# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum: “The Dockum Drugstore Sit-in,” Dr. Prisca Barnes-Simmons
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 04:00 pm – Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Kauffman Museum at Bethel College will host Dr. Prisca Barnes-Simmons for a presentation and discussion of “The Dockum Drugstore Sit-In,” on April 26 at 3 pm in the Kauffman Museum auditorium. Members of the community are invited to attend this free program! Contact director Andi Schmidt Andres at asa@bethelks.edu for more information.

Prisca is a passionate advocate for equity and social justice. In 2009, she founded Storytime Village, Inc., a nonprofit organization with a mission to serve low-income Kansas children and families. Prisca has published three children’s books, including People Pride and Promise, the story of the Dockum Sit-in, America’s first student-led lunch counter sit-in.

This program is being held in conjunction with Kauffman Museum’s current special exhibition, “Voices of Conscience: Peace Witness in the Great War,” with parallel themes of non-violent protest and dissent from the status quo.

The program is made possible by Humanities Kansas.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/north-newton/sunday-afternoon-at-the-museum-the-dockum-drugstore-sit-in-dr-prisca-barnes-simmons/200029850952023
- **Event Categories**: exhibitions
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 11

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: North Newton
- **state**: KS
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 2801 N Main St, North Newton, KS, United States, Kansas 67117
- **lat**: 38.07548
- **long**: -97.34692
- **full address**: 2801 N Main St, North Newton, KS, United States, Kansas 67117

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum: “The Dockum Drugstore Sit-in,” Dr. Prisca Barnes-Simmons
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum: “The Dockum Drugstore Sit-in,” Dr. Prisca Barnes-Simmons being held?
  - **A:** Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum: “The Dockum Drugstore Sit-in,” Dr. Prisca Barnes-Simmons takes place on Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 04:00 pm to Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm at 2801 N Main St, North Newton, KS, United States, Kansas 67117.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum: “The Dockum Drugstore Sit-in,” Dr. Prisca Barnes-Simmons?
  - **A:** Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum: “The Dockum Drugstore Sit-in,” Dr. Prisca Barnes-Simmons is organized by Kauffman Museum.

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