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...

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...

*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/).

Join fellow Oasians for happy hour at J. Rieger, the only distillery around with an actual slide inside! Meet in the Atrium. 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: Adriana Nikole (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565884840580) Community moment: Amanda Blanchard Featured presentation: "Strong Roots, Great Achievements: The Community at 18th & Vine, Past & Present," Geri Sanders Geri Sanders holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history with a concentration in African American studies. From 2006-2020 she taught American history and African American history at Metropolitan Community Colleges. She also worked as an archivist at the Black Archives of Mid-America, director of collections at the American Jazz Museum, and as a consultant at the Kansas City Museum. She has an impressive collection of additional projects. Currently, Ms. Sanders is an independent historical...

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/).

Musical guest: Swoovi (https://www.facebook.com/EverythingSwoovi) Community moment: Kevin Lamberd Featured speaker: Diane Mutti Burke, "On Slavery's Border" Diane Mutti Burke is Professor of History Department and Director of the Center for Midwestern Studies at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. Educated at Dartmouth College and Emory University, she is a specialist on the Civil War Era South and Midwest. Her award-winning first book, On Slavery’s Border: Missouri’s Small-Slaveholding Households, 1815-1865, is a bottom-up examination of slavery in Missouri. She also co-edited two collections of scholarship on the Missouri/Kansas border region, Bleeding Kansas, Bleeding Missouri: The Long Civil War on the...