Skirball Cultural Center
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- LOS ANGELES, California, US
- Last Login: 9/25/2009
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Welcome!
The Skirball Cultural Center is a museum and cultural center in Los Angeles with exciting exhibitions, programs, classes, and more.
Visit www.skirball.org for more information on exhibitions and programs.
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Our mission is to explore the connections between four thousand years of Jewish heritage and the vitality of American democratic ideals. We seek to welcome and inspire people of every ethnic and cultural identity in American life. Guided by our respective memories and experiences, together we aim to build a society in which all of us can feel at home.The Skirball features an extraordinary museum, changing exhibitions, engaging music, theater, comedy, film, family, and literary programs, Zeidler's Café, and Audrey's Museum store, and a new interactive family destination inspired by the Noah's Ark story—all in a stunning architectural setting designed by renowned architect Moshe Safdie. Over 500,000 people visit the Skirball each year. They may be coming to enjoy an exhibition, attend a music program, participate in a meeting hosted by a community organization, educational institution, or local business, or partake in a life-cycle event such as a baby naming, wedding, or memorial service. The Skirball's acclaimed school program serves over 50,000 children and teachers annually from public, private, and parochial schools.
The Skirball's core exhibition Visions and Values: Jewish Life from Antiquity to America traces the experiences and accomplishments of the Jewish people over four thousand years. The galleries include multimedia installations, rare artifacts, photographs, interactive computer stations, and sound recordings that lead visitors on the Jewish people's journey, culminating with their history in the United States. The story presented is about retaining one's own culture while adapting to life in America. As with all Skirball exhibitions and programs, it seeks to communicate universal themes to people of all heritages and beliefs.
What's waiting for you at the Skirball Cultural Center? Art and music, history and learning, food and shopping, and fun for all ages!
PLAN YOUR VIST:
..Hours:..
Tuesday–Friday, 12:00–5:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Closed Mondays
..Admission to Museum Galleries:..
$10 General, $7 Seniors and Full-Time Students, $5 Children 2-12
Free to Children under 2 and Skirball Members
All exhibitions are free to the public on Thursdays. Admission to visit the Skirball Cultural Center campus is free.
Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Photography is prohibited in all exhibitions except Noah's Ark.
Please visit our website for the most up to date information
www.skirball.org
Visit us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Skirball_LA and on our Facebook fan page.
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Aug 6 2009 6:02 PM
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May 13 2009 10:05 PM
Sep 19 2008 2:51 PM
Sep 22 2008 6:15 PM
Café Z at Zeidler’s
Saturdays at Skirball Cultural Center
This popular concert lunch series showcases outstanding
musical talents in Zeidler's Café's beautiful outdoor setting.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
AKAYAA and BOLGA ZOHDOOMAH
Akayaa, the founder and leader of the ensemble Bolga Zohdoomah, is a singer, dancer, and drummer from Ghana. She infuses traditional music from her tribe, the Fra-Fra, with modern influences to create Ghanaian “highlife” music—upbeat, feel-good, and danceable. Since 2003, Akayaa and Bolga Zohdoomah have been performing throughout San Diego and beyond, from large public venues to corporate conferences and private parties.
www. bolgamusic. com
12:00 – 2:00pm / no cover charge / free parking
Minimum café purchase required for table seating: $10 per adult, $5 per child Limited seating; no reservations
We look forward to seeing you there…
Curated by Cary Sullivan
www. myspace. com/carysullivan
Oct 2 2008 4:26 AM
Café Z at Zeidler’s
Saturdays at Skirball Cultural Center
This popular concert lunch series showcases outstanding
musical talents in Zeidler's Café's beautiful outdoor setting.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
JACQUELINE FUENTES
Jacqueline Fuentes made her debut at the age of fourteen with the National Folklore Ballet of Chile, performing solo at the Viña Del Mar Festival. The volatile political injustices of her native Chile, culminating with the 1973 coup d’etat, invigorated the genre of folk music, which gave voice to the plight of the people. Fuentes was heavily influenced by this movement to raise social consciousness through music. She took inspiration from such artists as Mercedes Sosa and Violeta Parra and the way that their music was not only beautiful but moving. Today, Fuentes mesmerizes audiences through the power of her voice and lyrics. With distinct South American roots, her new album, Amo La Vida (Love the Life), embraces the world-music scene through its diverse instrumentation and the ethnicity of its musicians.
