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- Time: 7:00 p.m.
Event: Freethinkers of Lee's Summit Meetup Monthly Meeting
Sponsoring Organization: Freethinkers of Lee's Summit Meetup
Place: J. Bean's, 3365 Fascination Drive, Lees Summit, MO 64081
Link: http://www.meetup.com/Freethinkers-Lees-Summit-MO/
Additional Information: If you live in for around Lee's Summit, MO, come by, have some coffee, tea or whatever and discuss freethought, what it means to question established religious dogma or whatever else you might want! This is a regularly recurring event. Check their Meetup web site for up-to-date information
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- Time: 6:00 p.m.
Event: Trivia Night at the Westport Flea Market
Sponsoring Organization: Kansas City FreeThinkers Social Group
Place: Westport Flea Market, 817 Westport Rd., Kansas City, MO
Link: http://www.meetup.com/KC-Freethinking-Social/
Additional Information: The Westport Flea Market does Trivia every Wednesday evening. They allow teams of up to 8 people to compete, and each person has to pay an entry fee of $5. Cash prizes are awarded to first/second/third place from the pot generated. The event host is a great guy that has lot of fun with it, so a good time is guaranteed! Trivia doesn't start until 8:00 p.m., but get there around 6:00 p.m. to grab a table, socialize, and have a bite to eat before things start up. For full details see their Meetup page.
- Time: 6:30 p.m.
Event: PZ Myers and Richard Dawkins Interview, Part 1
Sponsoring Organization: Northland Freethinkers Meetup
Place: First Bank of Missouri, 5959 N. Antioch Rd., Gladstone, MO 64119
Link: http://atheists.meetup.com/640
Additional Information: This month, the group will be watching PZ Myers and Richard Dawkins discuss the various issues they deal with in their activism. PZ Myers, author of the blog "Pharyngula", is a cantankerous biologist and advocate of evolution and opponent of intelligent design and creationism (as well as many other social issues). Richard Dawkins is a renowned biologist, ethologist, advocate of atheism and rational thought, and generally a bit of a grumpy British guy. This is a regularly recurring event. Check the Meetup web site for up-to-date information.
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- Time: 7:00 p.m.
Event: "Aristotle - The Philosopher"
Sponsoring Organization: Franklin County Philosophers
Place: Driver's Sports Cafe, 222 East Logan St., Ottawa, KS
Links: http://www.meetup.com/Franklin-County-Philosophers/
Additional Information: The group will be discussing various issues involving Aristotle. When medieval scholars rediscovered ancient thought, Aristotle was so important to them that they referred to him as "The Philosopher". He has influenced the history of thought profoundly, even to the present day, so come and share your views of this great philosopher. This is a regularly occurring event. See their Meetup web page for full details.
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- Time: 7:00 p.m.
Event: "The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: The History, The Positions, The Future"
Sponsoring Organization: Provocateurs & Peacemakers
Place: Perkins, 11200 W. 87th St., Overland Park, KS
Link: http://www.meetup.com/ProvocateursAndPeacemakers/
Additional Information: On this evening, the discussion will begin with a presentation by Eric Dollard on the historical background, the problems, the positions and the possible future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. After the formal presentation, the floor will be opened for discussion and questions. For full details see their Meetup page.
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- Event: ReasonFest - Day 1 of 2
Time: 10:30 - 9:30 p.m. with drinking reasonably(ish) afterwards
Sponsoring Organization: Society of Open Minded Atheists & Agnostics at the University of Kansas
Place: Lawrence, KS
Links: http://kusoma.org/reasonfest/ & http://www.facebook.com/reasonfest
Additional Information: ReasonFest will be back for its second annual FREE conference sponsored by the Kansas University Society of Open-Minded Atheists & Agnostics (SOMA). Last year, the event was standing room only. The speakers will include Greg Epstein, Darrel Ray, J. T. Eberhard, Taner Edis, Jennifer Michael Hecht and others. See their web site or Facebook page for more complete information!
