May
7
12:30 PM12:30

LitFest in the Dena: Reclaiming Witches and Monstrous Women

Witches and monstrous female archetypes can be found everywhere in classic literature from A Thousand and One Nights and Brothers' Grimm Fairytales to Ramayana and the Florentine Codex. In this panel discussion, five women poets and writers re-script female myths, reclaiming archetypes and shifting the lens from vilify and victimize to embrace and celebrate. With: Jamie Asaye Fitzgerald, Olga Garcia Echeverria, Tanya Ko Ho, Alicia Vogl Saenz, Sehba Sarwar

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Beyond Spanish
May
4
8:00 PM20:00

Beyond Spanish

Beyond Spanish presents an evening of poetry in four different regional languages of Spain: Basque, Catalan, Galician and Spanish with authors Lourdes Orueta Mendia, Mónica Comas Rodríguez, Inés García Sal, Mimí Lazo, Jennifer Holmes, and Alicia Vogl Sáenz. Hosted by poet & translator, Mariano Zaro. This program is sponsored by the Education Office of the Consulate General of Spain and Turespaña (Tourist Office of Spain).

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LACMA-Art & Meditation
Apr
28
10:00 AM10:00

LACMA-Art & Meditation

Artist Sam Francis mastered the use of negative space, allowing interactions between forms and empty space to provide viewers with visual pathways to move through his artworks. Join educator Alicia Vogl Sáenz in a slow art-looking exercise in conjunction with the exhibition Sam Francis and Japan: Emptiness Overflowing, followed by meditation. No meditation experience necessary; instruction will be given.

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LACMA- Mindful Monday: Cultivating Empathy and Connectedness @ Home
Oct
17
4:00 PM16:00

LACMA- Mindful Monday: Cultivating Empathy and Connectedness @ Home

LACMA continues to bring experiences with works of art to you! Join us for Mindful Monday: Cultivating Empathy and Connectedness @ Home, led by LACMA educators Gaby Barrios and Alicia Vogl Saenz. In this live, virtual gathering, we will explore works from LACMA’s permanent collection. The program includes opportunities for participants to share observations and reflections in the chat box along with guided meditation.

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ecoartspace: TREE TALK: Artists Speak For Trees
Sep
22
10:00 AM10:00

ecoartspace: TREE TALK: Artists Speak For Trees

Daegan Miller with Brent Mathison

This talk is being presented on the occasion of the launch of an online essay written by Daegan Miller for Emergence magazine titled Of Wandering Angels and Lost Landmarks, in which the writer collaborates with photographer Brent Mathison to tell a story about the Thousand Mile Tree in Utah.

"On a visit to the tree that marks the thousandth westward mile of the Transcontinental Railroad, Daegan Miller confronts the unraveling story of American progress, a mythos that has irrecoverably transformed the landscape. Troubled by our accelerating path toward ecological disaster, he considers how our historical landmarks have shifted in meaning—leaving us lonely, adrift, and disoriented in the Anthropocene." Read full article, here

We will end the session with a poetry reading by Alicia Vogl Saenz.

Tree Talk is moderated by Sant Khalsa, ecofeminist artist and activist, whose work has focused on critical environmental and societal issues including forests and watersheds for four decades.

Co-sponsored by Joshua Tree Center for Photographic Arts

Members and one guest are free. General Public can attend for $10. Capacity is 100 participants. All participants MUST REGISTER.

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Mindful Monday at LACMA
Sep
19
4:00 PM16:00

Mindful Monday at LACMA

LACMA continues to bring experiences with works of art to you! Join us for Mindful Monday: Cultivating Empathy and Connectedness @ Home, led by LACMA educators Alicia Vogl Saenz and Elizabeth Gerber. In this live, virtual gathering, we will explore works from LACMA’s permanent collection with opportunities for participants to share observations and reflections in the chat box along with guided meditation.

This program is best enjoyed via the Zoom desktop application. The session will be recorded for internal archival purposes only. Attendees’ mics and cameras will not be activated.

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To Aid & Abet: A Reading and Fundraiser for Abortion Access
Sep
11
2:00 PM14:00

To Aid & Abet: A Reading and Fundraiser for Abortion Access

Shout Your Abortion and Beyond Baroque present an afternoon of poetry and storytelling dedicated to uplifting community voices protesting the recent overturn of Roe V. Wade by the Supreme Court. The event brings together several L.A. writers, activists, and artists for reproductive justice. Readings by bridgette bianca, Briana Muñoz, Lynne Thompson, Karla Lamb, Lisbeth Coiman, Alice Fulmer, Luivette Resto, Sam Chanse, Janine Lum, Shonda Buchanan, Alicia Vogl Sáenz, Cynthia Guardado and more! Mc'ed by writer and organizer Suhasini Yeeda. Keynote speaker, Amelia Bonow, co-founder of Shout Your Abortion, will also be sharing more on the resources SYA has been providing and what community members can do to remain involved.

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