
Friday December 12/1
UCEAP Virtual Drop In Sessions
Thu 4/27 - Fri 12/1
Please visit the UCLA International Education Office to register
Converting Natural Resources: Representations, Performances, Narratives
Fri 12/1 • 9AM - Sat 12/2 • 1:15PM PST
UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
This conference considers visual, textual, material, and performative engagement with processes of commodification in the early modern world. It explores how images, objects, and practices converted environments into resources, natural resources...
GSRC Unleash Your Stress-Pumpkins Smash + Balloons Pop Event
Fri 12/1 • 12PM - 1:30PM PST
Student Activities Center, Pool Deck
Join us for an exhilarating and unique stress-relief event designed exclusively for graduate students gearing up for finals week! It's time to let go of your worries and have some smashing & popping fun! In this event, we will have a short mingling...
Drop-In w Josh
Fri 12/1 • 1PM - 3PM PST
RISE Center - Lu Valle Commons
Stop by to chat with RISE staff about campus mental health resources, getting connected to CAPS, managing academic stress, or if you just need to talk.
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Sacramento Network: Pac-12 Championship Game Watch Party
Fri 12/1 • 5PM PST
Clubhouse 56 • Sacramento CA
Join us in watching the Pac-12 Championship Game!
Sacramento Network: Pac-12 Championship Game Watch Party
Fri 12/1 • 5PM PST
Clubhouse 56 • Sacramento CA
Join us in watching the Pac-12 Championship Game!
UCLA Student Film Restorations: Present Preserving the Past
Fri 12/1 • 7:30PM PST
Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum
Funded by the Myra Reinhard Family Foundation, the Present Preserving the Past: Student Film Initiative’s inaugural group of graduate student interns worked closely over a 10-week period under the supervision of Archive staff to inspect, prepare,...
UCLA Student Film Restorations: Present Preserving the Past
Fri 12/1 • 7:30PM PST
Billy Wilder Theater
Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Funded by the...
Fall SLAM! Jam
Fri 12/1 • 7:30PM - 10PM PST
Sunset Plaza Stage
This event is a musical performance opportunity for student bands both in and outside of SLAM. Bands will be given the opportunity to put together their own set lists and perform on the Hill in front of their friends and fellow students.
Hila Plitmann in Residency
Fri 12/1 • 8PM PST
Schoenberg Hall
Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as we celebrate the culmination of a week-long collaboration between renowned soprano Hilá Plitmann and UCLA composition students.
Saturday December 12/2
San Diego Network Volunteer Day at San Diego Food Bank
Sat 12/2 • 8AM PST
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank
Come out and join San Diego Bruins during this holiday season of giving as we volunteer at the San Diego Food Bank! All Bruins and family members (age 11 and older) are invited to help sort and box food at the Food Bank on Saturday, Dec. 2. All...
GPSA South Bay Walk
Sat 12/2 • 9:30AM PST
Hermosa Beach Pier
The Graduate and Professional Student Alumni (GPSA) Network invites you to join us for a walk from Hermosa Beach Pier to Redondo Beach Pier and back (4.2 miles total, 2.1 each direction) to enjoy the beautiful beach and good conversation. All...
Garden Tour
Sat 12/2 • 10AM - 11AM PST
La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive
Explore our living museum featuring collections of plants from around the globe! Join a Garden Guide for a free tour of the Botanical Garden on December 2 at 10 a.m. You’ll hear the stories of selected plants in the Garden and their relevance to...
UCLA Grad's LA Blend: Arts, Parks, & Heights Series
Sat 12/2 • 1PM PST
Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook
Intended Audience: All Graduate & Professional students at UCLA Event Description: Welcome to the UCLA Grad’s LA Blend: Arts, Parks, and Heights! A series of events and outings curated by the Graduate Student Resource Center to take UCLA graduate...
Music of China Fall Concert
Sat 12/2 • 5PM PST
Schoenberg Hall
The UCLA Chinese Music Ensemble, directed by Chi Li, performs its annual Fall concert featuring traditional and contemporary music, including Chinese opera aria, zheng unison, qin unison, folk dance, and silk-and-bamboo music. Introduction to...
Male and Female
Sat 12/2 • 7:30PM PST
Billy Wilder Theater
In-person: Introduction by Deborah Nadoolman Landis, founding director and chair of the David C. Copley Center for Costume Design. Q&A with Professor Landis and fashion and design historian, curator and author Michelle Tolini Finamore. Admission...
