April is Classics Month at the Book Chamber, and surprise! Many of us had not read Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations¸ the life story of Pip, the blacksmith’s apprentice, who comes into unexpected money and “great expectations” (“From whom?”, you might ask). He becomes a young gentleman, but never forgets his childhood love – Estella… Read more »
Wednesday, April 13 at 3.00 pm Member Spotlight: In Person, featuring Rosalind Goddard Rosalind Goddard will present What’s On a Stamp: African American Imagery on US Postal Stamps, and show her personal collection. Wednesday, April 13 4.00 – 7.00 pm Confab In person, following Member Spotlight Thursday, April 14 at 7.00 pm Partnership Program Concert: LA… Read more »
Hello and, though it may be officially a few days away, let me wish you all a happy spring! Certainly, after the terrible hardness and deep suffering of the last few years connected to the pandemic, I have been thinking a great deal about what it means to gingerly step into the sunlight of this… Read more »
In keeping with the guidelines posted last week by the CDC and LA County, we will be further loosening some of the requirements for staff, guests, members and vendors. As of now, we will continue to require vaccines and boosters for all staff and any visitors to the Ebell campus, including event guests, filming representatives… Read more »
The Ebell has won one of only 50 places on the Doors Open California weekend, where historic buildings open their doors to the public and ‘tell an untold story.’ Held June 11-12, 2022, Doors Open California is an event spearheaded by the California Preservation Foundation (CPF), the longest-running statewide organization dedicated to the protection of… Read more »
Look What SHE Did! Women’s History Month Closing Event: FREE Virtual Salon on Female Athletes with Films + Conversation March 27 , 11.00 am PDT Look What SHE Did!, the non-profit that makes under 4-minute films featuring women telling the stories of other women who inspire them, will close Women’s History Month on Sunday, March 27… Read more »
The fascinating Black History Month Spotlight event of Wednesday, February 9, featuring our very own Regina Jones, former publisher of Soul Magazine, the first bi-weekly magazine dedicated to the coverage of Black arts and entertainment, was covered in the Feburary 24 edition of the LA Sentinel. The LA Sentinel is the largest paid African American owned… Read more »
On Sunday, April 24, at 2.00 pm, award-winning actor and Ebell member Sharon Lawrence performs a staged play-reading of THE SHOT, written by Robin Gerber at The Ebell. For more than 20 years, Katharine Graham was a self-described “doormat wife,” secretly enduring years of domestic abuse from her husband. After his suicide, she took over as publisher and… Read more »
As part of CBS’s celebration of Women’s History Month, Melinda French Gates conducted interviews with three spectacular women: labor activist Ai-jen Poo and epidemiologist Kizzmekia S. Corbett Ph.D on campus, and filmmaker Ava DuVernay in the Theatre. The first interview, featuring activist Ai-jen Poo on the importance of investing in care workers, was screened on… Read more »
A Hopi proverb says, “When the grandmothers speak, the earth will be healed.” Though many of us forget or do not have the privilege of knowing our ancestors, we recognize that through discovering them, we are able to connect and listen to their wisdom. Each year, new efforts are being made to discover our grandmothers,… Read more »
