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Nick Hornby: Juliet, Naked

KCET Admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:46:26 -0800

Hear award-winning, bestselling author Nick Hornby read from and discuss his latest work, Juliet, Naked. Called "a must-read" by Publishers Weekly, this much-anticipated novel centers around a reclusive 1980s rock star forced out of isolation when the re-release of his most famous album brings into contact with some of his most passionate fans. This program at the Skirball Cultural Center was presented in association with Book Soup.

George Hickenlooper - The Man From Elysian Fields

KCET Admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:55:45 -0700

An interview with George Hickenlooper the director of the new film The Man From Elysian Fields

Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer

Aloud at Central Library — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:55:54 -0700

A child of back-to-the-land hippies, Novella Carpenter grew up in rural Idaho and Washington State. She attended the University of Washington in Seattle, majoring in Biology and English. Past careers include: assassin bug handler, book editor, media projectionist, hamster oocyte collector, and most recently, free-lance journalist. Carpenter studied under Michael Pollan at Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism for two years. Her subsequent journalistic work reflects her interests-in farming, food, the environment, and culture. As an Urban Farmer, Carpenter has been cultivating the city for over ten years now, starting with a few chickens, then some bees, until she had a full-blown farm near downtown Oakland.

Audrey Friedman Marcus On Survival In Shanghai

Skirball Cultural Center — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:29:20 -0700

Tune into an insightful lecture by Audrey Friedman Marcus, widow of Fred Marcus. At fifteen, Fred Marcus and his father left Germany to escape the Nazis. Their destination was Shanghai, one of few places at that time with no entry requirements. Recently compiled and published, Marcus's diaries provide a vivid picture of the unfamiliar, challenging environment faced by this courageous young man and 20,000 fellow refugees.

Dr. Drew Pinksy and Dr. S. Mark Young

Skirball Cultural Center — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:25:34 -0700

It seems that Americans have grown obsessed with the rich and famous who appear to have it all yet can't resist the lure of self-destructive excesses. In this podcast, hear prominent addiction and behavioral specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky and co-author Dr. S. Mark Young discuss their new book, The Mirror Effect: How Celebrity Narcissism is Seducing America, and offer an eye-opening look at our celebrity-crazed culture--from what drives people to seek fame in the first place to how our obsession with celebrity is changing the emotional landscape of America. This program at the Skirball was presented in association with Book Soup.

Gerardo Nigenda and Gabriela Jauregui

KCET Admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:10:14 -0700

Interview with photographer Gerardo Nigenda from Sight Unseen: International Photography by Blind Artists and poet Gabriela Jauregui of the recently published Controlled Decay.

Marc Webb - 500 Days of Summer

KCET Cinema Series — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:26:27 -0700

The director, Marc Webb, and co-writer, Scott Neustadter, of the new film 500 Days of Summer talk with Pete Hammond of KCET's Cinema Series.

Miranda de Pencier and Max Mayer - Adam

KCET Cinema Series — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:20:29 -0700

Max Mayer, The writer and director of the new film Adam</em as well as the producer, Miranda de Pencier sit down with Pete Hammond of KCET's Cinema Series to discuss the making of the movie.

Mark Johnson - The Answer Man

KCET Cinema Series — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:48:56 -0700

A huge hit at the Sundance Film Festival, this romantic comedy about Arlen Faber, reclusive author of the 20 year old self-help phenomenon, Me And God, a cult best-seller that positioned him for two decades as the man who had all the answers. His new found relationship becomes complicated with a single mom searching for answers, but the truth is he doesn't have a clue. Stars Tony Award nominated actor, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Graham, Lou Taylor Pucci, and Kat Dinnings.

Shohreh Aghdashloo - The Stoning Of Soraya M

KCET Cinema Series — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:46:32 -0700

Direct from the Cannes Film Festival where it was sold internationally, this powerful, controversial and gripping true story set in 1986 tells the story of a reporter whose car breaks down in a small Iranian village where a woman proceeds to tell him the story of her niece Soraya whose arranged marriage to a tyrant ends tragically. Sure to be one of the most talked about films of the year.

