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Our annual concert under the stars with Mariachi de Uclatlán—the first mariachi ensemble established at an academic university, led by Grammy-winning musical director Jesús “Chuy” Guzmán, and admired around the world for its passionate musical excellence—will celebrate Día de los Muertos with the music of influential Mexican composers. Fowler Out Loud is an evening concert series that invites UCLA students from various disciplines to perform at the museum.

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Alpha Gamma undergraduates and alumni will take commemorative photos for our Centennial weekend.

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Join a Garden Guide for a free tour on December 6, 2025 at 10 am. Explore our living museum featuring collections of plants from around the globe! You’ll hear the stories of selected plants in the Garden and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. Tours meet at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion at the northern end of the Garden and are given a grace period of 5 minutes.

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Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and made possible by the John H. Mitchell Television Programming Endowment Part of: Archive Television Treasures In-person: Introduction by former Television Archivist Dan Einstein. Q&A with dancer and actor Barrie Chase. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. On October 17, 1958, the supreme talents of Fred Astaire leapt off of small screens across the United States in living color on NBC. Executive produced by Astaire, the innovative An Evening With Fred Astaire represents a creative zenith and technical milestone as one of the earliest television specials utilizing color videotape. Serving as a showcase for the peerless dancing that made Astaire a beloved international star, the critically acclaimed TV special was honored with nine Emmy Awards across artistic and technical categories along with a Peabody Award. Notably, the program paired maestro Astaire with Barrie Chase, an extremely gifted dancer of athleticism and grace whom Astaire would later name as one of his favorite dance partners in his legendary career. In 1987, An Evening With Fred Astaire enjoyed further accolades as the UCLA Film & Television Archive presented the special to new audiences following an arduous restoration process of the original 2 in. color videotape masters. The technically challenging preservation project garnered engineers Ed Reitan and Don Kent, Television Archivist Dan Einstein and the Archive technical Emmy Awards. Virtually unseen since airing on the Disney Channel in 1987, join us for a rare screening of the television landmark An Evening With Fred Astaire and its masterful follow-up Another Evening With Fred Astaire (1959). In between episodes there will be a Q&A with dancer and actor Barrie Chase, co-star of the Fred Astaire specials, moderated by Maya Montañez Smukler, Archive Research and Study Center Officer. Introduction by former UCLA Television Archivist Dan Einstein. Program notes by Mark Quigley, John H. Mitchell Television Curator. An Evening With Fred Astaire U.S., 10/17/1958 In this first of four groundbreaking color specials starring Fred Astaire broadcast by NBC between 1958 and 1968, program executive producer and star Astaire, and his new dance partner Barrie Chase, set the small screen ablaze to unprecedented critical acclaim. Highlights include “Change Partners” with a luminous Astaire and Chase and the jazz stylings of Jonah Jones and his Quartet. DCP, color, 60 min. NBC. Production: Ava Productions, in association with the NBC Television Network. Executive Producer: Fred Astaire. Producer: Bud Yorkin. Director: Bud Yorkin. With: Fred Astaire, Barrie Chase, Jonah Jones Quartet. Preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive (Dan Einstein), Don Kent, Ed Reitan Jr. Another Evening With Fred Astaire U.S., 11/4/1959 Also produced and directed by the great Bud Yorkin, this electric follow-up reunited the award-winning creative team from Astaire’s acclaimed first special, including indispensable stars Barrie Chase and the Jonah Jones Quartet. Joining the living color festivities are Astaire’s favorite drummer Alvin Stoller and The Bill Thompson Singers. DCP, color, 60 min. NBC. Production: Ava Productions. Executive Producer: Fred Astaire. Producer: Bud Yorkin. Director: Bud Yorkin. With: Fred Astaire, Barrie Chase, Jonah Jones Quartet. Preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive (Dan Einstein), Don Kent, Ed Reitan Jr. UCLA would like to express its sincere gratitude to Mrs. Fred Astaire for the privilege of presenting these two nostalgic Fred Astaire Specials. An Evening With Fred Astaire Copyright © 1958 Mrs. Fred Astaire. Another Evening With Fred Astaire Copyright © 1959 Mrs. Fred Astaire.

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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.

Presented by the UCLA Library and the Jacob Marschak Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Mathematics in the Behavioral Sciences Speaker: Colin Allen, Distinguished Professor in the department of philosophy at the University of California, Santa Barbara Drawing on interviews and other work that is being done for a book about the history and philosophy of "mathematical psychology,” Colin Allen will characterize mathematical psychologists as a self-identified community within psychology, united by their approach to mathematical modeling, mentoring lineages and institutional structures such as a journal, and societies on three continents organizing conferences and summer schools. Mathematical psychologists have recently been vocal about the need for psychology to move in a more mathematical direction, inspired partly by the so-called “replication crisis” which many of them believe is actually a “theory crisis.” In this talk, Allen will at the arguments of three prominent mathematical psychologists and argue that while mathematical psychology does not lack small “t” theories, it has been arguably less successful in formulating big “T" Theories that have the kind of scope, generality, and predictive power that led Wigner to write of the unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics in physics. This talk is offered both in person and online. Light refreshments will be served.

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What stories do coins carry beyond their economic value? In this online program, Ex-Change co-curator Carlee S. Forbes is joined by Professor Andrew Apter of UCLA Departments of History and Anthropology for a conversation about the role of coins, tokens, and counters in African cultural and ritual systems. Drawing on the Fowler’s African collections and Apter’s scholarship on Yoruba ritual economies, the discussion will explore coins as conduits of memory, belief, and power. These objects transcend monetary function as they participate in spiritual, aesthetic, and historical narratives. Together, Forbes and Apter will consider how these small, everyday forms reflect vast networks of exchange, colonial histories, and symbolic meanings across time.

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Join National Geographic Explorer Krystle Hickman for a captivating talk on California’s native bee species and the plants they thrive on. California hosts over 1,600 native bee species, making it one of the world's most biodiverse regions. But our native bees—as distinct from honey bees—risk extinction from climate change and habitat loss. In her new book, The ABCs of California’s Native Bees, Hickman describes 26 critical bee species—from the Agile Longhorn Bee to the Zone-tailed Banded-Mining Bee—through stunning photography and expert insights on identification, habitats, and conservation. A conversation with Michelle Fullner, host of the popular Golden State Naturalist podcast, and a book signing follows the talk.

Join UCLA's Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement (CLDE) Network and the League of Women Voters of Greater Los Angeles for a nonpartisan virtual event to help you prepare for California’s upcoming Statewide Special Election. We’ll break down the Pros and Cons of Proposition 50, provide key election dates and information, and answer your questions so you can head into the voting period with confidence. This event is open to all members of the UCLA community, and the Zoom link will be provided via email to those who RSVP.

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Embrace autumn and meet fellow Bruins at our fall quarterly alumni mixer! Catch up with old friends and grow your NYC network while supporting a Bruin-owned cocktail bar in East Village.

Join BP Beverly Hills Chapter for their monthly meeting!

Join us for BP's Annual Sangria Soirée for an evening of networking, handcrafted tacos, lively attractions by a Magic Castle magician, and our signature Sangria!

Join us for a special Fowler Out Loud performance by UCLA third-year singer-songwriter Ella Gibson, whose soulful indie folk-pop sound and emotionally resonant lyrics have made her a standout voice on campus. A music industry major, Gibson draws inspiration from artists like Phoebe Bridgers, Lizzy McAlpine, and Taylor Swift, blending introspective storytelling with acoustic-driven melodies. Gibson recently won Best Overall Act and the Bruin Choice Award at Spring Sing 2025 for her original song Patch; she continues to gain recognition for her heartfelt performances and raw, expressive songwriting. At the Fowler, she’ll share acoustic versions of her original music, inviting listeners into her creative journey of growth, uncertainty, and self-discovery. Fowler Out Loud is an evening concert series that invites UCLA students from various disciplines to perform at the museum.

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The Hammer's curatorial department leads free, insightful, short discussions about artists every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. This talk on Made in L.A. 2025 artist Widline Cadet is led by curatorial assistant Juan Manuel Silverio. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/cadet-arttalk

Join fellow Bruins for an unforgettable evening honoring the rich heritage, achievements, and contributions of Black alumni and students at UCLA. Experience inspiring stories, live entertainment, cultural performances, networking opportunities, and a celebration of the vibrant Black community that makes UCLA stronger. Open to all UCLA community members. Featured Highlights \- Live musical performances by UCLA alumni artists \- Curated dinner featuring dishes from the African diaspora \- Networking with alumni, faculty, staff, and student

What does “enough” look like in your life—and who gets to decide? In a world that constantly pushes us to do, earn, and be more, this webinar invites you to pause and reflect. Join a panel of UC alumni and financial wellness experts for a meaningful conversation about redefining financial success—not as accumulation, but as alignment with your personal values. Discover practical strategies for building a life of sufficiency, intention, and peace of mind.

The Annual Convocation is designed to welcome UCLA students (both new and recurring) to the start of the Fall Quarter.

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Join BP IT Affinity Group on their monthly meeting! E-Recycling: How sustainability can be good for the bottom line as well as the environment.

**Alumni leaders, to RSVP and for any questions, please contact your staff advisor.** As a network leader, you play a vital role in strengthening UCLA’s alumni communities. To support you in this effort, **we invite you to join Leaders 2 Leaders: All About Compliance.** This session will guide you through the annual process needed to maintain your alumni network’s official status as a support group of the University of California. Staying compliant ensures your network retains access to resources, visibility and the University's strong affiliation, helping you to better serve your members. Sandy Nguyen ’10, Alumni Affairs program operations lead, will walk us through each step of the process. She will address your questions and share helpful tips to ensure everything runs smoothly and is easy to handle. **Why is attendance important?** ● Make sure your network stays in good standing with UCLA ● Gain clarity and confidence in executing the annual process ● Network with other leaders facing similar stages of development

The Bruin Love Station (BLS) is mobile cart that offers free safer-sex supplies, Narcan, fentanyl test strips and opportunities for students to converse with trained peers and professional staff. Students are free to stop by to pick up any of our supplies

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Join BP Silicon Beach for their monthly Chapter Meeting!

