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The program includes compositions by Sergei Prokofiev, Mieczyslaw Weinberg, and Dmitri Shostakovich. Please visit the event website for full details and ticket information.

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@ Join UCLA Bay Area Bruins at Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz for a community beach cleanup focused on protecting our coast and raising awareness about litter and plastic pollution. Participants should be 18 years or older. This clean-up is part of a larger Save Our Shores event taking place across Santa Cruz county on Sept. 19, 2026. We will be volunteer with many other people. Please wear your UCLA gear (e.g. hats, t-shirts, sweatshirts, shorts, etc.) so we can easily find each other. For those interested in making friends with fellow Bruins, we will figure out a no-host lunch location at the end of the event. Look for Marina Lemas in the UCLA blue and gold trucker hat. ### [San Francisco Bay Area Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Join our New Bruin Send-off Celebration, where you will meet other incoming students, families and alumni. Send-offs are filled with Bruin pride and the beginning of lifelong friendships and lasting memories. Wherever you are, Send-offs are the perfect way to find your UCLA community before you begin your Bruin journey. Start building your network at the Send-off! For questions in advance of the event, contact the Future Bruin Initiatives at FutureBruin@alumni.ucla.edu. About New Bruin Send-off Celebrations: Hosted by regional, diversity and affinity alumni networks each summer, these celebratory and casual gatherings bring together students, parents and alumni for events ranging from backyard gatherings to picnics in community parks. Each event is unique, but one common theme always emerges: the strength and reach of the UCLA community. ### [Transfer Student Alumni](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/transfer-student-alumni/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/transfer-student-alumni/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 19, 2026, when the Sacramento River Cats host the Reno Aces at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. First pitch is set for 6:37 p.m. in what promises to be one of the most electric nights of the year. Sutter Health Fireworks Saturday: The traditional Saturday fireworks show lights up the sky after the final out — the perfect close to a night of baseball under the lights. Looney Tunes Night – On September 19, Looney Tunes Night brings classic cartoon chaos to the ballpark! Join Bugs, Daffy, and friends for themed fun, playful moments, and plenty of River Cats baseball. It is a night full of laughs, nostalgia, and Looney Tunes energy. Reserved ticket – all fees and taxes are included. You may also add an optional meal voucher for $17.34 which includes a hot dog, chips, and 1 non-alcoholic drink. ### [Sacramento Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/sacramento-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/sacramento-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Come watch the game w/us at UOB east sac aka the official UCLA sports bar in the Sacramento area as our Bruins take on Purdue! Hope to see you there – Go Bruins! Open event. ### [Sacramento Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/sacramento-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/sacramento-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Great opportunity to meet and greet your fellow UCLA Mountain Bruin Members! Learn about all the events for the rest of the year. Current, past and prospective members welcome! Opportunity to join at any level of membership. Lake Arrowhead Brewery is one of the most popular places in the community. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. No tickets required as establishment is open to the public. Wear your favorite blue and gold/UCLA gear and join us for good time! **Open Event** ### [Mountain Bruins](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/mountain-bruins/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/mountain-bruins/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ The UCLA Pilipino Alumni Association’s (PAA) New Grad Coffeehouse Meetup serves to celebrate UCLA Pilipino-Grads and connect new grads to each other for the purpose of navigating life and career after graduating UCLA! ### [UCLA Pilipino Alumni Association](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-pilipino-alumni-association/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/pilipino-alumni-association/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ The UCLA Parent & Family Association will host a Parent & Family Open House the Saturday during Move-in Weekend. Join us for a casual, open-house style gathering where Bruin families can unwind, connect with each other, and learn more about the UCLA Parent & Family Association. Light snacks and beverages will be provided while supplies last. Please fill out the interest form to let the Parent & Family Association know you’re interested in attending! Please Note: This event is exclusively for parents & families and undergraduate students. ### [UCLA Alumni Affairs](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-alumni-affairs/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ San Diego Bruins check out comics from the Indigenous Communities in our region, offered in Spanish, as well as English. Celebrating Hispanic Heritage month with an expansion of recognition and representation.  “Kumeyaay Comics by the Kumeyaay Visual Storytelling Project” opens on Saturday, September 12.  This immersive exhibit is based on the two-part graphic novel titled, Our Past, Present, and Future, and Beyond Gaming, authored by Kumeyaay scholars and historians Ethan Banegas, Michael Connolly Miskwish, Lorraine Orosco, and Stanley Rodriguez. The vibrant, colorful comics are illustrated by John Swogger.  Located on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Kumeyaay Nation, the Museum of Us is proud to partner with the Kumeyaay Visual Storytelling Project.  Financial support for the Kumeyaay Comics by the Kumeyaay Visual Storytelling Project exhibit at the Museum of Us is provided in part by the City of San Diego Department of Cultural Affairs.” **Cost:** Adult $19.95 Military $16.95 Senior $16.95 Student with ID $16.95 Youth 6 -17 $16.95 Educator with ID $16.95 ### [San Diego Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/san-diego-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/san-diego-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Join us as we cheer on UCLA Football! Game watches are central time. 9/19 vs. Purdue 10 p.m. kickoff Open Event. ### [Chicago Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/chicago-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Join us as we cheer on UCLA Football! The bar has agreed to the following specials: 1. $6 Draft Beer 2. $30 Bucket of Beers (5 bottles in a bucket) 3. $10 Pizza & $15 Wings Open Event ### [New York Tri-State Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/new-york-tri-state-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/new-york-tri-state-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Join the UCLA Alumni New York Tri-State Network for the UCLA Volunteer Day. We’ll be doing letter writing and learning about UCLA Alumni Association Board Member, Brian Rosenbaum’s, career journey. We’ll provide pens and basic paper, however no envelopes or stamps will be provided. ### [New York Tri-State Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/new-york-tri-state-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/new-york-tri-state-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Start your morning with OC Bruins at our next Bruin Brew, a casual coffee social at Press & Moka in Irvine. This European-style coffeehouse pairs espresso and fresh crepes with a shaded plaza patio, a giant waterfall wall, putt-putt golf, and other outdoor games. Come visit this ideal spot to sip, connect, and kick off the day with fellow Bruins. Drop in anytime between 9 and 11! PLEASE NOTE: Two-Hour Parking Validation: Press & Moka sits in a ticketed parking structure. Take a ticket at the gate 1 when you arrive, then bring it up to the counter when you order, they will validate two hours with any purchase. The two hours start when you pull the ticket at the gate rather than when you order, so please plan to be back at your car before the time is up to avoid a charge at the exit gate. Parking, food, and beverages are self-pay. By attending, you acknowledge that photos may be taken and used in future OC Bruins or UCLA Alumni communications ### [Orange County Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/orange-county-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/orange-county-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

The UCLA Career Center has partnered with JCPenney to bring the UCLA community up to 45% off select careerwear, shoes and accessories. Event will be held at the JCPenney at the Fox Hills mall. All UCLA undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, staff, faculty and alumni are welcome. Please feel free to invite your friends, family, and community to join in. Ways to get to JCPenney! - Drive or Carpool and self park. The mall parking is completely free. - Culver City Green Bus - Line 6. $1 to ride. Get off on Culver City Transit Center. - Use our shuttle provided by ResLife! This is a FREE round-trip transportation from campus. Buses will leave from Luskin Turnaround every 30 minutes. The first bus will leave campus by 4:30pm to arrive by 5pm at JCPenney. The last bus will leave campus by 7:00pm. The JCPenney store is located at 6000 S Hannum Ave, Culver City, CA 90230. Please enter directly from the outside entrance rather than from inside of the mall, you will need to use he dedicated exterior ground-level entrance facing the eastern edge of the mall property (near the charging stations). Our check in stations will be by the outside doors, all other entrances may be closed since this will be a UCLA only event. REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO ATTEND BUT HIGHLY ENCOURAGED. You will have the opportunity to check in at the event.

