The lively garden cocktail party is a sip and stroll benefit featuring live music performances from talented UMKC Conservatory students. Enjoy curated wines and rustic garden inspired hors d’ouevres surrounded by 3,500 blooming roses. Julia Malter and Rachel Sexton are the co-chairmen, and Lauren and Richard English are the honorary chairmen; Garden attire.

The Kansas City Rose Society: The organization, established in 1931 as a branch of the American Rose Society, are stewards of the Laura Conyers Smith Municipal Rose Garden located in the Jacob L. Loose Park in Kansas City.