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A Telethon Gathers Stories About Commuting During the Pandemic in LA
A virtual telethon will fundraise for an Arts Emergency Relief Fund, which provides grants to artists in Los Angeles impacted by COVID-19.
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Using Humor, Two Artists Suggest We Can Change the Present (Not Just the Future)
Inspired by a Selena song, Arisleyda Dilone and Camilo Godoy’s upcoming performance invokes Latinx telenovela scripts, lullabies, and more to explore themes of self-love, longing, and desire.
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A POC-Centered Vision of NYC From NK Jemisin, Celebrated Sci-Fi Author
Jemisin will join comedian W. Kamau Bell for a discussion of sci-fi, Afrofuturism, and her most recent novel, which brings her unique brand of speculative fiction a little closer to earth.
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An Urgent Performance From Patrisse Cullors, a Founder of Black Lives Matter
Cullors’s “public act of mourning” is the inaugural event of Pride at the Fowler Museum.
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Online Tools and Teach-ins: Resources for Understanding Calls to #DefundtheNYPD
If you’ve been on social media this week, you’ve likely seen growing calls to defund the police. Here are a few resources for understanding the very urgent need to reexamine and shift the role police play in our society.
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How Do We “Rehearse Care”? Artists, Activists, and Writers Model New Approaches
The first session of Gas Gallery’s Care Practice: Recipes for Resilience will take inspiration from Audre Lorde to consider “how we can each better use our influence and voice.”
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¡Felicidades Carmen Herrera! Celebrating a Living Legend
Ahead of the artist’s 105th birthday, El Museo is gathering friends, artist-colleagues, and curators to reflect on Herrera’s legacy, her recent public art commissions, and more.
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A Look at LA’s Chinatown, Past and Present
Michelle Sui’s film Street Angel wanders through the streets of Chinatown, spotlighting the stories of elderly immigrant residents.
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Hone Your Voice in This Online Zine Workshop
The Women's Center for Creative Work workshop will also discuss how self-publishing has contributed to social movements and "why that's relevant with zine-making today."
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Enter Meriem Bennani’s World, Where Sly Humor Meets Dystopia
This week, Rhizome presents an earlier, satisfyingly bizarre film from one of the artists behind the recent Two Lizards sensation.
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Dancers and Performers Offer “Real Talk” on Canceled Shows, Contracts, and More
This week, contributors to the living document “Creating New Futures” will host a conversation focused the ripple effects of the pandemic and the need for radical change in the arts.
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What to Listen to This Week
Enjoy this roundup of podcasts, playlists, live readings, and interviews coming out of Los Angeles.