Kansas City Oasis

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...

October's book is "Deaths on Pleasant Street" by Giles Fowler. The 1909 murder case surrounding the wealthy Swope family of Independence, Missouri, gripped newspaper readers throughout the nation. This book gathers the facts behind the suspicious fates of three Swope family members: the eccentric Colonel, millionaire donor of Kansas City, Missouri's Swope Park, his affable cousin, and a young nephew and heir. The mystery pits the Swope matriarch against her disfavored son-in-law, Dr. Bennett Clark Hyde. Charged with poisoning the Colonel and suspected of multiple other attempted murders, Dr. Hyde endures national media attention for this crime of the century....

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 "Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street." *By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

Put on your costumes and bring snacks and a chair! We'll enjoy a firepit in the parking lot and hand out candy to any trick-or-treaters. 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 this special production of the Coterie Theatre with the Union Cemetery Historical Society. BYOC (bring your own chair) tickets are $26, and they sell out fast. Link for more info and tickets: https://thecoterie.org/see-a-show/ticket-information/ Host: Angela McClure 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: Damien Gunn (https://damiengunnmusic.com/) Community moment: Maureen Kennedy Featured presentation: "Reviving Rural News," Teri Finneman, Ph.D. Teri Finneman is a journalism professor at the University of Kansas. She co-authored the book Reviving Rural News and the forthcoming book News Desert U to explore ways to help save local news. She is executive producer of the Journalism History podcast and publisher of The Eudora Times. This meeting will not be broadcast on YouTube. Please come to see this presentation in-person or view on Facebook before 12/2/2025 as Facebook auto-deletes our Facebook Live broadcasts after 30 days. By participating in this...

Let’s try something new and fun! Learn the beginnings of Lindy Hop with The Kansas City Swingsters! This fancy footed series will take you into the world of Lindy Hop! We plan to have fun and dance our socks off! Wear comfy clothes and shoes with a little less friction!

Musical guest: Ben Wendt (https://www.instagram.com/benwendtisawriter/) Community moment: David Avila Featured presentation: "A History of the American Indian Boarding Schools," Eric P. Anderson Renewed calls for investigations into the abuses to American Indian children have brought new scrutiny to the boarding school system. This talk will examine the thinking behind the creation of federal schools for youth, including Haskell Indian Nations University, originally known as the United States Indian Industrial Training School, and how this system affected Native communities in the short and long term. The American Indian story is one of cultural survival, but what are the next steps for...

*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/).

Let’s try something new and fun! Learn the beginnings of Lindy Hop with The Kansas City Swingsters! This fancy footed series will take you into the world of Lindy Hop! We plan to have fun and dance our socks off! Wear comfy clothes and shoes with a little less friction!

Musical guest: Foxlin (https://www.instagram.com/foxlinband/) Community moment: Kelly Burke Featured presentation, "Citizen Diplomacy in a Changing World," Sarah Lowderman Sarah Lowderman holds a Bachelor of Arts in Finance and Economics from Ball State University. Her professional experience spans international education, nonprofit management and youth leadership development. As the Program Director at Global Ties KC, she leads international exchange and diplomacy initiatives that connect global leaders with Midwestern communities. In her role, she supervises multiple federal grants that bring over 400 visitors to Kansas City each year, increasing our local global footprint. In the last year, we’ve seen swinging changes in the...

Let’s try something new and fun! Learn the beginnings of Lindy Hop with The Kansas City Swingsters! This fancy footed series will take you into the world of Lindy Hop! We plan to have fun and dance our socks off! Wear comfy clothes and shoes with a little less friction!

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/).

Join fellow Oasians to see Kansas City's only female Elvis tribute vocalist! Tickets are $15. https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/mariam-self-kansas-citys-only-female-elvis-tribute-vocalist 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 us for a heartwarming afternoon of gratitude, connection, and delicious food at our annual Friendsgiving! This is a time to come together as a community, share our favorite dishes, and celebrate the season with chosen family and friends. Bring your friends, family and good vibes! We’ll be organizing a potluck-style feast, and we’d love for you to contribute a dish! Whether it’s a classic holiday favorite or a unique specialty from your kitchen, all contributions are welcome. Sign up to bring a dish here: https://bit.ly/3WWLex1/Friendsgiving-Signup We’ll have a list of suggested dishes on the sign-up form, but specialty dishes...

Let’s try something new and fun! Learn the beginnings of Lindy Hop with The Kansas City Swingsters! This fancy footed series will take you into the world of Lindy Hop! We plan to have fun and dance our socks off! Wear comfy clothes and shoes with a little less friction!

We are sponsoring a blood drive with the Community Blood Center (https://www.savealifenow.org/) for our Service Sunday. You can use the following link to reserve your time slot: https://donate.savealifenow.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/86044 Additional volunteer event will be a work day in the foyer/basement. There will be cleaning, painting and organizing tasks available to help keep our community center in great shape. By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

November's book is "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet," a historical novel by Jamie Ford. The story is told in two parallel storylines, one following 12-year-old Henry Lee's experiences during the Second World War, and the other depicting Henry 44 years later as a widower with a college-aged son. The plot centers around the forced evacuation of Japanese Americans to internment camps; the book depicts the pain and trauma of separation through the friendship of the Chinese-American Henry and his Japanese-American friend Keiko. By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct...