Christine Platt
• – • Shopkeepers
About the speaker
Christine Platt is a lifestyle strategist and modern-day renaissance woman also known as The Afrominimalist. A beloved advocate and award-winning author, Christine has inspired a movement to intentionally live with less to make space for what we truly need, use, and love.
Photo by Dayo Kosoko
Local partners
An award-winning, multi-disciplinary team specializing in creative strategy, content production, brand evolution, graphic design, data visualization, film production, UX/UI design, web development, and social media marketing. Creative is a for-profit agency whose primary function is to support the work of BitterSweet Monthly, the heartbeat of our creative group. With Monthly, we square up with the harsh realities and heavy statistics to find glimmers of solution, of fearlessness and faithfulness, of hope. Working together to reject cynicism, defy apathy, and celebrate good that the world needs more of.
Aslin Beer Co. was founded in 2015 by Andrew Kelley and Kai Leszkowicz. Since the inception of Aslin Beer Company, we’ve aimed to create a culture that celebrates beer with a passion and depth of knowledge that’s contagious to others. Through our rapid growth, we’ve come to realize that our beer is not the only good we have the opportunity to cultivate, but that our community is truly at the core of what we do. Let’s redefine American beer culture, reeducate our palates and revive our passion for really good beer, together.
Shopkeepers is a quintessential neighborhood corner store located at 1231 Florida Ave NE Washington D.C. Our brands vary from local to international. Each item is selected for its timeless style and versatility; our pantry is stocked with nostalgic, international home flavors and our coffee beans roasted by women-owned brands.
Additional details
April’s Theme is Kismet. When the stars align and good fortune visits, it must be kismet. An unexpected windfall, a chance encounter with another that blossoms, a doorway opening to impossible dreams. Kismet is a little pocket of time just for you. We marvel at the sheer, unlikely wonder of these moments.
Kısmet is a Turkish word that evolved from the Arabic qisma, meaning one’s portion or lot in life. When kismet was borrowed into English in the early 1800s, its meaning shifted into fate and fortune. But be wary of awaiting your destiny with passivity, philosopher Barrett Holmes Pitner warns, lest you resign yourself to a fate where nothing grows. Attend to the synchronicities in your life. When kismet alights upon you, the cosmos is letting you in on something, and you can choose to meet it.
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