Culture Bearer Supper Club
What Is Supper Club?
The Culture Bearer’s Supper Club is a quarterly, invitation-only talk story experience and dinner designed to ignite conversation, deepen cultural connection, and inspire bold living—right here in coastal Southern California.
Hosted at the oceanfront Hilton Garden Inn, Dana Point, each gathering welcomes 50–100 community leaders, creatives, and business changemakers for an unforgettable evening of storytelling, cuisine, art, and connection. Funds raised from this experience goes toward funding the Doheny State Beach Foundation.
Each dinner features 1-3 handpicked storytellers from across sectors—arts, business, literature, history, sports, film, and community—who share personal, provocative, and, often, untold stories tied to a central, timely theme. The evening also includes dinner and an interactive art installation that corresponds to the theme.
Rootedness: How Place, Culture, and Story Ground Us in Who We Are
In a region where land and ocean hold deep history and meaning, this evening invites us to reflect on belonging, change, and the ties that connect us across generations. Together, stories invite us to consider how we ground ourselves—in community, in land, in tradition, and in possibility.
Featured Speakers
The Culture Bearer’s Supper Club is being developed as a signature donor cultivation and talk story platform for the Doheny State Beach Foundation, creating long-term philanthropic momentum for cultural and environmental preservation efforts.
Lazaro Arvizu Jr.: An artist, musician, researcher of the Gabrieleno culture who for 20 years, has facilitated creative and meaningful cultural experiences.
Michaëla Mohrmann: An Assistant Curator at UC Irvine Langston Institute and Museum of California Art, Michaela’s work bridges art history, nature, and cultural context, reminding us how rootedness shapes creativity and identity.
Storytelling + Art
Art Root Installation: In addition to this conversation, participants will be invited to participate in a rooting ritual. The installation features a large sculptural root system, a living wallpiece symbolizing the unseen networks of memory, culture, and belonging that hold us steady. Throughout the evening, guests are invited to inscribe and attach their own inherited stories, traditions, and teachings to its branches, building a collective testament to what keeps us rooted
Why Your Partnership Matters
The Culture Bearer’s Supper Club is being developed as a signature donor cultivation and talk story platform for the Doheny State Beach Foundation, creating long-term philanthropic momentum for cultural and environmental preservation efforts.
This Supper Club Series offers unique underwriting opportunities with an elevated cultural experience that celebrates story, place, and connection.
- Support the Cause – Proceeds from ticket sales ($1,000 per table, $125 per plate) directly benefit the Doheny State Beach Foundation, ensuring long-term momentum for cultural and environmental preservation. Payment links will be released so
- Credibility & Local Relevance – Backed by the Foundation, hosted by the Hilton Garden Inn, Dana Point Hotel, and featuring renowned speakers, the series commands trust and attention from the region’s civic leaders and philanthropists.
Underwriting Opportunities
We hope you will consider underwriting this powerful new program. Together, we can create a space where stories shape legacy, culture, and community for generations to come. Every gift, no matter the size, grounds this series in community and ensures its lasting impact.
“What we are creating together is more than a dinner—it’s a movement to elevate voices, inspire belonging, and ground us in legacy, culture, and possibility.”
– Scott Sherman, Coordinator, Doheny State Beach Foundation
If you have any questions about the Culture Bearer’s Speaker Series and how you can make an impact, please contact Scott Sherman, Coordinator, at scotts@dohenystatebeach.org or 205.936.9815.
- 25300 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, CA 92629
- info@dohenystatebeach.org