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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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Joshua M. Myers and Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah

Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah & Joshua Myers

Composer and producer Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah is joined in conversation by Dr. Joshua Myers, Associate Professor of African American Studies at Howard University and author of the new book Of Black Study.

Thu Jun 22 7:30 PM

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Directed by Ida Lupino: Macabre Television

The UCLA Film & Television Archive screens a trio of unforgettably macabre television episodes directed by Ida Lupino, followed by a Q&A with Ida Lupino scholar Alexandra Seros.

Sat Jun 24 7:30 PM

Kids write on paper

826LA@Hammer: Poetry to Save the Planet

Learn about the process (and effect) of poetry by creating your own on topics like our planet, climate change, and home.

Sun Jun 25 11:00 AM

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Ramrod / Pitfall

The UCLA Film & Television Archive screens films by director Andre De Toth.

Sun Jun 25 7:00 PM

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Juice

Ernest Dickerson captured the late Tupac Shakur at his iconic, big-screen best in this visually sophisticated 1992 film that revamps and recasts the coming-of-age narrative for the hip hop generation.

Tue Jun 27 7:30 PM

Part of the series Summer Night Cinema: 50 Years of Hip Hop

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Lunchtime Art Talk on Valentine Green

Curatorial associate Matthieu Vahanian leads an in-person discussion of Valentine Green's work.

Wed Jun 28 12:30 PM

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Roberto Gil de Montes in conversation with Pablo José Ramírez

The artist discusses his life and work with curator Pablo José Ramírez.

Thu Jun 29 7:30 PM

Jimmie Durham, Choose Any Three, 1989.

Lunchtime Art Talk on Jimmie Durham

Manager of Public Programs Shannon Cynowa leads an in-person discussion of Jimmie Durham's work.

Wed Jul 5 12:30 PM

Music & Performance

Rogê with KCRW DJs Wyldeflower & LeRoy Downs

Free live concert by Rogê in the museum's courtyard. Plus sets by KCRW DJs Wyldeflower & LeRoy Downs

Thu Jul 6 7:30 PM

Part of the series Hammer Summer Concerts 2023 with KCRW

Child writing in a notebook.

826LA@Hammer: Monologues – From Page to Performance

Dive into playwriting by crafting your own monologue, a powerful speech performed by an actor in solitude on stage!

Sun Jul 9 11:00 AM