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A Painterly Pursuit with Reggie Burrows Hodges

A Painterly Pursuit with Reggie Burrows Hodges

October 28 at 1:30am

Harold M. Williams Auditorium · Brentwood • Free

Step inside the shadowy world of Reggie Burrows Hodges, whose elusive figures reimagine Old Master painting through a contemporary lens. The artist joins two curators for a conversation on craft and career, then a hosted reception and exhibition viewing.

ON DURATION: A Talkback with Raegan Truax and Alexis Bard Johnson

ON DURATION: A Talkback with Raegan Truax and Alexis Bard Johnson

October 27 at 7pm

ONE Archives at the USC Libraries · University Park • $0

queer feminist performance talkback

Distinguished Voices: The Art of Enchantment: Women in Puppetry featuring Winona Bechtle from Bob Baker Marionette Theater

Distinguished Voices: The Art of Enchantment: Women in Puppetry featuring Winona Bechtle from Bob Baker Marionette Theater

November 2 at 11am

The Ebell of Los Angeles · Windsor Square

Pull back the curtain on the women who built, strung, and reinvented America's longest-running puppet theater. An insider from Bob Baker Marionette Theater shares 60 years of hidden stories.

Roski Talks: Susan Silton and Andrew Campbell

Roski Talks: Susan Silton and Andrew Campbell

November 3 at 7pm

USC Roski Graduate Programs · Arts District • Free

An artist who founded a women's whistling group talks shop with the curator behind her first major survey. Susan Silton's humor-meets-discomfort work gets unpacked live, and it won't cost you a thing.

EMSI LA2026 "Platica: Erasing and Restoring Memory at El Pueblo de Los Ángeles"

EMSI LA2026 "Platica: Erasing and Restoring Memory at El Pueblo de Los Ángeles"

November 4 at 7pm

LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes · Civic Center • Free

A censored mural gets its day in court. Scholars and the public dig into Siqueiros' América Tropical, tracing Latinx identity and censorship from the 1930s to now.

Switched on Pop, Live! Featuring Jensen McRae

Switched on Pop, Live! Featuring Jensen McRae

November 5 at 7pm

Bovard Auditorium · University Park • $0

USC professor Nate Sloan and NYU professor Charlie Harding bring their acclaimed podcast to the stage, decoding pop hits through music theory and live performances by USC Thornton students and guest Jensen McRae.

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Wed, Oct 28 · 7:30 PM

Celebrating The Book: Madonna: Into the Groove

GRAMMY Museum · South Park

$0-$25

Fri, Oct 30 · 2:00 PM

Teddy Abrams: In Conversation — A Special Trojan Family Weekend Edition of Forum Class

Carson Soundstage · South Los Angeles

Sun, Nov 1 · 3:00 PM

What is Art?

Hellada Gallery · East Village

Free

Wed, Nov 4 · 6:00 PM

Cultural Affairs Commission Public Art Subcommittee - Regular Meeting

Culver City Senior Center · Washington Culver

Thu, Nov 5 · 6:00 PM

Curator-Led Walkthrough of In These Times: Recent Acquisitions at MOCA by Senior Curator Bennett Simpson

MOCA Grand Avenue · Bunker Hill

Thu, Nov 5 · 3:00 PM

Curator's Tour: The Holy Family at Home

The Getty · Brentwood

Free

Fri, Nov 6 · 10:00 AM

Theory Today: A Seminar by Nathan Brown

Taper Hall (THH) · South Los Angeles

Fri, Nov 6 · 12:30 PM

EASC Guest Speaker Series: Encountering Bajiao: Plants, Perception, and Meaning-Making in Premodern China - Talk by Prof. Meimei Zhang

Leavey Library · South Los Angeles

Sat, Nov 7 · 4:00 PM

When the Holy Family Went Viral

The Getty · Brentwood

Free

Sun, Nov 8 · 4:00 PM

Learning from Laura Aguilar

The Getty · Brentwood

Free

Sun, Nov 8 · 3:00 PM

Entertainment Industry Network Event / Gifted ARTists

800 S La Brea Ave · Central LA

Free

Thu, Nov 12 · 9:00 AM

Huntington Research Conference: This Land Is...

Rothenburg Hall · San Marino

$50

Fri, Nov 13 · 2:00 PM

Mapping an Ecology of Mind with Obi Kaufmann

Theodore Payne Foundation · Sun Valley

$10

Sun, Nov 15 · 3:00 PM

Cecilia Vicuña in Conversation with Elizabeth DeLoughrey

MOCA Grand Avenue · Bunker Hill

Free with RSVP

Wed, Nov 18 · 3:00 PM

Visita guiada con la curadora: Instante/revelación (español)

The Getty · Brentwood

Free

Wed, Nov 25 · 5:00 PM

In the After: Communal Launch

18th Street Arts Center · Santa Monica

Free

Sun, Dec 6 · 4:00 PM

Joseph Wright of Derby: Painter and Draftsman

Harold M. Williams Auditorium · Brentwood

Wed, Dec 9 · 6:00 PM

Henry Diltz LECTURE

Troubadour · Central LA

$55

Sat, Dec 12 · 3:00 PM

Non-Consenting Collaborators with Gala Porras Kim

Harold M. Williams Auditorium · Brentwood

Wed, Feb 10 · 11:00 AM

LACO Masterclass Series: Richard Goode, Piano

Thayer Hall · Bunker Hill

$5

unni (언니)

Commonwealth and Council · Koreatown

The Space Between Tokens: AI Co-Writing Beyond Prompts

The Ebell of Los Angeles · Central LA

Free

Lunchtime Art Talk on Patrick Martinez

Hammer Museum · Westwood

Handwork: Book Signing & Celebration

Craft In America Center · Central LA

Lunchtime Art Talk: Monica Majoli

Hammer Museum · Westwood

CTN Animation Expo

Burbank · Burbank

CTN Animation Expo

Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport · Burbank

In Session: Sawako Goda

MOCA Grand Avenue · Downtown Los Angeles

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