In-person: Q&A with filmmaker Allison de Fren, filmmakers and programmers Evelyn Kreutzer and Kevin B. Lee, Professor Kriss Ravetto-Biagioli, vice chair of UCLA Cinema and Media Studies, and Professor Amy Villarejo, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. A selection from the Hearst Metrotone News Collections of early conceptions of automation and “robots” in the home, office and night club will play interspersed throughout the program. Latencies of the Statistical Image Catalunya, 2024 The essay explores the genealogies that link today’s computer vision and artificial intelligence imaging systems to 19th-century scientific research's use of photography. Using the work of Étienne-Jules Marey and Francis Galton as case studies, the essay encourages an analysis of the latencies or cultural mutations manifest in the operative images of both periods.—Roc Albalat DCP, color, 9 min. Director: Roc Albalat. The Twilight Zone: “From Agnes — With Love” U.S., 2/14/1964 A simple task for a computer engineer becomes an all-encompassing problem when emotions get involved in this tale of man vs. technology.—Programming Coordinator Nicole Ucedo DCP, b&w, 25 min. CBS/Cayuga. Producers: William Froug, Rod Serling. Director: Richard Donner. Writer: Bernard C. Schoenfeld. With: Wally Cox, Ralph Taeger, Sue Randall. Fembot in a Red Dress U.S., 2015 Fembot in a Red Dress analyzes the cultural trope of the “lady in red” as it evolved from the genre of film noir to science fiction and from the human to the artificial female in a variety of film and television texts. Through juxtaposed sequences of fembots, “ladies in red,” and a combination of the two, the work attempts to mine the potential of the “critical supercut” not only for laying bare gendered patterns of representation, but also for uncovering subtle variations in meaning across cinematic texts and contexts.—Allison de Fren DCP, color, 13 min. Director: Allison de Fren. Not Exactly a Still Life Switzerland, 2024 Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo is a film about the drive to repeat and reproduce lost things, and the failure to do so. What would it mean to repeat the images of this repetitious film with the help of AI — but as disturbing (failed) dreams rather than an exact replica? We begin to imagine a new film within the one we know. AI gives us back the history of cinema — as an uncanny double.—Johannes Binotto DCP, color, 4 min. Director: Johannes Binotto. Toute la data du monde Switzerland, 2025 An experimental short essay film that reimagines Alain Resnais’ iconic 1956 essay film Toute la mémoire du monde (1956) for the AI age. Resnais’ film, on the surface a documentary portrait of the National Library of France, has commonly been understood as a meditation on the crisis of memory, knowledge and ethics after the horrors of World War II. Toute la data du monde takes some of Resnais’ images and questions as inspiration and applies them to this new current crisis of memory, knowledge and archivization in the age of AI. Through surreal, meditative and entirely AI-generated images, it suggests what the libraries of artificial intelligence and data might look like.—Evelyn Kreutzer DCP, b&w, in French with English subtitles, 4 min. Director: Evelyn Kreutzer Afterlives (excerpt) Germany/Belgium/France, 2025 Afterlives is a desktop documentary that critically engages with the historical and digital traces of extremist propaganda, questioning how images of violence circulate, mutate and persist. This excerpt explores how online platforms, including generative AI models, facilitate the disappearance and reappearance of extremist media.—Kevin B. Lee DCP, color, 7 min. Director: Kevin B. Lee. Part of: The Future of Reality: From Locarno to L.A.

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In-person: Q&A with filmmaker Adele Tulli, moderated by guest programmer Kevin B. Lee. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Real Italy, 2024 Adele Tulli’s Real is a hypnotic and rhythmic journey via close encounters with AI, the internet and avatars. The observational documentary examines how and what people are using the internet for, as well as newer technologies that are emerging daily. As more communities form online, less human to human interaction is witnessed. This haunting portrait of human engagement with technologies focuses on influencers, children and everyone in between who is learning and adapting to AI and new tech at a rapid rate, from Korea to Italy and the U.S.—Programming Coordinator Nicole Ucedo DCP, color, in Korean, English, Italian and German with English subtitles, 83 min. Director/Screenwriter: Adele Tulli. Part of: The Future of Reality: From Locarno to L.A.

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The UC Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association (UC CLAA), Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association of UC Berkeley - Bay Area Chapter, Berkeley Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association (CLAA), Cal Alumni Association (CAA), and University Development and Alumni Relations invite you to the next statewide UC CLAA Summit: From Connection to Coalition: Celebrating Latino Alumni and the Communities We Build This gathering honors the legacy and future of Latino alumni at Berkeley—lifelong students whose stories illuminate the power of connection, joy, and shared purpose. Rooted in the meanings of alumni, community, and coalition, we celebrate how engagement between students, staff, faculty, and alumni becomes unity, and unity becomes movement. Together, we build not just networks, but history. Join your UC alumni community for a day filled with inspiring updates, networking, and thought-provoking discussions on how we can continue to thrive as a community. The UC CLAA is a statewide collective of Latinx alumni from all ten UC campuses whose mission is to support the overall advancement of the UC to better serve the needs of the on-campus and off-campus Chicanx Latinx community including alumni, staff, faculty, and students. Unable to join in person? Join us on Zoom! Please register in advance using the link below. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with the agenda containing information about the Summit a few days before the summit.  Register for the UC CLAA Summit at: https://ucop.zoom.us/meeting/register/TXR3hCLXS9G5-3uDx7udBw#/registration

This program is co-presented by the Fowler Museum at UCLA, the CMRS Center for Early Global Studies through the “Race in the Global Past through Native Lenses” research initiative, and the Consulate General of Peru in Los Angeles. Exploring Indigenous knowledge and material heritage, Living Threads will feature three master weavers from the community of San Miguel de Cajamarca in Peru. The program will highlight the ancestral textile traditions of the northern Andes, emphasizing the essential role of women in preserving, transmitting, and evolving cultural heritage through the art of weaving. Join us for an afternoon of conversation, live weaving demonstration, a community weaving workshop, and a trunk show. Program Schedule 2:00–2:15 PM: Welcome and offering Opening remarks by Professor María Luz De La Torre of UCLA, followed by a traditional offering to the land or “pago a la tierra”—a gesture of gratitude to the land, Pachamama, and the weaving tradition. 2:15–2:45 PM: Conversation with master weavers The program will begin with an introduction to the visiting master weavers and their work. In a moderated conversation, the artisans will share the cultural meanings embedded in their textiles, their weaving techniques, and how knowledge is passed down generations. This dialogue will center Indigenous voices, highlighting memory, resistance, and creativity, and emphasizing the Andean world’s transmission of knowledge and its contributions to global artistic practices. 2:45–3:30 PM: Live weaving demonstration Attendees will witness a live demonstration of traditional Andean weaving practices, including the use of backstrap looms, natural dyes, and regional iconography. This session will offer an opportunity to glimpse the technical, symbolic, and historical richness of northern Andean textile art. 3:30–4:30 PM: Community weaving workshop Participants will be invited to engage in a hands-on workshop led by the weavers. This session will introduce basic techniques and foster learning, intergenerational exchange, and meaningful dialogue across cultures. 4:30–6:00 PM: Trunk show A marketplace will close the day, offering the public a chance to purchase textiles directly from the artisans. This trunk show will help support the economic livelihood of the weavers while creating space for deeper connections to the stories woven into each piece. Co-presented by CMRS Center for Early Global Studies through the Race in the Global Past through Native Lenses research initiative, Cancillería Cajamarca, and the Consulate General of Peru in Los Angeles

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The UCLA San Fernando Valley Alumni Network, in collaboration with the Latino Alumni Association, invites all Bruins to join us for the UCLA vs. Indiana Football Watch Party on October 25, 2025. This event will bring alumni, friends, and fans together to cheer on the Bruins in a spirited and welcoming environment. Attendees can expect raffles and UCLA-themed giveaways to enhance the game-day experience. The watch party will serve as a chance to reconnect with fellow Bruins, grow the Valley alumni network, and showcase UCLA pride in a fun, energetic setting. This event will be free to attend, with optional food and drink available for purchase. Alumni, families, and community members of all ages are welcome.

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. Call 310-473-5121 or email info@pancreatic.org

Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum All Family Flicks screenings are free admission. Seating is first come, first served. The Billy Wilder Theater opens 15 minutes before each Family Flicks program. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory U.S., 1971 A golden ticket found in a chocolate bar leads young Charlie Bucket and four other lucky children on a marvelous adventure through the wondrous world of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. Along with chocolate rivers, Oompa-Loompas and a chance to win a lifetime supply of chocolate comes a few life lessons along the way in this musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s children’s classic. DCP, color, 100 min. Director: Mel Stuart. Screenwriter: Roald Dahl. With: Gene Wilder, Peter Ostrum, Jack Albertson. Recommended for ages 8+ Part of: Family Flicks

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Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. “Listen Asshole” performed on Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry, Season 1, Episode 2 (excerpt) U.S., 2001 Michelle Myers and Catzie Vilayphonh — founding members of the Philadelphia-based spoken word duo Yellow Rage — made history in 2001 as the first Asian American women featured on HBO’s Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry, more commonly known as Def Poetry Jam. Part slam poem, part manifesto, their searing group piece “Listen Asshole” was born of frustration and a desire to “shatter stereotypes of Asian American women as passive, quiet, and demure,” and earned a standing ovation for its unapologetic anger, sharp wit and fierce reclamation of voice. Hosted by rapper Mos Def, the first season of Def Poetry Jam was taped at New York City’s Supper Club. DCP, color, 5 min. Director: With: Michelle Myers, Catzie Vilayphonh. Itty Bitty Titty Committee U.S., 2007 From director Jamie Babbit (But I’m a Cheerleader), Itty Bitty Titty Committee is a sharp, funny and affirming story of Anna (Melonie Diaz), a shy young lesbian whose life transforms when she joins the radical feminist art collective C(i)A — Clits in Action — inspired by the real-life radical feminist art collective Guerrilla Girls. Shot in gritty, guerrilla style on Super 8 and Super 16, this SXSW Jury Prize winner is an edgy, rare depiction of a young woman’s political awakening. The film pulses with a punk soundtrack featuring Sleater-Kinney, Bikini Kill and Le Tigre. As critic B. Ruby Rich wrote, “This posse of revolting dykes delivers a megadose of hope.” DCP, color, 87 min. Director: Jamie Babbit. Screenwriters: Tina Mabry, Abigail Shafran. With: Melonie Diaz, Nicole Vicius, Daniel Sea. —Public Programmer Beandrea July Part of: A Place of Rage: Women and Anger on Screen

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The crosstown rivalry heats up this fall as UCLA Women’s Soccer takes on USC, and we want you there for all the action. Before the match, gather with alumni, friends and families at the **[UCLA Alumni Bruin Bash](https://giving.ucla.edu/Standard/NetDonate.aspx?SiteNum=5754&utm_medium=email&elq_cid=1773053&ehash=5e089d9582d691c887944b29a693ef1d0973aca71987413753b3b47ea024ca05&RSRC=Email&RDAT=4435&aid=16081&pid=ucla_email_eloqua_eloqua&rid=4435)**. This pregame celebration is more than just a meal — it’s a chance to relive the energy of campus, reconnect with your Bruin community and gear up for game day alongside fans proudly wearing blue and gold. **Enjoy delicious food** and lively conversation while families **play Bruin Bingo**, **kids test their soccer skills** and fans **capture photos with the 2022 NCAA Championship trophy**. Plus, **hear a special game day message from Mitchell Liday**, public address announcer for UCLA Women’s Soccer. With Bruins of all ages coming together, Bruin Bash is the perfect way to honor tradition, build excitement and get ready to cheer our team to victory. Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Cost: $20 per person for Adults and Children ages 5 to 12.

