Mizell Center’s 3rd Wednesday Speaker Series brings together distinguished voices in the arts, culture, health, history, and civic life for engaging conversations that inspire, educate, and connect our communities. The series explores timely ideas and diverse perspectives, fostering lifelong learning and meaningful dialogue. 3rd Wednesday’s reflect Mizell’s commitment to enriching lives through shared knowledge, thoughtful conversation, and social engagement.
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Voices That Build Community
Wednesday, October 21 | 6:00 PM
Coming in October 2026, Mizell’s 3rd Wednesday Speaker Series will explore one of our region’s greatest cultural strengths: our extraordinary choral community. We have invited a small group of Artistic Directors whose organizations, together, have helped make the Coachella Valley one of the nation’s most vibrant centers for choral music. The conversation will explore choral music’s roots in the Coachella Valley, the role of lifelong learning and community engagement in sustaining the arts, and the social, emotional and health benefits of singing together, among others.
Confirmed Artistic Directors as of July 2026 include Evan Miles of Modern Men, Linda Moran of A Cabbello in Residency at Mizell, Doug Nagel of Coachella Valley Classical Voices and Alan Scott of Coachella Acappella.
Prior 3rd Wednesday Speaker Series:
- Contradictions: Bringing the Past Forward, June 2026
- Colorectal Cancer: Understanding, Preventing, Diagnosing & Treating, March 2026
- Colorectal & Anal Cancers with Q&A Presented by Desert Oasis Healthcare, December 2025
- POZ Magazine: Education, Advocacy & Activism. 30 Years Doing the Work, November 2024
- Protecting, Preserving and Promoting the Erotic Arts: Durk Dehner in Conversation with Jamison Rockmore, October 2024
- Proactive Prostate Health: Empowering Men for a Brighter Future, September 2024
- Food for the Soul Proactive Prostate Health: Empowering Men for a Brighter Future. Chefs Betty Berrysmith, Michael Taylor and moderator Darlyne Johnson examine the sociological and historical context of soul food, June 2024
- Documentary Screening: AIDS DIVA: The Connie Norman Story, March 2024
- Celebrating Black History: Christian Cooper in Conversation with Lorenzo Taylor, February 2024
- Alzheimer’s at the Opera: A Conversation & Recital, January 2024
- Out & Faithful: People, Religion & Spirituality, December 2023
- Reflections on Juneteenth: Conversation & Gospel Recital, June 2022