Renowned photographer and forest canopy researcher Tim Laman takes us deep into New Guinea to observe Birds of Paradise.
National Geographic Lecture: Tim Laman Event on 4/16/2013 at Helzberg Hall
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Dust Bowl Sneak Peek with Producer Dayton Duncan
Ken Burns’ latest documentary delves into the causes and experiences of the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history. “The Dust Bowl” chronicles, “the frenzied wheat boom of the “Great Plow-Up,” followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Vivid interviews with twenty-six survivors of those hard times, combined with dramatic photographs and seldom seen movie footage, bring to life stories of incredible human suffering and equally incredible human perseverance. It is also a morality tale about our relationship to the land that sustains us—a lesson we ignore at our peril.”
Watch The Dust Bowl Preview on PBS. See more from The Dust Bowl.
Join Kansas City Public Television, the University of Kansas Libraries and the Kansas City Public Library on Tuesday November 13th at 6pm, for a screening of excerpts from “The Dust Bowl”. Clips from the upcoming documentary will be introduced by the film’s writer and co-producer Dayton Duncan, who also worked with Burns on The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, The Civil War, Baseball and Jazz.
Following the screening, Duncan will join Rex Buchanan, interim director of the Kansas Geological Survey, and Sara Gregg, KU assistant professor of history, in panel discussion moderated by KCPT’s Randy Mason.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch
4801 Main Street | Kansas City, MO
6:00| Reception
Peruse a display of items from KU Libraries’ collections which document the dust bowl’s impacts on this region and hear local musician Larry Garrett perform songs from and inspired by the era.
6:30 | Film screening and panel discussion, Truman Forum Auditorium
RSVP on the Kansas City Public Library’s website.
In Lakin, Kansas, three children prepare to leave for school wearing goggles and homemade dust masks to protect them from the dust in 1935. Photo credit: Courtesy of Joyce Unruh; Green Family Collection
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Oscar Hammerstein II – Out of My Dreams
This program celebrates the most acclaimed lyricist and librettist of the 20th century, Oscar Hammerstein II. His career spanned over 40 years and his legendary musicals include: Showboat (1927), Oklahoma (1943), South Pacific (1949), The King and I (1951) and The Sound of Music (1959). Collaborating with Richard Rogers they transformed the American musical forever.
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Explore Immigration in the Heartland
Join KCPT Monday, July 16th at 6:30pm for a sneak peek and discussion of the upcoming documentary series Homeland: Immigration in America. We’ll watch the “Enforcement” episode of the series, which examines issues surrounding immigration in the Heartland–including Kris Kobach’s 2010 election campaign and the community policing practices at Kansas City’s Westside CAN Center. KCPT co-produced this series, which is narrated by PBS Newshour Senior Correspondent Ray Suarez and will air nationally on PBS in late July 2012.
The sneak peak will take place at Screenland Crown Center (on the 3rd floor of Crown Center at 2450 Grand Blvd.)
RSVP to the July 16th Homeland screening.