Hallelujah Junction: Composing an American Life

Aloud at Central Library — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:09:00 -0700

One of America's most performed and admired composers, Adams (Nixon in China, Doctor Atomic) helped shape the landscape of contemporary classical music. His new memoir reveals the inner workings of his creative process and illuminates the recent history of music-making.

Anne Fletcher, The Proposal

KCET Cinema Series — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:07:07 -0700

Anne Fletcher, the director of The Proposal talks about the film at a KCET Cinema Series screening.

The Wooster Group: La Didone

Redcat — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:02:01 -0700

June 11-21, 2009

THE WOOSTER GROUP: LA DIDONE
West Coast premiere

"The mind-bending pyrotechnics--visual, aural and intellectual--never stop in 'La Didone' ... so unusually stimulating (not to mention so entertaining)." --New York Times

The Wooster Group's production of Francesco Cavalli's La Didone takes up a work from the days when opera was an emerging art form, born out of the power of the voice and the lute in pure acoustic space, and sets it down in a new world splintered by telepresence and made brazen by the electric guitar.

Then, traveling further forward in time, and stirring another Italian cultural artifact into the mix, the Group brings into collision the ancient shipwreck tale of Aeneas with the crashed spaceships of Mario Bava's 1965 low-budget sci-fi horror film Terrore nello spazio (Planet of the Vampires).

Robert Thurman and Danny Hillis: A Conversation on Science, Ethics, and Religion

Skirball Cultural Center — Thu, 28 May 2009 12:32:54 -0700

Preeminent figures in the fields of religion and technology Dr. Robert Thurman and Dr. Danny Hillis engage in a thought-provoking conversation on scientific progress and its impact on society. Robert Thurman has cultivated a worldwide awareness of Tibet through his academic and popular writing, translation of important Buddhist texts, and commitment to finding a peaceful resolution to the China-Tibet conflict. Danny Hillis is a respected figure in the technology community. He is an inventor, scientist, author, and engineer. He holds more than eighty U.S. patents and is the designer of the 10,000-year mechanical clock. This program was presented in commemoration of the bicentennial, in February 2009, of Charles Darwin.

Jerry Robinson: The Golden Age of Comic Books

Skirball Cultural Center — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:47:57 -0700

Hear from legendary comic book artist Jerry Robinson, who is credited with creating the first enduring super villain, The Joker, as he shares his experiences during the art form's "Golden Age." Moderated by comic book and television writer Mark Evanier, this program was presented in association with the exhibition ZAP! POW! BAM! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950, on view at the Skirball through August 9, 2009.

Interview with Erica Edwards, Mike Davis, and John Divola

ARTSblock Live! — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:37:15 -0700

An interview with three UC Riverside professors, Mike Davis of Creative Writing, John Divola of Visual Arts, and Erica Edwards of English.

Michael Caine, Is Anybody There?

KCET Cinema Series — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:15:24 -0700

Actor Michael Caine talks about his film Is Anybody There?

In a 1980's seaside England town a relationship begins between Clarence, a retired magician and grieving widower and Edward, a ten year old boy whose family has turned their residence into a retirement home. As they begin to face life together from opposite ends they are reminded of what magic is possible when life is lived to its fullest. Stars two time Oscar winner Michael Caine and Bill Milner.

Derick Martini, Lymelyfe

KCET Cinema Series — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:09:58 -0700

Co-writer and director Derick Martini discusses his film Lymelyfe.

From Executive Producer Martin Scorsese comes a bright story about the dark side of suburban paradise and the loss of innocence. The story centers on two deeply troubled, dysfunctional families during the late 70's. A 15 year old's family life is turned upside down after an outbreak of Lyme disease hits his community spreading illness and paranoia. A hit at Sundance it stars Alec Baldwin, Kieran Culkin, Timothy Hutton, Cynthia Nixon, Emma Roberts, Jill Hennessey.

