Wende Museum

Benn Clatworthy's System 6
2025-12-06 20:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
“System 6 is an adventurous contemporary ensemble whose music will appeal to lovers of the free jazz movement of the ’60s… their experience together is evident: not only are these musicians fluent improvisers, but the ensemble playing is sturdy, powerfully cohesive. Clatworthy on tenor, Stout on trumpet, and Sellars on trombone make for a very potent jazz sound.” (Brooks Geiken, theartsfuse).
Born in England 1955, Benn Clatworthy grew up in London. Active in the London music scene during the 1970’s, he moved to Los Angeles in 1980 where he studied Saxophone, Flute, and Clarinet with Phil Sobel. In the late 80’s he was recommended for Horace Silver’s band, and Horace in turn recommended Benn to discovery records, resulting in his first CD release as a leader: “Thanks Horace”.
In addition to his work as a solo artist, Benn leads a quartet as well as the band System 6. He has appeared on many albums over the span of a 43 year career.
Clatworthy has performed with The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Billy Higgins, Cab Calloway, Donald “Duck” Bailey, The Temptations, Cedar Walton, and many others.
Ron Stout–trpt
Benn Clatworthy–saxophones
Joey Sellers-trombone
Bryan Velasco–piano
David Reynoso–bass
Yayo Morales–drums

Samizdat Sundays and Other Subversions
2025-12-07 10:30 - 12:30 | Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum, 10858 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90230, United States
Join us for Samizdat Sundays—hands‑on textile workshops inspired by the spirit of creative resistance and DIY culture found in samizdat traditions. Each week offers a different project, connecting archival stories of subversion with contemporary making.
We encourage participants to bring an item each week—a T‑shirt, a pair of jeans, or any textile you’re ready to transform, repair, or experiment with.
Each session is free, open to all skill levels, and guided by artists who delight in subversion and play. Come for one or come for all—together we’ll stitch, alter, repair, and imagine new forms of expression.
Schedule:
Sun, Dec 7 | Mail Art: Postcards
Create postcard collages that can be mailed or not. Explore the long tradition of mail as art beginning with Ray Johnson. Postcards can be fabric or multi part pieces. Suggested sizes include five by seven inches or four by six inches. Leave space for an address and stamp.
Sun, Dec 14 | Mail Art: Folding Cards
Make folded mail art. This can be a simple folded card, a collage envelope, or a folded form that fits a standard envelope. Envelopes may be sewn, stapled, pinned, or altered. Consider the experience of opening the work.
Sun, Dec 21 | Mail Art:Push the Limits
Make nonsensical mail art inspired by the idea that anything can be mailed with postage.
Bonus | Mail Art: Letter to the Future or the Past
Do this on your own or with friends. Create a letter to 2026 or to 2025 using collage, fabric, images, words, or objects. Mail it, keep it, bury it, or destroy it.
About the teaching artist
Kate Ingold is an LA-based artist and poet working with the discarded, the damaged, and the worn out. Materials and methods include textiles, collage, photography, video, ceramics, and performative installation. She works in series driven by conceptual concerns and is currently making work in two interwoven projects: Relics for Future Rituals and Damaged Goods/Small Repairs.
RSVPs for this free program do not guarantee admission. Limited seating is available on a first come, first served basis.
An ADA-accessible entrance to the Glorya Kaufman Community Center is available through the garden gate from the parking lot.

