Out and About

UCLA’s New Wight Gallery presents "Compassion Fatigue" in its New Wight Biennial, Oct. 2-16.

Professors Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris and Vinit Mukhija of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs discuss their new book, "The Informal American City: Beyond Taco Trucks and Day Labor," on Oct. 2.

UCLA faculty are invited to join University of California President Janet Napolitano and faculty colleagues from across the UC system for a one-hour online conversation on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2 p.m.

Event professionals and other guests attended the UCLA Events Office’s first-ever wedding showcase on Monday, Sept. 22, to learn about elegant, romantic locations on campus perfect for weddings.

Learn the basics of medical science and advances in the biomedical and clinical sciences at Mini Med School, a lecture series presented by UCLA Health for the general public.

UCLA faculty, staff, and students get free admission to the L.A. County Fair this Saturday, Sept. 20 — a savings of $19 per person. Plus, family, friends and alumni get in for just $11.

'The Dark Mirror' (1946) and 'Jealousy' (1945) screen on Friday, Sept. 19, 7:30 p.m. at the Billy Wilder Theater, as part of the UCLA Film and Television Archive’s 'Exile Noir' series.

The California NanoSystems Institute is hosting a core lab open house on Tuesday, Oct. 2114. Join in for an afternoon of compelling science and a fun opportunity to learn about the world-class laboratories.

Shred sensitive documents like financial statements and wipe out digital data from your old data storage devices for free on Saturday, Sept. 13, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. at the main branch of UCLA's University Credit Union.

Back by popular demand, Playwrights' Arena will present “Golden Tongues 2” —staged readings of plays from Spain's Golden Age, presented in contemporary English adaptations by L.A. playwrights — at UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library.

On August 22 at 2 p.m., Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA will host a St. Baldrick’s Foundation signature head-shaving event to raise funds and awareness for lifesaving childhood cancer research. The goal is to raise $5,000.

“Street Muse: Kenya” will screen on Aug. 21 at the UCLA Fowler Museum, followed by conversation with director and star.

The Hammer is inviting all families in the Los Angeles area to its courtyard to reflect on the timeless question: Why does art matter?

UCLA Fowler Museum is hosting 'Mask Making' as part of its Kids in the Courtyard series on Sunday, August 17 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

UCLA’s Hammer Museum presents the latest “Flux” screening of short films, music videos, filmmaker retrospectives and visual artwork from around the world, on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Admission is free.

Back by popular demand after sold-out houses last summer, the Oscar Wilde classic, “Lady Windermere’s Fan,” will be performed at UCLA’s William Andrews Clark Memorial Library in five performances by the Chalk Repertory Theater, July 25-August 2.

UCLA’s Film and Television Archive will be hosting a Hollywood hero on July 25: Norma Barzman, a screenwriter who fled to France when she was blacklisted during the Red Scare of the 1940s and 1950s.

UCLA’s Hammer Museum and KCRW are teaming up to present Made in L.A. Music, four nights of free, live, Los Angeles-based music in the museum courtyard over four weeks.

This weekend marks the launch at UCLA's Billy Hammer Theater of “Cruzamentos: Contemporary Brazilian Documentary,” a month-long pageant of weekend showings of Brazilian film.

Water researchers from UCLA, the Natural History Museum and elsewhere are helping the region understand issues, history and possible solutions related to the drought. A discussion series featuring panels of experts begins July 10.

The Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival, an annual event presented by the UCLA Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies, features four free concerts this year.

On Thursday, July 10 at the UCLA Hammer Museum, The Do-Over and Innovative Leisure present De Lux, The Do-Over mystery guest DJs and KCRW DJ Mathieu Schreyer.

Three films by photographic and video artist Judy Fiskin will screen at the Billy Wilder Theater on Tuesday, July 1, 7:30 p.m., followed by a Q&A with the artist.

Head to UCLA's Hammer Museum on Thursday, July 3, 7:30 p.m., to see "Maradona," a documentary about Argentinean soccer star Diego Maradona, regarded by many as the world's greatest modern player.

Head to UCLA's Hammer Museum to catch eight live broadcasts of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil June 28 through July 13, plus 'Maradona," a documentary on Argentinean soccer star Diego Maradona, on July 9.