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 "Mamma Mia!" *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 have some fun and learn a new style of dance! Join us for a beginner friendly class where we break down the basics of bachata dancing! 15$ at the door cash or Venmo preferred. Wear something comfy where you can move freely. Come with a partner or by yourself! Missed a week? No problem! We will have other dancers each week who can catch you up.
Musical guest: Tim Amey (https://www.facebook.com/AmeySongs) Community moment: John Mueter Featured speaker: Stuart Hinds, "Building a History: The Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America" Stuart Hinds serves as the Curator of Special Collections and Archives at the Miller Nichols Library of UMKC, and has been an archivist and librarian in Kansas City for 30 years. In 2009 he co-founded the Gay and Lesbian Archive of Mid-America, a project that preserves and make accessible the histories of Kansas City’s LGBTQ communities. An adjunct instructor for UMKC and the Kansas City Art Institute, Stuart frequently presents local LGBTQ history for a wide variety...
March's book is "Everything Is Tuberculosis" by John Green. Please bring a snack to share. AN ACCLAIMED BEST BOOK OF 2025: NPR, Scientific American, Science News, Booklist, BookPage, Chicago Sun-Times. Goodreads Readers’ Choice Nonfiction Winner. Tuberculosis has been entwined with humanity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets, today tuberculosis is seen as a disease of poverty that walks the trails of injustice and inequity we blazed for it. In 2019, author John Green met Henry Reider, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone. John became fast friends with Henry, a boy with spindly...
*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
Musical guest: Tracey Myers (https://www.instagram.com/traceymyersmusic/) Community Moment: Ron Ruhnke Featured speaker: Andy Boyd, "Glacial Flooding, Human Evolution, and Climate Change" From 15 to 12 thousand years ago – a mere blip in geological time – flooding from the last glacial ice age inundated the interior of Washington State and northern Oregon. After setting the stage with a brief discussion of human evolution, we look at the devastation caused by the floods and make some observations about climate change. 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
Join fellow Oasians for fun and frivolity! The Commons is a neighborhood hangout attached to Cinder Block Brewery featuring free billiards, yard games and arcades. Bringing you handcrafted cocktails, yard beers and other favorite local libations, complemented by Bay Boy Sandwiches. 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: 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...
