Alumni

The Dashew Center invites you to join our quarterly International Scholar Lunch Hour this Fall! Meet other members of the UCLA International Scholar community to socialize, connect, and expand your network. The event will be held on Wednesday, November 4th from 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PT @ Bradley 300. Registration is recommended to assist us with estimating attendance.

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Don’t let your legal status restrain you from exploring and preparing for your next academic journey! You will be provided with: FREE LUNCH ( make sure to RSVP) Mentors to review application materials and 1:1 coaching Learn about financial aid Hear directly for graduates Explore graduate school pathways

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Bold new music from the UCLA theory faculty kicks off our Faculty Artist Series this year. From soulful violin to electronic samples, from classical quintet to improvised duos, this concert features an eclectic mix of compositions and styles that embody our dynamic school.

Award-winning chef, restaurateur, and food activist Marcus Samuelsson discusses his singular approach to food, tracing how ancient, "of-the-earth" ingredients—coconut, teff, plantains, acai, rice—carry stories of ancestry, migration, and resilience across the Caribbean, the Americas, the Pacific, Asia, and Africa. Drawing on profiles of chefs and producers worldwide, Samuelsson offers a global meditation on food as sustainability, ritual, and healing, and how these culinary traditions can guide us back to nourishing, soulful cooking at home. Samuelsson will also sign copies of his newest book, Back to Green: Rediscovering a World of Delicious, Healthy Eating, following the talk. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/chefmarcus

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@ Read The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath and come enjoy a wonderful discussion of it with your life connections, perspectives, and inspirations as we get to know each other through this story. ### [Orange County Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/orange-county-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/orange-county-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Are you looking for a safe and supportive space to practice your English conversation skills? Check out Dashew Center's English Language Circle (ELC)! Here you will have an opportunity to practice your English with other language learners. The circle is led by a native English speaker, who will help you become more confident in your speaking skills and who can answer your language and grammar questions. While this week's ELC session will take place on Zoom, please note that our program for Fall 2026 will operate on an alternating hybrid schedule. ELC will meet virtually during odd weeks (weeks 3, 5, 7, and 9) and in-person during even weeks (weeks 2, 4, 6, and 10.) Please be sure to check the full description before registering. Space is limited to 20 participants per session, and participants are welcome to bring and enjoy their lunch during these meetings.

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

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

@ Join the UCLA Alumni Arizona Network at our quarterly networking event! Mix and mingle with local Bruins, create new professional connections and reconnect with old friends. Get to know the Arizona Bruin community! ### [Arizona Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/arizona-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/arizona-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Recent Grad: Job Search Essentials is a three-part professional development experience designed for UCLA alums (0–3 years out) as they transition from college to career. This interactive series helps Bruins build momentum in their early careers by strengthening key foundations for long-term success. Across three focused sessions, participants will learn how to get noticed through a strong resume and cover letter, own their story through a compelling digital presence, and build meaningful connections through networking and UCLA resources. Each session includes practical guidance from industry professionals and alumni leaders along with actionable steps to apply between sessions. Whether you are exploring your next opportunity, refining your professional brand, or expanding your network, this series is designed to help you take clear, confident steps forward in your career journey powered by the strength of the UCLA alumni community. **_All sessions are conducted virtually over Zoom at 12 Noon PT. Zoom link will be distributed upon registration. _** **Session 1: Oct. 29 **_Get Noticed: Resume + Cover Letter Strategy _Build stronger application materials while gaining confidence navigating the job search process. Learn how to tailor your resume and cover letter to the opportunities you want, understand what employers are looking for, and leverage UCLA career resources to put your best foot forward. **Session 2: Nov. 5 **_Own Your Story Online: LinkedIn + Personal Brand _Make your online presence work for you. Learn how to showcase your experience, strengths, and career story on LinkedIn and UCLA ONE, with practical tips for building a professional brand that gets noticed. **Session 3: Nov. 12 **_Turn Connections Into Opportunities: Networking to Build Community _Move beyond simply making connections and learn how to build relationships that can support your career. Discover approachable networking strategies and ways to tap into the UCLA alumni community for advice, insight, and opportunities. ### [UCLA Alumni Affairs](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-alumni-affairs/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Followed by a conversation with director Dave Green and producer Chris DeFaria. The midcentury modern aesthetic of Chuck Jones's streamlined Roadrunner cartoons (b. 1949) is fruitfully transported to a 21st century context of rampant legalism and corporate hegemony. Taking off from a clever 1990 New Yorker piece by Ian Frazier, director Dave Green (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows) executes the most satisfying blend of live action and animation since Robert Zemeckis’s 1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/C26CA

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Join us on Thursday, October 29 from 12-1 pm at La Kretz Garden Pavilion for another installment of Botany Brown Bag. Dr. Rachel Shahan will give a talk titled “Getting to the Root of Plant Development.” Plants have an amazing ability to produce new organs throughout their lifetimes, including flowers above the ground and roots below. Dr. Rachel Shahan will discuss how she studies post-embryonic development by applying single-cell genomics and time-lapse microscopy approaches to a simple plant model, the root of Arabidopsis thaliana. Make sure to bring your lunch! This event is free and open to the public, no RSVP required.

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

As the United States celebrates its semiquincentennial, the UCLA Wind Ensemble opens its season with a program exploring America’s triumphs and tragedies. The concert opens with Robert Jager’s festive Esprit de Corps, written for “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band and based on the Marines’ Hymn. Eric Ewazen’s A Hymn for the Lost and the Living, written just months after 9/11, marks the 25th anniversary of one of the darkest days in American history. Sung by marching Revolutionary War soldiers, Chester, originally penned by 18th-century musician William Billings and set in theme-and-variations form by Pulitzer Prize winner William Schuman in the 1950s, was the de facto national anthem of its time. We honor the late H. Robert Reynolds (1934–2026), a true titan of wind band music, by playing his transcription of Morten Lauridsen’s O Magnum Mysterium, which he guest conducted with the UCLA Wind Ensemble at Schoenberg Hall in November 2015. The program closes with Omar Thomas’s powerful Of Our New Day Begun, which quotes “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and was written in the aftermath of the 2015 terrorist attack on Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, S.C.

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

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

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

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@ Are you ready for Halloween AND cars? Come see the Batmobile along with exotic, classic, and modern racing cars with fellow bruins! Free to RSVP; you just buy your own ticket at the door. This is the first event of our Planes, Trains & Automobiles series. The Marconi Automotive Museum in Tustin has more than 100 exotic, race and classic cars and motorcycles under one roof. Stand next to the original Batmobile from 1992’s Batman Returns, built to shoot 20-foot flames, then KITT from Knight Rider and the General Lee from The Dukes of Hazzard. Walk rows of Ferraris and Lamborghinis, get up close to Formula 1 cars once driven by Mario Andretti, Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna, and find the Ferrari FX, the most valuable car in the collection. Your ticket does some good, too. Admission is donated to the Marconi Foundation for Kids, which supports children’s charities across Orange County. Bring the friend who can name every car in Gran Turismo, your partner or the whole family. Kids are welcome! Want to meet up for coffee and donuts before the event? Look for our Bruin Brew at Oliboli Donuts from 9 to 11am (please sign up for that event as well!). Meet us at the museum entrance at 11:30 AM. We’ll explore together until 2:30 PM. PLEASE NOTE: * Self-Pay Admission: This event is free to register, however the Museum admission is self-pay. Tickets are purchased individually at the door. Please go to the museum’s website to see if you qualify for one of their discounted tickets!: https://marconimuseum.org/ * Meet at 11:30 AM: We’ll gather at the entrance and head in together. * Self-Guided: Guided tours aren’t currently offered, so we will explore as a group. * All cars are display-only, no sitting or touching * Find Us: Look for the OC Bruins name tags! By attending, you acknowledge that photos may be taken and used in future OC Bruins or UCLA Alumni communications. If you would prefer not to be in event photos, please let us know! Museum tickets are self-pay at the door ### [Orange County Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/orange-county-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/orange-county-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Cheer on the Bruins with alumni in your area and relive the energy of game day together. Share the excitement, no matter how far you are from Westwood. ### [Sacramento Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/sacramento-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/sacramento-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Ready for Halloween, spooky donuts, AND coffee? Fuel up before seeing the real Batmobile at our monthly Bruin Brew coffee social! Kick off our new Planes, Trains & Automobiles series with a Halloween-morning Bruin Brew at Oliboli Donuts in Old Town Tustin — a family-run shop where every sourdough donut gets a 40-hour fermentation and is fried to order. October brings Pumpkin Pie and Halloween Sprinkle donuts, a savory Ham & Gruyère for anyone skipping the sugar, and house-made spiced apple cider alongside organic coffee. Planes, Trains & Automobiles is our tour of Orange County’s greatest machines: classic and race cars, World War II warbirds and vintage railcars, each paired with a great local coffee stop. First up is the Marconi Automotive Museum, about six minutes away, home to the original Batmobile, KITT, the General Lee and Formula 1 cars once driven by Senna and Schumacher. Head over with us and meet at the entrance at 11:30 AM! Bring a buddy, your partner or the kids. Drop in anytime between 9:00 and 11:00 AM! By attending, you acknowledge that photos may be taken and used in future OC Bruins or UCLA Alumni communications. If you would prefer not to be in group photos, please let us know! PLEASE NOTE: * Self-Pay: This event is free to register. All food and drinks are purchased individually at the counter. * Museum Visit: The Marconi Automotive Museum visit is a separate event. Please register for it separately. * Arrive Early: Oliboli is extremely popular, and every donut is fried to order. You may want to arrive early to find parking and grab a seat. Free to register, all food and drinks purchased individually ### [Orange County Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/orange-county-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/orange-county-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ UCLA Alumni Band performance before the UCLA-Nevada football game ### [Alumni Band](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/alumni-band/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ #1 ranked UCLA Men’s Water Polo takes on #4 ranked Cal Bears in Berkeley, Oct. 31. Come cheer on our Championship Team as they drive for the NCAA Title three years in a row! ### [San Francisco Bay Area Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Football. Friends. Bruin Pride. Calling all Seattle-area Bruins! Join the UCLA Seattle Alumni Network at Tom’s Watch Bar for The Blue & Gold Zone, our UCLA Football Watch Party Series! We’re bringing the Bruin spirit to Seattle for the remainder of the 2026 football season. Whether you’re a longtime alum, recent graduate, or UCLA fan, come cheer on the Bruins, connect with fellow alumni, and enjoy game day together. What to Expect Bruin Community: Connect with UCLA alumni, friends, and fans throughout the Seattle area. Game Day Atmosphere: Cheer on the Bruins with fellow fans on the big screens. Food & Drinks: Enjoy Tom’s Watch Bar’s food and beverage offerings. New Connections: Meet fellow Bruins and grow your local alumni network. Who Can Attend? Everyone is welcome! Whether you’re a UCLA alum, family member, friend, or fan, we’d love to have you join us. Wear your blue and gold, bring your Bruin pride, and help us turn Seattle into Bruin territory! See you at The Blue & Gold Zone. Go Bruins! Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Please join the Milken Center for a 90th birthday celebration featuring the music of Steve Reich, one of the leading composers of our time, and a paradigmatic musician of American Jewish experience. Works to include Eight Lines, Know what is above you, WTC 9/11 and Tehillim. A symposium prior to the event will take place with engaging conversations with leading experts in the music of Steve Reich and Minimalism. Register here. Interested in hearing more Steve Reich music? uclaFLUX, the School of Music’s contemporary chamber music collective (Wendy Richman, Director), joins the Milken Center in presenting a second program of the music of Steve Reich on December 5, 2026. The concert features three large ensemble works (Runner, Traveler’s Prayer, and Daniel Variations, in memory of journalist Daniel Pearl) led by Director of Orchestral Studies Neal Stulberg and graduate student conductors; and New York Counterpoint, for SATB saxophone quartet and tape. This program—which serves as uclaFLUX’s Fall Quarter concert, in addition to honoring Reich in his 90th birthday year—will feature over 30 School of Music student performers. More information here.