Bruin Underground Scholars is hosting bi-weekly BUS community meetings in a welcoming space to connect, recharge, and build community. These gatherings offer a chance to come together, share stories, and support one another in a relaxed atmosphere. Meetings will be held at various locations across campus to help introduce students to different resources and programs available at UCLA. This rotation will give students the opportunity to connect with campus partners, discover new support services, and build stronger networks within the UCLA community. Food will be provided for students, first-come first served. Space to speak & be heard. Community & connection. Come as you are, we look forward to being in community with you.

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Monday, October 27 | 6 PM Monaco Italian Kitchen | 2000 Main St, Irvine RSVP by Thursday, October 23 $50 per person (includes tax & tip) 2-hour parking validation available October is National Pasta Month, and we’re celebrating with a meal that’s all about connection, comfort, and conversation. Join OC Bruins for Supper @ Six at Monaco Italian Kitchen—Irvine’s newest destination for modern Italian dining. Created by longtime OC restaurateur Tony Monaco, this spot blends the warmth of a traditional trattoria with the sleek, contemporary vibe of the Eighteen Main complex. Think cozy lighting, marble finishes, open-air patios, and the aroma of fresh pasta made from scratch. Our three-course pre-fixe menu was crafted just for this gathering, featuring: Amuse-Bouche: House Focaccia with Rosemary & Garlic Butter First Course: Choice of Chopped Salad or Honey Caesar Second Course: Choice of Lamb Bolognese or Wild Mushroom Risotto It’s a space that feels elegant yet unpretentious—a place made for lingering conversations and raising a glass (or fork) with friends. Whether you come for the pasta, the people, or just a Monday night reset, you’ll leave feeling nourished in every way. Come hungry. Leave happy.

Join us in New York City as five UCLA Alumni come together for a candid panel on navigating your career in tech—through pivots, growth, and everything in between. Whether you're breaking into the industry, switching roles, or curious about where AI is taking us, this conversation is packed with insights to help you adapt and thrive. **AGENDA** 6:30-7:00pm: Arrival & greeting 7:00-8:00pm: Panel discussion + Q&A 8:00-8:30pm: Closing remarks & social time **SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES** **Alexa Parmisano** graduated from UCLA in 2013 with a double major in communication and sociology. She was a member of the Bruin Belles Service Association, an experience that fostered lifelong friendships that she holds today. Alexa has spent nearly her entire career in big tech, approaching her 10-year anniversary at Google, though her career trajectory changed dramatically after she pursued an MBA focused on business analytics. She currently works as an analytical lead for clients in the luxury fashion space, where she provides market intelligence grounded in Google search data and coaches clients on how to effectively measure their advertising investment. Outside of her professional life, she is an avid fitness enthusiast and has been a certified cycling and pilates instructor since 2018. **Mike Nourian** studied computer engineering and built robotics projects such as autonomous path-finders. One of his most memorable UCLA moments was seeing Shaquille O’Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Russel Westbrook at Pauley Pavilion. Mike has worked at companies like Boeing and Apple before joining Meta. He’s worked across multiple teams —from building AI-driven business messaging products integrated into Meta’s ad ecosystem to developing search infrastructure within the Generative AI organization, focusing on retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). His experience spans both startups and major tech companies, with a focus on AI, search, and model training and serving. Outside of work, Mike enjoys weight training and mixed workouts. He’s an avid foodie, traver, and likes to unwind by walking along NYC’s west side highway while listening to podcasts. **Sriram Ramakrishnan** is a partnerships manager at Adyen, where he blends his technical expertise with a customer-centric approach to craft impactful solutions in the payments space. He is also an advisor, co-founder, and former chapter lead of the AI Collective NYC, where he fostered conversations and built communities around the transformative potential of AI. A dedicated mentor with Minds Matter and Techstars, Sriram also guides the next generation of innovators and contributes to funding early-stage startups as a scout and angel investor. His diverse career journey includes roles at Hulu, Walmart eCommerce, and Finch (where he played a critical role in its growth and eventual acquisition by Finder). He graduated in the class of 2017 with a degree in economics, and one of his favorite UCLA memories is starting the Westwoodstock music festival. These days, you can find him in the vibrant energy of New York City, playing basketball, poker, and chess. **Shelby Kisner** is a revenue strategy & operations program manager at Google, whose career is an example of the value of continuous exploration and upskilling. She moved to New York directly after graduation, not knowing anyone, to work in consulting and begin exploring what she wanted to do. From there she has had the privilege to work in a range of tech companies (100 person startup, DoorDash, Google). Shelby currently specializes in designing high-impact programs and workflows for sales teams, but holds onto her roots as a data analyst, always seeking opportunities to integrate analytical insights with qualitative feedback to build the best possible solutions. When she’s off the clock, you can find her eating bagels, at the park, going to concerts, drawing, and boxing.

The Bruin Love Station (BLS) is mobile cart that offers free safer-sex supplies, Narcan, fentanyl test strips and opportunities for students to converse with trained peers and professional staff. Students are free to stop by to pick up any of our supplies

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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.

Our annual concert under the stars with Mariachi de Uclatlán—the first mariachi ensemble established at an academic university, led by Grammy-winning musical director Jesús “Chuy” Guzmán, and admired around the world for its passionate musical excellence—will celebrate Día de los Muertos with the music of influential Mexican composers. Fowler Out Loud is an evening concert series that invites UCLA students from various disciplines to perform at the museum.

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The Hammer's curatorial department leads free, insightful, short discussions about artists every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. This talk on Made in L.A. 2025 artist Alake Shilling is led by assistant director of Academic Programs Hallie Scott. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/shilling-talk

Calling all visiting students and local alumni from the University of California! Join us for an open forum and discussion of life in London after UC. This is an opportunity for UC study abroad students to meet and hear from alumni working and living in London, and for alumni to connect with the latest generation of UC excellence.

Zoom OC UCLA Book Club to discuss Butter by Asako Yuzuki

Join fellow Bruins in Paris for a festive Halloween-themed happy hour! Come to reconnect, make new friends, and enjoy an evening of fun in the true Bruin spirit. Costumes are encouraged! Two prizes will be awarded for the best dressed alumni. Whether you go all our or keep it simple, it's the perfect chance to get into the Halloween spirit.

Join us for a Community Cook Out in collaboration with 580 Café. A welcoming space to share food, connection, and conversation. This gathering is about more than just a meal; it’s an opportunity to build community, celebrate our shared experiences, and create moments of joy together. We’ll have delicious food prepared with care, time to meet new people and reconnect with familiar faces, and a chance to learn more about the resources and programs available through UCLA Bruin Underground Scholars and 580 Café. Everyone is invited to come as they are, bring your appetite, your stories, and your community spirit!

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Looking for a way to spend your lunch? Join the UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden for a new installment of our Botany Brown Bag Public Lecture Series! On Thursday, October 30 at 12 pm, Dr. Pam Soltis will give a talk titled "Using Natural History Collections to Address 21st Century Societal Problems" at La Kretz Garden Pavilion. This event is free and open to the public, no RSVP required! Make sure to bring your lunch!

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Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry U.S., 1969 This 1969 Newsreel company short captures a fiery feminist play performed at an abortion rally, in which a beauty contestant is “prepared” by family, school and industry for the roles demanded by a sexist society. Produced during Newsreel’s peak years (1968–1972), it exemplifies the collective’s urgent, unfiltered documentation of protest, liberation movements and grassroots organizing beyond the reach of mainstream media. DCP, b&w, 17 min. Director: Newsreel Collective/Third World Newsreel. Sudden Fear U.S., 1952 A riveting Joan Crawford anchors this masterful blend of romance, suspense and noir. As playwright-turned-heiress Myra Hudson, Crawford turns in a tour-de-force performance, transforming from smitten newlywed to cunning survivor when she discovers her husband’s (Jack Palance) murderous plot. Shot on location in San Francisco, the film builds exquisite tension through shadowy visuals, razor-sharp plotting and Crawford’s electrifying emotional range — her face a shifting canvas of shock, hurt and resolve in this rediscovered classic of Hollywood’s Golden Age. The film received Academy Award nominations for Sheila O’Brien’s costume design, Charles Lang’s cinematography and the performances of both Crawford and Palance. DCP, b&w, 110 min. Director: David Miller. Screenwriters: Lenore Coffee, Robert Smith. With: Joan Crawford, Jack Palance, Gloria Grahame. —Public Programmer Beandrea July Part of: A Place of Rage: Women and Anger on Screen

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Join San Diego Bruins for a relaxed morning walk at the scenic Kumeyaay Lake Trail in Mission Trails. This easy, 1.3-mile loop features flat terrain, peaceful lake views, and a welcoming, social atmosphere perfect for all fitness levels. It’s a great opportunity to enjoy the fall weather, connect with local alumni, and explore one of San Diego’s beautiful trails. Families and friends are welcome—just bring water, sun protection, snacks, comfy walking shoes, and your Bruin spirit! "Welcome to the City" is a series of events featuring iconic or touristy attractions that, even as a local, you’ve always wanted to experience but haven’t yet. This is a fantastic way to connect new Bruins — whether recent graduates or those who had just moved — to their local network.

Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Portal U.S., 2022 Rodney Evans’ Portal is a visual essay capturing how Evans and friend Homay King navigate lives reshaped by the COVID-19 pandemic. Favoring human connection over isolation, the short pairs quiet images of rest — lying in bed, sleeping on a couch — with scenes of outdoor movement. Poetry, prose and intimate audio recordings from Evans and King narrate the radical changes of 2020, creating a resonant time capsule. Through its meditative visuals and lyrical storytelling, Portal invites viewers to simultaneously process their own pandemic experiences, offering a contemplative space to reflect on resilience, the power of community, and the shared impact of an extraordinary year.—Public Programmer Beandrea July DCP, color, 12 min. Director: Rodney Evans. Screenwriters: Rodney Evans, Homay King. Brother to Brother U.S., 2004 Rodney Evans’ feature debut stands firmly on the shoulders of the 1990s Queer New Wave in its unflinching portrayal of Black queer characters. Winner of the 2004 Sundance Jury Prize, it helped launch Anthony Mackie’s career and featured early roles for Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Lance Reddick. Mackie plays Perry, an art student grappling with homophobia and fetishization whose friendship with Bruce Nugent, a Black gay Harlem Renaissance artist and poet, inspires confidence and pride. Over 20 years later, Evans’ moving tribute to intergenerational black queer artistry stands up as a classic in modern American independent cinema.—Public Programmer Beandrea July 35mm, color, 90 min. Director/Screenwriter: Rodney Evans. With: Anthony Mackie, Roger Robinson, Ray Ford, Aunjanue Ellis. Support for the screening is provided by the Robert Gore Rifkind Foundation Queer Screening Endowment and The Andrew J. Kuehn Jr. Foundation. Part of: Legacy Project Screening Series

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Join a Garden Guide for a free tour on November 1, 2025 at 10 am. Explore our living museum featuring collections of plants from around the globe! You’ll hear the stories of selected plants in the Garden and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. Tours meet at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion at the northern end of the Garden and are given a grace period of 5 minutes.

