President Jared Campbell called the meeting to order and led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Past President, David Hanzlick, gave us good & meaningful thoughts about the benefits (emotional, psychological & physical) of an attitude of gratitude. Well worth remembering.
We welcomed two guests.
Club Anniversaries: Neil Barnett, 20 yrs, Sept 15(next president); Tucker Clark, 4 years Sept 17
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Our Greeters were the Rotary Bowling League members.
Peter Ho gave a recap of the Paul Harris Chicago Trip. Club 13 members truly traveled by planes, trains and automobiles to stay at the Union Club in downtown Chicago, taking a train out to Beverly Hills, IL to the Paul Harris House. Marshall Schmidt of Rotary Club 1 gave a tour. Interestingly the residence was built in 1905, the year Rotary was founded. Paul Harris moved in 1912. It has been refurbished to the 1940 era. Our Club 13 bricks are on the patio walkway.
Our October service project is Project CURE on October 30th 5:00 to 7:00.
Happy Bucks: Several members shared their good feelings with Happy Bucks.
PROGRAM: Brad Kleindl introduced our speaker, Tim Scott. Tim Scott is an Emmy Award winning Host and Emcee, having also worked as a professional actor, director, and producer for more than 25 years, both regionally and nationally. Tim has hosted and emceed events all over the country for MLB, NBA, YMCA, NAIA, Sprint, The Kaufman Foundation, Reece & Nichols, as well as cooking competitions. Cheerleading Championships, Award Shows, Galas, and more. For 5 years, Tim was the official in-game host for the Kansas City Royals.
Tim Scott has been the Chief Executive & Artistic Director for the Music Theater Heritage (MTH) at Crown Center for the past eight years. As an artistic director and producer, Tim has produced, directed and managed more than a hundred unique theatrical events. Serving as Chief Executive and Artistic Director for MTH, Tim led the MTH as one of the first organizations in the region to begin producing live shows again in March 2021 (coming out of COVID) and serving nearly 50,000 patron annually.
Music Theater Heritage (MTH) at Crown Center: Tim manages three Stages, getting the greatest musicals, in an intimate setting with the Main Stage being the largest. There are three stages or areas: Main Stage programs / Ruby Room to celebrate music & theater // thirdly a special events area on level 3. Each are so intimate that it’s almost immersive. As a side note the MTH is a professional theater, wherein the performers are paid, and everybody is union – actor equity association (vs community theater). The Main Stage has the bigger productions (more later on the upcoming schedule.). The Ruby Room is smaller and features/celebrates music and theater to widen the audience to various types of music and background, in more of a concert or cabaret room setting. The Level 3 area is more educational with summer camps, team building, getting kids comfortable with expressive movement and interaction. This is not theater training. Kids are not competing for roles. Education is provided with summer camps from June through mid-August. It’s about team building and getting kids comfortable with expression and interactivity. MTH through Level 3 meets the community by bringing programs such as Hamilton or Wicked to the students. In 2025 MTH brought in 75 student by bus to see musical performances.
Many of its Main Stage plays are scrubbed and reset in a more contemporary setting such that a patron can see one’s self in the play. For example, Porgy & Bess with Gershwin music was adapted to Southern Jazz music. Likewise in Man from Mancha, the Don Quixote 16th century character story telling was adapted to rely on the actor’s guitar playing. Cats, originating from the Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot, was done without the furry costumes. Overall, these shows are accessible & relatable to the audiences.
Schedule: Rent will come in October. A musical, Guitars, featuring James Taylor and Jimmy Buffet music will follow. Here is the 2026 schedule:
Fantasticks Feb 5 – 22; Moby Dick (Sea Shanty) March 26 – April 19; Brigadoon (Lerner & Loews production) May 5 -10th; the WIZ June 11 – July 5th; Jesus Christ Superstar Aug 20 to Sept 15th; BatBoy (the musical – campy, not too serious) Oct 8 – Nov 1st; Ronald Dahl’s Matilda (with chamber music) Nov 11th -15th ).
UPCOMING EVENTS: BRING A GUEST ! (in addition to the above)
Sept 25th - 4th Thursday Social Meeting at Harry Country Club in the River Market
Oct 2nd - Club meeting at Zhou B Art Gallery (in the Jazz District) \ Speaker: our Scott Holsman, “ AI What is it and why should I care?”
Oct 7th - Bolte Beer & Brat Bash (at Peter’s Ho’s house)
Oct 30th - Project Cure (our October service project, 5 to 7 pm)
Jared Campbell wrapped up the meeting with an Act of Kindness suggestion and the Four Way Test.
[as an ongoing scrivener’s note: our local Club 13 Rotary organization is comprised of at least three interrelated groups (like a three-legged stool), each with its own separate board, officers & primary focus. KCRClub 13 comprised of various committees and weekly luncheon meetings with speakers; KCRCFoundation primarily focused on financially supporting the Club 13’s Rotary Youth Camp; and the Rotary Youth Camp*, near Lake Jocomo, at 22310 NE Colbern Road, in Lee’s Summit, MO 64086] (* Rotary’s oldest continuous ongoing project in the world!)
As a separate note - a CALL FOR HELP: the Scribe Committee lost its longstanding Committee Chair and resultingly is down to three scribing members. We could use at least one (or more) additional scribe(s) to spread the dates and provide some depth if a particular scribe has a scheduling conflict with work, illness or travel. Please consider joining up or talking to any of three current scribes, Pat Donnelly, Lee Brumitt or John Gillis for more information.
Please join the Rotary Book Discussion Group for the discussion of the book The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. All Rotarians and guests are welcome.
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