NYC Darkness RISING: The Kickoff - 90's Mixer

Saturday, August 8th, 2026 at 10:00 PM
kalei nyc, 159 Bowery, New York, NY 10002New York, NY

About This Event

Join us for a 90’s fit contest, 90’s freestyle photos, vendors, resources, food , chair massages & more!

Join us for Darkness RISING: The Kickoff! We'll gather to connect, and tap into joy as a community.

Pull up in your best for the 90’s fit contest and grab your people for 90’s freestyle photos. Shop with local vendors, get resources, food, drinks and more!

Reset with our wellness activations featuring chair massages, facials, and energy healing.

The Kickoff is for the culture. It’s a space to show up fully, feel good in your body, and be in community.

📅 Saturday, August 8th

⏰ 6:00 - 9pm

📍 Kalei NYC

  • 90’s Outfit contest
  • 90’s Freestyle Photos
  • Chair Massages
  • Mini-facials
  • Mental Health Panel on Black Women + Burnout
  • Live Music
  • Food & Drinks
  • Community Resources
  • Vendor shopping

Every ticket is self-care AND an investment in community care. Proceeds directly support Darkness RISING’s free arts and mental health programs, expanding access to healing resources for those who need them most.

Come for the party. Leave with your people + your wellness team. Tickets are limited, get your early bird tickets now!

HOSTED BY: Darkness RISING, an arts and mental health 501(c)3 nonprofit. We provide free community wellness workshops, REBUILD, Find Me a Therapist, a Black Mental Health Resource Packet, a Black Mental Health Provider Database, inspirational cover songs, visual albums, and live concerts created by Black Broadway and theatre professionals, many who have experienced a mental health condition. Darkness RISING reimagines and provides safe and equitable mental health resources, addresses issues which directly affect the Black community and other marginalized communities, connect community members to resources, and erase the stigma. Our resources, events and services empower the Black community, communities of color, the formerly incarcerated community, LGBTQIA individuals, those with lived mental health challenges, and those at the intersection of these communities.

[Please consider giving a donation](https:// bit.ly/DRPGives "https:// bit.ly/DRPGives") to help us continue our work and our free community events and programs.

⭐️DONATE: bit.ly/DRPGives

Disclaimer: Please be advised that photography and videography will be conducted at the event for promotional and documentation purposes.

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