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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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The US Supreme Court building

Upcoming Supreme Court Cases, with Erwin Chemerinsky

One of the nation's foremost constitutional scholars discusses the possible ramifications of the Supreme Court's decisions in this term.

Wed Feb 22 7:30 PM

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

Vijay Seshadri

Vijay Seshadri

The Pulitzer Prize–winning poet reads from his work.

Thu Feb 23 7:30 PM

Two kids work on an art activity

826LA@Hammer: Zines: Art in the Palm of Your Hand

Making zines together, participants will create their own paper-folded zine booklet of writing and creative collage—art in the palm of their hand.

Sun Feb 26 11:00 AM

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Zhu Jia, Orianna Cacchione & Danielle Shang

Curator and art historian Danielle Shang moderates a conversation between artist Zhu Jia and Orianna Cacchione, curator and lecturer, about artists’ practices in China in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Tue Feb 28 7:30 PM

Op art print with a grey pattern that appears to swirl

Lunchtime Art Talk on Bridget Riley

Curatorial assistant Matthieu Vahanian leads an in-person discussion of Bridget Riley's work.

Wed Mar 1 12:30 PM

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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