they live. Since 1946, the Lin...