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Repair through Intersectional Climate Activism

Sunday, February 2, 2025

… climate change. The event is intended to incite intergenerational action and build sustainable communities, both in Los Angeles and globally. The program will amplify the vision of artists … complex issues, while centering diversity and authenticity, has resonated with a worldwide audience. He also collaborates with other leaders from the private and public sectors to uplift … , The Guardian , and Business Insider . His social media advocacy earned him recognition as a top climate creator by Harvard C-CHANGE. As a public speaker, he’s presented for The New York …
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The Skirball and Writers Bloc Present: A Conversation with Ezra Klein

Saturday, March 22, 2025

… today are not the results of yesteryear’s villains. Rather, one generation’s solutions have become the next generation’s problems. In a book exploring how we can move from a liberalism that … of Why We’re Polarized , an instant New York Times bestseller, named one of Barack Obama’s top books of 2022. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. …
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Common Ground

On view through January 3, 2027

… ash from all fifty American states, Washington DC, and the five inhabited US Territories and combined them to create a set of tableware and ceremonial pots. The resulting 224 ceramic … permanent museum collection, Common Ground will be exhibited and activated through January 4, 2026, during which time Silverman will also serve as the Skirball’s Artist in Residence. In … career as an executive chef, consultant, and culinary educator. He holds a PhD in food studies from New York University and is a cultural anthropologist of African diaspora foodways at …
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Late Night! Wild Things Are Happening

Friday, May 10, 2024

… pm Friday, May 10, 2024 Let the wild rumpus start! With food, drinks, music, and fun, come celebrate the imaginative worlds of Maurice Sendak with special late-night gallery access … and breadth of his creativity. This fun-filled event also features: Live music by local LA indie-rock band Worn-Tin , with support/appearances from Los Angeles Eastside DIY puppet … heartfelt lyrics. Their sound is nostalgic, like Electric Light Orchestra, yet so fresh, like indie-rock pioneer Mac DeMarco, with trippy music video visuals akin to Pee-Wee’s Playhouse and …
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Rock & Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip

March 24–August 16, 2015

… the Los Angeles landscape for almost two decades, this exhibition—displayed in the Skirball's community space known as the Ruby Gallery—brought to life a unique period in the history of rock … the Los Angeles landscape for almost two decades, this exhibition—displayed in the Skirball's community space known as the Ruby Gallery—brought to life a unique period in the history of rock … | April 8, 2015 Rock ‘n’ roll billboards of the Sunset Strip KCRW’s Which Way, LA? | March 26, 2015 Billboard USA: when rock took over advertising’s roadside monoliths Guardian | March …
Press Release

The Skirball Cultural Center presents Common Ground by Adam Silverman

… RELEASE: January 16, 2024 at 12:00 PM Media Contacts: Laura B. Cohen, LC Media, lcmediapr@gmail.com , (310) 867-3897 Emma Jacobson-Sive, EJS Media, emma@ejs-media.com , (323) 842-2064 Jannis … Cultural Center President and CEO Jessie Kornberg. “Plenty of artists talk about engaging audiences. Adam literally brought hundreds of people together to make this work and now invites … Northeastern Brazil. During his professional culinary career, Dr. Barton was named one of the top twenty-five best African/African American chefs by Ebony magazine. He is on the board of the …
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Diane von Furstenberg: Woman Before Fashion

US DEBUT
October 17, 2024–August 31, 2025

… fashion design? Her inspirations? How did her signature creation, the wrap dress, come to epitomize freedom and empowerment for women in the United States and well beyond? How … of Fame in 2019 and she received the Chevalier de la Légion D’Honneur from France in 2020, the Commandeur de l'Ordre de la Couronne from her native Belgium in 2021, and the Justice Ruth … Permanent Exhibition Visions and Values Jewish Life from Antiquity to America Ongoing Past Audience Classes Creative Writing at the Skirball: DVF Saturday, May 31, 2025 Prev Next | Join the …
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Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (2009)

Sunday, July 28, 2024

… About the Program From Lance Bangs and Spike Jonze (director, Where the Wild Things Are ) comes a loving look at one of the most cherished and controversial figures in children's … Arrive early/Stay late to view the exhibitions! Tell Them Anything You Want is the perfect complement to the exhibition Wild Things Are Happening: The Art of Maurice Sendak , which … Sendak's sixty-year career . And don't miss Frank Stella: Had Gadya , The American Library , Common Ground , and Visions and Values while you're here . | Watch Preview Maurice Sendak: by …
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The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals—Part 1

Wednesdays, October 9–November 20, 2024

… born—with mostly European immigrants in charge of the movie studios—it was the musical that audiences flocked to see between the mid 1930s and the late 50s. For seven weeks this course will … The Grass Roots, The James Gang, Steppenwolf, Jim Croce, Rufus, Steely Dan, Tommy Roe, The Four Tops, Bobby Bland and B. B. King are just a few of the performers for whom Barri's abilities as …
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A Year in Israel in Print

Tuesdays, January 30, March 26, May 28, July 30, September 24, and November 19, 2024

… Classes Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 7:00–8:30 pm Tuesdays, January 30, March 26, May 28, July 30, September 24, and November 19, 2024 A Special Skirball Book Club Spend 2024 … an important light on the impressive innovative distinctions of Israeli society—and what other communities and countries can learn. MARCH: Son of Hamas by Mosab Hassan Yousef and Ron Brackin … a Master’s degree in Hebrew Letters in 2009. Additionally, he holds degrees in Religious Studies and Cinema-Television from the University of Southern California (USC). …