How We Decide

Aloud at Central Library — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:25:17 -0700

In conversation with Dr. Larry Swanson, Appleman Professor of Biological Sciences, USC,
Jonah Lehrer, the author of Proust Was a Neuroscientist and creator of the Frontal Cortex blog draws on cutting-edge research and the real-world experience of a wide range of "deciders" to arm us with the tools we need to think harder (and smarter) about how we think.

Algenis Perez Soto, Sugar

KCET Cinema Series — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:36:29 -0700

Featured Actor of Sugar, Algenis Perez Soto, talks about the film.

Direct from Sundance and Toronto film festivals, Sugar follows the story of Miguel Santos, a Dominican pitcher struggling to get his family out of poverty and make it in the cutthroat world of the United States' minor league system. From the filmmakers of the Oscar nominated Half Nelson they craft an unconventional look at one immigrant's story, a movie that redefines what it means to chase after the American dream.

Megan Holley - Sunshine Cleaning

KCET Cinema Series — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:02:16 -0700

The screenwriter of Sunshine Cleaning talks about the film.

Sean McGinly, The Great Buck Howard

KCET Cinema Series — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:18:34 -0800

Director and Screenwriter Sean McGinly discusses his film The Great Buck Howard.

Arnie Reisman Discusses The Powder & the Glory

Skirball Cultural Center — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:12:47 -0800

Hear Arnie Reisman, co-writer and director of The Powder & the Glory, discuss this insightful documentary profiling entrepreneurs Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein. Both immigrants to the United States in the early twentieth century, Arden and Rubinstein not only built the cosmetics industry---they ruled it! During his talk, Reisman probes the roles of immigrants in the American dream, women in the concept of the "self-made man," and Jews in the fashion industry.

Ralph Angel

ARTSblock Live! — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:07:49 -0800

Ching-in Chen interviews renowned poet Ralph Angel.

Enid Baxter Blader

ARTSblock Live! — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:53:51 -0800

Reggie Woolery interviews artist, filmmaker, musician and professor Enid Baxter Blader.

Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

KCET Cinema Series — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:32:25 -0800

Mickey Rourke talks about his movie The Wrestler.

Ruth Nolan and Juan Felipe Herrera

ARTSblock Live! — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:25:17 -0800

A reading and discussion with poet-authors Ruth Nolan and Juan Felipe Herrera.

Toni Morrison on A Mercy

Aloud at Central Library — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:31:54 -0800

in 1993, the Nobel committee lauded Toni Morrison "who, in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of American reality." Come celebrate this magnificent author and her new novel, A Mercy.

Actor Dustin Hoffman on Last Chance Harvey

KCET Cinema Series — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:54:47 -0800

Pete Hammond interviews actor Dustin Hoffman on Last Chance Harvey.

Rob Marshall, Director, Memoirs of a Geisha

KCET Cinema Series — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:39:39 -0800

Rob Marshall, the Oscar-nominated director of Chicago talks about the making of the film, offers behind-the-scenes stories and answers questions from the audience.

Screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski on Changeling

KCET Cinema Series — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:49:25 -0800

Pete Hammond interviews Screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski discusses Eastwood directed drama Changeling

An Exploration of Violence with Slavoj Zizek

Aloud at Central Library — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:30:48 -0700

Philosopher and cultural critic, Slavoj Zizek, discusses the concept of violence, how we perceive it and how we misperceive it, and its place within the capitalist system.

L.A. River Reborn

Skirball Cultural Center — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:09:09 -0700

Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison - pioneers of "Eco" art who have been leading voices for socially conscious creations - discuss their life's work. Presented in association with the Skirball exhibition L.A. River Reborn.