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Presented in conjunction with the Fire Kinship exhibition at the Fowler Museum at UCLA, this panel will bring together Indigenous scholars, fire practitioners, and land trust leaders to explore the role of land conservancy in the broader Land Back movement. Focusing on fire as both a cultural practice and an ecological tool, the discussion will examine how Indigenous-led conservancies are reclaiming stewardship through legal frameworks that support the return of land and the revitalization of ancestral care practices. Panelists will share case studies, community-led strategies, and the challenges of putting fire back on the ground in landscapes where cultural burns were once suppressed. Together, we will consider how land trusts and conservancies can be leveraged to return jurisdiction to Indigenous nations, support fire-based stewardship, and foster cultural and ecological renewal.

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Bruin Family Socials are events that bring UCLA to neighborhoods around the world. Providing an opportunity for attendees to engage with one another on a regional level, Bruin Family 1Socials foster connections and relationships within the greater Bruin community. Historically, Bruin Family Socials have taken place over the course of one weekend each year. During spring 2023, these events transitioned to a year-round model that accommodates a variety of activities and locations, ultimately allowing for added flexibility and more opportunities to build community than ever before. We hope you will join us at an event near you!

The UCLA Black Alumni Association and UCLA Strategic Partnerships & Community Engagement invite you to attend this free workshop to gain knowledge on the admissions and application workshop. This program is open to all, but targets high school juniors and seniors. Registrations will open in early October 2025. Please check this page and the linked RSVP Page for updates.

45 minute yoga class with LiveMetta and to meet the LiveMetta founder, who is a Bruin, as well as some other LiveMetta leadership who are also Bruins. This is opportunity to learn about the LiveMetta vision and what it means to live Metta, their model about fostering compassion, community, and happiness without expectations of anything in return, which is fitting for the event as well as they have graciously donated their time free of charge. There is also opportunity to mingle after the class as well with other attendees.

Día de los Muertos: Mourning and Remembering through Ecological Change will explore cross-cultural grief in the context of environmental and species loss. Join us on November 1 from 11am-1pm at the UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden for ofrendas, art, and talks on topics such as deforestation, extinction, and environmental colonialism and imperialism. We’ll have snacks and drinks including champurrado and a variety of pan dulces. Come early for a Guided Garden tour at 10 am. This event is free and open to the public; it is hosted by the Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies (LENS), Environmental Humanities Reading Group (EHRG), and Radical Imagination Coalition (RIC), and is co-sponsored by the UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden and Center for Developing Leadership in Science (CDLS). If you are interested in contributing an ofrenda, art, or your time to this event, please email Elijah Catalan (elijahcatalan@g.ucla.edu) and Olivia Simon (oliviameyers@g.ucla.edu) with a short description of how you would like to be involved and “Día de los Muertos: Request to Participate” in the subject line.

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Casual coffee meetup with other Bruins.

In-person: Q&A with Elena Gorfinkel, author of “BFI Classics: Wanda,” moderated by Archive Research and Study Center Officer Maya Montañez Smukler. Book signing before the screening. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Wanda U.S., 1970 In 1970, Wanda screened at the Venice Film Festival as the sole U.S. entry winning the International Critics Prize. Barbara Loden, actor-turned-filmmaker, directed, produced and co-starred in the independent production, made for an estimated $100,000, in collaboration with Nicholas Proferes serving as cinematographer and editor. The feature was Loden’s directorial debut. Wanda follows Loden in a quiet and captivating portrayal of an apathetic young woman on a journey through a bleak and rural Pennsylvanian landscape. Speaking to the Los Angeles Times in 1971, Loden was clear about her approach to filmmaking: “I’ve got more movies in me, but they will have to be done my way. I’m not interested in entertaining people. I only want to do things that mean something to me, that I can say about a human being on film and then communicate that feeling to others.” In her new book, Elena Gorfinkel draws on archival sources, including scripts, interviews, production records, oral history and previously unseen ephemera, to trace the film’s feminist legacies, and its lasting influence on contemporary filmmakers, artists and writers.—Archive Research and Study Center Officer Maya Montañez Smukler 35mm, color, 105 min. Director/Screenwriter: Barbara Loden. With: Michael Higgins, Barbara Loden, Frank Jourdano. Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive in cooperation with Televentures Corp. and Parlour Pictures with funding provided by The Film Foundation and GUCCI.

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Celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with artist Maria Elena Cruz and honor the loved ones who have passed away through hands-on artmaking. Create your own mini ofrendas (shrines/offerings) and colorful sugar skull piñatas. Enjoy a curator-led walk-through of our newly installed interpretive kiosks showcasing vibrant devotional practices in Haiti, Guatemala, and Mexico. The program will also include live music by Mariachi Alta California and light refreshments. Program Schedule 1pm–1:30pm: Opening blessing 1:30–2:15pm: Curator-led walk-through of our newly installed interpretive kiosks; Joss Gallery 1:30–4pm: Sugar skull piñatas and mini ofrendas art-making activity with artist and educator Maria Elena Cruz; available for drop-in; courtyard and Deutsch seminar room 3–4pm: Mariachi Alta California performance; amphitheater

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All alumni, students, family, and friends of UCLA who live in the Northern California Bay Area are invited to join us for our bi-monthly event planning meeting. In this meeting we discuss past and future events to be held in the Bay Area to help us gather as Bruins. Come make new friends, learn what we do, and find out ways to connect with local Bruins. We look forward to seeing you!

Launch your year-long partnership at the essential OrgullOSO Mentorship Program Virtual Kickoff! This virtual event is designed to ensure maximum participation and accessibility for all mentors and mentees, regardless of location. This is where your mentorship journey officially begins! What to Expect: Join us for 90 minutes on November 3rd from 7pm - 8:30pm for a high-impact session designed to build immediate connections: Welcome & Program Overview: Get a clear understanding of the mentorship timeline and goals. Mentor-Mentee Introduction: Immediately connect with your assigned partner in guided breakout sessions. Special Guest Speaker: Hear from Maria from the Career Center as she introduces valuable services and resources available to you. Resources & Expectations: Learn about key program resources and set expectations for a successful partnership. Virtual Networking: Engage in structured networking sessions to begin building meaningful relationships within the OrgullOSO cohort

Join UCLA alumni, fans, and friends for a pregame happy hour before UCLA Women’s Basketball takes on the San Diego State at Anaheim's Honda Center. _Note: This event will be overseen onsite by the Orange County Bruins_

As Thanksgiving approaches, join our book club in discussing how a Michelin-starred chef and the founder of World Central Kitchen shares his hard-won wisdom, changing the world through the power of food.

The Hammer's curatorial department leads free, insightful, short discussions about artists every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. This talk on Made in L.A. 2025 artist Nicole-Antonia Spagnola is led by curatorial assistant Jennie Waldow. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/spagnola-talk

Join artist Gajin Fujita for an after-hours tour of Rising Sun, Falling Rain: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts.

The Bruin Love Station (BLS) is mobile cart that offers free safer-sex supplies, Narcan, fentanyl test strips and opportunities for students to converse with trained peers and professional staff. Students are free to stop by to pick up any of our supplies

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In-person: film preservationist and author Ross Lipman. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Notfilm U.S., 2015 10th anniversary screening Writer-director Ross Lipman’s deep dive into the production of literary giant, Irish playwright Samuel Beckett’s only movie, Film (co-directed with Alan Schneider, 1965), was hailed as one of the 10 best films of the year when it was released and stands a decade later as a master class in historical, aesthetic and thematic exposition. Weaving together primary documents, first-person interviews, archival materials and more, Lipman explores how the influences and concerns of a cavalcade of artists, both the celebrated and the obscure (including Beckett, star Buster Keaton, cinematographer Boris Kaufman and publisher Barney Rosset) coalesced — or not — into one of the most enigmatic and evocative cinematic works of the 20th century.—Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm DCP, color, 130 min. Director/Screenwriter: Ross Lipman. With: Kevin Brownlow, Leonard Maltin, Judith Douw. Part of: Ross Lipman and The Archival Impermanence Project

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Volunteer with us at Shelter Inc. in Concord as we help them prepare for giving to those in need during Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving. Be sure to wear closed-toe shoes as we've helped with organizing their donation room in years past. Post-volunteering reception to follow at a restaurant in Concord.

In-person: film preservationist and author Ross Lipman, filmmaker Eleanor Antin, actor Christine Berry, violinist Alicia Svigals, pianist Donald Sosin. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. The Man Without a World U.S., 1991 Los Angeles restoration premiere! Through the persona of a censored, persecuted Soviet-era filmmaker, Yevgeny Antinov, writer-director Eleanor Antin constructs a captivating silent film portrait of Jewish shtetl life in 1920s Poland. Evocative of Guy Maddin, Antin remediates and repurposes period melodrama suffusing Jewish communal life before the Holocaust with mysticism, politics and homespun wisdom swirling in a pot of love, jealousy and murder. Presented with live original music composed and performed by world-renowned klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals and celebrated silent film pianist Donald Sosin, The Man Without a World was largely overlooked on its initial release but, restored in 2020, it is, as Ross Lipman writes, “ripe to at last be truly discovered.”—Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm DCP, b&w, silent with live musical accompaniment, 98 min. Director/Screenwriter: Eleanor Antin. With: Pier Marton, Christine Berry, Anna Henriques. Restored by Milestone Films with funding from the Sunrise Foundation for Education and the Arts. This screening was made possible with the essential support of the Sunrise Foundation for Education and the Arts. Part of: Ross Lipman and The Archival Impermanence Project

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UCLA AAPAN is hosting a reunion to celebrate our shared Bruin roots and bring it back to a home away from home – Campbell Hall. The event is open to all UCLA Alumni, with a special invitation to those we were part of the Academic Advancement Program (AAP) through the decades. Whether you joined CCCP, FTSP, RAE, VIPS, the McNair Scholars Program, or other AAP initiatives, this event is for you! With a homecoming spirit, the reunion is a chance to reconnect with old friends, meet fellow alumni across generations, and strengthen the Bruin network. It's an opportunity to reminisce about your UCLA journey, share your stories, and build new connections in the AAP community. The reunion will be filled with food, drinks, and great conversation as we celebrate our legacy and look ahead to what’s next.

