Teen Table Talk: Get Free–Art From Oppression

Kitchen Table brings together artists, activists, and scholars for conversations over dinner using the current exhibitions as a starting point for discussion. Dinners are free, reservations are required, and seating is extremely limited. Each pop-up dinner features a different host and a different theme. Tickets include admission to the museum, dinner, and non-alcoholic beverages. Beer, wine, and cocktails are available for purchase. The event begins with a walkthrough of the museum and continues with dinner in the cafe. Dinner menus are curated by James Beard Award-winning author and scholar Adrian Miller and presented by Two Sistahs Eats-n-Treats. Vegetarian meals are available upon request. Due to the intimate nature of the event, we are unable to accommodate dietary restrictions.

Lead by youth from Minor Disturbance. Using poetry and literature as a lens these three teens explore the idea of expression, freedom, and art from oppression. Minor Disturbance is an independent literary arts organization dedicated to helping Colorado youth find voice through the mediums of poetry and performance.

Cost: Free with registration. (Very limited capacity)

Bio: Karianie Cotto, Senior at Colorado Academy. Karianie enjoys ice cream, all dogs and fruit separately. She often writes about the intersections of her Afro-Latinx and queer femme identities in her poetry. Rayn Fox, Senior. A self-diagnosed poet who works to find identity and healing through craft. Mateo Manuel Vela, Senior at STRIVE Prep SMART Academy. Mateo is an alumni of Denver's Minor Disturbance youth poetry team, and a youth organizer for Buried Seedz of Resistance.  He utilizes his work and poetry to advocate for his queer/trans and Latinx communities.

The Food

Two Sistah’s Catering is sisters Deborah Shead and Rená Shead, who serve up some of the same favorite dishes once found in Denver’s famous M&D’s Café.

Menus have been co-curated by Adrian Miller,  James Beard award-winning author of Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine and Kitchen Table host.

FAQs

What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?

Street parking is limited. The garage directly across 15th street is $5 after 4PM. 

Can you accommodate dietary restrictions?

Vegetarian meals are available upon request. Due to the intimate nature of the event, we are unable to accommodate dietary restrictions.