BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20230513T000000Z DTEND:20230513T020000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Black/queer Kansas City {B/qKC}: Exhibit Grand Opening (Volume_1) DESCRIPTION:A_Black_experience\nJoin The Kansas City Defender as we display the materials from Volume_1 of Black/queer Kansas City {B/qKC}\, presented by BlaqOut KC.\n\n \nBackground\n{B/qKC} is a digital archive and historical anthology educating the Kansas City community on the contributions of local Black LGBTQIA2S+ community members in turn\, liberating their histories from racism and homophobia-fueled erasure.\n\n\n\nBorn from their frustration with Black queer resource-deficiencies in Kansas City\, {B/qKC} is written and curated Nasir Anthony Montalvo through The Kansas City Defender. \n\n\n\nThe Kansas City Defender is an award-winning\, Black-led community organization producing news\, mutual aid\, art & cultural programming for Black people in Missouri and Kansas. An Abolitionist organization\, The Defender is a vehicle to contribute concretely to the social\, economic\, cultural and political uplift of Black people.\n\n\n\nLearn more about this project at kansascitydefender.com/BqKC (not case-sensitive).\n\n \nThe_Event\nThis particular exhibit will be focused on the findings from Volume_1 of {B/qKC} featuring the likes of Edye Gregory\, Ray Rondell\, Lea Hopkins and more.\n\nComprised of both past and present Black LGBTQIA2S+ Kansas Citians\, this event is a commemoration of \n\n raw\, complex identity\,\n revolutionary Black progress\,\n love and sexuality as a vehicle for change\, and\n lives and stories lost due to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.\n\n\nCoalesced with an opening cocktail hour\, we encourage you to stop by for food\, drinks\, music and newfound knowledge. Merchandise items for sale will be available at event as supplies last (reserve purchasable items in advance at checkout).\n\nAfter opening\, the exhibit will be viewable at this location from May 16th-20th during the hours of 10am-2pm.\n\n \n\nOther_things_to_know\n\nNote that tickets for this event are sliding scale to make this event more accessible and celebrate Black folk. More info on this during checkout. \n\nA free Zine created in collaboration with Astringent Press will be included with all ticket orders. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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\nJoin \;The Kansas City Defender \;as we display the materials from Volume_1 of \;Black/queer Kansas City {B/qKC}\, \;presented by \;BlaqOut \;KC.
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Background

\n{B/qKC} is a digital archive and historical anthology educating the Kansas City community on the contributions of local Black LGBTQIA2S+ community members&ndash\;&ndash\;in turn\, liberating their histories from racism and homophobia-fueled erasure.
\n
\nBorn from their frustration with Black queer resource-deficiencies in Kansas City\, {B/qKC} is written and curated Nasir Anthony Montalvo \;through The Kansas City Defender. \;
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\nThe Kansas City Defender is an award-winning\, Black-led community organization producing news\, mutual aid\, art &\; cultural programming for Black people in Missouri and Kansas. An Abolitionist organization\, The Defender is a vehicle to contribute concretely to the social\, economic\, cultural and political uplift of Black people.
\n
\nLearn more about this project at \;kansascitydefender.com/BqKC \;(not case-sensitive).
\n \;\n

The_Event

\nThis particular exhibit will be focused on the findings from Volume_1 of {B/qKC}&ndash\;&ndash\;featuring the likes of Edye Gregory\, Ray Rondell\, Lea Hopkins and more.
\nComprised of both past and present Black LGBTQIA2S+ Kansas Citians\, this event is a commemoration of \;\n\n\n

Coalesced with an opening cocktail hour\, we encourage you to stop by for food\, drinks\, music and newfound knowledge. Merchandise items for sale will be available at event as supplies last (reserve purchasable items in advance at checkout).
\nAfter opening\, the exhibit will be viewable at this location from May 16th-20th during the hours of 10am-2pm.

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Other_things_to_know

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Note that tickets for this event are sliding scale to make this event more accessible and celebrate Black folk. More info on this during checkout. \;
\nA free Zine created in collaboration with \;Astringent Press \;will be included with all ticket orders.

\n LOCATION:3601 Main Street Kansas City\, MO 64111 UID:e.1487.6901 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260503T122819Z URL:https://business.midamericalgbt.org/events/details/black-queer-kansas-city-b-qkc-exhibit-grand-opening-volume_1-6901 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR