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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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Screenings Kids

Family Flicks: Shiloh

Based on the award winning novel by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Shiloh teaches us not only compassion, but the complexities of doing the right thing.

Sun Mar 5 11:00 AM

James Conlon photo by Dan Steinberg (attached)

Maestro James Conlon on Debussy, the first Impressionist composer

James Conlon, world renowned conductor and music director of the Los Angeles Opera, shares his passion for the legacy of French composer Claude Debussy.

Sun Mar 5 3:00 PM

Manuel Muñoz, Alejandro Varela, and Justin Torres

Some Favorite Writers: Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya

Authors Mona Simpson, Manuel Muñoz, Alejandro Varela, and Justin Torres discuss the foundational work of Chicano literature.

Tue Mar 7 7:30 PM

Installation on floor of black and white photographs

Lunchtime Art Talk on Song Tao

Curatorial assistant Ikechukwu Onyewuenyi leads an in-person discussion of Song Tao's work.

Wed Mar 8 12:30 PM

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Music & Performance Screenings

Black Utopia LP

See a rare presentation of the Los Angeles–based artist Cauleen Smith’s kaleidoscopic improvisational performance Black Utopia LP.

Thu Mar 9 7:30 PM

Part of the series Cauleen Smith—In Space, In Time

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Black Echoes and Imperatives: Short Films by Cauleen Smith

A program of nine films directed by Cauleen Smith that showcase urgent Black voices both real and imagined, past and present, from renowned political activists to artistic visionaries.

Fri Mar 10 7:30 PM

Part of the series Cauleen Smith—In Space, In Time

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Epochal Cultures—Chicago and New Orleans: Short Films by Cauleen Smith

Cauleen Smith portrays two vital Black urban cultures, Chicago and New Orleans, through several fantasy and documentary films.

Sat Mar 11 7:30 PM

Part of the series Cauleen Smith—In Space, In Time

Black and orange paint smeared in large brushstrokes over a tan canvas.

Lunchtime Art Talk on Pierre Soulages

Curatorial associate Matthieu Vahanian leads an in-person discussion of Pierre Soulages's work.

Wed Mar 15 12:30 PM

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Lunchtime Art Talk on James Richards

Curatorial associate Vanessa Arizmendi leads an in-person discussion of James Richards' work.

Wed Mar 22 12:30 PM

The US Supreme Court building

Originalism and the Supreme Court, with Erwin Chemerinsky

One of the nation's foremost constitutional scholars discusses the role originalism plays or doesn't play in the Supreme Court's decisions.

Wed Mar 22 7:30 PM

Part of the series Hammer Forum: Erwin Chemerinsky on the Supreme Court