Illustrating Children's Books with Stephanie Lunkewitz
2025-12-07 13:00 - 14:30 | Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum, 10858 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90230, United States
Join us at the Wende for a fun series of workshops led by children’s book illustrator and author, Stephanie Lunkewitz! This program is perfect for children aged 10 and up, families, and anyone interested in storytelling through art.
Schedule
Sun, Oct 26 | 1 p.m.
Session 1: Introduction and History of Children’s Books
Sun, Nov 2 | 1 p.m.
Session 2: Life Studio – Drawing from Nature
Sun, Nov 9 | 1 p.m.
Session 3: From Observation into Imagination
Sun, Dec 7 | 1 p.m.
Session 4: Techniques in Illustration
Sun, Dec 14 | 1 p.m.
Session 5: Character Design
Sun, Jan 18 | 1 p.m.
Session 6: Words and Pictures
Sun, Jan 25 | 1 p.m.
Session 7: Storyboarding
Sun, Feb 1 | 1 p.m.
Session 8: Making Dummies and Book Covers
About Stephanie Lunkewitz
Stephanie Lunkewitz, a German-American illustrator and author, was born into an intellectual family in East Germany and came to the West at age 12 the night after the Berlin Wall fell. Her mother, director of the Bauhaus library in Dessau, and her grandparents, prolific children’s book illustrators, shaped her creative path. Stephanie studied textile design and art history in Germany and Italy, and built a career that includes award-winning work in silk weaving, real estate redevelopment, and children’s literature. She has published three illustrated books and is currently on tour with Holocaust survivor Eva Szepesi, whose story she adapted for young readers.
In 2025, a firestorm in Pacific Palisades destroyed her family home, studio, and much of her art archive, but key works were saved and will be exhibited. A member of SCBWI and board director at the German Academy for Children’s Literature, she divides her time between Frankfurt and Los Angeles, where she runs a real estate company, supports arts institutions like the Wende Museum, and continues to explore her family’s history, including her grandfather’s role in the 1953 uprising on Stalin Allee.
ADA access to the Glorya Kaufman Community Center is available through the garden gate from the parking lot; this gate will be opened approximately 30 minutes before the program.

Music/Words LA: Curated by Inna Faliks
2025-12-07 14:00 - 16:00
Music/Words LA: Curated by Inna Faliks launches its new three-part season at the Wende with a live program pairing piano and poetry as equal voices. Pianist and UCLA professor Inna Faliks joins Los Angeles Poet Laureate emerita Lynne Thompson, shaping an emotional arc through sound and text, trading the lead as they move through works by Schumann, Schoenberg, and additional selections from the classical and contemporary repertoire alongside Thompson’s poetry.
Originally founded by Faliks in New York, Music/Words has become a platform for artists who probe the borders between language and music. This first installment includes an audience Q&A in which Faliks will discuss the origins of the project and its evolution into an LA residency at the Wende.
Guests are invited to stay for a light wine reception in the garden following the performance.

Triple Threat Musical Theater Showcase | Presented by The Miracle Project
2025-12-09 17:00 - 18:00
Experience an evening of music and movement that celebrates the heart of a fully inclusive arts community. The Miracle Project’s teen and adult Triple Threat ensemble brings together neurodivergent, disabled, and nondisabled performers who rehearse, learn, and create side by side. Their performances shine because every participant is encouraged to express their individuality and support one another.
The result is a joyful, high-energy showcase filled with vibrant singing, expressive choreography, and the kind of authentic connection that can only happen in an environment where everyone belongs. Audiences often leave feeling uplifted by the sense of community onstage and the creativity that unfolds when performers are free to be themselves.
Join us for a feel-good evening that celebrates artistry, inclusion, and the power of people of all neurotypes creating together!

Community Improv Workshop with The Miracle Project’s Company Class
2025-12-09 18:30 - 19:30 | Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum, 10858 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90230, United States
Jump into an hour of spontaneous creativity led by The Miracle Project’s Company Class, a fully inclusive ensemble of neurodivergent, disabled, and nondisabled performers. This high-energy workshop invites participants ages thirteen and up to explore improv through games that spark connection, build confidence, and create plenty of laughter.
The workshop is designed for everyone. No improv experience is needed. Company Class members guide participants with warmth, playfulness, and the collaborative spirit that defines The Miracle Project’s approach to the arts.
Whether you want to try improv for the first time or simply enjoy a lively community experience, this session is a welcoming space to move, imagine, and share stories together.