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@ Join the UCLA Alumni San Fernando Valley Network, UCLA campus partners and Bloomberg for an evening exploring the future of content, media and entertainment. This year marks the fourth annual gathering, building on the Bruins in Business and Tech networking mixer and alumni panel, previously led by UCLA Alumni Affairs, and expanding the conversation to include entertainment. The evening will bring together UCLA alumni, students, industry leaders and emerging professionals for an exclusive reception and conversation at the intersection of storytelling, technology and the rapidly evolving business landscape. The program will feature a fireside conversation with Michael Kassan ʼ72, founder and CEO of 3C Ventures, followed by an audience Q&A and a panel discussion examining the future of content with leading voices from across the industry. The program will be moderated by Bloomberg, bringing a leading global business and media perspective to the conversation. Guests will have the opportunity to connect, exchange ideas and network with other Bruins and professionals shaping the next generation of media, entertainment, business and technology. **6:00-7:00 PM –** Reception, food, drinks, and networking**7:15-8:00 PM –** Fireside Chat with Michael Kassan + Q&A**8:10-8:35 PM –** The Future of Content Panel** 8:35-9:00 PM –** Networking _bruin exclusive bloomberg screentime discount_ _Keep the momentum going in the following days by attending [**Bloomberg Screentime**](https://events.bloomberglive.com/event/bloomberg-screentime-2026/summary?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SFV+Network+-+Bruins+in+Entertainment%2c+Business%2c+and+Tech&utm_term=Bloomberg+Screentime+&utm_id=2786026&sfmc_id=133374048) in Los Angeles on Sept. 30 – Oct. 1, where media creators, curators, influencers and deal makers gather to define the next era in pop-culture._ _Last year’s event was excellent and Bloomberg is offering a 50% discount for Bruins (Enter promo code [**UCLA50**](https://events.bloomberglive.com/event/bloomberg-screentime-2026/register?RefId=UCLA50&rt=WzvzDmKDIEy5glvIn-Q-lQ&sfmc_id=133374048&utm_campaign=SFV+Network+-+Bruins+in+Entertainment%2C+Business%2C+and+Tech&utm_id=2786026&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sfmc&utm_term=UCLA50) on the payment page to receive the discount). We hope to see you there!_ ### [San Fernando Valley Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/san-fernando-valley-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/san-fernando-valley-network/) ### fireside chat  **Michael Kassan** _Founder & CEO, 3C Ventures_ [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelkassan/) **_Fireside Chat Speaker_** Michael Kassan is the founder and CEO of 3C Ventures, a leading firm that accelerates clients’ growth through three core pillars: consulting, convening, and co-investing. Known for his uncanny ability to identify – and seize – growth opportunities across industries, Kassan is a trusted advisor to top executives in media, marketing, entertainment, and technology, helping to solve their most complex business challenges. He is frequently called upon as a keynote speaker and media commentator on the future of marketing and digital disruption. Previously, Kassan founded MediaLink in 2003, a strategic advisory firm that became the go-to resource for Fortune 500 brands, media moguls, and technology pioneers. He has also held senior leadership roles, including President/COO of Initiative Media Worldwide, where he grew billings from $1.5 billion to over $10 billion. Earlier in his career, he was President and COO of International Video Entertainment (Artisan Entertainment). Kassan is a lifelong philanthropist and community advocate and serves on several boards including the American Advertising Federation, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Ad Council, and the Paley Center for Media. Kassan is also a Trustee of the Whitney Museum of American Art. In 2019, he was inducted into the American Advertising Federation’s Hall of Fame.  **Chris Palmer**i _Senior Editor, Bloomberg News_ [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-palmeri-4a17584/) _**Fireside Chat Moderator**_ Chris helps run the Los Angeles office of Bloomberg News, which consists of fourteen reporters and editors, covering areas such as entertainment, real estate, finance and politics. Before joining Bloomberg in 2009, he had been a senior correspondent at BusinessWeek. Chris also worked at Forbes for 13 years, eventually becoming its Houston Bureau Chief. ### panel – the future of content  **Ezra Cooperstein** _President of Night_ [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ezra-cooperstein-1596b86/) Ezra Cooperstein is President of Night, a next-generation talent management and investment company representing many of the world’s leading digital creators. He has spent more than two decades building businesses at the forefront of the creator economy. Cooperstein was the Founding CEO of Maker Studios, which became one of the defining companies of the early YouTube era and was later acquired by Disney. He subsequently served as President of Fullscreen and Rooster Teeth, helping lead another generation of digital media businesses. At Night, Cooperstein works across talent, investing and company creation, helping creators transform audience and influence into enduring businesses and brands. His career has been built around a consistent thesis: as media shifts from institutions to individuals, creators will increasingly become founders, owners and major business builders.  **CJ Yu** _Head of Development, Red Bull Media_ [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjyuprofile/) CJ Yu is a UCLA alumnus and entertainment executive who has spent more than 20 years working across television, streaming, digital media, interactive entertainment, and live specials. He currently serves as Head of Development at Red Bull Media House, where he develops creator-led series, global formats, documentaries, and live entertainment for major platforms and networks. Previously, CJ spent seven years at Amazon Studios leading unscripted development across the U.S. and international markets, helping launch and scale franchises including \*Thursday Night Football \*pre-shows, _LOL: Last One Laughing_, and _All or Nothing_. Earlier in his career, he worked at companies including Talpa, Endemol, TMZ, Carat, and Mark Burnett Productions, with credits and experiences spanning _The Voice_, _Survivor, The Apprentice_, _Deal or No Deal_, _Big Brother_, \*Wipeout \*and _Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? _ UCLA was also where CJ first began combining many of the things he still loves today: storytelling, media, and meeting new people in the community with shared interests. He earned his B.A. in English, wrote for and worked as a photographer at the _Daily Bruin_, served on the board of the Student Alumni Association, and was president of Delta Tau Delta. Outside of work, CJ is an avid traveler who is usually plotting his next trip, exploring a new city, or finding a reason to get on a plane. He remains a very proud Bruin and, perhaps most importantly, is old enough to remember when a Diddy Riese ice cream sandwich cost just a dollar.  **Gary Ainsworth** _Executive Vice President & Global Head of Content Operations, Lionsgate Entertainment_ [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gray-ainsworth-5b8731/) Mr. Ainsworth leads the global operations for content management activities for Lionsgate including all supply chain operations for delivery & fulfillment in all media, localization, asset management & restoration, metadata, avails, packaged media, cloud strategy, AI tool implementation, mastering, screening operations and both domestic & international theatrical servicing.   Prior to Lionsgate, Mr. Ainsworth held various positions with Deluxe Entertainment Services including EVP & GM Digital Media, EVP Corporate Development and Strategy and oversaw Sales and Account Management.  He had responsibility for the media services and television post-production businesses.  He also oversaw strategy and execution for all corporate development initiatives across the media group worldwide.  This included acquisitions, partnerships, new products and services as well as involvement in operational activities associated with them.  Prior to joining Deluxe, Mr. Ainsworth spent 16 years at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios where he was most recently Senior Vice President Technical Services.  He was responsible for all worldwide technical distribution in all media.  This includes video transfer, foreign language dubbing, film restoration, TV and airline editing, DVD compression & authoring, theatrical distribution, airline delivery, satellite delivery, audio, foreign theatrical distribution and advertising/publicity stills archiving & distribution as well as other traditional methods.   Mr. Ainsworth, a graduate of The University of California at Los Angeles, has testified before the Library of Congress in hearings on film preservation.  He is a past board member of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and a regular guest lecturer for UCLA Extension’s class on post-production and distribution.  He has been a speaker and panelist at numerous conferences.    **Jeremi Gorman** _Chief Revenue Office, Fanatics Advertising_ [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremi-gorman/) Jeremi T. Gorman is the Chief Revenue Officer of Fanatics Advertising, where she oversees the unified, cross-platform marketing and brand partnerships division that connects brands with sports fans across content, commerce, and live experiences.   Previously, Jeremi served as President of Worldwide Advertising for Netflix, Inc. until October 2023. Prior to that, she was Chief Business Officer at Snap Inc. and before that, held various positions at Amazon.com, Inc., including as Global Head of Enterprise Advertising Sales. Earlier in her career, she held advertising and marketing roles at Yahoo!, Variety and Monster.com.  Jeremi is an active angel investor and a founding investor in Angel City Football Club. She is an advisor to various companies and serves on the boards of Women for Women International, GameSquare Holdings, Inc. and Revitate. Jeremi holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA from Pennsylvania State University. ### panel moderator  **Thomas Buckley** _Reporter, Bloomberg_ [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tgbuckley/) ### event partners [](https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/degrees/master-of-science-in-business-analytics-msba) [](https://chancellorssociety.ucla.edu/) [](https://master.econ.ucla.edu/) [](https://www.tft.ucla.edu/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ The Pilipino Welcome Reception (PWR) is a tabling event where all of UCLA’s Pilipino organizations come together to welcome new and returning students. Attendees can meet representatives from different organizations, learn about their missions and activities, and discover ways to get involved in the Pilipino community on campus. With live student performances as well as Pilipino cultural food, our welcome reception is a great opportunity to connect with others, explore different clubs, and find a community at UCLA. ### [UCLA Pilipino Alumni Association](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-pilipino-alumni-association/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/pilipino-alumni-association/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ The Established Bruins Town Hall brings together UCLA Latino alumni who are 10 or more years beyond graduation to share their experiences, insights, and priorities with the UCLA Latino Alumni Association. This gathering provides an opportunity to reflect on how UCLA Latino Alumni Association (ULAA) can support alumni throughout different stages of their personal and professional journeys, and identify ways experienced Bruins can mentor, advocate, volunteer, and contribute to the next generation of UCLA students and alumni. The town hall will also center alumni voices in shaping ULAA’s future programs, partnerships, advocacy efforts, and long-term vision. ### [UCLA Latino Alumni Association](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-latino-alumni-association/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/ucla-latino-alumni-association/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Learn more about the UCLA Lambda Alumni Association from our current board of directors. Join us after the info session at our September Board Meeting. ### [UCLA Lambda LGBTQ Alumni Association](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-lambda-lgbtq-alumni-association/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/ucla-lambda-lgbtq-alumni-association/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Whether you arrived after graduation or this has always been home, life after UCLA can make even a familiar city feel new when you see it through a fresh perspective. But there are likely plenty of Bruins nearby — we just don’t recognize one another without our BearWear. Now is the time to change that. Join us for an evening of relaxed fun with the classes of 2023-26. This is as low-key as it gets: no program, no icebreakers, and no expectation that you work the room. If you’d rather not walk in alone, bring a friend — they don’t need to be a Bruin. Drop in for a bit or stay all evening. And if you want a preview, that’s Astro pictured below — our spot for the evening. Astro gives us two floors to spread out, plus pool, darts, TVs, lounges and plenty of corners for conversation. Food and beverages will be available for individual purchase, so grab a local beer or cocktail, a fried chicken sandwich, a donut or whatever sounds good while you meet other recent grads who already know at least one chapter of your story. Maybe you’ll meet other sports fans to watch a UCLA game with this fall, find people who want to explore a new local spot in the next few months, or exchange career tips down the line. Who knows — you might even end up sitting across from one another at a Dinner for 12 Strangers that one of you hosts next February. This could be the start of a circle of Bruins you keep bumping into — and choosing to spend time with. Our greatest hope is that you make friends you like enough to say, “We should do this again,” and then actually do it. ### [UCLA Alumni Affairs](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-alumni-affairs/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Internationally acclaimed saxophonist Anna Marie Wytko leads a masterclass at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. About Anna Marie Wytko: Saxophonist Anna Marie Wytko, whose playing has been described by The Absolute Sound as “extraordinary” and the Uruguayan Press as “impeccable,” is University Distinguished Professor of Saxophone within the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance at Kansas State University. A Yamaha Performing Artist-Clinician and KSU International Educator of the Year Award Winner, Dr. Wytko is a globally acclaimed recording, performing, and teaching artist, as well as a globally praised author of multiple books, articles, and other publications. Sample albums include When Night Came, Anna Marie Wytko – Saxophonist, The Loveliness of Air – I Can’t Breathe, Muddle, and Phraseology. Published by RJ Upmarket Press, Dr. Wytko authored pedagogy books The Saxophonist As Rank Beginner and Beyond: A Guide for Saxophone Methods Class, Band Directors, and Private Instructors and The Saxophonist As Musician First – A Sampling Of Resources. As concerto soloist, Anna Marie has performed in Carnegie Hall in the famous Stern Auditorium on the esteemed Perelman Stage, and in the historic National Theatre of Costa Rica with the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica. She has performed as concerto soloist with the Polish Air Force Wind Symphony, the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra, the Banda Sinfónica de Montevideo in Uruguay, with the National Bands of San José and Alajuela in Costa Rica, and with orchestras throughout England and Scotland, among many others. Internationally, Dr. Wytko has performed as guest recitalist and taught as guest professor at institutions such as the Royal College of Music in London, the Royal Birmingham Conservatory of Music, the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, the Conservatorio Nacional Superior de Música de Buenos Aires, the University of Zagreb Academy of Music, the Akademia Muzyczna of Poland, the Universidad de Costa Rica, and throughout Italy at the national conservatories of Milan, Florence, Bologna, and Perugia. The winner of numerous awards and prizes, Anna Marie is a Yamaha Young Performing Artist First Prize Winner, Butterfield Young Artists Concerto Competition First Prize Winner, International Incentive Grant award recipient, and Mortar Board National Honor Society for “Exemplary in Instruction and Dedication to the Students’ Experience” award recipient, among numerous others. Please visit Anna Marie’s website for further information.

  From lush melodies and jazz-inflected rhythms to music born of war, resilience and cultural memory, this concert takes audiences on a journey across continents and musical traditions. The musical journey begins with William Grant Still’s lush Romance, the first known concert piece for saxophone by an African American composer. Next, immerse yourself in the brilliant three-movement Concertino by French composer Jeanine Rueff. Featuring a jazz-inspired final movement, audiences will be certain to dance the rest of the night away following this delightful and joyous music. The California premiere of Seattle-based composer Karen P. Thomas’ When night came reflects the horrors of the war in the former Yugoslavia and, in particular, the atrocities committed against the women of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Partly a lament, the piece is also a tribute to the strength and resilience of these women. Czech composer Jindřich Feld’s substantial Sonate pushes the boundaries of sonic and technical virtuosity in this highly flavorful composition. Last but certainly not least, embrace the rich melodies of Retorno (Return) by Costa Rican composer Federico Molina Campos in this U.S. premiere. For more information about the artists, visit the program.

@ This interactive session led by career coach Jessica Sanam Hekmat invites participants to pause and reset to cultivate presence and self-awareness while navigating professional and personal demands. We’ll explore practical mindfulness tools and reflective prompts designed to foster resilience, regulate stress and re-energize focus. The conversation will balance strategy and self-inquiry, and we’ll ground together in real time through guided breath work, reflection and visualization. Participants will leave with practical ways to reconnect to their values and sense of purpose, even when the external environment feels unpredictable. Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ We are honored that University of California President James B. Milliken will join us for this special evening. Together, we’ll celebrate 25 years of student and alumni achievement, career readiness, and the relationships that have connected the University of California with Washington, DC. As we look ahead to the next 25 years, we are proud to be presenting the inaugural Senator Dianne Feinstein Internship Provider Award to an organization that carries forward her enduring legacy of public service, mentorship, and exceptional commitment to creating meaningful opportunities for UC students. Join us for a food and wine reception, reconnect with the UCDC community, meet UC leadership, staff and faculty, alumni, and friends from across UC, and help us kick off a year of celebrating the Center’s past, present, and future. Attire: Business Formal ### [UCLA Alumni Affairs](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-alumni-affairs/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

A Symposium at UCLA October 1-3, 2026 This three-day symposium welcomes scholars, practitioners, and students to join the international Black Opera Research Network (BORN) for papers, a workshop, a performance, and the North American premiere of an opera film. Highlights include a performance by composer Yvette Janine Jackson and her Radio Opera Workshop ensemble; a presentation on the launch of BORN’s Black Opera Critical Editions series; and a screening of the South African opera film Nkoli: A Fierce and Fabulous Life, about anti- Apartheid and AIDS activist Simon Nkoli, with an introduction by the composer and music director. For the most up-to-date information and further details about the symposium please visit our event website: https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/opera-black-queer/ This event is made possible by the UCLA Chancellor’s Arts Initiative, the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, the UCLA Center for Musical Humanities, the UCLA Walter H. Rubsamen Music Library and the UCLA Music Library’s Hugo and Christine Davise Fund. Yvette Janine Jackson and the screening of Nkoli are presented in partnership with CAP UCLA at the UCLA Nimoy Theater. This program is made possible by the Joyce S and Robert U. Nelson Fund. Robert Uriel Nelson was a revered musicologist and music professor at UCLA, who, together with his wife, established a generous endowment for the university to make programs like this possible.

@ Fall is upon us! And it gives us a great reason to start the season with a Happy Brew-in Hour with UCLA alums – come regale us with your favorite Bruin tale! Let’s laugh a little and have some cheer with beer. Our own little Oktoberfest but without the lederhosen – but feel free to wear if you want. Meet new friends. Make new connections. Build bigger Bruin community. Metered street parking (use Passport app or pay machines) with large public parking structure nearby (School House Garage with entrances on Green St, Raymond Ave and Fair Oaks Ave). Guests can purchase food/beverages on their own. ### [San Gabriel Valley Bruins](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/san-gabriel-valley-bruins/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/san-gabriel-valley-bruins/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

A Symposium at UCLA October 1-3, 2026 This three-day symposium welcomes scholars, practitioners, and students to join the international Black Opera Research Network (BORN) for papers, a workshop, a performance, and the North American premiere of an opera film. Highlights include a performance by composer Yvette Janine Jackson and her Radio Opera Workshop ensemble; a presentation on the launch of BORN’s Black Opera Critical Editions series; and a screening of the South African opera film Nkoli: A Fierce and Fabulous Life, about anti- Apartheid and AIDS activist Simon Nkoli, with an introduction by the composer and music director. For the most up-to-date information and further details about the symposium please visit our event website: https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/opera-black-queer/ This event is made possible by the UCLA Chancellor’s Arts Initiative, the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, the UCLA Center for Musical Humanities, the UCLA Walter H. Rubsamen Music Library and the UCLA Music Library’s Hugo and Christine Davise Fund. Yvette Janine Jackson and the screening of Nkoli are presented in partnership with CAP UCLA at the UCLA Nimoy Theater. This program is made possible by the Joyce S and Robert U. Nelson Fund. Robert Uriel Nelson was a revered musicologist and music professor at UCLA, who, together with his wife, established a generous endowment for the university to make programs like this possible.

Join the UCLA Rubsamen Music Library for a Jam Session with the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance Ensemble. The afternoon will begin with a set by the Ensemble, followed by an open jam session. No RSVP required. All are welcome to participate!

