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Submissions Are Open!
The Black Sunflower is hosting its first music competition this upcoming spring and we’re looking for local bands to participate. Cash prizes, studio time, exclusive marketing packages and more are all up for grabs. Open call for submissions is now until Monday October 2nd. Selected bands and venue will be announced at the end of…
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Are You in a Band on the Come Up?
The Black Sunflower seeks eager local bands for Spring competition. Today marks 9 years since losing my father. You may think I write about him a lot but, honestly, thinking of him is what fuels me most days. Thinking of his laugh and his joy in life. But there’s one thing that’s been playing in…
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From Full to Flooded
Perseverance on the rise. I’ve hit a wall. Several actually. At times it has felt like at the peak of my personal and professional achievements, life throws its sour lemons my way. In my case of being outright allergic, there is no lemonade to be made. Forcing me to a point of just throwing everything…
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Traci Lee: Elegant Bakery Boss
Kansas City baker brings a vintage aesthetic to her desserts. In most cases, a person enjoying something doesn’t usually look forward to its ending. We live for the lingering essence of things, the smells, the tastes, the ambiance. We can get so caught up in the moment that we forgot how sometimes the endings, are…
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Darian Nave: Masterful Food Enthusiast
Family-oriented culinary artist connects with the community through multiple avenues. Nothing says comfort more than that full feeling after consuming something hot, steamy, and seasoned just right. There’s an abundance of gratitude for those hands that prepared a worthy meal for your body to enjoy. To bask in the warm hug that it feels…
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Jonea Pledger: The Wing Connoisseur
Kansas City culinary artist serves up world-class wings. When we think of quality food, our imaginations may immediately go to what our senses perceive. How does it look? How does it taste? What does it smell like? Those questions are can be easily answered when we get that plate in front of us. But when…
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Stephan Haynes: Kansas City’s Innovative Chef
Well respected culinary artist welcomes exciting ideas to his recipes. From the very first bite, you can taste it. You can feel it, flowing through your spirit. Like music for your mouth, you dance with excitement. With packed jaws, you try to express your gratitude for the ingredients and the hands that brought you…
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Spicing it up for the Spring
The Fed With Love series premiers on Tuesday, February 21st. Now that the “day of love” has passed this month, let’s get real about one of my favorite ways that I’ve been shown and shared love. Through food, I have witnessed the most impactful demonstration of care, one of many instances and examples from my…
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The Decadent Arts Experience
Tickets on sale now. Tickets for the Decadent Arts Experience on March 25th are now available for purchase at Eventbrite. The event features four culinary artists, who will each prepare tastings. Also included is an art exhibition that will open the evening. This will be a night of great food, art and conversation, so seats…
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Fed with Love
The Decadent Arts Experience, 2023. Comfort, warmth, nourishment. Now and every season is the time to opening myself up to receiving these and much more. Each experience, project, and opportunity these past few years has continued to direct me inward to finding these. To prioritize my wellness from all aspects and to holistically reimagine…
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Mari Randle: Woman of Wisdom
Sharing a vision of holistic inspiration. It’s November 1st, a new day, and a new month of possibilities that most of us hope matches our intentions. Plus, the most significant part is a new beginning, as one reflects on life with the close of another year approaching. Twenty Twenty-three may be rushing towards us but…
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Festival Feels
A Passion Reignited Time has passed and my voice is regaining its strength as I have vowed to come back better but also, now realizing that I am coming alive again. It’s strange to find myself in this place as Fall begins to show its colors and its temperament, as this time usually weighs heavily…
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Coming Back Better
Rebuilding from the breakdown. Three years. That’s how long I’ve been at this thing. Choosing daily to hone my craft in ways that I had never imagined. All while putting my hometown’s artistic talents and creatives at the forefront of my intentions. The growth was tedious and methodical, yet wild in my own personal…
The Black Sunflower
Come, watch us bloom.