Kick off your weekend with live music and salsa dancing at sunset! Dance instructor Pepe Gonzalez will teach an intro salsa lesson on the Ivy Station plaza on Friday, August 18th from 6:30-7pm before you dance the night away to live music from Fermin Fusion Salsa from 7-8:45pm. This event is outdoors, free, and open to […]
Vanderbilt University has a long literary tradition -- James Patterson, Robert Penn Warren, Roseanne Cash -- and tonight, we're celebrating two more amazing authors and their new books: A Most Agreeable Murder, by Julia Seales, and Kelcie Murphy & the Hunt For the Heart of Danu, by Erika Lewis. We'll have book signings, maybe some readings, and […]
Join us on the first three Fridays in July and August to watch family-friendly summer classic “Movies at The Steps.” Each movie will begin at sunset (8:30pm) and will be shown outdoors (weather permitting). Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets to sit on. Complimentary popcorn and water (while supplies last) will be provided. This event […]
The Cinema Bar has been a Westside institution in Culver City for nearly 75 years, and family owned for the past 30 years. We are proud of our quaint ‘neighborhood-feel’ hangout offering reasonably priced drinks, live music most nights with no cover charge, an outdoor patio space, and on-street parking after 6:00PM. The vibe of […]
Geoff MacCormack was one of David Bowie’s oldest and closest friends. Starting in 1973, he joined Bowie on his tours as singer, percussionist, dancer, and photographer. As Bowie preferred not to fly, they travelled together by boat, train, and road. Later in 1973 they undertook a journey from Yokohama, Japan, back to England, traveling through […]
The exhibition explores the multi-layered intersections of art, history, and memory in Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War – in Vietnam known as the American War – and national reunification. With its history of French colonialism, American imperialism, Soviet-style socialism, and relative economic liberalization during the doi moi period, Vietnam is a country of strong […]
Artist Laureate Katy Krantz has developed two different types of art workshops—an interactive drop-in activity appropriate for events and 1.5—2 hour sit down ceramics hand-building class. Both types of workshops are used to generate material for a large scale hanging sculpture to be displayed in a public place. At the first type of workshop, participants are asked […]
Based upon William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing featuring lovable characters from Winnie the Pooh. Written by Ryan Vogel. Directed by Adam J. Jeffries This is a free event, but early registration is recommended. To do so click here: AudienceView Professional (ovationtix.com)
Join author Zabie Yamasaki on Saturday, July 15th at 11:00am for a children's storytime event. She will be reading from her upcoming book, Your Joy is Beautiful: The Magic of Remembering That You Are Enough, Just as You Are (released May 2023 through PESI Publishing). Children will be reminded of the joy that exists within and around […]
Venture beyond conventional narratives of the Vietnam War to uncover a vibrant "golden age" of Vietnamese artistic modernism. Amidst the familiar backdrop of socio-political unrest, art historian Thuy N.D. Tran will guide us through the flourishing art scene of South Vietnam, marked by hope, creativity, and a passionate drive for postcolonial nation-building. This talk will […]
Artist Laureate Katy Krantz has developed two different types of art workshops—an interactive drop-in activity appropriate for events and 1.5—2 hour sit down ceramics hand-building class. Both types of workshops are used to generate material for a large scale hanging sculpture to be displayed in a public place. At the first type of workshop, participants are asked […]
Alicia Gaspar de Alba, originally from El Paso, Texas, has been a professor of Chicana/o Studies, English, and Gender Studies at UCLA since 1994. She has published 13 books, among them award-winning novels, collections of short fiction and poetry, as well as academic books. Her noir novel, Desert Blood: The Juárez Murders, won the Lambda […]
