Skirball Cultural Center Information and Event Guide

The Skirball features an extraordinary museum, changing exhibitions, engaging music, theater, comedy, film, family, and literary programs, Zeidler's Café, and Audrey's Museum store?all in a stunning architectural setting designed by renowned architect Moshe Safdie.

2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, California 90049

Events:

At Skirball this month NORMAN JEWISON!
It's unbelievable...the biggest names in Hollywood keep agreeing to come to all of us! This time, on THURSDAY MAY 24 (7:30 P.M)., we've got superstar director NORMAN JEWISON to present...
Category: Media, 19:00:00, 2007-05-24 19:00:00

Norman Jewison presents TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (Cinema's Lega...
$10 General $8 AFI, Skirball, Arclight, Union and Guild Members $6 Students and Seniors http://www.afi.com/onscreen/skirball/skirball.aspx Writer/director/producer Norman Jewison will present Robert M...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-05-24 19:30:00

Sonia Flew
Elizabeth Peña and Hector Elizondo star in the Los Angeles premiere of Melinda Lopez's acclaimed new play, "Sonia Flew," the powerful story of a Cuban-American woman who, as...
Category: Performing Arts, 20:00:00, 2007-06-13 20:00:00

Legendary French film auteur…PATRICE LECONTE!!
AFI & SKIRBALL invite YOU to meet some of today’s most important filmmakers at… CINEMA’S LEGACY: Appearing this month (THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 7:30 PM): Legendary French film auteur…PATRICE...
Category: Media, 19:00:00, 2007-06-28 19:00:00

Biloxi Blues
Josh Radnor ("How I Met My Mother") and Justine Bateman ("Family Ties") star when L.A. Theatre Works records "Biloxi Blues" to air on LATW&#39...
Category: Performing Arts, 20:00:00, 2007-07-11 20:00:00

Zohar
LONDON-BASED ZOHAR PLAY SELECT U.S. DATES JULY 14-19, 2007 THE BAND BRINGS THEIR BLEND OF MIDDLE EASTERN-INSPIRED JAZZ-INFLUENCED DANCE MUSIC TO NEW YORK, CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES World ...
Category: Music, 19:00:00, 2007-07-19 19:00:00

Mili Mili World Music at Cafe Z, Skirball Cultural Center
Cafe Z & Cinema Z Skirball Cultural Center present: Join Mili Mili World Music live at the Skirball Cultural Center - Cafe Z, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Bring family and friends for an afternoon ...
Category: Family, 12:00:00, 2007-08-11 12:00:00

Artful Dwellings
In celebration of the week-long Jewish festival of Sukkot, this exhibition showcases three large-scale installations from the Skirball’s permanent collection by contemporary artists Sam Erenberg, Th...
Category: Performing/Visual Arts, 12:00:00, 2007-09-04 12:00:00

OVERCOMING LIFE’S DISAPPOINTMENTS, a talk by Rabbi Harold S....
In his latest book, Overcoming Life’s Disappointments, bestselling author Rabbi Harold S. Kushner (When Bad Things Happen to Good People) shows us how to be our best selves even when things don’t ...
Category: Education, 19:00:00, 2007-09-06 19:00:00

EL TAMBOR
(Afro Cuban/World) El Tambor, headed by Ben Elsesser and Erika Elizondo, is a passionate Afro-Cuban folkloric ensemble of musicians and dancers based in Los Angeles. www.myspace.com/eltamborcollective...
Category: Music, 12:00:00, 2007-09-08 12:00:00

Mariza and the Story of Fado
Explore the art of fado, an urban musical genre from Portugal. Filmed on location in Lisbon, this documentary features interviews with and performances by international fado star Mariza as well as arc...
Category: Media, 14:30:00, 2007-09-08 14:30:00

International Dining Club
Take a gastronomic tour of Italy, France, Turkey, and Japan and experience their culinary and cultural traditions at favorite Los Angeles–area restaurants. For thousands of years, Jews have been dis...
Category: Social, 19:00:00, 2007-09-10 19:00:00

Shadow of a Doubt
In rural California, murder is just a topic of conversation—until Uncle Charlie (Joseph Cotten) comes for a visit. This chilling masterpiece, which Alfred Hitchcock considered his favorite among his...
Category: Media, 13:30:00, 2007-09-11 13:30:00

Sahaja Uprockers
(Electronic/World) The Sahaja Uprockers fuse hip-hop, soul, jazz and international rhythms. This Los Angeles–based trip-hop group has developed its sound taking inspiration from the members’ vario...
Category: Music, 12:00:00, 2007-09-15 12:00:00

Demystifying the Los Angeles Gallery Scene
In the 1960s, La Cienega Boulevard was the center of Los Angeles’s burgeoning art scene. Since that time, our gallery districts have increased in number and have periodically changed locations. The ...
Category: Education, 10:30:00, 2007-09-18 10:30:00

