Celebrating Black Fae Day: A Family Day of Art and Wellness

Join Lavender the Herbal Fairy of arkansawblk's orbit and Dena P. of Serenity Urban Wellness at Boyle Park for a FREE and magical day celebrating Black Fae Day!

This family-friendly event is open to all people and identities who are looking to have fun and connect through art, wellness, and mindfulness. Whether you're young or young at heart, we’ve got something for everyone! Dress up encouraged for all ages and genders.

Activities include:

• Bouncy House
• Mindfulness & Yoga
• Face Painting
• Art & Creativity station: Bubbles, side walk chalk, and a fairy art crafting station
• Cosplay Competition: Come dressed in your most whimsical, creative, or magical outfits! There will be a Best Dressed competition with exciting prizes.
• Youth Refreshments: Youth will be served complimentary refreshments to keep the energy high and spirits lifted.

RSVP is required for all participants. Please sign up in advance to secure your spot and join us for this unforgettable celebration.

Volunteer: Youth can join in the event and earn community service hours. If you're an adult and would like to volunteer, we welcome you as well! Let us know if you’re interested by emailing [email protected]

Mark your calendars and don't miss out on this extraordinary event!

Time: 11-2pm CST

Where: Boyle Park Pavilion 3

Cost: FREE with registration. Must register each participant.

Fun Facts:

• International Black Fae day is an annual holiday on the second Saturday of May for Black folks who love everything about the world of fantasy.
• It's also a day to dress like the fairy or any other magical being of your dreams, and post it on social media using #BlackFaeDay. The idea started as many great ones do: with a tweet.

• There will be magical items e.g. wings, crowns, for purchase
• This is a kid-friendly event as we encourage caretakers to bring their little ones to participate in the festivities with them. We will not be providing child-care, but we will offer activities for the young humans to have just as much fun ad the adults.

We encourage you to bring:

• Good vibes!

Meet your co-hosts:

• Lavender the herbal fairy of arkansawblk's orbit
• Dena P of Serenity Urban Wellness

Lavender is a mystical herbal fairy who loves to spread joy by teaching about ecology and hosting healing gatherings. She is a multi-dimensional creative and restorative facilitator with 8 years of experience who sews together healing, kinship, ecology, and imagination.

A native of Little Rock, AR and a global nomad, Lavender teaches environmental science vocabulary, how to create nature-based art, and encourages people to (re)connect with nature in an analog way. She also hosts outdoor adventures for communities to foster and nurture their relationship with the natural world. Lavender is an herbal fairy because many plants have medicinal properties and it's her fairy special job to learn about them and share the knowledge with others!

She opened this business inspired by her desire to help heal the relationship between people and the natural environment. By trade she is a nature educator, urban gardener, apiarist, plant medicine student, curator of healing spaces for Queer, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and collage artist for the past 5 years. Her work aims to center the needs of underestimated communities' health and wholeness and to dismantle oppressive systems that divide communities and harm nature.

You can usually find Lavender teaching a class, frolicking on nature trails, drawing, and smelling the flowers she sees. To learn more about plants and upcoming gatherings click here to subscribe to her newsletter Shrinking Violets do Bloom and check out her YouTube, for fun educational videos!

Instagram: Lavender the Herbal Fairy

I’m Dena Patterson, the founder of Serenity Urban Wellness 501 (c)(3) non-profit, the owner of True Serenity Accessories, a yoga facilitator, a wellness advocate, a licensed cosmetologist for over 20 years, a USDA farmer, a beekeeper, and a servant who wears many hats. I'm grateful to hold spaces that allow others to slow down, breathe, and become intentional about practicing self-love and serving their community. It’s my goal to share spaces that will enable others to escape survival mode for a few hours and tap into the peace that resides within. Let that peace reign in our daily love by practicing self-love, pouring that substance into others, and serving the community.

I have learned that many people operate in a state of survival mode. We have forgotten the importance of slowing down and setting healthy boundaries. I also worked in survival mode for many years. I was raised in a family that practiced giving, serving others, always being on time, standing for what was right, and never giving up, even when it seemed like we were losing. I now understand that even a loss can teach you valuable lessons and wisdom. When I started working with the bees and began beekeeping, it confirmed my understanding of the importance of love and serving others and the community. The Queen bee is not the heartbeat of the hive; the workers are.

When we continue to love, forgive, learn from our past, and release hurts and fears. We can then embrace our future. Our bios should be a small fragment of who we are; our daily life and lifestyle should be a living representation of who we are, and our walking testimonies should be a testament to our authenticity. When we leave this earthly realm, what bio will be written between the sunrise and sunset?

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