Kansas City Oasis

Musical guest: David Hakan (https://davidhakan.com/) Featured speaker: Morgan Henderson, "Giving Glass a Second Life with Ripple Glass" Morgan Henderson is the Senior Marketing and Communications Manager for Ripple Glass. She cultivates strong community relationships and leads local marketing efforts, including the management of all social media accounts. Morgan also coordinates and executes educational opportunities and community outreach engagements, while promoting the Ripple Glass collection programs across Kansas City, St. Louis and Atlanta. Morgan has served as president of the Kansas Organization of Recyclers for the past two years and has enjoyed fostering new and existing relationships across her home state...

They're here — Oasis dance classes! Thursday nights at 6:30, $12/class. No experience or partner needed! 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 do this again – it's a blast! Meet at 42nd & Pennsylvania to march in the Pride Parade. We are entry #128. Gather around 10, parade starts at 11. Wear your Oasis gear and Pride-themed clothes. NOTE: Plans are tentative so stay tuned for updates! Please contact Mark Mendon or Julie Manning with questions. We're also tabling at PrideFest all weekend. Sign up here for a time slot, and contact Sara Geelan with questions: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084BA8AB22A5FFC34-49867576-kcoasis

Featured speaker and musical guest: Calvin Arsenia (https://www.calvinarsenia.com/) Community moment: JJ Cantrell Singer, harpist, and author Calvin Arsenia has built a reputation for turning the arts world on its head. Voted Kanas City's Best Musician 2018-2023 (The Pitch), and featured on Billboard.com, NPR.org, NEWNOWNEXT, Pride.com, and GRAMMY.com, Arsenia’s angelic stylings on voice and harp create rare harmonies and arrangements that look past the boundaries of his traditional gospel and classical upbringing. Calvin will share pictures and songs from his last record, "Paradise." He will also share the story of discovering his most recent enslaved ancestor, Alice; how reimagining the Genesis...

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...

They're here — Oasis dance classes! Thursday nights at 6:30, $12/class. No experience or partner needed! 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: Alber (https://www.facebook.com/albersounds) Featured speakers: Kim Kountz and Megan Mooney, "Death Café" Megan Mooney, LMSW, is passionate about hospice and palliative care. She has worked in this field for 15 years. She started her career working for the University of Missouri, conducting end-of-life research that focused mainly on hospice family caregivers. Megan is now a hospice social worker and bereavement counselor. In 2013, Megan founded Death Café St. Joe. She also started running the international Death Café Facebook page. Megan is now the Death Café lead U.S. She went to Hong Kong in 2014 and helped start the first...

They're here — Oasis dance classes! Thursday nights at 6:30, $12/class. No experience or partner needed! By participating in this event, you agree to abide by the Oasis Code of Conduct (http://www.kcoasis.org/about-oasis/code-of-conduct/).

Enjoy some Zydeco music from an Oasis favorite, Ernest James Zydeco! We'll meet at the Oasis Community Center at 5 and walk down the block to Prospero's.

Musical guest: Julia Wildstar (www.juliawildstar.com) Community moment: Justin Dickerson Featured speaker: Neil Engle, "Reflections From a Liberal Pastor" Neil is one of six children and a graduate of Shawnee Mission East High School. He attended Phillips University, where he earned a BA degree, and then graduated from Phillips Graduate Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree. He and his wife, Holly, have been married for 45 years and have two children and three grandchildren. Holly and Neil have been active in the Micah Ministry for 15 years. They also enjoy traveling and spending time with their dogs, Barney and Farley....