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- Time: 7-8 a.m.
Event: Voice of Reason
Sponsoring Organization: 90.1 FM, KKFI, Kansas City Community Radio
Place: Your radio in the Kansas City, Missouri, area; also, streaming audio from KKFI web site.
Links: http://www.kkfi.org/; Email: vorkkfi@yahoo.com; Phone: On-Air - 816-931-KKFI(5534) and Office - 816-931-3122
Additional Information: The Voice of Reason is the only radio program in Kansas City presented from a free thought perspective. It is hosted by Don Kemerling and Gary Purdom who present topics about philosophy, political events, free thought, humanism, atheism, agnosticism, etc. Greg Swartz adds a few thoughts and provides a calendar of free thought events for the coming week. The program can be heard anywhere in the world via the airways or streaming audio on the internet
- Time: 8:15 a.m. (approximate)
Event: Breakfast After the Broadcast
Sponsoring Organization: Voice of Reason Programmers
Place: Chubby’s, 3756 Broadway Street, Kansas City, MO
Links: Email: vorkkfi@yahoo.com
Additional Information: Come and have breakfast with the programmers on the Voice of Reason after the broadcast! One or more of the programmers will generally be having breakfast at the Corner Restaurant, so listeners are welcome to come, break the fast, discuss the show or discuss whatever comes to their minds. The programmers have a few duties to take care of at KKFI following the broadcast, but generally can be at the restaurant by 8:15 a.m. Listen at the end of the broadcast for any last minute changes!
- Event: ReasonFest - Day 2 of 2
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Sponsoring Organization: Society of Open Minded Atheists & Agnostics at the University of Kansas
Place: Lawrence, KS
Links: http://kusoma.org/reasonfest/ & http://www.facebook.com/reasonfest
Additional Information: ReasonFest will be back for its second annual FREE conference sponsored by the Kansas University Society of Open-Minded Atheists & Agnostics (SOMA). Last year, the event was standing room only. The speakers will include Greg Epstein, Darrel Ray, J. T. Eberhard, Taner Edis, Jennifer Michael Hecht and others. See their web site or Facebook page for more complete information!
- Time: 1:00 p.m.
Event: Community of Reason Weekly Program
Sponsoring Organization: Community of Reason
Place: Room 301, Haag Hall (northwest corner of 52nd & Rockhill Road), University of Missouri at Kansas City (Park on level 4 of the parking structure south, across the street; 3rd floor of Haag is accessed directly through overhead walkway.)
Link: http://www.communityofreasonkc.org; Phone: 816-561-1866
Additional Information: Topics vary This is a regularly occurring event that generally meets weekly. Check their web site for up-to-date information.
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- Time: 6:30 p.m.
Event: Humanism Study Group
Sponsoring Organization: Humanism Meetup
Place: Private Residence, 8558 W. 85th St., Overland Park, KS 66212 (Call (816) 813-3690 for directions)
Link: http://humanism.meetup.com/37/
Additional Information: This group is devoted to the study of humanism and related topics including the sources of human ethics and morality, how the brain works, anthropology and sociology. The group meets at an an apartment, so do not park in spaces with numbers on them. Best parking, is the parking row near the tennis courts, but any parking space not numbered will work. The apartment is located off of a sidewalk behind the southern tier of buildings. This is a potluck, so please bring a dish of food. snacks or drinks to share. If you would like to suggest a book, a topic or be put on an email distribution list and from time to time receive resource materials and reminders, send an email request to greg@kcfreethought.org - PLEASE SPECIFY that you want on the Humanist Study Group list!
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- Time: 8:00 a.m.
Event: Free Thought Breakfast
Sponsoring Organization: Kansas Free Thought Society
Place: IHOP, 119th & Strang Line Road, Olathe, KS
Link: http://www.meetup.com/Kansas-Freethought-Society/
Additional Information: Come and talk about whatever you wish and for however long you wish. Check the web site for up-to-date information.
