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Musical guest: Heath Church (https://www.facebook.com/heathchurchofficial) Community moment: Gary Blakely Featured speaker: Kyle DeRodes, "Drones, FFA & the Future" Kyle DeRodes is a Certified Master Inspector and has been a licensed drone pilot for four years while using drones to inspect properties. He has a degree in photojournalism and a professional background in photo and video production. Parallel park in the neighborhood near our building or in the "free on Sundays" KU P2 parking garage two blocks west of our community center. Please reserve the small south parking lot for those who need the ramp to enter the building. By participating...
Musical guests: Jonny Green and Curtis Petit (https://www.facebook.com/jonnygreenmusic/) Community moment: Zoey Randolph Featured speaker: Courtney Brooks, "Local to Global: Your Role as a Citizen Diplomat in the Heartland" Courtney will share information on the history of international exchange programs in KC and ways the local community is invited to host global leaders, support high school students, and take part in regular conversations with changemakers from around the world, focused on designing a sustainable future, fighting for human rights, and confronting our biggest global challenges. Global Ties KC’s purpose is to develop international relationships and inspire global understanding. For 70 years,...
Musical guests: Duo Cucharada (https://www.facebook.com/cucharadamusic/) Community moment: Julie Manning Featured speaker: Lewis Diuguid, "The assault that diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts face in government, corporate, education, faith and community circles and where that could lead" Lewis W. Diuguid is chair of the political action committee for the National Association for Multicultural Education. He worked as a journalist for more than 39 years for The Kansas City Star and is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism. He is the author of "A Teacher’s Cry: Expose the Truth About Education Today" (2004), "Discovering the Real America: Toward...
Musical guest: Jansen Wooton (https://www.instagram.com/jansendoesmusic/) Community moment: Jacob Mitchell Featured speaker: DeAnn Gregory, "LED Lighting – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" DeAnn is a Missouri Master Naturalist and longtime conservationist, currently serving on the DarkSky Missouri board. In 2020, while serving on a Thomas Hart Benton Sierra Club Committee, she researched environmental and societal impacts of overlighting in anticipation of Kansas City’s (then future) planned transition to LED streetlights. A Sierra Club subcommittee robustly advocated for environmental considerations, influencing the final outcome. (Residents in Tucson and other cities that chose environmentally responsible lighting said, "Even the people look...
Musical guest: David Hakan (https://davidhakan.com/) Featured speaker: Morgan Henderson, "Giving Glass a Second Life with Ripple Glass" Morgan Henderson is the Senior Marketing and Communications Manager for Ripple Glass. She cultivates strong community relationships and leads local marketing efforts, including the management of all social media accounts. Morgan also coordinates and executes educational opportunities and community outreach engagements, while promoting the Ripple Glass collection programs across Kansas City, St. Louis and Atlanta. Morgan has served as president of the Kansas Organization of Recyclers for the past two years and has enjoyed fostering new and existing relationships across her home state...
Featured speaker and musical guest: Calvin Arsenia (https://www.calvinarsenia.com/) Community moment: JJ Cantrell Singer, harpist, and author Calvin Arsenia has built a reputation for turning the arts world on its head. Voted Kanas City's Best Musician 2018-2023 (The Pitch), and featured on Billboard.com, NPR.org, NEWNOWNEXT, Pride.com, and GRAMMY.com, Arsenia’s angelic stylings on voice and harp create rare harmonies and arrangements that look past the boundaries of his traditional gospel and classical upbringing. Calvin will share pictures and songs from his last record, "Paradise." He will also share the story of discovering his most recent enslaved ancestor, Alice; how reimagining the Genesis...
Featured speaker: Amy, Scrivner, BikeWalkKC: "Who Wins When Driving Is a Prerequisite for Thriving?" Amy Scrivner has worked in the nonprofit sector since 1997, specializing in fundraising and communications. Several years ago, she had to take the car keys away from her dad. It was one of the hardest things she'd ever done. He accused her of taking away his freedom. Her dad’s story is one Amy often repeats in her role at BikeWalkKC. It’s a story that resonates with a lot of people, and it motivates her to do this work. Your ability to drive should NOT predict your...
