 | JANUARY AT THE SKIRBALL
This month, enjoy dynamic music, film, and dance related to the groundbreaking exhibition Women Hold Up Half the Sky, including a concert by all-women percussion ensemble Adaawe (pictured above); attend FREE lectures by comic dynamos Dave Barry and Alan Zweibel, rising literary star Shalom Auslander, and renowned artist Kim Abeles; enjoy family-oriented activities like Toddler Time and Family Art Studio; and more. For details on these and other offerings, including online ticketing, visit www.skirball.org.
Note: The Skirball will be closed Sunday, January 1, in observance of New Year's Day.
| | Music | ADAAWE
Friday, January 20, 8:00 p.m.*
The dynamic all-women percussion ensemble Adaawe creates an energetic fusion of African rhythms, R&B/pop vocals, and arresting Gospel harmonies that always brings audiences to their feet. Learn more and purchase tickets...
*Presented in association with Women Hold Up Half the Sky. Arrive early and view the exhibition—the gallery will remain open until 8:00 p.m. Program ticketholders gain FREE gallery admission! |
| Dance | NORA CHIPAUMIRE
Friday, January 27 and Saturday, January 28, 8:00 p.m.*
L.A. debut! Acclaimed Zimbabwe-born dancer and choreographer Nora Chipaumire performs Convoys, Curfews, and Roadblocks, from her Bessie Award–winning work Chimurenga; Dark Swan (inspired by the legendary solo of ballerina Anna Pavlova); and Miriam, based upon the life of iconic South African singer and civil rights activist Miriam Makeba. Learn more and purchase tickets...
*Presented in association with Women Hold Up Half the Sky. Arrive early and view the exhibition—the gallery will remain open until 8:00 p.m. Program ticketholders gain FREE gallery admission! |
| Film |  | | Film still from Niloofar |
NILOOFAR
Thursday, January 12, 8:00 p.m.*
See this touching drama about a twelve-year-old girl's desire to read and write, which leads her to break with entrenched family and social traditions. A Q&A with writer/director Sabine El Gemayel follows the screening. Learn more and purchase tickets...
*Presented in association with Women Hold Up Half the Sky. Arrive early and view the exhibition—the gallery will remain open until 8:00 p.m. Program ticketholders gain FREE gallery admission!
CLASSIC FILMS
Disillusioned Lovers
Enjoy FREE matinees of two romantic comedies by master director Stanley Donen.
• Once More, with Feeling! – Tuesday, January 3, 1:30 p.m.
• Two for the Road – Tuesday, January 10, 1:30 p.m. |
| Readings and Talks | DAVE BARRY AND ALAN ZWEIBEL
Tuesday, January 17, 7:30 p.m.
FREE! Listen in as comic geniuses Dave Barry and Alan Zweibel discuss their new book, Lunatics. Legendary comedian David Steinberg moderates the conversation. Presented in association with Book Soup. Learn more and reserve tickets...
ARTIST'S TALK WITH KIM ABELES
Sunday, January 22, 2:30 p.m.
FREE! Join renowned artist Kim Abeles for a slide-illustrated talk on the exhibition Pearls of Wisdom: End the Violence and selections from her numerous community-based artworks. Learn more...
SHALOM AUSLANDER IN CONVERSATION WITH PETER MEHLMAN
Tuesday, January 24, 8:00 p.m.
FREE! Shalom Auslander (Foreskin’s Lament) has been hailed as a brilliant, provocative, and honest voice in American literature. Hear him in conversation with Seinfeld writer/producer Peter Mehlman about his mordantly funny first novel, Hope: A Tragedy. Learn more and reserve tickets... |  | Dave Barry and Alan Zweibel
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| Exhibitions |  | | Visitors in Masters of Illusion gallery |
MASTERS OF ILLUSION: JEWISH MAGICIANS OF THE GOLDEN AGE
Closing Sunday, January 8, 2012
Final days! Don’t miss your chance to view the treasure trove of lithographs, playbills, costumes, stage props, automata, and film and radio clips assembled for this one-of-a-kind exhibition. See it all…before it disappears! Learn more…
WOMEN HOLD UP HALF THE SKY
On view through May 20, 2012
Now extended through May! A one-of-a-kind gallery installation and community engagement project, Women Hold Up Half the Sky is a wake-up call to the injustices perpetrated against women worldwide and the ways we can effect change. Learn more...