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

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@ Join the SGV Bruins for a Fall hike when the sun is more kind. This approximately 3.5 mile hike is considered moderately difficult to difficult with steep switchbacks at the start of the hike, so please wear sturdy shoes, bring water and be in good health. You will be rewarded with engaging convos with fellow Bruins and beautiful views of Descanso Gardens, Glendale, DTLA, the San Gabriel Valley and Angeles National Forest once we reach the top (trail will be downhill coming back). RSVP by Oct 29 Noon. ### [San Gabriel Valley Bruins](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/san-gabriel-valley-bruins/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/san-gabriel-valley-bruins/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Join us before the Steve Reich @ 90 performance for an enlightening discussion. Many factors (language, speech, text) make up the programmatic content of a series of Steve Reich’s works – we are focusing on the Jewish themed works. The symposium seeks to problematize the Jewish aspects of Reich’s work, which has been a significant influence in recent decades.  Andrea Moore, a grad of the UCLA Musicology doctoral program (Smith College), will focus on WTC 9/11 as a 9/11 commemoration piece and Ryan Scott Ebright (Bowling Green State University), will focus on The Cave, and UCLA Professor of Musicology and Director of the Berry Gordy Music Industry Center, Robert Fink, an expert on minimalism, will be in conversation with Mark Kligman.

@ #1 ranked UCLA Men’s Water Polo takes on #2 ranked Stanford Cardinal in Palo Alto, Nov. 1. Come cheer on our Bruins as they drive for the NCAA Championship three years in a row, to make program history! ### [San Francisco Bay Area Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

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

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

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

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@ Everyone is invited to join our SF Bay Area Bruins Alumni Network Board planning meeting. We meet every other month over Zoom to review past events and plan future events. We seek to schedule diverse opportunities for alumni and friends to gather anywhere from Los Gatos to Oakland to Marin to San Mateo. Come to share ideas or find ways to get connected with UCLA. RSVP in advance to get the Zoom link. We look forward to meeting you! ### [San Francisco Bay Area Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

The Phoenix of Gaza is a virtual reality project documenting life in Gaza through 360-degree videos, showcasing its culture, history, and resilience. The exhibit will open with a poetry reading by Fady Joudah and a lecture by the co-founders of the Phoenix of Gaza, Professors Ahlam Muhtaseb (CSU-SB) and Naim Aburaddi (Villanova). The lecture and reading will be followed by a reception with light refreshments.

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@ With his single mother in jail, Sequoyah, a fifteen-year-old Cherokee boy, is placed in foster care. Literally and figuratively scarred by his mother’s years of substance abuse, Sequoyah keeps mostly to himself, living with his emotions pressed deep below the surface. At least until he meets seventeen-year-old Rosemary, a troubled artist who also lives with the family. Sequoyah and Rosemary bond over their shared Native American background and tumultuous paths through the foster care system, but as Sequoyah’s feelings toward Rosemary deepen, the precariousness of their lives and the scars of their pasts threaten to undo them both. (from GoodReads) ### [New York Tri-State Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/new-york-tri-state-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/new-york-tri-state-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ UCLA alumni volunteers create the moments that foster connection, transforming a group of Bruins, parents, families and friends into a community. Usually, this work is joyful and straightforward. #### But sometimes it isn’t. * A guest may behave in a way that concerns you. * You may notice someone who appears uncomfortable. * Someone may share an experience with you and look to you for help. In the moment, it may not be clear what you should do or say, or when UCLA needs to be involved. ### Overview This session helps you lead with care and confidence when something feels off. ·       Set the tone Help create welcoming events by setting clear expectations and respectful boundaries. ·       Respond in the moment Recognize concerns and consider practical, supportive next steps. ·       Know when to involve UCLA Understand when to reach out, whom to contact and what information helps. ·       Know your role Understand where your responsibility ends and UCLA’s support begins. ### Who should attend? This training is intended for network leaders, parent volunteers and others who help organize, host or support UCLA alumni activities. Whether you lead a network, plan events, welcome participants or help bring programs to life, the guidance is designed to be useful in the situations you may encounter while volunteering with UCLA. Virtual This session will be recorded. ### What we’ll cover #### Creating welcoming and respectful spaces Alumni volunteers already play a key role in setting a positive tone. We’ll explore ways to clarify behavioral expectations, set clear boundaries, and foster a welcoming environment where everyone feels included and valued. #### Recognizing and responding in the moment UCLA CARE will teach you how to identify concerning behavior and engage calmly to support the person. We will emphasize practical techniques, including immediate actions and effective communication for de-escalation. #### Understanding when UCLA needs to be informed The Civil Rights Office will specify when to escalate issues, how to report concerns to UCLA and what details are most useful. We’ll also provide clear next steps to make contacting UCLA simple. #### Knowing where your role ends Alumni Affairs and the Civil Rights Office will outline the immediate next steps following a concern, including when to contact your Alumni Affairs staff advisor, what support you can expect from UCLA and when responsibility shifts out of the volunteer leader’s hands. These partners will demonstrate that you have a support network, emphasizing that you don’t have to face difficult situations alone. ### Practice with realistic scenarios Knowing the guidance is helpful. Applying it in the moment is another matter. **A SESSION CONVERSATION MIGHT BEGIN WITH… **“A guest is making another attendee visibly uncomfortable. What can I do right now?” We’ll explore real-world alumni network scenarios, discussing what volunteers might observe, the available options, when UCLA should intervene and how the response process might unfold. There may not always be a single perfect solution or a clear course of action. The goal is to provide a framework that helps you respond thoughtfully and guides you on where to turn. Explore the available options in the moment, including how to offer support and when it may be appropriate to involve UCLA. ### Our commitment to you #### We support the people who support UCLA. You give UCLA your valuable time, judgment and willingness to help build community. This training is one way we can support you in return. We want you to leave not expecting difficult situations, but feeling more confident that if one arises, you’ll know what to do, whom to call and that UCLA is there to help. ### With gratitude to our partners We are grateful to our colleagues at **UCLA CARE** and the **Title IX Civil Rights Office** for sharing their expertise, guidance and care to support our alumni volunteers and the communities they serve. #### [CARE: Campus Advocacy, Resources & Education](https://careprogram.ucla.edu/) Building compassion, knowledge and resilience encourages culture change toward a safer, healthier, equitable community. #### [Title IX Civil Rights Office](https://sexualharassment.ucla.edu/) Standing for a fair, supportive and proactive approach in service of our community Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Are you looking for a safe and supportive space to practice your English conversation skills? Check out Dashew Center's English Language Circle (ELC)! Here you will have an opportunity to practice your English with other language learners. The circle is led by a native English speaker, who will help you become more confident in your speaking skills and who can answer your language and grammar questions. While this week's ELC session will take place in person, please note that our program for Fall 2026 will operate on an alternating hybrid schedule. ELC meet virtually during odd weeks (weeks 3, 5, 7, and 9) and in-person during even weeks (weeks 2, 4, 6, and 10.) Please be sure to check the full description before registering. Space is limited to 20 participants per session, and participants are welcome to bring and enjoy their lunch during these meetings.

