Learn more about the gallery Inventing Worlds and Characters: Animation from Exhibitions Curator Jenny He. The Education and Public Engagement team invites visitors to explore Stories of Cinema, the Academy Museum’s ongoing core exhibition that presents diverse, international, and complex stories of moviemakers and the works they create. Join us in conversation with Exhibitions Curator…
Mar
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1:00 pm Drop-In Tours: Stories of Cinema—I Am Somebody @ Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
The Education and Public Engagement team invites visitors to explore Stories of Cinema, the Academy Museum’s ongoing core exhibition that presents diverse, international, and complex stories of moviemakers and the works they create. Join museum educators on Friday afternoons to explore highlights on moviemakers and movie objects. In March, our Drop-In Tours will focus on…
Mar
31
Fri
3:00 pm All Ages Chess Club @ Memorial Branch Library
Do you play chess? Interested in learning? Then join Stephen and Avi every Friday afternoon to learn and play chess with other people. All ages and levels of play are welcome!
Mar
31
Fri
7:30 pm The Golden Fortress (Sonar Kella) @ Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
A rarely screened gem in Satyajit Ray’s abundant catalogue and a film beloved to generations of Indian audiences, The Golden Fortress is set in scenic Rajasthan. Ray introduces viewers to charming private investigator Feluda (Soumitra Chatterjee) and his teenaged cousin sidekick Tapesh (Siddartha Chatterjee). Ray originally presented these characters to young audiences when he was…
Apr
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11:00 am FernGully: The Last Rainforest @ Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
A group of fairies try to save an endangered Australian rainforest in this animated fantasy directed by Bill Kroyer. The rare Hollywood family film to openly address environmental issues, FernGully benefits from an impressive voice cast including Tim Curry as the film’s villain, performing the song “Toxic Love,” and Robin Williams, voicing an animated character…
Apr
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11:00 am P.F. Candle Co. x A Good Used Book Pop-up @ P.F. Candle Co. Echo Park Flagship
P.F. Candle Co. is teaming up with their friends at A Good Used Book for an exciting pop-up this weekend! Swing by the Echo Park Flagship on Saturday, April 1st and Sunday, April 2nd from 11AM-7PM to shop a curated selection from A Good Used Book and smell the entire P.F. Candle Co. collection! About…
Apr
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3:00 pm Book Sale @ Memorial Branch Library
The Friends of Memorial Branch Library have lots of gently used books for sale. Stop by to pick up something good to read!
Apr
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2:00 pm The Elephant God (Joi Baba Felunath) @ Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Satyajit Ray returns to the delightful adventures of detective Feluda (Soumitra Chatterjee) and his teen sidekick Tapesh in this lively follow-up to The Golden Fortress. While holidaying in the scenic holy city of Benares (now Varanasi), our stealthy sleuth is approached by a wealthy family to retrieve an invaluable family heirloom, a golden Ganesh statue…
Apr
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5:00 pm Sunday Supper @ Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Every Sunday, Fanny's hosts a weekly Sunday Supper with dishes inspired by The Godfather in conjunction with the Academy Museum's gallery The Art of Moviemaking: The Godfather, dedicated to Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 classic. The family-style menu includes a rotating selection of cheeky specials such as Connie's Crispy Calamari, A Pasta You Can't Refuse, and Sonny's "Bada-Bing!" Ribs, along with a…
Apr
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7:30 pm 42nd Street @ Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
“You’re going out a youngster but you’ve got to come back a star!” Few lines better sum up the Golden Age of the Hollywood musical than theater producer Warner Baxter’s command to ingenue Ruby Keeler in this classic Warner Bros. hit that earned nominations for Best Picture and Sound Recording in the sixth year of…
Apr
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3:30 pm Everybody is a Puppeteer! - Children's Workshop @ Memorial Branch Library
EVENT LISTING Photo (attached): Children and their caregivers are invited to make puppets using upcycled materials, such as paper and popsicle sticks, pictured here, at the Memorial Branch Library. Use your imagination to create a puppet out of upcycled materials and other craft supplies on Monday, April 3, from 3:30-5 p.m. at at the…
