Kansas City Oasis

Musical guest: Scotty McBee (https://www.facebook.com/mcbeestmusic/) Community moment: Jenna West Featured speaker: Terry Young Terry Young retired last month after a 40-year corporate communications career in the electric utility industry, which included 35 years focused on nuclear energy. Young began his career at New Orleans-based Entergy Corporation in 1982 and moved into nuclear communications at Entergy’s nuclear plant in Arkansas in 1987. In 1990, he joined a nuclear safety organization – the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) – where he served as speechwriter to the president. He returned to Entergy in 1994 as nuclear communications manager, overseeing communications at the...

MASKS ARE REQUIRED. *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...

Let's have dinner at Beer Kitchen in Westport! *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: Jillian Riscoe (https://www.facebook.com/jillianriscoemusic) Community moment: Julie Manning Featured speaker: Fred Whitehead, "The Union Cause in Missouri During the Civil War" Learn about the role of the Germans in St. Louis at the beginning of the Civil War, and that of the African-American regiments, and more. Fred Whitehead is an independent scholar and publisher who has focused on grassroots radical and progressive movements in the Midwest. 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). *By participating in...

MASKS ARE REQUIRED. *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: Kelly Hunt (https://www.facebook.com/kellyhuntmusic) Community moment: Jeremy Slagoski Featured speaker: Author & Newscaster Matt Stewart, "Unique Eats and Eateries of Kansas City" Matt will be talking about his new book, Unique Eats and Eateries in Kansas City, which tells the stories of some of the best and most iconic restaurants in the metro. About the speaker: Matt Stewart is an Emmy award-winning television reporter with Fox 4 KC. A graduate of Northwestern University, Matt has worked in television news for more than 25 years. He's been in Kansas City for the last 18 years, first at KCTV5 and now...

MASKS ARE REQUIRED. *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 for a fun night out with food, drinks, and phenomenal live music! We'll plan to arrive around 6:30 to save seats. The music starts at 8:00.

Musical guest: Lezlie Revelle Zucker (https://www.facebook.com/LezlieRevelleZucker) Community moment: Jason R. Featured speaker: Kelly G. Loeb, "Loeb on Brain Lobes – A Conversation About Alzheimer's Disease" Kelly G. Loeb is the Community Engagement Coordinator for the KU Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, where she provides education, resources and support (in English and Spanish) for people with Alzheimer’s disease, their families, professional caregivers and healthcare providers, and the general public. Kelly’s master’s degree in social work from the University of Kansas and her bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Missouri mean that Kelly loves both sides of that state line, but...

MASKS ARE REQUIRED. *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...