Crafts: Papercrete Scrabble Tile  "KC Royals" 

Learn about a community program that aims to provide skill training and employment for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.  Enjoy crafting a trendy Scrabble tile Royals sign from pieces Papercrete Works staff have crafted. Registration closes May 11.  Supplies will be available for pick up at Meadowbrook Park Clubhouse.

1 - 1 hr. session - FREE

9848               Virtual         5/18     Thu    10:30 am

Games: Bingo Virtual

BINGO!  Join us online for virtual Bingo.  Join in with friends as we play for pride, not prizes, at our themed virtual bingos.  

1- 1hr  Class  - Free

8071    Earth Day                 4/1   Thu      1:30 pm

9222    Green Thumb          5/19 Wed     1:30 pm

9223    Picnic in the Park    6/23 Wed      1:30 pm           

9224    80s Stars: Where Are They Now       7/28   Wed   1:30 pm

9225    Ships Ahoy              8/25   Wed    1:30 pm

Games: Virtual Scattergories

Think fast and write faster in this quick-paced game of words!

1 - 1 hr. class -Free

9483  Virtual Program         4/8    Thu   10 am

9916    Virtual Program          5/13 Thu     1:30 pm

9226    Virtual Program          6/2  Wed     1:30 pm

9917    Virtual Program        6/22 Tue      10:00 am

9918    Virtual Program       7/6            1:30 pm

9919    Virtual Program       7/20          10:00 am

9920    Virtual Program       8/4             1:30 pm

Games: Virtual Trivia- Gnarly 80s 

Where were you in the 80s?  Better yet, can you recall these famous stars, movies, events, chart busters, products, and fashion trends from this totally tubular decade?!   Test your knowledge in this virtual trivia flashback. This program is part of our year-long 50^th anniversary celebration for 50 Plus.

 1 - 1 hr. class - Free     

9228    Virtual Program          7/14  Wed     10am

Games: Virtual Trivia- Totally 90s

Where were you in the 90s?   Better yet, can you recall these famous stars, movies, events, chart busters, products, and fashion trends from this totally fly decade?!  Test your knowledge in this virtual trivia flashback. 

1 - 1 hr. class -Free

7914 Virtual Program      4/14  Wed     1:30 pm

Special Interest: Birds of Prey 

By day or night, out of the sky flies a rodent’s nightmare, a bird of prey.  Join a Park Naturalist from Ernie Miller Nature Center to see live raptors.  Explore the raptors that live in Johnson County and discover their distinctive adaptations that make them some of nature’s best hunters.  

1 - 1 hr. session - FREE

9505     Virtual Program          5/5          Wed        1:30 pm

Special Interest: Clear the Clutter

Adopt a new habit of keeping your home more organized, resulting in a less stressful life. Denise Dias with the K-State Extension office, will share tips and tricks to keeping your spaces clutter-free.

1 - 1 hr. class - FREE

9230       Virtual Program            8/12    Thu      10 am

Special Interest:  Commemorating the Holocaust-A Tour of the St. Louis Holocaust Museum

Six million Jews and millions of others perished in the Holocaust and their memories must not be forgotten. Join us for a presentation from Amy Lutz with the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum.  See the museum's exhibits and hear about the history of the Holocaust through photographic narrative. 

1 - 1 hr. session - FREE

8590    Virtual Program    4/6     Tue     9:00 am        

Special Interest: Common Sense Budgeting 

Denise Dias with the K-State Extension will talk about ways to make budgeting easier and more successful for you and your household.  Learn how to develop a budget, manage money, credit repair, large purchases, insurance and more.

