Kansas City Oasis

Musical guests: Tom "Trashmouth" Baker & Jim Beisman (https://www.facebook.com/tom.t.baker/) Community moment: Will Manning Featured speaker: Rachael Cozad, "History’s Mirror: George Caleb Bingham, the Painter of Missouri" The George Caleb Bingham Catalogue Raisonné is an online, public-access catalogue of the complete paintings of George Caleb Bingham. A catalogue raisonné serves as the definitive reference resource for scholars, students and the general public. The overarching goal of this project is to strengthen public and scholarly access to Bingham’s life’s work and ensure the lasting heritage of Missouri’s greatest and most pioneering artist. Rachael Cozad Fine Art specializes in American Paintings and Modern...

Join fellow Oasians for Open Mic Night at the Fillmore Café at Unity Village! Sign-ups start at 5:45 and everyone gets a chance to perform. Coffee, snacks and cocktails are available. By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

Musical guest: Ivory Blue (https://ivorybluemusic.com) Community moment: Warda Belkass Featured speaker: James Moran, "Our Spot KC: Serving KC's LGBTQ+ Community" James Moran (he/him) has been an activist and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community for over 20 years. He earned his B.A. in Women's Studies and American Studies from the University of Iowa, and his M.A. in Women's and Gender Studies from Roosevelt University. Over the last decade in the KC metro, James has taught Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Central Missouri; served as director of education at the Kansas City Anti-Violence Project; and currently serves as...

Bring your favorite board games and a snack to share. Let’s roll the dice, shuffle the cards, and make some great memories together! Host/Point of Contact: Ethan @ethanthekiwi on FB Messenger By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

Let's get together to enjoy some live music from Erica McKenzie (https://ericamckenziemusic.com/home), a KC Oasis favorite! Julie Manning is the point of contact. By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

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...

Join us to watch and sing along to our favorite musicals! Bring your own food and drink and comfy seating. We will start the movie at 6 p.m. This month is "The Music Man." *By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

Musical guest: Cashel Fox FitzGibbons (@kashol_f) Featured presentation: "Boys, Men, Manhood and Masculinity," Ron Ruhnke This presentation will address what authors are calling the boy crisis and the crisis of masculinity. About the speaker: Ron attended a one-room, country grade school in Doniphan County, Kansas. There were 24 students in his high school graduation class. He graduated from Emporia State University (then Kansas State Teachers College) with a BSE, majoring in mathematics and German. He studied a year in Germany on a Fulbright Scholarship, and then taught high school for three years in Salina, Kansas. He received his PhD in...

Musical guests: The Redbeards (https://www.facebook.com/jdthechasers) Community moment: Ian Decker Featured presentation: “United We Stand: Confronting Christian Nationalism at Home,” Laurel Burchfield Laurel Burchfield (she/her) began working with Mainstream in 2021 and currently leads the organization's state and federal advocacy work as advocacy director. Mainstream, composed of Mainstream Coalition (501(c)(4)) and Mainstream Civic Engagement (501(c)(3)), was founded over 30 years ago by Kansas faith and community leaders to fight against religious extremism in local and state policy. Laurel previously worked to advance anti-poverty legislation in the state of Michigan. She holds an MA in International Peace and Conflict Resolution and interned...