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

Proposed Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026

Date and location are currently being finalized.

Every Woman Has a Sound

This year’s experience will be woven together through the beauty and power of string instruments. A single string can create a beautiful sound, but when many strings come together, they create harmony, movement, and something unforgettable.

The same is true of women.

Every woman carries a sound—her story, her wisdom, her strength, her prayers, her sacrifices, and the impact she leaves in the lives of others. Some women have had to fight to keep their voices from being silenced. Others have used their voices to advocate, lead, nurture, heal, and open doors for the women coming behind them.

At the Black Dress Event, we will celebrate women who are still standing, still serving, and still ascending.

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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