Downtown Kansas City Rotary Club 13

06/03/2026

Please join us this Thursday at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (13th and Wyandotte) from 12pm to 1pm as we celebrate and honor those Rotarians we have lost during this Rotary year.

05/20/2026

Please join us this Thursday from 12pm to 1pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (13th & Wyandotte) as we hear from Libby Hanssen.

Libby is a writer, researcher, and curiosity-seeker. She's the Public Services Associate at UMKC Marr Sound Archives, a family historian, and freelance writer, published in KC Studio, KCUR and Classical KC, The Kansas City Star, and The Pitch. Libby is the author of "States of Swing: The History of the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, 2003-2023." Along with degrees in trombone performance from Ball State University and UMKC Conservatory, Libby studied music education at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and was a Fellow for the NEA Arts Journalism Institute at Columbia University. She performs with the Monday Night Big Band at the Kansas City Kansas Community College.

05/13/2026

We hope you join us this Thursday for what will be a very interesting lunch meeting.

We will be hosting Curt Nelson, Senior Director - Royals Hall of Fame as our guest speaker. Join us at the Crowne Plaza Hotel at 13th and Wyandotte from 12-1pm.

Curt Nelson is embarking on his 28th season with the ball club and his third as Senior Director of the Royals Hall of Fame. Nelson spearheaded the development of the Royals Hall of Fame building, which debuted on July 17, 2009, and continues his work to preserve the history of the franchise while also overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Hall of Fame, Kauffman Stadium Tours/Ballpark Experiences, and Educational Programs. He has also served as co-chair of the MLB Baseball Heritage Group.
Nelson joined the Royals in 1999 as a seasonal staffer holding the position of Pre-Game Coordinator/Group Sales Assistant and subsequently served as Group Sales/Marketing Assistant, Coordinator of Advertising & Promotions, Marketing Manager, and Director of the Royals Hall of Fame. He played an instrumental role in developing promotions such as T-Shirt Tuesday and special events including Girls Night Out, Viva Los Royals and Royals FanFest. He also worked with MLB Advanced Media to create the Royals Hall of Fame website (royalshalloffame.com).

05/06/2026

Join us for our first lunch meeting in May at the Crowne Plaza this Thursday from 12pm to 1pm. Our speaker will be Kelsyn Rooks, Founder & Board Chair of the Center for Recorded Music.

04/16/2026

Reluctantly, the Native Plant Sale at the Rotary Youth Camp has been cancelled.

The National Weather Service is forecasting very high winds and the possibility of large hail arriving at the time the sale was scheduled to happen. We want to provide for the safety and comfort of our guests and we determined we should cancel.

We are looking into the possibility of rescheduling the sale and we’ll send more information if a new date is set.

04/16/2026

04/09/2026

04/02/2026

03/31/2026

We're back this week with a great program! Guests are always welcome.