Paul Roberts, author of The End of Oil (Part 2)

Aloud at Central Library — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:34:58 -0700

The End of Oil: On the Edge in a Perilous New World, a panel discussion at the downtown Central Library featuring author Paul Roberts and David Freeman, president of the Hydrogen Car Company, Bill Reinert, executive with the Advanced Technologies Group, Toyota, and Dr. J. Gutterman, associate producer of preventive medicine, University of Southern California, co-investigator with USC's Children's Health Study.

Paul Roberts, author of The End of Oil (Part 1)

Aloud at Central Library — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:30:33 -0700

The End of Oil: On the Edge in a Perilous New World, a panel discussion at the downtown Central Library featuring author Paul Roberts, David Freeman, president of the Hydrogen Car Company, Bill Reinert, executive with the Advanced Technologies Group, Toyota, and Dr. J. Gutterman, associate producer of preventive medicine, University of Southern California, co-investigator with USC's Children's Health Study.

Humboldt County

Skirball Cultural Center — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:25:47 -0700

Listen in as writers and directors Darren Grodsky and Danny Jacobs discuss their critically acclaimed new film, Humboldt County, a quirky comedic drama set in Northern California's pot-growing community. Also hear insights from actor Chris Messina, who plays the character of Max, and film-score composer iZLER.

Daughter of a Cuban Revolutionary

Redcat — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:52:53 -0700

Hear an interview with Marissa Chibas, solo performer in a story about three figures in her life: her father, co-author of the manifesto for the Cuban revolution; her uncle, frontrunner for the 1951 Cuban Presidency before committing suicide; and her mother, Miss Cuba runner-up in 1959.

Third Annual Children's Film Festival

Redcat — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:47:43 -0700

REDCAT Executive Director Mark Murphy talks with festival curator Liz Shepherd about the festival, which includes over 70 films from 16 countries.

Wunderbaum and Kopna Kopna - Lost Chord Radio

Redcat — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:58:54 -0700

An inventive theatrical adventure combining the talents of acclaimed Dutch theater ensemble Wunderbaum and renegade music group Kopna Kopna, all portraying the eccentric citizens of a small New Mexico town plagued by natural disasters.

Lauren Weedman, Bust

Redcat — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:54:28 -0700

Writer and performer Lauren Weedman talks about "Bust," her unforgettable solo performance that goes behind bars and into the echoing chambers of her own punishing psyche.

Iraq and America Part 2 - Christopher Hitchens Debates Andrew Arato

Redcat — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:02:54 -0700

Cultural critic and Vanity Fair columnist Christopher Hitchens debates political theorist Andrew Arato of the New School for Social Research on the war in Iraq and its impact on the present and future of America.

Iraq and America Part 1 - Christopher Hitchens Debates Andrew Arato

Redcat — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:01:36 -0700

Cultural critic and Vanity Fair columnist Christopher Hitchens debates political theorist Andrew Arato of the New School for Social Research on the war in Iraq and its impact on the present and future of America.

Dennis Ross on the Middle East Peace Process

Skirball Cultural Center — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:15:27 -0700

Esteemed diplomat and scholar Dennis Ross discusses the current state of the Middle East peace process. Ross served as chief Middle East peace negotiator in the presidential administrations of George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. During his service, he earned the respect of Democrats and Republicans, Palestinians and Israelis, world leaders and ordinary citizens.

Overcoming Life's Disappointments

Skirball Cultural Center — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:14:21 -0700

Bestselling author Rabbi Harold S. Kushner shows us how to be our best selves even when things don't turn out as we had hoped. Gleaning principles from the experience of Moses, Kushner provides guidance on how to meet life's disappointments while retaining faith in ourselves and the future.