www. myspace. com/jacquelinefuentes
12:00 – 2:00pm / no cover charge / free parking
Minimum café purchase required for table seating:
$10 per adult, $5 per child
Limited seating; no reservations
Curated by Cary Sullivan
www. myspace. com/carysullivan
Sep 9 2008 5:04 PM
Café Z at Zeidler’s
Saturdays at Skirball Cultural Center
This popular concert lunch series showcases outstanding
musical talents in Zeidler's Café's beautiful outdoor setting.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
MOTTA TANGO DUO featuring ESTHER SEGOVIA
José Luis “Pepe” Motta and his son, Pablo Motta, have been performing together since 1991, when Pablo was fifteen. As a pianist, arranger, and musical director, Pepe Motta has performed in Argentina with top musicians and artists. As a producer, he has received two Emmys for his contributions to the television broadcast of the Pasadena Rose Parade. After joining his father professionally, Pablo Motta began to work on stage shows, movie soundtracks, and studio recordings. He has toured through the United States, Canada, Mexico, Korea, China, and Japan as a tango bassist. As a freelance jazz bassist, he has played in Los Angeles with musicians such as Justo Almario, Ron Muldrow, Ron Anthony, and Barry Zweig. At the Skirball, tango singer Esther Segovia will join the Motta Tango Duo with her passionate vocals. A native of Argentina, she has led her own ensemble and released two albums of tango music.
www. pablomotta. com
12:00 – 2:00pm / no cover charge / free parking
Minimum café purchase required for table seating:
$10 per adult, $5 per child
Limited seating; no reservations
Curated by Cary Sullivan
www. myspace. com/carysullivan
Sep 3 2008 5:23 AM
Café Z at Zeidler’s
Saturdays at Skirball Cultural Center
This popular concert lunch series showcases outstanding
musical talents in Zeidler's Café's beautiful outdoor setting.
Saturday, September 4, 2008
JILLIAN SPEER
Born and raised north of Seattle, Jillian Speer recorded her first demo at fourteen years old and her first album at eighteen. Soon after, she went on tour opening for recording star Jewel. Speer has remained on her own label, Speerit Records, and continues to record and release her albums independently. Speer’s music has been featured in the movie The Moses Code, the Showtime/HBO film Purpose, and the television series Party of Five. Currently, she is recording her second album and plays with her band regularly throughout Los Angeles. Speer’s music encompasses a range of styles, from blues to folk, world-fusion to rock.
www. jillianspeer. com
12:00 – 2:00pm / no cover charge / free parking
Minimum café purchase required for table seating:
$10 per adult, $5 per child
Limited seating; no reservations
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 440-4500
www. skirball. org
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Aug 13 2008 6:12 PM
Café Z at Zeidler’s
Saturdays at Skirball Cultural Center
This popular concert lunch series showcases outstanding
musical talents in Zeidler's Café's beautiful outdoor setting.
Saturday, August 16, 2008
ALIEN CHATTER
Six Degrees Records Recording duo Alien Chatter joins Indian drummer/percussionist Satnam Ramgotra and keyboardist Rodney Lee. Their sonic emissions are a sophisticated blend of atmospheric electronic textures and exotic rhythms—an eclectic mix of Indian tabla drums, acoustic jazz piano, synths, beatbox, and spoken word.
www. alienchatter. com
www. myspace. com/alienchattermusic
12:00 – 2:00pm / no cover charge / free parking
Minimum café purchase required for table seating:
$10 per adult, $5 per child
Limited seating; no reservations
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 440-4500
www. skirball. org
www. myspace. com/skirball_cultural_center
We look forward to seeing you there…
Curated by Cary Sullivan
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Jul 30 2008 5:48 AM
Café Z at Zeidler’s
Saturdays at Skirball Cultural Center
This popular concert lunch series showcases outstanding
musical talents in Zeidler's Café's beautiful outdoor setting.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
SONOCLIP
Sonoclip began in a garage among a group of friends. Today the band features six dedicated musicians from Venezuela, Colombia, Puerto Rico, and Mexico, all based in Los Angeles. Together they mix their musical roots, including cumbia, mambo, vallenato, and other Caribbean beats, with pop music, creating a fresh, danceable rhythm. Blending Colombian accordion, Latin percussion, trumpet, keyboards, guitar, bass, and drums, the band delivers high on-stage energy and lyrics about everyday life, love, humor and dreams.
www. myspace. com/sonoclip
12:00 – 2:00pm / no cover charge / free parking
Minimum café purchase required for table seating:
$10 per adult, $5 per child
Limited seating; no reservations
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 440-4500
www. skirball. org
www. myspace. com/skirball_cultural_center
We look forward to seeing you there…
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Jul 10 2008 6:20 PM
Jul 10 2008 7:30 PM
Café Z at Zeidler’s
Saturdays at Skirball Cultural Center
This popular concert lunch series showcases outstanding
musical talents in Zeidler's Café's beautiful outdoor setting.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
TED & PABLO
Ted Falcon and Pablo Fagundes form a dynamic duo featuring the harmonica, violin, and mandolin. Their sound ranges from Brazilian acoustic music, such as choro, samba and forró, to American roots music, including blues, jazz, and rock. In 2007, Ted and Pablo performed with Dominguinhos, Gilberto Gil, Marcos Ariel, Mike Marshall, David Grisman, and the New York Choro Ensemble in concerts throughout the U.S. and Brazil. Their new CD, Transcontinental Music Express, was nominated Best World Fusion Album for the 7th annual Independent Music Awards (2007), as well as pre-nominated Best Instrumental Music Album for Brazil’s prestigious Prêmio Tim music awards (2008). At the Skirball, Ted and Pablo will perform as part of its world-music quartet, with Brazilian seven-string guitar and percussion.