Also on View
• PEARLS OF WISDOM: END THE VIOLENCE Learn more...
• VISIONS AND VALUES: JEWISH LIFE FROM ANTIQUITY TO AMERICA Learn more...
• NOAH'S ARK AT THE SKIRBALL Learn more...
Gallery Discussions
• WOMEN HOLD UP HALF THE SKY: DOCENT-LED ORIENTATIONS Learn more...
• WOMEN HOLD UP HALF THE SKY: EXPERT INSIGHTS Learn more...
Gallery Tours
• JOURNEYS OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE Learn more...
• JEWISH LIFE IN CHINA: KAIFENG TOUR Learn more...
• JEWISH LIFE IN CHINA: SHANGHAI TOUR Learn more...
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| Family Programs | FAMILY ART STUDIO
Saturday, January 28, and Sunday, January 29
Saturday, February 25, and Sunday, February 26
Drop in anytime during regular Museum hours
Starting in January 2012, come by the Skirball's drop-in art studio on the last Saturday and Sunday of every month! Each weekend features a project that will inspire the whole family to think creatively, work together, and create artful objects from repurposed materials. Learn more...
TODDLER TIME
Six-week session: Thursdays, January 19–February 23, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Learn about animals from around the world during this winter session of Toddler Time, featuring interspecies encounters, art activities, storytelling, and more. Designed especially for tots ages 30–47 months along with their adult caregivers. Learn more and register today...
More for the Whole Family
• SPELLBINDING SUNDAYS Learn more...
• DIG IT! ARCHAEOLOGY ADVENTURES Learn more...
• NOAH'S ARK AT THE SKIRBALL Learn more... | |
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| Shopping | HOLIDAY POP-UP SHOP
Open through January 8, 2012
The Skirball's Holiday Pop-Up Shop offers an exquisite collection of handcrafted goods representing women's cooperatives and female artisans from around the world. Presented in association with the exhibition Women Hold Up Half the Sky. Learn more... |
| Plan Ahead for February 2012 | Visit www.skirball.org and learn about upcoming programs in February, including a FREE lecture by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Katherine Boo, a concert by exuberant Guinean musician Sayon Bamba, a screening of the moving documentary A Walk to Beautiful, and a family sleepover aboard Noah's Ark. |
| Now on SkirBlog | | Learn more about what we do, plan, think about, and aspire to here at the Skirball! Our newly launched SkirBlog: Stories from the Skirball Cultural Center is where we’ll be sharing behind-the-scenes perspectives, giving the inside scoop on upcoming initiatives, elaborating on special moments we observe every day on campus, and more. Check it out at blog.skirball.org/. |
| Special Membership Promotion | WOMEN HOLD UP HALF THE SKY MEMBER PROMOTION
Through May 20, 2012
Renew at the Family level and receive a $5 voucher good towards Women Hold Up Half the Sky-related merchandise, including handcrafted goods created by female artisans representing women’s cooperatives worldwide. Join or renew at the Family Plus level or higher and receive a $10 voucher. Join now...
*ALSO VALID IN AUDREY’S AND THE NOAH’S ARK SATELLITE STORE THROUGH MARCH 11, 2012. NOT VALID THROUGH AUDREY’S ONLINE STORE. MINIMUM PURCHASE OF $10 FOR THE $5 VOUCHER AND $20 FOR THE $10 VOUCHER. MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS APPLY. MINIMUM PURCHASE AMOUNT IS PRIOR TO DISCOUNT. ONE VOUCHER PER MEMBERSHIP AND PER PURCHASE ONLY.
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