Film Screening of Bird: Not Out of Nowhere with Special Guest, Chuck Haddix

Thu Aug 21 2025 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm UTC-05:00

The Museum of Kansas City | Kansas City

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Film Screening of Bird: Not Out of Nowhere with Special Guest, Chuck Haddix
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Thursday, August 21

Film Screening of Bird: Not Out of Nowhere with Special Guest, Chuck Haddix

6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Admission is Free with Registration


To celebrate Charlie “Bird” Parker’s birthday (August 29), Kansas City PBS and The Museum of Kansas City present Bird: Not Out of Nowhere, a documentary highlighting Parker’s formative years in Kansas City and his enduring influence on jazz. Featuring rare archival footage, live performances by local musicians, and commentary from jazz historian Chuck Haddix, the film traces Bird’s rise from a young saxophonist in Westport to a bebop pioneer.

Haddix—curator of the Marr Sound Archives, host of KCUR’s Fish Fry, and author of Bird: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker—will lead a discussion following the screening.


Additional screening times. RSVP Not Required. Check in at the admissions desk.

Friday, August 223:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, August 2311:00 to 12:00 p.m.3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, August 241:00 to 2:00 p.m.3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Friday, August 29

3:30 to 4:30p.m.

Saturday, August 30

11:00 to 12:00 p.m.

3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, August 31

1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

3:00 to 4:00 p.m.


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The Museum of Kansas City, 3218 Gladstone Boulevard, Kansas City, United States

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