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The Dashew Center invites you to join our quarterly International Scholar Lunch Hour this Fall! Meet other members of the UCLA International Scholar community to socialize, connect, and expand your network. The event will be held on Wednesday, November 4th from 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PT @ Bradley 300. Registration is recommended to assist us with estimating attendance.

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@ Whether you arrived after graduation or this has always been home, life after UCLA can make even a familiar city feel new when you see it through a fresh perspective. But there are likely plenty of Bruins nearby — we just don’t recognize one another without our BearWear. Now is the time to change that. Join us for an evening of relaxed fun with the classes of 2020-26. This is as low-key as it gets: no program, no icebreakers and no expectation that you work the room. If you’d rather not walk in alone, bring a friend — they don’t need to be a Bruin. Drop in for a bit or stay all evening. Maybe you’ll meet other sports fans to watch a UCLA game this fall, find people who want to explore a new local spot in the next few months, or exchange career tips down the line. Who knows — you might even end up sitting across from one another at a Dinner for 12 Strangers that one of you hosts next February. This could be the start of a circle of Bruins you keep bumping into — and choosing to spend time with. Our greatest hope is that you make friends you like enough to say, “We should do this again,” and then actually do it. ### [New York Tri-State Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/new-york-tri-state-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/new-york-tri-state-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Join us at the AISC Library for a coffee break.

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Presented in partnership with the UCLA American Indian Studies Center as part of its Mellon grant initiatives, this public conversation will bring together Shipibo-Konibo artist and cultural leader Olinda Silvano with collaborators Erick (Ronin) Arias Silvano and Sadith Esther Silvano Inuma, in dialogue with moderator Shannon Speed, director of the UCLA American Indian Studies Center; professor of American Indian studies, gender studies, and anthropology; and special advisor to the Chancellor on Native American and Indigenous affairs.

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

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Join us for a Community Cookout 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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Out of the Depths: the first collection of Holocaust songs tells the story of a small songbook, produced in Bucharest in 1945. It contains the first collection of songs from survivors of camps and ghettos, those hiding in forests, or those on false papers who managed to conceal their identity throughout the war. Bucharest Romania, 1945: a small team of Polish Jews gather in a house set up by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee to support recently liberated survivors of the camps and ghettos. While compiling legal testimonies from those who come for food, provisions, and advice for safe places to resettle, they notate songs of wartime experience, which are collected and printed in a short run, and distributed to various people and organisations. Sydney Australia, 2013: one of these fragile song books is found in the estate of a survivor in Sydney, preserved from deterioration by chance, gently pressed between pages of another music score. It is one of only 5 remaining copies in the world. Thirteen years later, the songbook is reborn as Out of the Depths: the first collection of Holocaust songs. Dr Joseph Toltz and Associate Professor Anna Boucher have spent the last 13 years traveling four continents, investigating archives, tracing the stories of those who contributed to the original project. Critically acclaimed by James Loeffler (Johns Hopkins), Samuel Kassow (YIVO), Hasia Diner (NYU) and many other scholars, this event will launch the book in the USA. Similar to launches in Australia, the melodies of the songbook will be woven around the stories of the songs themselves.  Joseph Toltz will be joined by Professor Michael Beckerman on piano for this special event.

Join fellow Bruins for an engaging Veteran Appreciation Lunch on Thursday, November 5, 2026 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on the UCLA Campus. Take this opportunity to connect with fellow Bruins, share stories, and build community as we gather to honor the service and commitment of our nation's Veterans. Please enjoy a complimentary lunch buffet as we celebrate Veterans Day together. If you are a part of the UCLA community who is military-connected—including students, faculty, staff, alumni, and retirees who are Veterans, currently serving, ROTC students, or family members of service members or Veterans please email eventrsvp@specialevents.ucla.edu for more event information.

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Auteur director Gregg Araki's film about an LA artist (Olivia Wilde) who introduces her studio assistant ito the world of BDSM is a raucous send-up of the art world, workplace dynamics, and sexual power. Followed by a conversation with Araki. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/C26IWS

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Don’t let your legal status restrain you from exploring and preparing for your next academic journey! You will be provided with: FREE LUNCH ( make sure to RSVP) Mentors to review application materials and 1:1 coaching Learn about financial aid Hear directly for graduates Explore graduate school pathways

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@ The climate crisis is made up of a complex interconnected web of challenges that require deep collaboration and systems change. Yet, when we look at the wide variety of sectors addressing various dimensions of climate solutions, we do not see a lot of interdisciplinary engagement. To tackle climate change, we need all hands on a shared deck with core principles of collaboration. Hosted by the UC Trust, join UC Netherlands Alumni to discuss what we can learn from diverse work on climate, what takeaways from different sectors can be applied to the broader climate movement, and how we can break down silos to increase collaboration on one of the most pressing issues of our time. ### [UC Netherlands Alumni](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/uc-netherlands-alumni/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

The dissertation and final DMA recital curated by harpist Jillian Risigari-Gai will focus on the life and works of composer Alfredo Rolando Ortiz. It will explore how his compositions have continued the lineage of “Transculturality,” a conceptual framework describing the blending, fluid interaction, and transformation of cultures as they encounter one another. Unlike multiculturalism, which often views distinct cultures as existing side by side, transculturality emphasizes how globalization, migration, and communication break down traditional cultural boundaries, creating new, shared, and continuously evolving cultural identities. Through research, oral history interviews, and performance, the project will closely examine how Paraguayan harp techniques and performance practices inform and expand the possibilities of the double-action pedal harp through Alfredo Rolando Ortiz’s South American Suite for Harp and Orchestra.

Written, directed, and edited by the perversely clever Curry Barker, Obsession is genuinely shocking, funny, and best served in a cinema packed with horror fans. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/C26O

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

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

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@ This event celebrates the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Grupo Folklórico de UCLA in 1966. There will be performances by student and alumni dance groups, silent auction, food, and a DJ. per person $60 per person with a t-shirt $400 per table of 8 persons Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Cheer on the Bruins with alumni in your area and relive the energy of game day together. Share the excitement, no matter how far you are from Westwood. ### [Sacramento Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/sacramento-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/sacramento-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Bruin Brew & Lunch: Trackside Burgers After the Fullerton Train Museum Climb through the cabooses, then grab lunch by the tracks! Free to RSVP, and you only pay for what you order. This Bruin Brew is the follow-up to our Fullerton Train Museum visit, the train stop of our Planes, Trains & Automobiles series. Please check out all of our Bruin Brew and Museum events this Fall featuring trains, planes, and automobiles. The Santa Fe Express Cafe has been feeding train travelers inside the historic Fullerton train station since 1994. It’s an old-school, laid-back counter spot: a good cup of coffee, burgers, sandwiches and hot dogs (no fancy lattes!). The best part is the patio, where Amtrak and cargo trains roll right past your table while you eat. Everybody loves watching trains while catching up with fellow Bruins, and kids love seeing them up close. The train station itself was built in 1930 and is a beautiful historic landmark. Heads up: the Fullerton Train Museum closes at noon (!). So, please register for the separate Museum event too and meet us there at 10:00 AM to explore the trains. When it closes, we’ll walk about a minute down the platform for lunch together. Bring a buddy, your partner or the whole family. Drop in anytime between 12:00 and 1:30 PM! As of now the museum is free, but please check their website for any updates or further questions: https://fullertontrainmuseum.org PLEASE NOTE: * Self-Pay: This event is free to register. All food and drinks are purchased individually at the counter. * Train Museum: The Fullerton Train Museum group meets earlier at 10:00 AM and is a separate OC Bruins event. Please register for it as well. * Parking: Downtown Fullerton public parking is free during the day. The SOCO District structure at 130 W Santa Fe Ave connects to the station. * Find Us: Look for the OC Bruins! By attending, you acknowledge that photos may be taken and used in future OC Bruins or UCLA Alumni communications. Please let us know if you prefer not to be in event photos All food and drinks purchased individually at the counter. ### [Orange County Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/orange-county-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/orange-county-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Cabooses, Lounge Cars & a 1951 Sleeper at the Fullerton Train Museum All aboard, Bruins! Join local UCLA alumni, friends, and families at the Fullerton Train Museum, a collection of historic railcars on the house tracks beside the Fullerton train station. Volunteers keep every car in its “in service” condition. This is the Trains portion of our Planes, Trains, and Automobiles-themed fall events. Please check out our other OC Bruins Bruin Brew coffee socials and Museum events. Step inside three preserved cabooses, one from each of the transcontinental railroads that served Southern California: a 1929 Santa Fe, a 1942 Union Pacific, and a 1961 Southern Pacific. Cabooses, nicknamed “crummies,” rode at the end of freight trains until 1989. Then relive the golden age of rail travel aboard two 1949 Union Pacific lounge cars in period décor and a fully restored 1951 Santa Fe streamlined sleeping car, from the days before Amtrak and jumbo jets. Meet us at the museum at 10:00 AM, and we’ll explore together until it closes at noon. PLEASE NOTE: Free Admission: The museum is free to visit. Please see their website for more information: https://fullertontrainmuseum.org/ Meet at 10:00 AM: We’ll gather at the entrance and head in together. The museum closes at noon. Parking: Downtown Fullerton public parking is free during the day. Find Us: The railcars sit on the house tracks at the east end of the train station, at Pomona and Santa Fe. By attending, you acknowledge that photos may be taken and used in future OC Bruins or UCLA Alumni communications. Please let us know if you prefer not to be in event photos. Questions? Reach out to Amanda Hale at amandarhale@gmail.com. ### [Orange County Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/orange-county-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/orange-county-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Join the Hammer for a free panel discussion exploring what the 2026 midterms mean for the country and for California. What do the results reveal about the last two years of President Trump’s term, and about the country’s direction in 2028 and beyond? Where are voters divided, and where do they agree? What can November’s vote teach us about California voters? Moderated by Rick Hasen, director of the Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA Law, with Christian Grose, professor of political science and public policy at USC; Sara Sadhwani, award-winning political scientist and professor of politics at Pomona College; and Chris Tausanovitch, professor of political science at UCLA. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/atv26mid

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Take a break from studying and join us a relaxing morning of arts and crafts in the jane b semel HCI Community Garden! You will have the opportunity to create different garden themed crafts to take home or place in the garden, from mandalas to air-dry clay and leaf imprinting! Everyone is welcome and all materials will be provided.

