Saturday, October 26

Saturday, October 26

10am - 2pm

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Algae Bioreactor 1: Open Hours

Nonfood

Saturday, October 26

Orcutt Ranch Horticultural Center

Event on Saturday 10/12 has been cancelled

Nonfood’s functioning algae bioreactor is housed in a greenhouse located onsite at the Orcutt Ranch. Throughout CURRENT:LA FOOD, live microalgae are growing and multiplying, observable by the changing shade and density of green within the water. The bioreactor creates the perfect environment for algae to grow, and they double in size every 24 hours. Like other plants and organisms, the cell structure of the resulting microalgae comprises oils, carbohydrates, and proteins that provide a nutrient-dense food source while removing carbon from the atmosphere.

Saturday, October 26

10am - 3pm

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Solar Cooking Workshop #3

Bed & Breakfast

Saturday, October 26

Roger Jessup Park

Workshop participants learn how to fabricate and cook with a box solar cooker while Bed & Breakfast demonstrates on a prefabricated box cooker on-site. Participants gather for bread baked in the box cooker at the end of the workshop. Additionally, an instructional publication with building plans and recipes for a variety of DIY methods, as well as B&B artist contributions, has been printed to illustrate the energy-efficient (and fun!) process of cooking with the sun. Capacity is limited to 25; RSVP preferred, space given on a first-come, first-served basis.

Saturday, October 26

10am - 7pm

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Open Hours: the HUB @ LASHP

Dyson & Womack

Saturday, October 26

the HUB @ LASHP

The HUB is the headquarters of CURRENT:LA FOOD. Designed by Dyson & Womack, the HUB is a meeting point, an information center, a landmark for community recognition, a stop for triennial visitors to regroup between sites, and a space for spontaneous gatherings and social events throughout the triennial. As such, the HUB support and connects the energy and fluidity of a triennial with fifteen artists activating fifteen sites across Los Angeles. RSVP appreciated.

Saturday, October 26

11am - 4pm

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SEE-LA Change: Anyone Can Grow

SEE-LA

Saturday, October 26

Martin Luther King Jr. Park

Join SEE-LA (Sustainable Economic Enterprises of LA) for this daylong event that includes workshops and conversations about food access, food sovereignty, backyard growing, and food distribution. Workshops include hands-on lessons on home composting and growing in small spaces. Speakers include experienced backyard farmers, community organizers, technical resources, and healthy neighborhood retailers. Follow @SEELAORG on Instagram for event details and scheduling updates. Capacity is limited; RSVP preferred, space given on a first-come, first-served basis.

Saturday, October 26

12pm - 4:30pm

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Foodscapes Festival: Art, Cultural & Ecological Histories

Across Our Kitchen Tables

Saturday, October 26

Reseda Recreation Center

Cohosted by Big City Forum, this afternoon-long event centered in the San Fernando Valley features a pop-up marketplace, a traditional arts workshop, cooking demos, family activities, and a dance performance—inviting viewers to eat, exchange ideas, and reflect on local and global histories. RSVP appreciated.

Saturday, October 26

12pm - 5pm

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Enchanted Servers

Nari Ward

Saturday, October 26

Leimert Plaza Park

Enchanted Servers features new sculpture and a site-specific audio soundscape installation by CURRENT artist Nari Ward. Enjoy diverse menus from South LA food trucks on-site, an open-air participatory photo booth, and live performances by the S.H.I.N.E. Mawusi Women’s African Drum Circle (performances at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.). Capacity is limited; RSVP preferred, space given on a first-come, first-served basis.

Saturday, October 26

12pm - 5pm

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Watts Cookbook Fire-Up and Barbecue Workshop

Torolab

Saturday, October 26

Ted Watkins Memorial Park

Give your community a better flavor. Come and join CURRENT artist collective Torolab, cook the recipes of Watts. The civic, ethnographic, and experiential history of South LA through smell, flavor, and memory.

Saturday, October 26

12pm - 6pm

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Mussel Beach

Cooking Sections

Saturday, October 26

Venice Beach Recreation Center

Bring your phone and headphones to follow the thirty-minute audio narration through a series of mixed-media interventions along the Venice Boardwalk created by CURRENT artist duo Cooking Sections. Discover Mussel Beach merchandise as well as specially created food and drinks in local shops during weekly open operating hours. Download the free app at
musselbeach.org.RSVP appreciated.

Start your audio tour at the CURRENT:LA shipping container located here (between the Skate Park and LAPD Substation).

Saturday, October 26

1pm - 3pm

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The Town Oven: Ethiopia

Leyna Lightman

Saturday, October 26

Pan Pacific Park

Leyma Lightman revives the communal baking tradition and collaborates with women from different regions of the world to prepare, bake, and share bread over conversations that explore the history and heritage of this fundamental food. This installment focuses on Ethiopian bread, led by the Legesse sisters. Capacity is limited to 18; RSVP preferred, space given on a first-come, first-served basis.

Saturday, October 26

2pm - 3:30pm

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The Temporary

Lauren Mackler

Saturday, October 26

Valley Plaza Recreation Center

The Temporary is an afternoon in two acts, beginning with a performative reading of a newly commissioned monologue —by Jess Arndt—using CURRENT artist Shana Lutker’s dystopian sculpture as a set for science fiction followed by a public conversation between Lutker and CURRENT curatorial advisor Lauren Mackler contextualizing the artist’s CURRENT:LA FOOD project within her larger body of work. Capacity is limited; RSVP preferred, space given on a first-come, first-served basis.

Saturday, October 26

2pm - 5pm

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Ring: Vocal & Movement Performance Workshop #3

Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs & Annie Gimas

Saturday, October 26

Delano Recreation Center

Perform in CURRENT:LA FOOD—no experience necessary! Participate in one or more of three Saturday workshops (held on October 12, 19, 26) plus a final afternoon rehearsal on November 2 and be eligible and prepared to perform in ALL AGAIN on the evening of Saturday, November 2. Light refreshments are provided; workshops take place outside, and comfortable clothing is suggested. This third workshop features special guest Tany Ling. Capacity is limited; RSVP preferred, space given on a first-come, first-served basis

Saturday, October 26

5:30pm - 10:30pm

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SHOOK: A Survivalist Last Supper

Los Angeles Eats Itself

Saturday, October 26

Barnsdall Park

SHOOK offers a small edible experience based on “prepperism” and the new culinary movements of foraging and fermentation. A drum-circle performance is featured through the course of the supper, along with prepper spoken word and a group call and response through handcrank. Capacity is limited to 60; RSVP preferred, space given on a first-come, first-served basis.

Saturday, October 26

6:30pm - 8:30pm

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Beneath the Date Palms

Michael Rakowitz

Saturday, October 26

Pan Pacific Park

Take part in a dinner cohosted by Wendy Barranco of About Face. Dates harvested at Aziz Farms in Thermal, California, by members of the Iraqi diaspora, About Face, and the studio of CURRENT artist Michael Rakowitz are highlighted in the meal prepared and shared at this Beneath the Date Palms event. Capacity is limited to 50; RSVP preferred, space given on a first-come, first-served basis.