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Date and Time
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March 10 2021 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
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Description
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Karla Deel will be exploring the 1920’s working class, labor, immigration, and underrepresented communities, especially in an era dominated by glitz and glamour, on from the local Kansas City stage to the broad national landscape. Karla is a local history enthusiast, author of Storied & Scandalous Kansas City: A History of Corruption, Mischief and a Whole Lot of Booze, and founder and editor of SqueezeBox City, an online magazine dedicated to the history and culture of Kansas City.
She's also worked with New Letters and Boulevard magazines and as assistant director of the Greater Kansas City Writing Project at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where she was awarded the Stanley H. Durwood Fellowship for Creative Writing. She has been involved with most of Kansas City's regional history groups including the History Kansas City Foundation, Young Preservationists, Historic West Bottoms, and Jackson County Historical Society.
Tickets for this event are just $5, and space is limited, please call to reserve your spot, (913) 248-2360.
Local brew will be provided, more details to come.
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