Wellness Wednesday: Mindfulness Meditations
2025-12-10 09:00 - 2025-12-31 10:00, 2026-01-07 09:00 - 10:00, 2026-01-14 09:00 - 10:00 | Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum, 10858 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90230, United States
Join us for our weekly mindfulness meditations. Whether you are new to meditation or already have experience we welcome you to this community sit in the beautiful A-Frame Theater of the Wende Museum’s Glorya Kaufman Community Center
You do not have to join all sessions but can join as your schedule allows. Each session is followed by complimentary garden refreshments and an optional movement class.
What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is being fully present to your life instead of being on autopilot. Our mind tends to rehash the past and to rehearse the future. There is nothing wrong with that except that it does it too much and it keeps us from being with what is actually happening right in this moment. We can feel like life is passing us by and we miss a lot of good moments with family and friends, in nature and just throughout the day. When we are present we become better listeners and observers and will make better choices, big and small. People who regularly practice mindfulness meditation report overall stress levels going down and being able to deal with whatever comes their way in a better, healthier way. They also feel more connected and more joyful.
We practice this through mindfulness meditation where we train the mind to stay with an anchor, like the sensations of the breath. Eventually the mind will calm down and so will the body. We learn tools to be with a busy mind, challenging emotions, and even physical pain. We can access peace, calm and joy that arises independently of what’s going on in our lives at this time.
Teacher Bio:
Christiane Wolf is an internationally known mindfulness and Insight (Vipassana) meditation teacher. Originally from Berlin, Germany, she is a longtime proud resident of Culver City where her three children attended (or still attend) CCMS and CCHS.
Christiane was trained as an OB/GYN in Germany but pivoted to not only practicing mindfulness meditation but then teaching it, mainly through InsightLA.
She was trained and mentored by Trudy Goodman, Jack Kornfield, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Gil Fronsdal and others.
Christiane is the author of Outsmart Your Pain – Mindfulness and Self-Compassion to Help You Leave Chronic Pain Behind and the coauthor of A Clinician’s Guide to Teaching Mindfulness, a classic training manual for mindfulness teachers.
Check www.christianewolf.com for more info.
An ADA-accessible entrance to the Glorya Kaufman Community Center is available through the gate from the parking lot at 10858 Culver Blvd. Limited floor space is first come, first serve. Please arrive early as RSVP does not guarantee admission to this free program.

Saved by a Story–Intergenerational Writing Group
2025-12-10 16:00 - 18:00 | Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum, 10858 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90230, United States
Participants of all ages welcomed. Please arrive 5 or 10 minutes early to get settled, as we start the group promptly at 4pm.
We are excited to come together in community, to dive into our creativity and share our stories.
What is Saved by a Story-Intergenerational Writing Workshop at the Wende Museum? Participants of all ages write to prompts to spark creativity, share stories and build community. We write to surprise ourselves and discover the bounty of stories that lie within.
We come together and write, choose to share (or not, you decide), listen and write some more.We do this in the beautiful environs of the Wende Museum and its provocative and compelling collection. Some of our prompts will help us engage with the current exhibitions as well as engage with each other.
In later groups, we will draft stories and workshop them.
We offer creativity and community in a non-judgmental environment.
The writing group meets in person on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month.
Please arrive 5 or 10 minutes early to get settled as we start punctually at 4pm.
What you will need:– a note book–nothing fancy–a pen–if you prefer to write on a computer, feel free to bring that.
Where:
Wende Museum
in the Cotsen Learning Center
on 2nd Floor of the
Glorya Kaufman Community Center
10808 Culver Boulevard
Culver City, CA, 90230
310-216-1600
Please enter through the garden gate from the parking lot at 10858 Culver Blvd.
RSVPs for this free program do not guarantee admission. Doors will open and seating will begin 15 minutes prior to the start of the program. Limited seating is available on a first come, first served basis. Please note that doors will close promptly at the program’s start time and late entry will not be permitted.

Pine Needle Basketry with Andi B. Meyer
2025-12-13 11:00 - 16:00 | Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum, 10858 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90230, United States
Discover the ancient art of coiling pine needles into beautiful, one-of-a-kind baskets. In this hands-on workshop, teaching artist Andi B. Meyer will guide you through each step — from preparing natural materials to shaping and stitching your own basket. Learn traditional techniques while exploring color, texture, and form with a modern touch. All materials are provided, and all skill levels are welcome.

