Giving Tuesday · A night of hope
utterfly Night
An evening of stories, art and empathy in Los Angeles. Come remember a time hope found you again, and help us carry it to the next person.
Tuesday, December 1, 2026 · Los Angeles
Venue to be announced to guests who RSVP. Seating is limited.
The evening
Strangers arrive. Friends leave.
Butterfly Night is about two hours of stories told with care, art on every wall, and a room of people listening to one another. Dydine Umunyana Anderson opens the night, guests share what gave them hope, and everyone leaves with one small act of kindness to carry out into the world.
The butterfly is the hope Dydine carried out of her own survival. On this night, we pass it around the room.
Our first fundraiser
What we hope to raise together
Butterfly Night is Kind Kulture's first fundraising evening, and it opens our year-end giving. Every gift that night helps open Stories in Color, our founding exhibition, in Los Angeles in Spring 2027. In January, we will share what we raised, who joined, and what it made possible.
$25,000
Our goal for the night, from gifts, art and sponsors together.
25
New members of the Founding Circle, giving monthly at any amount.
1
Room full of people who leave as friends of this work.
The art
Held in color by Gary Palmer
Gary Palmer is a Belfast-born, Venice-based painter and a member of our Board of Directors. His Journey to Zanzibar and Memories of Malawi series, drawn from his travels across East Africa, will fill the room. Limited-edition prints will be available on the night.
From the Journey to Zanzibar and Memories of Malawi series · garypalmerart.com
Be part of it
Four ways to stand inside this night
Join the Circle
Give monthly and become one of the people building this from the start.
Join the Founding Circle →Sponsor or host
Bring your company or community alongside us, or open a Butterfly Night in your city.
Write to us →“We believe a room of strangers can become a community in a single evening, and that hope can be practiced like a skill.”
Dydine Umunyana Anderson & Alex Anderson · Founders of Kind Kulture
Know before you go
A few answers
- Where is it?
- In Los Angeles. We will send the address to everyone who RSVPs.
- How long is the evening?
- About two hours.
- What should I wear or bring?
- Come as you are, and bring a friend if you like.
- Can I take a painting home?
- Yes. Limited-edition prints of Gary Palmer's work will be available on the night.
- Can I give if I cannot come?
- Yes, and thank you. You can give online on Giving Tuesday or any day.
- Will the space work for me?
- Tell us in your RSVP what would make the evening easier for you, and we will plan for it.
- Who is behind Butterfly Night?
- Kind Kulture, a Los Angeles-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 85-0780571. Questions? Write to info@kindkulture.org.