Community members gathered for a cultural event at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center in Kansas City, Missouri
Sacred Seams (New Exhibit) - Kim Alexis Newton
May
30
to Aug 15

Sacred Seams (New Exhibit) - Kim Alexis Newton

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Kim Alexis Newton

Sacred Seams is the debut solo exhibition of textile artist Kim Alexis Newton, whose portrait quilts merge contemporary portraiture with the ancestral language of quilting.

Through layered Indonesian batiks, symbolic patterning, and sculptural textile work, Kim explores memory, resilience, identity, healing, and transformation through figures that feel both deeply personal and universally recognizable. Structured through movements of awakening, reclamation, endurance, origins, hope, and power, the exhibition reflects on what shapes us, what sustains us, and what ultimately holds us together.

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BRW Spoken Word Poetry Live! - Anastacia-Reneé 
Jul
22

BRW Spoken Word Poetry Live! - Anastacia-Reneé 

Anastacia-Reneé (Kansas City’s Brown Suga Poet) is an award-winning writer, pushcart nominee, educator, interdisciplinary artist, playwright, TEDX speaker and a PBS Newshour feature. She is the author of (v.), Forget It, Side Notes from the Archivist and Here in the (Middle) of Nowhere. Her book Side Notes from the Archivist was selected as one of “New York Public Library’s Best Books” and “The American Library Associations (RUSA) “Notable Books.” Anastacia-Renee served as Seattle, Washington’s Civic Poet (2017-2019). Her wor 

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BRW LIVE MUSIC Fridays - B-Side KC Band
Aug
7

BRW LIVE MUSIC Fridays - B-Side KC Band

The B-Side KC Band is a versatile, dynamic music group known for their exceptional musicianship and engaging stage presence. Performing a mix of high-energy dance tracks and soulful love songs, the B-Side KC Band creates an unforgettable music experience for their audiences.

The brainchild of Kansas City artists Quinton Donley, Tyrone Yarbrough, and Renee' and Ron Tillmon, the B-Side KC Band have been performing together since the early 1980's. Today, the band's long-time members are joined by legendary local musicians, John “Hollywood" Bridgewater and Eric Taylor.

Whether covering timeless favorites or putting their own spin on modern tracks, the B-Side KC Band pays homage to the vinyl era blending classic and contemporary hits.

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BRW LIVE MUSIC Fridays - Big Luke & The Soul Disciples
Jul
10

BRW LIVE MUSIC Fridays - Big Luke & The Soul Disciples

Big Luke & The Soul Disciples are a high-energy, soulful Kansas City blues band known for their dynamic live performances and genre-blending sound. With over 40 years of combined musical experience, the band's performances are emotionally powerful, musically tight, and deeply engaging. Their shows are rooted in Storytelling and connection - blending the raw emotion of the Blues with the uplifting spirit of Soul.

Their musical philosophy is simple and sincere, "playing music from the heart…that you can feel in your soul.”

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BRW Spoken Word Poetry Live! - Comfy Stennis
Jun
24

BRW Spoken Word Poetry Live! - Comfy Stennis

Comfy Stennis is an award-winning Kansas City poet and cosmetologist. She has been writing poetry and short stories since she was a preteen.

Poetry for her has been a therapeutic saving grace and one of the platforms to find her artsy tribe. She is one-third of the poetry group Tres Collective with Gie Santana and Serenity Speaks. She is the founder of Thee Creatives and Klout Company. Thee Creatives specialize in making people more beautiful with hair and make-up services. The fashion brand is called Klout Company which specializes in being the power to influence good vibes through words/fashion.

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BRW LIVE MUSIC Fridays - J Love Band
Jun
5

BRW LIVE MUSIC Fridays - J Love Band

J Love Band

With a repertoire consisting of classic songs from legendary artists such as Al Green, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Etta James, and Marvin Gaye just to name a few, the J Love Band is known for their high energy Funk, Soul and R&B performances. Get ready for a night of unforgettable music with J Love and her talented band lighting up the stage with smooth vocals and infectious rhythms.

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BRW Spoken Word Poetry Live! - Gustavo Adolfo Aybar
May
27

BRW Spoken Word Poetry Live! - Gustavo Adolfo Aybar

Gustavo Adolfo Aybar is a Kansas City based Dominican-born writer, port and educator recognized for his poetry, essays, and work with the Latina Writers Collective.

A UMKC graduate, he authored the poetry collection “We Seek Asylum” (2017) and is a fellow of Cave Canem and Artist, Inc. His writings often explore fatherhood, immigration and Dominican history and have appeared in SpanglishVoces, Space on Space Magazine, !Mantecal!: An Anthologh of Afro-Latin@Poets, NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture and Primer Pagina: Poetry from the Latino Heartland.

RSVP to (816) 513-0700

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