Kansas City Oasis

Musical guest Erin Eades (https://www.erineadesmusic.com/). Featured presentation: "Vaile Victorian Mansion," speaker: Pam Fulmer Built by Colonel and Mrs. Harvey Vaile in 1881, it was "the most princely house and the most comfortable home in the entire west," the Kansas City Times reported in 1882. Situated on North Liberty Street, a mile north of the historic Independence Square, the three-story Gothic-like structure today sits in solitary splendor, an architectural anomaly among the surrounding Midwestern homes. A tour will follow at about 2:30, to allow time for lunch beforehand. Adults: $10, Ages 6-12: $5. By participating in this event, you agree to...

September's book is "A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them" by Timothy Egan. A historical thriller by the Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning author that tells the riveting story of the Klan's rise to power in the 1920s, the cunning con man who drove that rise, and the woman who stopped them. "A Fever in the Heartland" marries a propulsive drama to a powerful and page-turning reckoning with one of the darkest threads in American history. By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the...