Video Series
Third Base: Fielder’s Choice
The sandlot of yore has disappeared, and we’re uncovering why. See what it takes to keep a game going in today’s age and the impact of the $19 million investment Kansas City and the Royals are making with the Urban Youth Academy. Call of The Sandlot takes you back to the time when kids played…
Second Base: Around The Horn
In this week’s episode, get to know Kansas City’s long and dynamic history of sandlot baseball. Learn about it from Royals’ historian Kay Cee, and discover a hidden modern sandlot game in Kansas City. Call of The Sandlot takes you back to the time when kids played until their mothers called them in for dinner….
First Base: Get Your Glove
Call of The Sandlot takes you back to the time when kids played until their mothers called them in for dinner. Flatland looks back into the city’s baseball history to tell you why sandlots disappeared and how Sam and Ana Beckett, a Kansas City couple, and the Kansas City Royals are looking to bring the tradition…
Heed The Call of The Sandlot
Call of The Sandlot takes you back to the time when kids played until their mothers called them in for dinner. Over four digital episodes (the first airs on Wednesday, August 2), KCPT and Flatland look back into our local baseball history to tell you why sandlots disappeared and how Sam and Ana Beckett, a…
For the Planners and the Dreamers
“A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.” — Andrew Carnegie, entrepreneur Explore the entire four-part video series, Libraries Out Loud. Then tune-in to hear the four heads of the library system discuss the series during a special Kansas City Week in Review at…
Bridging the Great Digital Divide
“To build up a library is to create a life.” — Carlos María Dominguez, writer and journalist Explore this four-part video series, Libraries Out Loud, on Wednesdays in July on flatlandkc.local. Then tune-in to hear the four heads of the library system discuss the series during a special Kansas City Week in Review at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 4, on KCPT….
A Literacy Beyond Words
“The only thing that you absolutely have to know is the location of the library.” — Albert Einstein Explore this four-part video series, Libraries Out Loud, on Wednesdays in July on flatlandkc.local. Be a part of a live screening and discussion with filmmaker Michael Price, KCPT’s Executive Producer of Public Affairs, Nick Haines, and the four heads of the library systems…
Building Communities
“Without the library, you have no civilization.” — Ray Bradbury, author Explore this four-part video series, Libraries Out Loud, on Wednesdays in July on flatlandkc.local. Be a part of a live screening and discussion with filmmaker Michael Price, KCPT’s Executive Producer of Public Affairs, Nick Haines, and the four heads of the library systems at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 18 at…
Libraries Out Loud | Preview
Libraries have always had their fans, but the hushed, warehouse experience of the past is gone. In fact, there has been an important revolution in what our libraries do, and here in Kansas City we have some of the best in the country. Through a series of four short films, Flatland explores and celebrates four…
‘Snow at Argentuil’ | The Gallery Comes Home
In art terms, In Situ means “in its original place,” a designation for artwork that lives in its place of origin. Think of a mosaic floor among ruins, a fountain sculpture in a park, an installation crafted for a specific venue. Here, In Situ means the story of how a lifetime of art collection leads to…