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LAVENDER FILM CLUB: We Live Here: The Midwest

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Post published:August 21, 2025
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We Live Here: The Midwest (2023), a documentary that profiles five LGBTQ+ families living in Iowa, Ohio, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Kansas. Directed by Melinda Maerker, the film challenges the concept of 'family values' often appropriated by conservative ideologies by showcasing the diverse and inclusive realities of these families. It features couples and parents like Nia and Katie, who were expelled from their church, and Mario and Monte, a gay Black couple raising their daughter, highlighting issues faced in regions typically underrepresented in media.

House Arty: Featuring James Koan III, Christian Dixon and Maya Mikity

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Post published:August 21, 2025
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House Arty is our community gathering event where we can all come together in a casual house party vibe and listen to amazing music and connect with our artistic community! October 8th we're bringing in James Koan from Georgia, Compati, May Mikity and Christian Dixon!

PERSPECTIVES: SISTERBOT

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Post published:August 20, 2025
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We sit down with Kansas City–based composer, multi-instrumentalist and singer Adee Dancy, better known as SISTERBOT! Sisterbot explores themes of self‑love, queerness, gratitude, trauma processing, and cosmic identity through episodic, narrative songwriting. Their work aims to be an invitation to audiences to embrace authenticity and shared vulnerability. Sisterbot is the genre-defying music project led by Kansas City composer and cellist Adee Dancy. Originally performing solo under the name Adee Rocket Dancy, they shifted to the name Sisterbot in 2021 just before releasing their debut album Truth House—a cathartic, concept-driven collection exploring trauma, rebirth, and identity.