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Mindful Awareness Meditation

Thursdays, 12:30–1 PM PDT

Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Tara Donovan

Curatorial Assistant and Collection Specialist Jennie Waldow leads an in-person discussion of Tara Donovan's work.

Wed Feb 12 12:30 PM

Poetry: Armen Davoudian

Armen Davoudian, who grew up in Isfahan, Iran, will read from his first volume of poems, The Palace of Forty Pillars, which the San Francisco Chronicle named “Best Book of Spring.”

Wed Feb 12 7:30 PM

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Special Programs

Mindful Awareness Meditation

Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

Thu Feb 13 12:30 PM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

The Bigamist

Considered the first Hollywood sound feature directed by its female star herself, The Bigamist marks another entry in Ida Lupino’s string of filmmaking efforts to squarely confront pressing, taboo social topics.

Fri Feb 14 7:30 PM

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Exhibition Tour: Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal

Sat Feb 15 1:00 PM

Kids Special Programs

Art Lab

Drop by Art Lab for hands-on creative activities inspired by artworks on view at the museum.

Sat Feb 15 1:00 PM

Ida Lupino looks at the camera

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Ida Lupino and the Small Screen

Join us for a trio of television programs exploring the multifaceted Ida Lupino, including the world premiere restoration of a noir television drama directed by Lupino.

Sat Feb 15 7:30 PM

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Art in Conversation

Educators lead 30-minute in-person talks about connections and comparisons between two works of art.

Sun Feb 16 1:00 PM

Music & Performance

Turiya Rising: Brandee Younger

Harpist Brandee Younger takes the stage in the galleries of Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal.

Sun Feb 16 5:00 PM

Part of the series Turiya Rising Performance Series

Sidney Poitier in No Way Out

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Archive Talks: No Way Out

Film scholar and author Ellen C. Scott will be on hand to discuss the 1950 film famed as Sidney Poitier's breakout role.

Sun Feb 16 7:00 PM