The Philosophical Research Society

The Philosophical Research Society is a Los Angeles-based, nonprofit institution founded in 1934 by scholar and prolific author Manly Palmer Hall as a repository of multicultural wisdom sources and a center of learning. With a campus designed by architect Robert Stacy-Judd and later designated a historical-cultural site by the city of Los Angeles, PRS is “dedicated to the ensoulment of all arts, sciences, and crafts.”

Upcoming (47)

Tools for Being Human: Buddhist Practices primary image

Tools for Being Human: Buddhist Practices

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The Manly Hall Reading Group primary image

The Manly Hall Reading Group

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Surrealist Study Group (SSG) hosted by dama in the PRS Library primary image

Surrealist Study Group (SSG) hosted by dama in the PRS Library

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PEACE CLASS with Mandy Kahn primary image

PEACE CLASS with Mandy Kahn

Free

SOMATIC BASICS w/ kendra adler primary image

SOMATIC BASICS w/ kendra adler

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The DEATH CAFE hosted by Elizabeth Gill Lui primary image

The DEATH CAFE hosted by Elizabeth Gill Lui

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An Evening with David J (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets) primary image

An Evening with David J (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets)

Today • 7:00 PM

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Corporeal Reformation: Butoh Explorations and Body as Phenomenon primary image

Corporeal Reformation: Butoh Explorations and Body as Phenomenon

Saturday • 11:00 AM

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PANEL DISCUSSION Burton Kopelow: Myth in the Making primary image

PANEL DISCUSSION Burton Kopelow: Myth in the Making

Saturday • 4:00 PM

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POSTPONED: A YEAR IN A FIELD (US Premiere!) primary image

POSTPONED: A YEAR IN A FIELD (US Premiere!)

Saturday • 7:00 PM

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Living Meditation Project: an ecstatic music and dance event primary image

Living Meditation Project: an ecstatic music and dance event

Wed, May 15 • 7:00 PM

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Tarot for the Hard Work Workshop & Signing with Maria Minnis primary image

Tarot for the Hard Work Workshop & Signing with Maria Minnis

Thu, May 16 • 7:00 PM

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Tools for Being Human: Buddhist Practices primary image

Tools for Being Human: Buddhist Practices

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The Manly Hall Reading Group primary image

The Manly Hall Reading Group

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Surrealist Study Group (SSG) hosted by dama in the PRS Library primary image

Surrealist Study Group (SSG) hosted by dama in the PRS Library

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PEACE CLASS with Mandy Kahn primary image

PEACE CLASS with Mandy Kahn

Free

SOMATIC BASICS w/ kendra adler primary image

SOMATIC BASICS w/ kendra adler

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The DEATH CAFE hosted by Elizabeth Gill Lui primary image

The DEATH CAFE hosted by Elizabeth Gill Lui

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An Evening with David J (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets) primary image

An Evening with David J (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets)

Today • 7:00 PM

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Corporeal Reformation: Butoh Explorations and Body as Phenomenon primary image

Corporeal Reformation: Butoh Explorations and Body as Phenomenon

Saturday • 11:00 AM

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PANEL DISCUSSION Burton Kopelow: Myth in the Making primary image

PANEL DISCUSSION Burton Kopelow: Myth in the Making

Saturday • 4:00 PM

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POSTPONED: A YEAR IN A FIELD (US Premiere!) primary image

POSTPONED: A YEAR IN A FIELD (US Premiere!)

Saturday • 7:00 PM

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Living Meditation Project: an ecstatic music and dance event primary image

Living Meditation Project: an ecstatic music and dance event

Wed, May 15 • 7:00 PM

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Tarot for the Hard Work Workshop & Signing with Maria Minnis primary image

Tarot for the Hard Work Workshop & Signing with Maria Minnis

Thu, May 16 • 7:00 PM

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Past (745)

Psyched out 16mm shorts (presented by the Cult Film Collective) primary image

Psyched out 16mm shorts (presented by the Cult Film Collective)

yesterday • 7:00 PM

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In Concert: Lara Sarkissian / Caroline Partamian / No Translation primary image

In Concert: Lara Sarkissian / Caroline Partamian / No Translation

Tue, May 7 • 7:00 PM

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Trash-Mex’s Cinco de Mayo: LA BRUJA (1954) – Mexican Horror Classic! primary image

Trash-Mex’s Cinco de Mayo: LA BRUJA (1954) – Mexican Horror Classic!

