Kansas City Oasis

Musical guest: The Huixqui Sisters (https://www.thehuixquisisters.com/) Community moment: Elizabeth Dickinson Featured speaker: Melanie Lee Phillips, "Hearing: Keeping Us Healthy and Connected" Dr. Melanie Lee Phillips is a clinical audiologist at The ENT Clinic at Liberty Hospital. She has been practicing for 25 years in a nonprofit speech and hearing center, a private practice dispensing office and for the last 7½ years in an ENT practice. She has her Clinical Doctorate in Audiology (Au.D) from the University of Florida. In 2019 and 2023, she and the Audiology Department at Liberty Hospital were awarded Silver recognition from the Courier Tribune’s Best of...

MASKS ARE OPTIONAL. *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 to help feed and clothe those in need. Micah Ministry serves hundreds of people every Monday evening from 5:15-7:15. They help anyone, regardless of race, gender, religious (or nonreligious) affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, or any other trait. Come join us in helping our less fortunate neighbors. Volunteers will greet the guests, serve food, offer...

Musical guest: Ivory Blue (https://ivorybluemusic.com/) "Life in a Controlling Religion" panel members: Rowan Stewart, former Christian Fundamentalist; Marilee Harrison, former Mennonite; Nathan Bailey, former Pentecostal/Evangelical; David Krampus/Ready, former Worldwide Church of God; Jayana DeWolf Parent, former Jehovah's Witness; and Luke Beardall, former Mormon. Location: UMKC Royall Hall 111 800 E. 52nd St., Kansas City, MO 64110 Free Sunday parking in the parking garage at 52nd and Rockhill Rd. (enter from 52nd & Charlotte). Doors at 10:30am for coffee and conversation. *By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

MASKS ARE OPTIONAL. *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 to help feed and clothe those in need. Micah Ministry serves hundreds of people every Monday evening from 5:15-7:15. They help anyone, regardless of race, gender, religious (or nonreligious) affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, or any other trait. Come join us in helping our less fortunate neighbors. Volunteers will greet the guests, serve food, offer...

Join fellow Oasians at Longview Lake Beach for fun, food and frivolity! Bring a chair, wear a swimsuit, bring something to share, and hang out. Admission fees: $9 Adults 16-64 $7 Ages 4-15 $7 Seniors 65+ Free ages 0-3 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: Jeremy Nathan (https://www.facebook.com/thisisjeremynathan/) Community moment: Will & Julie Manning Featured speaker: Kristin Riott, Executive Director, Bridging the Gap Bridging The Gap (BTG) works to make the Kansas City region sustainable by "connecting environment, economy and community," and is the premier organization in the area providing environmental education and volunteer action through more than 1,800 volunteers annually. *By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

MASKS ARE OPTIONAL. *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 to help feed and clothe those in need. Micah Ministry serves hundreds of people every Monday evening from 5:15-7:15. They help anyone, regardless of race, gender, religious (or nonreligious) affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, or any other trait. Come join us in helping our less fortunate neighbors. Volunteers will greet the guests, serve food, offer...

***Location has been updated to 3916 St. John Ave, Kansas City, MO, 64123. We will be gleaning cherry tomatoes and tending beds at St John Community Garden. We'll meet at the garden at 8am. There is not a bathroom on-site, so please plan accordingly if you'd like to stop at a gas station beforehand. You can park on the street or in the parking lot of Back Door Pottery. After the Harvest rescues nutritious fruits and vegetables from going to waste and donates them to agencies that serve hungry people, primarily in Greater Kansas City. Our volunteers glean after the...

Musical guest: Deshica Rage (Jessica Paige & Kadesh Flow) Community moment: Jeremy Slagoski Featured speakers: Julia Gargallo and Mike Wood, KC Sister Cities Did you know that Kansas City has 12 Sister Cities? As an organization of KC locals, KC Sister Cities has been connecting KC to cities worldwide since 1967. About the speakers: Julia Gargallo is a native of Barcelona, Spain, but has been in the U.S. for 35 years. She was a Spanish teacher, department chair and class moderator for St. Teresa's Academy for 15 years, and was a lecturer for the UMKC Languages Department for many years....

MASKS ARE OPTIONAL. *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 to help feed and clothe those in need. Micah Ministry serves hundreds of people every Monday evening from 5:15-7:15. They help anyone, regardless of race, gender, religious (or nonreligious) affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, or any other trait. Come join us in helping our less fortunate neighbors. Volunteers will greet the guests, serve food, offer...