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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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826LA@Hammer: Poetry to Save the Planet

Learn about the process (and effect) of poetry by creating your own on topics like our planet, climate change, and home.

Sun Jun 25 11:00 AM

Child writing in a notebook.

826LA@Hammer: Monologues – From Page to Performance

Dive into playwriting by crafting your own monologue, a powerful speech performed by an actor in solitude on stage!

Sun Jul 9 11:00 AM

cute animals peek through a red show curtain

Screenings Kids

Family Flicks: Sing

Dapper koala Buster Moon takes one last chance to save his theater by producing a singing competition.

Sun Jul 16 11:00 AM

Child writing in a notebook.

826LA@Hammer: The Poetry of the Plate: Food Writing from My Ancestor’s Pantry

Learn about the process (and effect) of poetry by creating your own on topics like our planet, climate change, and home.

Sun Aug 6 11:00 AM

Girl celebrates creating a campfire

Screenings Kids

Family Flicks: Nim’s Island

Young Nim (Abigail Breslin) and her scientist dad, Jack (Gerard Butler), live on an island in a Swiss Family Robinson-like treehouse. When Jack gets caught in a nasty storm, Nim reaches out to her hero, adventure writer Alex Rover.

Sun Aug 27 11:00 AM

A girl reads from a piece of paper

826LA@Hammer: Channel ME News

In this workshop facilitated by Katherine Biskupic, a comedy writer based in Los Angeles, kids write comedic news segments about their daily life for Channel ME News.

Sun Sep 17 11:00 AM

Three boys working in a science lab

Screenings Kids

Family Flicks: Inventing Tomorrow

Meet passionate teenage innovators who are creating cutting-edge solutions to confront the world's environmental threats, while navigating the doubts and insecurities that mark adolescence.

Sun Sep 24 11:00 AM

Two boys are writing in notebooks with pencils.

826LA@Hammer: A Hero's Journey

In this workshop, kids explore different genres and learn how story structure can expand your understanding of who can be a hero.

Sun Oct 1 11:00 AM

A boy and girl, both blond, the girl holding a black cat

Screenings Kids

Family Flicks: Escape to Witch Mountain

Jason, a cynical widower, helps Tia and Tony, two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers, "escape to witch mountain," while at the same time Tia and Tony help Jason escape the pain of the loss of his wife.

Sun Oct 29 11:00 AM

Child writing in a notebook.

826LA@Hammer: A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words—Let’s Write Some!

In this workshop, students will explore how to incorporate dialogue to expand their stories and develop their characters, using a six-word story template as a basis.

Sun Nov 5 11:00 AM