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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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A large grassy area with trees in the middle ground blooming with purple flowers, and a single bronze sculpture of a nude woman standing on the grass in the middle ground, and another abstract sculpture in the background. More trees are in the background, and appear to obscure buildings.

Off-site: West L.A. Outdoor Sculpture Summer Festival

Join us in the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden for a day of family-friendly activities inspired by the artwork of the garden.

Sat Aug 6 10:00 AM

Woman wearing hat smokes cigarette.

Nénette and Boni / 35 Shots of Rum

The UCLA Film & Television Archive screens two films by directed by Claire Denis as part of its series This Woman's Work: How Gender Shaped Cinema Behind the Scenes.

Sat Aug 6 7:30 PM

A geometric abstract painting featuring a number of colored circles, some overlapping, in a constellation that evokes heavenly bodies

Music & Performance

Songs to the Moon

This concert of moon-themed art songs for voice and piano concludes with a rare performance of George Crumb’s magical “Night of the Four Moons” with texts by Federico Garcia Lorca.

Sun Aug 7 4:00 PM

A man and woman make eye contact while sipping on milk shakes.

Meet John Doe / Magic Town

The UCLA Film & Television Archive screens two politically expressive black and white films from the 1940s.

Sun Aug 7 7:00 PM

Isaac Hayes performing live in a still from the film "Wattstax" (1973)

Summer Night Cinema: "Wattstax"

This doc captures an all-day concert at the 1972 Watts Summer Festival with performances by Stax Records artists including Isaac Hayes, Rufus Thomas, The Staples Singers, and more.

Tue Aug 9 7:30 PM

Part of the series Summer Night Cinema

Dark painting of a seascape.

Lunchtime Art Talk on Silke Otto-Knapp

Robert Soros Senior curator Aram Moshayedi leads an in-person discussion of Silke Otto Knapp's work.

Wed Aug 10 12:30 PM

Woman playing the drums.

Music & Performance

Tina Raymond Trio

Part of the JazzPOP concert series, Los Angeles drummer Tina Raymond explores America's polarized politics through a set of patriotic hymns, folk songs, protest anthems, and music by Woody Guthrie, Joni Mitchell, and Joan Baez.

Thu Aug 11 8:00 PM

Part of the series JazzPOP 2022

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Queens of Destruction

The UCLA Film & Television Archive presents a program of delirious slapstick as part of its Cinema's First Nasty Women screening series.

Fri Aug 12 7:30 PM

3 Triplets make different expressions next to each other in black and white photo.

Doubles and Doppelgangers

The UCLA Film & Television Archive presents a program of comic mayhem as part of its Cinema's First Nasty Women screening series.

Sat Aug 13 7:30 PM

Girl stands next to two bikes.

Kids Screenings

Family Flicks: Wadjda

Writer-director Haifaa al-Mansour’s inspiring story of youthful pluck and perseverance is the first feature film—and the first directed by a woman—in Saudi Arabia.

Sun Aug 14 11:00 AM