Spotlight on Humanities
October 28, 2022 | Issue 2022-10
New Speakers Bureau
50 speakers to chose from starting Nov 1st.
Hunt, Fish, Gather
Nov 3, 2022 | 2:00 PM - Risa Commons WashU
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Ulysses Grant Traveling Exhibit
Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site, for month of November.
President Biden Issues Proclamation on National Arts and ...

The Executive Order declares the Biden-Harris Administration's policy to advance equity, accessibility, and opportunities for all Americans, and to strengthen the creative and cultural economy of the United States by promoting the arts, the...

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Spotlight - Petra DeWitt, Incoming Chair Board of Directors, Missouri Humanities
Reflecting on the Purpose of the Humanities and Drawing Personal Connections
As the incoming chair of the Board of Directors of the Missouri Humanities Council, Dr. Petra DeWitt reflects on the purpose of the humanities and her personal connections to the humanities. 
Spotlight - Metro Theater Company by Joe Gfaller
Metro Theater Company at 50
In 1973, a theater artist and an educator came together to explore a wildly new idea: what would it mean to create theater for young people that was grounded in valuing and respecting young people in a whole new way? 
Spotlight - Veda Boyd Jones
The Lesson of Chicken Pot Pie
Recently in Kansas City, I ordered chicken pot pie for lunch. My husband and I were visiting our son and daughter-in-law and had walked in their neighborhood to a small bistro owned by an Iron Chef contestant. 
Spotlight - Katy Trail Story Map - Virtual Tour
Learn more about Katy Trail State Park before you go, by taking a virtual tour of the trail. Developed through a cooperative agreement between the Missouri Geological Survey, a division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, and the Arizona Geological Survey, this story map highlight the geologic, historic and cultural features of the park.
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