{"id":33569,"date":"2026-07-01T18:11:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T22:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/?p=33569"},"modified":"2026-07-01T18:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T22:11:08","slug":"art-in-context-lecture-drag-community-amp-resilience-by-rupauls-drag-race-mrs-kasha-davis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/2026\/07\/01\/art-in-context-lecture-drag-community-amp-resilience-by-rupauls-drag-race-mrs-kasha-davis\/","title":{"rendered":"Art in Context Lecture: Drag, Community, &amp; Resilience by RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race Mrs. Kasha Davis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An evening of storytelling, humor, and performance, Mrs. Kasha Davis\u2014known for her time on RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race and beloved for her wit, warmth, and mantra \u201cthere\u2019s always time for a kindness\u201d-\u2013 lectures explores the intersections of drag, community, and resilience. Recognized with the Human Rights Campaign Visibility Award, she brings candor, humor, and insight to the stage that is grounded in the belief that kindness and self-acceptance can be powerful tools for navigating adversity. The program concludes with live performances celebrating queer joy, connection, and collective strength.<\/p>\n<p>Pride Performances (18+) featuring local talent and Mrs. Kasha Davis will follow the lecture at 7 pm. Food will be available for purchase on site.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>*Private Meet &amp; Greet with Mrs. Kasha Davis for Sordoni Gallery Members at 5 PM. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givecampus.com\/campaigns\/80386\/donations\/new\">Become a member today!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note: <\/strong>This event is free and open to the public, but registration for each part of the evening is required. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilkes.edu\/about-wilkes\/arts\/sordoni-art-gallery\/exhibitions-and-events\/index.aspx\">Register here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An evening of storytelling, humor, and performance, Mrs. Kasha Davis\u2014known for her time on RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race and beloved for her wit, warmth, and mantra \u201cthere\u2019s always time for a kindness\u201d-\u2013 lectures explores the intersections of drag, community, and resilience. Recognized with the Human Rights Campaign Visibility Award, she brings candor, humor, and insight to&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/2026\/07\/01\/art-in-context-lecture-drag-community-amp-resilience-by-rupauls-drag-race-mrs-kasha-davis\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Art in Context Lecture: Drag, Community, &amp; Resilience by RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race Mrs. Kasha Davis<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33568,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-faculty-staff","category-students"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33569"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33592,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33569\/revisions\/33592"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.wilkes.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}