1 - 1 hr. class - FREE  

7920    Virtual Program            4/15      Thu      10 am

Special Interest: Gardening - Fairy Gardens 

Add a touch of magic to your garden or planters with a fairy garden. Join a K-State Extension Master Gardener as they show you just how easy it is to create a miniature world of fun and whimsy.  Stay longer after the presentation to learn about a community program aimed to help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, gain job skills. People in the program will lead a tutorial on decorating your vessel.  Please pick up your fairy garden desktop vessel at 9101 Nall at Meadowbrook Park Clubhouse on June 14 between 9am and 4:30 pm.  Registration closes June 9^th

1 - 1 hr. class - FREE  

9231    Virtual Program            6/15      Tue      10 am

Special Interest: Gardening – Houseplants

Are your house plants wilting or turning brown?  Is there adequate sunlight?  Wondering which pot to use?  Join a K-State Extension Master Gardener to hear tips and tricks for planting and maintaining houseplants.

1 - 1 hr. class - FREE  

9507    Virtual Program            8/13      Fri        1 pm

Special Interest: Gardening - Made in the Shade - Hostas

Hardy, shade tolerant, and low maintenance are what hostas are all about. A K-State Extension Master Gardener will explain different varieties, demonstrate how to care for them, and ways to make your landscape stand out from the rest.  
 1 - 1 hr. class - FREE  

9232    Virtual Program            8/26      Thu      10 am

 Special Interest: Gardening - Pollinator Gardens

Pollinators are essential to our existence.  Hear from a K-State Extension Master Gardener what pollinator-attracting plants should be in your garden to help preserve our precious ecology.

1 - 1 hr. class - FREE  

9233    Virtual Program            5/27      Thu      10 am

Special Interest: Gardening – Raised Veggie Beds

Ready to try your hand at growing your own veggies? Join a K-State Extension Master Gardener to hear tips and tricks for planting and maintaining your own raised vegetable beds.

1 - 1 hr. class - FREE  

9948    Virtual Program            6/11      Fri        1 pm

Special Interest: Gardening - Shakespearian Gardens

English history is rich in decorative plants cultivated in both cottage gardens and elaborate estates.  Learn how to grow Shakespeare’s plants in Northeast Kansas and create designs to showcase them in settings that resemble those of Elizabethan England.  Join a K-State Extension Master Gardener to learn how.

1 - 1 hr. class - FREE  

9234    Virtual Program            5/11      Tue      10 am

 Special Interest: Gardening - Tour of Shawnee Indian Mission Gardens

A representation of an operational farm between 1839 and 1862, this garden teaches the cultivation of vegetables with a historic emphasis.   Hear from a K-State Extension Master Gardener about the many heirloom plants cultivated in this garden.   

1 - 1 hr. class - FREE  

9235    Virtual Program            7/22      Thu       1:30 pm

Special Interest: GMOs - What Are They?  Why Should I Care? 

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have become a pervasive part of our food system.  Today, Earth Day, join Harley Herd, Nutritional Health Coach, speak about the use of GMOs and their result in severe economic, environmental, and health consequences.  

1 - 1 hr. class - FREE  

 7926  7926    7926     7926       7926         7926           7926            7926              7926                7926                  7926                    7926                     7926                       7926                         7926                           7926                            7926                             7926                              7926                               7926                                 7926                                  7926                                    7926                                     7926                                      7926                                        7926                                          7926                                            7926                                             7926                                              7926                                               7926                                                 7926                                                  7926                                                      Virtual Program            4/22      Thu      11 am

 Special Interest: History Behind the Badge

The Kansas City Police Historical Society was founded to help preserve the history of the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department.  Hear from KCMOPHS member, Alan Pierce, as he shares a timeline of the KCPD and stories of historical significance.  

1 - 1 hr. class - FREE  

9241    Virtual Program            8/17      Tue      1:30 pm

 Special Interest: If Walls Could Talk - Victorian Treasures

Enjoy historical stories of beautiful heirlooms from Vaile Victorian Mansion from the Victorian Society of Kansas City.  Learn about customs that defined this socially charged era.   

1 - 1 hr. class - FREE  

9243               Virtual Program      8/24   Tue      1:30 pm

Special Interest: Powerful Tools For Caregivers

This six-week course is designed to help the family caregiver (no professional caregivers, please).  Learn how to take care of yourself while caring for a relative or friend.  You will benefit from this class whether you are helping a parent, spouse, friend or someone who lives at home, in a nursing home, or across the country. Learn tools to help communicate effectively with other family members and doctors, reduce guilt, anger, and depression, make tough decisions, and set goals and problem solve.  Pick up program book at Meadowbrook Park Clubhouse on 6/16 between 9:00am and 4:00 pm.

