Events

• Thursday, February 23

  

  What Would Drucker Do Now?

  Sponsored by The Drucker Business Forum

  The Drucker Business Forum and host KPCC present Rick Wartzman in conversation with Russ Stanton. Rick Wartzman is the executive director of the Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University. The institute's mission is to better society by stimulating effective management and responsible leadership. It does this, in large part, by ... More

• Thursday, February 23

  

  Power Concedes Nothing – A Conversation with Connie Rice

  On Thursday, February 23rd Connie Rice joins KPCC Reporter Frank Stoltze for a conversation about Rice’s new book, Power Concedes Nothing - One Woman's Quest for Social Justice in America, from the Courtroom to the Kill Zones. Connie Rice, a civil rights lawyer known for tackling inequity and exclusion in ... More

• Thursday, February 23

  

  Max Raabe & Palast Orchester: One Cannot Kiss Alone

  Sponsored by UCLA Live

  The uber-suave Max Raabe and his sophisticated Palast Orchester bring a new, not-to-be-missed show to Royce Hall. The evening will feature the elegant high style and musical glory of the ‘20s and ‘30s this urbane group is beloved for, alongside tunes from its fabulous new album, One Cannot Kiss Alone. ... More

• Thursday, February 23

  

  To Catch a Dollar

  Sponsored by Skirball Cultural Center

  This inspiring documentary by Gayle Ferraro follow Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Muhammad Yunus as he brings his unique and revolutionary microfinance program to the U.S. The documentary shows how microfinance changed the lives of Bangladeshi women, the birth of Grameen America, which gives microloans to low-income entrepreneurs, and follows ... More

• Saturday, February 25

  

  Albert Herring

  Sponsored by LA Opera

  It is spring in the English countryside, the season when Lady Billows and her festival committee must select a May Queen. Disastrously, no maiden of sufficient virtue can be found, so Albert Herring, a meek mama’s boy, becomes the village’s first May King. Humiliated, the lad rebels with a drunken ... More

• Ongoing through Saturday, February 25

  

  No Good Deed

  Part play and part graphic novel, “No Good Deed” is Furious Theatre Company’s latest effort and opened at [Inside] the Ford on January 21. The self-described gritty and savagely humorous show is a live-on-stage action adventure. “No Good Deed” follows protagonist Josh Jaxon, an inspiring graphic novelist, who lends a ... More

• Ongoing through Sunday, February 26

  

  Clybourne Park

  Sponsored by Center Theatre Group

  Jokes fly and hidden agendas unfold as two vastly different generations of characters tip-toe the delicate dance of social politics, pitting race against real estate at the crux of two seminal events — 50 years apart — in the same north Chicago house. Clybourne Park, the rich and darkly satirical ... More

• Wednesday, February 29

  

  Comedy Congress Live

  Sponsored by Patt Morrison

  Tickets for this event are sold out. Please email Forum Coordinator Jenny Smith at jsmith@kpcc.org to be added to the waitlist. Thank you! The comedic material emanating from Washington D.C., and state capitols across the country, is enough to make any sitcom writer jealous, even if most of that comedy ... More

• Thursday, March 1

  

  The Power of the Imaginaries - How Music Transforms Communities

  Sponsored by Quetzal

  Hope, imagination, music: do they affect self and community? KPCC partners with East L.A. Chicano rock group Quetzal to bring you an evening of music performance and responsive interplay that explores these dynamics. On Thursday, March 1st, join us at The Crawford Family Forum for a conversation inspired by Quetzal’s ... More

• Thursday, March 1

  

  The Moth- Rush: Stories of Ticking Clocks

  Sponsored by UCLA Live

  The Moth, hailed as “brilliant and quietly addictive,” by the London Guardian, is an acclaimed not-for-profit organization dedicated to the craft of storytelling. Each show features simple, old-fashioned storytelling on thoroughly modern themes from wildly divergent raconteurs who develop and shape their stories with The Moth’s directors. They've presented more ... More

• Friday, March 2

  

  The Marian Anderson String Quartet in Concert at Occidental College

  Sponsored by Occidental College

  The critically acclaimed Marian Anderson String Quartet will perform chamber works by American, Latin American, and European composers at Occidental College on Friday, March 2. The concert is free and open to the public. More

• Friday, March 2

  

  Jane Austen UnScripted- Ongoing through Sunday, April 1

  Sponsored by Impro Theatre

  Impro Theatre’s Jane Austen Unscripted is a completely improvised play in the style of beloved author Jane Austen. The cast of Impro Theatre creates and performs a never before seen, all-new Jane Austen story right before your eyes. They have no idea what the story will be or who they ... More

• Sunday, March 4

  

  LA Rising: SoCal Artists Before 1980

  Spend an evening with Lyn Kienholz, author of the book "L.A Rising: SoCal Artists Before 1980," who joins very special guests in conversation about the rise of the Los Angeles art scene and the Pasadena Art Museum. Kienholz’s book tells the story in images of the formation and development of ... More

• Ongoing through Sunday, March 4

  

  Simon Boccanegra

  Sponsored by LA Opera

  The unrivaled Plácido Domingo fulfilled a lifelong dream when he first performed the baritone title role in Simon Boccanegra. Now he brings his celebrated interpretation of one of opera’s most complex characters to his home company. He will be joined by conductor James Conlon, internationally recognized as a master of ... More

• Thursday, March 8

  