Sun, May 5 • 7:00 PM

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Electric Soundbath by Guy Blakeslee presented by ThirdEyeMemories primary image

Electric Soundbath by Guy Blakeslee presented by ThirdEyeMemories

Sat, May 4 • 8:00 PM

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EXP TV’s “Star Wars Nothing But Star Wars” – May the 4th Celebration! primary image

EXP TV’s “Star Wars Nothing But Star Wars” – May the 4th Celebration!

Sat, May 4 • 7:00 PM

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Electric Soundbath by Guy Blakeslee presented by ThirdEyeMemories primary image

Electric Soundbath by Guy Blakeslee presented by ThirdEyeMemories

Sat, May 4 • 6:00 PM

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THE CHANGELING SHADOW SHOW – Shadow Puppet Performance by Tania Yager primary image

THE CHANGELING SHADOW SHOW – Shadow Puppet Performance by Tania Yager

Fri, May 3 • 7:00 PM

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RIVERS AND TIDES: ANDY GOLDSWORTHY WORKING WITH TIME documentary screening! primary image

RIVERS AND TIDES: ANDY GOLDSWORTHY WORKING WITH TIME documentary screening!

Thu, May 2 • 7:00 PM

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Klezmer Fest! with Marina Pacowski and the Zetz Klezmer Ensemble primary image

Klezmer Fest! with Marina Pacowski and the Zetz Klezmer Ensemble

Wed, May 1 • 7:30 PM

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"InterGeneration" Documentary Screening + Workshop! primary image

"InterGeneration" Documentary Screening + Workshop!

Sat, Apr 27 • 4:00 PM

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ART OPENING Burton Kopelow: Myth in the Making primary image

ART OPENING Burton Kopelow: Myth in the Making

Sat, Apr 27 • 1:00 PM

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THE ARC OF OBLIVION – Herzog Produced Documentary Screening! primary image

THE ARC OF OBLIVION – Herzog Produced Documentary Screening!

Fri, Apr 26 • 7:00 PM

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Psyched out 16mm shorts (presented by the Cult Film Collective) primary image

Psyched out 16mm shorts (presented by the Cult Film Collective)

yesterday • 7:00 PM

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In Concert: Lara Sarkissian / Caroline Partamian / No Translation primary image

In Concert: Lara Sarkissian / Caroline Partamian / No Translation

Tue, May 7 • 7:00 PM

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Trash-Mex’s Cinco de Mayo: LA BRUJA (1954) – Mexican Horror Classic! primary image

Trash-Mex’s Cinco de Mayo: LA BRUJA (1954) – Mexican Horror Classic!

Sun, May 5 • 7:00 PM

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Electric Soundbath by Guy Blakeslee presented by ThirdEyeMemories primary image

Electric Soundbath by Guy Blakeslee presented by ThirdEyeMemories

Sat, May 4 • 8:00 PM

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EXP TV’s “Star Wars Nothing But Star Wars” – May the 4th Celebration! primary image

EXP TV’s “Star Wars Nothing But Star Wars” – May the 4th Celebration!

Sat, May 4 • 7:00 PM

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Electric Soundbath by Guy Blakeslee presented by ThirdEyeMemories primary image

Electric Soundbath by Guy Blakeslee presented by ThirdEyeMemories

Sat, May 4 • 6:00 PM

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THE CHANGELING SHADOW SHOW – Shadow Puppet Performance by Tania Yager primary image

THE CHANGELING SHADOW SHOW – Shadow Puppet Performance by Tania Yager

Fri, May 3 • 7:00 PM

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RIVERS AND TIDES: ANDY GOLDSWORTHY WORKING WITH TIME documentary screening! primary image

RIVERS AND TIDES: ANDY GOLDSWORTHY WORKING WITH TIME documentary screening!

Thu, May 2 • 7:00 PM

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Klezmer Fest! with Marina Pacowski and the Zetz Klezmer Ensemble primary image

Klezmer Fest! with Marina Pacowski and the Zetz Klezmer Ensemble

Wed, May 1 • 7:30 PM

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"InterGeneration" Documentary Screening + Workshop! primary image

"InterGeneration" Documentary Screening + Workshop!

Sat, Apr 27 • 4:00 PM

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ART OPENING Burton Kopelow: Myth in the Making primary image

ART OPENING Burton Kopelow: Myth in the Making

Sat, Apr 27 • 1:00 PM

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THE ARC OF OBLIVION – Herzog Produced Documentary Screening! primary image

THE ARC OF OBLIVION – Herzog Produced Documentary Screening!