THE BLACK SEA—THE GREATEST UNDERSEA MUSEUM IN THE WORLD, a t...
In recent years, Robert Ballard—the underwater archaeologist who discovered the wreck of the Titanic—has been exploring the Black Sea. While Ballard’s research doesn’t attempt to prove the sto...
Category: Education, 19:30:00, 2007-09-19 19:30:00

RICHARD GLADSTEIN screens THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI
Join Oscar-nominated producer Richard Gladstein (Finding Neverland, The Cider House Rules) for a screening and discussion of the World War II masterpiece The Bridge on the River Kwai, directed by Davi...
Category: Media, 19:30:00, 2007-09-20 19:30:00

Experiencing the World Through Music
Experiencing the World through Music Music is one of the strongest representations of a people’s heritage. The Skirball makes connections between peoples and cultures by presenting concerts that sho...
Category: Education, 14:00:00, 2007-09-23 14:00:00

Chango Spasiuk: The Art Of The Chamamé
L.A. premiere! Of Ukrainian heritage, Argentina’s Chango Spasiuk is a virtuoso of the accordion and a leading performer of chamamé. This powerful, accordion-based folk genre of northeast Argentina ...
Category: Music, 19:00:00, 2007-09-23 19:00:00

Never Steal Anything Small
In this seldom screened gangster musical, James Cagney plays racketeer Jake MacIllaney. When he falls for the wife (Shirley Jones) of an upright attorney (Roger Smith), MacIllaney will see how much he...
Category: Media, 13:30:00, 2007-09-25 13:30:00

The Soul Of John Black
(Soul/Blues) The ensemble’s debut album, The Good Girl Blues, has been called “a whole new brand of soul” by Rolling Stone. Frontman John Bigham’s acoustic, electric and slide-guitar technique...
Category: Music, 12:00:00, 2007-09-29 12:00:00

Iron Chef Morimoto: THE NEW ART OF JAPANESE COOKING
Ticket sales end on Thursday, September 27, at 4:00 p.m. Exclusive L.A. engagement! Since 1998, culinary master and restaurateur Masaharu Morimoto has combined his passion for cuisine, competition and...
Category: Education, 16:00:00, 2007-09-30 16:00:00

Arkitecture
Just in time for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot! Join Space + Movement artist Shiva Mandell in building a temporary dwelling using recycled materials. Also design a model city and create architectural s...
Category: Family, 23:30:00, 2007-09-30 23:30:00

Faiths of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Faiths of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, Islam This course is an introduction to the three major religious traditions that claim Abraham as a forefather. The course examines the historical evolution ...
Category: Education, 13:30:00, 2007-10-02 13:30:00

Amy Bloom
National Book Award finalist Amy Bloom is known for her humor, elegant and irreverent language and unflinching understanding of the human heart. Her books include the acclaimed story collection A Blin...
Category: Media, 19:30:00, 2007-10-02 19:30:00

Memory Enhancement
Memory Enhancement UCLA Center on Aging at the Skirball Do you have trouble remembering names or where you placed your keys? Nearly everyone faces age-related memory lapses, but such forgetfulness has...
Category: Education, 13:30:00, 2007-10-03 13:30:00

Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide To Eastern Europe
Take a journey to the ancestral homelands of millions of American Jews with travel expert Ruth Ellen Gruber, author of National Geographic’s acclaimed guide to Jewish heritage sites in Eastern Europ...
Category: Education, 19:30:00, 2007-10-03 19:30:00

Current Events: A Closer Look
Current Events: A Closer Look Become an informed citizen! By delving into issues affecting our country in this lively current events discussion group, participants will have a better understanding of ...
Category: Education, 13:30:00, 2007-10-04 13:30:00

K. Sridhar: An Evening Of Indian Classical Music
K. Sridhar is a master of the sarod, a plucked-string instrument of great complexity. Born in south India, he is the rare artist who is equally at ease playing Carnatic (south Indian) as Hindustani (n...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-10-04 20:00:00

Vincent Van Go Go
VINCENT VAN GO GO Saturday, October 6 12:00–2:00 p.m. Free No reservations needed (World) Natives of Denmark, Vincent Van Go Go’s five members aim to create positive music that will make people da...
Category: Music, 12:00:00, 2007-10-06 12:00:00

Hungry Planet
Photographers Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio visited 30 families in 24 countries on a quest to explore the personal and political nature of food and nutrition. In this slide-illustrated talk, view...
Category: Performing/Visual Arts, 19:30:00, 2007-10-09 19:30:00