  Revenge of the Electric Car - A Film Screening and Conversation

  Sponsored by Community Cinema

  The electric car got “killed” before: What ensures its life now? Community Cinema and KPCC partner to bring you Revenge of the Electric Car, a behind-closed-doors documentary about two car giants, one Silicon Valley start-up, and a one-man L.A. DIY’er each trying to remake the electric vehicle… and maybe the ... More

• Thursday, March 8

  

  Mamak Khadem

  Sponsored by Skirball Cultural Center

  Persian singer Mamak Khadem has long been an outspoken voice for human and women’s rights in her native Iran. Called “…one of the wonders of world trance music,” by the Los Angeles Times, she will present a captivating performance created to commemorate International Women’s Day. “This is fusion at its ... More

• Friday, March 9

  

  Latina History Day

  Sponsored by HOPE: Hispanas Organized for Political Equality

  Latina History Day is an annual conference established to celebrate Latina history and provide a forum for important issues such as health, education and economic empowerment. The conference takes place at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. About the sponsor: HOPE is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to ... More

• Saturday, March 10

  

  Royce Hall Organ and Silent Film featuring Steven Ball

  Sponsored by UCLA Live

  Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914) Silent film on the big screen, with sounds from the magnificent Skinner Organ filling Royce Hall. Acclaimed organist and Fulbright scholar Steven Ball — widely known for his aptitude in silent-film composition — sets a live score to Tillie’s Punctured Romance, which film historians believe may ... More

• Ongoing through Sunday, March 11

  

  Women Hold Up Half the Sky

  Sponsored by Skirball Cultural Center

  Experience a groundbreaking new exhibition inspired by the critically acclaimed book "Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide," by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. Featuring documentary photographs, visual art, sound installations, and interactive opportunities for visitors to get involved, Women Hold Up Half the Sky is ... More

• Sunday, March 25

  

  LA Rising: SoCal Artists Before 1980

  Spend an evening with Lyn Kienholz, author of the book "L.A Rising: SoCal Artists Before 1980," who joins very special guests in conversation about the rise of the Los Angeles art scene and the Pasadena Art Museum. Kienholz’s book tells the story in images of the formation and development of ... More

• Thursday, March 29

  

  Ute Lemper with Vogler Quartet and Stefan Malzew: "Berlin Nights / Paris Days"

  Sponsored by UCLA Live

  Ute Lemper’s panache, versatility and sophisticated repertoire have led her to international acclaim. With this brand-new project she delves even deeper into the glamour of Old World Europe. Crossing national and stylistic boundaries alike, the program features quartets by Schulhoff and Ravel as well as songs by Weill, Eisler, Piaf, ... More

• Ongoing through Monday, April 2

  

  Proof: The Rise of Printmaking in Southern California

  Sponsored by Norton Simon Museum

  The Norton Simon Museum presents Proof: The Rise of Printmaking in Southern California, an exhibition that explores the significance of printmaking and its new possibilities as first re-envisioned in Southern California in the mid-20th century. Drawing from the Museum’s extensive print collection and a few select loans, the exhibition includes ... More

• Tuesday, April 10

  

  Hell and Back Again - A Film Screening and Conversation

  Sponsored by Community Cinema

  War is more than battle abroad. In Academy Award-nominated Hell and Back Again, 25-year-old US Marine Nathan Harris physically leaves Afghanistan’s front lines after being hit by Taliban gunfire – but psychologically, he finds himself in limbo at home. KPCC and partner Community Cinema bring you a screening of Danfung ... More

• Saturday, April 14

  

  Joan Didion in Conversation with Mona Simpson

  Sponsored by UCLA Live

  Acclaimed novelist, essayist and humanist Joan Didion is the award-winning author of Slouching Toward Bethlehem, The Last Thing He Wanted and The Year of Magical Thinking, a deeply personal memoir recounting the sudden loss of her husband and the ultimately fatal illness of her only child. That book took home ... More

• Monday, April 16

  

  City of Lights, City of Angels (COL•COA), A Week of French Film Premieres in Hollywood

  Sponsored by City of Lights, City of Angels (COL•COA)

  COL•COA presents an eclectic array of the latest French productions, showcasing the vitality and the diversity of the third largest film industry in the world. All films are presented for the first time in Los Angeles, including U.S. and North American premieres. More than 100 French writers, directors and producers ... More

• Friday, May 4

  

  Sayon Bamba

  Sponsored by Skirball Cultural Center

  The U.S. premiere of singer, songwriter, and dancer Sayon Bamba, former lead singer of renowned Guinean band Les Amazones de Guinée and an outspoken activist against the practice of genital mutilation and for women’s equality, blends traditional Manding music with diverse influences. “Full of variety and infectious energy.”—Ian Anderson, fRoots, ... More

• Ongoing through Sunday, May 6

  

  In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States

  Now through May 6, works by an array of mid-20th-century female Surrealist artists will be on display in the Resnick Pavilion at the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art. Together with the Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico, LACMA is showcasing pieces from iconic figures such as Frida Kahlo, Kay Sage, ... More

• Sunday, May 27

  

  Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet

  Sponsored by UCLA Live

  New works by Crystal Pite, Regina van Berkel and Alexander Ekman Known for its thrilling strength and captivating skill, the 15-member New York-based Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet cunningly interprets work from the most innovative choreographers in modern dance. For this performance, the troupe presents new creations from a veritable who’s-who ... More