Musical guest: KJ Koa Community moment: Mary Lou Pick Featured speaker: Grady Atwater, “John Brown, a Lit Match in a Tinder Box" This presentation will explore the realities and ramifications of John Brown’s abolitionist crusade in Kansas Territory and the nation. Grady Atwater is the Site Administrator of the John Brown Museum State Historic Site in Osawatomie, Kansas, and has served in that role for 20 years. He is also an adjunct Social Sciences instructor at the Miami County Campus of Fort Scott Community College in Paola, Kansas. Atwater has written over 200 “History and Heritage” columns for the Miami...

The KC Swingsters invite you to the KC Oasis for a fun and welcoming night of East Coast Swing. Beginners will learn the fundamentals with Will, while Lexie leads the main lesson as an Intermediate class focused on building confidence, connection, and style. Come dance, learn, and be part of the KC swing community! $15 | Cash or Venmo preferred

Volunteer with fellow Oasians at Scraps KC! Their mission is to get used or excess art supplies and materials to artists, teachers, makers, and scouts who can use them. They've diverted over 300 tons of material from landfills. We'll be volunteering in their warehouse doing donation processing and pricing, getting materials like paper clips and paint brushes ready to go out into the Teacher Resource Center or the Creative Reuse Center store. They ask that all volunteers wear modest clothing for the season and closed-toed shoes. Their warehouse is not temperature regulated, so dressing in layers is highly recommended. You...

Musical guest: Maddie Lai (https://www.instagram.com/maddieglai/?hl=en) Community moment: Susana Bruhn Featured speaker: Paul Benson, "Famous Art Forgers and How They Were Exposed" Who is or was the world's greatest art forger? We don't know because they were/are so talented they haven't been discovered yet! Today, we'll see how some of the less talented forgers were exposed. Paul joined the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in 1992 and has recently retired. During his 25+ years there, he served as a Conservator of Objects, where he was involved in examining, advising on, and treating three-dimensional art objects made from all types of materials. He...

The KC Swingsters invite you to the KC Oasis for a fun and welcoming night of East Coast Swing. Beginners will learn the fundamentals with Will, while Lexie leads the main lesson as an Intermediate class focused on building confidence, connection, and style. Come dance, learn, and be part of the KC swing community! $15 | Cash or Venmo preferred

We are sponsoring a blood drive with the Community Blood Center (https://www.savealifenow.org/) for our Service Sunday. You can use the following link to reserve your time slot: https://donate.savealifenow.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/87468 Additional volunteer event TBD. By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

The KC Swingsters invite you to the KC Oasis for a fun and welcoming night of East Coast Swing. Beginners will learn the fundamentals with Will, while Lexie leads the main lesson as an Intermediate class focused on building confidence, connection, and style. Come dance, learn, and be part of the KC swing community! $15 | Cash or Venmo preferred

April's book is "Less" by Andrew Sean Greer. Please bring a snack to share. A struggling novelist travels the world to avoid an awkward wedding in this hilarious Pulitzer Prize-winning novel full of "arresting lyricism and beauty" (The New York Times Book Review). By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

*Note: It's okay if you can't get there until 5:15-5:30. At Kansas City Oasis our values are "People are more important than beliefs," "human hands solve human problems," and "meaning comes from making a difference." In that spirit, we partner with Micah Ministry the SECOND MONDAY of each month in helping our less fortunate neighbors. Some Oasians choose to go every Monday. Volunteers will greet the guests, serve food and offer beverages. By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

The KC Swingsters invite you to the KC Oasis for a fun and welcoming night of East Coast Swing. Beginners will learn the fundamentals with Will, while Lexie leads the main lesson as an Intermediate class focused on building confidence, connection, and style. Come dance, learn, and be part of the KC swing community! $15 | Cash or Venmo preferred