The Changing Roles of Women in Religion

Skirball Cultural Center — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:12:17 -0700

Female protagonists figure prominently in the work of Los Angeles artist Ruth Weisberg, especially so in her masterwork The Scroll. This panel discussion - featuring Rabbi Laura Geller of Temple Emanuel, Pomona College religious studies professor Dr. Zayn Kassam, and Dr. Jane Via, who was ordained by the Roman Catholic Womenpriests movement - explores the changing roles of women as religious authority figures within Judaism, Islam, and Catholicism.

Paul Verhoeven discusses Black Book

Skirball Cultural Center — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:11:19 -0700

Acclaimed filmmaker Paul Verhoeven discusses his film Black Book in this insightful discussion moderated by Scott Foundas of LA Weekly.

Bill Condon discusses Love Me or Leave Me

Skirball Cultural Center — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:09:57 -0700

Director and Oscar-winning writer Bill Condon discusses how the film Love Me or Leave Me inspired his art and influenced his career. Presented as part of the ongoing Skirball-American Film Institute's Cinema's Legacy series, which explore the influences and inspiration of film's greatest artists.

Teri Garr Discusses Speedbumps

Skirball Cultural Center — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:06:58 -0700

Teri Garr, one of Hollywood's most beloved comic actresses, discusses her new book, Speedbumps, an inspiring and laugh-out-loud chronicle of her life, her hard-won success, and her ongoing battle with multiple sclerosis.

Danzy Senna and Gary Younge

Hammer Museum — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:55:13 -0700

Hammer Conversation: Author Danzy Senna (Caucasia) speaks with the UK Guardian's Gary Younge about race in America and abroad.

Danger Mouse at the L.A. Film Festival with Jason Bentley

Hammer Museum — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:53:19 -0700

Jason Bentley of KCRW's Metropolis speaks with Los Angeles Film Festival resident artist Danger Mouse about his various projects and some of his favorite films.

David Foster Wallace reads Consider the Lobster

Hammer Museum — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:50:51 -0700

Hammer Readings presents New American Writing with David Foster Wallace reading Consider the Lobster and an introduction by author Benjamin Weissman.

The Year of Magical Thinking - Reading by Joan Didion

Hammer Museum — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:49:26 -0700

Author and essayist Joan Didion reads an excerpt from her book "The Year of Magical Thinking," an essay that recounts the death of Didion's husband John Dunne, the simultaneous declining health of her daughter the grieving process that ensues.

Miranda July and George Saunders

Hammer Museum — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:44:57 -0700

A conversation between filmmaker Miranda July (Me and You and Everyone We Know) and author George Saunders (Pastoralia, Civil War Land in Bad Decline, The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil) on the artistic process, writing, and making movies.

Women and Islam, A Lecture by Mona Eltahawy

Hammer Museum — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:42:21 -0700

Returning from a recent trip to the Middle East, the Egyptian commentator and New York-based journalist Mona Eltahawy discusses the state of politics, Islamic feminism, and being Muslim in the US post 9/11.

The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama

Aloud at Central Library — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:28:26 -0700

Drawn from a three-decades-long conversation with the Dalai Lama, Pico Iyer explores the hidden life, the singular thinking, and the daily challenges of a global icon.

Debating Race

Aloud at Central Library — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:25:23 -0700

Whether chronicling the class conflict in the African American community or exposing the failings of the government response to Hurricane Katrina, Michael Eric Dyson never shies away from controversy. Join two of America's most astute intellectuals as Dyson speaks with Los Angeles Times columnist Gregory Rodriguez about issues that matter.

The Omnivore's Dilemma

Aloud at Central Library — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:17:14 -0700

Why has a question as simple as what should we eat gotten so complicated? Join Michael Pollan, bestselling author of The Botany of Desire, in conversation with Laurie Winer, frequent contributor to the L.A. Times Food section, as they explore the ecology of eating in America today.

Can Religion and Reason Be Reconciled?

Aloud at Central Library — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:15:34 -0700

LA Times book critic Jonathan Kirsch moderates a conversation between Reza Aslan and Sam Harris, squaring off for the first time to debate the future of religion and its role in society.

