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Walk With Me Exhibition by Studio 526 -4/11

Walk With Me Exhibition by Studio 526April 11 – June 22, 2025At the Skid Row History Museum & Archive, 250 S. Broadway, Los Angeles CA 90012open Thu, Fri, Sat, 2-5pmOpening Celebration: Art Jam April 11 at 5:00 PM —an evening of artistry, connection, and community.To launch the exhibition, the museum…

LA Poverty DepartmentApril 2, 2025

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THE COVID HOTEL WELCOMES YOU TO THE FUTURE – performance

2025 THE COVID HOTEL WELCOMES YOU TO THE FUTURE Performance & Panel ConversationsModerated by Sara Fetherolf, LAPD’s Public Programs and Engagement Specialist. June 7, 8:20pm under the BENDIX sign during This Home, Forever, a two-day performance series sparking thoughts about the potential erosion of Los Angeles’s diverse and vibrant urban ecosystem against…

LA Poverty DepartmentNovember 27, 2024

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LA Poverty DepartmentNovember 6, 2024

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The other Adam Smith at the other LAPD

Music Performance by Adam Smith!Saturday, May 3, 2025, 5-9pm FREE show, resource tables, snacks and conversation! Time:5-9pm, music at 7pm SONGS OF LIBERATION Join us for a special show by singer/songwriter Adam Smith of LACAN at the Skid Row History Museum and Archive with opener Natosha Smith! The night will…

LA Poverty DepartmentApril 30, 2025

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Artist Conversations: Raphael Escobar – 5/6

TALK / LECTUREArtist Conversations: Raphael Escobar May 6, 2025 | 7:00PM - 9:00PM OFF-SITE; SKID ROW HISTORY MUSEUM & ARCHIVE The Fowler Museum and the Los Angeles Poverty Department (LAPD) are partnering for a conversation with artist Raphael Escobar, whose work is featured in the exhibition Construction, Occupation. This conversation will be moderated…

LA Poverty DepartmentApril 17, 2025

FREE Movie Nights at The Museum

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Lady Bird -5/2

Screening Lady BirdFriday, May 2, 2025, 7pm Directed by Greta GerwigRuntime: 1 hr. 33 min. Lady Bird excavates both the humor and pathos in the turbulent bond between a mother and her teenage daughter. Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) fights against but is exactly like her wildly loving, deeply opinionated and strong-willed…

LA Poverty DepartmentApril 28, 2025

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The Peanut Butter Falcon – 5/16

Friday, May 16, 2025, 7pmScreening The Peanut Butter Falcon Directed by: Tyler Nilson and Michael SchwartRunning time: 1h 38mQ&A with Tyler Nilson! Zak, a man with Down syndrome, runs away from a residential nursing home to pursue his dream of becoming a wrestler. Later, he meets with an outlaw who becomes his friend…

LA Poverty DepartmentApril 29, 2025

Workshops

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Tell Your Story

Tell Your Story - workshopEvery Monday in May until Monday, June 2nd from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.With Photo Journalism facilitator Brenda Kenneally. The participants will be creating a journal about themselves, and the journal entries can include items such as pictures, drawings, journal entries, and news clippings. Studio 526…

LA Poverty DepartmentApril 30, 2025

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Sound Bowls & Tacos – 4/28

Sound Bowls & Tacos with Ptah Ahochi Tehuti Eil. Every Last Monday of the month.Meditation & Healing, food for body and soul.

LA Poverty DepartmentApril 17, 2025

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Documentary Photography Working Group

Hosted by the Public School Los Angeles1st and 3rd Monday from 7-9pm, starting March 17.The Documentary Photography Working Group aims at creating a space for LA photographers to collectively reflect on their work and the status of documentary in our contemporary era. Discussion will be guided around the history of…

LA Poverty DepartmentMarch 6, 2025

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SKID ROW ARTS ALLIANCE (SRAA) 5/8

The SRAA Community meets EVERY 2ND THURSDAY of the month from 11am -12:30pm at the Skid Row History Museum & Archive. May 8, 11am - 12:30pm:* Studio 526 artists talk about their works of art in the Walk With Me exhibition at the museum.* Write a letter to your Public…

LA Poverty DepartmentDecember 4, 2024

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Sock Puppet making Workshop

Each Last Friday of the Month at 3pm --- just before the OPEN MICLearn how to make your own SOCK PUPPET with Marilyn Irizarry. In December of 2022 Marilyn began making “Sock Puppets” and she's been offering the workshops at the Skid Row History Museum with other community members since…

