July's Open Mic & Slam Night

Patricia Hartman

Published on: 01/08/2026

July brought back some amazing regulars to the Hometown Olathe Family Farm. Open mic night was amazing and we opened it with Riley sharing a beautiful song she had writtern! Read more about our first back to back winner and more!

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Empower Network: Empowered Together

Mindy McVay

Published on: 01/08/2026

Empower Network, a new Non-profit organization in Kansas City that helps support disabled entrepreneurs Collaborated with Midnight Garden Publishing for disability pride month to create community tapestries and collected stories of our community.

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Writers In Residence Turns Ten

Nikola DeLanie

Published on: 01/07/2026

Writers in Residence is a Roaming Free writers group that pops up around the KC Metro every month to meet writers in their own neighborhoods. Read more about their ten year anniversary and what they are growing into to support their local writers.

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Kansas City Disability Collective Blooms in KC

Callie Summers

Published on: 01/07/2026

This article is about the blooming KC Disability Collective based in Kansas City and is connected with the KC Empower Network helping those with disabilities and families of those with disabilities advocate for their voices to be heard.

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