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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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Refashioned Lecture

Artist collective CFGNY present a fashion show and a discussion of their work, moderated by curator Erin Christovale.

Tue Jul 30 7:30 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on David Medalla

Assistant curator Pablo Jose Ramirez leads an in-person discussion of the work of David Medalla.

Wed Jul 31 12:30 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 Aug 1 12:30 PM

Musician Jamael Dean sits at a piano

Music & Performance

Jamael Dean and the Afronauts

Los Angeles keyboardist Jamael Dean convenes a quintet of longtime collaborators to navigate his shapeshifting original compositions and fresh takes on jazz standards.

Thu Aug 1 8:00 PM

Part of the series JazzPOP 2024

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Eat Drink Man Woman

Chef Alice Waters will be in person to introduce director Ang Lee's heartwarming portrait of a family which uses food and cooking to communicate with as they navigate the ever-shifting course of love and relationships in their lives.

Fri Aug 2 7:30 PM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Pi / Tetsuo: The Iron Man

Part of the UCLA Film & Television Archive screening series Summer Sci-Fi, featuring Darren Aronofky’s lo-fi sci-fi debut, and Japanese writer-director Shinya Tsukamoto’s preeminent cult classic.

Sat Aug 3 7:30 PM

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Screenings Kids

Family Flicks: Fantastic Mr. Fox

Director Wes Anderson’s whimsical and wry stop-motion adaptation of Roald Dahl’s tale of a middle-aged father fox who returns to his chicken-stealing ways brims with autumnal warmth and autumnal lessons about the importance of family, friends and community.

Sun Aug 4 11:00 AM

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

After Yang / Moon

Part of the UCLA Film & Television Archive screening series Summer Sci-Fi, featuring writer-director Kogonada’s subtler variant of dystopian science fiction, and director Duncan Jones’ feature debut.

Sun Aug 4 7:00 PM

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Flipside

Filmmaker Chris Wilcha attempts to revive the record store he worked at as a teenager while revisiting other documentary projects he has abandoned over the years in this strange and expansive meditation on music, work, and the sacrifices of trying to live a creative life.

Tue Aug 6 7:30 PM

Part of the series Summer Night Cinema: True Stories

Artwork by David Medalla

Lunchtime Art Talk on David Medalla

Curatorial Assistant Nyah Ginwright leads an in-person discussion of David Medalla's work.

Wed Aug 7 12:30 PM