Fri, Apr 26 • 7:00 PM

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The Philosophical Research Society is a Los Angeles-based, nonprofit institution founded in 1934 by scholar and prolific author Manly Palmer Hall as a repository of multicultural wisdom sources and a center of learning. With a campus designed by architect Robert Stacy-Judd and later designated a historical-cultural site by the city of Los Angeles, PRS is “dedicated to the ensoulment of all arts, sciences, and crafts.”

Events

Tools for Being Human: Buddhist Practices primary image

Tools for Being Human: Buddhist Practices

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The Manly Hall Reading Group primary image

The Manly Hall Reading Group

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Surrealist Study Group (SSG) hosted by dama in the PRS Library primary image

Surrealist Study Group (SSG) hosted by dama in the PRS Library

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PEACE CLASS with Mandy Kahn primary image

PEACE CLASS with Mandy Kahn

Free

SOMATIC BASICS w/ kendra adler primary image

SOMATIC BASICS w/ kendra adler

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The DEATH CAFE hosted by Elizabeth Gill Lui primary image

The DEATH CAFE hosted by Elizabeth Gill Lui

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An Evening with David J (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets) primary image

An Evening with David J (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets)

Today • 7:00 PM

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Corporeal Reformation: Butoh Explorations and Body as Phenomenon primary image

Corporeal Reformation: Butoh Explorations and Body as Phenomenon

Saturday • 11:00 AM

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PANEL DISCUSSION Burton Kopelow: Myth in the Making primary image

PANEL DISCUSSION Burton Kopelow: Myth in the Making

Saturday • 4:00 PM

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POSTPONED: A YEAR IN A FIELD (US Premiere!) primary image

POSTPONED: A YEAR IN A FIELD (US Premiere!)

Saturday • 7:00 PM

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Living Meditation Project: an ecstatic music and dance event primary image

Living Meditation Project: an ecstatic music and dance event

Wed, May 15 • 7:00 PM

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Tarot for the Hard Work Workshop & Signing with Maria Minnis primary image

Tarot for the Hard Work Workshop & Signing with Maria Minnis

Thu, May 16 • 7:00 PM

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Tools for Being Human: Buddhist Practices primary image

Tools for Being Human: Buddhist Practices

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The Manly Hall Reading Group primary image

The Manly Hall Reading Group

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Surrealist Study Group (SSG) hosted by dama in the PRS Library primary image

Surrealist Study Group (SSG) hosted by dama in the PRS Library

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PEACE CLASS with Mandy Kahn primary image

PEACE CLASS with Mandy Kahn

Free

SOMATIC BASICS w/ kendra adler primary image

SOMATIC BASICS w/ kendra adler

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The DEATH CAFE hosted by Elizabeth Gill Lui primary image

The DEATH CAFE hosted by Elizabeth Gill Lui

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An Evening with David J (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets) primary image

An Evening with David J (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets)

Today • 7:00 PM

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Corporeal Reformation: Butoh Explorations and Body as Phenomenon primary image

Corporeal Reformation: Butoh Explorations and Body as Phenomenon

Saturday • 11:00 AM

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PANEL DISCUSSION Burton Kopelow: Myth in the Making primary image

PANEL DISCUSSION Burton Kopelow: Myth in the Making

Saturday • 4:00 PM

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POSTPONED: A YEAR IN A FIELD (US Premiere!) primary image

POSTPONED: A YEAR IN A FIELD (US Premiere!)

Saturday • 7:00 PM

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Living Meditation Project: an ecstatic music and dance event primary image

Living Meditation Project: an ecstatic music and dance event

Wed, May 15 • 7:00 PM

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Tarot for the Hard Work Workshop & Signing with Maria Minnis primary image

Tarot for the Hard Work Workshop & Signing with Maria Minnis

Thu, May 16 • 7:00 PM

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Psyched out 16mm shorts (presented by the Cult Film Collective) primary image

Psyched out 16mm shorts (presented by the Cult Film Collective)

yesterday • 7:00 PM

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In Concert: Lara Sarkissian / Caroline Partamian / No Translation primary image

In Concert: Lara Sarkissian / Caroline Partamian / No Translation

Tue, May 7 • 7:00 PM

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Trash-Mex’s Cinco de Mayo: LA BRUJA (1954) – Mexican Horror Classic! primary image

Trash-Mex’s Cinco de Mayo: LA BRUJA (1954) – Mexican Horror Classic!

