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At Mingei International Museum

Banker's Hill, San Diego

📚"Very beautiful library upstairs... definitely look through!"
🛹Look Back Library runs 150 satellite libraries in skate shops
☕Casual morning format, come caffeinated and curious

Before Instagram, skaters had Xerox machines. Historian Kevin Marks unpacks how 1980s zines kept skate culture alive through mailboxes and backyard ramps, with rare issues on hand to browse.

Skate culture history
DIY zine archive
Insider storytelling
Morning coffee chat

Friday, March 5, 10:30 AM

What are you into?

  • Skate culture history
  • DIY zine archive
  • Insider storytelling
  • Morning coffee chat
  • Mingei International Museum
  • Banker's Hill
  • San Diego

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