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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: This is a regularly occurring event. End time is really not specified. Eat and run or stay around and chat for as long as you want! Check the web site for up-to-date information.
Event: “Discussion of 'Exit' Series at Heartland Community Church”
Sponsoring Organization: Midwest Skeptics Society Meetup
Place: Perkins, 11200 W. 87th St., Overland Park, KS
Link: http://skeptics.meetup.com/137/
Additional Information: For four Sundays in January, freethinkers attended the Heartland Community Church for a series entitled "Exit" dealing with the issue of why people, particularly the young, are leaving churches for various other beliefs. Afterwards, some have been meeting at Schlotzky's nearby to discuss the experience. So, if you want to talk about it some more, the Midwest Skeptics will be holding four monthly meetings to discuss the issues presented further. See their Meetup web page for full details.
Event: South Kansas City Freethinkers Monthly Meeting
Sponsoring Organization: South Kansas City Freethinkers Meetup
Place: Dos Hombres, 11134 Holmes Road (Red Bridge Shopping Center), Kansas City, MO
Link: http://www.meetup.com/Kansas-City-Freethinkers/
Additional Information: If you are a freethinker and live in South Kansas City, Grandview, Belton or nearby, then this Meetup is for you. The agenda is open and the group will talk about any free thought issue. Dos Hombres is in the Red Bridge Shopping Center (Red Bridge Road and Holmes) and has a full menu of Mexican food, drinks and a few non-Mexican foods. Ask the hostess at the door where the "freethinkers" are meeting. This is a regular meeting; see their Meetup page for up-to-date information!
Event: “Hike Longview Lake with the Sierra Club”
Sponsoring Organization: Kansas City FreeThinkers Social Group
Place: Longview Lake, Jackson County, MO
Link: http://www.meetup.com/KC-Freethinking-Social/
Additional Information: The organizer will be leading a hike for the Sierra Club at Longview Lake, but 4 spots will be reserved for interested KCFSG members. The group will cover about 7 miles on the equestrian trail which is rated as easy. Duration is about 3.5 hours. For full details, including liability waiver requirements, see their Meetup page.
Event: “Dine at Legend of Asia”
Sponsoring Organization: Kansas City FreeThinkers Social Group
Place: Legend of Asia, 1853 SW MO-7 Hwy, Blue Springs, MO
Link: http://www.meetup.com/KC-Freethinking-Social/
Additional Information: Chinese buffet, Mongolian BBQ, and sushi is all under one big roof. Plus, they do serve beer & wine. Gather by the front door/waiting area. The organizer will have a name tag that says "KCFSG". For full details, see their Meetup page.
Event: “Sex & God: How Religion Distorts Sexuality” by Dr. Darrel Ray
Sponsoring Organization: Midwest Skeptics Society Meetup
Place: Perkins, 11200 W. 87th St., Overland Park, KS
Link: http://skeptics.meetup.com/137/
Additional Information: This will be Darrel Ray's VERY FIRST talk as he begins touring for his new book in February, so you don't want to miss this opportunity to talk with Darrel and purchase the book. This is a regularly occurring event. See their Meetup web page for full details.
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. They are assisted by Lee Knox and Greg Swartz. The program can be heard anywhere in the world via the airways or streaming audio on the internet.
Event: Breakfast After the Broadcast
Sponsoring Organization: Voice of Reason Programmers
Place: Chubby's on Broadway, 3756 Broadway Street, Kansas City, MO 64111-2596
Link: 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 Chubby's on Broadway, 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 8:30 a.m. Listen at the end of the broadcast for any last minute changes!
Event: "In Memory of Langston Hughes: 'The Funk Still Lives'" by Stanley E. and Janet Banks
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: Stanley E. Banks is assistant professor and artist-in-residence at Avila University and a poet and playwrite. Janet Banks is a poet and performer. They will read their poetry in tribute to the influences of Langston Hughes. This is a regularly occurring event that generally meets weekly. Check their web site for up-to-date information.
