Saturday, October 12

Saturday, October 12

10am - 7pm

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Open Hours: the HUB @ LASHP

Dyson & Womack

Saturday, October 12

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 12

11am - 12pm

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Fermentation: Workshop with David Anthony David

Los Angeles Eats Itself

Saturday, October 12

Barnsdall Park

David Anthony David asks, Why can't survival fuel taste like LA? Using the process of fermentation, David helps participants make sauces that preserve the relationship among food, cultures, and nostalgia, making the palate the first thing to get restored. Capacity is limited to 15; RSVP preferred, space given on a first-come, first-served basis.

Saturday, October 12

12pm - 1pm

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Fermentation: Workshop with David Anthony David

Los Angeles Eats Itself

Saturday, October 12

Calendar

David Anthony David asks, Why can't survival fuel taste like LA? Using the process of fermentation, David helps participants make sauces that preserve the relationship among food, cultures, and nostalgia, making the palate the first thing to get restored. Capacity is limited to 15; RSVP preferred, space given on a first-come, first-served basis.

Saturday, October 12

12pm - 5pm

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Enchanted Servers

Nari Ward

Saturday, October 12

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 12

12pm - 5pm

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Watts Cookbook Fire-Up and Barbecue Workshop

Torolab

Saturday, October 12

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 12

12pm - 5pm

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Family + Food = Love: A Parent Appreciation Picnic

LA Commons

Saturday, October 12

Ted Watkins Memorial Park

LA Commons collaborates with Ted Watkins Memorial Park for their annual parent-appreciation celebration. Join an afternoon of barbecue and picnics, story sharing, and games and art designed by local youth. Capacity is limited; RSVP preferred, space given on a first-come, first-served basis.

Saturday, October 12

12pm - 6pm

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Mussel Beach

Cooking Sections

Saturday, October 12

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 12

2pm - 3pm

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Workshop with LA Compost

Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs and Annie Gimas

Saturday, October 12

Delano Recreation Center

LA Compost shares how to transform food waste into nutrient-rich soil. Workshops provided in both English and Spanish. Capacity is limited to 40; RSVP preferred, space given on a first-come, first-served basis.

Saturday, October 12

4pm - 5:30pm

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California Food Chains

Michael Queenland

Saturday, October 12

Exposition Park Rose Garden

CURRENT artist Michael Queenland grew native California plant seedlings from seed that he offers for free to participants. Speakers explore the uses and benefits of planting native plants in the garden and throughout the city, an effort that promotes the pollination of fruit and vegetable plants and supports the rich biodiversity that already exists but is threatened by the region’s real-estate development boom. This event is the first in the artist’s long-term goal of encouraging the planting of at least one native plant in each yard across Los Angeles. Capacity is limited to 15; RSVP preferred, space given on a first-come, first-served basis.