Hazel Rowley, Tete a Tete: Simone de Beavoir and Jean-Paul Sartre

Aloud at Central Library — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:07:45 -0700

Rowley, a distinguished biographer and Lynda Obst, legendary producer of films such as Sleepless in Seattle, offer an intimate look at one of the world's most unconventional love stories.

UCR Professor of Music Deborah Wong

ARTSblock Live! — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:23:01 -0700

Ching-In Chen speaks with UC Riverside professor of music Dr. Deborah Wong about music, performance, and culture in Asian American and Southeast Asian communities.

Tyler Stallings and Cosme Cordova

ARTSblock Live! — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:11:59 -0700

Gabriela Juaregui talks with Riverside arts activist extraordinaire Cosme Cordova and Tyler Stallings, director of UCR's Sweeney Art Gallery.

John Singleton Screens and Discusses The Landlord

Skirball Cultural Center — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:15:29 -0700

Hear esteemed filmmaker John Singleton discuss the rarely-screened 1970s film The Landlord and how it influenced his art. Based on the novel by Kristin Hunter and adapted by Bill Gunn, the film tells the story of Elgar Enders (Beau Bridges), a rich kid who buys a Brooklyn tenement with the intention of evicting all of the residents in order to turn it into his dream bachelor pad.

Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet

Aloud at Central Library — Tue, 20 May 2008 11:31:16 -0700

Jeffrey Sachs, author of the bestseller The End of Poverty, discusses his road map to sustainable and equitable global prosperity with Ira Jackson, Dean of Claremont Graduate University's School of Management.

Laila Lalami and Jonathan Green

ARTSblock Live! — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:13:18 -0700

Writer Laila Lalami reads "Better Luck Tomorrow," from her book Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits. ARTSblock's executive director Jonathan Green talks with host Gabriela Jauregui, beginning with a discussion of Riverside as an arts community.

Kara Walker in Conversation with Gary Garrels

Hammer Museum — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:23:19 -0700

Hammer Conversation. Artist Kara Walker discusses her work in the exhibition My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love with Hammer Museum Chief Curator, Gary Garrels.

Katha Pollitt, "When the Personal Becomes Political"

Aloud at Central Library — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:25:32 -0800

The acclaimed poet and columnist for The Nation discusses her new book of essays dealing with sex, death, ex-lovers, politics, motherhood, aging, and learning to drive.

Chris Abani and Rickerby Hinds

ARTSblock Live! — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:16:46 -0800

Gabriela Jauregui talks with writer Chris Abani and playwright Rickerby Hinds, whose work explores issues surrounding race, gender, and culture and their function an interconnected world.

An Evening with Poet Robert Hass

Aloud at Central Library — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:05:13 -0800

Essayist, translator, and activist on behalf of poetry, literacy, and the environment, the former United States Laureate is a poet of great clarity and force. Poet Stanley Kunitz wrote, "Reading a poem by Robert Hass is like stepping into the ocean when the temperature of the water is different from that of the air. You scarcely know, until you feel the undertow tug at you, that you have entered into another element."

Pre-Election Post-Partisanship, a Recovering Republican and a Disappointed Democrat

Hammer Museum — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:13:12 -0800

John Dean and David Sirota talk with Ian Masters on the night of the 2008 New Hampshire primaries.

A Reading by Poet John Kinsella

Hammer Museum — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:17:55 -0800

Poet, novelist, critic, and journal editor John Kinsella reads for the Hammer Museum. Recorded October 2, 2007.

Juan Felipe Herrera and Ky-Phong Tran

ARTSblock Live! — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:29:41 -0800

Gabriela Jauregui interviews these two Inland Empire authors. Herrera is a professor of creative writing at UC Riverside, and Tran is a founding member of the Vietnamese Artists Collective and fiction editor for their anthology "AS IS."