LA Poverty DepartmentOctober 31, 2023

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Theater workshops

Performance workshops / rehearsalsEach Tuesday from 2-5pm and Thursday from 6-8pmat the Skid Row History Museum & Archive, 250 South Broadway, Los Angeles CA 9001 We create theater performances from scratch and with creative input from everyone involved. Improvise, write and perform with us. Skid Row’s original creative group continues…

LA Poverty DepartmentApril 20, 2023

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Creative Writing workshop

Every 3rd Tuesday of the month from 10:30 - 12 / noon.Join Ivy Pochoda and Hayk Makhmuryan, who are leading the creative writing workshop at the Skid Row Museum. It's FREE, a lot of fun and the coffee is fresh and free as well. In March and April the Creative…

LA Poverty DepartmentApril 19, 2023

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OPEN MIC from 5 – 7:30pm

Every last Friday of the month from 5 -7:30pm.DTLA OPEN MIC with Lorinda bringing the Open Mic, which she and Hayk started at Studio 526, full circle at the Skid Row History Museum & Archive. A Skid Row neighborhood party!Snacks - Coffee - Bdays - Collaboration - Reconnections - Celebration…

LA Poverty DepartmentJanuary 13, 2023

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CD14 OFFICE HOURS AT THE MUSEUM

Lavandar McCovey (they/them)Skid Row Field DeputyOffice of Councilmember Ysabel Jurado | Council District 14 Each Friday from 2-5pm Lavandar, The Skid Row Field Deputy for CD-14 representing Ysabel Jurado, will hold office hours at the Skid Row Museum. If you have any questions or concerns stop by and share them with Lavandar!…

LA Poverty DepartmentMarch 13, 2025

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LA Tenants Union Downtown

Every Wednesday from 7-9pm: LOS ANGELES TENANTS UNION – DOWNTOWN LOCALDo you need repairs in our unit, but the landlord ignores you? Did you get an eviction notice?Let us know! Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, before the meeting of the Los Angeles Tenants Union Downtown Local, Max…

LA Poverty DepartmentSeptember 27, 2024

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Book Reading Club

The Public School's book clubs at the Skid Row museum. All are welcome to join: Each Saturday from 12-2pm:Reading A Thousand Plateaus by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari. You will be reading the book together page by page with Andrew Culp, a professor at CalArts. Every 1st and 3rd Sunday:…

LA Poverty DepartmentSeptember 27, 2024

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MUTUAL AID SELF / SOCIAL THERAPY (MAST) – 4/27

Each 4th Sunday of the month, 2-4 pm MUTUAL AID SELF / SOCIAL THERAPY (MAST) with Mel Butler - hosted by the Public School Los Angeles. MAST was originally developed by the Jane Addams Collective in order to address the growing need for mental health support for radical organizers. This…

LA Poverty DepartmentJanuary 31, 2024

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Year End Letter 2024

Year End Letter 2024 Dear Friends of LA Poverty Department, Like it or not 2025 is about to arrive. Believe it or not there is good news. And Los Angeles Poverty Department is focused on augmenting the positive impact of good things that are happening. Our main project this year…

LA Poverty DepartmentDecember 3, 2021

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Skid Row Now and 2040

Skid Row Now & 2040 is a coalition of Skid Row grassroots groups and residents, including Los Angeles Poverty Department, United Coalition East Prevention Project, Los Angeles Catholic Worker, Los Angeles Community Action Network and other Skid Row residents and leaders, which has been in dialogue with the Los Angeles Department of…

LA Poverty DepartmentApril 20, 2021

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Walk The Talk website

Walk the Talk is no ordinary walk. It’s a biannual parade! LA Poverty Department brings Skid Row to life with performances along the parade route that pay tribute to neighborhood initiatives and the men and women whose contributions to the community call for a big, blaring celebration! On May 30, 2020 we celebrated…

LA Poverty DepartmentFebruary 24, 2020

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Skid Row Arts Alliance

The Skid Row Arts Alliance is a consortium of artist-driven arts organizations, comprised of people living and working in Skid Row, working to create art and community in Skid Row. The purpose of Skid Row Arts Alliance is to knit the fabric of the Skid Row neighborhood through the creation…

LA Poverty DepartmentSeptember 23, 2019

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Skid Row History Museum & Archive activities

Skid Row History Museum & Archive, 250 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Performance workshops are open to everyone, on Tuesday 2-5pm & Thursday 7-9pm Exhibition is open to the public on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 2-5pm and by appointment. Skid Row Archive open for research on Tuesday, Thursday and…

LA Poverty DepartmentJanuary 23, 2017