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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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Still from the film "The Panic in Needle Park" (1971)

The Panic in Needle Park

Adapted for the screen by Joan Didion, this harrowing chronicle of addiction marked the debut of a young Al Pacino.

Thu Nov 3 7:30 PM

Part of the series Can’t Get That Monster Out of My Mind: Joan Didion and Cinema

Vote at the Hammer

Special Programs

California General Election Polling Place

The Hammer is an official Vote Center for the California General Election, including for federal, state, and local offices.

Fri Nov 4 10:00 AM

man takes photo of people on the hillside, their backs face the photographer

Alexander the Great

A bandit leader sparks an international incident by kidnapping a group of English tourists to force economic reforms.

Fri Nov 4 7:30 PM

Vote at the Hammer

Special Programs

California General Election Polling Place

The Hammer is an official Vote Center for the California General Election, including for federal, state, and local offices.

Sat Nov 5 10:00 AM

Families created prints celebrating their neighborhoods in a workshop conceived by artist Olga Koumoundouros at Family Day: Kids for Peace.

Kids Special Programs

Art Lab

Hands-on, family friendly creative activities inspired by artworks on view at the museum.

Sat Nov 5 11:00 AM

Porch light illuminates a 70s style home at night

Exhibition Tour: Joan Didion: What She Means

Hammer educators lead conversation-based tours of the exhibition Joan Didion: What She Means.

Sat Nov 5 1:00 PM

Vote at the Hammer

Special Programs

California General Election Polling Place

The Hammer is an official Vote Center for the California General Election, including for federal, state, and local offices.

Sun Nov 6 10:00 AM

826LA@Hammer: Take Me Away: Writing That Moves Us

In this creative writing workshop for kids, craft poetry and prose that enact a sense of movement.

Sun Nov 6 11:00 AM

Painting of man woman and child in pastel colors

Spinning, Spinning, Turning, Directing: A Portrait of Bob Thompson

Kellie Jones, Ashon Crawley, and Erin Christovale discuss the themes in the work of painter Bob Thompson.

Sun Nov 6 3:00 PM

People sit in semi circle around dead body on gurney

The Hunters

When a hunting party finds the body of a communist partisan perfectly preserved in the snow, they carry it back to their lakeside lodge to open a formal inquest.

Sun Nov 6 7:30 PM