Kansas City Oasis

Join your fellow Oasians for an evening of food and libations at Barley's Brewhaus - Overland Park. We have reserved the high-top tables to the left of the bar. If you are concerned you won't know anyone at the event, don't worry - we're a friendly, welcoming bunch! If you have questions, get in touch with James Wartell. Leave the kids with a sitter; this is our monthly adult happy hour. We'll see you there!

Join KC Oasis and others from around KC as we help grant Amelia's Make-A-Wish: to take care of the world for a day by helping with trash cleanup around the city. Amelia is a brave young lady with a big heart who is undergoing treatment for brain cancer. Out of all the experiences she could have asked for through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, she wished to help clean up our city and make the world a better place for others. Please use the link below or click on the ticket URL to sign up and let the organizers know how many...

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 am. Childcare is provided. Everyone is welcome! Featured Speaker: Dr. Steven Arkin- "Transforming the Stigma of Mental Illness" Community Moment: TBD Musical Guest: TBD "Transforming the Stigma of Mental Illness" Steven Arkin is a staff neurologist with Saint Luke’s Health System. He was born in Chicago, graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and received his medical degree from Rush Medical College in Chicago. He completed his internship at Northwestern University, and his residency and fellowship at the University of Iowa. His areas of interest...

Join your fellow Oasians for a potluck party! Bring food to share and plan to stick around for good company. Here are some details from your host: “Our farm is family-friendly in the sense that we don't use chemicals or have metal lying about, but it is not a suburban backyard. We have several open acres with a pond. Please talk to your kiddos about wildlife, water and fire safety. Young children should have an adult supervising outdoor play. There is a cat in the home (plan for allergies and please don't feed him, no matter what he tells you)....

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Childcare is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30 p.m. Featured Speaker: Mandisa Thomas "Don't JUST Talk About - BE About IT!" Community Moment: Mandy McKinney Musical Guest: Kemet the Phantom Mandisa Thomas is a founder and President of Black Nonbelievers, Inc. Although never formally indoctrinated into belief, Mandisa was heavily exposed to Christianity, Black Nationalism, and Islam. As a child she loved reading, and enjoyed various tales of gods from different cultures, including Greek and Ghanaian. “Through reading these stories and being taught...

Join us for lunch at Topp’d near KU Med Center! Please RSVP for headcount. If we’re a large group, we may be at more than one table, since many casual venues don’t take reservations. If you arrive and don’t recognize any faces, message either Erin Eaton or Mark Dixon or ask the host/hostess. The Monthly Midtown/Downtown Lunch Group meets approximately once a month for lunch in the midtown/downtown area (Waldo, The Plaza, Westport, KU Med area, Downtown, SW Boulevard, River Market, etc). The location will change each month based on suggestions. In general, we’ll be looking for low- to medium-priced...

How many lives will YOU save March 13th? Community Blood Center (CBC) is the primary supplier of blood for local hospitals and has been serving Missouri and Kansas hospitals for more than 50 years. CBC needs to collect 580 pints of blood every day and over 140,000 annually to meet the needs of our local hospitals. Kansas City Oasis is hosting a blood drive Sunday, March 13th, from 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. on CBC's donor bus in the back (gym) parking lot of the community center. Please give an hour of your time and a pint of your blood...

Doors open at 10:30 am for coffee and conversation. Sunday Gathering begins at 11 a.m. Childcare is provided. Everyone is welcome! Program ends at 12:30 p.m. Featured Speaker: Gayle Jordan, Executive Director of Recovering from Religion Community Moment: Jim Morgan Musical Guest: JJ Cantrell About Our Speaker: Gayle Jordan is a former Southern Baptist who left the faith 10 years ago when her then-teenagers began asking questions she could not answer. Her research led her (and her children) into the light of reason and rationality. Years later, she still feels the effects, both positive and negative, of that dramatic shift...

Join your friends for dinner and good conversation. We will have several large reserved tables. Say you're with Oasis! By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct

Join us at the Blue Moose in Prairie Village for a drink (or a few) and food, if you like. They have a lot of options, including wine, beer, and some really delicious cocktails. They are reserving a space for us in their sun room. When you get there ask for Kansas City Oasis and they will direct you to where we are. If you have questions or if you are concerned you won't know anyone at the event get in touch with James Wartell. Leave the kids with a sitter; this is our monthly adult happy hour. We'll see...