Sunday December 12/3
UCLA Latino Alumni Association Holiday Party & Toy Drive
Sun 12/3 • 2PM - 6PM PST
Progress Brewery • South El Monte CA
This event is in collaboration with Stanford Latino Alumni Association (SoCal), USC Latino Alumni Association (Young Leaders Council), and UC Berkeley Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association. We are hosting a toy drive to benefit the children and...
Blindspotting / Bhaji on the Beach
Sun 12/3 • 7PM PST
Billy Wilder Theater
Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Blindspotting...
Monday December 12/4
Drop-In with Nadine
Mon 12/4 • 4PM - 6PM PST
RISE Center - Lu Valle Commons
Stop by to chat with RISE staff about campus mental health resources, getting connected to CAPS, managing academic stress, or if you just need to talk.
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UCLA Jazz Combos and Ensembles Concert 1
Mon 12/4 • 7PM PST
Schoenberg Hall
UCLA student combos and ensembles directed by world-class jazz artists will be performing well-known jazz standards, contemporary works, and pop songs, as well as compositions by the faculty directors and the students. Tonight's concert will feature...
Tuesday December 12/5
Tuesdays with Tea: Mindful Breathing
Tue 12/5 • 11AM - 11:30AM PST
RISE Center - Lu Valle Commons
Come to the RISE Center for a moment of pause. Grab a cup of tea, meet a new community member, and practice a new mindfulness technique each week.
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Cookies & Cocoa
Tue 12/5 • 12PM - 3PM PST
Lu Valle Commons
Join the RISE Center for FREE cookies and hot cocoa! Chat with RISE staff, learn more about RISE, and get some free snacks!
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Stressbusters: Chair Massage
Tue 12/5 • 2PM - 5PM PST
Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, 12-077 CHS, Research Commons
Feeling tense or fatigued? A few minutes of chair massage focused on the back, neck and shoulders can improve circulation, reduce stress and tension and rejuvenate your spirit. Drop in for an ergonomic chair massage and let UCLA Library and UCLA...
Getting into Research Workshop
Tue 12/5 • 3PM - 4PM PST
This workshop introduces students to research in the sciences, how to find a faculty research mentor, and opportunities for student researchers after joining a lab.
Avoiding Plagiarism Workshop
Tue 12/5 • 4PM - 5PM PST
This workshop provides an overview on the various forms of academic dishonesty regarding plagiarism. Participants will learn when, where, and why it is important to cite properly. Students will also learn how to avoid plagiarism and the information...
Fall Woodwind Chamber Concert
Tue 12/5 • 6PM PST
Lani Hall
Led by Dr. Jan Berry Baker, the Woodwind Chamber Ensemble course provides UCLA music students with the opportunity to prepare and present an intimate evening of small ensemble music featuring members of the woodwind family.
QT Open Mic Night
Tue 12/5 • 6PM - 7:30PM PST RSVP
Join the QTs for an evening of poetry, comedy, and more on the open mic! All identities and performance mediums are welcome. Come hang out, watch others perform, or even get onstage yourself!
UCLA Jazz Combos and Ensembles Concert 2
Tue 12/5 • 7PM PST
Schoenberg Hall
UCLA student combos and ensembles directed by world-class jazz artists will be performing well-known jazz standards, contemporary works, and pop songs, as well as compositions by the faculty directors and the students. Tonight's concert will feature...
Inna Faliks Book Launch Recital
Tue 12/5 • 7:30PM PST
Recording Studio, Evelyn & Mo Ostin Music Center
Professor Inna Faliks is known the world over as an adventurous and passionate concert pianist. But few know her journey. She was born in Odessa, Ukraine, part of the Soviet Union at the time. Her family fled Soviet repression and antisemitism, and...
Wednesday December 12/6
Fireside Chat with Chancellor Gene Block in Singapore
Wed 12/6 • 2:30AM PST
The Fullerton Hotel Singapore
Welcome UCLA Chancellor Gene Block back to Singapore one final time before he steps down from his role in July 2024. Mingle at a reception with alumni and family of current students before gathering for an inspirational fireside chat.
Commuter Fuel for Finals
Wed 12/6 • 9:30AM - 11:30AM PST
Kerckhoff 128
Commuter Support & Programs, Transfer Student Center, & USAC Office of the President present drop in pastries, coffee, tea & cocoa to help UCLA commuting students fuel up for finals. Drop in to get snacks or stay & study for a while. Folks who...
Movement & Meditation
Wed 12/6 • 10AM - 11AM PST
RISE Center - Lu Valle Commons
Take some time to relax, stretch, and breathe through movement and meditation.