In-person: film preservationist and author Ross Lipman, Archive Head of Preservation Jillian Borders. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Four Women U.S., 1975 Set to Nina Simone’s stirring ballad of the same name, Julie Dash’s dance film features Linda Martina Young as strong “Aunt Sarah,” tragic mulatto “Saffronia,” sensuous “Sweet Thing” and militant “Peaches.” Kinetic camerawork and editing, richly colored lighting, and meticulous costume, makeup and hair design work together with Young’s sensitive performance to turn longstanding Black female stereotypes to oblique, critical angles.—Jacqueline Stewart 16mm, color, 7 min. Director: Julie Dash. With: Linda Martina Young. The Juniper Tree Iceland, 1990 While still a graduate film student at UCLA, writer-director Nietzchka Keene used a Fulbright Fellowship to shoot this stunning folk horror story adapted from a Grimm fairytale on location in Iceland. Premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, The Juniper Tree features a pre-Sugarcubes Björk in her film debut as one of a pair of sisters (the other played by Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir) who are cast to the rocky wilds after their mother is accused of witchcraft and burned alive. The harsh but beautiful Icelandic landscape captured in dazzling black and white by cinematographer Randolph Sellars feels, as Ross Lipman writes, “so palpable it almost functions as a character.”—Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm 35mm, b&w, 79 min. Director/Screenwriter: Nietzchka Keene. With: Björk, Bryndis Petra Bragadóttir, Valdimar Örn Flygenring. Restored by the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research and The Film Foundation, with funding provided by the George Lucas Family Foundation. Part of: Ross Lipman and The Archival Impermanence Project

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Event to honor the donors that provide Alumni Scholarships and introduce them to the students they will be supporting.

This film series celebrates the radical legacy of UCLA’s Ethno-Communications Program (1969–1973), a pioneering affirmative action initiative launched by Elyseo Taylor, the School of Theater, Film and Television’s first Black faculty member. Designed to train Black, Asian American, Latina/o/x and Native American students to use film as a tool for social change, the program paired filmmaking with journalism, mass communications and community engagement. The alumni in this film program created works that redefined independent media in Los Angeles, offering expansive, socially engaged portraits of multiracial America.

Bruin Underground Scholars is hosting bi-weekly BUS community meetings in a welcoming space to connect, recharge, and build community. These gatherings offer a chance to come together, share stories, and support one another in a relaxed atmosphere. Meetings will be held at various locations across campus to help introduce students to different resources and programs available at UCLA. This rotation will give students the opportunity to connect with campus partners, discover new support services, and build stronger networks within the UCLA community. Food will be provided for students, first-come first served. Space to speak & be heard. Community & connection. Come as you are, we look forward to being in community with you.

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Join UCLA alumni, fans, and friends for a pregame happy hour before UCLA Women’s Basketball takes on the Oklahoma Sooners at Sacramento's Golden 1 Center.

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 - bring your own poem or song lyric to share **Please email bkronbeck@socal.rr.com to be added to the waitlist for the South Bay Book Club.**

Come together with Team UC to take on reigning champions GW in an evening of friendly competition and connection at the US Alumni Club's Annual Pub Quiz! Guests will enjoy a lively night of trivia, networking, and camaraderie with fellow alumni and friends as they aim to take home the win for their alma mater.

Who better to explain California’s economy than a Bruin? California—the world’s fourth-largest economy—is evolving rapidly amid global trade shifts, government spending debates, demographic transitions, and the rise of artificial intelligence. To help the UCLA community make sense of these forces, join us for a special conversation with Dr. Somjita Mitra ’00, Chief Economist for the California Department of Finance. Dr. Mitra will provide a clear and accessible forecast of where California’s economy is heading, offering insight on: * Demographic & workforce trends – How population changes, regional migration, and AI adoption are reshaping California’s labor force—from Silicon Valley engineers to Central Valley service workers. * Tariffs & global trade – How supply-chain realignments are impacting California’s key industries: technology, agriculture, logistics, and manufacturing. * Federal government shutdown effects – How interruptions to federal funding could ripple through California’s economy, affecting universities, public programs, research grants, and the state’s many government-adjacent employers. * AI & innovation – How emerging technologies are redefining productivity and competitiveness across Hollywood, biotech, and beyond. After Dr. Mitra’s presentation, participants will be invited into small-group breakout sessions to explore key themes more deeply and connect with fellow Bruins for open discussion and idea sharing. **About the Speaker** Dr. Somjita Mitra serves as Chief Economist at the California Department of Finance, where she oversees the Economic Research Unit responsible for preparing the state’s economic forecasts and advising on policy developments. She also guides the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors and provides analysis to the Director of Finance, the Governor’s administration, and other state and local agencies. Before joining the Department of Finance, Dr. Mitra was Director of the Institute for Applied Economics at the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC), where she led regional and industry studies across California. Earlier in her career, she worked as an economist and consultant specializing in market analysis, economic damages, and strategic research for public and private clients. A member of the Public Policy Institute of California’s Economic Policy Center Advisory Council, Dr. Mitra earned her BA in Economics and Political Science from UCLA and her MA and PhD in Economics from Claremont Graduate University. **Why Attend** This webinar is designed for Bruins across all fields—not just those in economics or government. * **For alumni:** Gain credible insights to inform business strategy, investments, and career planning. * **For students:** Connect classroom learning to real-world job markets. * **For faculty & staff:** Understand the broader economic forces shaping higher education and community engagement. This program highlights the influence of UCLA leadership in guiding policy, innovation, and economic resilience across California.

Presented by the UCLA Library and the Jacob Marschak Interdisciplinary Colloquium on Mathematics in the Behavioral Sciences Speaker: Robin Choudhury, professor of cardiovascular medicine, University of Oxford When Aristotle searched for the first signs of life, he lifted a flap in the shell of a fertilized chick egg and there he saw a beating heart – the self-evident originator of life. The beating heart has fascinated thinkers from Aristotle to Aquinas, Dante, Leonardo da Vinci, Descartes and Pascal. Across time and place, the story of our understanding of the heart has been richly decorated with images that illuminate the dance between art, religion, philosophy and ‘scientific’ thinking. It is a truly interdisciplinary organ. The secret of our fascination lies in its apparent sentience and automatic and responsive beat. The mystery of the self-beating heart was solved by Professor Denis Noble (as a graduate student in London in 1960). A demonstration of early biological computation, he solved the puzzle that had hung over the ages. And yet, even as the heart function is understood, it retains all its fascination as a cultural icon. This is the story of The Beating Heart. This talk is offered both in person and online. Light refreshments will be served.

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The Hammer's curatorial department leads free, insightful, short discussions about artists every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. This talk on Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) is led by Grunwald Cener director and chief curator Naoko Takahatake.

The Work for California — Your State Career presentation will give you an opportunity to learn about the benefits of California state service, the range of career opportunities with the State of California, and the process for searching and applying for state jobs. We will provide resources and be here to answer your questions. Join this session to learn why you should work for California’s largest employer and make an impact. The session will be led by Anthony Bonilla, a Recruitment Analyst from the CA State Parks.

The Flux screening series brings the creative community together to celebrate outstanding short films and music videos from around the globe, with wildly inventive filmmaker presentations and performances, followed by a courtyard party with DJ and cash bar.

Monthly luncheon for Bruin Affiliates with members and guests.

Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. A Place of Rage U.S., 1991 This insightful documentary, one of Pratibha Parmar’s early features, delivers candid interviews with activists Angela Davis, June Jordan and Alice Walker where they talk through their experiences with the Civil Rights, Black Power, Feminist and LGBTQ+ movements. As they reassess key figures like Rosa Parks and Fannie Lou Hamer, the film offers essential perspectives from the 1990s culture wars that provide vital historical context for ongoing struggles for justice and equality. DCP, color, 52 min. Director: Pratibha Parmar. With: Angela Davis, June Jordan, Alice Walker. My Name Is Andrea U.S., 2022 Pratibha Parmar’s My Name Is Andrea is a bold hybrid documentary reexamining the life and legacy of radical feminist Andrea Dworkin. Decades before #MeToo, Dworkin challenged sexism and rape culture with fearless urgency, shaped by values learned in the Civil Rights Movement. Blending rare archival footage with performances of Dworkin’s salient writing by Ashley Judd, Soko, Amandla Stenberg, Andrea Riseborough and Christine Lahti, Parmar crafts a rousing portrait of a brilliant yet misunderstood public intellectual whose searing call for justice still resonates powerfully today. DCP, color, 91 min. Director/Screenwriter: Pratibha Parmar. With: Ashley Judd, Soko, Amandla Stenberg. —Public Programmer Beandrea July Part of: A Place of Rage: Women and Anger on Screen

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Join us for the Arizona-UCLA men's basketball watch party and cheer on the Bruins to another win against the Wildcats.

Grupo Folklórico de UCLA Alumni Association will have a benefit to support the current Grupo Folklórico de UCLA student group. We will be raising funds to provide for the construction of a portable wooden stage to be used for practices and performances. We will have dance performances by Danza Azteca de West LA and alumni members. We will also dance to the stylings of the 605 All-Stars band. There will be a wide variety of Mexican food and aguas frescas. Our event theme is, “Día de los Muertos” and we hope to see you there as we honor our founding professor Emilio Pulido and alumni who are no longer with us.

Join UCLA's Pilipino Alumni Association for our annual Parol Workshop and Holiday Party! Guests will enjoy a cultural presentation on the Parol, a colorful star-shaped lantern traditionally hung in homes and streets throughout the Philippines during the holidays. All are welcome to make their very own parols to take home and spread the holiday cheer. Stay for our holiday party, which includes traditional Pilipino lunch and a performance from UCLA's Tinig Choral. Tinig, which means “voice” in Tagalog, is a student-initiated, student-run, a capella choir.

Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum In-person: Introduction by chef and restaurateur Alice Waters. Q&A with USC Associate Professor Lan Duong, Cinema & Media Studies, and chef Minh Phan. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. The Scent of Green Papaya France, 1993 Writer-director Tr?n Anh Hùng won the Caméra d’Or at Cannes for his debut feature, The Scent of Green Papaya, a luminous portrait of the sensuous world as experienced by Mùi, a young servant girl to a troubled, middle-class family, in 1950s Saigon. Taking up her duties as a child, Mùi marvels at the small wonders that suffuse the open-air home — raindrops glistening on leaves, the hum of insects, the scent of papaya in the courtyard. Preparing and sharing meals becomes central to her attunement with the rhythms of nature and family life, as well as Hùng’s larger meditation on memory, desire and the grace of the everyday.—Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm 35mm, color, in Vietnamese with English subtitles, 104 min. Director/Screenwriter: Tr?n Anh Hùng. With: Tran Nu Yen Khe, Man San Lu, Thi Loc Truong. Print courtesy of the Yale Film Archive. Part of: Food and Film

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Alpha Gamma undergraduates and alumni will take commemorative photos for our Centennial weekend.

