The kidnapping of a red-headed, half-Irish, half-Mexican Arizona boy was the unlikely impetus for the longest war in American history, says historian Paul Andrew Hutton. The Apache Wars lasted from 1861 until 1890, and revealed the tensions that existed between tribal communities and American settlers. Paul Andrew Hutton will discuss the Apache Wars and his book on the same topic at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 31, at the Kansas City Library's Plaza Branch. For more information and to RSVP,

Nearly everyone agrees that parental involvement is critical to kids' success in school, but knowing how to participate isn't always obvious. Kansas City Mayor Sly James supports a program aimed at giving parents the tools they need to engage with schools, and affect positive change in their children's future. Guests: Elaine Zimmerman is the founder of the Parent Leadership Training Institute.Bonita Cochran is a resident of New Orleans and a graduate of the Parent Leadership Training Institute

When you make the jump into retirement, what will catch you? On this edition of Up to Date, the Smart Money Experts discuss the long-term prospects of Social Security and Medicare and how to prepare for an uncertain future. We also take a look at cyber-security and protecting your personal information in the digital era. Guests: Lucas Bucl is a principal with KHC Wealth Management.Sandi Weaver is a CPA and owner of Financial Security Advisors.David Jackson is a certified financial planner and a

Up To Date's film critics review the latest independent, foreign and documentary movies showing in area theaters. Here's a list of the films reviewed on the program: Southside With YouFrank Zappa: Eat That QuestionHands of StoneThe LandEquityHell or High WaterDon't Think TwiceFlorence Foster JenkinsIndignationCafe SocietyCaptain FantasticTallulah

On this week's episode of Statehouse Blend, the Director of Johnson County Mental Health talks about the state of mental healthcare in Kansas. Guests: Tim DeWeese, Director, Johnson County Mental HealthJim McLean, Executive Editor, Kansas Health Institute

Activist and author Irene Tinker has spent more than 60 years of her life researching women's contributions to homes and societies all over the world. Despite being encouraged by decades of progress toward parity, she says barriers to equality still exist. Irene Tinker will recount the stories of women from all over the globe who have contributed to the equality movement at the Kansas City Public Library's Central Library at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 25. For more information, and to RSVP,

A completely new terminal at Kansas City International Airport may be out of the question (for now), but other changes are in the works. Patrick Klein, director of the Kansas City Aviation Department, speaks about the challenges and misconceptions of ongoing projects, and what travelers can look forward to in the coming years.

Making a contest-worthy cocktail takes more effort than just pouring a mixer over the right spirit. You've got to get the correct flavor, balance, presentation, even the appropriate kind of ice! Just the thought of all that work makes one mighty thirsty... Guests: Doug Frost is a master sommelier and master of wine, and one of only four people to achieve both distinctions.Ryan Miller is a bartender and the vice president of the United States Bartender's Guild - Kansas City.Lisa Rodriguez is KCUR

Tennessee Williams' masterpiece A Streetcar Named Desire won the Pulitzer Prize in 1948, has been called the greatest play ever written by an American, and the character Blanche DuBois is at the center of nearly everything that happens in it. It's a daunting role that Kansas City actress Cinnamon Schultz has spent months preparing for. No pressure, right? Cinnamon Schultz stars in the Kansas City Actors Theater production of 'A Streetcar Named Desire,' running from September 7th to September

People in Atalissa, Iowa, knew about the intellectually disabled men who lived in the town’s old schoolhouse and worked in the nearby turkey plant, but they didn’t know those men were being neglected by a business set up to provide cheap labor. It's a heart-breaking story told by New York Times reporter Dan Barry in The Boys in the Bunkhouse.