Saturday, October 5

Saturday, October 5

10am - 2pm

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Algae Bioreactor 1: Open Hours

Nonfood

Saturday, October 5

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 5

10am - 2pm

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A Thousand Lunches

Emily Marchand

Saturday, October 5

Roger Jessup Park

Join a community of volunteers and CURRENT artist Emily Marchand to assemble 1,000 lunches to benefit MEND Poverty in Pacoima. The lunch packing is followed by a picnic lunch atop an 8,000 square feet textile created out of compostable fabric and embedded with edible seeds. The afternoon concludes with an invitation to cut out a part of the textile to take home and plant in a pot or garden plot. Capacity is limited; RSVP preferred, space given on a first-come, first-served basis.

Saturday, October 5

10am - 7pm

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Open Hours: the HUB @ LASHP

Dyson & Womack

Saturday, October 5

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 5

11am - 12pm

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MRE Classic: Workshop with Tony Banuelos

Los Angeles Eats Itself

Saturday, October 5

Barnsdall Park

This workshop includes a discussion of a cross-section of some survival-based foods: military MREs (Meal, Ready-to-Eat), hardtack or ship biscuit (a simple flour biscuit with a long shelf life), pemmican (a dense, protein-packed provision developed by Native Americans), and other “prepper” favorites. Capacity is limited to 15; RSVP preferred, space given on a first-come, first-served basis.

Saturday, October 5

11am - 1pm

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Waste Not: Opening Celebration

Shana Lutker

Saturday, October 5

Valley Plaza Recreation Center

Join CURRENT artist Shana Lutker to celebrate the unveiling of the collection of temporary food containers amassed over the summer with the help of the Valley Plaza community. Learn about the state of recycling and zero waste from experts. Family friendly and accessible. RSVP appreciated.

Saturday, October 5

12pm - 1pm

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MRE Classic: Workshop with Tony Banuelos

Los Angeles Eats Itself

Saturday, October 5

Barnsdall Park

This workshop includes a discussion of a cross-section of some survival-based foods: military MREs (Meal, Ready-to-Eat), hardtack or ship biscuit (a simple flour biscuit with a long shelf life), pemmican (a dense, protein-packed provision developed by Native Americans), and other “prepper” favorites. Capacity is limited to 15; RSVP preferred, space given on a first-come, first-served basis.

Saturday, October 5

12pm - 5pm

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Enchanted Servers

Nari Ward

Saturday, October 5

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 5

12pm - 5pm

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Watts Cookbook Fire-Up and Barbecue Workshop

Torolab

Saturday, October 5

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 5

12pm - 6pm

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Mussel Beach

Cooking Sections

Saturday, October 5

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 5

1:30pm - 3pm

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Performance: Appetite Monument Movement #1 (Suppressant)

Christopher Reynolds

Saturday, October 5

Valley Plaza Recreation Center

Saturday, October 5

5pm - 6pm

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Notes from a Bench

Nancy Lupo

Saturday, October 5

Pershing Square

Alvin Li and CURRENT artist Nancy Lupo convene again around a group of park benches—this time at Pershing Square, formerly Central Park in Downtown Los Angeles. Li reads a life script as he orbits around a set of benches that have sat on the block in front of John Portman's Ritz Carlton Hotel on West Nanjing Road in Shanghai since the 1990s and that foregrounded Lupo's 2017 exhibition No Country for Old Men in Shanghai. Enter the park at 6th and Hill Streets. Capacity is limited; RSVP preferred, space given on a first-come, first-served basis.

Saturday, October 5

5pm - 11pm

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Comida a Mano

Eva Aguila & Coaxial Arts Foundation

Saturday, October 5

Reseda Recreation Center

Presented by CURRENT artist Eva Aguila and Coaxial Arts Foundation, this all-ages event features the installation of an outdoor earthen oven based on a Mexican comal and a video screening to celebrate cultural diversity through honoring utensil-less cuisines around the world. Celebrate a shared human and global food experience: eating with hands. Comal activation at 5:00 p.m.; video screenings at 7:30 p.m. RSVP appreciated.