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Values and Legacy: The Story of You

… to the United States, and express the values they want to bring to their families, friends, and communities. When Select weekdays, Fall 2026, 10:00 am–12:00 pm Registration REGISTER NOW $100/tour (admission scholarships available), 60 … the stories of different immigrants through clues and collaboration....My students enjoyed working collaboratively, learning about Jewish traditions, and making their own journals. They …
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Son Rompe Pera

Thursday, August 25, 2022

… Public Programs Music Sunset Concerts sponsored by the Bilger Family Thursday, August 25, 2022, 8:00 pm Thursday, August 25, 2022 Feat. Los … classic cumbia rhythms. “Cumbia is like punk,” Mongo Gama explains. “It’s barrio, it’s of the working class, it’s of the people who have dreams.” “Mexico’s finest psychobilly marimberos”—Remezcla | Watch Son Rompe Pera perform a live session from home. | Donor Support Sunset Concerts at the Skirball are generously sponsored by: The …
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On Becoming the Notorious RBG

Sunday, October 21, 2018

… Programs Words and Ideas Sunday, October 21, 2018, 11:00 am–12:00 pm Sunday, October 21, 2018 Coffee Talk with Authors Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik About the Program Join Irin Carmon and … unlikely popular icons. What began on Tumblr by Knizhnik exploded into a cultural obsession complete with fashion accessories, a fitness regimen, memes, and more—all inspired by the extraordinary life and work of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. While you listen to Carmon and Knizhnik, …
Exhibition

Ai Weiwei: Trace

May 15–August 1, 2021

… advocates of free speech from around the world. On view at the Skirball are eighty-three of the work’s original 176 portraits, each one hand-assembled from thousands of LEGO® bricks. To Ai, … of our time,” many of them ordinary citizens who have stood up against injustice in their communities. Complementing the portraits is a striking wallpaper designed by Ai Weiwei entitled … of Uzbekistan. He was defending the rights of local farmers who had accused district farming officials of malpractice, extortion, and corruption. He was convicted of extortion and, in 2006, …
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Ai Weiwei—1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

… who had been exiled during Mao Zedong’s Anti-Rightist Campaign,” Ai says. “I realized how incomplete my understanding of him was and how much I regretted the unbridgeable gap between us.” … intimate and ambitious, 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows explores Ai’s own family history and offers a deep understanding of the myriad forces that have shaped modern China. The result is an expansive new work that serves as a timely reminder of the urgent need to protect freedom of expression. “An …
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Booker T. Jones

Thursday, August 11, 2022

… Public Programs Music Sunset Concerts sponsored by the Bilger Family Thursday, August 11, 2022, 8:00 pm Thursday, August 11, 2022 Feat. Dublab's … the M.G.’s—a rare integrated group of musicians that served as the house band for Stax Records, working with the likes of Otis Redding, Bill Withers, and Wilson Pickett. Join Jones through a … Bilger Family The 2022 Sunset Concerts season is made possible in part by additional support from: Media sponsor: | About the Series The twenty-fifth Sunset Concerts season brought together …
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Josef Leimberg

Thursday, August 22, 2019

… Murs, King Tee, Suga Free, Saafir, and Busdriver. He garnered critical acclaim following his work on Kendrick Lamar’s multiple Grammy Award–winning album To Pimp a Butterfly . Close out the season with tracks from Leimberg’s solo debut, Astral Progressions , and his much-anticipated forthcoming album, The Archer . He’ll be joined onstage with guest vocalist Georgia Anne Muldrow . …
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Howard I. Friedman Memorial Graduate Essay Prize: Electric Yiddishkeit

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

… Program in HASTS (History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology, and Society), where she works at the intersection of the history of technology and Yiddish studies. Her dissertation … she has taught at Brandeis University, Oberlin College and Conservatory, and various community organizations. Her illustrations have appeared in publications including The British … annual Friedman Prize invites graduate students from across the US and beyond to submit essays offering perspectives on American Jewish experiences. | Donor Support The Howard I. Friedman …
Exhibition Proposals

… The Skirball Cultural Center presents a wide range of temporary exhibitions and actively seeks … to the volume of exhibition proposals, we are unable to respond to everyone individually. Our committee carefully reviews all submissions and will only be in touch with you if we decide to … Your submission should include: A short-written statement (one-page maximum) introducing the work, highlighting any connections to the Skirball Cultural Center's mission and including an …
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Skirball Cultural Center Announces 2026 Spring Exhibitions

… FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 4, 2026 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 Download … punk so often been overlooked or dismissed? Outsiders, Outcasts, Rebels, and Weirdos does not offer definitive answers. Instead, we foreground the voices of those who lived it and invite …