Freestyle: JASS - Charlotte Street

Posted January 16, 2024

Saturday, February 10, 2024 from 1:00-3:00 PM

Freestyle returns for the second Saturday social featuring neo-soul singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist JASS.

Come and go as you please for a casual afternoon of music and complimentary coffee by Black Drip Coffee. Stay to listen, tour the gallery, or stop in the library to make a zine with artist Jaylon Goode.

Event Details

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When

Saturday, February 10 from 1:00-3:00 PM

Where

Charlotte Street Campus (3333 Wyoming St)

ABOUT JASS

A multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and poet, JASS (Jass R. Couch) is a widely respected Kansas City recording artist who writes and produces her own music, performing either as a solo act or with a supporting band. JASS has a soulful, chill, eclectic, soft, and yet powerful sound that will warm your soul.

Can’t make it to the first Freestyle performance? Join us next time on the following Saturdays at 1:00-3:00 PM:

March 9
April 13
May 11
June 15
July 13
August 10
September 14
October 12
November 9

ABOUT BLACK DRIP COFFEE

Founded by Charon Thompson and Dan Smith, Black Drip Coffee is an online coffee brand that brews coffee with hip hop, rap, fashion, sports, history, and the whole Black culture. Our goal is to teach our communities the importance of the coffee culture. The experience gave us a deep appreciation for the work being done in underserved communities of color and fueled our drive to help others.

Next Event

Spirit in Sonic Art: AMDUAT

When

Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Where

Charlotte Street Stern Theater (3333 Wyoming St)

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Hope-Lian Vinson

Hope-Lian Vinson is a Kansas City-based visual artist whose works recast elements of the built environment to explore internal narratives of history and identity. With a B.F.A in Painting, Art History, and a Social Practice Certificate from the Kansas City Art Institute, Hope-Lian works at the intersections of art and ecology by using locally-sourced clay and natural materials to reference place and geological processes. They have showcased works in MdW Atlas, SITE ONE, Sapien Gallery, and have recently returned from the Chop Wood Carry Water arts residency in the Driftless region of NW Illinois. They currently serve as the Marketing + Communications Manager at Charlotte Street, where they use their artistic background in community-organizing to provide critical support for Charlotte Street programs and initiatives.