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ASC 2023 Fall Cookies & Cramming
Wed 12/6 • 12PM PST
James West Alumni Center
The Alumni Scholars Club is hosting study space for all UCLA students. We will have both quiet and community study space. Refreshments will be provided
Experience Made in L.A. With Co-Curator and Featured Artists
Wed 12/6 • 12PM PST
The Hammer Museum
Experience the vibrant art culture in Los Angeles and the work of UCLA alumni at the Made in L.A. exhibition at the Hammer Museum. Enjoy an exclusive panel discussion about Made in L.A. (MILA) with MILA co-curator Diana Nawi '06, featured artist...
Guided Meditation
Wed 12/6 • 12PM PST
Live via WebEx
Take a few moments in your day to enjoy much-needed relaxation and calm. Meditation is scheduled on the first Wednesday of every month at noon PT. When registering, please enter "Bay Area Bruins” under company. About the Instructor Michal is the...
Undocumented Student Program Community Discussions and 580 Cafe
Wed 12/6 • 12:30PM - 1:30PM PST RSVP
580 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024
In collaboration with 580 Café, the Undocumented Student Program is building intentional spaces to build community, create ecosystems of support, strengthen advocacy efforts, and foster welcoming and safe spaces for our undocumented students. If...
Drop-In with Val
Wed 12/6 • 1PM - 3PM PST
RISE Center - Lu Valle Commons
Stop by to chat with RISE staff about campus mental health resources, getting connected to CAPS, managing academic stress, or if you just need to talk.
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Fall English Language Circle: In-person
Wed 12/6 • 1:30PM - 2:30PM PST
Dashew Center Board Room, Bradley Hall
This event will take place in person. Are you looking for a safe and supportive space to practice your English conversation skills? Check out Dashew Center's English Language Circle (ELC)! Here you will have an opportunity to practice your English...
Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars • International Student Ambassadors
Stressbusters: UCLA Library Games Pop-Up
Wed 12/6 • 3:30PM - 6:30PM PST
Powell Library, Room 330
Need a break from finals? Join us for a UCLA Library Games Pop-Up: Stressbusters Edition! Drop by Powell 330 to play and browse video games and boardgames. Library staff will be running quick and fun role playing games that you're welcome to join....
UCLA NYC Alumni Book Club Discussion on "Dark Money"
Wed 12/6 • 4:30PM PST
Zoom
Join us for our monthly discussion. This month's selection is "Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right." Newcomers are always...
Bike Shop Workshop - Commuter Basics
Wed 12/6 • 5PM - 6PM PST
JWC - Bike Shop
Join us for a FREE workshop to learn what to bring, where to go, and what resources are available for bicycle commuters to UCLA. We've got answers and solutions to your bicycle commuter questions.
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ASC Cookies & Cramming
Wed 12/6 • 6PM PST
James West Alumni Center
The Alumni Scholars Club will host a study space for all students. The James West Alumni Center will be your study home from 6pm until...
Collaborative Composing: Sharing Authorship with People and Machines
Wed 12/6 • 6PM PST
Lani Hall
Composer and inventor Tod Machover on faculty at the MIT Media Lab in Boston will discuss his large-scale opera/tech collaborations, MIT's City Symphony projects, the implications of AI for creativity and ownership, as well as the possibilities for...
Undocumented Student Program and IDEAS Holiday Dinner
Wed 12/6 • 6:15PM - 8PM PST RSVP
Bradley 300
You are welcome to join the Undocumented Student Program and IDEAS in a small Holiday Dinner for our students. Please join this event, enjoy food and build community, we look forward to see you. We will be having a nice dinner, a photo booth, and...
Happy Holidays with the UCLA Tuba and Euphonium Studio!
Wed 12/6 • 7PM PST
Ensemble Room: Evelyn & Mo Ostin Music Center
Join Professor Aubrey Foard and his students for an evening featuring solo and group performances with a festive twist.
UCLA Symphony Fall Concert
Wed 12/6 • 8PM PST
Schoenberg Hall
Founded in 2002, UCLA Symphony is UCLA’s campus-wide orchestra, drawing its membership from throughout the university community and performing a full spectrum of symphonic repertoire. Join us in Schoenberg Hall for our first concert of the 2023-2024...
Thursday December 12/7
Workshop: How Can One Use Machine Learning and High Performance Computing for Humanities Research?
Thu 12/7 • 10AM - 11AM PST
The UCLA Institute for Digital Research & Education (IDRE) is hosting a workshop to highlight the applications of machine learning in dissecting humanities research data. Using case studies, the organizers will showcase how both machine learning and...
