A unique celebration of the power of the image, The Photo Society Rendezvous 2026 brings world-renowned photographers together in Los Angeles to connect, share work, and inspire.
Join us in person to share stories, find comfort, and support each other through grief together.
Join Spectra for a celestial evening of vocal and piano music inspired by the night sky, astrology, and the mystery of creation
Community Partner, Music, Special Event
A free, immersive celebration blending live sound, vibroacoustic experiences, vocal toning, and sensory exploration across indoor and outdoor spaces.
Bringing families together to celebrate Asian culture through performances, traditions, and community connection.
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A film exploring perimenopause symptoms, solutions, and real women’s stories.
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Enjoy a collection of ballroom and partner dance performances ranging from Waltz to Salsa and more
Are you a teen girl or gender-expansive teen (13-18 years old) interested in exploring creative writing? Then join WriteGirl for a FREE Personal Storytelling Workshop.
All skill and experience levels are welcome - bring your instrument and explore the sounds of free improvisation!
Mindfulness isn’t just for the cushion — it’s for the small, ordinary moments that make up our days.
Four newly commissioned works by composers who lost their homes in the fires.
WIP 021 features works in progress by Adam Kerbel & Santiago Villarreal followed by a post-show talk back moderated by WIP alum Daria Kaufman.
Join us in person to share stories, find comfort, and support each other through grief together.
Community Partner, Conversation
Join a timely conversation with newly elected Westside mayors as they share early priorities, explore regional collaboration, and discuss the future of housing across local communities.
Practice Isn’t Just on the Cushion — It’s Wherever Life Takes Us
Practice Isn’t Just on the Cushion — It’s Wherever Life Takes Us
This documentary traces the remarkable life of Ruth Price, a jazz doyenne, acknowledged by her fellow artists and the public alike, as one of the greatest jazz vocalists of all time. Aged 95, Ruth is still running The Jazz Bakery in L.A., a venue she founded in 1992.
Practice Isn’t Just on the Cushion — It’s Wherever Life Takes Us
Join us in person to share stories, find comfort, and support each other through grief together.
A gathering for men to sit in meditation, have an honest conversation, and enjoy each other's company.
The Big Show is the culminating celebration of a storytelling partnership between Young Storytellers and Culver City Middle School.
Build a stomp rocket, launch a slingshot rocket, and learn about the history of rocketry.
Practice Isn’t Just on the Cushion — It’s Wherever Life Takes Us
Join us in person to share stories, find comfort, and support each other through grief together.
An LARB editor’s salon exploring how language evolves to name and make sense of emerging phenomena in a rapidly changing world.
A fun evening of music with your family as we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of both Miles Davis & John Coltrane.
Community Partner, Special Event
A day of exploring the Los Angeles literary community!
A low-pressure community of readers who read silently, but together.
Practice Isn’t Just on the Cushion — It’s Wherever Life Takes Us
Join us in person to share stories, find comfort, and support each other through grief together.
All skill and experience levels are welcome - bring your instrument and explore the sounds of free improvisation!
Practice Isn’t Just on the Cushion — It’s Wherever Life Takes Us
WIP 022 features works in progress by Faye Driscoll & Toogie Barcelo followed by a post-show talk back moderated by WIP alum Laura Stinger.
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A gathering for men to sit in meditation, have an honest conversation, and enjoy each other's company.
Community Partner, Conversation
Bestselling author Ezekiel J Emanuel shares science-based tips on aging happily and healthily.
A work-in-progress showing of pieces from a brand-new devised theatre project by The Ghost Road Company.
Practice Isn’t Just on the Cushion — It’s Wherever Life Takes Us
Join us in person to share stories, find comfort, and support each other through grief together.
Community Partner, Special Event
The Distinguished Young Women of Los Angeles County Class of 2027 showcase their accomplishments.
Practice Isn’t Just on the Cushion — It’s Wherever Life Takes Us
Join us in person to share stories, find comfort, and support each other through grief together.
A gathering for men to sit in meditation, have an honest conversation, and enjoy each other's company.
Applications are now open for Identity in the New Regime, a free, four-week artist residency hosted by hope you have a good time at the Wende Museum’s Glorya Kaufman Community Center.
A low-pressure community of readers who read silently, but together.
Immigrants and first and second generation Americans foreground their stories at a moment when immigration discourse is flattened by rhetoric.
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Join us for an afternoon of creative wonder, celebrating our students' vibrant, art, music, and stories.
Join us in person to share stories, find comfort, and support each other through grief together.
Enjoy food and music in the Wende's courtyard while you learn about mutual aid groups based on the Westside of Los Angeles.
Join us in person to share stories, find comfort, and support each other through grief together.
Join us in person to share stories, find comfort, and support each other through grief together.
A gathering for men to sit in meditation, have an honest conversation, and enjoy each other's company.
A discussion examining how chronic exposure to police helicopter noise shapes health outcomes and educational environments across the city.
Brian Lauritzen leads our audience in our patented game of Guess The Composer.
Join VOX Femina Los Angeles, LA's premier women's choir, as we honor America’s 250th anniversary with a moving musical journey through the distinct voices that shape our nation.
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A professional panel discussion focused on the practical realities of cross-border life — including immigration status, family, and investing internationally.
A low-pressure community of readers who read silently, but together.
Join us in person to share stories, find comfort, and support each other through grief together.
The students of the SOL-LA Music Academy Chamber Music Institute will perform masterpieces by Beethoven, Schubert, Shostakovich, and more!
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How can maps reveal, obscure, or reimagine queer histories? In this workshop, we'll explore creative approaches to mapping through examples from the Wende Museum's collections and queer archival practices.
What happens when the archive is incomplete? This workshop explores poetry to engage with gaps, silences, and traces in the historical record.
An all-day program of South Asian drumming led by tabla virtuoso Salar Nader and spotlighting several up and coming performers.
What makes collage a queer medium? Throughout this hands-on session, we'll cut, layer, juxtapose, and reinterpret pre-existing narratives.
Join us in person to share stories, find comfort, and support each other through grief together.
Join us in person to share stories, find comfort, and support each other through grief together.
A free quarterly chess tournament open to players of all ages and skill levels.
A low-pressure community of readers who read silently, but together.
Join us in person to share stories, find comfort, and support each other through grief together.
Join an exclusive preview screening of a documentary-in-progress chronicling the extraordinary life of Holocaust survivor and artist Trudie Strobel.
Join us in person to share stories, find comfort, and support each other through grief together.
Community Partner, Conversation, Music
Original multi-genre music and spoken word performances by Black female-identifying and queer artists.
A low-pressure community of readers who read silently, but together.
Residents have been working to create contemporary art pieces in response to the collections of the Wende, exploring the question: what is the impact of living underneath an authoritarian regime?
