I’ll be presenting my dream baby (that I’m raising with my good friend Maharani Peace) Shea Butter Sundays to the world this month and I am so excited! Please please please spread the word and come through to this nourishing space curated for self and collective care.

Tickets start at $25 and can be found HERE

About Shea Butter Sundays

Shea Butter Sundays is a collaborative dream space curated by Black Dream Experiment (Kelsey O. Daniels) and Origin Root Work (Maharani Peace) where healing is embraced as a radical, sacred, and collective journey.

This worldbuilding project invites you to slow down, replenish, and imagine what it looks like to collectively move from a space of rest and ease.

Join us in this fluid drop in space to connect, create, play, and explore—with art activities, day dreaming activations, somatic movement, jam sessions and more!

What To Expect:

Shea Butter Sundays is intentionally curated to be a fluid drop in space. Feel free to come for a few hours or stay the whole time and:

• Participate in art activities

• Play games

• Explore books & various tools for inspiration and revelation from the dream library

• Swap recipes, remedies, and rituals for self-care

• Join a facilitated somatic movement and collective daydreaming activation from 2 – 3:30 PM

• Close the space out with a Melanated SoundScape & Jam

• Receive your own personal container of shea butter with affirmation because the revolution will be nourishing!

Sliding Scale Pricing Model

Your support helps sustain Kelsey O. Daniels and Maharani Peace —two full-time creatives dedicated to bringing wellness, dreamwork, and healing to our communities.

Tickets start at $25, and all proceeds go directly to Kelsey and Maharani’s work. If you have the means to contribute more, it creates space for us to offer accessible pricing to others who may need it. Your generosity helps us keep this a space where everyone can access collective care.

If cost is a barrier to joining, please don’t hesitate to reach out via email at SheaButterSundays@gmail.com to discuss mutual aid options. We're committed to making Shea Butter Sundays accessible for all!

Thank you for supporting this work and building a space of rest, ease, and care.

Donations can be sent to:

KelseLiv on Venmo, CashApp, or PayPal. If there are other ways you wish to contribute please send us an email!

I’ll be facilitating a writing space called "Liminal: Writing Our Way Through Life's Messy Middles" I’m extremely excited to be convening a writing space in San Diego again. It’s been too long and most of the time it’s with an organization for a conference so doing something for the public feels extra special!

Tickets are a sliding scale of $20- $40 and can be found HERE

About Liminal:

Join me at Oya Art Gallery & Boutique for an evening of creativity and self-reflection. This event is about embracing life’s in-between moments and finding beauty in the chaos. Through writing exercises and group discussions, we'll explore how to navigate these messy middles with grace and resilience. Whether you're an experienced writer or just trying something new, this space welcomes all who want to explore life's complexities.

This is not a craft-focused workshop; the writing will be unrestricted and self-directed. You know what needs to be said, and this space is about giving yourself permission to go there. The only "requirement" is to offer yourself grace and refrain from judgment.

Each session begins with a collective breath and check-in, followed by engaging with media (a poem, song, or excerpt) to prompt introspection and discussion. After a few quick brainstorming prompts, we’ll write through fear, uncertainty, and the "durings," focusing on the love we wish to embody and bring into the present.

There will be an opportunity to share in a supportive, non-judgmental environment, set self-care intentions, and close with a breath, leaving open the possibility of re-entering with more peace.

Sliding Scale Pricing

A sliding scale is used to encourage people to pay according to their available resources. Those with greater financial privilege contribute more, allowing those with less access, to pay according to their means. This allows me to sustain its services while making accessibility as broad as possible.

The highest dollar cost ($40) reflects the true cost of the workshop while offering spaciousness between $20 and $40 creates room for those who may not be able to access that in this climate to participate. Please refer to the attached image to reflect on where you fall on the spectrum.

If $20 still presents a financial burden I have 2 mutual aid scholarships in exchange for day of support available. Please email me at HeyLove@KelseysHere.com for more information. .

Payment can be made via Venmo/CashApp/PayPal at KelseLiv (Please include LIMINAL in the payment description) or in cash day of. If you'd like to arrange alternative payment via Zelle or Apple Pay please reach out directly.

I’ll be hosting a pre-show game night at 2 RAPPERS 2 PLAYS! A night of new one-act plays written by my friends and SoCal hip hop royalty @queenkandicole and @mikivalethemc

Come cut up with me and then watch these amazing shows written by my favs!

Tickets are $26 and can be found HERE

About 2 RAPPERS 2 PLAYS!

2 RAPPERS 2 PLAYS is the ultimate mashup of music and theater! Join us at The Chrysalis: Monarch School's Center for the Arts for a night of new one-act plays written by Hip Hop artists Miki Vale and Queen Kandi Cole, directed by Kimberly King.

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GAME NIGHT by Queen Kandi Cole

A group of friends gather for a night of games but wind up digging into the complexities of their diverse backgrounds and belief structures post-pandemic during a chaotic and hilarious evening of libations and truth-telling.

Starring Eboni Harvey, Geoffrey Geissinger, Julia Giolzetti, Kendrick Dial, Maria Boncza and Winnie Beasley

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AND WE DANCED by Miki Vale

An exploration of the life and impact of Ruth Ellis, a Black, openly queer woman and LGBTQIA activist from the 1940s who created a safe haven and sustained advocacy for the queer Black community of Detroit.

Starring Alyce Smith-Cooper, Brittany Allen, Kevane La'Marr Coleman, Winnie Beasley, and Zakiyyah Saleem

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This production is a CoLAB program of the Old Globe Arts Engagement Department.

Follow @soulkisstheater on Instagram to get event updates about featured partnerships and pre-show events.

I’ll be doing an opening poem at this powerful celebration of Black Femme artistry!

Tickets are $20 and can be found HERE

About the event:

Backyard concert with all Black femme artists! Come enjoy music, poetry, food, and sold goods ALL by Black femme and nonbinary creators. Show up and show out for your local Black creatives <3

Dress code: woodland/cottagecore/fairy/whimsical

HEADLINERS - Nash - Maggie - Espi Love

I’ll be sharing a poem during the awards ceremony celebrating community care and our responsibility to each other.

About The Event:

Since 2017, RISE San Diego has honored local leaders in diversity, equity, and inclusion through the annual Inclusive Leadership in Action (ILIA) Awards.

Each summer, RISE seeks nominations from the community of individuals and organizations that are doing the work to make a real difference in the San Diego region. Our honorees are selected from these nominations and then announced and celebrated in October at the RISE ILIA Awards event.

Tickets can be found HERE

I’ll be joining my good friend (and play cousin) Joordan Daniels on his amazing podcast BFF: Black Fat Femme for a live recording.

More about the event:

Join iHeart’s BFF: Black, Fat, Femme podcast on Sat Oct 12 at 6:30 pm for the B.F.F. Experience! In honor of National Coming Out Day, hosts Dr. Jon Higgins, Jordan Daniels, Kelsey Daniels and Angelle Maua will discuss building a queer future and what it means to love oneself unapologetically in a world where loving oneself often feels impossible. There will also be special performances from our host Amber St. James and guest Strawberry Corncakes - so you don't want to miss out!

Tickets are available for $15 HERE