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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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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 Apr 17 12:30 PM

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Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America, with Elie Mystal

The New York Times bestselling author discusses his provocative new book, which exposes the legal foundations perpetuating inequality, racial bias, and injustice in America today

Thu Apr 17 7:30 PM

Still from Mustang

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Mustang / Cuties

Screening of two films that depict girls—five orphaned sisters in rural Turkey and an 11-year-old French-Senegalese girl—exploring identity and rebellion.

Fri Apr 18 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 Apr 19 1:00 PM

Still from New Wave

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

New Wave

Documenting the careers and lives of Vietnamese American New Wave musicians in the 1970s and 1980s, Elizabeth Ai’s kinetic film skillfully weaves together the challenges of intergenerational understanding in the search for the American dream.

Sat Apr 19 7:30 PM

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Music & Performance

Turiya Rising: Deluge Presents: Nailah Hunter and Adee Roberson

Multi-instrumentalist and composer Nailah Hunter performs with interdisciplinary artist Adee Roberson on stage in the galleries of Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal.

Sun Apr 20 5:00 PM

Part of the series Turiya Rising Performance Series

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Leave No Trace

Set in Oregon’s lush woods, this 2015 feature film follows a teenage girl (Thomasin McKenzie) and her PTSD-stricken father (Ben Foster) as they live off the grid.

Sun Apr 20 7:00 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Lap-See Lam

Curatorial Assistants Jessi DiTillio and Juan Silverio lead an in-person discussion of Lap-See Lam's work.

Wed Apr 23 12:30 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 Apr 24 12:30 PM

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Special Programs

Arts Party: Transcend

A special event designed for college students from all over Southern California with live music, artist-led workshops, and after-hours access to the galleries!

Fri Apr 25 7:00 PM