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A Symposium at UCLA October 1-3, 2026 This three-day symposium welcomes scholars, practitioners, and students to join the international Black Opera Research Network (BORN) for papers, a workshop, a performance, and the North American premiere of an opera film. Highlights include a performance by composer Yvette Janine Jackson and her Radio Opera Workshop ensemble; a presentation on the launch of BORN’s Black Opera Critical Editions series; and a screening of the South African opera film Nkoli: A Fierce and Fabulous Life, about anti- Apartheid and AIDS activist Simon Nkoli, with an introduction by the composer and music director. For the most up-to-date information and further details about the symposium please visit our event website: https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/opera-black-queer/ This event is made possible by the UCLA Chancellor’s Arts Initiative, the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, the UCLA Center for Musical Humanities, the UCLA Walter H. Rubsamen Music Library and the UCLA Music Library’s Hugo and Christine Davise Fund. Yvette Janine Jackson and the screening of Nkoli are presented in partnership with CAP UCLA at the UCLA Nimoy Theater. This program is made possible by the Joyce S and Robert U. Nelson Fund. Robert Uriel Nelson was a revered musicologist and music professor at UCLA, who, together with his wife, established a generous endowment for the university to make programs like this possible.

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@ Reconnect & Celebrate with the [UCLA Pilipino Alumni Association](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/pilipino-alumni-association/) Please join us on October 3 for an inspiring evening with lifelong friends to honor our distinguished alumni, celebrate community excellence, and support our vision to empower Pilipino alumni, students, and friends of UCLA. **Attire:** Filipiniana or elevated cocktail #### **Event Highlights:** * Stunning views of the Pacific Ocean at a beautiful private residence in Rancho Palos Verdes * Musical performances by: * Norm Tolentino ’97 and band “Beginner Luck” * Emy Baysic and Herb Alpert School of Music students Joules Recana and Tyler Kuan (see bios below) * Traditional Filipino dinner by [Tres Marias](http://www.facebook.com/manilasunrisecarson/) and drinks served throughout the evening * Wine pouring by [Silva Road Wine](https://www.silvaroadwine.com/) * Live auction featuring premium gifts, tickets, and experiences, including: * Four days, three nights at a private lakeside Airbnb in Austin, TX * Four-hour boat ride from Marina del Rey around Santa Monica Bay * Two tickets to an L.A. Kings game * Everly Reese facial and products * Doterra essential oil + diffuser, and a free wellness consultation * And more! * Presentation of two prestigious UCLA Pilipino Alumni Association awards: * Royal Morales Community Service Award | Honoring [Annalisa Vicente Enrile, MSW ’00, Ph.D. ’06](https://dworakpeck.usc.edu/academics/faculty-directory/annalisa-enrile) * Distinguished Alumni Award | Honoring [Toni J. Jaramilla, Esq.](https://www.jaramilla.com/about/toni-jaramilla/) #### **Tickets:** Purchase by September 27 for an early bird discount! * Now-September 27: $55/person * After September 27: $75/person Early Bird (through Sept 15) – $25 is tax-deductible ### [UCLA Pilipino Alumni Association](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-pilipino-alumni-association/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/pilipino-alumni-association/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live ### About the musicians #### Emy Baysic  **Emy Baysic** has performed as an actor and singer for over two decades. She started her professional career in New York City, where she joined the Broadway cast of _Miss Saigon_ and played the lead role of “Kim.” She later joined numerous other productions of _Miss Saigon_ throughout the United States (including the U.S. Second National Tour, The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, Theater Under the Stars (TUTS) in Houston, Maine State Music Theatre, and the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, Illinois, where she was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical at the Joseph Jefferson Awards).    Other theater credits include: Ali in _Mamma Mia!_ (U.S. National Tour – Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Denver); Marcy Park in _The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee_ (North Shore Music Theatre, MA); Aysha in _Children of Eden_ (Paper Mill Playhouse, NJ); Tuptim in _The King and I_ (Civic Light Opera in Fullerton, CA); and Sister James in _Doubt_ (South Carolina Repertory Company, SC). She has also sung the U.S. National Anthem at Madison Square Garden for a New York Knicks basketball game. Emy is a proud alumna of Whitney High School (Cerritos, CA) and UCLA. #### Joules Recana  Joules is a Sophomore at UCLA majoring in Music Industry in the Herb Albert School of Music. Joules graduated after six years from the Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) from Musical Theatre and Popular Music Conservatories.  Joules was a featured vocalist for MONTAGE!, OCSA’s highly celebrated performance ambassadors sharing the stage with Pop and Broadway icons such as Pat Benatar, Blake Shelton, Susan Egan, Javier Muñoz, James Monroe Iglehart, Krysta Rodriguez and Adam Levy.  Joules is a national YoungArts Winner in Voice (Pop). Joules performed at the Hollywood Bowl with Disney’s 100 Anniversary Concerts as “Zazu” and performed Christmas, Broadway, Pop and Jazz sets at The Grove in Anaheim, Segerstrom Center of the Arts, Balboa Bay Resort, the Citadel, South Coast Plaza, Newport Beach and Balboa Beach Resorts, and Montage Hotel.  #### Tyler Kuan  **Tyler Kuan** is a fourth-year at UCLA pursuing a double major in Economics and Ethnomusicology. A pianist whose musical background has been shaped largely by playing by ear, Tyler enjoys learning songs directly from listening and bringing that instinct into pop, jazz, improvisation, and accompaniment. His playing ranges across various genres of music and draws from jazz harmony, groove, and improvisation, developed through years of private study, jam sessions, and ensemble performance. At UCLA, Tyler has performed in jazz-combo settings and across a range of musical traditions, including Filipino, Chinese, Thai, Klezmer, Balinese, Indian, and African American music and tradition. In addition to piano, he has performed on guzheng, erhu, tabla, pong lang, and phin, and has played lead keyboard with fellow UCLA students at multiple Filipino community events on campus. He was selected for two years as a pianist in UCLA’s Klezmer Ensemble through the Gluck Fellows Program and has also independently organized and performed music for senior-center audiences and pediatric patients since 2014. Outside of music, Tyler has worked across finance, analytics, market research, and the entertainment business, most recently as an Investment Banking Finance Intern at Evercore in New York. He is grateful for the opportunity to perform at PAA’s PAAmilya event alongside Emy Baysic and Joules Recana.

@ Alright Bruin Alumni – get your tennis outfits and sneakers on and come learn to play the hottest new sport in town – PADEL. Trust me – it is way better than pickleball. People describe it as tennis meets squash. And yes, you can smash the ball off the walls. We have arranged a great morning day of padel that includes lessons/training (so if you have never played before – absolutely, no worries – Pura Padel has 3 great coaches that will teach us all how to play). After the lessons, we will try some game/open play and some live ball activities so that we all get plenty of court time. We will have strawberries and champagne too so that we can channel our inner Wimbledon dreams. And some great UCLA swag and giveaways. No padel required as we have partnered with Wilson Padels and they are providing padels for us all to use that day. So come out and play padel with your fellow alumni while learning to play this amazing new sport that is taking over the US. If you have never seen padel – there are a ton of great Youtube videos so that you can see all of the fun. The padel community is really vibrant and super fun – so come join us. Includes all court fees, padel usage, balls, instruction, and snack & drinks; as well as some champagne and strawberries. ### [UCLA Lambda LGBTQ Alumni Association](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-lambda-lgbtq-alumni-association/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/ucla-lambda-lgbtq-alumni-association/) ### [San Fernando Valley Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/san-fernando-valley-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/san-fernando-valley-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ UCLA Pilipino Alumni Association (PAA) is thrilled to once again be joining this year’s Dribble for Victory Over Cancer, UCLA’s joint fundraiser with the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation and V Foundation for Cancer Research to raise funds for pediatric cancer research at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital. Participants will raise money and awareness for pediatric cancer research while dribbling through Drake Stadium. Individuals, families, clubs and teams will have the opportunity to meet college basketball players, coaches and alumni while giving kids and their families battling cancer a chance for a brighter tomorrow. This is the fourth year PAA is co-sponsoring a team named “Team Richard Lou Contreras PAAmilya” with PAA board member Aimee Contreras-Camua, in memory of her brother, who passed away from aplastic anemia at 15 years of age. Last year, our team ranked in the top 3 and had the opportunity to take a team photo with the UCLA Men’s and Champion Women’s Basketball teams. We hope to be among the top fundraising teams again this year! Register today to join our team and join us for a post-Dribble lunch at the James West Alumni Center. Schedule of the day: 8:30 a.m. — Registration and Festivities Open at UCLA Drake Stadium 10 a.m. — Welcome Opening Ceremony 10:15 a.m. — Dribble for Victory Over Cancer Course Begins 11:15 a.m. — Closing Ceremony of Awards, Raffle and Autographs at Pauley Pavilion 11:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. — Lunch reception for those registered for Team Richard Lou Contreras PAAmilya at [James West Alumni Center](https://share.google/KSzLLTOBGIaQMtUb9), Founders Conference Room ### [UCLA Pilipino Alumni Association](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-pilipino-alumni-association/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/pilipino-alumni-association/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Join us in celebrating the 40th anniversary of our Center, the nation’s first research center for early modern studies. The program features a talk presented by UCLA Professor of English Helen Deutsch, who served as the Director for a four year-term from 2017 to 2020. Following the talk, guests are invited to mingle with friends and colleagues, add a message to the 40th anniversary Padlet, view a display of Center & Clark ephemera and a slideshow, and enjoy a reception on the terrace.

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@ Take 20 minutes in your day to enjoy much-needed relaxation and calm. When registering, please enter “UCLA” under “organization.” Monthly meditation is led by Michal Rinkevich (MBA ’14) who has been practicing healing arts and meditation since 1995 and teaching since 2006. ### [San Francisco Bay Area Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Join in a peer-led discussion on a spooky book for Halloween. This month’s title is “The Secret History,” by Donna Tartt. Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality they slip gradually from obsession to corruption and betrayal, and at last—inexorably—into evil. (from GoodReads) ### [New York Tri-State Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/new-york-tri-state-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/new-york-tri-state-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Part of: Archive Television Treasures In person: Q&A with actors Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless, executive producer Barney Rosenzweig. Made possible by the John H. Mitchell Television Programming Endowment Cagney & Lacey aired on CBS from 1982–1988, immediately elevating the episodic police genre with its remarkable style and substance. Starring Tyne Daly as Mary Beth Lacey and Sharon Gless as Christine Cagney, the show, throughout its tenure, received numerous Emmy nominations and several awards honoring its lead performers, writers, directors and the series itself. Accompanied by an outstanding supporting cast, Daly and Gless triumph as detective partners and best friends who navigate the ethics and perils of law enforcement and confront the complexities of 1980s feminist politics through the microcosm of the New York City police force. Writing partners Barbara Avedon and Barbara Corday, and executive producer Barney Rosenzweig, were moved to action by Molly Haskell’s book, From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies, and Haskell’s critique of the film industry’s refusal to take seriously women “buddy” pictures. Cagney & Lacey was first conceived of as a feature film script in 1974. CBS initially produced the material in 1981 as a television movie; after many fits and starts, in 1982 the series was launched. From its inception, the show generated debate and controversy around the representation of women on television and the series’ commitment to grounding storylines in topical subjects including abortion, alcoholism, rape, sexual harassment and criminal justice. While CBS executives were threatened by the concept of a dramatic series centered on two women detectives, a strong and dedicated female viewership was vocal in its appreciation for long overdue complex women characters. Join us for a celebration of Cagney & Lacey with series stars Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless and executive producer Barney Rosenzweig in person. Following the screening, there will be a conversation moderated by Archive Research and Study Center Officer Maya Montañez Smukler. Program notes by Archive Research and Study Center Officer Maya Montañez Smukler.

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@ Four alumni communities, one room during #SFTechWeek. The Bay Area alumni clubs of NYU, Harvard, Boston University, and UCLA are co-hosting an evening for alumni working in and around AI. The evening will feature a focused 40-minute panel with operators deploying AI agents in industries that are often underrepresented in the broader AI conversation, including hospitality, consumer products, and CPG. Panelists will share candid insights into what is working in practice, what has fallen short, and how organizations are addressing accountability when AI-powered software takes action. Following the panel, attendees will have the opportunity to connect with alumni from across all four universities over light snacks and drinks. Agenda Doors open: 6:00 pm Panel discussion: 6:40 pm Event concludes: 8:45 pm This event is free to attend. Attendance is limited, and advance registration is required. Members of the UCLA community may request a seat. All requests will be reviewed by the event hosts, and attendance is not confirmed until a confirmation is received. This event is part of #SFTechWeek, a week of events hosted by venture capital firms and startups that brings together members of the technology ecosystem. Learn more at [www.tech-week.com](http://www.tech-week.com). ### [San Francisco Bay Area Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

On the 100th anniversary of John Coltrane’s birth year, The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s global jazz studies program will celebrate this giant of the saxophone, this jazz innovator and spiritual/artistic icon of the Black Arts Movement, this patron saint of avant garde. This symposium will honor Coltrane in words. The keynote address will be delivered by  Archbishop Franzo King, co-founder of the Saint John Coltrane African Orthodox Church. The keynote address in addition to remarks by the archbishop will feature music from members of the church. Theodore A. Harris, Coltrane’s Thunderclap, 1998, paper collage. 11X17in   ABOUT THE ART WORK Theodore A. Harris, Coltrane’s Thunderclap. 1998, paper collage, 11×17 in. Theodore A. Harris (1966-) is a Philadelphia-based visual artist and poet. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is in private and public collections such as Libraries and Museum University of Delaware, Fort Garland Museum and Cultural Center, University of New Mexico Art Museum, Saint Louis University Museum of Art, La Salle University Art Museum, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, McGill University Visual Arts Collection, Center for Africana Studies; University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center Rare Books and Manuscript Library; University of Pennsylvania, and the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art, and the Winston and Carolyn Lowe Collection. Harris is the co-founder of the Anti-Graffiti Network/Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. Harris has also co-authored and authored books including Our Flesh of Flames (2019), Malcolm X as Ideology (2008) with Amiri Baraka, TRIPTYCH with Amiri Baraka and Jack Hirschman (2011), i ran from it and was still in it with Fred Moten (2007), and Thesentür: Conscientious Objector to Formalism (2017). He is the Founding Artistic Director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Black Aesthetics. LEARN MORE: THEODORE A. HARRIS – Home