Family Ties: Three Generations
Photographs by Judy Gelles October 10–January 6 Free admission to this exhibition only; all other exhibitions carry a fee For thirty years, Judy Gelles has explored her intersecting experiences as f...
Category: Performing/Visual Arts, 12:00:00, 2007-10-10 12:00:00

Say the Word: Two by Two
Laugh out loud with Beth Lapides (Un-Cabaret), Alan Zweibel (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Merrill Markoe (Walking Around in Circles Before Lying Down), Jon Kinnally (Will & Grace) and Rob Cohen (The...
Category: Comedy, 20:00:00, 2007-10-12 20:00:00

Joseph Israel
JOSEPH ISRAEL Saturday, October 13 12:00–2:00 p.m. Free No reservations needed (Reggae) In his music, rising reggae star Joseph Israel delivers sweet reflections and moving tales of spiritual awaken...
Category: Music, 12:00:00, 2007-10-13 12:00:00

Miles Electric: A Different Kind Of Blue
MILES ELECTRIC: A DIFFERENT KIND OF BLUE Saturday, October 13 2:30 p.m. Free No reservations necessary Miles Davis’s Bitches Brew is widely considered one of the landmark jazz-rock albums in history...
Category: Media, 14:30:00, 2007-10-13 14:30:00

Hell Bent for Leather
Horse dealer Clay Santell (Audie Murphy) is mistakenly taken into custody by the corrupt Marshall Deckett (Stephen McNally). When Santell escapes, Deckett sets out in hot pursuit. Based on a pulp West...
Category: Media, 13:30:00, 2007-10-16 13:30:00

Walter Mosley
A widely published and translated author, Walter Mosley has spanned the genres of mystery, science fiction, literary fiction, social commentary, race relations and ethnic studies. He remains best know...
Category: Media, 19:30:00, 2007-10-16 19:30:00

Judaism(s)
Judaism(s) Despite countless attempts to describe it, Judaism resists any single definition. From its inception, it has been characterized by opposing points of view—Moses and the rebel Korach, Davi...
Category: Education, 13:30:00, 2007-10-17 13:30:00

Jessica Fichot
(Folk) Songwriter Jessica Fichot is French at heart with an international soul. Her multi-ethnic French/Chinese/American upbringing colors her songs and takes the listener on a journey from the French...
Category: Music, 12:00:00, 2007-10-20 12:00:00

Second Chances: Renewing and Enhancing the Next Chapter of O...
Second Chances: Renewing and Enhancing the Next Chapter of Our Lives Are you beginning a new phase of your life? Renewal is an enduring theme of the human experience. The opening of Noah’s Ark at th...
Category: Education, 19:30:00, 2007-10-25 19:30:00

Katia Moraes
(Brazilian) The energetic Brazilian singer and lyricist Kátia Moraes began her career in the 1980s and has worked with top Brazilian acts such as Sérgio Mendes, Airto Moreira, Oscar Castro-Neves, Ri...
Category: Music, 12:00:00, 2007-10-27 12:00:00

Noah's Ark Weekend Workshop: Glass Houses
Learn directly from renowned glass artist Therman Statom, whose work is featured in the new exhibition Artful Dwellings: Sukkot at the Skirball. Statom will show participants how to create glass house...
Category: Family, 11:30:00, 2007-10-28 11:30:00

The Invisible Ray
Free No reservations necessary Scientist Janos Rukh (Boris Karloff) invents the invisible ray, which he uses to locate Radium X. But when the element turns Rukh into a killer, will Dr. Felix Benet (Be...
Category: Media, 13:30:00, 2007-10-30 13:30:00

The Last Sunset
Journey to the Wild West with a troubled sheriff (Rock Hudson), as he joins a wanted fugitive (Kirk Douglas) in a treacherous cattle drive only to find his heart captive to the wanted man’s former l...
Category: Media, 13:30:00, 2007-11-13 13:30:00

Canyon Passage
A lawman (Dana Andrews) retires to the Oregon Territory in the 1850s in search of a more peaceful life as a shopkeeper. But trouble interrupts his solitude when the fiancée (Susan Hayward) of a local...
Category: Media, 13:30:00, 2007-11-27 13:30:00

Stan's Cafe in Of All the People in All the World
November 29–December 30 Tuesday– Friday 12:00–5:00 p.m.; Thursdays until 9:00 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; closed Mondays and December 25. $10 General $7 Seniors and Full-Time...
Category: Performing/Visual Arts, 00:00:00, 2007-11-29 00:00:00

Odessa/Havana
Experience Cuban/Jewish fusion by the acclaimed ensemble Odessa/Havana, a project of Canadian jazz and klezmer trumpeter David Buchbinder with Cuban pianist Hilario Duran. $25 General $20 Members $15 ...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-11-29 20:00:00

Say the Word: Whadja Get?

Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-12-06 20:00:00