www. myspace. com/tedandpablo
12:00 – 2:00pm / free entrance / free parking
Minimum café purchase required for table seating:
$10 per adult, $5 per child
Limited seating, No reservations
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Jun 11 2008 8:50 AM
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Jun 3 2008 1:32 AM
Café Z at Zeidler’s
Saturdays @ Skirball Cultural Center
This popular concert lunch series showcases outstanding
musical talents in Zeidler's Café's beautiful outdoor setting.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
SUZANNE TENG & MYSTIC JOURNEY
Mystic Journey is an award-winning world music ensemble co-led by flutist Suzanne Teng and percussionist Gilbert Levy. Its music has been described as a fusion of East and West, ancient and modern, serene and ecstatic. Teng, whom the Los Angeles Times called "a brilliant flutist," performs on an array of wind instruments from Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, blending her ethereal and exotic melodies with Levy's upbeat world grooves. Their bandmates add atmospheric and energetic accompaniment on sitar, oud, guitar and didgeridoo. Suzanne Teng and Mystic Journey was among the winners of the 2007 Los Angeles Music Awards, the 2006 International Acoustic Music Awards (Best Instrumental Artist), and the 2005 Independent Music Awards. The band has released three critically acclaimed recordings and has written and performed for numerous film and television soundtracks.
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www. suzanneteng. com
May 26 2008 8:41 PM
Café Z at Zeidler’s
Saturdays @ Skirball Cultural Center
This popular concert lunch series showcases outstanding
musical talents in Zeidler's Café's beautiful outdoor setting.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
MASANGA MARIMBA ENSEMBLE
Masanga Marimba are the only Zimbabwean style marimba ensemble in southern California. The members originate from Cal State Northridge where they learned the tradition form Dr. Ric Alviso, who studied music with traditional Zimbabwean master musicians. The 9 member groups use drums, sax, and trumpet, in addition to 4 sizes of marimbas (xylophones).
www. masanga. com
12:00 – 2:00pm / free entrance / free parking
Minimum café purchase required for table seating:
$10 per adult, $5 per child
Limited seating, No reservations
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 440-4500
www. skirball. org
www. myspace. com/skirball_cultural_center
We look forward to seeing you there…
Curated by Cary Sullivan
www. myspace. com/carysullivan
May 21 2008 5:49 PM
Café Z at Zeidler’s
Saturdays @ Skirball Cultural Center
This popular concert lunch series showcases outstanding
musical talents in Zeidler's Café's beautiful outdoor setting.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
NAILAH
Soul singer Nailah walked away from a lucrative career as an attorney/lobbyist on Capitol Hill to pursue music. To her, music has a far more profound effect on the human condition than any legislation she could lobby for. Nailah’s voice resonates with the spirit of her influences, including Sarah Vaughan, Nina Simone, Curtis Mayfield, Gil Scott-Heron, and Brian Jackson. The North Carolina native and Los Angeles–based artist has written songs with noted jazz artists Tom Scott and Jeff Lorber, and her music has been featured on the popular FX television show The Shield. Nailah has also recorded and toured with John Cale, Beck, Warren G, Cree Summer, and many others.
www. myspace. com/nailah3
12:00 – 2:00pm / free entrance / free parking
Minimum café purchase required for table seating:
$10 per adult, $5 per child
Limited seating, No reservations
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049
(310) 440-4500
www. skirball. org
http://www. myspace. com/
Apr 27 2008 4:29 AM
Café Z
Saturdays @ The Skirball Cultural Center
Spend Saturday afternoons enjoying free live music.
This popular series showcases outstanding local
musical talents in a beautiful outdoor setting with wonderful
cuisine available at Zeidler’s Cafe.
**This is the first Café Z of the 2008 season.
Please come out and enjoy!**
12 - 2pm / free entrance / free parking!
(2 sets – 12 – 12:45 & 1:15 – 2pm)
Saturday May 3, 2008
CHRIS PIERCE
Chris Pierce is a soul singer, a song-craftsman and an extremely gifted performer. Known as one of LA's hottest underground artists, Chris has been compared to greats such as Bill Withers, Al Green and Otis Redding to name a few. Now, with the release of his sophomore studio album titled, Walking on The Earth, he is truly living by his own words, “all that matters is now.” In 2007 Chris opened for artists such as Al Green, Jack Johnson, Colbie Caillat, Toots and the Maytals, Robert Cray Band and Raul Midon. Chris' music was featured on the sound track of the Oscar winning film “Crash,” a national Banana Republic campaign as well as the ABC hit shows “What About Brian” and “Brothers and Sisters.” Chris offers his music as a celebration of life, love and the pursuit of joy through realization in the present moment; his music will speak to your heart and touch your soul.
www. chrispierce. com
Curated by Cary Sullivan
www. myspace. com/carysullivan
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