Museum of the African Diaspora

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Nov5Downtown First ThursdaysThursday, 4:00 PMMoAD opens its current exhibitions free on the first Thursday evening of the month as part of Downtown First Thursdays, at MoAD, 685 Mission St at 3rd (near Montgomery St BART). It runs 4–8 pm on Thursday, Nov 5, and again Thursday, Dec 3; free admission. The Nov 5 evening includes the 6 pm Caribbean Cocktails salon, already on our calendar.Free admission
Nov5Caribbean Cocktails: Migration, Memory, and Making Across the DiasporaThursday, 6:00 PMChef Nelson German and cookbook writer Andréa Lawson Gray, moderated by Nigel Jones, talk about how rum, sugarcane and citrus carry Caribbean memory and identity, followed by drinks and bites from their forthcoming book Caribbean Cocktails. It runs 6–8 p.m. at MoAD, 685 Mission St at 3rd, near Montgomery St BART, as part of Downtown First Thursdays. Free admission. It accompanies the exhibition After the Island on Jamaican-diaspora ceramics.Free
Nov14Thrive @ MoAD Free Community Day2ND SATURDAY · 11 AM–5 PM · next Sat, Nov 14, 11:00 AMMoAD's free second-Saturday community day, sponsored by Kaiser Permanente; the November edition has family art making with teaching artist Nicole Dixon (noon–3 p.m.) and a cat-themed 'Friday the 13th protest' art session with artist Dorian Reid (2–4 p.m.). It runs 11 a.m.–5 p.m. at 685 Mission St at 3rd, on the ground floor of the St. Regis, near Montgomery St BART. Free admission, walk-ins welcome. Note that the main galleries are closed for installation, so come for the activities rather than the exhibitions.Free · walk-ins welcome
Nov15Finding Home: An Intimate Fireside Chat with Denise NicholasNov 15 – Nov 15Free with museum admission · registration

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