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@ **Join Daily Bruin alumni for another Daily Bruin Alumni Network Reunion!** The day will kick off at Kerckhoff Hall where you can visit the newsroom. Throughout the day, enjoy panels hosted by Daily Bruin alumni, **reconnect with old classmates**, meet the current Bruin staff and enjoy a light lunch. We hope this will be a great opportunity to network, **make new friends**, and **learn more about the current state of the Daily Bruin** and DBAN. In the evening, join DBAN alumni at the James West Alumni Center for a **cocktail hour and dinner** which will **highlight alums from the 1970s** as we note the 50th anniversary of the graduation of the Class of 1976. In addition, the 2026 Alumni of the Year: Patrick Healy ’76 and Jeong Park ’17 will be recognized for their extraordinary careers and contributions to the UCLA community. _If you are interested in attending but are unable to due to the cost of the ticket, please reach out to Marilyn Chavez-Martinez at **[chavez.marilyn50@gmail.com](mailto:chavez.marilyn50@gmail.com?subject=)**._ **Pricing** Daytime Activities **ONLY** — **Free** Evening Cocktail Party and Dinner **ONLY** — $75 Daytime Activities **AND** Evening Cocktail Party and Dinner — $75 ### [Daily Bruin Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/daily-bruin-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/daily-bruin-alumni-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ American Indian Alumni of UCLA’s 2026 Fundraiser. More information forthcoming. Stay tuned! TBA ### [American Indian Alumni of UCLA](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/american-indian-alumni-of-ucla/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/american-indian-alumni-of-ucla/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Join fellow Bruins in the Santa Clarita Valley for a casual Saturday morning coffee meetup! Grab a coffee, meet other local UCLA alumni, and hang out with fellow Bruins. No agenda, just a relaxed morning together. Attendees can purchase food/drinks on their own. ### [Santa Clarita Valley Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/santa-clarita-valley-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/santa-clarita-valley-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

On the 100th anniversary of John Coltrane’s birth year, The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s global jazz studies program will celebrate this giant of the saxophone, this jazz innovator and spiritual/artistic icon of the Black Arts Movement, this patron saint of avant garde. Theodore A. Harris, Coltrane’s Thunderclap, 1998, paper collage. 11X17in   ABOUT THE ART WORK Theodore A. Harris, Coltrane’s Thunderclap. 1998, paper collage, 11×17 in. Theodore A. Harris (1966-) is a Philadelphia-based visual artist and poet. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is in private and public collections such as Libraries and Museum University of Delaware, Fort Garland Museum and Cultural Center, University of New Mexico Art Museum, Saint Louis University Museum of Art, La Salle University Art Museum, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, McGill University Visual Arts Collection, Center for Africana Studies; University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center Rare Books and Manuscript Library; University of Pennsylvania, and the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art, and the Winston and Carolyn Lowe Collection. Harris is the co-founder of the Anti-Graffiti Network/Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. Harris has also co-authored and authored books including Our Flesh of Flames (2019), Malcolm X as Ideology (2008) with Amiri Baraka, TRIPTYCH with Amiri Baraka and Jack Hirschman (2011), i ran from it and was still in it with Fred Moten (2007), and Thesentür: Conscientious Objector to Formalism (2017). He is the Founding Artistic Director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Black Aesthetics. LEARN MORE: THEODORE A. HARRIS – Home

@ Join us as we cheer on UCLA Football! The bar has agreed to the following specials: 1. $6 Draft Beer 2. $30 Bucket of Beers (5 bottles in a bucket) 3. $10 Pizza & $15 Wings ### [New York Tri-State Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/new-york-tri-state-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/new-york-tri-state-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Celebrate a pair of retrospectives featuring two prolific and trailblazing abstract artists, Huguette Caland and Mavis Pusey, with galleries open late and music in the courtyard. Food and drink will be available for purchase all night. This event is free and open to the public. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/fallcel26

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The program includes compositions by Johannes Brahms, Arnold Schoenberg, and Franz Schubert. Please visit the event website for full details and ticket information.

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@ Come join Bruin Alumni and Friends for a fun and relaxing discussion of books. We try to curate a wide variety of genres (all recommended by our own members) to accommodate all tastes and to encourage each other to read something we wouldn’t on our own. We would love to have you join us. All are welcome! October: The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. Please email bkronbeck@social.rr.com to be added to the waitlist for the South Bay Book Club. ### [South Bay Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/south-bay-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/south-bay-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ The Current UCLA Latinx Students Town Hall creates a space for current Latinx students to share their experiences, perspectives, needs, and aspirations directly with the UCLA Latino Alumni Association (ULAA). The conversation will help ULAA better understand how it can support students through mentorship, professional development, community building, advocacy, and connections with alumni. The town hall also provides students with an opportunity to build relationships with alumni and help shape ULAA’s future priorities and programs to ensure they reflect the voices and experiences of today’s UCLA Latinx students. ### [UCLA Latino Alumni Association](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-latino-alumni-association/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/ucla-latino-alumni-association/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Join us for the first of six workshops as part of the Modal Interchange: Conversations on 21st-Century Performance Practices series with Vicki Ray, a Los Angeles based composer and pianist, who will join Wendy Richman in a conversation about concert programming and commissioning new works. Concert Curation IS Composition! Every musician presenting a concert is: a composer! In this talk I’ll explore different ways to think about concert programming and how the works you program constitute a meta-composition. Using musical examples I’ll explore the way connections between worlds – musical and otherwise – can create fresh, interesting juxtapositions that challenge (and hopefully delight!) the performer as well as the listener. Folded into this approach is the opportunity to commission new works that can tie previously unrelated pieces together and expand the repertoire of our instrument. Bio Described as “phenomenal and fearless” Vicki Ray is a pianist, improviser and composer. She has commissioned and premiered countless new works by today’s leading composers. Ray is a founding member of Piano Spheres and was, for many years, the head of keyboard studies at the California Institute of the Arts where she was named the first recipient of the Hal Blaine Chair in Musical Performance. She has appeared on numerous international festivals and was a regular member of the faculty at the Bang On a Can Summer Festival at MASS MoCA. Ray has been featured on the Los Angeles Philharmonic Green Umbrella Series as soloist and collaborative artist. Her widely varied performing and recording career covers the gamut of new and old music: from Boulez to Reich, Wadada Leo Smith to Beethoven. Notable recordings include the first Canadian disc of Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire with the Blue Rider Ensemble, the premiere recordings of Steve Reich’s You Are (Variations) and the Daniel Variations with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and the first recording of John Cage’s Europeras 3 and 4. Her recording of Cage’s The Ten Thousand Things on Microfest Records received 2013 Grammy nomination. Vicki can also be seen playing the chromelodeon in the Los Angeles based PARTCH ensemble. Vicki Ray is a Steinway artist. More about Modal Interchange: Conversations on 21st-Century Performance Practices The personality of Los Angeles’s new music scene mirrors its city’s culture and geography as a whole: equal parts diversity and decentralization, in a battle for recognition and relevance that crisscrosses 650 freeway miles. This series casts a wide net around the new music community, hosting a diverse group of individuals who might not otherwise share the same artistic and academic spaces in a series of lecture-workshops geared to an audience of performers. Modal Interchange is a series of six workshops through 2026-27. Each workshop focuses on an element of 21st-century performing, programming, and music-making in the world of contemporary music: histories of experimental music and the avant-garde, commissioning new works, concert programming, listening as an audience member, listening as a performer, score-reading and part-marking, learning and practicing contemporary works, researching and writing program notes, improvisation, and activism. This series is conceived and hosted by violist Wendy Richman and produced in partnership with the UCLA Center for Musical Humanities. Dr. Richman is Lecturer in Performance Studies, Director of uclaFLUX, and a founding member of the International Contemporary Ensemble. For the full schedule, please visit our website: https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/modal-interchange-conversations-on-21st-century-performance-practices/

California Education Learning Lab presents a high-energy, participatory debate on the purpose of higher ed in the age of AI, where everyone is welcome to speak, listen, and engage. Join us for a different kind of conversation about the purpose of higher education in the age of AI. Hosted by April Lawson of Insight Debate & Dialogue in partnership with the My Robot Teacher podcast, this high-energy, participatory debate invites attendees to explore a timely and potentially contentious question facing higher education. There will be no slate of experts at the front of the room. Instead, everyone present will have the opportunity to contribute. You are welcome to speak, listen, or simply take in the conversation. The goal is not necessarily to reach agreement, but to bring different perspectives into the open and engage thoughtfully across disagreement. Closer to the event, registrants will be invited to complete a brief survey to help select the specific resolution we’ll debate. Resolutions include statements such as “Higher education has become transactional rather than transformative” or “AI will do more harm than good in higher education.” Once selected, the final resolution will be announced and shared broadly in advance. This free event is open to Learning Lab's INSPIRE convening attendees and the broader UCLA/Los Angeles higher education community, including students, faculty and administrators, and other interested guests. No special expertise or preparation is required. Participants will come away with a model for a classroom, meeting, or town-hall ready format for discussing hot button topics in a constructive, meaningful, engaging, and safe way. Seats are limited: Advance RSVP is requested.

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Part of: Archive Treasures Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hugh M. Hefner Classic American Film Program. Archive Treasures showcases works from UCLA Film & Television Archive’s extensive holdings, which comprise one of the largest moving image collections in the world. Included in this series will be deserving and rarely screened gems presented in original and restored prints.

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@ The 2nd Act Academy is a 6-week learning experience which blends intellectual engagement with personal reflection and practical next steps to help you reimagine what is next. Join 50 of your peers as you learn, grow, develop and build community with Bruins. Sold Out Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for a screening of the film “Arnold Schoenberg and That Ol’ Atonal Music: A Conversation” featuring interviews with Larry Schoenberg and Alex Ross in the Schoenberg Rockingham house, followed by in-person discussion with Schoenberg family members, Alex Ross and the makers of the film.

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Huib Schippers argues that the history of ethnomusicology shows an organic development towards public-facing work, and discusses the skill sets needed in the field to improve lives through music. Abstract: An interesting thing happened to ethnomusicology on its way to the 21st century. While beginnings in the 1800s kept it carefully away from direct interaction with the people who make music, culture and context became increasingly important in the second half of the 20th century. Towards 2000, an awareness had dawned that the musicians we work with and their communities perhaps should be at the center of our efforts. This first manifested as “giving back” research outputs (such as recordings) to the community, and later expanded into working with communities on an equal footing to serve their agendas in and through music. In this talk, I will argue that this very short history constitutes an organic development towards public-facing work, and discuss how applied ethnomusicologists require new skill sets to engage successfully with an exciting range of contemporary applied work in the realms of social justice, health, institutions, media, cultural sustainability and crisis recovery. Bio: Huib Schippers is one of the world’s leading scholars on the crossroads of music education, community music, music industry, cultural diversity, and sustainability. In over three decades of leadership roles in arts and academia, he founded the World Music School in Amsterdam (1990-1996), the World Music & Dance Centre in Rotterdam (2001-2006), and Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre in Australia (2003-2015). Next, he directed Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (2016-2020), served as UC Regents’ Professor at UCLA (2022) and as Visiting Professor at CCOM in Beijing (2023). In 2025, he was proclaimed Distinguished Changjiang Professor and became Founding Director of the International Centre for Cultural Sustainability at Zhaoqing University in China. Schippers has initiated applied projects on five continents and published over 200 publications for scholarly and general audiences, mostly on cultural diversity, artistic research, systems of learning, and cultural sustainability, including Facing the Music: Shaping Music Education from a Global Perspective (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2010); Sustainable Futures for Music Cultures (OUP, 2016) and Music, Communities, Sustainability (OUP, 2022). https://huibschippers.org/

Join The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for the second annual UCLA Bassoon Day. Spearheaded by John Steinmetz, director of the bassoon studio, this event will feature a full day of bassoon classes, performance, reedmaking, bassoon band, with bassoon related vendors showing instruments, reeds, and accessories. This event will take place in the Band Room (1345) and is open to students of all levels.