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- Time: 7:00 p.m.
Event: Pizza and Drinks at All Star Pizza and Pub
Sponsoring Organization: Northland Freethinkers Meetup
Place: All Star Pizza & Pub, 6100 NW 63rd Ter, Kansas City, MO
Link: http://atheists.meetup.com/640
Additional Information: Here is an evening of socializing. All Star is supposed to have fantastic microbrews, and the pizza ain't too bad, either! Check the Meetup web site for up-to-date information.
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- Time: 7:00 p.m.
Event: Food and Drinks at The Foundry
Sponsoring Organization: KC Midtown FreeThinkers
Place: The Foundry, 424 Westport Rd, Kansas City, MO 64111
Link: http://www.meetup.com/KC-Midtown-FreeThinkers/target=_blank>http://www.meetup.com/KCskepticalwomen
Additional Information: There is no planned topic. Just come and have some food, drink and good conversation. This is a regularly scheduled event. Check their Meetup page for up-to-date information.
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- Time: 7:00 p.m.
Event: Midwest Skeptics Society Weekly Meeting
Sponsoring Organization: Midwest Skeptics Society Meetup
Place: Perkins, 11200 W. 87th Street, Overland Park, KS 66214
Link: http://skeptics.meetup.com/137/
Additional Information: Topics vary. This is a regularly occurring event. See their Meetup web page for full details.
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- Time: 7-8 a.m.
Event: Voice of Reason
Sponsoring Organization: 90.1 FM, KKFI, Kansas City Community Radio
Place: Your radio in the Kansas City, Missouri, area; also, streaming audio from KKFI web site.
Links: http://www.kkfi.org/; Email: vorkkfi@yahoo.com; Phone: On-Air - 816-931-KKFI(5534) and Office - 816-931-3122
Additional Information: The Voice of Reason is the only radio program in Kansas City presented from a free thought perspective. It is hosted by Don Kemerling and Gary Purdom who present topics about philosophy, political events, free thought, humanism, atheism, agnosticism, etc. Greg Swartz adds a few thoughts and provides a calendar of free thought events for the coming week. The program can be heard anywhere in the world via the airways or streaming audio on the internet
- Time: 8:15 a.m. (approximate)
Event: Breakfast After the Broadcast
Sponsoring Organization: Voice of Reason Programmers
Place: Chubby’s, 3756 Broadway Street, Kansas City, MO
Links: Email: vorkkfi@yahoo.com
Additional Information: Come and have breakfast with the programmers on the Voice of Reason after the broadcast! One or more of the programmers will generally be having breakfast at the Corner Restaurant, so listeners are welcome to come, break the fast, discuss the show or discuss whatever comes to their minds. The programmers have a few duties to take care of at KKFI following the broadcast, but generally can be at the restaurant by 8:15 a.m. Listen at the end of the broadcast for any last minute changes!
- Time: Noon
Event: Science & Science Fiction Book Club
Sponsoring Organization: Atheist Meetup
Place: K. City Coffee and Wine Bar, 412-B Delaware, Kansas City, MO 64105
Link: http://atheists.meetup.com/140/
Additional Information: This group reads and discusses books alternating between science and science fiction topics. This is a regularly occurring event that generally meets weekly. Check their Meetup page for up-to-date information.
- Time: 1:00 p.m.
Event: Community of Reason Weekly Program
Sponsoring Organization: Community of Reason
Place: Room 301, Haag Hall (northwest corner of 52nd & Rockhill Road), University of Missouri at Kansas City (Park on level 4 of the parking structure south, across the street; 3rd floor of Haag is accessed directly through overhead walkway.)
Link: http://www.communityofreasonkc.org; Phone: 816-561-1866
Additional Information: Topics vary This is a regularly occurring event that generally meets weekly. Check their web site for up-to-date information.
- Time: 7:00 p.m.