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Meet at Kathy May's Lakeview Cafe. We'll walk Central Park West, then Central Park East across Golden West St, and visit the Secret Garden. We'll return to Central Park West for brunch at Kathy May's Lakeview Cafe. Anyone who is interested can optionally to hike the dirt trails to the Urban Forest afterwards.

This holiday season, bring comfort and joy home. Join your fellow Seattle Bruins alumni for a rewarding day of service at the Furniture Repair Bank. Together, we'll restore donated furniture and prepare it for distribution to people transitioning into stable housing. No special skills required, just a willingness to roll up your sleeves. Parking: There is limited street parking in front of Furniture Repair Bank, plus additional parking behind their building near the back entrance. Snacks: Furniture Repair Bank will have a few healthy snacks and drinks available. PPE (Personal Protection Equipment): We’ve got you covered. Please come in comfortable clothes suitable for a dusty space and in closed-toe/closed-heel shoes with heels no higher than one inch. For more info, review FAQs at https://www.repairbank.org/group-volunteering

Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum All Family Flicks screenings are free admission. Seating is first come, first served. The Billy Wilder Theater opens 15 minutes before each Family Flicks program. The Phantom Tollbooth U.S., 1970 A mysterious tollbooth and a toy car transport young Milo to a magical, topsy-turvy world where letters are at war with numbers. Accompanied by the “watchdog” Tock, Milo embarks on a fantastical adventure to reunite the Kingdom of Wisdom in this live action/animated film based on the children’s book by Norton Juster. 35mm, color, 90 min. Directors: Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow. Screenwriters: Chuck Jones, Sam Rosen. With: Butch Patrick. Recommended for ages 8+ Part of: Family Flicks

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In-person: Professor Kathleen McHugh, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, will give a brief talk before the screening. Q&A to follow screening. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. I May Destroy You U.K., 2020 Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You is a radical, genre-defying exploration of trauma, consent and creative survival in the post-#MeToo era. Professor Kathleen McHugh’s latest research on women and anger explores the topic through the series, which, McHugh argues, channels Coel’s anger as both trauma response and creative force. The result: a bold, complex portrait of survival, consent and artistic self-possession. Inspired by Coel’s own experience of assault, the series follows Arabella, a rising writer whose rape during a night out shatters her sense of reality. In Episode 1, Arabella vanishes into the night, only to wake with no memory and a wound on her forehead. Episode 9 explores how her growing online presence alienates those closest to her. The finale imagines alternate confrontations with her rapist before Arabella ultimately reclaims her narrative. Formally daring and emotionally fearless, Coel’s series resists tidy resolutions, instead offering a bold meditation on self-preservation and the messy, nonlinear work of healing. Professor McHugh will give a brief talk, followed by a screening and on-stage conversation. Episode 1: “Eyes Eyes Eyes Eyes” Digital video, color, 30 min. Max. Director: Sam Miller. Screenwriters: Michaela Coel, Sherie Myers, Stephanie Yamson. With: Michaela Coel, Weruche Opia, Paapa Essiedu, Marouane Zotti, Stephen Wight. Episode 9: “Social Media Is a Great Way to Connect” Digital video, color, 32 min. Max. Director: Sam Miller. Screenwriters: Michaela Coel, Sherie Myers, Stephanie Yamson. With: Michaela Coel, Weruche Opia, Paapa Essiedu, Stephen Wight. Episode 12: “Ego Death” Digital video, color, 34 min. Max. Directors: Michaela Coel, Sam Miller. Screenwriters: Michaela Coel, Sherie Myers, Stephanie Yamson. With: Michaela Coel, Weruche Opia, Paapa Essiedu, Lewis Reeves. —guest programmer Kathleen McHugh and Public Programmer Beandrea July Part of: A Place of Rage: Women and Anger on Screen

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A mysterious tollbooth and a toy car transport young Milo to a magical, topsy-turvy world where letters are at war with numbers. Accompanied by the “watchdog” Tock, Milo embarks on a fantastical adventure to reunite the Kingdom of Wisdom in this live action/animated film based on the children’s book by Norton Juster. 1970, dir. Chuck Jones, 90 min.

Pioneering conceptual artist Lynn Hershman Leeson has spent six decades exploring technology, identity, and surveillance with prophetic vision. Long before digital avatars became commonplace, she created groundbreaking works like interactive touch screen installations and the Roberta Breitmore series, inhabiting a fictional alter ego with IRL credentials. Her prescient art warned of technology’s perils while celebrating transformation. From unconventional venues to acclaimed films starring Tilda Swinton, she carved her path as a visionary who foresaw our hyper-connected world. Join Leeson and art historian Margot Norton for an evening of video screenings and insights into a revolutionary career and her new book Private I.

Haven’t interviewed in years? You’re not alone. The job market has changed—but your experience, skills, and story still matter. Join our career coach, Emily Baxt '92, for a practical and empowering session designed for professionals 50+ who are ready to land their next opportunity with confidence.

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In-person: Q&A with cartoonist and illustrator Nathan Gelgud and filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. La Chinoise France, 1967 A major influence on Nathan Gelgud’s book Reel Politik, Jean-Luc Godard’s La Chinoise follows a group of students who form a Maoist revolutionary group over their summer vacation. No lazy bunch, they start each day with calisthenics and slogans before a crowded schedule of Maoist lectures and discussions they lead themselves. Like the theater workers in Reel Politik, they learn revolution as they go. Boldly designed and obliquely stated, the film itself doubles as a catalog of its own political and aesthetic influences, with a regular stream of propaganda posters, comic books, news photos, book covers and slogans filling the frame like a cinematic syllabus for radical home schooling.—Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm DCP, color, in French with English subtitles, 96 min. Director/Screenwriter: Jean-Luc Godard. With: Anne Wiazemsky, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Juliet Berto. Part of: Reel Politik: Seizing the Means of Projection With Nathan Gelgud

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Made possible by the John H. Mitchell Television Programming Endowment In-person: Joe Saltzman, Alison Martino. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Premiering in 1964 on CBS affiliate KNXT (now KCBS), Ralph Story’s Los Angeles (1965–69) remains one of the most fondly remembered series in L.A. television history (and one of the most requested items in the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s collections). Created by Dan Gingold (of KNXT's historic The Big News broadcast), the locally produced Ralph Story’s Los Angeles explored the history, personalities and landmarks of L.A. in one of the first newsmagazine-styled programs on television. Foregrounding the warm, wry personality of newsman and commentator Ralph Story, the local Emmy-winning series earned high television ratings, often outperforming network programs in prime time. In later years, the innovative series inspired an entire genre of popular local TV programs covering the unique landscape of Los Angeles, including Visiting With Huell Howser. Today, the surviving episodes of Ralph Story's Los Angeles represent an invaluable moving image archival record of an evolving L.A. as it stood at mid-century. Join us for a reprise of a specially curated best of Ralph Story’s Los Angeles omnibus, last presented a decade ago to a sold-out crowd at the Archive’s This Is the City symposium. Featuring excerpts and complete episodes documenting such iconic locales as Angels Flight, Clifton’s Cafeteria, Disneyland at night, Sunset Boulevard, the long lost landmarks Hollywood Ranch Market and Beverly Park, and more! With in-person guests Joe Saltzman, producer of Ralph Story’s Los Angeles, and historian Alison Martino of Vintage Los Angeles. Programmed and notes written by John H. Mitchell Television Curator Mark Quigley. Ralph Story’s Los Angeles U.S, 1965–69 DCP, b&w and color, approx. 110 min. KNXT. Executive producer: Dan Gingold. Producer: Joe Saltzman. Director: Jim Johnson. Writer: Jere Witter, Nate Kaplan. Angels Flight segment: Executive producer: Joe Sands. Producer: Dan Gingold. Director: Dan Gingold. Writers: Jere Witter, Nate Kaplan. Preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Video transfers at DC Video; engineering services by David Crosthwait. Additional transfers at CBS Media Exchange. Special thanks to Paul Button, KCBS. Part of: Archive Television Treasures

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Join UCLA Alumni Diversity Programs & Initiatives (DPI) and the UCLA Latino Alumni Association (ULAA) for an intimate book talk event with Bruin author Mike de la Rocha ’00 at [Tepito Coffee](https://www.tepitocoffee.com/) in Pasadena. De la Rocha is the co-founder of [Revolve Impact](https://www.revolveimpact.com/)**,** an award-winning creative agency merging art and activism, and [Tepito Coffee](https://www.tepitocoffee.com/)**,** a social enterprise creating jobs for formerly incarcerated individuals in partnership with [Homeboy Industries](https://homeboyindustries.org/). Named one of GOOD Magazine’s top 100 people changing the world and recognized as a pioneering innovator by Stanford Social Innovation Review, Mike’s USA Today Bestselling memoir_,_ _Sacred Lessons: Teaching My Father How To Love_ (Regalo Press / Simon & Schuster), is a powerful reflection on masculinity, generational healing, and the courage it takes to transform. Come and enjoy a facilitated conversation and Q&A session with de la Rocha and build community with other Bruins over refreshments provided by [Homegirl Café](https://homeboyindustries.org/social-enterprises/cafe/).

Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Born in Flames U.S., 1983 This radical, post-punk vision of feminist revolt is set in a dystopian New York a decade after a failed social-democratic revolution. When Adelaide Norris, founder of the Women’s Army, is mysteriously killed, women across race, class and sexual orientation unite to challenge a government bent on repression. Shot guerrilla-style on the streets of 1980s pre-gentrified New York, on a $40,000 budget, over five years, the film is a fierce DIY manifesto and unforgettable entry in the canon of science fiction genre films. It remains a landmark of feminist cinema — visionary and startlingly urgent. DCP, color, 80 min. Director/Screenwriter: Lizzie Borden. With: Jean Satterfield. Preserved by Anthology Film Archives, with restoration funding from the Golden Globe Foundation and The Film Foundation, and supervised and approved by director Lizzie Borden. Stranger Inside U.S., 2001 Cheryl Dunye’s Stranger Inside is a raw, gripping women’s prison drama starring Yolonda Ross as Treasure, a young butch who commits a crime to reunite with her lifer mother, Brownie (Davenia McFadden). By engaging and reshaping women-in-prison film conventions, Dunye centers incarcerated Black lesbians and their family ties rather than crime or punishment. This constitutes “a radical act — to center Black queer women behind bars, on their own terms,” says Dunye. Through its intimate focus and Dunye’s auteurist vision, the film reframes a marginalized community, blending maternal melodrama and genre subversion into a landmark of American independent cinema. DCP, color, 97 min. Director/Screenwriter: Cheryl Dunye. With: Yolonda Ross, Davenia McFadden. —guest programmer Kathleen McHugh Part of: A Place of Rage: Women and Anger on Screen

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We will be hiking Sullivan Canyon. It's in and out so those who want a shorter hike can turn around early and the rest of us will continue on for a longer hike for a total of up to 8.5 miles round trip. Please also bring water, snacks, and sun protection as you will need.