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

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The program includes compositions by Lili Boulanger, Maurice Ravel, and Felix Mendelssohn. Please visit the event website for full details and ticket information.

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@ Join the SGV Bruins as we gather on a (hopefully) cool crisp Autumn morning for a cozy cup of coffee. Relax with fun convos with new and old friends. Make new connections and share your favorite stories and UCLA memories while the leaves are falling and coffee is calling. NOTE: We will be gathering outside and across the street from the coffee shop (Diamond Street side) to chat by the site of one of the original Carnegie libraries, and invigorate our senses with the fresh Autumn air of the urban forest in South Pasadena, a designated Tree City USA. There’s more history to where we’re meeting but you’ll have to come to find out more. There will be limited places to sit as this will be a casual coffee chat where we will mostly be standing and mingling in a park-like setting next to a building that is reminiscent of UCLA quad building architecture. RSVP by Nov 5th Noon. Purchase own coffee/beverages and morning pastries at Kaldi Coffee ### [San Gabriel Valley Bruins](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/san-gabriel-valley-bruins/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/san-gabriel-valley-bruins/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

From the clanging of iron to the cadence of the human voice, rhythm is the oldest language on earth. Join the 20-member UCLA Percussion Ensemble for an electrifying journey through sound and space, where world-class percussion music pushes the boundaries of rhythm, melody, and kinetic energy.   Bridging centuries and styles, feel the raw, driving pulse of industrial urbanity in Rick Dior’s Heavy Metals and John Paul Chapman’s towering High Rise. Transcend boundaries with the cosmic and grounding landscapes of Pius Cheung’s Between Heaven and Earth Suite, paired with the timeless, witty vocal gymnastics of Ernst Toch’s pioneering Geographical Fugue. Listen as the ensemble unleashes the fierce, ritualistic drumming of Christopher Rouse’s masterpiece Ogoun Badagris. Finally, the concert explodes into pure joy and celebration with two percussion-driven re-imaginings of Dave Brubeck’s jazz standard Blue Rondo a la Turca and the infectious, groove-heavy energy of Earth, Wind & Fire’s September.   We invite you to join us for an electric performance where every surface becomes an instrument and every beat tells a story!

At Eye Level Photo-Stories from Six Angelenos A collaborative project with Rancho’s Violence Recovery and Prevention Program. This visual storytelling project features six Latine and Black wheelchair users with spinal cord injuries exploring photography as a way to document their everyday lives. All are former patients of Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey and work as peer mentors and counselors with people injured by gun violence through the Rancho Violence Recovery and Prevention Program (RVRPP). Developed through a series of collaborative photography workshops, the project approaches the camera as a tool of self-representation. Bringing together portraits of the participants with photographs and stories of their homes, neighborhoods, routines, mobility, and moments of joy, the exhibition presents six distinct perspectives on disability and everyday life in Los Angeles. For more information about the gallery, please visit the Heumann Community Partnership webpage. Folleto de la exposición «At Eye Level» de los días 9 y 10, y del 11 al 13 de noviembre en la Galería de Arte Kerckhoff. A la Altura de los Ojos Historias Fotográficas de Seis Angelinos Un proyecto en colaboración con el Programa de Prevención y Recuperación de la Violencia de Rancho. Este proyecto de narración visual presenta a seis personas de raza latine y negra en silla de ruedas con lesiones medulares que exploran la fotografía como una forma de documentar su vida cotidiana. Todas ellas son antiguas pacientes del Centro Nacional de Rehabilitación Rancho Los Amigos, en Downey, y trabajan como mentoras y consejeras con personas afectadas por la violencia armada a través del Programa de Prevención y Recuperación de la Violencia de Rancho (RVRPP). Desarrollado a través de una serie de talleres colaborativos de fotografía, el proyecto aborda la cámara como una herramienta de autorrepresentación. Al reunir retratos de los participantes con fotografías e historias de sus hogares, barrios, rutinas, movilidad y momentos de alegría, la exposición presenta seis perspectivas distintas sobre la discapacidad y la vida cotidiana en Los Ángeles. Para obtener más información sobre la galería, visita la página web de Heumann Community Partnership. Nov 09, 2026 - Nov 13, 2026 Kerckhoff Art Gallery, Kerckhoff Hall Level 2 7am-10pm

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Join us for the opening reception of At Eye Level. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP by Friday, October 23rd. At Eye Level Photo-Stories from Six Angelenos A collaborative project with Rancho’s Violence Recovery and Prevention Program. This visual storytelling project features six Latine and Black wheelchair users with spinal cord injuries exploring photography as a way to document their everyday lives. All are former patients of Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey and work as peer mentors and counselors with people injured by gun violence through the Rancho Violence Recovery and Prevention Program (RVRPP). Developed through a series of collaborative photography workshops, the project approaches the camera as a tool of self-representation. Bringing together portraits of the participants with photographs and stories of their homes, neighborhoods, routines, mobility, and moments of joy, the exhibition presents six distinct perspectives on disability and everyday life in Los Angeles. For more information about the gallery, please visit the Heumann Community Partnership webpage. Folleto de la recepción inaugural de «At Eye Level». La recepción tendrá lugar el 9 de noviembre, de 17:00 a 19:00, en la Galería de Arte Kerckhoff, situada en la segunda planta del edificio Kerckhoff Hall de la UCLA. El folleto incluye cuatro imágenes de muestra de la exposición fotográfica. Acompáñanos en la recepción inaugural de A la Altura de los Ojos. Se servirán unos aperitivos ligeros. Por favor, confirma su asistencia antes del viernes 23 de Octubre. A la Altura de los Ojos Historias Fotográficas de Seis Angelinos Un proyecto en colaboración con el Programa de Prevención y Recuperación de la Violencia de Rancho. Este proyecto de narración visual presenta a seis personas de raza latine y negra en silla de ruedas con lesiones medulares que exploran la fotografía como una forma de documentar su vida cotidiana. Todas ellas son antiguas pacientes del Centro Nacional de Rehabilitación Rancho Los Amigos, en Downey, y trabajan como mentoras y consejeras con personas afectadas por la violencia armada a través del Programa de Prevención y Recuperación de la Violencia de Rancho (RVRPP). Desarrollado a través de una serie de talleres colaborativos de fotografía, el proyecto aborda la cámara como una herramienta de autorrepresentación. Al reunir retratos de los participantes con fotografías e historias de sus hogares, barrios, rutinas, movilidad y momentos de alegría, la exposición presenta seis perspectivas distintas sobre la discapacidad y la vida cotidiana en Los Ángeles. Para obtener más información sobre la galería, visita la página web de Heumann Community Partnership.

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This eight-part webinar series highlights content from Foundations and Futures, a multimedia textbook from UCLA's Asian American Studies Center. You can register for this virtual webinar at this link: bit.ly/TeachingAAPI

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Co-sponsored by the UCLA American Indian Studies Center Library & the UCLA Native American and Indigenous Student Success Center (NAISSC). The UCLA American Indian Graduate Student Association (AIGSA) warmly invites you to attend One Bead At A Time: Circles of Creativity & Community.

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

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

Judith A. Peraino and Tom McEnaney, authors of We’re Having Much More Fun: Punk Archives for the Present from CBGB to Gilman an Beyond (2026), join with Tommy Gear and Paul Roessler from legendary LA punk band the Screamers to delve into punk archives of zines, photos, flyers and documents and discuss how punk’s grassroots creative communities and uncompromising artistic visions challenged the dominance of major labels and corporate standards, and created an alternative ecosystem to the mainstream music industry that has lasted over fifty years. The Berry Gordy Music Industry Center at UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music hosts a compelling speaker series aiming to inspire and educate the next generation of music industry professionals by providing direct access to those shaping the industry, from creatives to executives each facet of the industry will be touched upon. Each event highlights conversations around the human side of the industry—from personal growth and wellness to social impact and responsible leadership. The series offers students the opportunity to learn directly from change makers across music, media, and business who are reimagining what it means to lead with purpose in a rapidly evolving industry.

@ Join friends and champions of Operation Mend at Café UCLA: NYC 2026 to learn more about the program’s extraordinary work providing comprehensive physical and psychological care to wounded service members, veterans and their caregivers. Through meaningful discussion and personal stories, we’ll share the impact of Operation Mend and how UCLA Health continues to transform the lives of those who have sacrificed so much in service to our country. Cocktails and light bites will be served. **_To RSVP, please reach out to Marites Gaite at [mdgaite.mednet.ucla.edu](mailto:mdgaite@mednet.ucla.edu) by Nov. 3._** ### [UCLA Health Operation Mend](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-health-operation-mend/) [View Organizer Website](https://www.uclahealth.org/programs/operationmend) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

The UCLA Native Nations Law & Policy Center invites students, faculty, staff, and community members to join us for “Indigenous Law and the Prospects of Treaty-Making in Australia: Recent Developments,” featuring Professor Kirsty Gover of Melbourne Law School.

