Love, Peace & Spades:
A Rather Fly Game Night
Love, Blends & Bid Whist at Inglewood’s Sip & Sonder is our chance to center one of the Black community’s most storied card games.
Hosted by the brilliant Yazmin Monét Watkins, this residency brings together seasoned Bid Whist players and curious first-timers for our once-a-month gatherings filled with strategy, laughter, and connection.
In our mission to create “hush harbors” for us, we will honor “The Father of Spades,” and observe a game with deep roots in our culture at one of the most beloved coffee houses in the city.
#AllPlayersWelcome to pull up and play at this free event at 108 S. Market St.
Koreatown’s Fountain LA (2889 W. Olympic Blvd.) will be turned into a juke joint, as Love, Peace & Spades will collaborate with Mingle And Plei to host a costume party + game night titled, “WE ARE ALL SINNERS”.
Come dressed as your favorite character or part of the time period, as tickets are available here.
Love, Peace & Spades™ is a community of creatives, professionals, and grassroots organizers who curate free, donation-based game experiences to honor, celebrate, and cherish our Black family heirlooms (e.g. Uno, Bid Whist, Tunk (or Tonk), Dominoes, and, of course, Spades).
In addition to gameplay, we offer pop-up experiences, skills-based education, tech/VR integration, a comprehensive directory of Black-owned businesses, game developers, and makers, plus an annual Spades tournament and festival for enthusiastic players.
About Us
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Our mission is to curate Love, Peace & Spades™ as a modern-day “hush harbor,” a protected space created by and for Black people where we can promote intergenerational communion through music, tech, education, and play.
Love, Peace & Spades™ events and programming address social isolation and trauma commonly associated with past gaming experiences by reestablishing new and healthier relationships to gameplay through ‘Spades Academy,™ a curriculum-based activation for players to develop skills and strategies.
