Sunday, July 30, 2017 | 11:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Looking Forward, Looking Back As CAAM embarks upon a new chapter, we reflect on the Museum’s history at a special summer reunion: Looking Forward, Looking Back. We invite you to join conversations and enjoy great company, refreshments, and live music throughout the day. 11:00 a.m. […]
Tuesday, August 1, 2017 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Anthony Ruffin: Advocate for the Homeless Anthony Ruffin works on the front lines of homelessness in Los Angeles. A caseworker turned nonprofit advocate with the Housing Works Mobile Integrated Services Team (MIST), Ruffin tirelessly works for the most vulnerable, chronically homeless populations, some living with severe […]
Sunday, August 6, 2017 | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Move: Capoeira Brasil Participate in a workshop that incorporates traditional music, dance, acrobatics and martial arts. With a lineage that emerged from African slavery in Brazil, capoeira is an art of resistance and survival and a unique form of physical expression. Following a performance by experienced […]
Tuesday, August 8, 2017 | 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Trouble Every Day: A Live Listening Party Join Trouble Every Day co-curator Josh Kun for a listening party dedicated to the sounds and songs that bridge the social upheavals and cultural politics of 1965, 1992, and present-day Los Angeles. Kun, professor of communication at USC and […]
The 2017 World Fire and Police Games will be held at the John C. Argue Swim Stadium from 6am - 10 pm in the North and South Competition Pool and Deck 1 and 2.
Sunday, August 13, 2017 | 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Move: Dance ’90s with Tatiana Zamir Inspired by Trouble Every Day, a music and literature installation presented in conjunction with the exhibition No Justice, No Peace: LA 1992, choreographer Tatiana Zamir takes you back to the 1990s with an actionpacked dance workshop.
Sunday, August 20, 2017 | 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Move: Lindy Hop to Hip Hop with Shamell Bell Seamlessly melding her activist and choreographer roots, community organizer Shamell Bell leads a movement workshop in conjunction with the exhibition No Justice, No Peace: LA 1992.
Saturday, August 26, 2017 | 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Bus Tour: Flashpoints, the Legacy of the LA Uprisings Location: LA Commons, 4343 Leimert Blvd., LA 90008 Join LA Commons to explore key sites in the twenty-five-year trajectory that began with the events of April 29, 1992, and continues to today. Travel to Florence and […]
Sunday, August 27, 2017 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Move: Cooking Samba with Viver Brasil Inspired by Intersections: Caribbean and Brazilian Art from the Permanent Collection, the bold dance theater troupe Viver Brasil presents a performance followed by their signature dance workshop, Cooking Samba. The event will explore the deep roots, explosive rhythms, and powerful orixas […]
Tuesday, August 29, 2017 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Remembering ’92 Artist and organizer Patrisse Khan-Cullors will touch upon poignant moments from the 1992 LA Uprisings through a performance that explores their impact on black bodies. Khan-Cullors’s presentation will incorporate her memories of the city as people protested in the streets.