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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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An audience sitting in a darkened theater, watching a woman on stage

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 Jun 20 12:30 PM

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In-Gallery: Quilting Bee with Wataru Tominaga

Fashion designer and artist Wataru Tominaga, along with a collective of local artists, transforms the gallery space into a sewing room.

Thu Jun 20 1:00 PM

Still from Perfumed Nightmare

Perfumed Nightmare (Mababangong Bangungot)

Considered one of the first Filipino indie films, Perfumed Nightmare follows the adventures of a jeepney driver who dreams of emigrating to America to become an astronaut.

Thu Jun 20 7:30 PM

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Cause of Death: Unknown

A passenger van carrying a disparate group of travelers cross-country to Tehran becomes a microcosm of a society on the edge in Iranian writer-director Ali Zarnegar’s high-tension thriller.

Fri Jun 21 7:30 PM

Still from Roxana

Roxana

Writer-director Parviz Shahbazi builds an arresting take on the experience of young Iranians struggling to find their way and start their lives in a world where one misstep can have the direst of consequences.

Sat Jun 22 7:30 PM

A girl reads from a piece of paper

826LA@Hammer: Chopping Beats & Writing Poems

Create and revise your own poetry inspired by the musical production styles of hip hop legends J Dilla, Missy Elliot, and Metro Boomin.

Sun Jun 23 11:00 AM

Still from Empty Nets

Empty Nets

The rarefied but rough-and-tumble world of caviar smuggling is the milieu for writer-director Behrooz Karamizade’s feature debut, a suspenseful critique of opportunity and tradition in Iran.

Sun Jun 23 7:00 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Lee Bontecou

Deputy Director, Curatorial Affairs Cindy Burlingham leads an in-person discussion of the work of Lee Bontecou.

Wed Jun 26 12:30 PM

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Flux, Summer 2024

The Flux screening series brings the creative community together to celebrate outstanding short films and music videos from around the globe.

Wed Jun 26 7:30 PM

An audience sitting in a darkened theater, watching a woman on stage

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 Jun 27 12:30 PM