@ Join us as we cheer on UCLA Football! The bar has agreed to the following specials: 1. $6 Draft Beer 2. $30 Bucket of Beers (5 bottles in a bucket) 3. $10 Pizza & $15 Wings Open Event ### [New York Tri-State Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/new-york-tri-state-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/new-york-tri-state-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Join us as we cheer on UCLA Football! ### [Washington, D.C. Area Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/washington-d-c-area-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/washington-dc-area-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Join us for a night out in lovely Lafayette, CA. The Western Flyer Project was born out of a desire to use craft beer as a community rallying point. They brew world class beer on site, and will have a full kitchen serving casual coastal tacos and lite bites. We will then move to the local Round Up Saloon for karaoke. ### [San Francisco Bay Area Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Join the Chicago Network as we cheer on UCLA football! _Dog Haus is close to the Fullerton L Stop, and can be accessed by multiple bus routes. There is also street parking available. We often have drink and food specials. Go Bruins!_ Open Event ### [Chicago Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/chicago-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Part of Ryusuke Hamaguchi: Early Works Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Yanai Initiative When Drive My Car won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film in 2022, on top of being the first Japanese film ever nominated for Best Picture, it may have appeared to many as if its director, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, had come out of nowhere to accomplish such a feat. Still others may have known him as the director of the four-hour tour-de-force relationship drama, Happy Hour, when it generated cinephile buzz on the festival circuit in 2016 or perhaps the spellbinding romance-by-way-of identity-crisis, Asako I & II, when it became his first film to premiere at Cannes in 2018. But well before these milestones, Hamaguchi was busy making shorts and features that have rarely screened outside of Japan. After graduating from Tokyo University in 2003 under the influence of John Cassavetes, Hamaguchi began directing in earnest before entering Tokyo University of the Arts where Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Cure, Pulse) became a mentor. As a student and beyond, Hamaguchi took advantage of a network of non-profit, institutional support to workshop projects that allowed him to experiment with like-minded actors, screenwriters and cinematographers. Indeed, a number of his films from this period (Intimacies, Touching the Skin of Eeriness) foreground the creative process as elements of his sublimely structured mid-career style come into view. With his latest film, All of a Sudden, in theaters this November, the Archive is pleased to present this selection of early works by Hamaguchi that confirm what was to come even as they defy expectations. Series programmed and notes written by Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm.

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@ Travel back more than 250 years to explore the pioneers and innovators who originated from the Presidio—and helped shape San Francisco, the United States, and the world. The journey begins by recognizing and honoring the Ramaytush Ohlone people, the first stewards of this land. From there, explore the dramatic transitions of power over the Presidio between three powerful countries and discover how the Presidio evolved from a strategic military outpost into one of the most popular national parks in the country. The tour will last approximately 2 hours, and we will walk 1.3 miles. The trail is mostly flat with some inclines. We advise that you please wear layers, as the weather changes drastically. Bathrooms are available and we kindly ask that you please refrain from bringing any pets. **_All sales are final and refunds cannot be provided._** ### [San Francisco Bay Area Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Join the Bay Area Bruins and fellow alumni Sunday afternoon for the Bay FC vs Portland Thorns NWSL women’s soccer match. Six former UCLA players are represented between the two rosters. Bay FC – Abby Dahlkemper, Caprice Dydasco Portland Thorns – Jessie Flemming, Jayden Perry, Reilyn Turner, Jennie Immethun Seats will be in Section 132 located midway between the north goal and the centerline of the pitch. Excellent location and sightlines for watching the match. Reserving tickets early will secure seats closer to the field. **_All sales are final and refunds cannot be provided._** A portion of the proceeds will also go to support the Bay Area Bruins and its mission in supporting Bay Area UCLA scholars. ### [San Francisco Bay Area Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Part of: Ryusuke Hamaguchi: Early Works Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Yanai Initiative When Drive My Car won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film in 2022, on top of being the first Japanese film ever nominated for Best Picture, it may have appeared to many as if its director, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, had come out of nowhere to accomplish such a feat. Still others may have known him as the director of the four-hour tour-de-force relationship drama, Happy Hour, when it generated cinephile buzz on the festival circuit in 2016 or perhaps the spellbinding romance-by-way-of identity-crisis, Asako I & II, when it became his first film to premiere at Cannes in 2018. But well before these milestones, Hamaguchi was busy making shorts and features that have rarely screened outside of Japan. After graduating from Tokyo University in 2003 under the influence of John Cassavetes, Hamaguchi began directing in earnest before entering Tokyo University of the Arts where Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Cure, Pulse) became a mentor. As a student and beyond, Hamaguchi took advantage of a network of non-profit, institutional support to workshop projects that allowed him to experiment with like-minded actors, screenwriters and cinematographers. Indeed, a number of his films from this period (Intimacies, Touching the Skin of Eeriness) foreground the creative process as elements of his sublimely structured mid-career style come into view. With his latest film, All of a Sudden, in theaters this November, the Archive is pleased to present this selection of early works by Hamaguchi that confirm what was to come even as they defy expectations. Series programmed and notes written by Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm.

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Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for an evening performance in Schoenberg Hall spearheaded by Professor Dante De Silva featuring UCLA Faculty.

@ Join us for our monthly meeting for Bruin Affiliates members and guests with luncheon and a speaker! The luncheon will include a sandwich platter with salads. A vegetarian option is available. Please RSVP by Wednesday, October 14th. Reservations are required and we are unable to seat anyone without a reservation and paid for in advance. $45.00 for Bruin Affiliates Members, and $50.00 for Non Bruin Affiliates Members RSVP Coming Soon! ### [Town & Gown Affiliates of UCLA](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/town-gown-affiliates-of-ucla/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/the-town-gown-affiliates-of-ucla/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Change is the only constant in life, and every day we are called to reckon with this. Today it may be most apparent to you in national or global tumult, a career pivot you’re contemplating or relationship dynamics you’re struggling to tweak or adapt to. However it shows up, you can count on the rug continuing to shift beneath your feet. And your brain really doesn’t like that, at least by default. In its frenzy to find stability today, it will leap to ways of thinking and behaving that will leave you feeling even more stuck, stifled, and afraid tomorrow. Yet, if you are inclined toward personal growth, you can use the tidal forces of change to propel you to ever-greater wisdom, inner stability and even growth. In this session with Jim Hjort, an executive and career coach, personal development trainer and licensed psychotherapist, you’ll learn: • Why your inner critic and pessimist is actually a key part of your team • Why you may do all the “right” things, while feeling less and less satisfied with your life • How to look beneath the surface of your life story to identify what makes you feel truly alive—so you can have more of that • Communication skills to help you show up for yourself first, so you can show up whole and healthy for anyone else you want in your life • How to not just survive chaos and uncertainty, but embrace it as the essential journey of your life Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Join entertainment alumni from USC, CalArts, NYU, Stanford and of course, UCLA with the biggest cross-campus entertainment networking event of the year. Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Part of: Ryusuke Hamaguchi: Early Works Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Yanai Initiative When Drive My Car won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film in 2022, on top of being the first Japanese film ever nominated for Best Picture, it may have appeared to many as if its director, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, had come out of nowhere to accomplish such a feat. Still others may have known him as the director of the four-hour tour-de-force relationship drama, Happy Hour, when it generated cinephile buzz on the festival circuit in 2016 or perhaps the spellbinding romance-by-way-of identity-crisis, Asako I & II, when it became his first film to premiere at Cannes in 2018. But well before these milestones, Hamaguchi was busy making shorts and features that have rarely screened outside of Japan. After graduating from Tokyo University in 2003 under the influence of John Cassavetes, Hamaguchi began directing in earnest before entering Tokyo University of the Arts where Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Cure, Pulse) became a mentor. As a student and beyond, Hamaguchi took advantage of a network of non-profit, institutional support to workshop projects that allowed him to experiment with like-minded actors, screenwriters and cinematographers. Indeed, a number of his films from this period (Intimacies, Touching the Skin of Eeriness) foreground the creative process as elements of his sublimely structured mid-career style come into view. With his latest film, All of a Sudden, in theaters this November, the Archive is pleased to present this selection of early works by Hamaguchi that confirm what was to come even as they defy expectations. Series programmed and notes written by Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm.

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This session will introduce instructors and TAs to accessibility tools that are available in Bruin Learn. We will demonstrate the following: - How to use auto-generated captions - How to edit captions - How to select optimal tools and formats for posting your videos - Overview of the WCAG 2.1 AA compliance deadline for April, 2026 By the end of this session, participants will be able to select and utilize tools to make their media more accessible in Bruin Learn. Audience: Faculty, TAs, Staff

@ One thing many of us miss about UCLA is how easy it was to run into friends and feel part of a community because even in L.A., people can scatter surprisingly quickly after graduation. We want to help recreate a bit of that Bruin camaraderie here because we know there are plenty of Bruins nearby — we just don’t recognize one another now that BearWear isn’t our daily attire. We can change that. Join us for an evening of relaxed fun with the classes of 2020-26. This is as low-key as it gets: no program, no icebreakers and no expectation that you work the room. If you’d rather not walk in alone, bring a friend — they don’t need to be a Bruin. Drop in for a bit or stay all evening. If you want a preview, 1212 Santa Monica — our spot for the evening — is pictured below. Order whatever you’d like from the bar or kitchen on your own tab, then settle into the open, two-story space and enjoy the lively Santa Monica atmosphere. With creative cocktails, a SoCal-inspired menu and plenty of room to catch up or get to know someone new, 1212 feels like the perfect place to meet other recent grads who already know at least one chapter of our story. Maybe you’ll meet other sports fans to watch a UCLA game with this fall, find people who want to explore a new local spot in the next few months, or exchange career tips down the line. Who knows — you might even end up sitting across from one another at a Dinner for 12 Strangers that one of you hosts next February. This could be the start of a circle of Bruins you keep bumping into — and choosing to spend time with. Our greatest hope is that you make friends you like enough to say, “We should do this again,” and then actually do it.. ### [Westside Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/los-angeles-westside-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

In person: David Stenn, author of Clara Bow: Runnin’ Wild. Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive, the Hugh M. Hefner Classic American Film Program and the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles “I’ve had enough trouble with men without marrying any!” declares Clara Bow (whose own hectic love life was this film's inspiration) as she flees wannabe Paris grooms for the French Riviera where comic mayhem ensues amidst Art Deco sets. Unseen for decades due to rights issues and still unavailable on any platform, this super-rare Pre-Code romp is “a rush of great fun, high spirits, and good humor from a bright ensemble cast, and particularly vivacious Bow” (Derek Winnert). Special thanks to David Stenn; and Margot Gerber, Art Deco Society of Los Angeles.

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@ Join the Chicago Network as we cheer on UCLA football! _Dog Haus is close to the Fullerton L Stop, and can be accessed by multiple bus routes. There is also street parking available. We often have drink and food specials. Go Bruins!_ Open Event ### [Chicago Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/chicago-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

In person: Q&A with UCLA Cinema and Media Studies Professor Kriss Ravetto-Biagioli and UCLA Comparative Literature Professor Nouri Gana. Guest speaker 60 years after its first screening in Algiers, The Battle of Algiers has lost none of its political punch. Premiering internationally at the 1966 Venice Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion, the film was celebrated for the audacity with which it confronted the still-raw history of French colonialism and the Algerian struggle for independence. In France, however, it remained effectively banned for years. Its extraordinary political afterlife has been equally paradoxical: a film embraced by anticolonial and revolutionary movements around the world has also been studied by military and counterinsurgency strategists, including at the Pentagon during the Iraq War. Starring almost exclusively nonprofessional actors and shot entirely on location in Algiers in a strikingly realist, quasi-documentary style, Gillo Pontecorvo’s film reconstructs the pivotal 1957 Battle of Algiers during the Algerian War of Independence (1954–62). Beginning with French paratroopers closing in on FLN militant Ali La Pointe, the film moves backward to trace his politicization and the escalating confrontation between the National Liberation Front and the French colonial state. Yet The Battle of Algiers is less the story of an individual revolutionary than of a people becoming a political subject. Made shortly before the manifestos that would theorize “Third Cinema,” the film became one of its enduring touchstones: cinema conceived not simply as representation but as intervention. Its unsettling treatment of colonialism, revolutionary violence, torture and collective resistance continues to raise urgent questions about political violence, national liberation and the unfinished work of decolonization. Note written by UCLA Cinema and Media Studies Professor Kriss Ravetto-Biagioli and UCLA Comparative Literature Professor Nouri Gana.

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@ Join us for our fall hike on the Kenter trail. The hike will have with spectacular views of the Santa Monica mountains and the Santa Monica Bay. It’s in and out so those who want a shorter hike can turn around when we get to Mountain Gate for about a 4 mile hike and the rest of us will continue on for a longer hike to Mulholland for around 7/7.5 miles. Please also bring water, snacks, and sun protection as you will need. Optional post-hike coffee nearby for those who’d like to continue networking. ### [Westside Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/los-angeles-westside-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ The LA Cancer Challenge is the starting line to Halloween fun and benefits the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research and the UCLA Agi Hirshberg Center for Pancreatic Diseases. The gorgeous 5K course starts in Wilson Plaza, takes you throughout campus and ends with a treat – our LACC Finish Line Donut Wall! Enjoy the Fit Family Expo and colorful Candy Land Kids Zone, knowing your participation helps drive research towards a cure for pancreatic cancer and supports crucial patient services. UCLA Alumni can use the discount code “UCLACC” for $5 off your registration, good through 10/24/26. Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

The program includes compositions by Sergei Prokofiev, Mieczyslaw Weinberg, and Dmitri Shostakovich. Please visit the event website for full details and ticket information.

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Masanga Marimba will perform a selection of pieces from Zimbabwe, South Africa, Cameroon, Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico on Zimbabwean-style marimbas, mbira, drums, and percussion. Participation is appreciated! Masanga Marimba performs traditional and popular music from Africa and Latin America. The instruments used in this ensemble consist of seven Zimbabwean marimbas of various sizes along with vocals, drums, and percussion. The word “Masanga” comes from a Shona word that means the coming together of rivers or roads representing the meeting of African and Latin musical traditions in this group. Masanga Marimba formed in the year 2000 and has performed at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles County Music Center, Grand Performances, Getty Center, Skirball Cultural Center, Ford Amphitheatre, California Worldfest, Millpond Music Festival, Strawberry Festival, and many other high profile music venues. The ensemble has opened for Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Beck, Lana Del Rey, John Mayer, Nora Jones, Father John Misty, Los Lobos, Ziggy Marley, Pink Martini, and many others. The group is led by Dr. Ric Alviso (UCLA Ethnomusicology PhD 2002), Professor of World Music at California State University Northridge. Professor Alviso studied traditional African music in Senegal, Zimbabwe, and Ghana. The members of Masanga have degrees in percussion performance, music composition, jazz performance, and music therapy. Masanga is one of the only marimba ensembles in the U.S. that combines Latin and African traditions. For more information go to: www.masanga.com This concert is presented in conjunction with the symposium “Music Alive in the Archive: Legacy and Promise–65 Years of the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive,” a two-day event in celebration of the 65th anniversary of the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive.