Drop-In with Jaci
Thu 12/7 • 10AM - 12PM PST
RISE Center - Lu Valle Commons
Stop by to chat with RISE staff about campus mental health resources, getting connected to CAPS, managing academic stress, or if you just need to talk.
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Stressbusters: PAC Therapy Dogs
Thu 12/7 • 11AM - 1PM PST
Charles E. Young Research Library
Looking for calming energy leading up to finals week? Stop by the Research Library (YRL) and take a well-earned break with the UCLA Health People-Animal Connection therapy dogs! Participants must sign a waiver before participating in the event....
Bruin Professionals Orange County Holiday Lunch
Thu 12/7 • 11:30AM PST
Antonello Ristorante • Santa Ana CA
Join us as we celebrate another great year of commerce, camaraderie and community!
UCLA December First Thursdays: Farmers Market Pop-Up
Thu 12/7 • 12PM - 4PM PST
1031 Broxton Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90024
Westwood Village Farmers' Market Pop-Up 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. Spread some joy this holiday season by taking part in Casa Milagrosa's holiday drive. All donations will go towards supporting De Paul LA Casa Milagrosa, a day resource center, that...
Exploring Authority, Bias, and the Self in Research
Thu 12/7 • 1PM - 2PM PST RSVP
This workshop will be offered via Zoom. If you're registered, you'll receive the Zoom invitation information the day before the workshop.
Stressbusters: Chair Massage
Thu 12/7 • 1PM - 3PM PST
Eugene and Maxine Rosenfeld Management Library
Feeling tense or fatigued? A few minutes of chair massage focused on the back, neck and shoulders can improve circulation, reduce stress and tension and rejuvenate your spirit. Drop in for an ergonomic chair massage and let UCLA Library and UCLA...
Limited FAS Service Hours
Thu 12/7 • 1:30PM - 3PM PST
The FAS office will have limited service hours from 1:30pm-3pm. However, our phone lines will be available from 10am-3pm.
Weekly Community Gathering Space
Thu 12/7 • 4PM - 5PM PST
RISE Center - Lu Valle Commons
RISE Community Gathering Spaces are weekly spaces for students to come together around different topics and are responsive to students’ needs.
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Conejo Valley: UCLA Rugby vs Oxford
Thu 12/7 • 5PM PST
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Preseason Game. Come see this landmark game. This is the first time in over 50 years that UCLA has played Oxford in Rugby.
UCLA vs. Oxford University Exhibition Rugby Match
Thu 12/7 • 5PM PST
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Making history! UCLA rugby will be hosting the University of Oxford for its first match in over 60 years. This historic exhibition match is a huge opportunity on a global scale to showcase UCLA alongside some of the world's most prestigious...
Undocumented Alumni Association of UCLA End-of-Year Celebration
Thu 12/7 • 6PM PST
Mezcalero DTLA
Join us for an end-of-the-year celebration! Connect with alumni, meet the Undocumented Alumni Association of UCLA board members and celebrate all of your 2023 achievements.
APA Community Holiday Toy Drive Reception, Co-Sponsored by APA UCLA
Thu 12/7 • 7PM PST
Japanese American National Museum
The APA Community Holiday Toy Drive Committee is composed of volunteers from nonprofits and professional organizations with a mission to give young children of low-income families the gift of joy and hope during the holiday season. Since 2000, our...
UCLA December First Thursdays: Let There Be Light
Thu 12/7 • 7PM - 10PM PST RSVP
1031 Broxton Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90024
Join us in the final First Thursdays series event for 2023 with Let There Be Light! The evening party on Broxton Ave. will be a vivid celebration of art, music, and food as the quarter, and another year comes to a close. Evening Block Party 7:00 -...
Friday December 12/8
Undocu Ally Training Day# 1
Fri 12/8 • 10AM - 12:30PM PST RSVP
The Undocumented Student Program is collaborating with Undocu Scholars LLC to provide a wholistic workshop that aims to strategies advocacy efforts to better serve undocumented students across UCLA. This session will provide strategies in how to...
Drop-In with Josh
Fri 12/8 • 1PM - 3PM PST
RISE Center - Lu Valle Commons
Stop by to chat with RISE staff about campus mental health resources, getting connected to CAPS, managing academic stress, or if you just need to talk.
#Undergraduate #GraduateProfessional #FacultyStaff #Health #MentalHealth
Stressbusters: Chair Massage
Fri 12/8 • 1:30PM - 3:30PM PST
Charles E. Young Research Library
Feeling tense or fatigued? A few minutes of chair massage focused on the back, neck and shoulders can improve circulation, reduce stress and tension and rejuvenate your spirit. Drop in for an ergonomic chair massage and let UCLA Library and UCLA...