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

Winner of the Israeli Academy’s Best Documentary Award, The Komediant focuses on the life and career of Pesach Burstein and his family, famous for Yiddish theaterA discussion with son, actor Mike Burstyn follows the screening, in conversation with Miri Koral, UCLA Lecturer and expert in Yiddish language and culture.

Based on the bestseller by Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary stars Ryan Gosling as a high school science teacher thrust quite unwillingly into space as Earth’s last hope for survival. Followed by a conversation with directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/C26PHM

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Join the Garden on Thursday, November 12 from 12-1 pm at La Kretz Garden Pavilion for another installment of Botany Brown Bag. Dr. Josh Brindley will give a talk titled “The Collection Project.” Botanical gardens serve as living museums, preserving and interpreting plant diversity through carefully curated living collections. Unlike conventional museum specimens, plants grow, reproduce, and die, presenting unique challenges for collection management, documentation, and long-term curation. In this talk, Dr. Josh Brindley will explore The Collections Project, an IMLS-funded initiative to analyze and assess the plant inventory of the Mathias Botanical Garden. He will discuss the inventory process, the development of a digital database, and how living collection data can inform curatorial decision-making, guide collection management, and shape future planning. Make sure to bring your lunch! This event is free and open to the public, no RSVP required.

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

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

The conference "William Andrews Clark Jr., California Fine Press, Independent Publishing, and Literary Activity in Los Angeles," organized by Johanna Drucker, Distinguished Professor and Breslauer Professor Emerita, Department of Information Studies (UCLA), explores the connection between William Andrews Clark Jr. and the fine press community that emerged in Southern California in the 1930s, which is evident in the extensive collections assembled in his lifetime and after. This conference reflects on the role of Clark and his Library in the broader range of literary and publishing activity in the decades after its founding. For additional details, please visit the event website.

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@ UCLA Alumni Band performance before the UCLA-Illinois football game ### [Alumni Band](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/alumni-band-2/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/ucla-alumni-band/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Cheer on the Bruins with alumni in your area and relive the energy of game day together. Share the excitement, no matter how far you are from Westwood. ### [Sacramento Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/sacramento-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/sacramento-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ 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! ### [UCLA Alumni Affairs](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-alumni-affairs/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Depicting the remarkable chance encounter in Paris of a French nursing home director and a Japanese theater director facing terminal cancer, All of a Sudden is a moving testimony to the power of human empathy. Followed by a conversation with writer-director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/C26AOAS

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@ Football. Friends. Bruin Pride. Calling all Seattle-area Bruins! Join the UCLA Seattle Alumni Network at Tom’s Watch Bar for The Blue & Gold Zone, our UCLA Football Watch Party Series! We’re bringing the Bruin spirit to Seattle for the remainder of the 2026 football season. Whether you’re a longtime alum, recent graduate, or UCLA fan, come cheer on the Bruins, connect with fellow alumni, and enjoy game day together. What to Expect Bruin Community: Connect with UCLA alumni, friends, and fans throughout the Seattle area. Game Day Atmosphere: Cheer on the Bruins with fellow fans on the big screens. Food & Drinks: Enjoy Tom’s Watch Bar’s food and beverage offerings. New Connections: Meet fellow Bruins and grow your local alumni network. Who Can Attend? Everyone is welcome! Whether you’re a UCLA alum, family member, friend, or fan, we’d love to have you join us. Wear your blue and gold, bring your Bruin pride, and help us turn Seattle into Bruin territory! See you at The Blue & Gold Zone. Go Bruins! ### [Seattle Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/seattle-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/seattle-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Distinguished Professor of English Robert N. Watson will discuss new perspectives on Shakespeare’s Othello, exploring how masculinity, Protestant theology, code-switching, and the history of slavery propel and enrich this tragedy. ### [UCLA Alumni Affairs](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-alumni-affairs/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

U.S.–China tensions are shaping domestic policy far beyond traditional diplomacy and national security. This conversation examines how initiatives that came to the fore during the China Initiative (2018-2022) continue to shape debates about research security, state laws limiting property ownership, and restrictions on international students and scholarly collaboration.

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Friendly Match

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

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In 1901, Eva Palmer abandoned her life as a privileged New York socialite, moving to Paris with her lover, the writer and salonist, Natalie Barney. The two Americans became the center of a wild tangle of lesbian love affairs and backyard performances based on intentional reimaginings of Sappho’s work and life. A chance encounter led Eva to Greece, where she married Angelos Sikelianos, a visionary poet who would become a Greek national hero. Celebrated American poet Eleni Sikelianos grew up knowing little of these illustrious ancestors, her great grandparents, who, in the early 20th century staged a revival of the ancient Delphic festivals, convinced that it would open a path to world peace. It was not until the age of 20, on her first trip to Greece, that she encountered the breadth of their legacy. In her new book, "Memory Rehearsal" (City Lights, 2026), Sikelianos unearths the story of her search for these pioneering ancestors, in a text that shifts between prose, poetry, imaginary performance texts, fiction, and nonfiction, with archival and family photographs. Eleni will read from and discuss "Memory Rehearsal," which "Kirkus" calls a “moving family memoir and a triumph of cultural archaeology.” Eleni Sikelianos was born into a family of tree workers, bohemians, poets, ne’er-do-wells, visionaries, and smalltime sort-of hustlers. She is a poet, writer, collaborator, and “master of mixing genres.” As a student of the poets of Naropa, she is a lineage-holder in the Outrider poetics family tree. Deeply engaged with ecopoetics, her work takes up urgent concerns of environmental precarity and ancestral work. She has published ten books of poetry (most recently, "Your Kingdom," 2023) and a trilogy of unclassifiable hybrid works, sometimes called nonfiction, sometimes memoirs, sometimes fiction: "The Book of Jon" and "You Animal Machine," and, most recently, "Memory Rehearsal" (City Lights, 2026). "Memory Rehearsal," called “a triumph of cultural archaeology” in a starred Kirkus review and named One of "Publishers Weekly’s" Most Anticipated Books for 2026, is a genre-busting encounter between a poet and her ancestral past documenting a startling intersection of queer history, ancient theater, utopian visions, and modern poetry. Among other honors, she has been awarded two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships, a Fulbright Artists fellowship, and a New York Foundation for the Arts Award in nonfiction. She grew up in earshot of the ocean, in small coastal towns near Santa Barbara, and has since lived in San Francisco, New York, Paris, Athens (Greece), Boulder (Colorado), and Providence. "Memory Rehearsal" will be available for purchase at the event! All major credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay are accepted. Cash is also accepted with exact change only. This program is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).

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@ Connect. Collaborate. Build Community. Looking to connect with local Bruins and get more involved in the Seattle alumni community? Join the UCLA Seattle Alumni Network for our monthly board meetings! Whether you’re a recent graduate, longtime alum, or interested in volunteering, everyone is welcome. Our meetings are an opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, plan exciting events, and help shape the future of our Bruin community throughout the greater Seattle area. Attend in person or virtually — whichever works best for you! What to Expect: Network Updates: Stay informed about upcoming events, initiatives, and opportunities. Event Planning: Help brainstorm and organize social, professional, and community events. Community Building: Share ideas and connect with fellow Seattle-area Bruins. Volunteer Opportunities: Explore ways to contribute your skills, interests, and time. Who Can Attend? All UCLA alumni and friends of the Bruin community are welcome! You don’t need to be a board member or have prior volunteer experience to participate. Whether you’re ready to get involved or simply curious about what we do, we’d love to meet you. Come share your ideas, make connections, and help us build a stronger Bruin community in Seattle. We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting! Zoom link provided upon RSVP.‌‌‌ ### [Seattle Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/seattle-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/seattle-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ GPSA will be hosting a town hall with the dean of the Graduate Division. Brian Kite is UCLA’s Dean and Vice Provost of Graduate Education and a Professor of Directing. A double Bruin, he earned his BA in Theater in 1991 and his MFA in 2004. He previously served as Dean of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television and Chair of the Department of Theater. An award-winning theater director, he has directed productions across the United States and internationally. This event will feature an opportunity for questions from the audience. ### [UCLA Alumni Affairs](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-alumni-affairs/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

You are invited to attend an intimate conversation with Leonard Peltier, an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, a lifelong activist, and a member of the American Indian Movement. In conversation with Shannon Rivers, member of the Akimel O’otham Nation, spiritual leader, human rights activist, and advisor to BRAID, Leonard Peltier will reflect on his life, experience of incarceration, and the vital role of books, literature, and art during his time in prison.

