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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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Fall Member Preview

Members can bring up to four guests for early access to the exhibitions Joan Didion: What She Means and Bob Thompson: This House Is Mine.

Sun Oct 9 11:00 AM

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Special Programs

Fall Exhibitions Celebration

Celebrate the Hammer's fall exhibitions with cash bars, free admission, and music in the courtyard by DJ Iesha Irene. Galleries open late!

Sun Oct 9 6:00 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Bob Thompson

Curator Erin Christovale leads an in-person discussion of Bob Thompson's work.

Wed Oct 12 12:30 PM

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Landscape in the Mist

Theo Angelopoulos's eighth feature, a modern fairytale and the final installment in his “Trilogy of Silence,” was the first to find theatrical distribution in the United States.

Fri Oct 14 7:30 PM

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Exhibition Tour: Joan Didion: What She Means

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

Sat Oct 15 1:00 PM

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Eternity and a Day

Winner of the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or, Theo Angelopoulos’ s final “Trilogy of Borders” film offers a meditation on national and existential boundaries.

Sat Oct 15 7:30 PM

826LA@Hammer: Dig It! Sparking Literary Inspiration from Jazz

In this kids workshop, write a short creative piece inspired by the New York City jazz scene in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Sun Oct 16 11:00 AM

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Bridget R. Cooks Walk-through: Bob Thompson: This House Is Mine

UC Irvine professor Bridget R. Cooks leads a walk-through of the exhibition Bob Thompson: This House Is Mine.

Sun Oct 16 3:00 PM

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Special Programs

Literary Death Match

Authors Amelia Gray, Jean Chen Ho, Rasheed Newson, and Prince Shakur face off in front of judges Zach Anner, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and Kristina Wong in “The most entertaining reading series ever” (Los Angeles Times).

Tue Oct 18 7:30 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Janiva Ellis

Aram Moshayedi, Robert Soros Curator, leads an in-person discussion of Janiva Ellis's work.

Wed Oct 19 12:30 PM