Event: Wyandotte & Leavenworth Counties Free Thought Monthly Meetup
Sponsoring Organization: Wyandotte & Leavenworth Counties Free Thought Meetup
Place: Bob Evans Restaurant, 1704 Village West Pkwy., Kansas City, KS
Link: http://www.meetup.com/WyandotteAndLeavenworthCountyFreeThinkers/
Additional Information: Get together and talk over some good food. This is a regularly occurring event. See web site for further details.
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- Time: 7:00 p.m.
Event: Eastern Jackson County Free Thought Meetup
Sponsoring Organization: Freethinkers of Eastern Jackson County Meetup
Place: Barnes & Noble Coffee Shop, Independence Commons, 19120 East 39th St., Independence, MO 64057
Link: http://questioningrel.meetup.com/75/
Additional Information: Do you live in Independence, Blue Springs or Eastern Jackson County and feel like you have been left out of free thought activities? Well, this meetup is for you! The group has no assigned topic, so the discussion is open and lively!
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- Time: 6:30 p.m.
Event: State Line Freethinkers Meetup
Sponsoring Organization: State Line Freethinkers Meetup
Place: To be announced
Link: http://www.meetup.com/StateLineFreeThinkers
Additional Information: Topics vary. This is a regularly occurring event. See web site for further details.
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- Time: 6:00 p.m.
Event: Johnson County Recovering from Religion™ Monthly Meeting
Sponsoring Organization: Johnson County Recovering from Religion™ Meetup
Place: Callahan's Bar and Grill, 12843 W. 87th St. Pkwy., Shawnee, KS
Link: http://www.meetup.com/Johnson-County-Recovering-from-Religion/
Additional Information: Having problems with religion? with family members? with friends, co-workers, pesky neighbors? or just want to share your story about leaving religion or why you are not a believer? Join this group for a chat around the table. See their Meetup web page for up-to-date details.
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- Time: 7:00 p.m.
Event: Clit Lit Book Club
Sponsoring Organization: KC Skeptical Women's Meetup
Place: Not available at posting
Link: http://www.meetup.com/KCskepticalwomen
Additional Information: This event is for women only! See their web site for the book for this month. Bring a bottle of your favorite inexpensive wine (under $20) or a small snack, such as brie cheese, nuts, dark chocolate, or dried fruit to share. Also, bring your ideas for books you'd like to read with the group. If you don't have time to prepare or read the book - that's ok - just bring yourself! See their Meetup web page for up-to-date details.
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- Time: 7:00 p.m.
Event: Lazy Readers Night
Sponsoring Organization: Provocateurs & Peacemakers
Place: Perkins, 11200 W. 87th St., Overland Park, KS
Link: http://www.meetup.com/ProvocateursAndPeacemakers/
Additional Information: Bring whatever you've been reading, and come to discuss that and what everyone else is reading. Subjects can include just about anything: science, history, religion, philosophy, politics, fiction, graphic novels, etc. - books or articles. The group starts out organizing all the books and articles into subject categories, then they give anyone who wants 3 or 4 minutes to explain what they've been reading, and another 3 or 4 minutes for everyone to ask questions and discuss. Come make new friends and learn something new about what they’ve been reading. It's the ideal information exchange. For full details see their Meetup page.
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- Time: 7:00 p.m.
Event: Midwest Skeptics Society Weekly Meeting
Sponsoring Organization: Midwest Skeptics Society Meetup
Place: Perkins, 11200 W. 87th Street, Overland Park, KS 66214
Link: http://skeptics.meetup.com/137/
Additional Information: Topics vary. This is a regularly occurring event. See their Meetup web page for full details.
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- Time: 7-8 a.m.
Event: Voice of Reason
Sponsoring Organization: 90.1 FM, KKFI, Kansas City Community Radio
Place: Your radio in the Kansas City, Missouri, area; also, streaming audio from KKFI web site.