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

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

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

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@ Join UCLA’s Pilipino Alumni Association for our annual Holiday Party and Parol Workshop! Bring the whole family to enjoy our holiday festivities, including games, karaoke, and crafts. Come learn how to make a Parol, a colorful star-shaped lantern traditionally hung in homes and streets throughout the Philippines at Christmastime. Stay for a performance from UCLA’s Tinig Choral. Tinig, which means “voice” in Tagalog, is a student-initiated, student-run, a capella choir. RSVP Below! [RSVP](https://tinyurl.com/PAAParol2026) ### [UCLA Pilipino Alumni Association](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-pilipino-alumni-association/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/pilipino-alumni-association/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Grab a coffee, lace up your walking shoes, and join the UCLA South Bay Network for one of our most popular traditions, the Pier to Pier Walk! We’ll stroll along the scenic Strand from the Hermosa Beach Pier to the Manhattan Beach Pier, then make our way back to Hermosa Beach. Along the way, connect with fellow Bruins, enjoy lively conversation, and soak in the iconic ocean views that make the South Bay so special. All are welcome—bring friends, family, strollers, and pets! Please plan on gathering in front of the Kelly Lifeguard Memorial Statue by Hermosa Beach Pier at 9:15 so we can start walking close to 9:30am. After the walk, you’re welcome to join us for a casual brunch at a local spot. ### [South Bay Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/south-bay-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/south-bay-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Hogarth' "Lost" Annotations, presented by Dr. Zirwat Chowdhury, Assistant Professor of 18th- and 19th-Century European Art, Department of Art History (UCLA), focuses on an annotated copy of The Investigator No. CCCXXII, one of a series of essays published by the 18th-century Scottish painter, Allan Ramsay. The annotations are those of Ramsay’s contemporary, the English painter and printmaker, William Hogarth. A prized document for its contribution to the artists’ important debates on art theory and aesthetic philosophy, the annotated volume has been understood by Hogarth scholars to have been long lost, even though it has been part of the Clark collections since it was acquired by William Andrews Clark Jr. in 1929. This talk will discuss how the annotated volume might expand our understanding of Hogarth’s theory of art, foundational to the history of 18th-century British art and controversially espoused by the artist in 1753 in his treatise on art and aesthetics, The Analysis of Beauty.

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

@ UCLA Athletics and the UCLA Alumni Association are proud to invite all alumni to this Alumni Association Appreciation Day. Click the “Buy Tickets” link to purchase a discounted ticket and watch the Bruins take on USC on Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m.! Go Bruins! ### [UCLA Athletics](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-athletics/) [View Organizer Website](https://uclabruins.com) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Director Lee Chang-dong in person Winner of the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, Possible Love marks the long-awaited return of Lee Chang-dong (Burning, Poetry), whose infrequent releases make each new film a major—and always ravishing—cinematic event. The precarious existence of a laid-off factory worker and his wife is upended when an affluent documentary filmmaker chooses them as the subjects of her latest project. Featuring an extraordinary ensemble led by Jeon Do-yeon, winner of the Cannes Best Actress prize for Secret Sunshine, the film unfolds as a haunting, slow-burning examination of class disparity, lingering trauma, and the elusive quest for human connection. Probing the mysteries of human behavior, Lee exposes the quiet hypocrisies and unspoken desires that shape how we perceive—and exploit—one another. 2026. South Korea. Written and directed by Lee Chang-dong. With Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Cho Yeo-jeong, Zo In-sung. DCP courtesy Netflix. In Korean; English subtitles. 164 min. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/C26PL

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

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@ Join us for an engaging evening of reverse mentorship, networking and meaningful connections across the Bruin community. We’ll kick off the evening with a reverse mentorship experience, giving students and alumni the opportunity to learn from one another, exchange perspectives and build connections across generations and experiences. The event is also a great opportunity for students and alumni who have not yet found a mentor or mentee pairing to meet potential connections in person. Already paired? Come meet your mentor or mentee face-to-face and strengthen your connection beyond the UCLA ONE platform. Afterward, put your networking skills to work during speed networking! Students and alumni will have the opportunity to move freely from station to station, connecting with Bruins from diverse academic and career backgrounds based on their interests and professional goals. Refreshments and light bites will be provided throughout the evening. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your Bruin network, gain new perspectives and build connections that can continue well beyond the event. ### [Alumni Mentor Program](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/alumni-mentor-program/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/content/alumni-mentor-program-mentors/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

What happens when a Minimoog takes center stage in a concerto? British composer and electronic music performer Gabriel Prokofiev brings his answer to UCLA following the U.S. premiere of his Concerto for Minimoog Synthesizer and Orchestra. Prokofiev will be joined by Shapiro Professor of Piano Inna Faliks and Professor Robert Fink, musicologist and chair of the Music Industry Program, for an insightful panel conversation, a live Minimoog synthesizer demonstration, and an interactive audience Q&A exploring the intersection of classical tradition, electronic performance, and contemporary music culture.

@ Join alumni from across schools for a casual evening in the South Bay! Catch up with familiar faces, meet fellow alumni from other universities, and expand your local network over food, drinks, and conversation. Plus-ones and friends from other schools are welcome! Food and drinks are available for purchase. ### [San Francisco Bay Area Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ The UCLA Alumni Zurich Network invites you to a dinner gathering with other Bruins! Join us for an evening to expand your network over good food, catch up on the latest campus news, and discover ways to engage with and give back to our community. We hope you are able to attend and we look forward to sharing a memorable night with you! Please RSVP by November 13, if possible. Pay onsite ### [Zurich Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/zurich-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/zurich-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Olivia Wilde out-Albees Edward Albee (and out-LaButes Neil LaBute) in this viciously funny four-hander about a couple who inadvertently spice up their marriage when they invite over their swinging neighbors for a casual dinner party. Deftly adapted by Will McCormack and Rashida Jones from the popular Spanish movie Sentimental, The Invite confirms Wilde as an uncommonly, if unsurprisingly, gifted director of actors, each of whom plays their parts to perfection: the put-upon neurotic wife (Wilde, paying homage to Diane Keaton), the half-hearted husband (Seth Rogan), the Tantric seeker (Ed Norton), and the free-spirited bohemian (Penelope Cruz). 2026. USA. Directed by Olivia Wilde. Screenplay by Will McCormack, Rashida Jones. With Wilde, Penelope Cruz, Edward Norton, Seth Rogen. DCP courtesy A24. 107 min. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/C26TI

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

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

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Learn how to design a drought-tolerant, water-efficient garden that will thrive in Southern California weather!

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

UCLA student combos and ensembles directed by world-class jazz artists will be performing well-known jazz standards, contemporary works, and pop songs, as well as compositions by the faculty directors and the students.

UCLA student combos and ensembles directed by world-class jazz artists will be performing well-known jazz standards, contemporary works, and pop songs, as well as compositions by the faculty directors and the students.

@ No UCLA tradition generates more fanfare, nostalgia and excitement than the Beat ’SC Rally! Join us on campus for an unforgettable evening of games, live music, giveaways, food trucks and more as we celebrate with the UCLA Football team ahead of its showdown with the Trojans. Don’t miss this legendary UCLA tradition. We can’t wait to see you there as we rally together to bring the Victory Bell home! **GO BRUINS!** ### [UCLA Alumni Affairs](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-alumni-affairs/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

FITWELL Talks: Conversations with UCLA experts on the latest wellbeing research, practical recommendations, and more. Just thirty minutes via Zoom over your lunch hour. Join live, listen in, and come ready with questions. Take good care. November 2026: FITWELL Talks The Future of Health Detection: How Saliva Can Reveal Disease Risk with Dr. David T.W. Wong, D.M.D., D.M.SC. Learn how UCLA researchers and the Wlab are exploring noninvasive methods to identify biomarkers associated with cancer and other diseases, assess disease risk, and support earlier detection. Discover how these innovations could shape the future of preventive, personalized healthcare and highlight the important connection between oral and systemic health.

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UCLA student combos and ensembles directed by world-class jazz artists will be performing well-known jazz standards, contemporary works, and pop songs, as well as compositions by the faculty directors and the students.

@ Join us in celebrating Thanksgiving with fellow UCLA alumni here in Paris! We’re hosting a cozy Thanksgiving Dinner at the home of one of our alumni in the 7ᵉ arrondissement. Your ticket will help cover the cost of the turkey and shared expenses. Please RSVP by November 20th to confirm your spot. This will be a potluck-style dinner, so each guest is invited to bring a dish to share. Please sign up on our shared Excel Sheet to coordinate who’s bringing what (Please find link in the confirmation email sent out after purchase). We can’t wait to celebrate together! Go Bruins ### [France Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/france-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ The Rady Children’s Invitational is a two-day men’s college basketball tournament in San Diego, California. The fourth annual event tips off November 26 (Thanksgiving Day) featuring Georgetown, Saint Mary’s, Texas, and UCLA. Each day features two games, with the championship and third-place games taking place on November 27. This event is bigger than basketball: $5 of every ticket sold goes to Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego. 11.27.26: Third Place Game at 11:30AM PT and Championship Game at 2:00 PM PT Tickets can be purchased at https://radychildrensinvitational.com/ ### [San Diego Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/san-diego-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/san-diego-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

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

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

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

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

@ Planes, Trains & Automobiles is a Thanksgiving movie classic, so what better weekend for our plane themed event? Join fellow UCLA alumni, friends, and families for a post-Thanksgiving Bruin Brew at Lion & Lamb Coffee Roasters, a hidden-gem roastery near John Wayne Airport. Lion & Lamb roasts its own specialty coffee, makes its flavors in-house, and serves fresh pastries, breakfast and Vietnamese coffee. Escape the leftovers, walk off the pie, and catch up with fellow Bruins over a specialty latte. Drop in anytime between 8:30 and 10:00 AM! Then head a few minutes down the road to the Lyon Air Museum to see World War II aircraft and vehicles up close. The Air Museum is a separate OC Bruins event on the same day, so please also register for that event (museum tickets are self-pay). PLEASE NOTE: * Self-Pay: This event is free to attend. All food and drinks are purchased individually at the counter. * Finding the Shop: Lion & Lamb is tucked into a business area near the airport By attending, you acknowledge that photos may be taken and used in future OC Bruins or UCLA Alumni communications. Please let us know if you prefer to not be in the event photos. Food and drink purchased indiviudally ### [Orange County Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/orange-county-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/orange-county-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