Part of: Ryusuke Hamaguchi: Early Works Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Yanai Initiative When Drive My Car won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film in 2022, on top of being the first Japanese film ever nominated for Best Picture, it may have appeared to many as if its director, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, had come out of nowhere to accomplish such a feat. Still others may have known him as the director of the four-hour tour-de-force relationship drama, Happy Hour, when it generated cinephile buzz on the festival circuit in 2016 or perhaps the spellbinding romance-by-way-of identity-crisis, Asako I & II, when it became his first film to premiere at Cannes in 2018. But well before these milestones, Hamaguchi was busy making shorts and features that have rarely screened outside of Japan. After graduating from Tokyo University in 2003 under the influence of John Cassavetes, Hamaguchi began directing in earnest before entering Tokyo University of the Arts where Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Cure, Pulse) became a mentor. As a student and beyond, Hamaguchi took advantage of a network of non-profit, institutional support to workshop projects that allowed him to experiment with like-minded actors, screenwriters and cinematographers. Indeed, a number of his films from this period (Intimacies, Touching the Skin of Eeriness) foreground the creative process as elements of his sublimely structured mid-career style come into view. With his latest film, All of a Sudden, in theaters this November, the Archive is pleased to present this selection of early works by Hamaguchi that confirm what was to come even as they defy expectations. Series programmed and notes written by Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm.

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Perhaps to be too practical is madness. To surrender dreams — this may be madness. Too much sanity may be madness — and maddest of all: to see life as it is, and not as it should be! – Don Quixote Immerse yourself in the fantastical world of Don Quixote, where comic misadventures, tender moments and heroic dreams come vividly to life in Richard Strauss’s dazzling tone poem. As the Don, UCLA Philharmonia welcomes our new Professor of Cello Ben Hong in his Philharmonic debut, alongside his trusty sidekick Sancho Panza (aka UCLA Professor of Viola Che-Yen Chen). Before intermission, we’ll do a deep dive into the novel and the tone poem with Prof. Hong, UCLA Distinguished Professor Barbara Fuchs (one of the world’s leading Cervantes scholars) and our Philharmonia musicians. All hail the Knight Errant!

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music as we welcome pianist Elizabeth Schumann for the Fall installment of our 2026/27 David L. Abell Piano Master Series, a concert series which features renowned artists visiting UCLA to perform and work with our piano students.   About Elizabeth Schumann: Dr. Elizabeth Schumann is a concert pianist, educator, and interdisciplinary artist whose work spans leading concert halls, public art initiatives, and research at the intersection of the arts, technology, and human performance. Described by The Washington Post as “deft, relentless, and devastatingly good—the sort of performance you experience not so much with your ears as your solar plexus,” she approaches the concert stage as a place where artistry and inquiry meet, offering audiences experiences that link music with the broader human story. ​ As a recitalist, chamber musician, and concerto soloist, she has performed at the Kennedy Center, Vienna’s Bösendorfer Saal, Weill at Carnegie Hall, Montreal’s Place des Arts, San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall, Los Angeles’ Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Musical Instruments Museum in Phoenix, Ravinia’s Rising Stars Series, Australia’s Huntington Festival, the Cannes Film Festival, and the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival. Her performances have been featured on NPR’s Performance Today, PBS, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Honors include the Gilmore Young Artist Award, first prizes at the Bösendorfer and Pacific International Piano Competitions, and awards at the Cleveland, Hilton Head, Montreal, and World International Piano Competitions. ​ Her portfolio extends beyond traditional concert work to collaborative projects that place music in fresh contexts. She has developed touring productions that integrate performance with narrative and visual design, large-scale public installations that transform city spaces into concert venues, and educational programs for children and underserved communities that pair music with literature and live storytelling. These include Piano Carnival, which grew from a 15-city tour into a book, CD, and interactive applications reaching more than 20,000 students and teachers; Son et Lumière, premiered at Boston’s Illuminus Festival and later commissioned for the Pike & Rose Audio Visual Arts Festival, attracting audiences of over 8,000; and Pianimal, a concert and video series presented across the United States and distributed to children’s hospitals through partnerships with leading arts organizations. Across these projects, her aim is to allow audiences to meet music on their own terms and to experience its power without barriers of price or pretense. Her work has also reached international audiences through U.S. Embassy cultural diplomacy programs, building connections and mutual understanding through performance. ​ Carrying on the pedagogical tradition of her teacher, Sergei Babayan, Dr. Schumann has taught at Winter and Summer Performing Arts at The Juilliard School, Itzhak Perlman’s Perlman Music Program, the Crowden Chamber Music Workshop, and the Vancouver Piano Sessions. She is the Billie Bennett Director of Keyboard Studies and Assistant Professor of Music at Stanford University, where she combines conservatory-level training with insights from neuroscience, psychology, and biomechanics to help pianists achieve expressive freedom while minimizing injury risk. At Stanford, her research examines how physiology, pedagogy, and instrument design shape performance, with applications that extend beyond the arts to fields such as medicine, rehabilitation, and human performance science. ​ Through collaborations that unite artists, scientists, and community leaders, Dr. Schumann expands how people encounter and engage with music. Her work demonstrates how these connections can open new possibilities, deepen understanding, and inspire contributions that reach beyond the concert hall.

@ Whether you moved to Sacramento for grad school, for work, or came back home after UCLA, building a life in a city is a lot easier with a few Bruins around. This is a relaxed evening to meet other recent grads, trade the “wait, where’d you live on the Hill?” stories, and start turning a new city into a familiar one. Come meet folks to catch a UCLA game with this fall, explore a new spot with next month, or trade career notes with down the line. For a lot of us, this is one of our first times gathering as alumni rather than students — and that’s the whole point. Urban Roots Brewery & Smokehouse, Midtown Sacramento \[Oct 29th, 5-7pm\] Free — just RSVP so we have a rough headcount! Hosted by Fei \[2017\] and Sam \[2018\] ### [Sacramento Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/sacramento-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/sacramento-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for the first Wind Ensemble concert of the 2026-2027 season.

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@ Join us as we cheer on UCLA Football! The bar has agreed to the following specials: 1. $6 Draft Beer 2. $30 Bucket of Beers (5 bottles in a bucket) 3. $10 Pizza & $15 Wings ### [New York Tri-State Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/new-york-tri-state-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/new-york-tri-state-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Join the Chicago Network as we cheer on UCLA football! _Dog Haus is close to the Fullerton L Stop, and can be accessed by multiple bus routes. There is also street parking available. We often have drink and food specials. Go Bruins!_ Open Event ### [Chicago Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/chicago-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Part of: The Trouble With Ghosts In person: UCLA Cinema and Media Studies Professor Kriss Ravetto-Biagioli and Université Paris Cité Visual Studies Professor Martine Beugnet The history of photography, film and television is so populated by ghosts that we can forget what is uniquely strange about them. The ghost is a troubling figure that points to the limit of thought — to death and nothingness. Yet, phantoms need an audience and a medium to make their appearance in the form of the sound of knocking, audiovisual noise, an eerie feeling, a white sheet with two cut out holes for eyes. What is a ghost without its sheet, or medium through which it speaks? In the process of taking new forms, they test the boundaries between the human, the machine and the non-human, stirring up new anxieties. Even if said to be non-beings, ghosts are granted supernatural sight (a maniacal gaze) and power (to possess bodies and to touch the living). At the same time, they interrupt communications, and images of the dead continue to be circulated as exploitable brands. While endlessly occupying the archive of contemporary digital media, certain ghostly images, memories and dreams are privileged over others. For lack of political will, or even just lack of images, witnesses and sound recordings, some ghosts do not and will not see the light of day. The Trouble With Ghosts explores what is so conceptually and figuratively unsettling about the ghost and the media that host it. The series is an attempt to understand the politics of ghosting in an age that is so preoccupied with specters (past, present and future). Series programmed by UCLA Cinema and Media Studies Professor Kriss Ravetto-Biagioli, Université Paris Cité Visual Studies Professor Martine Beugnet and Archive Research and Public Access Coordinator Nicole Ucedo. Notes written by Kriss Ravetto-Biagioli and Martine Beugnet.

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Please join the Milken Center for a gala 90th birthday celebration featuring the music of Steve Reich, one of the leading composers of our time, and a paradigmatic musician of American Jewish experience. Works to include Eight Lines, Know what is above you, WTC 9/11 and Tehillim.

Part of: The Trouble With Ghosts In person: UCLA Cinema and Media Studies Professor Kriss Ravetto-Biagioli and Université Paris Cité Visual Studies Professor Martine Beugnet The history of photography, film and television is so populated by ghosts that we can forget what is uniquely strange about them. The ghost is a troubling figure that points to the limit of thought — to death and nothingness. Yet, phantoms need an audience and a medium to make their appearance in the form of the sound of knocking, audiovisual noise, an eerie feeling, a white sheet with two cut out holes for eyes. What is a ghost without its sheet, or medium through which it speaks? In the process of taking new forms, they test the boundaries between the human, the machine and the non-human, stirring up new anxieties. Even if said to be non-beings, ghosts are granted supernatural sight (a maniacal gaze) and power (to possess bodies and to touch the living). At the same time, they interrupt communications, and images of the dead continue to be circulated as exploitable brands. While endlessly occupying the archive of contemporary digital media, certain ghostly images, memories and dreams are privileged over others. For lack of political will, or even just lack of images, witnesses and sound recordings, some ghosts do not and will not see the light of day. The Trouble With Ghosts explores what is so conceptually and figuratively unsettling about the ghost and the media that host it. The series is an attempt to understand the politics of ghosting in an age that is so preoccupied with specters (past, present and future). Series programmed by UCLA Cinema and Media Studies Professor Kriss Ravetto-Biagioli, Université Paris Cité Visual Studies Professor Martine Beugnet and Archive Research and Public Access Coordinator Nicole Ucedo. Notes written by Kriss Ravetto-Biagioli and Martine Beugnet.

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@ Come watch your UCLA men’s basketball team as they face the Arizona Wildcats at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas next season on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, as part of a college basketball opening-night doubleheader. This will also be the college debut of UCLA’s latest five-star recruit Serbian forward Nikola Kusturica. Nikola is arguably the best European prospect in his age group and an early contender for the No. 1 pick in the 2028 NBA draft. Hope to see you there and Go Bruins! Open event. ### [Sacramento Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/sacramento-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/sacramento-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Join the official UCLA Alumni pregame party on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026 when the UCLA men’s basketball team kicks off the season in the 2026 Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas.  Enjoy pregame heavy appetizers at Tom’s Watch Bar, New York-New York Casino, 3790 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, located just steps from T-Mobile Arena. Children under 5 are free Adults and Children ages 5 to 12; Children under 5 are free ### [UCLA Alumni Affairs](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-alumni-affairs/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Nearly a decade ago the descendants of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) transferred a substantial part of the author’s private library to Blackie House Library and Museum in Edinburgh, the city of his birth. Each of the 400 volumes tells a unique story of the writer who not only created the globally admired character Sherlock Holmes but was author of dozens upon dozens of works in fictional and non-fictional genres. In this talk, Dr. William Zachs, the Director of the Blackie House Library and Museum, tells tales teased out from the pages of the collection that reveal the close connections between the books Conan Doyle owned and read and those he wrote and revised. Using his own critical powers of observation and deduction, Zachs uncovers significant biographical revelations that bring us closer to the author and his times.

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The 21st Kenneth Karmiole Lecture on the History of the Book Trade, given by Dennis Duncan, Associate Professor, University College London. This talk begins with a collection of four dozen Burying in Woollen affidavits from the village of Upper Heyford in Oxfordshire, dating from the first decade of the eighteenth century to the last. Each affidavit testifies to a burial in the village, and an oath taken by a relative of the deceased that the body was wrapped in nothing other than wool. These are roughly-printed, single-sheet forms, illustrated with crude woodcuts of skulls and cadavers. They were printed seventy miles away in London. What can the stationery of a country rector tell us about the practices of the London printers, how they advertised, and how the blank precedent?what we might today call a form?offered rich, ever-changing opportunities to supplement their book work?

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@ The UCLA Black Alumni Association (UBAA) and UCLA Strategic Partnerships & Community Engagement (SPCE) is hosting an application readiness workshop for high school juniors and seniors, and prospective transfer students applying to UCLA in Fall 2027. RSVP Coming Soon! ### [UCLA Black Alumni Association](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-black-alumni-association/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/ucla-black-alumni-association/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

The UCLA Guitar Ensemble presents the culmination of its Improvisation Workshop with the Radu Valcu Quintet, featuring chamber and ensemble performances by UCLA guitar students, alumni, and guests. Directed by the Radu Valcu Quintet and conducted by Dr. Mircea Gogoncea, the program explores new and existing classical-jazz fusion works, highlighting improvisation as a vital part of contemporary performance practice.

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Part of: Food and Film Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum Just as every memorable dinner harmonizes textures and flavors to create something more than the sum of its parts — of the type that feels like “a kind of love affair” — so too does Danish director Gabriel Axel’s Babette’s Feast. A dash of piety, a splash of romance, a hint of heartache, a touch of splendor, and generous portions of human frailty and desire all come together in Axel’s framing, Henning Kristiansen’s cinematography and the delicate performances of its outstanding cast to make you fall in love with the movies and dining, all over again. We’re pleased to present this Academy Award-winning classic of the culinary screen to mark the fifth anniversary of Lulu at the Hammer Museum. Programmed and note written by Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm.

