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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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Kids Screenings

Family Flicks: Nightmare Before Christmas

The beloved stop motion animation, full of memorable songs and characters, follows the misadventures of Halloweentown's Jack Skellington, whose plot to take over Christmas goes seriously awry.

Sun Dec 4 11:00 AM

A colorful painting depicting unclothed, featureless figures sitting in front of a trio of angels

Taylor Renee Aldridge Walk-Through: Bob Thompson: This House Is Mine

Curator Taylor Renee Aldridge leads a walk-through of the exhibition Bob Thompson: This House Is Mine.

Sun Dec 4 3:00 PM

Still from the short film "Black Panthers" (1968)

Didion and the Counterculture

Short films by Agnès Varda, Kenneth Anger, and Ralph Arlyck, plus a Newsreel doc, offer contrasting vibe reports on 1960s counterculture.

Sun Dec 4 7:00 PM

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

Still from the film "Corsage" (2022)

Corsage

In this "inspired addition to period films dedicated to complex women" Empress Elisabeth of Austria rebels against her public image and devises a plan to protect her legacy.

Mon Dec 5 7:30 PM

Part of the series MoMA Contenders 2022

Still from the film "Everything Everywhere All At Once" (2022)

Everything Everywhere All At Once, with directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

The A24 box office smash starring Michelle Yeoh, followed by a conversation with directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.

Tue Dec 6 7:30 PM

Part of the series MoMA Contenders 2022

Detailed pencil portrait of man with long hair and beard wearing crown of branches

Lunchtime Art Talk on Claude Mellan

Curatorial associate Matthieu Vahanian leads an in-person discussion of Claude Mellan's work.

Wed Dec 7 12:30 PM

Still from the film "The Whale" (2022)

The Whale, with Brendan Fraser and writer Samuel D. Hunter

The latest from director Darren Aronofsky. Followed by a conversation with actor Brendan Fraser and writer Samuel D. Hunter

Wed Dec 7 7:30 PM

Part of the series MoMA Contenders 2022

Still from the film "Saint Omer" (2022)

Saint Omer

Director Alice Diop brings the tenderness and acuity of her documentaries to bear on her first fiction feature, a tense and complex courtroom drama.

Thu Dec 8 7:30 PM

Part of the series MoMA Contenders 2022

A group of eccentrically dressed people look up from a glass plane into a fish-eye lens.

Mondo Hollywood / Mr. Wister, the Time Twister

The UCLA Film & Television Archive presents a screening of Robert Carl Cohen's documentary time capsule of the Los Angeles counterculture of the mid-1960s.

Fri Dec 9 7:30 PM

A girl with long brown hair wearing a red cap sits in front of a table with paint and miscellaneous craft items.

Pop-up Studio: Zines

This drop-in workshop is designed for families to explore and create together.

Sat Dec 10 11:00 AM