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Friday, May 10
8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Brown v. Board 1954: Hear our Voices Carlton Waterhouse, Keynote Symposium featuring community members directly involved in the Brown v. Board case, with look back and a look forward Student Art Exhibit Topeka Performing Arts Center (TPAC), 214 SE 8th Free
7 p.m. Smoke Behind Closed Doors New Tyson Williams play Topeka High Hoehner Auditorium, 800 SW 10th Tickets $15 www.smokebehindcloseddoors.com
Saturday, May 11
3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Art and Cultures: A Mural Tour bus tours from Topeka High, Free
7 p.m. Smoke Behind Closed Doors Tyson Williams Topeka High Hoehner Auditorium, 800 SW 10th Tickets $15 www.smokebehindcloseddoors.com
Sunday, May 12
3 p.m. DANCE....in Black and White – a movement in desegregation New Steven Massey dance Student Art in Lobby Topeka Performing Arts Center (TPAC) 214 SE 8th Tickets $10 from TPAC or Ticketmaster
Monday, May 13
9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Oral Histories Day Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 SW 10th Free
Tuesday, May 14
10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Art Gallery Day Exhibit from the museum’s permanent collection which engage viewers with notions of freedom of expression and civil liberty Mulvane Art Museum, 1700 SW Jewell Free
11 a.m. Unanimous, Dr. Brett Beatty Gallery talk reflecting on how the Brown v Board decision affected our ideas of freedom and civil rights Mulvane Art Museum, 1700 SW Jewell Free
12 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Art and Cultures: A Mural Tour bus tour from Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn Campus 1700 SW Jewell Free
Wednesday, May 15
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Brown v. Board Day Exhibits, ranger talks, student art, self-guided citywide Brown to Brown tours Brown v. Board National Historic Site, 1515 SE Monroe Free
5:30 – 8:00 p.m. I Just Want to Testify Preview and discussion of a new KTWU documentary, capturing the experiences of the Topeka community as integration was implemented Brown v. Board National Historic Site, 1515 SE Monro Free
Thursday, May 16
10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Brown v. Board Film Day at Jayhawk Theatre
10:00 a.m. Daughters of the Dust,
1:00 p.m. The Learning Tree,
3:00 p.m. Lean on Me,
5:00 p.m. The Marva Collins Story,
7:00 p.m. BlacKkKlansman
All Day Student 3-D Art
9:00 p.m. Oscar Award-winning Kevin Willmott Film talk after BlacKkKlansman
Jayhawk Theatre, 720 SW Jackson Free
Friday, May 17
8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Brown v. Board 2019: Real Talk, Next Steps – Ruben West, Keynote Full community conversation with testimony, showcasing of community efforts and roundtable visioning participation for all Topeka First United Methodist Church, 600 SW Topeka Free
5 p.m. - 10 p.m. Brown v. Board 65th Anniversary Celebration Music, Spoken Word, Food Trucks, Brown v. Board outdoor mural, 1424 SE Monroe Free
Saturday, May 18
11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m. Brown v Board 65th History Tours bus tours from Brown v. Board National Historic Site, 1515 SE Monroe Free
Sunday, May 19
1 p.m. Brown v Board 65th History Tours bus tours from Brown v. Board National Historic Site, Free
Most exhibits and self-guided versions of all tours will be available every day of the event. Print materials for all will be available at all sites.
The 65th Anniversary of Brown v. Board: An Unfinished Agenda is made possible by the initiative of Brown v Board Sumner Legacy Trust. Deepest thanks go to primary partners Brown v. Board National Historic Site and Freedoms Frontier National Heritage Area, all of the partners and host above and to Kansas African American Advisory Committee and AARP.
Friday, May 10
8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Brown v. Board 1954: Hear our Voices Carlton Waterhouse, Keynote Symposium featuring community members directly involved in the Brown v. Board case, with look back and a look forward Student Art Exhibit Topeka Performing Arts Center (TPAC), 214 SE 8th Free
7 p.m. Smoke Behind Closed Doors New Tyson Williams play Topeka High Hoehner Auditorium, 800 SW 10th Tickets $15 www.smokebehindcloseddoors.com
Saturday, May 11
3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Art and Cultures: A Mural Tour bus tours from Topeka High, Free
7 p.m. Smoke Behind Closed Doors Tyson Williams Topeka High Hoehner Auditorium, 800 SW 10th Tickets $15 www.smokebehindcloseddoors.com
Sunday, May 12
3 p.m. DANCE....in Black and White – a movement in desegregation New Steven Massey dance Student Art in Lobby Topeka Performing Arts Center (TPAC) 214 SE 8th Tickets $10 from TPAC or Ticketmaster
Monday, May 13
9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Oral Histories Day Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 SW 10th Free
Tuesday, May 14
10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Art Gallery Day Exhibit from the museum’s permanent collection which engage viewers with notions of freedom of expression and civil liberty Mulvane Art Museum, 1700 SW Jewell Free
11 a.m. Unanimous, Dr. Brett Beatty Gallery talk reflecting on how the Brown v Board decision affected our ideas of freedom and civil rights Mulvane Art Museum, 1700 SW Jewell Free
12 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Art and Cultures: A Mural Tour bus tour from Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn Campus 1700 SW Jewell Free
Wednesday, May 15
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Brown v. Board Day Exhibits, ranger talks, student art, self-guided citywide Brown to Brown tours Brown v. Board National Historic Site, 1515 SE Monroe Free
5:30 – 8:00 p.m. I Just Want to Testify Preview and discussion of a new KTWU documentary, capturing the experiences of the Topeka community as integration was implemented Brown v. Board National Historic Site, 1515 SE Monro Free
Thursday, May 16
10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Brown v. Board Film Day at Jayhawk Theatre
10:00 a.m. Daughters of the Dust,
1:00 p.m. The Learning Tree,
3:00 p.m. Lean on Me,
5:00 p.m. The Marva Collins Story,
7:00 p.m. BlacKkKlansman
All Day Student 3-D Art
9:00 p.m. Oscar Award-winning Kevin Willmott Film talk after BlacKkKlansman
Jayhawk Theatre, 720 SW Jackson Free
Friday, May 17
8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Brown v. Board 2019: Real Talk, Next Steps – Ruben West, Keynote Full community conversation with testimony, showcasing of community efforts and roundtable visioning participation for all Topeka First United Methodist Church, 600 SW Topeka Free
5 p.m. - 10 p.m. Brown v. Board 65th Anniversary Celebration Music, Spoken Word, Food Trucks, Brown v. Board outdoor mural, 1424 SE Monroe Free
Saturday, May 18
11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m. Brown v Board 65th History Tours bus tours from Brown v. Board National Historic Site, 1515 SE Monroe Free
Sunday, May 19
1 p.m. Brown v Board 65th History Tours bus tours from Brown v. Board National Historic Site, Free
Most exhibits and self-guided versions of all tours will be available every day of the event. Print materials for all will be available at all sites.
The 65th Anniversary of Brown v. Board: An Unfinished Agenda is made possible by the initiative of Brown v Board Sumner Legacy Trust. Deepest thanks go to primary partners Brown v. Board National Historic Site and Freedoms Frontier National Heritage Area, all of the partners and host above and to Kansas African American Advisory Committee and AARP.