Event: “Super Bowl & Pot Luck Dinner Party”
Sponsoring Organization: Kansas City FreeThinkers Social Group
Place: Rob's House, 1022 N. Church St., Olathe, KS
Link: http://www.meetup.com/KC-Freethinking-Social/
Additional Information: Are you ready for some football (and food)? It's that time of year again for the big game. The host has a great place for this sort of party with two good sized TVs and comfortable seating in a couple of rooms. Even if you aren't a big football fan, the Super Bowl is always a fun time to get together to eat and drink. Feel free to hang out and watch the game, just the commercials, or socialize in the kitchen. The game starts at 5:30, so try to make it over between 4:30 and 5:00 if you can. Please bring something to eat or drink, too! For full details, see their Meetup page.
Event: Freethinkers of Lee's Summit Meetup
Sponsoring Organization: Freethinkers of Lee's Summit
Place: Gusto Coffee, 3390 SW Fascination Dr., Lee's Summit, MO 64081
Link: http://www.meetup.com/Freethinkers-Lees-Summit-MO/
Additional Information: This Meetup is in the same location as always, except they have changed their name. And, this month it is on Tuesday due to the July 4th holiday. This is a regularly recurring event. Check the Meetup web site for up-to-date information.
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.
Event: Northland Freethinkers Meetup
Sponsoring Organization: Northland Freethinkers
Place: First Bank of Missouri, 5959 N. Antioch Rd., Gladstone, MO 64119
Link: http://www.meetup.com/KansasCityNorthFreeThinkers/
Additional Information: Check the Meetup web site for up-to-date information.
Event: Franklin County Philosophers Meetup
Sponsoring Organization: Franklin County Philosophers
Place: Driver's Sports Cafe, 222 East Logan St., Ottawa, KS
Link: http://www.meetup.com/Franklin-County-Philosophers/
Additional Information: This is a regularly occurring event. See their Meetup web page for full details.
Event: Cult Classic/B Movie & Games Night
Sponsoring Organization: KC Midtown FreeThinkers
Place: John and Paige's Place, 8558 W. 85th St., Overland Park, KS
Link: http://www.meetup.com/KC-Midtown-FreeThinkers/
Additional Information: This is an evening of board games and cult classic or B movies. For full details see their Meetup page.
Event: Midwest Skeptics Society Meetup
Sponsoring Organization: Midwest Skeptics Society Meetup
Place: Perkins, 11200 W. 87th St., Overland Park, KS
Link: http://skeptics.meetup.com/137/
Additional Information: This is a regularly occurring event. See their Meetup web page for full details.
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. They are assisted by Lee Knox and Greg Swartz. The program can be heard anywhere in the world via the airways or streaming audio on the internet.
Event: Breakfast After the Broadcast
Sponsoring Organization: Voice of Reason Programmers
Place: Chubby's on Broadway, 3756 Broadway Street, Kansas City, MO 64111-2596
Link: 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 Chubby's on Broadway, 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 8:30 a.m. Listen at the end of the broadcast for any last minute changes!
Event: Community of Reason Sunday 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: This is a regularly occurring event that generally meets weekly. Check their web site for up-to-date information.
Event: Humanism Study Group
Sponsoring Organization: Humanism Meetup
Place: Private Residence, 8558 W. 85th Street Overland Park, KS
Link: http://www.meetup.com/kc-humanists/; for directions, call (816)813-3690.
Additional Information: This group meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month. Its purpose is to study humanism as a life stance, why humans are ethical or moral or not, the history of morality and the natural physical and mental processes involved in morality. 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!
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: This is a regularly occurring event. End time is really not specified. Eat and run or stay around and chat for as long as you want! Check the web site for up-to-date information.
Event: Midwest Skeptics Society Meetup
Sponsoring Organization: Midwest Skeptics Society Meetup
Place: Perkins, 11200 W. 87th St., Overland Park, KS
Link: http://skeptics.meetup.com/137/
Additional Information: This is a regularly occurring event. See their Meetup web page for full details.
