Applebaum came to Kansas City in 1994 as the newly named dean of the Conservatory of Music. In addition, he has strengthened and facilitated new partnerships with the Kansas City Symphony, Lyric Opera, State Ballet of Missouri, Young Audiences, Kansas City Missouri Public Schools, Kansas City Friends of Chamber Music, Hispanic Heritage Society, and the 18th and Vine Jazz Museum. Throughout the next four months, Kansas Citians will have the opportunity to gain an inside perspective on the American political scene. David Broder, nationally-syndicated Washington Post columnist, will provide the first lecture Dec. 7. Subsequent lecturers will include national television commentator and reporter Haynes Johnson and noted author and political professor Doris Kearns Goodwin.
All lectures are free and open to the public.
To make a reservation for the Broder lecture, call 2700. For more information on the series, call 1576. The Student Life Office and several student organizations are sponsoring several events to educate the public about the disease. In addition, the Student Life Office will be collecting toys and clothing for Katy's Place during the week. Items can be dropped off in Pierson Auditorium Nov. 28 through Nov. 30 or in the Student Life Office, G-6 University Center, Nov. 27 through Dec. 1.