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  • September 2025

  • Wed 24
    This program is presented with generous support from Latino Community Foundation, the Karsh Family Foundation, and Snap Foundation

    Will California’s Future Be Exceptional?

    September 24, 2025 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
    ASU California Center Broadway 1111 S Broadway, Los Angeles, United States

    Join Zócalo Public Square and Latino Community Foundation for two back-to-back panels, one with established experts and the other with youth leaders. In discussions moderated by Zócalo’s California columnist Joe Mathews, they’ll ask: How exceptional do we want California to be? Map It Streaming Live on Youtube Register   

    Free
  • October 2025

  • Tue 21
    Co-presented by Zócalo Public Square, ASU, and California Forward (CA FWD) in partnership with Stocktonia

    Is Hip-Hop America’s Biggest Success Story?

    October 21, 2025 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm California 175 – Waht Connects California
    University Plaza Waterfront Hotel 110 W Fremont St, Stockton, United States

    Co-presented by Zócalo Public Square, ASU, and California Forward (CA FWD) in partnership with Stocktonia Moderated by Robeson Taj Frazier, Director, USC Annenberg Institute for Difference and Empowerment in the Arts Event Information Tuesday, October 21, 2025 4:30pm – 5:30pm PT University Plaza Waterfront Hotel 110 W Fremont St, Stockton, CA 95202 Map It Streaming Live on […]

    Free
  • November 2025

  • Sat 8
    Featured Speakers Moira Shourie Executive Director, Zócalo Public Square Open Mike Eagle Comedian and Rapper, Unapologetic Art Rap Vanessa Ragland Improviser and Co-Owner, Dynasty Typewriter Jasmine Williams President, Da Poetry Lounge Co. Sasheer Zamata Comedian, Actress, and Writer

    How Does Art Connect L.A.?

    November 8, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
    Los Angeles Union Station 800 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, United States

    Co-presented by Metro Art, Zócalo Public Square, and Grand Performances Moderated by Moira Shourie, Executive Director, Zócalo Public Square Arts and culture built Los Angeles, this hub for the journeying, creative spirit. And great art connects Angelenos to each other. We ​roar with laughter at comedians, ​thrill at a poetic turn of phrase, shed a tear […]

    Free
  • December 2025

  • Sat 13
    Kelly Lytle Hernández 2019 MacArthur Fellow and Thomas E. Lifka Chair of History, UCLA Alex Rivera 2021 MacArthur Fellow and Co-Founder, Borderlands Cinematic Arts at ASU

    Where Does Deportation Come From?

    December 13, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
    Bread & Salt 1955 Julian Ave, San Diego, United States

    Co-presented by Zócalo Public Square, MacArthur Foundation, Times of San Diego, and Bread & Salt Deportation has impacted communities across California and the country, and has become the face of U.S. immigration policy today. At the culmination of a year marked by violent ICE raids, it’s crucial to understand how we got to this point and […]

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  • April 2026

  • Sun 12
    What History Lies Beneath DTLA’s Bright Lights?

    What History Lies Beneath DTLA’s Bright Lights?

    April 12 @ 10:00 am – 10:09 pm What History Lies Beneath DTLA’s Bright Lights?
    El Pueblo Historical Monument 125 Paseo de la Plaza, Los Angeles, United States

    Overview What History Lies Beneath DTLA’s Bright Lights? Co-presented by Zócalo Public Square and Los Angeles Conservancy, with generous support from Karsh Family Foundation and Broad Foundation, in partnership with California Humanities and City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs In its 175-year history, California has had dark and bright moments. But the state, […]

  • Sun 12
    What History Lies Beneath DTLA’s Bright Lights?

    What History Lies Beneath DTLA’s Bright Lights?

    April 12 @ 10:30 am – 10:09 pm What History Lies Beneath DTLA’s Bright Lights?
    El Pueblo Historical Monument 125 Paseo de la Plaza, Los Angeles, United States

    Overview What History Lies Beneath DTLA’s Bright Lights? Co-presented by Zócalo Public Square and Los Angeles Conservancy, with generous support from Karsh Family Foundation and Broad Foundation, in partnership with California Humanities and City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs In its 175-year history, California has had dark and bright moments. But the state, […]

  • Sun 12
    What History Lies Beneath DTLA’s Bright Lights?

    What History Lies Beneath DTLA’s Bright Lights?

    April 12 @ 11:00 am – 10:09 pm What History Lies Beneath DTLA’s Bright Lights?
    El Pueblo Historical Monument 125 Paseo de la Plaza, Los Angeles, United States

    Overview What History Lies Beneath DTLA’s Bright Lights? Co-presented by Zócalo Public Square and Los Angeles Conservancy, with generous support from Karsh Family Foundation and Broad Foundation, in partnership with California Humanities and City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs In its 175-year history, California has had dark and bright moments. But the state, […]

  • Sun 12
    What History Lies Beneath DTLA’s Bright Lights?

    What History Lies Beneath DTLA’s Bright Lights?

    April 12 @ 11:30 am – 10:09 pm What History Lies Beneath DTLA’s Bright Lights?
    El Pueblo Historical Monument 125 Paseo de la Plaza, Los Angeles, United States

    Overview What History Lies Beneath DTLA’s Bright Lights? Co-presented by Zócalo Public Square and Los Angeles Conservancy, with generous support from Karsh Family Foundation and Broad Foundation, in partnership with California Humanities and City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs In its 175-year history, California has had dark and bright moments. But the state, […]

  • May 2026

  • Sat 16
    Downtown Dance Party

    How Do We Design for Disaster?

    May 16 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
    698 Mesquit St, Los Angeles, CA 90021 698 Mesquit St, Los Angeles, United States

    Co-presented by Zócalo Public Square and Michael Maltzan Architecture, Inc., in partnership with Broad Foundation and KCRW, with support from L.A. Taco, California Humanities and City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs It is said that L.A.’s new 6th Street Viaduct, also known as the 6th Street Bridge, is the safest place to be […]

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