Artistic Interpretations of the Cosmos
2025-12-13 14:00 - 16:00
Please join us for a presentation at the crossroads of art and the universe. How has art contributed to the dissemination of cutting-edge astronomical knowledge? What role did the visual arts play in the Space Race in the East, the West, and the Global South? How is the cosmos interpreted in Afrofuturist artwork? Which artworks, according to their makers, were created under the guidance of extraterrestrials? These topics and more will be addressed in a wide-ranging duo- presentation by the Wende’s chief curator Joes Segal and associate curator Emma Diffley.
The program will function as a sneak peek into our fall 2026 exhibition Competing Cosmologies and will be musically introduced by pianist, arranger, composer, educator, and film coach Liz Kinnon, a native of Los Angeles, who has performed all over the world with numerous artists including Dizzy Gillespie, Andy Williams, Barbara Morrison, Sherwood Sledge, Kenia, Octavio Bailly, and Jackie Ryan.
Images: Lia Halloran, The Sun Burns My Eyes Like Moons, 2021, Cyanotype on paper from painted negative, acrylic, ink, courtesy of the artist Lia Halloran, Andromeda, after Mollie O’ Reilly, 2017, Cyanotype on paper, from painted negative, courtesy of the artist

Jazz Bakery Presents Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA Class of 2027 with Alumni
2025-12-13 20:00 - 21:30 | Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum, 10858 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90230, United States
Six extraordinary young jazz musicians from around the world were selected for the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA, Class of 2027. Each began the intensive, full-scholarship program in September 2025 and will attain a Master of Music in Jazz Performance degree from The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music – one of the nation’s top music schools – in spring 2027. In a rare occurrence, members from the current Class of 2027 (Nicolaus Gelin, Mwanzi Harriott, and Mailo Rakotonanahary) will be joined by Institute alumni from the Class of 2023: Devin Daniels, Javier Santiago, and Emiliano Lasansky.
This concert is free to attend, but please get a ticket to ensure you have a spot! Tickets will be available online until 2 pm on December 13th, and remaining seats will be reserved first-come, first-serve at the door.
Nicolaus Gelin-trumpet
Mwanzi Harriott-guitar
Mailo Rakotonanahary-drums
Devin Daniels-alto sax
Javier Santiago-keyboard
Emiliano Lasansky-bass

Samizdat Sundays and Other Subversions
2025-12-14 10:30 - 12:30 | Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum, 10858 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90230, United States
Join us for Samizdat Sundays—hands‑on textile workshops inspired by the spirit of creative resistance and DIY culture found in samizdat traditions. Each week offers a different project, connecting archival stories of subversion with contemporary making.
We encourage participants to bring an item each week—a T‑shirt, a pair of jeans, or any textile you’re ready to transform, repair, or experiment with.
Each session is free, open to all skill levels, and guided by artists who delight in subversion and play. Come for one or come for all—together we’ll stitch, alter, repair, and imagine new forms of expression.
Schedule:
Sun, Dec 14 | Mail Art: Folding Cards
Make folded mail art. This can be a simple folded card, a collage envelope, or a folded form that fits a standard envelope. Envelopes may be sewn, stapled, pinned, or altered. Consider the experience of opening the work.
Sun, Dec 21 | Mail Art:Push the Limits
Make nonsensical mail art inspired by the idea that anything can be mailed with postage.
Bonus | Mail Art: Letter to the Future or the Past
Do this on your own or with friends. Create a letter to 2026 or to 2025 using collage, fabric, images, words, or objects. Mail it, keep it, bury it, or destroy it.
About the teaching artist
Kate Ingold is an LA-based artist and poet working with the discarded, the damaged, and the worn out. Materials and methods include textiles, collage, photography, video, ceramics, and performative installation. She works in series driven by conceptual concerns and is currently making work in two interwoven projects: Relics for Future Rituals and Damaged Goods/Small Repairs.
RSVPs for this free program do not guarantee admission. Limited seating is available on a first come, first served basis.
An ADA-accessible entrance to the Glorya Kaufman Community Center is available through the garden gate from the parking lot.