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. They are assisted by Lee Knox and Greg Swartz. The program can be heard anywhere in the world via the airways or streaming audio on the internet.
Event: Breakfast After the Broadcast
Sponsoring Organization: Voice of Reason Programmers
Place: Chubby's on Broadway, 3756 Broadway Street, Kansas City, MO 64111-2596
Link: 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 Chubby's on Broadway, 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 8:30 a.m. Listen at the end of the broadcast for any last minute changes!
Event: Community of Reason Sunday 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: This is a regularly occurring event that generally meets weekly. Check their web site for up-to-date information.
Event: Freethinkers of Eastern Jackson County 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!
Event: North Kansas City Freethinkers Monthly Meeting
Sponsoring Organization: North Kansas City Freethinkers
Place: First Bank of Missouri, 5959 N. Antioch Rd., Gladstone, MO
Link: http://www.meetup.com/KansasCityNorthFreeThinkers/
Additional Information: This is a regularly scheduled event. Check their Meetup page for the most up-to-date information.
Event: State Line Freethinkers Meetup
Sponsoring Organization: State Line Freethinkers Meetup
Place: Johnny's Tavern, 8262 Mission Rd., Prairie Village, KS
Link: http://www.meetup
Additional Information: This is a regularly occurring event. See web site for further details.
Event: Recovering from Religion Johnson County, Kansas, Meetup
Sponsoring Organization: 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: This group is designed to help people connect who have left religion or are leaving. 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 to chat around the table. It's always fun sharing your own philosophy.
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! Each month the group reads and discusses a different book or part of a book. 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, including the title of the current book.
Event: Lazy Readers Night
Sponsoring Organization: Provocateurs & Peacemakers Meetup
Place: Perkins, 11200 W. 87th Street, Overland Park, KS 66214
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.
Event: Midwest Skeptics Society Meetup
Sponsoring Organization: Midwest Skeptics Society Meetup
Place: Perkins, 11200 W. 87th St., Overland Park, KS
Link: http://skeptics.meetup.com/137/
Additional Information: This is a regularly occurring event. See their Meetup web page for full details.
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. They are assisted by Lee Knox and Greg Swartz. The program can be heard anywhere in the world via the airways or streaming audio on the internet.
Event: Breakfast After the Broadcast
Sponsoring Organization: Voice of Reason Programmers
Place: Chubby's on Broadway, 3756 Broadway Street, Kansas City, MO 64111-2596
Link: 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 Chubby's on Broadway, 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 8:30 a.m. Listen at the end of the broadcast for any last minute changes!
Event: Community of Reason Sunday 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: This is a regularly occurring event that generally meets weekly. Check their web site for up-to-date information.
Event: Humanism Study Group
Sponsoring Organization: Humanism Meetup
Place: Private Residence, 8558 W. 85th Street Overland Park, KS
Link: http://www.meetup.com/kc-humanists/; for directions, call (816)813-3690.
Additional Information: This group meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month. Its purpose is to study humanism as a life stance, why humans are ethical or moral or not, the history of morality and the natural physical and mental processes involved in morality. 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!
Event: Trivia at The Flying Saucer
Sponsoring Organization: Kansas City FreeThinkers 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.
Event: Recovering from Religion Grandview, MO, Meetup
Sponsoring Organization: Recovering from Religion™ KCMO Meetup
Place: Hard Bean Cafe, 801 Main St., Grandview, MO 64030
Link: http://www.meetup.com/Recovering-from-Religion/
Additional Information: Recovering Religionists are people discovering the joy of living superstition free. Individuals who want to interact with others who are escaping their religious upbringing and want the social support that religion offers, without all the religious and superstitious baggage.
Event: Kansas Freethought Society Meetup
Sponsoring Organization: Kansas Freethought Society
Place: Perkins, 11200 W. 87th St., Overland Park, KS
Link: http://www.meetup.com/Kansas-Freethought-Society/
Additional Information: This is a regularly recurring event. Check the Meetup web site for up-to-date information.
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