6 - 1 ½ hr. classes - Free          

9242    Virtual Program

             6/17     Thu       1:30 pm

            6/24     Thu       1:30 pm

            7/1       Thu       1:30 pm

            7/8       Thu       1:30 pm

            7/15     Thu       1:30 pm

            7/20     Tue       1:30 pm

Special Interest: Sprucing Up Landscaping

Do you want to be the envy of the neighborhood?  Maybe you just want to have a manicured yard!  Either way, join in the discussion with Horticulture Specialist, Merle Sharpe, as she shares ways to spruce up your landscape!

1 - 1 hr. class - FREE  

 7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936  7936 7936    Virtual Program            4/20      Tue      1 pm

Special Interest: Staying Fit with Pickleball 

Are you a seasoned player or just getting started?  Either way, you won’t want to miss this presentation by Empower PT Kansas City, as they talk about the benefits of playing Pickleball.

1 - 1 hr. class - FREE  

 7937  7937    7937     7937       7937         7937           7937            7937              7937                7937                  7937                    7937                     7937                       7937                         7937                           7937                            7937                             7937                              7937                               7937                                 7937                                  7937                                   7937                                    7937                                      7937                                        7937                                          7937                                           7937                                            7937                                             7937                                               7937                                                7937                                                    Virtual Program            4/13      Tue      1 pm

Special Interest: Taking Aim Series- How Hollywood Conquered the West?

If you love Western movies, come ride along as we watch video samplings from some of Hollywood’s greatest Westerns.  In this four-part series, go behind-the-scenes and learn how the great filmmakers crafted and projected their visions onto the big screen.  Hollywood Conquers the West will be big on entertainment, but also strong in its exploration of the Western as a distinctively American film genre.  

1 - 1 hr. class - FREE  

 Western Settlement:  The Backdrop of Hollywood Westerns

This session will show how Hollywood Westerns are about taming the West and how concepts such as Manifest Destiny explain the myths we tell ourselves about who we are as Americans.

 9773             Virtual Program   5/13     Thu      10 am

 The Western Genre

Film critics and historians agree:  The Western is a distinctly American film genre.  We will look at the elements that comprise the genre and how Hollywood stretched and modified them as filmmaking evolved. 

9774             Virtual Program    6/10     Thu      10 am

 John Wayne: The Man and the Myth

Join Larry Brown as we look at how John Wayne defined the Western hero and solidified the myth of the rugged individual and the self-made man. We will examine the costs and the benefits of the iconic Western hero he left us.

9775             Virtual Program     7/6        Tue       10 am

 The Great Western Directors

Join Larry Brown for an engaging discussion examining the efforts of the great Western film directors of the 1950s as they labored to elevate the Western above the one-dimensional characters and scenarios of the 1930 films. You may be surprised at the level of sophistication they brought to the screen.

9776                Virtual Program    8/5         Thu     10 am 

Special Interest: We Were Beachside Once

Kansas is certainly not a state associated with beachside living, but over geological time, what is now Kansas has not only been near an ocean, but sometimes it has been under the ocean! In this presentation, KU Geology Professor Alison Olcott will take you through a tour of the geological history of the state, including how the rocks around us formed, and what the fossils in those rocks tell us about the animals that used to live where we do now.

1 - 1 hr. class - FREE  

9484              Virtual Program   8/3       Tue      1:30 pm

Special Interest: Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?

What will happen to your non-titled items when you die or can no longer use them?  Would you rather make these decisions now while you are able?  Research has identified six factors to consider when distributing non-titled property.  In this class we’ll discuss how you can begin to plan for your belongings.  

1 - 1 hr. class - FREE  

9244              Virtual Program     5/4       Tue      10 am