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Baseball team photo in black and white labeled My Heart Belongs to the Monarchs. Text: Save the Date, March of the Monarchs, Saturday, May 4th, 12:00 PM at the NLBM. Evergy and Negro Leagues Baseball Museum logos present.

April 17, 2024

3rd Annual March of the Monarchs Presented by Evergy – 12:00 PM – Saturday, May 4th

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A stadium at dusk with the Royals and Negro Leagues Baseball Museum logos, and JE Dunn Constructions logo. The text reads: 100 Years, CELEBRATING THE RUN, and ALL SEASON LONG.

March 25, 2024

Every run this baseball season will honor the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum!

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Promotional poster for a sold-out concert featuring a Grammy-winning artist. The event, presented by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, is scheduled for May 11, 2024, at the Gem Theater in Kansas City. Logos of sponsors are displayed.

March 13, 2024

Jazz & Jackie | A soul-stirring concert by five-time Grammy Award-winning songstress, LALAH HATHAWAY

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A limited edition box set of five whiskey bottles, each labeled with names of Negro Leagues baseball teams. The background features a vintage baseball jersey, bat, glove, ball, and a historic photograph. Text mentions Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

January 27, 2024

J. RIEGER & CO. PARTNERS WITH THE NEGRO LEAGUES BASEBALL MUSEUM TO RELEASE THE FIELDER’S CHOICE COLLECTION OF SPIRITS TO BENEFIT THE MUSEUM

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A promotional graphic inviting viewers to experience the story of the Negro Leagues. It features logos of the Kansas City Royals and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, with text offering free admission for February.

January 25, 2024

THE KANSAS CITY ROYALS FOUNDATION TO BRING BACK FREE FEBRUARY

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Text reads MLK Day Coffee with Champions. Logos of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and Starbucks are at the bottom. Message states Starbucks supports the museum, with a website link for more information. Background shows a baseball game scene.

December 24, 2023

Monday, January 15 – MLK Day Coffee With Champions

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A promotional poster for the 6th Annual The Gift of Christmas concert featuring Julian Vaughn with Adam Hawley. Event date is December 16th, with doors opening at 6 PM and the show at 7 PM. The poster includes festive snowy graphics and a QR code.

November 29, 2023

Join international music artist, Julian Vaughn, with special guest, Adam Hawley for “The Gift of Christmas” holiday concert!

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Five people stand on a dark stage holding a large check for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, dated November 11, 2022. They are smiling, and the background features a projected screen with partially visible text.

November 22, 2023

NLBM CELEBRATED BUCK O’NEIL’S LIFE AND LEGACY AT THE 2023 BIRTHDAY BASH!

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The image advertises the Buck ONeil Birthday Bash at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. It features a man in a green suit holding a cane, with smaller photos of two other men, Paul Taylor and Howard Hewett. Event details are included.

September 14, 2023

2023 Buck O’Neil’s 112th Birthday Celebration On November 11th

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A vintage-style baseball poster showing a player in a KC Monarchs uniform holding a bat. Text reads Salute to the Negro Leagues and details a game between the Houston Eagles and Kansas City Monarchs on Sept 16. Includes promo for a Monarchs jersey giveaway.

September 7, 2023

2023 Kansas City Royals Salute to the Negro Leagues + NLBM Weekend Events

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Composite image featuring baseball players Mike Norris, Dwight Gooden, Al Downing, Dontrelle Willis, and Vida Blue under The Class of 2023 Hall of Game banner. Each player is shown in a pitching pose, with a baseball field backdrop.

August 16, 2023

2023 Hall of Game will pay homage to the “Black Aces!”

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Promotional poster for the 2023 Heart of America Hot Dog Festival featuring a hot dog graphic with sunglasses and musical acts like Dru Hill and The SOS Band. Event details include date, location, and sponsors logos.

June 9, 2023

2023 Heart of America Hot Dog Festival

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Diagonal slice of baseball field from overhead; some green grass on the right, and the reddish-brown dirt of the field on the left.

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