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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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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

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Conversations Music & Performance

Coltrane on Coltrane: An Oral History

Vocalist Michelle Coltrane and harpist Brandee Younger come together for a special evening of oral histories and biographical stories about Alice Coltrane interwoven with performances by Younger that bring the stories to life.

Tue Feb 18 7:30 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Alina Szapocznikow

Curatorial Assistant Jennifer Buonocore-Nedrelow leads an in-person discussion of Alina Szapocznikow's work.

Wed Feb 19 12:30 PM

Still from ... But Then, She's Betty Carter

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

... But Then, She's Betty Carter / Gotta Make This Journey: Sweet Honey in the Rock

Pioneering filmmaker Michelle Parkerson will be on hand for a night of screenings of her films, including a documentary about groundbreaking jazz vocalist Betty Carter.

Fri Feb 21 7:30 PM

Dimensional sculpture with an Alice Coltrane record at its center

Exhibition Tour: Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal

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

Sat Feb 22 1:00 PM

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Voices of the Diaspora

In an afternoon session featuring a keynote speech and two panels, diasporic artists, cultural workers, and educators convene to explore pathways toward transformation and inclusivity in education.

Sat Feb 22 2:00 PM

Archival image of Audre Lorde

Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

A Litany For Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde

Pioneering filmmaker Michelle Parkerson will be on hand for a night of screenings of her films, including a documentary of influential Black lesbian poet and activist Audre Lorde.

Sat Feb 22 7:30 PM

Two children holding notebooks and pencils look at each other, smiling. One holds up his notebook to show the other a drawing.

826LA@Hammer: Writing, Experimenting, and Remixing: Playful Exercises for Teen Creative Writers

In this workshop, students will focus on play, experimentation, and joy in writing to answer some of these questions. Led by author and educator Ricco Siasoco

Sun Feb 23 11:00 AM

painting of mont sainte victoire

Cézanne and the Impressionists

Art historian and curator John Walsh discusses Cézanne's Provençal beginnings, and his invention of techniques to make of Impressionism “something solid and durable.”

Sun Feb 23 3:00 PM

Part of the series Paul Cézanne: A Harmony Parallel with Nature, with John Walsh