Composer Paulo Chagas

ARTSblock Live! — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:52:56 -0700

Gabriela Jauregui talks with Brazilian-German composer Paulo Chagas and presents some of his music. Professor Chagas is a composer, theoretician, and researcher in music technology at UC Riverside.

Foreign Policy After the Bush Administration

Hammer Museum — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:11:49 -0700

KPFK's Ian Masters leads a discussion with former State Department official J. Brady Kiesling, The New Republic's John J. Judis, The Washington Note's Steve Clemons, and author and scholar Christopher O'Sullivan.

Jerry Quickley: Un-Embedded

Redcat — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:05:04 -0700

Jerry Quickley talks about his unflinching account of a society ravaged by war and occupation, a combination of poetry, journalism, and personal history from his first-hand experience as an independent reporter in Iraq.

With God on Our Side; Evangelicals and the Military

Hammer Museum — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:10:11 -0700

A lecture by attorney, author, and founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, Mikey Weinstein followed by a discussion with KPFK radio host, Ian Masters.

Director Chris Metzler on the Salton Sea

ARTSblock Live! — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:54:36 -0700

Chris Metzler discusses his award-winning 2004 documentary Plagues and Pleasures of the Salton Sea with host Gabriela Jauregui and Nicole Antebi, creator of the conceptual sculpture "Talapia Jetty."

Julia Sweeney and Michael E. Brown

Hammer Museum — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:08:51 -0700

Actress and comedienne Julia Sweeney (God Said Ha!) discusses the discovery that dwarfed Pluto with CalTech astronomer Michael E. Brown.

Liz Shepherd: International Children's Film Festival

Redcat — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:08:20 -0700

Mark Murphy talks with Elizabeth Shepherd, curator of REDCAT's 2nd annual International Children's Film Festival

Novelists Susan Straight and Alex Espinoza

ARTSblock Live! — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:56:26 -0700

National Book Award finalist Susan Straight reads from her latest novel, A Million Nightingales, and author Alex Espinoza reads from Still Water Saints. Both writers talk with Gabriela Jauregui about their fiction.

Blue Grit: Laura Flanders

Hammer Museum — Thu, 17 May 2007 16:07:32 -0700

Journalist, radio host, and author Laura Flanders discusses passages from her latest book, Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians.

Jane Hirshfield, Poetry

Hammer Museum — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:06:06 -0700

Jane Hirshfield reads from her collections of poems including the recently-published After, recorded on March 6, 2007 with an introduction by Stephen Yenser.

Edie Speaks

Hammer Museum — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:02:22 -0800

A discussion on the life and work of Warhol collaborator and art star Edie Sedgwick, with filmmakers David Weisman and John Palmer, moderated by Melissa Painter. November 11, 2006.

After Dinner with Andre - Andre Gregory

Redcat — Wed, 31 May 2006 15:10:26 -0700

Join Andre Gregory as he reads from his new play Bone and shares stories and digressions about his past and the world in which we live. The play is a series of love songs written in verse, read here by Gregory, Larry Pine, and Julie Haggarty.

The Photographic Archive of Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros: An Image Bank for Everyday Revolutionary Life

Redcat — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:28:48 -0800

Curators Lauri Firstenberg and Anton Vidokle lead a conversation with participating artists and guest speakers about the exhibition and its source material, the photographic archive of Mexican muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros.

Peter Kubelka: Metaphoric Films featuring the West Coast Premiere of Poetry and Truth

Redcat — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:34:47 -0800

Making his first Los Angeles appearance in more than a decade, celebrated Austrian avant-garde filmmaker and theorist Peter Kubelka gives a spirited lecture on his metaphoric films and screens a selection of shorts.

DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid at the L.A. premiere of Rebirth of a Nation

Redcat — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:37:23 -0700

Paul D. Miller, a.k.a. DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid, talks with REDCAT's Executive Director, Mark Murphy about his multimedia remix of D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation, and his new book Rhythm Science.