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Stiles African American Heritage Center
SAAHC Receives a Walking Together Grant!
The Stiles African American Heritage Center is honored to have been awarded a Walking Together grant! Join us during the Winter Seed Swap on the 24th to celebrate this accomplishment (see details below).
Walking Together aims to facilitate a robust regional and national support network for traditional arts, support collaborative documentation and marketing services, and address historic precarity and disinvestment in folk arts and culture that communities of color face. Organizations and individuals deeply engaged in sustaining their community’s traditions receive unrestricted grants through Walking Together, with the aim of supporting their existing work and bolstering community traditions and knowledge into the future.
Walking Together allows us to carry on the vision and legacy of Grace Stiles, who 30 years ago founded the Stiles African American Heritage Center as a cultural pillar of the historically Black neighborhood of Five Points in Denver. We are excited to grow ways we may weave community in the garden and around community tea tables, where we share food prepared with love, stitch together histories as part of quilting circles, inspire each other by honoring the accomplishments of community members, and delve into social contexts through hosting book clubs and signings.
Event Details
Winter SEED Swap January 24, 2026 2 to 4 p.m. 2607 Glenarm Place, Denver, 80205
Denver CoNPS 2025 Winter Seed Giveaway!
Hosted by the Metro-Denver Chapter and the Stiles African American Heritage Center
Join us for a Winter tea & SEED Swap at the Stiles African American Heritage Center in Five Points. The director, Kala Greene will be giving tours of the Center, refreshments and tea will be provided and Lee Lee will give updates on the Stiles Heritage Gardens.
Winter is a perfect time of year to start seeds requiring cold/moist stratification to germinate. Swing by the Stiles Center between 2-4pm on Saturday, January 24th and discover some new garden treasures. CoNPS folks will be on hand to provide guidance on starting seeds by various methods. Offerings will include showy wildflowers sure to attract hummingbirds and pollinators, such as Penstemons, milkweeds, wild bergamot, Rocky Mountain bee plant, and more.
Click Here to Register for this Event!
SAAHC Book Club Events
Join us as we celebrate Kernyce Karen Kindred and her book "Will You Still Love Me?
Book signing: Saturday, February 14, 2026 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Book reading: Saturday, March 14, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Both events are at the Stiles African American Heritage Center.
The Taste of Country Cooking
Saturday, June 13th - Book Club: 50th Anniversary of Edna Lewis' The Taste of Country Cooking
Saturday, June 13th - Book Club: 50th Anniversary of Edna Lewis' The Taste of Country Cooking
Saturday, June 13th - Book Club: 50th Anniversary of Edna Lewis' The Taste of Country Cooking
During this event we will explore the recipes and cooking wisdom included in Edna's 50th anniversary printing of this edition. We will also collectively plan the follow up event to this one, a potluck using Edna's recipes!
The Taste of Country Cooking Potluck - Date TBD
Saturday, June 13th - Book Club: 50th Anniversary of Edna Lewis' The Taste of Country Cooking
Saturday, June 13th - Book Club: 50th Anniversary of Edna Lewis' The Taste of Country Cooking
Join us later in the summer of 2026 to enjoy a potluck featuring the recipes from The Taste of Country Cooking book. More details to follow.