Arts Humanities

Speaker	Affiliation	Subject	Category	Phone
Gary Logan Added 2/29/14	Community of Christ Church & Independence Kiwanis	Southeast Asia topics: Understand Culture: An introduction to Cultural Intelligence 20-90 minutes What is Culture? How do we think about culture? How do we interact with those from another culture? Using games, music, and images, we explore how our American culture is changing and how we can become more culturally competent in our relationships with those who are not quite like us. Travel Stories in Asia 20-45 minutes Gary has traveled extensively throughout Asia. Moving from place to place, we share experiences with the people, food, customs, music and living conditions in a variety of countries from India to Japan. Through images, music, crafts, stories and traditional dress, these cultures “come alive.” Working in Thailand 20-45 minutes As the owner/CEO of Synago Consulting, works with folks from every part of life in developing a deeper appreciation for, and understanding of, the many cultures in which we live and work. One of his clients works with at-risk youth in northern Thailand. We explore their work to break the cycle of poverty through education and community service. Run 4 Life, Run 4 Love 20-45 minutes Gary is a passionate runner (slow but persistent!) and runs races to raise awareness (and money) of issues about poverty. Ending poverty is a goal that has inspired him to run thousands of miles and raise thousands of dollars over the last twenty years. We explore ways in which each of us can do something we love, while making our world a better place for others. All of life is an adventure. Every day brings new experiences, new friends, new ideas, and new joys.	Travel	816-786-5953 garywlogan@me.com www.synago.org www.run4liferun4love.org
Brad Zimmerman - Added 4/7/2010	Chestnut Fine Arts Center, Olathe	The Chestnut Theatre - A new small theater in Olathe featuring musicals. Presenters will provide background and sing a few numbers from recent performances www.chestnutfinearts.com	Music	913-764-2121 chestnutfac@comcast.net
Chuck Haddock	KCUR Radio, KCMO	The Fish Fry on Friday night	Music	816-235-1551
Warren Beck	Overland Park Kiwanis	Big Band Era	Music	913-339-6809
Dick Wilson	94.9 KCMO Radio	Oldies Radio	Music	816-576-7949
Juanita Moore, Director Added 4/14/05	American Jazz Museum	American Jazz Museum - the institution that honors Kansas City, Missouri, the mother of swing and the nurturer of Bebop.	Music	816-784-1117
Mr. Jerry Fogel	Film Commission for Greater KC MO	Film Commission - Jerry Fogel, veteran star of films, television and radio, will talk about his continuing efforts to promote Kansas City as a place to make movies	Entertainment	816-221-5242
Kimberly Ried Added 2/05	National Archives, KCMO	Historical and Genealogy Research at the National Archives	Family History	816 268-8000 kimberlee.ried@nara.gov
John Paul Lambertson, Director - Added 4/19/05	National Frontier Trails Museum in Independence, MO	3 Trails History - One of the most fascinating epics in American History is the story of the overland migrations across the western American wilderness during the mid-nineteenth century.	History	816-325-7575
Ross Marshall	Oregon California Trails Assn, Merriam, KS	The Oregon-California Trail	History	913-262-6445 rossmarshall@mindspring.com
Mike Medhurst	Overland Park, KS	Historical Documents and Photos	History	913-851-8462
Dr. Pete Cuppage, Shawnee, KS - Added 12/21/05		Lewis and Clark Exploration Alternate Speaker: Dan Sturdevant 816-421-4783 (O)	History	913-631-3055 pgcuppage@aol.com
Jay Smith	Kansas City Museum	Exhibits at the Kansas City Museum	History	816-483-8300 (o) 816-813-0228 (m)
Contact Speakers Bureau - Added 7/31/06	Liberty Memorial Association 100 W 26th St, KCMO	Liberty Memorial - The most important World War I museum facility in the world. http://theworldwar.org/	Military History	816-888-8118 education@theworldwar.org
Paul Lamp - Added 2/05	Merchant Marines Veteran, KCMO	Merchant Marines - the little known branch of the military which shipped virtually all the military personnel and materiel in World War II, and suffered the highest casualty rate in that war.	Military History	816-436-3309
Sue Ridings	Independence Kiwanis	Trip to China - slides Other destinations also available	Travel	816-796-9915
T. L. McCown	Author of Shifting Sands	Life in Arabia with a Saudi Princess The presentation includes a book signing for those purchasing a book from her.	Arabian Culture	www.tlmccown.com and emailtl@yahoo.com