Readings and Lectures

Zócalo at the Skirball

Are Celebrity Chefs Good For Food?

Readings and Lectures

Are Celebrity Chefs Good For Food?

Zócalo at the Skirball

Tuesday, September 14, 7:30 p.m.

Listen in as Jonathan Gold of the LA Weekly, Nancy Silverton of Mozza, “Top Chef Masters” star Susan Feniger of Street, and others discuss how celebrity chefs shape how we cook and eat. More...

ADMISSION:

NOW FULLY RESERVED

Other Events

Moment Magazine Short Fiction Contest Awards Ceremony featuring Guest Judge Erica Jong

Readings and Lectures

Moment Magazine Short Fiction Contest Awards Ceremony featuring Guest Judge Erica Jong

Thursday, December 2, 7:30 pm

Attend this special literary evening that honors the winners of Moment Magazine's Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest, featuring guest judge Erica Jong. More...

ADMISSION:

$8 General; $5 Members and Students; advance reservations strongly recommended

Maira Kalman

Readings and Lectures

Maira Kalman

Tuesday, November 16, 8:00 pm

See the famed illustrator, designer, and author speak in honor of the opening of her exhibition at the Skirball. More...

ADMISSION:

$10 General; $5 Students
Members Free, Limit 2

Ellis Weiner and Barbara Davilman—The Big Jewish Book for Jews

Readings and Lectures

Ellis Weiner and Barbara Davilman—The Big Jewish Book for Jews

Everything You Need to Know to Be a Really Jewish Jew

Sunday, November 7, 2:00 pm

Beloved humorists behind Yiddish with Dick and Jane discuss their latest hilarious send-up of self-help books. More...

ADMISSION:

FREE; Advance tickets recommended

Mark Bittman—Food Matters: The Cookbook

Readings and Lectures

Mark Bittman—Food Matters: The Cookbook

Tuesday, October 26, 7:30 pm

Best-selling cookbook author and popular New York Times columnist (The Minimalist) Mark Bittman discusses his latest work, Food Matters: The Cookbook with Evan Kleiman, host of KCRW's Good Food.  More...

ADMISSION:

$15 General; advance reservations required

Sam Hoffman and Eric Spiegelman—Old Jews Telling Jokes

Readings and Lectures

Sam Hoffman and Eric Spiegelman—Old Jews Telling Jokes

Wednesday, September 29, 7:30 pm

Sam Hoffman and Eric Spiegelman share quips and wisecracks from their new book, Old Jews Telling Jokes. More...

ADMISSION:

FREE; Advance reservations recommended

Peter Cole—The Dream of the Poem: Hebrew Poetry from Muslim and Christian Spain

Readings and Lectures

Peter Cole—The Dream of the Poem: Hebrew Poetry from Muslim and Christian Spain

Stanley F. Chyet Poetry Reading

Sunday, October 17, 2:00 pm

Acclaimed translator and poet Peter Cole reads from and discusses the masterful work from his prize-winning anthology, The Dream of the Poem. More...

ADMISSION:

$5 General; FREE to Members; Advance reservations recommended