Refuge: 25 Years & Counting

Past Event
September 10,2023


A feast of words, ideas & music

Sunday, September 10th
Brunch from 10am to noon 

Greens Restaurant at Fort Mason, San Francisco
Donation: $1,000, limited capacity

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Enjoy a feast of words, ideas, music—and, of course, food!

    • As an appetizer music and poetry by Mesa Refuge alum Yeva Johnson.
    • Main course features Mesa Refuge alums Bryant Terry and Josh Kun in conversation on food justice, art, culture and writing.
    • Topped off with a delicious curated meal by Bryant Terry and Greens.
Bryant Terry is a James Beard Award-winning chef, author, artist, and publisher. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of 4 Color Books/Ten Speed Press, creating nonfiction books with chefs, writers, and artists of color. Bryant is currently working towards his MFA in Art Practice at UC Berkeley. (photo: Seth Smoot)
Josh Kun is a professor and chair of Cross-Cultural Communication at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. He is an author and editor of several books on arts, culture, politics and music. In 2016, Josh was named a MacArthur Fellow.
Yeva Johnson is a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet, musician, and physician whose poems explore interlocking caste systems and possibilities for human co-existence in our biosphere. Yeva blends music and poetry in her readings. Her debut chapbook, Analog Poet Blues, was published in 2023.

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