Links: http://www.kkfi.org/; Email: vorkkfi@yahoo.com; Phone: On-Air - 816-931-KKFI(5534) and Office - 816-931-3122
Additional Information: The Voice of Reason is the only radio program in Kansas City presented from a free thought perspective. It is hosted by Don Kemerling and Gary Purdom who present topics about philosophy, political events, free thought, humanism, atheism, agnosticism, etc. Greg Swartz adds a few thoughts and provides a calendar of free thought events for the coming week. The program can be heard anywhere in the world via the airways or streaming audio on the internet
- Time: 8:15 a.m. (approximate)
Event: Breakfast After the Broadcast
Sponsoring Organization: Voice of Reason Programmers
Place: Chubby’s, 3756 Broadway Street, Kansas City, MO
Links: Email: vorkkfi@yahoo.com
Additional Information: Come and have breakfast with the programmers on the Voice of Reason after the broadcast! One or more of the programmers will generally be having breakfast at the Corner Restaurant, so listeners are welcome to come, break the fast, discuss the show or discuss whatever comes to their minds. The programmers have a few duties to take care of at KKFI following the broadcast, but generally can be at the restaurant by 8:15 a.m. Listen at the end of the broadcast for any last minute changes!
- Time: 1:00 p.m.
Event: Community of Reason Weekly Program
Sponsoring Organization: Community of Reason
Place: Room 301, Haag Hall (northwest corner of 52nd & Rockhill Road), University of Missouri at Kansas City (Park on level 4 of the parking structure south, across the street; 3rd floor of Haag is accessed directly through overhead walkway.)
Link: http://www.communityofreasonkc.org; Phone: 816-561-1866
Additional Information: Topics vary This is a regularly occurring event that generally meets weekly. Check their web site for up-to-date information.
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- Time: 6:30 p.m.
Event: Humanism Study Group
Sponsoring Organization: Humanism Meetup
Place: Private Residence, 8558 W. 85th St., Overland Park, KS 66212 (Call (816) 813-3690 for directions)
Link: http://humanism.meetup.com/37/
Additional Information: This group is devoted to the study of humanism and related topics including the sources of human ethics and morality, how the brain works, anthropology and sociology. The group meets at an an apartment, so do not park in spaces with numbers on them. Best parking, is the parking row near the tennis courts, but any parking space not numbered will work. The apartment is located off of a sidewalk behind the southern tier of buildings. This is a potluck, so please bring a dish of food. snacks or drinks to share. If you would like to suggest a book, a topic or be put on an email distribution list and from time to time receive resource materials and reminders, send an email request to greg@kcfreethought.org - PLEASE SPECIFY that you want on the Humanist Study Group list!
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- Time: 5:00 p.m. (trivia at 7:30 p.m.)
Event: Trivia at The Flying Saucer
Sponsoring Organization: Kansas City Freethinking Singles & Social Group
Place: Flying Saucer, 101 East 13th St., Power & Light District, Kansas City, MO 64106
Link: http://www.meetup.com/KC-Freethinking-Social/
Additional Information: This event is open to everyone. Attend one part of the event or both. Test your knowledge of useless trivia! The trivia starts at 7:30 p.m., but get there a little early and have some food & drinks first, if you wish. The organizer, Rob Myers, will get there as early at 5:00 p.m., so come as early as that. For full details see their Meetup page.
- Time: 7:00 p.m.
Event: Kansas Free Thought Society Monthly Meetup
Sponsoring Organization: Kansas Free Thought Society
Place: Perkins, 11200 W. 87th Street, Overland Park, KS 66214
Link: http://atheists.meetup.com/642/
Additional Information: Topics vary. This is a regularly scheduled event. See their web page for up-to-date information.
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- Time: 8:00 a.m.
Event: Fifth Wednesday Free Thought Breakfast
Sponsoring Organization: Kansas Free Thought Society
Place: To be determined
Link: http://www.meetup.com/Kansas-Freethought-Society/
Additional Information: This is a special 5th Wednesday Breakfast and is at a different location than the normal breakfast! Come and talk about whatever you wish and for however long you wish. Check the web site for up-to-date information.
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