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Part of: Ryusuke Hamaguchi: Early Works Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Yanai Initiative When Drive My Car won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film in 2022, on top of being the first Japanese film ever nominated for Best Picture, it may have appeared to many as if its director, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, had come out of nowhere to accomplish such a feat. Still others may have known him as the director of the four-hour tour-de-force relationship drama, Happy Hour, when it generated cinephile buzz on the festival circuit in 2016 or perhaps the spellbinding romance-by-way-of identity-crisis, Asako I & II, when it became his first film to premiere at Cannes in 2018. But well before these milestones, Hamaguchi was busy making shorts and features that have rarely screened outside of Japan. After graduating from Tokyo University in 2003 under the influence of John Cassavetes, Hamaguchi began directing in earnest before entering Tokyo University of the Arts where Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Cure, Pulse) became a mentor. As a student and beyond, Hamaguchi took advantage of a network of non-profit, institutional support to workshop projects that allowed him to experiment with like-minded actors, screenwriters and cinematographers. Indeed, a number of his films from this period (Intimacies, Touching the Skin of Eeriness) foreground the creative process as elements of his sublimely structured mid-career style come into view. With his latest film, All of a Sudden, in theaters this November, the Archive is pleased to present this selection of early works by Hamaguchi that confirm what was to come even as they defy expectations. Series programmed and notes written by Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm.

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Join UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s Percussion Ensemble for their Fall installment of their quarterly performance series.

@ Come join Bruin Alumni and Friends for a fun and relaxing discussion of books. We try to curate a wide variety of genres (all recommended by our own members) to accommodate all tastes and to encourage each other to read something we wouldn’t on our own. We would love to have you join us. All are welcome! November: Poetry Night. We ask that you please bring your own poem or song lyric to share. Please email bkronbeck@social.rr.com to be added to the waitlist for the South Bay Book Club.   https://youtube.com/shorts/nG3z3Q-NA5o?feature=share ### [South Bay Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/south-bay-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/south-bay-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Join us for a night of new music composed by UCLA undergraduate composition students.   Among one of the most competitive schools for composition in the country, the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music boasts performances of music written by ferociously talented and exceptionally gifted young composers.   Please come support their endeavors as we kick off the 2025-26 school year of composers concerts!

@ Join us as we cheer on UCLA Football! The bar has agreed to the following specials: 1. $6 Draft Beer 2. $30 Bucket of Beers (5 bottles in a bucket) 3. $10 Pizza & $15 Wings ### [New York Tri-State Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/new-york-tri-state-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/new-york-tri-state-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Dog Haus is close to the Fullerton L Stop, and can be accessed by multiple bus routes. There is also street parking available. We often have drink and food specials. Go Bruins! _Dog Haus is close to the Fullerton L Stop, and can be accessed by multiple bus routes. There is also street parking available. We often have drink and food specials. Go Bruins!_ ### [Chicago Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/chicago-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

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In person: Q&A with UCLA Asian American Studies Assistant Professors Loubna Qutami and Nour Joudah, moderated by UCLA Comparative Literature Ph.D. student Aciah Abdulsater. Guest speaker Every space hosts the accumulation of time and is thus a repository of memory, one that is active and dynamic. Jean Khalil Chamoun’s Women Beyond Borders (2004) and Theo Panagopoulos’ The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing (2024) were made two decades apart, but together they foster an ongoing conversation at the intersection of identity, memory and place across Lebanon and Palestine. Though distinct in form, the films consider the relationship between people’s lived environments and their individual and collective identities. The films navigate through spaces both historically and presently marked by displacement, violence and resilience. Both offer meditations and testimonies on how these spaces can inhabit a people’s memories, linger into their present realities and influence their futures. Rather than attempting to unearth a singular tradition, this program amplifies an ongoing cinematic conversation across Lebanon and Palestine that is rooted in intertwined histories of occupation and resistance. This conversation is an urgent one to hold today in light of the ongoing aggression against southern Lebanon and historic Palestine that continues to target complete ecosystems. This systematic surge of destruction and harm affects far beyond the physical; it seeks to fracture memory, sever a people’s sense of being and belonging, and jeopardize social relations that places sustain. The moving image as a tool presents an opportunity to forge an alternative place of memory work, one capable of preserving spatial memory, making visible the forms of erasure, and imagining continuities that exceed the violence of occupation and its imposed restriction on bodies and space. Programmed by UCLA Comparative Literature Ph.D. student Aciah Abdulsater and Archive Research and Public Access Coordinator Nicole Ucedo. Notes and concept by Aciah Abdulsater.

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Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for an evening of chamber music highlighting members of the brass family.

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for an afternoon of music featuring the students of Dr. Jan Berry Baker.

In person: Pre-screening talk by Laura Horak, author, Trans Cinema: Making Communities, Identities, and Worlds. Post-screening Q&A. Guest speaker Archive Talks pairs leading historians and scholars with screenings of the moving image media that is the focus of their writing and research. Each program will begin with a special talk by the invited scholar that will introduce audiences to new insights, interpretations and contexts for the films and media being screened. This screening will be preceded by a book signing of Trans Cinema: Making Communities, Identities, and Worlds with author Laura Horak beginning at 6 p.m. in the lobby. The Archive first worked with archivist and scholar Laura Horak in 2022 when it presented a series of films unearthed by Horak and her collaborators, Maggie Hennefeld and Elif Rongen-Kaynakçi. Their archival project Cinema’s First Nasty Women celebrated the work of silent comedians who brought an anarchic brand of gender non-conformity to slapstick. Alongside that work, Horak is also the director of the Transgender Media Lab at Carleton University, which created the Transgender Media Portal(opens in a new tab), a database of trans+* creators, including links to where their work can be seen. Suffice it to say, increasing the visibility and access to the media she studies is an essential element of Horak’s ongoing research project. With her latest book, Trans Cinema: Making Communities, Identities, and Worlds, Horak dives deep into the history, practice and aesthetics of trans artists in the United States and Canada in the 21st century while positioning them within the larger history of trans media production and representation. The Archive is pleased to welcome Horak back to the Billy Wilder Theater for a brief talk about her work followed by a selection of works by trans artists and an on-stage conversation. Screening details and special guests to be announced soon! Part of the Archive’s Legacy Project Screening Series. Support for the screening is provided by the Robert Gore Rifkind Foundation Queer Screening Endowment and The Andrew J. Kuehn Jr. Foundation.

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Join us for the second of six workshops as part of the Modal Interchange: Conversations on 21st-Century Performance Practices series with Jonathan Hepfer, percussionist and artistic director of Monday Evening Concerts, who will join Wendy Richman (Academic Lecturer and Director of uclaFLUX at UCLA) in a conversation about how to develop as a working artist. Sisyphus as Artist (Whatever prevents you from doing your work has become your work) Whether navigating complex scores or directing a series, the common denominator is simply problem solving: using one’s sense of logic, aesthetics, ethics, and intuition to figure out how to get from A to B. Every project or piece is completely different, requiring constant reinvention and re-equipping of one’s toolbox. More abstractly, but of equal or greater weight, is the importance of nurturing non-musical artistic and creative interests while we hone our problem-solving skills. Whether performer, presenter, painter, or poet, artists flourish when we connect through our shared goal: to make a lasting impression on the souls of those around us. Bio Jonathan Hepfer is a percussionist, conductor, and concert curator. He began playing classical music at age seventeen after discovering the work of John Cage while studying at SUNY Buffalo. Subsequently, Jonathan attended Oberlin Conservatory, UC San Diego and the Musikhochschule Freiburg (on a DAAD fellowship) where he studied with Michael Rosen, Steven Schick and Bernhard Wulff. ​Since 2015, he has been the Artistic Director of Monday Evening Concerts (MEC) in Los Angeles as well as its resident ensemble ECHOI. At MEC, Jonathan has directed performances of major works by Pierre Boulez, John Cage, Julius Eastman, Morton Feldman, Philip Glass, Gérard Grisey, Sarah Hennies, Yves Klein, Arvo Pärt, Steve Reich, Salvatore Sciarrino, Caroline Shaw, Tyshawn Sorey, Simeon Ten Holt and Iannis Xenakis. As a curator and producer, he has presented works by Georges Aperghis, Pierluigi Billone, Carolyn Chen, Chaya Czernowin, Julius Eastman, David Hammons, Sarah Hennies, György Kurtág, Klaus Lang, Alvin Lucier, Hans Otte, Éliane Radigue, Michael Pisaro-Liu, Caroline Shaw, Wadada Leo Smith, Steven Takasugi, Davóne Tines and Wu Tsang. Jonathan has directed (or co-directed) projects at venues such as the Getty Museum, Harvard University, Hauser & Wirth, Jeffrey Deitch, LACMA, LAXART, Marciano Art Foundation, the Santa Monica Carousel (Frieze), Thomas Mann House and the Pinault Collection in Paris. ​As a percussion soloist, Jonathan has focused extensively on the works of Georges Aperghis, Pierluigi Billone, Julius Eastman, Brian Ferneyhough, Morton Feldman, Vinko Globokar, Helmut Lachenmann, Giacinto Scelsi, Iannis Xenakis and Walter Zimmermann. In this capacity, he has performed widely across the United States, Europe and Asia. Recent independent projects have included serving as artistic director for a portrait of Julius Eastman at the Pinault Collection in Paris (a collaboration with Anaïs Ngbanzo, Dev Hynes and Adam Tendler) and performing the role of conductor in a revival of Deborah Hay’s ‘Solo 2’ at the Getty Museum. Jonathan has also contributed to projects by friends such as Henrik Purienne (‘Tasjaki’ at Galerie Chenel), Vanessa Beecroft and Gustave Rudman (‘Two Shadows’ at Jeffrey Deitch) and Henri Levy Alexandre (Enfants Riches Déprimés S/S ’25). He has published interviews with Meredith Monk (Autre Magazine), Éliane Radigue (Purple Magazine) and Steve Reich (Kaleidoscope Magazine). Jonathan also documented the oral histories of the pioneering generation of percussion soloists (Jan Williams, Christoph Caskel, Sylvio Gualda, Jean-Pierre Drouet, Gaston Sylvestre, Maurizio Ben Omar). Jonathan has served on the faculty at Art Center Pasadena and Cal Arts. He is interested in the ways that music intersects with visual art, literature, architecture, fashion and film. More about Modal Interchange: Conversations on 21st-Century Performance Practices The personality of Los Angeles’s new music scene mirrors its city’s culture and geography as a whole: equal parts diversity and decentralization, in a battle for recognition and relevance that crisscrosses 650 freeway miles. This series casts a wide net around the new music community, hosting a diverse group of individuals who might not otherwise share the same artistic and academic spaces, in a series of lecture-workshops geared to an audience of performers. Modal Interchange is a series of six workshops through 2026-27. Each workshop focuses on an element of 21st-century performing, programming, and music-making in the world of contemporary music: histories of experimental music and the avant-garde, commissioning new works, concert programming, listening as an audience member, listening as a performer, score-reading and part-marking, learning and practicing contemporary works, researching and writing program notes, improvisation, and activism. This series is conceived and hosted by violist Wendy Richman and produced in partnership with the UCLA Center for Musical Humanities. Dr. Richman is Lecturer in Performance Studies, Director of uclaFLUX, and a founding member of the International Contemporary Ensemble. For the full schedule, please visit our website: https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/modal-interchange-conversations-on-21st-century-performance-practices/

In person: Introductions and pre-screening conversation with author and film historian Howard Gutner and Deborah Nadoolman Landis, founding director and chair of the David C. Copley Center for Costume Design at UCLA. Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive in partnership with the David C. Copley Center for Costume Design at UCLA. Archive Talks pairs leading historians and scholars with screenings of the moving image media that is the focus of their writing and research. Each program will begin with a special talk by the invited scholar that will introduce audiences to new insights, interpretations and contexts for the films and media being screened. This screening will be preceded by a book signing of Banton of Paramount: Haute Couture in Hollywood’s Golden Age with author Howard Gutner beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the lobby.

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Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for an evening in historic Schoenberg Hall featuring Dr. Travis Cross, Jens Lindemann, and other world-class faculty in a performance of Stravinsky’s Histoire du Soldat.

@ UCLA’s Pilipino Alumni Association is hosting a musical showcase to celebrate and share Filipino culture through musical expression. We welcome UCLA students, alumni, and the friends and family of UCLA’s Filipino Community. ### [UCLA Pilipino Alumni Association](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-pilipino-alumni-association/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/pilipino-alumni-association/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Part of: Archive Television Treasures In person: actors Ruta Lee, Rich Little, Jo Anne Worley Made possible by the John H. Mitchell Television Programming Endowment Premiering on NBC on October 17, 1966, Hollywood Squares became one of the most popular game shows in television history, with over 4,000 episodes of the original network incarnation produced through 1981. The longevity of the simple tic-tac-toe game was driven in large part by the show’s charismatic, quick-witted host, Peter Marshall. A talented actor and nightclub comedian, Marshall breezily tackled the daunting task of corralling the series’ boisterous, rotating stable of nine celebrities, setting up punchlines and volleying retorts with equal aplomb. While high-wattage superstars such as Vincent Price and Sammy Davis Jr. often guested, the literal center of Hollywood Squares’ towering, neon-lit set featured an icon like no other — actor and comedian Paul Lynde. Beloved by audiences of all stripes, Lynde routinely brought down the house with bawdy ad-libs and double entendres — delivered impeccably with a knowing wink. Painfully closeted in his personal life to protect his showbiz career, Lynde turned conventional wisdom of the day upside down, boldly introducing the masses to an undeniably empowered, queer-coded persona previously unseen on television. Join us as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the premiere of Hollywood Squares and the birth centennials of Peter Marshall and Paul Lynde. Two preserved episodes will be screened, complete with original commercials, as well as an extended clip reel showcasing a galaxy of guest stars, risque retorts and the genius of Paul Lynde. Programmed and notes written by John H. Mitchell Television Curator Mark Quigley.

