This event is *offsite* at The.BlkRoom
4015 W Carrol Ave, Unit 204 Chicago IL, 60624
(this site is wheelchair accessible)
Join us for the opening reception for AfroFuturist Weekend 9!
Elastic Arts and The.BlkRoom present "Black Food Futures" - a community discussion, vendors market, and Dark Matter Residency performance showcase holding space to uplift and affirm the narratives of our community, fostering a future where food equity and sustainability thrive.
Vendors RootedKale Nutrition and Earthy Essence will also be onsite.
Come celebrate our power to change our narrative and reclaim our foodways as a community!
6:00 PM - Vendor Pop-Up and DJ Set by Mo Milli
7:00 PM - Dark Matter Resident performances: Leah Lara, Amyna Love
7:30 PM - Panel discussion hosted by Justus Cornelius
Panelists: Anaiet.Soul, Alexandra Antoine, Radius, Mechiya Jamison
8:30 PM Dark Matter Resident performances: sun Lynn Hunter, Nikki Patín
9:00 - 10:00 PM Vendor Pop- Up and DJ Set by Mo Milli
$FREE$
The Dark Matter Residency is supported by generous funding from The Joyce Foundation, the Reva and David Logan Foundation, and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.