On Thursday, July 28th, from 8:30 to 9:30 AM, please join Westside Urban Forum for a member networking and panel discussion that considers how Greater Los Angeles will transition away from fossil fuel extraction and how these brownfields may be reclaimed for regenerative new land uses.
Stop in Arcana: Books on the Arts this Saturday, July 30th between 4:00 and 6:00 PM to celebrate the launch of The Steve Keene Art Book, with special guests Steve Keene, Dan Efram and J.C. Gabel and co-published by their friends at Hat & Beard Press. If you cannot attend but would like to purchase a signed copy, please place your order here or call Arcana at 310-458-1499.
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On Thursday, August 4th from 6:30 - 8:30 PM, please join us for an opening reception of the exhibition, Welcome Blanket, with founder Jayna Zweiman in conversation with cultural journalist Frances Anderton.
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Stop in to Arcana: Books on the Arts this Saturday, August 6th between 4:00 and 6:00 PM to celebrate the launch of Clara Balzary's Big Fresh Air.
On Sunday, August 7th from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM stop in at the Helms Design Center to join in the knitting and crocheting workshop with the Welcome Blanket team. Beginning knitting will be taught by fiber artist and instructor Andrea Roth-Fedida. Yarn, needles and pattern supplied for novice knitters, but feel free to bring your own!
Please join Room & Board in support of LA Family Housing (LAFH) in an effort to help our homeless neighbors obtain permanent housing and a place to call home. When you purchase an artwork by the featured artist – this month is Richard Bruland - a 50% donation will be made on your behalf to continue the critical and life-saving services LAFH provides. Bruland's art may be found inside the Room & Board showroom through the months of July and August.
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Welcome Blanket is a platform for engagement that transforms the abstract concept of immigration into a tangible crowd-sourced artistic action. Handcraft makers are invited to make Welcome Blankets that include notecards with stories important to their families about immigration/migration/relocation to create symbolic and practical gifts of welcome for new refugees coming to the United States. These gifts are collected, catalogued, and displayed at art institutions and exhibitions. After each show’s close, Welcome Blanket’s 30+ partner refugee resettlement groups present these tangible gifts of welcome to our newest neighbors.
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Please join us for a Book Signing and discussion with Peter Fetterman at Arcana Saturday, August 13th, 4:00 - 6:00 PM.
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Are you just learning to knit? Have you been knitting for a while? On Sunday August 14th from 1:30 to 3:30 PM, please join us for a FREE workshop led by Linda Preuss and Joanne Poyourow who over the years have knitted 9 blankets with a group of friends for the Welcome Blanket project. Come be part of making a Welcome Blanket, meet new friends from the fiber community, and share your immigration stories.
