UPCOMING EVENTS

Our events not only provide a space for the community to come together and celebrate, but they also offer much-needed financial support for our educational programs.  We invite you to join us as a participant, volunteer, or sponsor.  

Current Events

Ongoing – The Life Series

Cohort 2 | 2026

Embark on a transformative journey with the L.I.F.E. Series! We offer a diverse range of classes designed to empower you in all aspects of your well-being – from invigorating fitness sessions and nourishing nutrition workshops to insightful financial literacy courses and nurturing mental health support groups. Explore our catalog and discover opportunities to connect with like-minded women, learn from expert facilitators, and cultivate a vibrant, fulfilling life.

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Course Catalog

The Black Dress

Sunday, November 8 | 12 pm to 2 pm

High Five Gr – 

Every Woman Has a Sound

Join Asher Legacy Group for the 5th Annual Black Dress Event, an elegant afternoon celebrating the strength, beauty, style, stories, and extraordinary journeys of women.

This year’s experience introduces the Black Diamond Awards, honoring eight remarkable women whose lives reflect the distinct qualities of a diamond. Through pressure, transition, loss, reinvention, and new beginnings, each woman demonstrates what can be revealed when we find the courage to keep moving forward.

Our 2026 Black Diamond distinctions include:

💎 Prism • Clarity • Grace Under Pressure • Fortitude • Fire • Facets • Precision • Brilliance

Guests will enjoy an elevated brunch experience filled with sisterhood, inspiration, style, celebration, and special guest entertainment, along with a special presentation of “Every Woman Has a Sound.”

💜 Our Celebration Has a Cause

As we honor women who have found their strength, we recognize that there are women in our community who are still fighting to find theirs.

This year’s Black Dress Event will bring special attention to domestic violence awareness and support. A portion of every ticket sold will support our domestic violence cause, allowing this celebration to make an impact beyond the walls of the event.

Because every woman deserves to live safely.

Every woman deserves to be heard.

And Every Woman Has a Sound.™

Ticket Options

🖤 General Admission — $100
Includes brunch, the Black Diamond Awards, Every Woman Has a Sound presentation, and special guest entertainment.

💎 Black Diamond VIP Experience — $125
Includes everything in General Admission, plus premium reserved seating, priority check-in, early entry, and one complimentary drink ticket. VIP seating is limited.

Get your ticket!

PAST EVENTS

Watercolors 9:0
On Cloud Nine

The Vision: Higher Ground

Watercolors 9: On Cloud 9 is a multi-day Juneteenth weekend experience designed to celebrate freedom through ownership, wellness, culture, and community collaboration. Rooted in elevation and legacy, this year’s Cloud 9 theme represents rising above limitations and intentionally taking control of the things we can control—our finances, our health, our relationships, and our future

This weekend experience brings together education, culture, leisure, and celebration, while spotlighting the power of collaboration across community partners, businesses, and institutions

A Sacred Reset

The Essence and Wellbeing of Women over 50

Matters of the Heart

Health and Wellness Conference

March 22, 2025 | 8am – 2pm

 

AsK Her: 

Moments with Mellanie

Hostess:  Syreeta Drake

January 24, 2024 | 6:00 PM

Southern Smoke Restaurant
Free Admission
Dinner Optional at 6pm
Discussion at 7pM

AsK Her: 

Denim, Dinner, & Dialogue

October 25, 2024 | 7:00 PM

Southern Smoke Restaurant
Free Admission
Dinner Optional
Dress Code: Denim

Hosted by Southern Smoke Soul Food RestaurantOwner: Jodie Robertson

Live at the Circle

A Tribute to Musical Legends

Each Thursday at 7pm  – FREE Event

Rosa Parks Circle, Grand Rapids, Michigan

June 20 to August 29

The Black Dress Event

Grand Rapids, MI
November 8,  2024

Watercolors 7

Friday, July 26th to Sunday, July 28th, 2024

Watercolors is a three-day, weekend experience that brings black culture, music, business, dance, culinary, and art together for a fashionable and kaleidoscopic experience.

Birthed in 2018, in 2024 we will experience a “GRand Renaissance” and celebrate at our signature Golf Outing, Jazz and More, Main Event, and a rooftop brunch.

Black Dress Muskegon

Barclay Place Event Center, Muskegon, Michigan

May 10, 2024

The Essence and Wellbeing of Women over 50

2nd Annual Health and Wellness Conference
Friday, March 22 · 6:30pm to Saturday, March 23 · 2pm
L. William Seidman Center (GVSU)
Grand Rapids, MI