Illustrating Children's Books with Stephanie Lunkewitz
2025-12-14 13:00 - 14:30 | Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum, 10858 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90230, United States
Join us at the Wende for a fun series of workshops led by children’s book illustrator and author, Stephanie Lunkewitz! This program is perfect for children aged 10 and up, families, and anyone interested in storytelling through art.
Schedule
Sun, Oct 26 | 1 p.m.
Session 1: Introduction and History of Children’s Books
Sun, Nov 2 | 1 p.m.
Session 2: Life Studio – Drawing from Nature
Sun, Nov 9 | 1 p.m.
Session 3: From Observation into Imagination
Sun, Dec 7 | 1 p.m.
Session 4: Techniques in Illustration
Sun, Dec 14 | 1 p.m.
Session 5: Character Design
Sun, Jan 18 | 1 p.m.
Session 6: Words and Pictures
Sun, Jan 25 | 1 p.m.
Session 7: Storyboarding
Sun, Feb 1 | 1 p.m.
Session 8: Making Dummies and Book Covers
About Stephanie Lunkewitz
Stephanie Lunkewitz, a German-American illustrator and author, was born into an intellectual family in East Germany and came to the West at age 12 the night after the Berlin Wall fell. Her mother, director of the Bauhaus library in Dessau, and her grandparents, prolific children’s book illustrators, shaped her creative path. Stephanie studied textile design and art history in Germany and Italy, and built a career that includes award-winning work in silk weaving, real estate redevelopment, and children’s literature. She has published three illustrated books and is currently on tour with Holocaust survivor Eva Szepesi, whose story she adapted for young readers.
In 2025, a firestorm in Pacific Palisades destroyed her family home, studio, and much of her art archive, but key works were saved and will be exhibited. A member of SCBWI and board director at the German Academy for Children’s Literature, she divides her time between Frankfurt and Los Angeles, where she runs a real estate company, supports arts institutions like the Wende Museum, and continues to explore her family’s history, including her grandfather’s role in the 1953 uprising on Stalin Allee.
ADA access to the Glorya Kaufman Community Center is available through the garden gate from the parking lot; this gate will be opened approximately 30 minutes before the program.
Supplies provided courtesy of Blick Art Materials.

Tea Dances at the Glorya Kaufman Community Center: Swing Dancing
2025-12-14 15:00 - 18:00 | Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum, 10858 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90230, United States
The Wende Museum’s Tea Dance series invites you to move, mingle, and unwind through the joyful rhythm of social dance. Hosted in the Glorya Kaufman Community Center, each session features different dance traditions, ranging from Argentine tango to vintage swing, led by local artists and dance instructors. No experience or partner required.
This session will include a lesson with LA Swing Dance Posse, followed by a performance by Beach Cities Swing Band.
Tea dances originated in early 20th-century Britain and America as daytime socials, often held in hotels and ballrooms, offering live music, light refreshments, and a welcoming space for community connection. Revived in the queer communities of mid-century America, the tradition evolved into a vibrant celebration of expression and belonging.
In that spirit, our Sunday Tea Dances offer a space to unplug, connect, and move together. These afternoons are for everyone: curious beginners, practiced dancers, and people just looking to enjoy good music and warm company.
Come for the class, stay for the social, and rediscover the art of togetherness.
Free and open to all. Comfortable shoes are encouraged.

S.U.T@LA – Vipassana Meditation Practice Group
2025-12-14 16:00 - 17:30
Practice Isn’t Just on the Cushion — It’s Wherever Life Takes Us
Our practice is inspired by the teachings of Sayadaw U Tejaniya (S.U.T), which invite us to bring wise awareness into every part of life. Mindfulness isn’t just for the cushion — it’s for the small, ordinary moments that make up our days.
Some weeks, we’ll sit together in silence at the Wende Museum. Other times, practice might take us outdoors for a gentle hike, to a public event, on a mindful shopping trip, or even online via Zoom. Wherever we are, the essence of practice remains the same: staying present, open, and kind.
This new L.A.-based sangha is rooted in curiosity, ease, and Dharma friendship. Together, we’ll explore how to live with awareness and discover what unfolds when we meet life just as it is. We warmly invite you to join us — to sit, to walk, to laugh, and to grow together on this path of practice.
We hope to see you soon.

The Movement Playground with Cantilever Collective
2025-12-18 17:30 - 19:00, 2026-01-15 17:30 - 19:00 | Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum, 10858 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90230, United States
Step into the spontaneous spirit of The Movement Playground, a dance workshop series from Cantilever Collective. Each session is improvised, ephemeral, and open to all—no dance experience required. With live-mixed soundscapes, playful prompts, and space to move freely, these workshops invite you to explore connection, curiosity, and joy through your own body’s language.
One day’s “play” will never be the same as the next. Come as you are. Move how you feel.
An ADA-accessible entrance to the Glorya Kaufman Community Center is available through the garden gate from the parking lot. It will open approximately 30 minutes before the program begins.
RSVPs for this free program do not guarantee admission to the A-Frame Theater. Doors will open and seating will begin 15 minutes prior to the start of the program. Limited seating is available on a first come, first served basis. Please note that doors will close promptly at the program’s start time and late entry will not be permitted.

