Aug
9
to Aug 10

Summer Tabling at LIPS at Woody's KC

SHOP SAPPHIC and join us for another LIPS night at Woody’s KC on Saturday, August 9th from 9pm - MIDNIGHT!! We’ll have prints, zines + another special appearance by Adela Overflow! Organized by Sapphic Socials x Woodys KC!!

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Summer Tabling at Born to DIY Fundraising Event (RAINED OUT)
Jul
20

Summer Tabling at Born to DIY Fundraising Event (RAINED OUT)

NEW DATE TBD - The Porch Artist Collective is hosting a fundraiser for Harrison Street DIY Skatepark!! BORN TO DIY will feature local artists and vendors, an art raffle, live music by Skuffed, Lucky Dragon No. 5, As We Were Before, Desire Path and DJ Pez, as well as food trucks by Syl's Soul Food and The Magic Mushroom. Come check it out on Saturday, July 20th from from 4pm - 8pm at Harrison Street DIY! !

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Summer Tabling at KCZC #9
Jun
22

Summer Tabling at KCZC #9

Join us in-person at KC Zine Con on Saturday, June 22nd from 11am - 5pm at Goofball Sk8boards!! Celebrate small press creators and DIY artists across the Midwest at this 2-day festival! (We’ll be there SATURDAY ONLY due to PEOPLE’S PRIDE!!)

Also!! We will be a part of the Oracle Zine Team workshop on Sat 11am-Noon with Erika Sakata and Astringent Press. Come learn about Trans Publications and help us fold ORACLE 01!

More info can be found at https://kczinecon.com/

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Summer Tabling at LIPS at Woody's KC
Jun
15

Summer Tabling at LIPS at Woody's KC

Hop in your U-HAULS and join us for LIPS night at Woody’s KC on Saturday, June 15th from 9pm - MIDNIGHT!! We’ll have prints, zines + special appearance by Adela Overflow. Support local sapphic vendors and celebrate Pride month with fellow lesbians in your community! Organized by Sapphic Socials x Woodys KC!!

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Mar
16

Oracle Zine Team - In-Person Workshop at UMKC

“zines… what have they done for us lately?”

We’re so excited to kick off CAMP ZINE at “a midwest zine archive” exhibition, happening at the UMKC Gallery of Art on Saturday, March 2nd at NOON!! Come learn about historic queer + trans zines in KC as well as our new, collaborative publication ORACLE; a community guide for transgender people living in the Midwest and beyond! Afterwards, there will be a hands-on, collage-based, mini-zine making workshop for queers and everyone we love hosted by Astringent Press. At the close of CAMP ZINE, Astringent Press will take your work to create reproductions at the shop. Reproductions will be available for pickup/delivery beginning March 18th, 2024.

All materials are provided, bring any supplies you’d like to share! Bring whomever makes you cosy and likes to collaborate! Event is capped at 16 participants, PLEASE RSVP to zach@astrpress.com or @astrigent.press on IG if you would like to join us!

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Feb
18

Searching the Psyche Through Cinema: The Matrix

The 2024 Searching the Psyche Through Cinema film series, which looks to the arts (and this year, to science fiction) to illuminate our understanding of ourselves, continues with a screening and discussion of the 1999 classic The Matrix (R, 136 min.).

What can Keanu Reeves – as computer hacker Neo – show us about the human condition? When a beautiful stranger, played by Carrie-Anne Moss, leads him to a dark underworld, Neo discovers that the life he thinks he knows is really the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence. Will Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) alleviate or compound the confusion?

A post-screening discussion is led by psychoanalyst John Whipple, film critic Lonita Cook, and artist and community organizer Evan Maddox.

This event is co-sponsored by The Kansas City Public Library and the Greater Kansas City & Topeka Psychoanalytic Center

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Winter Tabling at Cauldron Collective Winter Formal
Dec
15

Winter Tabling at Cauldron Collective Winter Formal

Come shop our entire inventory of interdimensional collectibles, just in time for the holidays!

We invite you to join us for an enchanted night of entertainment, magic, and community at the Cauldron Collective WINTER FROMAL at 1664 Broadway Blvd (right next to Stray Cat Film Center)! Featuring music by Genre, Sissyfuss, Babe Bonesy, Collidescope, Les Izmore & the GOATS, as well as local arts and crafts, vegan food, and N/A drinks.

Festivities will take place Friday, December 15th. Admission is $10 PWYC, doors will open at 7pm.

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Live Performance - Hyde N. Plainsight at The Ship
Nov
24

Live Performance - Hyde N. Plainsight at The Ship

Come on down and watch our recently appointed CEO, Hyde N. Plainsight perform at Darkwater Inn: HAUNTED BALLROOM! Hilarious props, campy attire, and terrible lip sync-ing GAURUNTEED!

Mark your calendars and join us at The Ship KC on November 27th for a historic occasion you don’t want to miss! Doors at 7pm, Show at 8pm. Tickets are available for $10 at the door or Eventbrite!

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Sep
24

Fall Tabling at Mazzy's Darkwater Inn #8

Join us September 24th at The Ship to enjoy an eclectic night of performances, games, and immersion in the BILLARDS ROOM!! Doors open at 7pm; we’ll have a new restock of interdimensional essentials as well as another brand new postcard design! Tickets are available on Eventbrite, enter thru the back to check in!

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Aug
30

Communications 101 - In-Person Workshop at KCAI

Learn more about the strange and mysterious world of interpersonal communication by utilizing the power of your inbox!! You’ll discover hidden secrets to mastering your Gmail account, using your phone like a professional, and even developing your social media presence!! Bring your laptop and join us for an in-person workshop on Wednesday, August 30th at 11:30am to begin your enlightenment! All KCAI Students and Alumni are REQUIRED to register for events on the Professional Practice Portal at kcai.12twenty.com

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Jul
30

Summer Tabling at Mazzy's Darkwater Inn #6

Join us July 30th at The Ship to enjoy a radiant selection of live musicians, performers, and multi-talented individuals activate the sunroom!! Festivities begin at 7pm; we’ll have a new selection of lifestyle wares and broadcasts directly from the Triangle Head Universe!

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Late-Nite Bite #6
Jun
3

Late-Nite Bite #6

We’re hosting another exciting event at the 12th Street Post!! Join us Saturday, June 3rd to kick off Pride month with a FREE event open to all! Bring some blankets and your friends, we’ll have all-new menu items for sale with lots of fun activities to enjoy throughout the evening! Be fabulous, be comfy —however you show up, we’re excited to see you!

Poster design by the spectacular Robin Lewallen

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Late-Nite Bite #5
May
6

Late-Nite Bite #5

We’re excited to announce our next pop-up event is happening at Goofball Sk8ateboards in Waldo!! Come hang out with us Saturday, May 6th for a fun-filled open skate night, incredible vegan food and sober drink menu, plus even more experimental video art! Grab your helmets, roller skates and skateboards and we’ll see you there!🛹🛼💥

Poster design by the incredible Lish Hoerman✨

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