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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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An animated cat floats under water

Screenings Kids UCLA Film & TV Archive

Family Flicks: Flow

This Academy Award winner for Best Animated Feature follows a solitary cat in the aftermath of a devastating flood as it bands together with other animals learning to survive in a new watery reality.

Sun Jul 20 11:00 AM

An audience sitting in a darkened theater, watching a woman on stage

Special Programs

Mindful Awareness Meditation

Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

Thu Jul 24 12:30 PM

Smiling young teens sit at a table and write

826LA@Hammer: Bridges to Our Lives: Writing the Epistolary Poem

Students will explore epistolary poetry, a powerful form of writing that blends storytelling, emotion, and personal reflection. Led by writer, arts administrator, and feminista, Ariadne Makridakis Arroyo.

Sun Jul 27 11:00 AM

Abstract print

After-Hours Tour: Ariel Osterweis on Performance on Paper

Join Ariel Osterweis, Ph.D., Professor of Critical Dance Studies and Performance Studies at CalArts, for an exhibition tour.

Wed Jul 30 6:00 PM

An audience sitting in a darkened theater, watching a woman on stage

Special Programs

Mindful Awareness Meditation

Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

Thu Jul 31 12:30 PM

An audience sitting in a darkened theater, watching a woman on stage

Special Programs

Mindful Awareness Meditation

Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

Thu Aug 7 12:30 PM

Music & Performance

Nicole McCabe Quartet

Rising star Los Angeles alto saxophonist Nicole McCabe infuses her hard-bop roots with influences ranging from electronic music to exploratory improvisation.

Thu Aug 7 8:00 PM

Part of the series JazzPOP 2025

An animated robot holds a duckling in its hand

Screenings Kids UCLA Film & TV Archive

Family Flicks: The Wild Robot

Waking up marooned on an island far from any human beings, Roz, an intelligent robot, befriends the island's animal inhabitants and learns the value of kindness, community, and perseverance in facing adversity.

Sun Aug 10 11:00 AM

An audience sitting in a darkened theater, watching a woman on stage

Special Programs

Mindful Awareness Meditation

Free weekly drop-in sessions are open to all who are interested in learning how to live more presently.

Thu Aug 14 12:30 PM

Music & Performance

Bobby Bradford’s Stealin’ Home: a tribute to Jackie Robinson

West Coast jazz legend cornetist Bobby Bradford leads a special project paying tribute to the power and poignancy of baseball hero Jackie Robinson’s revolutionary career.

Thu Aug 14 8:00 PM

Part of the series JazzPOP 2025