The River Remembers Opening Reception + Performance

Thursday, September 11, 2025 from 6-9 PM

💧Join us Thursday, September 11 from 6–9 PM for the opening reception of the next Charlotte Street exhibition, The River Remembers.

Co-curated by Katie Brennan & Kimi Kitada

Featuring: Lynn Benson, Katie Brennan, Graham Carroll, Mona Cliff, Non Edwards, Trey Hock, and David Steele Overholt

The selected artists in The River Remembers create timely artworks that observe and respond to the human impact on local waterways, particularly the Blue River. Stretching for 42 miles from Johnson County, KS through Jackson County, MO, the Blue River is known as Kansas City’s river. Residents have an environmental responsibility to protect these waters, as two-thirds of all water in the Kansas City metropolitan area drains into the Blue River.

Local organizations such as the Heartland Conservation Alliance are actively trying to protect and restore the Blue River watershed. When considering the future generations, this exhibition prompts viewers to probe their individual use of water and natural resources and ask ourselves: could we be doing more?

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🎵👁️👋👄 Also on Thursday at 7 PM in the Charlotte Street Stern Theater is Music of the Senses w/ David Allan Broome, an innovative electro-acoustic performance that explores the art of storytelling through sound, movement, text, and technology.