BruinTech Community: A Discussion with CIO Lucy Avetisyan
Fri 12/8 • 2:30PM - 3:30PM PST
Hear from our Chief Information Officer Lucy Avetisyan about campus IT strategic direction, governance, and restructuring. BruinTech President Matthew Geddert will ask some of our community’s commonly asked questions about changes in IT at UCLA. All...
David L. Abell Piano Masters Series featuring Gilbert Kalish
Fri 12/8 • 7PM PST
Schoenberg Hall
We are excited to welcome Gilbert Kalish to our David L. Abell Piano Masters Series for Fall 2023. This performance will be preceded by a Masterclass with UCLA Piano students on 12/7 in Lani Hall from 5:30-7:00pm. About Gilbert: Gilbert Kalish...
Program 1: Taking an Axe and Hole Punch to Celluloid + Filming Destructions
Fri 12/8 • 7:30PM PST
Billy Wilder Theater
In-person: Introduction by Chon Noriega, Distinguished Professor, UCLA School of Theater Film and Television. Video introduction by artist Raphael Montañez Ortiz. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when...
UclaFLUX Fall Concert
Fri 12/8 • 8PM PST
Lani Hall
Join us for a dynamic evening of modern music performed by the uclaFLUX contemporary music ensemble, which is devoted to the performance of chamber music from the 20th and 21st centuries. uclaFLUX is led by Professor Gloria Cheng and seeks to...
Saturday December 12/9
Asian Pacific Alumni of UCLA Holiday Silent Reading Party & Book Exchange
Sat 12/9 • 10:30AM - 12PM PST
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"BYOB" (Bring Your Own Book) and join the Asian Pacific Alumni of UCLA for our Holiday Silent Reading Party & Book Exchange. This is not a "book club," so you are free to bring anything you like to read. Revisit an old favorite or crack open a new...
Coffee Social - Aptos, CA
Sat 12/9 • 11AM PST
Cat & Cloud Coffee • Aptos CA
Coffee Socials are events that bring UCLA to neighborhoods around the world. Providing an opportunity for attendees to engage with one another on a regional level, Coffee Socials foster connections and relationships within the greater Bruin...
University of California Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association Statewide Meeting
Sat 12/9 • 11:30AM - 5:30PM PST
James West Alumni Center
Program Overview 11:30 a.m. - Noon — Lunch Noon - 5:30 p.m. — UC CLAA Statewide Meeting 6 - 8 p.m. — UC CLAA Reception at the UCLA Athletic Hall of...
Reimagining the Olympiad: Body and Mind
Sat 12/9 • 4PM PST
Billy Wilder Theater
Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Reimagining the...
Khon: Thai Masked Dance and Music
Sat 12/9 • 7PM PST
Schoenberg Hall
To strengthen the excellent relationship between the U.S. and Thailand, and in celebration of the 190th anniversary of Thailand-U.S. diplomatic relations in 2023, a group of 18 musicians from the Thai Music Division of the Fine Arts Department,...
Sunday December 12/10
Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan
Sun 12/10 • 11AM PST
Billy Wilder Theater
All Family Flicks screenings are free admission. Seating is first come, first served. The Billy Wilder Theater opens 15 minutes before each Family Flicks program. Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan U.S., 1982 After the disappointing reception of the...
Takacs Quartet (Chamber Music at the Clark)
Sun 12/10 • 2PM - 4PM PST
UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Seats for the Takács Quartet concert will go on sale at 12 noon on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. $40 General Public/$10 current UCLA students with valid UID. Please note, seats are very limited and will sell out within minutes. The program includes...
South Bay Bruins Holiday Toy Drive
Sun 12/10 • 3PM PST
Proud Bird • Los Angeles CA
Join the UCLA South Bay Bruins for a Holiday Toy Drive benefiting Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Please bring a new and unwrapped toy, and meet your UCLA Alumni South Bay Bruins Board members at the Proud Bird. To maintain patient safety and...
UCLA Philharmonia Concert
Sun 12/10 • 4PM PST
Schoenberg Hall
UCLA Philharmonia is the flagship orchestra of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, and one of Southern California’s premiere training orchestras. Focusing on both the core symphonic and operatic repertoire, and the best in contemporary and...
Program 2: Scratch Videos
Sun 12/10 • 7PM PST
Billy Wilder Theater
In-person: Introduction by Chon Noriega, Distinguished Professor, UCLA School of Theater Film and Television. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are...