Osher - Special Events

Special Events

Courses & Events

A required individual Osher membership fee of just $25 will be collected during the fall semester each year to grant participation in the Osher offerings for the next 12 months. Your paid membership allows you to attend Osher courses and special events. Membership in Osher helps to keep the cost of classes affordable for all. We're excited to nurture your ongoing quest to learn as you engage with and contribute greatly to the world around you.


August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2025

This new event from Osher gives students a look at three of Kansas City's artistic crown jewels. The morning will start at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, with a special docent-led tour. After lunch on your own at the Nelson's Rozelle Court, we will head across the street to the Kemper Museum of Art for a taste of modern art curated and collected by the Kemper Family. We will end the day with some whimsy at the National Toy and Miniature Museum. Class fee includes docent-led tours at each museum and all ticketing fees.



Friday, June 13, 2025

Welcome to the 18th annual KU Mini College! This is an educational event for inquisitive adults offered in partnership with KU's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. KU Mini College is a beloved program that has continued to bring adult community members, alumni, and non-alums from all over the world to the KU Lawrence campus to attend presentations from KU faculty and other professionals on current topics of interest. This year's event will be held on campus with most events being held at Slawson Hall in the Beren Conference Center. Our 3 day lecture series will feature many of KU's outstanding professors and faculty. Attendees will have time to explore the Lawrence campus and visit with friends old and new!


Existing Osher members pay a $165 fee and includes a light breakfast each morning, light snacks, three days of presentations and one lunch. Non-Osher members pay $190 fee and includes all the same benefits of an existing member plus access to sign up for additional Osher programming and includes access to numerous exclusive Osher Member benefits such as the KU Osher Speaker Series, the Artistic Exploration Club, the Book Club, and the Osher Outings.


For more information on membership opportunities go to: https://jayhawkglobal.ku.edu/membership-discounts



June 2-4, 2025, Slawson Hall

It’s time for a relaxing feel-good musical journey. Tully is a beach bum living a carefree life at the Margaritaville Hotel. That is until hardworking Rachel arrives. Romance, a volcano, and a collection of Jimmy Buffett favorites including “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” and “Margaritaville” make for a perfect escape to the beach. This favorite Osher event includes dinner and pre-show talk with the director. This event will sell out!



Thursday, June 19, 2025, Theatre Lawrence

The Historic Strawberry Hill Neighborhood in Kansas City, KS was established in the late 1800’s by a mostly Eastern European immigrants who worked in the nearby meat-packing plants in the West Bottoms. Today, Strawberry Hill is a mix of Serbian, Polish and Hispanic cultures. This event will feature a one-mile walk through the neighborhood, guided by Lisa Pena of Urban Hikes KC, and a tour of the Strawberry Hill Museum and Cultural Center, located in a Beaux-Arts mansion that was converted to an orphanage after the Spanish flu epidemic. Lunch will be at the St. John's Catholic Club, a bowling alley and pub in the basement of St. John's Church. Includes transportation, tours and lunch



Friday, May 9, 2025

Osher members are invited to attend a special event at Brandon Woods about President Herbert Hoover and First Lady Lou Henry Hoover. This event is free to Osher members as a gift from our partner, Brandon Woods at Alvamar. Refreshments will be provided by Brandon Woods at Alvamar. Seating is limited. You can register for either a 10am or 2pm event.


Brandon Woods at Alvamar- 1501 Inverness Dr., Lawrence KS 66047

No admission fee, but reservations are required by completing the Osher registration form.



Tuesday, July 15, 2025, Brandon Woods Smith Center In-Person
Tuesday, July 15, 2025, Brandon Woods Smith Center In-Person