@ Flying Fortresses, Mustangs, WWII Jeeps and Motorcycles at the Lyon Air Museum This is the last meetup in our Planes, Trains, and Automobiles themed events! Join fellow UCLA alumni, friends, and families at the Lyon Air Museum, a hangar on the west side of John Wayne Airport filled with World War II-era aircraft, military vehicles, motorcycles and classic cars. Walk beneath the wings of the B-17 Flying Fortress “Fuddy Duddy,” a VIP transport in the Pacific at the end of World War II. See a B-25 Mitchell, the bomber type best known for the daring Doolittle Raid of April 18, 1942. Nearby is the P-51D Mustang “Sierra Sue II,” one of the war’s most effective fighters. The collection also includes the DC-3 “Flagship Orange County,” the airliner that made air travel profitable, plus a C-47 Skytrain, an A-26 Invader and a classic Stearman biplane. With military motorcycles, Jeeps, and cars parked among the planes, it’s a planes-and-automobiles stop in one. Make it a full morning: start with coffee at our Bruin Brew at the nearby Lion & Lamb Coffee Roasters (8:30 to 10am), then explore the hangar with fellow Bruins from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Bruin Brew is a separate event, so please also register for the coffee social! PLEASE NOTE: * Self-Pay Admission: This event is free to register. Museum admission is purchased individually: $15 general, $13 seniors and veterans, $9 ages 5–17, free under 5 (prices subject to change). Tickets are sold online or at the museum. * Getting There: Take Baker Street east to its end, where it becomes Ike Jones Road, and follow it to the museum. * Find Us: Look for the OC Bruins name tags! By attending, you acknowledge that photos may be taken and used in future OC Bruins or UCLA Alumni communications. Please let us know if you would prefer not to be in event photos. Museum admission purchased individually ### [Orange County Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/orange-county-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/orange-county-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

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

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of music for the first UCLA Choral Studies concert of the 2026-2027 season.

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

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

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

Join us for the second Fall concert for the UCLA Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band. Stay tuned for program information.

@ Our book group gets ready for the holidays by reading the book that inspired the movie “Christmas with the Kranks.” Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded shops, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That’s just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they’ll skip the holiday altogether. Theirs will be the only house on the street without a rooftop Frosty the snowman; they won’t be hosting their annual Christmas Eve bash; they aren’t even going to have a tree. They won’t need one, because come December 25 they’re setting sail on a Caribbean cruise. But, as this weary couple is about to discover, skipping Christmas brings enormous consequences – and isn’t half as easy as they’d imagined. A classic tale for modern times, “Skipping Christmas” offers a hilarious look at the chaos and frenzy that has become part of our holiday tradition. (from GoodReads) Our last meeting of 2026 will include a year-in-review to reflect on this year’s 12 selections. Zoom ### [New York Tri-State Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/new-york-tri-state-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/new-york-tri-state-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Join us for a Community Cookout 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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Directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi in person Known as “Los Javis,” Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi have written, produced, and directed together some of the most sarcastic and provocative works in recent Spanish comedy, including Holy Camp (2017) and the hilarious TV series Paquita Salas (2016–2019). With La bola negra, they ambitiously deliver a cinematic epic inspired by Federico García Lorca’s homonymous unfinished work and Alberto Conejero’s play on the tragic destiny of Republican resistance fighter, actor, and footballer Rafael Rodríguez Rapún, a former lover of Lorca. With special appearances by Penélope Cruz and Glenn Close, and starring singer-songwriter Guitarricadelafuente, La bola negra audaciously looks at the past and present of Spanish history, the traumatic period of the Spanish Civil War, and its consequences for the sentimental lives of families and secret lovers shaped by tales of resistance and oppression. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/C26LBN

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This conference is part of the 2026-27 Core Program, a year-long series of three conferences – Human/Plant, Human/Animal, and Human/Machine – that invite participants from across the humanistic disciplines (including history, art history, history of science, literature, philosophy, religious history, and ecocriticism) to explore how early moderns (1400-1800) sought to define and understand themselves through their relationships with non-human life forms, entities and systems. The first conference, Human/Plant, considers the human relationship to the vegetal world.

#Educational #Academic

The UCLA Symphony invites you to an evening of music on a grand scale. Dvořák’s powerful Symphony No. 7 anchors a program that spans continents and styles, from Prague to Broadway. The program is rounded out by grand Hollywood composer Bruce Broughton’s Tuba Concerto and Leonard Bernstein’s “Symphonic Dances” from West Side Story, bringing the energy, rhythm and drama of Broadway to the concert stage.

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

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

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@ Join the official UCLA Alumni pregame party on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2026 when the UCLA men’s basketball team takes on the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Enjoy pregame heavy appetizers inside the Modelo Club at the Honda Center in Anaheim. Time: 6 p.m. Cost: $25 per person for Adults and Children ages 5 to 12. ### [UCLA Alumni Affairs](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-alumni-affairs/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Experience the pulse and precision of Steve Reich in a uclaFLUX program featuring Runner, New York Counterpoint, Daniel Variations and Traveler’s Prayer. From propulsive rhythms to intricate layers of sound, these works reveal the restless energy and striking emotional depth of one of contemporary music’s most influential composers. uclaFLUX is devoted to the performance of chamber music from the 20th and 21st centuries. We explore and embrace new performance approaches and techniques associated with the dynamic, ever-evolving languages of contemporary music. In preparing to perform and produce quarterly concerts, students learn innovative modes of expression, interact directly with composers, and develop skills in concert promotion, production, and entrepreneurship.

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

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Join Hannah Feldman, Keith L. and Katherine Sachs Associate Professor of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania, for a lecture on Huguette Caland (1931–2019), the subject of the retrospective currently on view at the Hammer until February 28, 2027. In her talk, Feldman–the curator of the exhibition–will trace the artist's relationship to the line, both written and drawn, throughout her life and a career that spanned Beirut, Paris, and Los Angeles. As the line is called upon in Caland's work to express, delineate, define, and sometimes occlude, Feldman follows its curves and undulations to examine Caland's works' relationship to the body and community, as well as to identify the overarching concerns with autonomy and freedom that reverberate across her oeuvre, be it realized in painting, drawing, sculpture, writing, or fashion design. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/HCturns

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Atwater Kent Concerto co-winner Robbie Darling brings the marimba to the forefront in Emmanuel Séjourné’s dazzling Concerto for Marimba, a virtuosic showcase of rhythm, color and sound. Ravel’s dazzling Alborada del Gracioso. and Brahms’s exciting Symphony No. 4 round out this concert.  

Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for the end-of-quarter Guitar Recital, featuring solo, chamber, and ensemble performances by guitar students, alumni, and faculty, conducted by Dr. Mircea Gogoncea.

@ You filled out the FAFSA yourself. You translated the financial aid letters at the kitchen table. You figured out office hours, finals week, and four years of Westwood with no one at home who’d done it before. Then you got the job, and a whole new set of unwritten rules showed up. Nobody told you the first offer was negotiable. Nobody explained that the real decisions sometimes happen at happy hour, not in the meeting. Your family is proud of you, even if they’re still not quite sure what you do all day. And you’re still the one they call when there’s a lease to read or a form to fill out. If your parents or guardians didn’t complete a four-year degree in the U.S., you’re a first-gen Bruin. That doesn’t expire at graduation. Calling all first-generation UCLA alumni in Orange County for a morning of coffee, candid advice, and community with Bruins at every stage of their careers. Early in your career? Get straight talk from first-gen Bruins who’ve been in your shoes: negotiating offers, asking for promotions, building a network from scratch, quieting imposter syndrome, and balancing career goals with family expectations. Further along? Be the person you needed back then. Share what you wish someone had told you, connect with fellow seasoned first-gen alumni, and help build an OC network that keeps showing up for each other. You belonged at UCLA. You belong in every room you walk into now. No one handed you the playbook, so come help write it. Date: Sunday, December 6, 2026 Time: 9:00–11:30 AM (drop in anytime) Location: Café Cultura 324 W. 4th St., Santa Ana, CA 92701 Parking: Nearby parking structures and street parking available. Cost: \[Free / coffee on your own ### [Orange County Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/orange-county-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/orange-county-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

Followed by a conversation with director David Greaves and producer Liani Greaves The great American filmmaker William Greaves, who in his illustrious career of more than 50 years documented the civil rights movement and historical figures like Muhammad Ali, Paul Robeson, Ida B. Wells, and Raphe Bunche, who executive produced the groundbreaking PBS news program Black Journal, and who wrote and directed the radically experimental fiction hybrid Symbiopsychotaxiplasm, had one last trick up his sleeve before his death in 2014: He left behind an extraordinary archive of unedited footage from a cocktail party he staged and hosted in 1972 at the home of Duke Ellington, an astonishingly vital and poignant gathering of luminaries from the Harlem Renaissance, many of whom had not seen each other for nearly a half century. Among those assembled were the artists Aaron Douglas and Romare Bearden, the composers Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle, the photographer James Van Der Zee, the poet Arna Bontemps, and the actor Leigh Whipper. Now, some 50 years later, Greaves’ son David, one of three cameramen filming that day, has shaped this never-before-seen material into the beautiful and indelible Once Upon a Time in Harlem, carrying on the work of Greaves’ wife and longtime partner Louise Archambault Greaves and collaborating with Greaves’ granddaughter Liani and Anne de Mare as producers. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/C26OUTH

