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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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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

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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

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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

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Art in Conversation

Educators lead 30-minute in-person talks about connections and comparisons between two works of art.

Sun Feb 23 1:00 PM

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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

Music & Performance

Turiya Rising: Sita's Offering

Vocalist and composer Michelle Coltrane performs live on stage in the galleries of the exhibition, Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal.

Sun Feb 23 5:00 PM

Part of the series Turiya Rising Performance Series

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Screenings UCLA Film & TV Archive

Gay Girls Riding Club

Screening of four camp classics by the Gay Girls Riding Club, formed in Los Angeles in the early 1960s by cinematographer Ray Harrison and a group of his queer friends.

Sun Feb 23 7:00 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Edouard Manet

Director and Chief Curator, Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts Naoko Takahatake leads an in-person discussion of Edouard Manet's work.

Wed Feb 26 12:30 PM

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After-Hours Tour: Edgar Arceneaux on Out of the Ordinary: Uncommon Marks, Materials, and Matrices

Join artist Edgar Arceneaux for a tour of the exhibition.

Thu Feb 27 6:00 PM

OFF-SITE: Some Favorite Writers: Adam Phillips

Adam Phillips, called Britain’s foremost contemporary psychoanalytic thinker, will be in conversation with UCLA English Professors David Russell and Mona Simpson.

Thu Feb 27 7:30 PM