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@ We will be hiking Sullivan Fire Road in the Palisades with spectacular views of the Santa Monica mountains and a few spots with view of the Santa Monica Bay. It’s in and out so those who want a shorter hike can turn around 5 miles when we get to the overlook of Camp Josepho and the rest of us will continue on for a longer hike to a large oak tree about a mile or so further in for a longer hike of around 7/7.5 miles. There is streets parking on Casale if you turn right on Capri. If there is no parking on Casale, streets below should have parking. Please arrive early to account for time to find parking. Please also bring water, snacks, and sun protection as you will need. ### [Westside Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/los-angeles-westside-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

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.

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.

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.

@ Your Bruins will take on either Georgetown or Texas on Friday in the Rady Children’s Invitational in San Diego! Specific tipoff TBD, will be either 11:30am or 2pm depending on if they are in the championship or 3rd place game. Hope to see you there, go bruins! Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Join us as we cheer on UCLA Football! ### [Washington, D.C. Area Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/washington-d-c-area-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/washington-dc-area-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Join us as we cheer on UCLA Football! Time is TBD. The bar has agreed to the following specials: 1. $6 Draft Beer 2. $30 Bucket of Beers (5 bottles in a bucket) 3. $10 Pizza & $15 Wings Open Event ### [New York Tri-State Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/new-york-tri-state-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/new-york-tri-state-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Come cheer on UCLA’s football team with other Bruins! ### [San Francisco Bay Area Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for an evening featuring the students of Professor Benjamin Smolen.

Part of: Dorothy Dandridge The story of Dorothy Dandridge’s career mirrors that of early 20th century Black Hollywood. She first arrived in Los Angeles with her family in the 1930s, during the Great Depression. Dorothy’s mother, Ruby, found work in radio and in small film parts, usually playing domestics. Dorothy and her sister Vivian transformed their Chitlin’ Circuit acrobatic act The Wonder Children into a singing group called The Dandridge Sisters, who were popular in nightclubs like The Cotton Club. The Dandridge family lived in the thriving Black Hollywood area around Central Street in South Los Angeles, connected to the rest of the city by streetcars known as Red Cars. In the 1940s, Dorothy lived in that same neighborhood with her husband, Harold Nicholas of the Nicholas Brothers. Dandridge later moved to a beautiful modern home in the Hollywood Hills before that area was fully integrated. She was always a pioneer, doing things first and refusing to accept the discrimination she saw around her. After she became the first Black woman to be nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for Otto Preminger’s Carmen Jones (1954), she turned down countless supporting roles or what she considered to be stereotypes. Dandridge instead chose to make European and independent films, many of which will screen on prints in this series. She wasn’t so much ahead of her time, as an uncompromising bright talent who refused to bend to a flawed and racist industry. Hollywood today is still catching up to her. Series programmed and notes written by Miriam Bale.

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@ Join the San Diego Bruin community for a festive evening of fellowship, kindness, and Bruin spirit. We’ll gather in the beautiful Lafayette lobby at 4:00 PM to mix, mingle, take photos, and celebrate the season together. Alumni, family, and friends are all welcome. Come dressed in your UCLA swag, holiday attire, ugly sweaters, or cultural pieces that help showcase the joy, warmth, and spirit of this season. Whether you are reconnecting with old friends, meeting new Bruins, or bringing loved ones into the Bruin family, this will be a cheerful way to close the year in community. Date: December 5 Lobby Gathering: 4:00 PM at The Lafayette At 5:00 PM, 10 seats will be available for those who RSVP at Quixote for dinner Dinner: 5:00 PM at Quixote Dinner seating: Limited to 10 For those that do not RSVP for dinner, the LaFayette grounds are plentiful and there is a diner option for dinner or bites poolside. Wear your blue and gold, your festive best, or whatever makes you feel joyful. We can’t wait to celebrate with you! * * * Site info: Quixote is an Oaxaca-inspired restaurant and mezcalería inside The Lafayette Hotel. The current menu leans toward shareable plates: guacamole, lentil spread, spicy tuna tostada, huitlacoche tamal, pulpo, Oaxacan fondue, crab corn doughnut, memelita with duck carnitas and black mole, tacos, whole grilled fish, lamb belly, tasajo, flan, fritters, and seasonal ice creams/sorbets. It also has a mezcal- and cocktail-forward beverage menu for guests 21+. For people who do not get one of the 10 Quixote dinner seats, The Lafayette still has other on-site options. Beginner’s Diner is listed as open 24/7, with breakfast, dinner specials, weekend brunch, and “night lunches,” so guests can still grab food nearby before or after the lobby gathering. Parking: The Lafayette offers valet parking for day guests when space permits. Current day valet parking is listed at $15, with cars retrieved by 1:00 AM. Street parking may also be available in the surrounding North Park neighborhood, but please plan extra time and be thoughtful of residents. Carpooling and rideshare are encouraged, especially since The Lafayette is a popular holiday-season destination. TBA ### [San Diego Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/san-diego-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/san-diego-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Part of: The Art of the Benshi 2026 In person: benshi Ichiro Kataoka, composer and pianist Makia Matsumura. Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Yanai Initiative The UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Yanai Initiative are honored to welcome back to the Billy Wilder Theater renowned Japanese benshi Ichiro Kataoka for a weekend of live performances timed to celebrate the new release of a Flicker Alley Blu-ray box set inspired by the national Art of the Benshi tour organized by the Archive and Yanai in 2024. During the silent film era in Japan, film screenings were accompanied by live narrators, called benshi. Full-fledged artists in their own right, benshi familiarized and enlivened the cinema experience in Japan through expressive performances that illuminated and extended the emotional and thematic range of the works on screen. The art, today, is carried on by a small group of specialized performers who have been apprenticed by the preceding generations of benshi, creating a continuous lineage back to the original performers. Kataoka will be joined on stage by another veteran of the 2024 tour, composer and pianist Makia Matsumura, who will accompany his original performances with original scores. Every benshi event is a unique, live experience but this weekend’s program will be especially memorable for the North American premiere of the National Film Archive of Japan’s restoration of director Teinosuke Kinugasa’s groundbreaking, always astonishing A Page of Madness on the centennial of its original release. Programmed by Ichiro Kataoka, Michael Emmerich and Paul Malcolm. Notes written by Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm. Special thanks to Michael Emmerich and Elizabeth Leicester, Yanai Initiative; National Film Archive of Japan.

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Part of: The Art of the Benshi 2026 In person: benshi Ichiro Kataoka, composer and pianist Makia Matsumura. Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Yanai Initiative The UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Yanai Initiative are honored to welcome back to the Billy Wilder Theater renowned Japanese benshi Ichiro Kataoka for a weekend of live performances timed to celebrate the new release of a Flicker Alley Blu-ray box set inspired by the national Art of the Benshi tour organized by the Archive and Yanai in 2024. During the silent film era in Japan, film screenings were accompanied by live narrators, called benshi. Full-fledged artists in their own right, benshi familiarized and enlivened the cinema experience in Japan through expressive performances that illuminated and extended the emotional and thematic range of the works on screen. The art, today, is carried on by a small group of specialized performers who have been apprenticed by the preceding generations of benshi, creating a continuous lineage back to the original performers. Kataoka will be joined on stage by another veteran of the 2024 tour, composer and pianist Makia Matsumura, who will accompany his original performances with original scores. Every benshi event is a unique, live experience but this weekend’s program will be especially memorable for the North American premiere of the National Film Archive of Japan’s restoration of director Teinosuke Kinugasa’s groundbreaking, always astonishing A Page of Madness on the centennial of its original release. Programmed by Ichiro Kataoka, Michael Emmerich and Paul Malcolm. Notes written by Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm. Special thanks to Michael Emmerich and Elizabeth Leicester, Yanai Initiative; National Film Archive of Japan.

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Part of: Dorothy Dandridge The story of Dorothy Dandridge’s career mirrors that of early 20th century Black Hollywood. She first arrived in Los Angeles with her family in the 1930s, during the Great Depression. Dorothy’s mother, Ruby, found work in radio and in small film parts, usually playing domestics. Dorothy and her sister Vivian transformed their Chitlin’ Circuit acrobatic act The Wonder Children into a singing group called The Dandridge Sisters, who were popular in nightclubs like The Cotton Club. The Dandridge family lived in the thriving Black Hollywood area around Central Street in South Los Angeles, connected to the rest of the city by streetcars known as Red Cars. In the 1940s, Dorothy lived in that same neighborhood with her husband, Harold Nicholas of the Nicholas Brothers. Dandridge later moved to a beautiful modern home in the Hollywood Hills before that area was fully integrated. She was always a pioneer, doing things first and refusing to accept the discrimination she saw around her. After she became the first Black woman to be nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for Otto Preminger’s Carmen Jones (1954), she turned down countless supporting roles or what she considered to be stereotypes. Dandridge instead chose to make European and independent films, many of which will screen on prints in this series. She wasn’t so much ahead of her time, as an uncompromising bright talent who refused to bend to a flawed and racist industry. Hollywood today is still catching up to her. Series programmed and notes written by Miriam Bale.

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Part of: Archive Television Treasures In person: writer-director Reginald Hudlin, producer-director Stan Lathan, NYU Associate Professor Josslyn Luckett Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Directors Guild of America. Made possible by the John H. Mitchell Television Programming Endowment. In a trailblazing entertainment industry career spanning over half a century, producer-director Stan Lathan continues to leave an indelible creative mark. His groundbreaking work in television began with directing the PBS public affairs and documentary series Say Brother and Black Journal, which were produced to give voice to Black communities following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Later summoned by Redd Foxx to work on Sanford and Son as one of the few Black directors in primetime television, Lathan went on to helm episodes for a wide range of hit series, from Hill Street Blues to Roc. A formidable talent, he also directed numerous pilots that launched highly successful series, including Amen and Moesha. In a career of milestones, following his theatrical feature Beat Street (1984), Lathan partnered with Russell Simmons to create Def Comedy Jam and Def Poetry Jam for HBO, the latter garnering the duo a Peabody Award. Among multiple Emmy, Grammy and Tony Awards and too many other major awards to mention, Lathan was recognized with a CINE Golden Eagle and an American Film Festival Blue Ribbon for directing the American Playhouse telefilm Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985). In perhaps the highest accolade possible, cultural titan James Baldwin publicly pronounced his love of the TV adaptation of his seminal work. Join us as we celebrate Stan Lathan with a screening of Go Tell It on the Mountain, introduced by NYU Associate Professor Josslyn Luckett. Programmed and notes written by John H. Mitchell Television Curator Mark Quigley.

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@ Join us for a special holiday hike on the Westridge Trail to the Nike missile site at San Vicente Mountain. Wear your most outrageous holiday sweaters and festive colors, along with any other holiday swag you want to show off. The hike is approximately 7 miles with an elevation gain of 730 feet and with the option to turn around early for those who do not want to join the full hike. Please also make sure that you are prepared with appropriate footwear, sunscreen and/or a hat, and plenty of water. ### [Westside Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/los-angeles-westside-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Part of: Dorothy Dandridge The story of Dorothy Dandridge’s career mirrors that of early 20th century Black Hollywood. She first arrived in Los Angeles with her family in the 1930s, during the Great Depression. Dorothy’s mother, Ruby, found work in radio and in small film parts, usually playing domestics. Dorothy and her sister Vivian transformed their Chitlin’ Circuit acrobatic act The Wonder Children into a singing group called The Dandridge Sisters, who were popular in nightclubs like The Cotton Club. The Dandridge family lived in the thriving Black Hollywood area around Central Street in South Los Angeles, connected to the rest of the city by streetcars known as Red Cars. In the 1940s, Dorothy lived in that same neighborhood with her husband, Harold Nicholas of the Nicholas Brothers. Dandridge later moved to a beautiful modern home in the Hollywood Hills before that area was fully integrated. She was always a pioneer, doing things first and refusing to accept the discrimination she saw around her. After she became the first Black woman to be nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for Otto Preminger’s Carmen Jones (1954), she turned down countless supporting roles or what she considered to be stereotypes. Dandridge instead chose to make European and independent films, many of which will screen on prints in this series. She wasn’t so much ahead of her time, as an uncompromising bright talent who refused to bend to a flawed and racist industry. Hollywood today is still catching up to her. Series programmed and notes written by Miriam Bale.

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In person: director Raha Shirazi. Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and Farhang Foundation In this powerful documentary, director Raha Shirazi tells of the generational struggle of Iranian women to achieve basic human rights, from the suffrage movement under the Shah in the 1960s to the Women, Life, Freedom Movement sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022. While a group of high profile activists speak on camera, including Mahnaz Afkhami, Asieh Amini, Masih Alinejad and Shaparak Shajarzadeh, it’s the anonymous girls and women demonstrating in classrooms, homes, offices and on the streets, as seen in archival news footage and more recent TikTok videos, that are the film’s real focus. As each generation has evolved new strategies to advance the cause, their unwavering commitment to freedom remains an inspiring constant. Programmed and note written by Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm. Program generously funded by the Farhang Foundation.

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