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As Clarissa (Sophie Okonedo) prepares a glamorous party at home, a young soldier (Fortune Nwafor) grapples with PTSD following his deployment in the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. After their inaugural feature, Eyimofe: This Is My Desire, Nigerian twin brothers Arie and Chuko Esiri boldly adapt Virginia Woolf’s masterpiece, Mrs. Dalloway, to contemporary Lagos, turning it into a captivating, free-flowing journey that weaves past and present through the memories, affairs, and unfulfilled platonic dreams of close friends. Clarissa is a dazzling, meticulous exploration of privilege, lost time, and post-colonial heritage, graciously played by a formidable cast and complemented by an equally exceptional musical soundtrack. Learn more here: https://hmmr.buzz/C26C

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

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@ We are excited to invite you to the next installment in our Alumni Diversity Programs and Initiatives Mixin’ It Up series – Behind the Broadcast: Bruin Impact at PBS SoCal. This special event will take you behind the scenes at PBS SoCal for an evening of connection, conversation and discovery. From connecting communities through impactful storytelling to expanding access to early childhood education and trusted information, Bruins in senior leadership roles are making an impact across PBS SoCal. Featured panelists will discuss the evolving role and importance of public media and describe how they are responding to the challenges facing their work today. Learn more about the strategies they are employing to ensure that the public media’s role in serving communities persists during a time of political division and uncertainty. Following the panel discussion, take part in an exclusive and interactive behind-the-scenes tour of the PBS SoCal studio. Connect with fellow Bruins as you discover the people, stories and spaces that bring public media to life. **Moderator**  Patrick Healy ’76 | Veteran TV Newsman from NBC4  **PBS SoCal Featured Panelists**  Paul Nelson ’93 | CFO  Charlie Steinmetz ’77 | Board Member  Rosemary Miller ’19 | Senior Director, Early Learning  Debbi Converse ’12 | Senior Director, Membership  _Parking & food will be provided_ **Questions?** Contact us at diversity@alumni.ucla.edu [**RSVP**](https://giving.ucla.edu/Standard/NetDonate.aspx?SiteNum=6075) ### [UCLA Alumni Affairs](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-alumni-affairs/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

FITWELL Talks: Conversations with UCLA experts on the latest wellbeing research, practical recommendations, and more. Just thirty minutes via Zoom over your lunch hour. Join live, listen in, and come ready with questions. Take good care. December 2026 - FITWELL Talks: Being Mindful for a Joyful Holiday with Diana Winston, Director, UCLA Mindful Attendees will learn about mindfulness for managing stressful situations that the holiday season often presents, which will include tips and tools for topics like balancing emotions, seasonal depression, managing family dynamics, and social and financial anxiety. Includes a brief expert-led guided meditation with Diana Winston.

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@ OC Bruins & Big Ten Present: American Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker at Segerstrom Hall Join OC Bruins and the Big Ten Alumni Network for a holiday tradition beloved across Southern California: American Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker, performed live with Pacific Symphony at Segerstrom Hall in Costa Mesa. Now in its 11th season at Segerstrom Center, this production features choreography by Alexei Ratmansky, sets and costumes by Tony winner Richard Hudson, and a cast of more than 100 performers bringing Clara’s magical journey to life, from dancing snowflakes to a mouse army, all set to Tchaikovsky’s timeless score. Thursday, December 10, 2026, at 7:00 PM, 645 Town Center Dr, Costa Mesa, CA 92626. Seating options range from Rows E and F (Orchestra, best seats, $160) to Rows A and B (Orchestra Rail/Box, $210), Rows H and J (Orchestra lower, $72), and Row W (ADA, $40). RSVP through the Google Form linked below; Big Ten will follow up directly with the payment process once your spot is confirmed. [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIcF\_NsJb4FLgnXV0jb1iE1Kcz67Aod4T0MhrKTLdUqkqugw/viewform?usp=header](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeIcF_NsJb4FLgnXV0jb1iE1Kcz67Aod4T0MhrKTLdUqkqugw/viewform?usp=header) Self-parking is $15, and valet parking is available for $30 on Town Center Drive in the circle in front of the theater, first come, first served. This is a wonderful chance to connect with fellow Bruins and alumni from across the Big Ten network while sharing an elegant evening of holiday magic. By attending, you acknowledge that photos may be taken and used in future OC Bruins or UCLA Alumni communications. Big Ten has reserved seats in the following sections: Rows E and F (Orchestra, best seats, $160) Rows A and B (Orchestra Rail/Box, $210) Rows H and J (Orchestra lower, $72) Row W (ADA, $40) ### [Orange County Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/orange-county-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/orange-county-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

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

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@ Bay Area Bruins is partnering with The Bill Wilson Center to support their annual Adopt a Family Holiday Gift Giving Program. We want to bring Bruins together during the holidays to give back to our local community and then share a casual no-host lunch or dinner after your volunteer shift. This activity is for adults only. The mission of The Bill Wilson Center is to improve the lives of youth, individuals, families and our local communities through housing, mental health care, supportive services and advocacy. They are a certified non-profit organization operating in Santa Clara County since 1973. Learn more: https://www.billwilsoncenter.org/ We are looking for spirited volunteers on Sat., Dec. 12, 2026 at a location in Santa Clara, CA (exact address TBD). You will help with gift sorting (and possibly tricycle building and doll house building) at a collection and distribution site. Plan to wear close-toed shoes and comfortable clothes for sorting items into bins or piles. We have two work shifts to choose from: 9am-1pm and 1pm-5pm. After your work shift, we invite Bruins to share a meal together at a local eatery, as desired. We recommend wearing UCLA shirts, hats or sweatshirts so we can easily identify each other. (We will be volunteering alongside others from the community.) Please join us in sharing the holiday spirit with others. Email Marina Lemas with questions: marina@alumni.ucla.edu. ### [UCLA Alumni Affairs](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/ucla-alumni-affairs/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/) ### [San Francisco Bay Area Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) The exact address in Santa Clara for this event will be emailed to you 1-2 weeks in advance of the Sat., Dec. 12 event date. Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

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

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

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@ Join the UCLA Seattle Alumni Network to cheer on the Bruins as UCLA takes on the University of Washington! Connect with fellow alumni and bring your blue-and-gold spirit to a fun evening of college basketball in Seattle. Tickets Purchase through our dedicated UCLA alumni offer to receive an exclusive alumni discount and seating alongside fellow UCLA alumni. Get Men’s Basketball Tickets Current pricing, fees, and availability are listed on the ticket page. Ticket questions? Contact Kellan Curran at kellanc@uw.edu or (206) 543- 1097. Wear your UCLA gear and help us bring Bruin pride to Montlake. Go Bruins! UW’s schedule lists a 5:00 p.m. Pacific tipoff; the ticket offer currently shows TBA. Please confirm the time before attending. Schedule subject to change. Tickets start at $30. Additional fees may apply. ### [Seattle Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/seattle-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/seattle-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

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

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@ Celebrate the season with fellow Bay Area alumni! As the year winds down, take a break from the holiday rush and join us on the patio for a relaxed happy hour. Grab a drink, reconnect with old friends, and meet alumni from across our Bay Area communities. Program: 5:00 pm Arrive and mingle 6:00 pm Gift exchange – bring a wrapped gift under $5 if you’d like to participate. The more, the merrier! 7:00 pm Wrap up Good to Know: * We’ll be on the outdoor patio, so bring a warm layer. * Festive attire is encouraged. * Students, friends, and family are welcome! Food and drinks are available for purchase. ### [San Francisco Bay Area Network](https://alumni.ucla.edu/organizer/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) [View Organizer Website](https://alumni.ucla.edu/network/san-francisco-bay-area-network/) Add to calendar * Google Calendar * iCalendar * Outlook 365 * Outlook Live

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

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

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

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Are idols real? Do gods or demons dwell in them or around them? Or are they empty, devoid of existence except in the mind of the idolater? Ancient Christians and Jews gave very different answers to these questions. Sonja Anderson (UCLA, B.A.; University of Notre Dame, M.T.S.; Yale University, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.) teaches courses in ancient Christianity and Judaism, religious violence, gender and Catholicism, apocalypticism, and religion and medicine. Her current book project, Idol Talk: False Worship in the Early Christian World, will be published with Edinburgh University Press and explores how ancient Christians and Jews used idolatry polemic to claim a distinctive identity for themselves over against their pagan peers and how scholarly narratives have replicated this claim to uniqueness. Her training is in ancient biblical and parabiblical texts, but lately she is interested in the history of Catholic book publishing in 20th–21st-century America, and in being more anti-AI with every passing day. Her favorite place to be is in conversation with students and colleagues about the weirdness of how we imagine ancient religion. She is a Benedictine oblate of Saint John’s Abbey.

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Join the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for an evening featuring Piano Faculty Inna Faliks and David Kaplan and a curated program of music by Schumann for two and four hands, centered around his Bilder aus Osten.

FITWELL Talks: Conversations with UCLA experts on the latest wellbeing research, practical recommendations, and more. Just thirty minutes via Zoom over your lunch hour. Join live, listen in, and come ready with questions. Take good care. January 2027 - FITWELL Talks: Lessons Learned from the Blue Zones to Maximize Longevity with Dr. Elizabeth Ko, MD, FACP, ABOIM, UCLA Health Explore lessons from the Blue Zones, regions of the world where people tend to live longer, healthier lives. Learn about lifestyle habits that support longevity, including nutrition, physical activity, social connection, and stress management, and discover practical ways to incorporate these evidence-informed strategies into your everyday life to support long-term health and well-being.

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