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Contemporary Thinkers Social Mixer
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 pm
Axline Court
$5 for Members, $25 for Non-Members
The views expressed at this event belong solely to the artist(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of MCASD.
This intimate social event invites guests to mingle and explore the theme of Conscious Collecting and Cultural Legacy.
In collaboration with Black Women SD, the evening aims to celebrate diverse voices, perspectives, and creative thought within our cultural community.
The Contemporary Thinkers Social Mixer is open to all audiences. Capacity is limited.
Not yet a Member? Join today with code MIXER for $5 off.
Program
Guests will enjoy:
- A cocktail bar, featuring wine, beer, and a specialty craft cocktail
- One complimentary drink ticket, light bites, and self-serve hors d’oeuvres
- Live music by Nebula and The Cosmos
- A guided tour of our newest exhibition, A Decade of Pop Prints and Multiples
- Printmaking activation and photo opportunities
- Curated conversation cards designed to spark meaningful dialogue
Theme: Dress to impress! Cocktail attire encouraged — take inspiration from our Pop Prints exhibition and the vibrant Americana fashion of the 1960s and 1970s, reflecting the bold energy of our works on view.
About the series
Designed to explore contemporary culture, community, and conversation, each installment connects a current exhibition to broader cultural dialogues and invites Members to experience art through sound, discussion, and social connection.
About the artists
Opening Remarks Speaker: Yenn Avila
Yenn Avila is a poet, performer, collagist, and teaching-artist from Southern California. Her creative & research interests include cross-genre, experimental text, Blackness, womanhood, familial and ancestral archives/history, memory, the natural environment, earth religions and sciences, land relationships, and time.
Live music by Nebula and The Cosmos
Nebula is an artist-producer-DJ born and raised in San Diego, who is deeply passionate about how music connects across all genres. For Neb, music represents more than just a career endeavor; it has served as a spiritual instrument, that is necessary for building community.
Her earliest inspirations stem from singing in church with her grandmother, participation in youth theatrical ensembles and school choirs. This birthed a love for collaboration that lies at heart of her approach to all creative projects.
Nebula’s compositions and co-production are on display through her work, as the writer & lead-singer of “Nebula and the Cosmos” and through the founding of the vocal collective/choir “The Living Arrangement”. Both projects beautifully capture the sounds and feel that defined her connection to music from childhood to present.
@nebulawade @nebulaandthecosmos @thelivingarrangement
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