BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Helms Design District - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Helms Design District REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260410T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260410T140000 DTSTAMP:20260512T022900 CREATED:20260407T202712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T212500Z UID:10002015-1775818800-1775829600@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:LA Rebuilds Exhibition: Cal Poly LA Metro Friday Docent Hours DESCRIPTION:The Eaton Canyon and Palisades fires transformed the lives of so many here in Los Angeles. One year later\, the rebuild effort is well underway\, but it has not been easy. Insurance\, permitting\, infrastructure\, and inflated costs have proven challenging. No simple solution has clearly manifested. Instead\, a variety of real-world approaches have developed for bringing our communities back together. \nPlease stop by to view the exhibition and engage in a conversation with the Cal Poly student docents during the open studio hours\, as we take account of some of the best architectural projects permitted and being constructed in the city and county. \nRSVP Below and let us know you’re coming! \nPoster Design by Thy Truc Ho \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \nEXHIBITS BY: \nAmeen Ayoub Design Studio AADS\nAndy Kim\nBestor Architecture\nByben\nCal Poly LA Metro Students\nCasey Hughes Architects\nEhrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects\nFilosa Vol Architects\nFlorencia Pita\nGeoffrey von Oeyen Design\nJohn Friedman Alice Kimm Architects\nLehrer Architects\nMarmol Radziner\nMorphosis\nM-Rad\nOffice of Mobile Design (OMD)\nPlant Prefab\nScott Prentice Architects\nSorensen Architects\nSOTO\nSPARCHS\nStudio Antares A + E\nTighe Architecture\nWTARCH\nXTEN Architecture \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \nSPONSORED BY URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/la-rebuilds-exhibition-cal-poly-la-metro-docent-hours/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/LA-Rebuilds_IGPost.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T140000 DTSTAMP:20260512T022900 CREATED:20260407T203601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T212518Z UID:10002016-1775905200-1775916000@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:LA Rebuilds Exhibition: Cal Poly LA Metro Saturday Docent Hours DESCRIPTION:The Eaton Canyon and Palisades fires transformed the lives of so many here in Los Angeles. One year later\, the rebuild effort is well underway\, but it has not been easy. Insurance\, permitting\, infrastructure\, and inflated costs have proven challenging. No simple solution has clearly manifested. Instead\, a variety of real-world approaches have developed for bringing our communities back together. \nPlease stop by to view the exhibition and engage in a conversation with the Cal Poly student docents during the open studio hours\, as we take account of some of the best architectural projects permitted and being constructed in the city and county. \nRSVP Below and let us know you’re coming! \nPoster Design by Thy Truc Ho \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \nEXHIBITS BY: \nAmeen Ayoub Design Studio AADS\nAndy Kim\nBestor Architecture\nByben\nCal Poly LA Metro Students\nCasey Hughes Architects\nEhrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects\nFilosa Vol Architects\nFlorencia Pita\nGeoffrey von Oeyen Design\nJohn Friedman Alice Kimm Architects\nLehrer Architects\nMarmol Radziner\nMorphosis\nM-Rad\nOffice of Mobile Design (OMD)\nPlant Prefab\nScott Prentice Architects\nSorensen Architects\nSOTO\nSPARCHS\nStudio Antares A + E\nTighe Architecture\nWTARCH\nXTEN Architecture \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \nSPONSORED BY URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/la-rebuilds-exhibition-cal-poly-la-metro-saturday-docent-hours/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/LA-Rebuilds_IGPost.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T180000 DTSTAMP:20260512T022900 CREATED:20260407T202211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T202211Z UID:10002014-1775923200-1775930400@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Book Signing + Discussion with Eric Doeringer DESCRIPTION:Please join Arcana: Books on the Arts on Saturday\, April 11th between 4:00 and 6:00 PM for a very special presentation of Books & Co. – an exhibition of publications by appropriation artist Eric Doeringer. Doeringer recreates iconic books by artists such as Ed Ruscha\, Richard Prince\, Sol Lewitt\, and Dieter Roth. For example\, his edition of Some Los Angeles Apartments presents photographs of each of the buildings in Ed Ruscha’s book of the same title\, but shot by Doeringer