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Name: Powell Gardens' Fortopia
Start: 2022-5-26T00-00-00-00
End: 2022-10-16T23-23-59-00
Location: Powell Gardens

St. Louis park board removes 134-year-old statue of Columbus

June 22, 2020 Culture Watch, Missouri News, News

The movement to rewrite history by taking down symbols of the past has reached Missouri. A 134-year-old statue of Christopher Columbus has been removed from Tower Grove Park in South St. Louis. ...

Columbus, Churchill being destroyed along with Confederate statues

June 15, 2020 Culture Watch, National, News

Statues to Confederate officers across the nation are being vandalized, destroyed or removed. TheHill.com reports protesters have expanded their destruction to include other notable figures like Columbus and Winston Churchill. London’s iconic ...

College students want Columbus Day replaced

October 13, 2019 Culture Watch, National, News

Should Columbus be relegated to the trash heap of history? A new poll finds that 4 in 5 college students support dropping the the holiday that honors the Christian explorer in favor ...

The faith of Christopher Columbus you don’t hear

October 13, 2019 Faith, News, World

While thousands of people are celebrating Columbus Day, more and more people and cities are refusing to observe the holiday — including a city named after Christopher Columbus. “We have a number ...

August

26MayAll Day16OctPowell Gardens' Fortopia(All Day) Powell Gardens, 1609 NW US Highway 50 Kingsville, MO 64061

31JulAll Day21AugJewish Film Festival(All Day) Jewish Community Center, 5801 W 115th St, Overland Park, KS 66211

01Aug11:00 am30(Aug 30)4:00 pmArt Garden KC11:00 am - 4:00 pm (30) Art Garden KC, 2200 Lexington Ave, Kansas City, MO 64124

19AugAll Day20Kingdom Vision--Convocation 2022(All Day) Westin Kansas City at Crown Center, 1 E Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO 64108

20AugAll Day21ETHNIC ENRICHMENT FESTIVAL 2022(All Day) Swope Park, 3999 E Meyer Blvd,, Kansas City, MO 64132

22Aug6:00 pm8:00 pmHow to Cope6:00 pm - 8:00 pm First Call, 9091 State Line Rd, KC, MO 64114

24Aug1:30 pm4:30 pmWatchful Eye: Child Exploitation Prevention Training - Lee's Summit1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Mid-Continent Library - Colbern Road in Lee's Summit, 1000 Northeast Colbern Road, Lees Summit, MO 64063

Time

(Wednesday) 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Location

Mid-Continent Library - Colbern Road in Lee's Summit

1000 Northeast Colbern Road, Lees Summit, MO 64063

Event Details

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26Aug7:00 pmThe Mark Trammell Quartet7:00 pm First Baptist Church Kearney, 303 S. Grove Street, Kearney, MO 64060

27Aug8:00 am12:00 pmParkville Women's Clinic Family 5K Pajama Party8:00 am - 12:00 pm English Landing Park, 173 Main Street, Parkville MO 64152

27Aug9:00 am12:00 pmBoundries Workshop9:00 am - 12:00 pm New Covenant Ministries, 532 S. Main St., Independence, MO

28Aug2:00 pm5:00 pmFrench Organ Music Festival 10th Anniversary2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 416 W 12th Street, Kansas city, MO 64105