Sunday, November 23 | Arrive by 2:45 PM | Cinemark Century Stadium 25 & XD, Orange “It’s time to go back to Oz… where friendship becomes legend.” Something Wicked this way comes — and OC Bruins have the theater all to ourselves! Join us for an exclusive private screening of Wicked: For Good, the next spellbinding chapter in the untold story behind the Land of Oz. With breathtaking music, dazzling visuals, and a friendship that changed everything, this is where the world finally learns what it truly means to be For Good. We’ve reserved an entire auditorium with 46 seats, but we’re keeping the first row blocked off—so every Bruin enjoys a perfect view of the Emerald magic. Event Details: Arrive by 2:45 PM — our theater opens at 3:00 PM for check-in and mingling. Showing starts at 3:30 PM sharp, no trailers. If you arrive after 3:00 PM, your ticket will be left at will call under your name. After purchasing your ticket, email east.of.eden@alumni.ucla.edu with your seating preference. You’ll receive a reply with the current seating chart so you can choose from available seats — confirmed in the order received. Add a little flair to the fun: wear pink to sparkle like Glinda or green to stand tall like Elphaba. Gather your fellow Bruins, grab your popcorn, and let’s fly — because good and wicked were never so wonderfully entwined.

Bruin Underground Scholars is hosting bi-weekly BUS community meetings in a welcoming space to connect, recharge, and build community. These gatherings offer a chance to come together, share stories, and support one another in a relaxed atmosphere. Meetings will be held at various locations across campus to help introduce students to different resources and programs available at UCLA. This rotation will give students the opportunity to connect with campus partners, discover new support services, and build stronger networks within the UCLA community. Food will be provided for students, first-come first served. Space to speak & be heard. Community & connection. Come as you are, we look forward to being in community with you.

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Join UCLA alumni, fans, and friends for a pregame happy hour before UCLA Men’s Basketball takes on the California Golden Bears at San Francisco’s Chase Center. Enjoy a pregame meal at Gott’s Roadside — conveniently located just steps from the arena at 151 Warriors Way — featuring your choice of a three-piece chicken tenders, eight Impossible™ Chicken Nuggets, 100% beef hot dog, or hamburger/cheeseburger, along with a 16 oz. soft drink. Time: 4:30 - 6 p.m. Tickets for the basketball game can be purchased here: https://tinyurl.com/EmpireClassic

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This workshop provides an overview on the various forms of academic dishonesty regarding plagiarism. Participants will learn when, where, and why it is important to cite properly. Students will also learn how to avoid plagiarism and the information presented will stress the need to attribute work to the original author and the potential outcomes for plagiarizing. Additionally, paraphrasing, and direct quoting will be discussed. ZOOM. Register through MyEvents on MyUCLA.

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.

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Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive in partnership with the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, UCLA Art & Global Health Center, the UCLA AIDS Institute and the Herb Ritts Foundation Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Eyes on Ukraine U.S./Ukraine, 2025 In commemoration of AIDS Awareness Month (and World AIDS Day, December 1), the UCLA Film & Television Archive presents the official world premiere of Eyes on Ukraine, a powerful documentary that explores the intersection of two crises — war and the HIV epidemic. Directed by Mo Stoebe and executive produced by Richard Gere, the film follows HIV-positive Ukrainian activist Yana Panfilova as she joins “Through Positive Eyes,” a global photo-storytelling project co-directed by award-winning South African photographer Gideon Mendel and the UCLA Art & Global Health Center. Part of an engrossing visual anthology that connects the power of community, art and activism in the face of a global pandemic, Eyes on Ukraine depicts the harrowing and inspiring daily struggle of young people living with HIV. Arriving at a time when the global health community is confronting historic cuts to research and support, Eyes on Ukraine looks to the resilience of a new generation, navigating survival and community through art and activism. Preceding the film will be a short presentation looking back at the history of “Through Positive Eyes,” an initiative of MAKE ART/STOP AIDS. A post-screening panel will focus on the quickly changing landscape of HIV/AIDS funding, featuring UCLA faculty and a representative group of international “Through Positive Eyes” “artivists.” DCP, color, 37 min. Director: Mo Stoebe. Executive Producer: Richard Gere. Producers: David Gere, Katja Kulenkampff. With: Yana Panfilova, Liza Shevchuck, Yehor Pasko.

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In-person: Associate Professor Kathleen McHugh, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Chasing the Moon U.S., 1991 Chasing the Moon, directed by Dawn Suggs, is a lyrical, introspective work following a Black lesbian as she navigates the lingering impact of an attack that leaves her uneasy in public spaces. Created in the 1990s when Suggs was part of the directing program at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and Third World Newsreel’s production program, the film weaves together a rare and resonant portrait of the personal and political.—Public Programmer Beandrea July DCP, b&w, 4 min. Director/Screenwriter: Dawn Suggs. Our Father, the Devil U.S., 2021 Babetida Sadjo gives a riveting performance as Marie, a Guinean refugee and head chef at a French retirement home whose life is upended by the arrival of Father Patrick, a priest tied to a harrowing past. This taut, elegant revenge thriller stands up as one of the most engrossing depictions of the aftermath of trauma, even as it surrenders to the allure of supposed payback. Writer-director Ellie Foumbi’s assured direction builds sophisticated tension, crafting a gripping psychological drama and a profound meditation on true healing.—guest programmer Kathleen McHugh DCP, color, 108 min. Director/Screenwriter: Ellie Foumbi. With: Babetida Sadjo, Souleymane Sy Savané, Jennifer Tchiakpe. Part of: A Place of Rage: Women and Anger on Screen

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Join a Garden Guide for a free tour on December 6, 2025 at 10 am. Explore our living museum featuring collections of plants from around the globe! You’ll hear the stories of selected plants in the Garden and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. Tours meet at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion at the northern end of the Garden and are given a grace period of 5 minutes.

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Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum All Family Flicks screenings are free admission. Seating is first come, first served. The Billy Wilder Theater opens 15 minutes before each Family Flicks program. The Wiz U.S., 1978 Director Sidney Lumet’s dazzlingly inventive adaptation of the hit Broadway musical transplants L. Frank Baum’s fantastical world from somewhere over the rainbow to somewhere over the Brooklyn Bridge. Diana Ross, as Dorothy, heads the all-Black cast featuring Michael Jackson as The Scarecrow, Nipsey Russell as The Tin Man, Ted Ross as The Lion and Richard Pryor as The Wiz. DCP, color, 134 min. Director: Sidney Lumet. Screenwriter: Joel Schumacher. With: Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor. Recommended for ages 7+ Part of: Family Flicks

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In-person: cartoonist and illustrator Nathan Gelgud. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Putney Swope U.S., 1969 Anarchic trickster of American cinema, Robert Downey Sr. is another pillar in the canon of radicalized movie theater workers in Nathan Gelgud’s book Reel Politik, and Putney Swope stands at the zenith of Downey’s devilish, bomb-throwing career. After the corporate board of a Madison Avenue ad firm accidentally votes its only Black member to be chairman, Putney Swope (Arnold Johnson) transforms the company’s image-making apparatus into a machine for revolution and profit. Soon, a parade of CEOs and activists alike are beating a path to his door to pay respects (and cash) to get their piece of the action. 35mm, color and b&w, 85 min. Director/Screenwriter: Robert Downey Sr. With: Arnold Johnson, Stan Gottlieb, Allen Garfield. Hi, Mom! U.S., 1970 Raw and raucous, Brian De Palma’s early career dark comedy with Robert De Niro fuses underground aesthetics and Hitchcock homage on the streets and in the tenements of New York. De Niro reprises his character Jon Rubin from De Palma’s Greetings, now struggling to make a living, first with a voyeuristic pitch to a porn producer then as an actor in a political theater troupe looking to cash in on radical chic. Revolution is in the air and everyone seems in on the hustle as De Palma veers wildly from broad comedy to sexual farce to documentary-style realism and outright shock, deftly capturing the tumult of the times. 35mm, color and b&w, 87 min. Director/Screenwriter: Brian De Palma. With: Robert De Niro, Jennifer Salt, Allen Garfield. —Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm Part of: Reel Politik: Seizing the Means of Projection With Nathan Gelgud

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This training session will build on the foundational knowledge from Ally: Instructor Training 1 while introducing more technical functions of Ally's Accessibility Tools. Session facilitators will introduce the new Course Accessibility Report, compare the benefits of the Course Accessibility Report, the WYSIWYG editor, and the Canvas Accessibility Checker, and explore the new AI Auto-Generated Alternative Image Descriptions Tool. Audience: Faculty, TAs, Staff

Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and Los Angeles Filmforum In-person: Q&A with Steve F. Anderson, filmmaker and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, moderated by Los Angeles Filmforum programmer Diego Robles. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. A filmmaker and the current Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, Steve F. Anderson grew up in Los Angeles watching images filmed in the city on television. Seeing images of where you live on screen as well as out your window can generate a desire to always decipher what is “real” and what isn’t. As filmmaker Thom Andersen notes in Los Angeles Plays Itself, Angelenos can quickly be taken out of a movie’s car chase scene when their geographical map of Los Angeles doesn’t correspond with the street directions on screen. Steve F. Anderson sought to explore this “intersection of fact and fiction on the screens of Hollywood” with his latest essay feature film, Reality Frictions, which we are pleased to debut in Los Angeles in partnership with Los Angeles Filmforum. One of the films referenced in Anderson’s work is Marlon Fuentes’ Bontoc Eulogy, which explores the performative images taken at the St. Louis World Fair in 1904 of displaced and coerced indigenous Filipino communities. A screening of Reality Frictions and Q&A with Steve F. Anderson will be followed by Bontoc Eulogy.—Programming Coordinator Nicole Ucedo Programmed by Los Angeles Filmforum Executive and Artistic Director Adam Hyman and Archive Programming Coordinator Nicole Ucedo. Reality Frictions U.S., 2024 Los Angeles premiere! Steve F. Anderson declares the goal of his film as “...not just to investigate the lines between reality and fiction, but to understand what happens when images, events, or people from the real world intrude on the cinematic one.” With structures resembling chapters, the audiovisual essayistic investigations siphon philosophical inquiries while also ushering in a fury of quotidian interrogations from archival sources. Conceptually, the film is framed by Vivian Sobchack’s ideas on “Documentary Consciousness,” while aesthetically, the film’s mannerisms express direct connections to the cinema of Thom Andersen, especially Los Angeles Plays Itself.—Los Angeles FiImforum Programmer Diego Robles DCP, color, 68 min. Director: Steve F. Anderson. Bontoc Eulogy Philippines/U.S., 1995 Marlon Fuentes’ film journeys into learning about Markod, the filmmaker’s grandfather, who along with many Igorot people, was displayed in St. Louis’ World Fair of 1904. Cinematically, he voices concerns against the cosmology that frames the archival footage. His presence combines with scenes he recreates that probe generational fissures from centuries of colonialism, and neo-imperialist pressures against a more diverse Filipino and Filipino-diasporic cultural identity. Against the backdrop of media (mis)representation, he lovingly reinstates honor and respect to his grandfather, showing himself bear witness to the inhumane “studying” of human remains in our very own academic institutions.—Los Angeles FiImforum Programmer Diego Robles DCP, b&w, 56 min. Directors: Marlon Fuentes, Bridget Yearian. Screenwriter: Marlon Fuentes. Part of: Reality Frictions / Bontoc Eulogy

