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| Calendar of All Events |
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| Now through March 29, 2009 |
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Francis Al˙s: Fabiola, Exhibition
This exhibition will display Al˙s's group of more than three hundred Fabiola portraits, all of them copies of a lost original: most are paintings, and there are several versions in needlepoint, wood relief, and other materials as well.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., LA
Phone: (323) 857-6000
Visit the website: http://www.lacma.org
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| January 8, 5 pm |
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Rebeca Mendez and Casey Reas: Scalable Relations, Exhibition
Curated by Christiane Paul, this exhibition brings together works that explore digital media's capability of representing a growing amount of data in constantly evolving relations. Addressing a range of issues—from the construction of visual worlds to self-representation and socio-cultural and political issues—the projects in Scalable Relations illustrate the complexities and shifting contexts of today's information society.
Beall Art Center for Art and Technology, UC Irvine, Irvine
Phone: (949) 824-4339
Visit the website: http://beallcenter.uci.edu/calendar/0809.php
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| January 11, 9 am |
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Native American Crafting in Baker-Rope Making, Class
Learn the craft of our Native American Acjachemen (Juaneno) Indians using replicas of native plant life found in the conservancy wild lands. After a simple hike, relax in the shade trees and develop the new skill of making rope. Participants will take home a memento created from our past Indigenous Southern Californian lifestyle. Please bring a camp chair or a blanket for this program.
Irvine Ranch Conservancy, 4727 Portola Parkway, Irvine
Phone: (714) 508-4757
Visit the website: http://www.irvineranchconservancy.org/
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| January 12, 4:30 pm |
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Service Encounters: Class, Gender, and the Market for Social Distinction in Urban China, Talk
This lecture by Amy Hanser explores new conceptions of gender and sexuality in China, asking how and why they have become so integral to the organization of service work regimes there. Drawing upon ethnographic data collected in three urban Chinese retail settings, the talk will argue that essentialized conceptions of gender and sexuality powerfully communicate class distinctions in service settings through associations with the imagery of China's shift from socialism to a marketized society.
UCLA 10383 Bunch Hall, Los Angeles
Phone: (310) 825-8683
Visit the website: http://www.international.ucla.edu/calendar/showevent.asp?eventid=7124
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| January 14, 7:30 pm |
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Prop 8 Debate with Gloria Allred and Andy Pugno, Conversation
California defines marriage - audience Q&A to follow debate. Join Gloria Allred, attorney representing Robin Tyler and Diane Olson vs. California when she debates Andy Pugno, General Counsel for ProtectMarriage.com/Yes on Prop 8. The debate will be moderated by Judy Muller of ABC News.
Allred filed with the California Supreme Court on November 5th on behalf of Robin Tyler and Diane Olson, who were the first same-sex couple to marry this June in Los Angeles County. Allred said the lawsuit will contain a new and controversial legal argument as to why Prop. 8 is unconstitutional.
National Center for the Preservation of Democracy, 111 N. Central Avenue, LA
Phone: (213) 628-8141
Visit the website: http://www.townhall-la.org
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| January 14, 7 pm |
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Things I've Been Silent About: A Memoir in Moments, Talk
Azar Nafisi, the author of Reading Lolita in Tehran uses her life to transform the way we see the world and to "remind us of why we read in the first place."
Los Angeles Public Library,
Phone: (213) 228-7025
Visit the website: http://www.lfla.org/
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| January 17, 11 am - 3 pm; January 18, noon - 2 pm |
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Amigurumi Talking Yeti, Class
Taught by Cheryl Cambras, this two-day class will teach new crocheters the basics of crocheting while walking them through a complete first project, with a modified pattern for more experienced crocheters available as well.
Machine Project, 1200 D North Alvarado, LA
Phone: (213) 483-8761
Visit the website: http://machineproject.com
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| January 21, 8 pm |
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The Quantum Internet, Talk
Jeff Kimble explains how quantum networks offer a unifying set of opportunities and challenges across exciting intellectual and technical frontiers, including quantum computation, communication, and metrology. The realization of quantum networks composed of many nodes and channels requires new scientific capabilities for the generation and characterization of quantum coherence and entanglement. Extending entanglement across quantum networks in this fashion will create wonderful scientific opportunities for the exploration of physical systems that have not heretofore existed in the natural world.
Beckman Auditorium, 332 S. Michigan Ave., CalTech, Pasadena
Phone: (626) 395-4652
Visit the website: http://events.caltech.edu
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