Bilingual Russian-English Storytime
2025-12-19 16:09 | The Wende Museum, 10808 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90230, United States
Join us at the Wende Museum for a special bilingual children’s storytime, featuring captivating Russian tales from the Wende’s collection of Soviet Books. Hosted by Archives Assistant Anya Ponomareva, stories will be presented in both English and Russian, offering a fun and engaging experience for young listeners of all backgrounds. Perfect for children aged 4-8 and their families, this event celebrates culture and language through the joy of storytelling!

Saved by a Story–Wildfire Survivor Writing Workshop
2025-12-20 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-01-10 10:30 - 12:00 | Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum, 10858 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90230, United States
Participants of all ages welcomed. Please arrive 5 or 10 minutes early to get settled, as we start the group promptly at 10:30 a.m.
Come together to write about the history of the cherished places we have been, what we have lost (and found), and how we will chart a way forward.
We’ll write to timed prompts to spark creativity, share stories, and connect.
We’ll meet Saturdays on the campus of the fascinating Wende Museum. The Wende is a cultural center, art museum and archive that brings history to life.
For more information, email: kathleenkatims@gmail.com
Please enter through the garden gate from the parking lot at 10858 Culver Blvd.
RSVPs for this free program do not guarantee admission. Doors will open and seating will begin 15 minutes prior to the start of the program. Limited seating is available on a first come, first served basis. Please note that doors will close promptly at the program’s start time and late entry will not be permitted.

Samizdat Sundays and Other Subversions
2025-12-21 10:30 - 12:30 | Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum, 10858 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90230, United States
Join us for Samizdat Sundays—hands‑on textile workshops inspired by the spirit of creative resistance and DIY culture found in samizdat traditions. Each week offers a different project, connecting archival stories of subversion with contemporary making.
We encourage participants to bring an item each week—a T‑shirt, a pair of jeans, or any textile you’re ready to transform, repair, or experiment with.
Each session is free, open to all skill levels, and guided by artists who delight in subversion and play. Come for one or come for all—together we’ll stitch, alter, repair, and imagine new forms of expression.
Schedule:
Sun, Dec 21 | Mail Art:Push the Limits
Make nonsensical mail art inspired by the idea that anything can be mailed with postage.
Bonus | Mail Art: Letter to the Future or the Past
Do this on your own or with friends. Create a letter to 2026 or to 2025 using collage, fabric, images, words, or objects. Mail it, keep it, bury it, or destroy it.
About the teaching artist
Kate Ingold is an LA-based artist and poet working with the discarded, the damaged, and the worn out. Materials and methods include textiles, collage, photography, video, ceramics, and performative installation. She works in series driven by conceptual concerns and is currently making work in two interwoven projects: Relics for Future Rituals and Damaged Goods/Small Repairs.
RSVPs for this free program do not guarantee admission. Limited seating is available on a first come, first served basis.
An ADA-accessible entrance to the Glorya Kaufman Community Center is available through the garden gate from the parking lot.

Free Improvisation Workshop
2026-01-04 10:00 - 12:30
Structured free improvisation workshop for musicians of all skill levels, no experience required.
Alicia Byer will lead a class on Free Improvisation starting with physical warmups, improv exercises, large group improvisation and small group improv with critique. The workshop has a number of highly experienced improvisers attending and is open to the entire community.

