Future events at the Historical Society of Missouri will shed more light and focus on two aspects of Missouri’s enduring cultural heritage. Here’s what to expect from two not-to-be-missed moments.

The author talks about social satirist Twain

113 years after his death, Mark Twain remains one of Missouri’s most enduring figures and will be the subject of future author talks. Gary Scharnhorst, a professor at the University of New Mexico, who published a multi-volume biography of Twain by the University of Missouri Press, will discuss the great American writer’s role as a social satirist at the State Historical Society Thursday afternoon.

Steve Donahue, writing for Open Letters Review, called Scharnhorst’s series “a monument to careful and thorough scholarship” as well as “a masterpiece for scholars and those with boundless curiosity.”