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Made possible by the John H. Mitchell Television Programming Endowment In-person: Q&A with Todd S. Purdum, author of “Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television.” Book signing before the screening. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. A natural comedic actor, singer and percussionist, Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III, better known as Desi Arnaz, also possessed considerable behind-the-scenes creative and business acumen that proved equally paramount to his incredible success. In the biography Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television, author Todd S. Purdum illuminates that the visionary practices introduced to the television industry by Arnaz dramatically altered the course of the medium. Arnaz’s most significant contribution was his audacious abandonment of live TV to shoot his new sitcom on film with three cameras. The runaway utility of the then-novel (and costly) production technique paved the way for the lucrative redistribution of I Love Lucy, and what ultimately became known as the “rerun.” The proceeds of Arnaz’s brilliant innovation helped fund Desilu Studios — his joint venture with Lucille Ball that quickly became one of the most prolific production arms of the rapidly expanding medium of television in the 1950s and ’60s. As a refugee forced to flee Cuba during the revolution of 1933, Arnaz faced extreme poverty and racism upon arrival in the United States. His unlikely rise to superstar and studio mogul represents a truly American rags to riches story, often undertold, with Arnaz’s genius overshadowed by the peerless comedic talents of his partner, Lucille Ball. Join us for a screening of beloved classics and archival gems honoring television pioneer Desi Arnaz, featuring a Q&A with Todd S. Purdum, author of Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television. Programmed and notes written by John H. Mitchell Television Curator Mark Quigley. Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra U.S., 1946 In this one-reeler, Warner Bros. introduces Desi Arnaz to motion picture audiences as a rising new star, complete with a performance of his signature tune, “Babalú.” 35mm, b&w, 10 min. Director: c. With: Desi Arnaz. I Love Lucy: “Job Switching” U.S. 9/15/1952 With original commercials! Internationally beloved for Lucille Ball’s and Vivian Vance’s hilarious turns as inept chocolate factory workers, this landmark episode also highlights Arnaz’s comedic instincts as his alter ego Ricky Ricardo attempts domestic chores. In 1996, TV Guide ranked this episode number 2 in their “100 Most Memorable Moments in TV History,” surpassed only by coverage of Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon. DCP, b&w, 30 min. CBS. Production: A Desilu Production. Executive Producer: Desi Arnaz. Producer: Jess Oppenheimer. Director: Marc Daniels. Writers: Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh, Bob Carroll, Jr. With: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley. Westinghouse Promotional Film (excerpt) U.S., ca. 1958 In this corporate film, Desilu President Desi Arnaz offers an aerial tour of the vast production facilities across Los Angeles that he co-owned with partner Lucille Ball. Following the helicopter tour, Arnaz presents Westinghouse sponsors with his detailed production bible for the ambitious Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse television anthology that he executive produced. DCP, b&w, 20 min. With: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley. The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show: “Lucy Meets the Mustache” U.S., 4/1/1960 Directed by Desi Arnaz, this final episode of the I Love Lucy phenomenon represents the last time that he and Lucille Ball appeared together as the beloved Ricardos. Tensions between the couple, in the midst of divorce, were palpable on set as the cultural touchstone came to an end. The classic episode finds Lucy trying to revive Ricky’s flagging career by haranguing fellow TV pioneers Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams for work. DCP, b&w, 60 min. CBS. Production: Desilu Productions. Executive Producer: Desi Arnaz. Producer: Bert Granet. Director: Desi Arnaz. Writers: Bob Schiller, With: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Ernie Kovacs, Edie Adams. The Mothers-in-Law home movies U.S., ca. 1967 Shot on the set of the short-lived sitcom The Mothers-in-Law (1967–69), these home movies, with commentary by longtime Desilu collaborators, writer Madelyn Pugh and editor Dann Chan, and series star Kaye Ballard, offer a rare glimpse of Desi Arnaz at work as executive producer and director. DCP, color, 15 min. With: Desi Arnaz, Kaye Ballard, Eve Arden. Special thanks to Jim Pierson. Courtesy of Desilu Too. Part of: Archive Television Treasures

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**Please RSVP by Saturday, Dec. 6** If you don't plan on attending the actual game, feel free to stay at Tom's to watch live on TV! Seattle Hoops Showdown - UCLA Men’s Basketball vs. Gonzaga Sat, Dec 13th at 7:30pm\* Climate Pledge Arena Purchase tickets on Ticketmaster, link found on our Linktree page \*Event Time is Subject to Change for National TV Schedule.

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Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. British Sounds U.K., 1970 When their surprised patrons ask the theater staff in Nathan Gelgud’s book Reel Politik what they plan to show in their newly liberated movie house, “the Godard-Gorin stuff” is at the top of their list. An agitprop primer in Marx and Mao, radical feminism, and the deconstruction of capitalist image production, British Sounds was Jean-Luc Godard’s first completed project with the Dziga Vertov Group, a militant film collective that included Jean-Pierre Gorin and Jean-Henri Roger, and marked the New Wave icon’s radical break from auteurist filmmaking. Overlapping voiceover readings from the Communist Manifesto and other radical texts illuminate and clash with an extended montage — a car assembly line, a union strategy meeting, a nude woman at home, student organizers — that suggests, if not a fully realized vision, a vital new cinema struggling to be born. DCP, color, 54 min. Directors/Screenwriters: Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Henri Roger. The Third Generation Germany, 1979 The precision and elegance of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s camerawork (he also acted as cinematographer) stands in sharp contrast to the shambolic activities of the would-be terrorist cadre he turns his gaze on in this late ’70s satire of bourgeois revolutionaries. Contrasts bold and subtle abound in this film suffused with high art cinematic allusions and bathroom graffiti, banal routines and sudden bursts of violence. Ostensibly living underground while making vague plans to kidnap a corporate fat cat, these middle-class Marxists play Monopoly to unwind even as their target unspools plans of his own to turn the threat of terrorism into higher profits. DCP, color, in German with English subtitles, 110 min. Director/Screenwriter: Rainer Werner Fassbinder. With: Harry Baer, Hark Bohm, Margit Carstensen. —Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm Part of: Reel Politik: Seizing the Means of Projection With Nathan Gelgud

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Join us for a special holiday hike on the Westridge Trail on 12/14 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. For questions the morning of the hike, contact Morvareed Salehpour at msalehpour@salehpourlaw.com.

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In-person: cartoonist and illustrator Nathan Gelgud. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. Punishment Park U.S., 1971 Long before reality TV and the current right-wing vogue for alliterative concentration camps (Alligator Alcatraz, et al.), English filmmaker Peter Watkins envisaged the end point of the American right’s demonization of its political enemies in this still disturbing mockumentary. After Nixon declares a national emergency, convicted thought criminals — anti-war activists, conscientious objectors, civil rights leaders — are given a choice: go to prison or take their chances in Punishment Park, an inhospitable desert expanse where, if they can survive three days while being hunted by cops, they can win their freedom. As a European TV crew documents their tribunals and tribulations, a band of leftists struggle across the wasteland rallying around the shared humanity the authorities try to deny them. 35mm, color, 88 min. Director/Peter Watkins. With: Patrick Boland, Carmen Argenziano, Kent Foreman. Ice U.S., 1970 Of all the films in this series, Robert Kramer’s Ice unfolds with the least sense of irony in its rough-hewn, hand-held depiction of an earnest revolutionary network organizing against a fascist takeover of the American government. Kramer himself was co-founder of the radical New York-based collective Newsreel, which produced documentaries in support of leftist causes that would hopefully, in his words, “explode like a grenade in people’s faces.” Kramer’s experience with the era’s revolutionary underground informs Ice’s realism, from the furtive strategy sessions to internal ideological debates, punctuated by sudden bursts of violence. DCP, b&w, 128 min. Director/Screenwriter: Robert Kramer. With: Leo Braudy, Robert Kramer, Paul McIsaac. —Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm Part of: Reel Politik: Seizing the Means of Projection With Nathan Gelgud

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In-person: cartoonist and illustrator Nathan Gelgud. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Your seat will be assigned to you when you pick up your ticket at the box office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. The box office opens one hour before the event. We Can’t Go Home Again U.S., 1973 If the theater workers in Nathan Gelgud’s book Reel Politik made a movie, it would look something like Nicholas Ray’s We Can’t Go Home Again. Beginning in 1969 and throughout his tenure teaching at Harpur College in New York, Ray recruited students to contribute improvised scenes to an audacious, idealist act of collective filmmaking that Ray wove into an ever-evolving, split-screen tapestry of the times. On its decidedly kaleidoscopic surface, Ray’s ostensible final feature contrasts sharply with his studio career — Rebel Without a Cause (1955), In a Lonely Place (1950), Johnny Guitar (1954) — even as its intensely personal, deeply empathetic and confessional tone resonates with the qualities that made Ray an exemplar Hollywood auteur. DCP, color and b&w, 93 min. Director/Screenwriter: Nicholas Ray. With: Nicholas Ray, Richard Bock, Tom Farrell. A Night at the Opera U.S., 1935 As ever with the Marx Brothers, it’s the delirious moments in between the plot points that make the experience. And of course, everyone will have their own favorites. For one of Nathan Gelgud’s reel revolutionaries, in A Night at the Opera it’s when the boys, on a steamship crossing the Atlantic, join a gathering of Italian immigrant families on the upper deck for a feast of spaghetti, music and dancing. It’s a beautiful sequence of abundance, togetherness and joy that she recalls in moments of doubt or despair. “I think the world could be like that,” she says. “And that keeps me going.” Amen. 35mm, b&w, 91 min. Director: Sam Wood. Screenwriters: Morrie Ryskind, George S. Kaufman. With: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx. Print courtesy of the Academy Film Archive. —Senior Public Programmer Paul Malcolm Part of: Reel Politik: Seizing the Means of Projection With Nathan Gelgud

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