Sun, May 5 • 7:00 PM

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Electric Soundbath by Guy Blakeslee presented by ThirdEyeMemories primary image

Electric Soundbath by Guy Blakeslee presented by ThirdEyeMemories

Sat, May 4 • 8:00 PM

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EXP TV’s “Star Wars Nothing But Star Wars” – May the 4th Celebration! primary image

EXP TV’s “Star Wars Nothing But Star Wars” – May the 4th Celebration!

Sat, May 4 • 7:00 PM

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Electric Soundbath by Guy Blakeslee presented by ThirdEyeMemories primary image

Electric Soundbath by Guy Blakeslee presented by ThirdEyeMemories

Sat, May 4 • 6:00 PM

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THE CHANGELING SHADOW SHOW – Shadow Puppet Performance by Tania Yager primary image

THE CHANGELING SHADOW SHOW – Shadow Puppet Performance by Tania Yager

Fri, May 3 • 7:00 PM

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RIVERS AND TIDES: ANDY GOLDSWORTHY WORKING WITH TIME documentary screening! primary image

RIVERS AND TIDES: ANDY GOLDSWORTHY WORKING WITH TIME documentary screening!

Thu, May 2 • 7:00 PM

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Klezmer Fest! with Marina Pacowski and the Zetz Klezmer Ensemble primary image

Klezmer Fest! with Marina Pacowski and the Zetz Klezmer Ensemble

Wed, May 1 • 7:30 PM

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"InterGeneration" Documentary Screening + Workshop! primary image

"InterGeneration" Documentary Screening + Workshop!

Sat, Apr 27 • 4:00 PM

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ART OPENING Burton Kopelow: Myth in the Making primary image

ART OPENING Burton Kopelow: Myth in the Making

Sat, Apr 27 • 1:00 PM

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THE ARC OF OBLIVION – Herzog Produced Documentary Screening! primary image

THE ARC OF OBLIVION – Herzog Produced Documentary Screening!

Fri, Apr 26 • 7:00 PM

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Psyched out 16mm shorts (presented by the Cult Film Collective) primary image

Psyched out 16mm shorts (presented by the Cult Film Collective)

yesterday • 7:00 PM

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In Concert: Lara Sarkissian / Caroline Partamian / No Translation primary image

In Concert: Lara Sarkissian / Caroline Partamian / No Translation

Tue, May 7 • 7:00 PM

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Trash-Mex’s Cinco de Mayo: LA BRUJA (1954) – Mexican Horror Classic! primary image

Trash-Mex’s Cinco de Mayo: LA BRUJA (1954) – Mexican Horror Classic!

Sun, May 5 • 7:00 PM

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Electric Soundbath by Guy Blakeslee presented by ThirdEyeMemories primary image

Electric Soundbath by Guy Blakeslee presented by ThirdEyeMemories

Sat, May 4 • 8:00 PM

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EXP TV’s “Star Wars Nothing But Star Wars” – May the 4th Celebration! primary image

EXP TV’s “Star Wars Nothing But Star Wars” – May the 4th Celebration!

Sat, May 4 • 7:00 PM

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Electric Soundbath by Guy Blakeslee presented by ThirdEyeMemories primary image

Electric Soundbath by Guy Blakeslee presented by ThirdEyeMemories

Sat, May 4 • 6:00 PM

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THE CHANGELING SHADOW SHOW – Shadow Puppet Performance by Tania Yager primary image

THE CHANGELING SHADOW SHOW – Shadow Puppet Performance by Tania Yager

Fri, May 3 • 7:00 PM

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RIVERS AND TIDES: ANDY GOLDSWORTHY WORKING WITH TIME documentary screening! primary image

RIVERS AND TIDES: ANDY GOLDSWORTHY WORKING WITH TIME documentary screening!

Thu, May 2 • 7:00 PM

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Klezmer Fest! with Marina Pacowski and the Zetz Klezmer Ensemble primary image

Klezmer Fest! with Marina Pacowski and the Zetz Klezmer Ensemble

Wed, May 1 • 7:30 PM

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"InterGeneration" Documentary Screening + Workshop! primary image

"InterGeneration" Documentary Screening + Workshop!

Sat, Apr 27 • 4:00 PM

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ART OPENING Burton Kopelow: Myth in the Making primary image

ART OPENING Burton Kopelow: Myth in the Making

Sat, Apr 27 • 1:00 PM

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THE ARC OF OBLIVION – Herzog Produced Documentary Screening! primary image

THE ARC OF OBLIVION – Herzog Produced Documentary Screening!

Fri, Apr 26 • 7:00 PM

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