The Grandel Theatre
3610 Grandel Square
St. Louis
You're invited to the Missouri Humanities 2026 keynote event to celebrate America 250! Speaker Denise Kiernan is The New York Times Bestselling author of The Girls of Atomic City and The Last Castle; join us as she discusses her upcoming book, Obstinate Daughters, about the writers, renegades, enslaved women, soldiers, and community leaders who ignited the fight for America’s independence. Doors open at 5 p.m. with a cash bar and books available for purchase from Left Bank Books. The program will begin at 6 p.m., which will include an opportunity for audience Q&A, followed by a book signing with the author.
General Admission is $20; Tickets NYT Bestseller Denise Kiernan | MetroTix
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Sponsored by Missouri Humanities with support from the State Historical Society of Missouri, Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy, MU Center for the Humanities, Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis Public Radio, and Anders CPA.