Events

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  • 3 May

    The Art of Duo: A Journey through Europe to the USA from 1700 to 1930

    Saturday, May 3, 2025
    2:00 pm PDT – 3:30 pm PDT
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    Ambroise Aubrun, violin Steven Vanhauwaert, piano “ A Journey through Europe to the USA from 1700 to 1930” invites you to an exploration of the violin and piano duo’s rich history. Each piece performed will reflect the evolving styles and cultural influences that shaped the duo's repertoire from the baroque era to the early 20th century. The performance is complemented...

  • 4 May

    Reflections

    Sunday, May 4, 2025
    2:00 pm PDT – 3:30 pm PDT
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    Davide Di Rienzo, piano Kaitlin Webster-Zuber, piano and composer Emily Webster-Zuber, piano Pianist Davide Di Rienzo and composer-pianist Kaitlin Webster-Zuber are proud to present “Reflections,” a program featuring works by Franz Liszt, Selma Moidel Smith, Kaitlin Webster-Zuber, and Cecile Chaminade, performed by Davide Di Rienzo and the Webster-Zuber Sisters. The Moidel Smith Family, in conjunction with the UCLA Herb Alpert...

  • 9 May

    Works-in-Progress Session: Saihōji’s Moss Garden

    Friday, May 9, 2025
    12:00 pm PDT – 1:00 pm PDT

    Presented by Sunhui Choi, Ph.D. Student, University of California, Los Angeles Hosted by the Early Modern Research Group Online event via Zoom To register, please visit: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/pLNOlEHQQviw5U6V0-k6-g Saihōji in Kyoto, Japan, is famous for its moss-covered garden and is thus referred to as Kokedera, meaning “the moss temple.” What if, however, the design of the moss garden was not intended...

  • 16 May

    Energy Transitions in Long Modernity (Day 2)

    Friday, May 16, 2025
    9:00 am PDT – 11:15 am PDT

    Conference organized by Robert N. Watson (University of California, Los Angeles), Tiffany Jo Werth (University of California, Davis), and Todd Borlik (Purdue University) Co-sponsored by the UCLA CMRS Center for Early Global Studies and the UC Davis Medieval and Early Modern Studies Program Online event via Zoom To register, please visit: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/16-Z8Yv_S0y3k18NdEb-Ew The recent turn to the ‘energy humanities’ is only...

  • 18 May

    Miró Quartet with Masumi Per Rostad, Chamber Music at the Clark 30th Anniversary

    Sunday, May 18, 2025
    2:00 pm PDT – 4:00 pm PDT
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    All Chamber Music at the Clark tickets will be sold by the UCLA Central Ticket Office. Tickets may be purchased online, via telephone, or in person.  Ticket prices: General $55; Senior (age 55+) $45; UCLA student (valid student ID required for each ticket) $15. Tickets are non-refundable. Tickets for this concert will go on sale Tuesday, April 15 at 12:00...

  • 28 May

    Works-in-Progress Session: Earth and Exchange: Tapia and the Construction of Early Modern Iberia

    Wednesday, May 28, 2025
    11:00 am PDT – 12:00 pm PDT

    Presented by Rachel Schloss, Doctoral Candidate, University of California, Los Angeles Hosted by the Early Modern Research Group Online event via Zoom To register, please visit: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/qHytTYlcTiiINu5XzDQiew Earthen materials have played a critical role in political and social development on the Iberian Peninsula. The unique geology of the Peninsula harbors rich soils, minerals, and clays that have featured in the...

  • 31 May

    Clark Library Nature and Garden Festival

    Saturday, May 31, 2025
    11:00 am PDT – 2:00 pm PDT
    UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
    2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018

    The Clark Library preserves and provides access to over 130,000 books, manuscripts, and artworks dating from the 15th century to the present. But there is a library of living things on the five acres outside the library's building, too, and this event will celebrate the urban nature and green spaces at the Clark – and across LA! Attendees can get...