Body Systems & Earth Systems – A Somatic & Creative Series
2026-01-07 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum, 10858 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90230, United States
Explore the deep connection between body systems and Earth systems in this immersive 4-week somatic movement and creative practice series.
Led by somatic movement educator and interdisciplinary artist Kendra Adler, each session will invite participants to embody natural phenomena — from volcanism and the water cycle to cellular breathing and mycelium networks — through movement, visual art, and reflective practice.
About Kendra Adler
Kendra Adler is an artist, somatic movement educator, and certified Body-Mind Centering® practitioner with over a decade of experience guiding embodied practices rooted in listening and connection. Her work invites participants to remember the body as a place of inner knowing and ecological relationship—where listening to self and Earth unfolds through gentle movement, sensory awareness, and reflection. Kendra’s workshops create grounded, spacious environments that support presence, curiosity, and reciprocity with the living world.

Community Flow Yoga with Kate O’ Neal
2026-01-09 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-01-16 10:30 - 11:30 | Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum, 10858 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90230, United States
Participants must bring their own yoga mat, and are encouraged to also bring a towel to pad their knees and yoga blocks if desired.
Join our new weekly yoga session; all experience levels welcome! Yoga is a practice that builds strength, flexibility, and focus while calming the mind and restoring balance to the body. Through mindful movement and breathwork, it supports physical health, reduces stress, and cultivates a deeper sense of well-being that carries into daily life. Each class offers a chance to reset, recharge, and reconnect.
Kate is a certified yoga instructor with teaching experience at Cliffs of Id, Iconic Fitness, Red Diamond Yoga, Downtown Women’s Center, and Stoneview Nature Center. Her classes combine gentle warm-ups, smooth flow sequences of strength-building poses, and restorative cool-downs, creating an accessible practice that leaves students grounded, energized, and renewed.
As this event takes place during museum open hours, guests may check in at the front of the museum. The garden side gate will open 30 minutes before the start time and is available for ADA access and alternative check-in. Theater doors open 15 minutes before the start time. Seating is first come, first served. An RSVP does not guarantee admission once capacity is reached. No late entry.

Morton Feldman Centennial Marathon presented by Piano Spheres
2026-01-11 15:00 - 21:00
In collaboration with Piano Spheres and The Brick
Day 1
Sunday, January 11, 2026, 3-9 pm
The Wende Museum
10808 Culver Blvd, Culver City
Day 2
Monday, January 12, 2026, 3-9 pm
The Brick
518 N. Western Ave. Los Angeles
There has been nothing quite like the music of Morton Feldman, before or since. A singular composer of works embodying a seemingly glacial stillness over long expanses of time, his writing for piano is particularly beautiful. Piano Spheres celebrates the centennial of one of the 20th century’s greatest composers with a marathon program stretching over two days in two venues. Major works to be performed include Crippled Symmetry, For Bunita Marcus, Patterns in a Chromatic Field, and much more. Among the featured highlights will be Piano and String Quartet, which was premiered 40 years ago in Los Angeles. Featuring all of the artists of Piano Spheres with special guests.

Saved by a Story–Intergenerational Writing Group
2026-01-14 16:00 - 18:00 | Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum, 10858 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA, 90230, United States
Participants ages 14 and up welcomed. Please arrive 5 or 10 minutes early to get settled, as we start the group promptly at 4pm.
We are excited to come together in community, to dive into our creativity and share our stories.
What is Saved by a Story-Intergenerational Writing Workshop at the Wende Museum? Participants of all ages write to prompts to spark creativity, share stories and build community. We write to surprise ourselves and discover the bounty of stories that lie within.
We come together and write, choose to share (or not, you decide), listen and write some more.We do this in the beautiful environs of the Wende Museum and its provocative and compelling collection. Some of our prompts will help us engage with the current exhibitions as well as engage with each other.
In later groups, we will draft stories and workshop them.
We offer creativity and community in a non-judgmental environment.
The writing group meets in person on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month.
Please arrive 5 or 10 minutes early to get settled as we start punctually at 4pm.
What you will need:– a note book–nothing fancy–a pen–if you prefer to write on a computer, feel free to bring that.
Where:
Wende Museum
in the Cotsen Learning Center
on 2nd Floor of the
Glorya Kaufman Community Center
10808 Culver Boulevard
Culver City, CA, 90230
310-216-1600
Please enter through the garden gate from the parking lot at 10858 Culver Blvd.
RSVPs for this free program do not guarantee admission. Doors will open and seating will begin 15 minutes prior to the start of the program. Limited seating is available on a first come, first served basis. Please note that doors will close promptly at the program’s start time and late entry will not be permitted.
