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Extra Ancestral

Thursday, August 26, 2021

… Public Programs Music Sunset Concerts sponsored by the Bilger Family Thursday, August 26, 2021, 8:00 pm Thursday, August 26, 2021 Sunset Concerts at the Skirball About the Skirball … Deepening Sunset Concerts’ connection to Los Angeles and the Skirball’s core values of justice, community, and kindness, Extra Ancestral has selected the following organizations to share the … build community, show kindness, and honor memory. | Other Concerts in the Series Past Audience Public Programs Category Music Quetzal Thursday, August 5, 2021 Past Audience Public …
Artist Q&A: Aram Han Sifuentes

… working in fiber, performance, and social practice art. In anticipation of the Skirball’s upcoming exhibitions of her work, The Official Unofficial Voting Station: Voting for All Who … sew at a young age but didn’t make or study art until graduate school. For my undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley, I got a degree in ethnic studies with a focus on … States. In the Protest Banner Lending Library , I engage various communities at different points within the project. I initially started the project by organizing protest banner making …
About the Skirball

… Mission The Skirball Cultural Center is a place of meeting guided by the Jewish tradition of welcoming the stranger and inspired by the American democratic ideals of freedom and equality. We welcome people of all communities and generations to participate in cultural experiences that celebrate discovery and …
Exhibition

A Path Appears: Actions for a Better World

November 19, 2015–February 21, 2016

… Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, the exhibition was both a gallery installation and a community engagement project—a place where every visitor could take practical, results-driven … attend class at the Kibera School for Girls founded by Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO). SHOFCO combats gender inequality and extreme poverty in urban slums by linking tuition-free schools …
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Sunset Concerts: AvevA

Thursday, August 3, 2023

… Creeper Groove to AvevA ’s infectious mix of traditional Ethiopian sounds and soul-pop melodies! This first-generation Israeli musician showcases her unique cultural flair with songs sung … and Amharic. About the Program Aveva Dese , or simply AvevA to her fans from around the world, combines her family's Jewish Ethiopian roots, a cultural embrace of Israel, and a love for the … themes of society, freedom, and love. A mainstay of Israel's highly popular jazz scene, AvevA tops a long list of jazz singer-songwriters charting a new course within the traditional music …
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Family Amphitheater Performances: N8tive Hoop

Sunday, July 16, 2023

… to enliven our city and the people who call LA home. | More Performances in this Series Past Audience Kids and Families Category Performance Family Amphitheater Performances: Louie Cruz Beltran Sunday, July 23, 2023 Past Audience Kids and Families Category Performance Family Amphitheater Performances: Top Shelf Brass Band Sunday, July 30, 2023 Past Audience Kids and Families Category Performance …
Programs in the system

… These are programs that have been entered in Drupal. Past Audience Public Programs Category Music Run River North Wednesday, June 1, 2022 Now streaming on YouTube Past Audience Public Programs Category Music The Delirians Wednesday, June 22, 2022 Now streaming on YouTube Past Audience Public Programs Welcome Blanket Installation on view through March 12, 2023 Apr 2 Audience Kids and Families …
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Family Amphitheater Performances: Louie Cruz Beltran

Sunday, July 23, 2023

… and dazzling percussion work, Louie Cruz Beltran builds a special connection with his audiences as he tells the story of how rhythms from Africa evolved through the Americas and found … enliven our city and the people who call LA home. | More Performances in this Series Past Audience Kids and Families Category Performance Family Amphitheater Performances: N8tive Hoop … 16, 2023 Past Audience Kids and Families Category Performance Family Amphitheater Performances: Top Shelf Brass Band Sunday, July 30, 2023 Past Audience Kids and Families Category Performance …
Exhibition

Leonard Bernstein at 100

April 26–September 2, 2018

… April 26–September 2, 2018 On the centennial of his birth, the Skirball presented Leonard Bernstein … at 100 —a celebration of the life and work of Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990), the great American composer and conductor who dedicated his life to making classical music a vibrant part of … of Bernstein’s life and career ever staged in a museum setting. As a composer, Bernstein embodied the syncretism of the American musical tradition. Blending his Jewish roots with the …
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Sabbath Queen (2024)

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

… endeavors, including Storahtelling and Lab/Shul—until he shocks everyone with his decision to become a rabbi himself, studying in the Conservative tradition of Judaism. Sabbath Queen is … for all ticketholders. | About the Participants Social activist and storyteller, writer and community leader, Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie (he/him) is the Co-Founding Spiritual Leader of the … thinkers in the Jewish world" by the Jewish Week . In 2017, he was named one of America’s Top 50 rabbis by The Forward . In June 2017, Rabbi Amichai published The JOY Proposal with a …