forty years after the original. \nFeaturing more than twenty-five publications\, this will be the most comprehensive exhibition of Doeringer’s books to date. In addition to the opportunity to meet the artist and get a book – or books – signed\, the artist will be producing an exclusive sixteen-page publication to accompany the event. \nEric Doeringer is a Los Angeles-based artist who remakes work by other artists. He has exhibited at institutions including MoMA PS1\, The Whitney Museum\, The Brooklyn Museum\, MassMoCA\, and La Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris. Doeringer’s artwork and books are in the collections of  MoMA\, The New York Public Library\, The Whitney Museum\, The Brooklyn Museum\,  The Getty Center\, SFMOMA\, The National Gallery of Canada\, The Baltimore Museum\, and numerous university libraries. \nUpcoming Arcana Events \nSaturday\, April 25th\, 4:00 – 6:00 PM\nBrad Donenfeld: Looking. Seeing.\nBook signing + discussion with Eli Consilvio \nSaturday\, May 2nd\, 4:00 – 6:00 PM\nAndres Macpherson: The Flower Book\nBook signing URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/book-signing-discussion-with-eri-doeringer/ LOCATION:Arcana: Books on the Arts\, 8675 Washington Blvd.\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/EricDoeringer_site_1.jpg GEO:34.0300679;-118.3835128 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Arcana: Books on the Arts 8675 Washington Blvd. Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8675 Washington Blvd.:geo:-118.3835128,34.0300679 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260412T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260412T160000 DTSTAMP:20260512T022900 CREATED:20260327T171622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T212551Z UID:10002012-1775998800-1776009600@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:LA Rebuilds Symposium: Exhibition + Panel Discussions DESCRIPTION:The Eaton Canyon and Palisades fires transformed the lives of so many here in Los Angeles. One year later\, the rebuild effort is well underway\, but it has not been easy. Insurance\, permitting\, infrastructure\, and inflated costs have proven challenging. No simple solution has clearly manifested. Instead\, a variety of real-world approaches have developed for bringing our communities back together. \nPlease join us on Sunday\, April 12th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm during the symposium as we take account of some of the best architectural projects permitted and being constructed in the city and county. Engage in a conversation of varied building approaches alongside a discussion from our grass-roots leaders spearheading change within our city and county. \nPoster Design by Thy Truc Ho \nRSVP required below \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \nEXHIBITS BY: \nAmeen Ayoub Design Studio AADS\nAndy Kim\nBestor Architecture\nByben\nCal Poly LA Metro Students\nCasey Hughes Architects\nEhrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects\nFilosa Vol Architects\nFlorencia Pita\nGeoffrey von Oeyen Design\nJohn Friedman Alice Kimm Architects\nLehrer Architects\nMarmol Radziner\nMorphosis\nM-Rad\nOffice of Mobile Design (OMD)\nPlant Prefab\nScott Prentice Architects\nSorensen Architects\nSOTO\nSPARCHS\nStudio Antares A + E\nTighe Architecture\nWTARCH\nXTEN Architecture \n\n \n \n \n \n \nSPEAKERS: \nBarbara Bestor\nJoy Chen\nRoseanne Landay\nSam Lubell\nLeo Marmol\nStephen Phillips\nJennifer Siegal\nSteven Somers \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \nSPONSORED BY URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/la-rebuilds-symposium-exhibition-panel-discussions/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/LA-Rebuilds_IGPost.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260421T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260421T200000 DTSTAMP:20260512T022900 CREATED:20260311T181008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T145702Z UID:10002009-1776792600-1776801600@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:ULI Hosts a Meet and Greet Focused on Transit-Oriented Development DESCRIPTION:Join the ULI Los Angeles Programs Committee for an exclusive Meet & Greet event focused on the future of transit-oriented development in our city. \nHear directly from Nicholas Saponara\, LA Metro Executive Officer\, Transit Oriented Communities\, and other Metro representatives as they highlight their active joint development pipeline and provide insights into the impactful 10K Home Program. \nThis is a must-attend event for the ULI community to gain a comprehensive understanding of Metro’s current projects and their vision for increasing housing and community benefits around transit hubs. Learn how these initiatives are shaping the urban landscape of Los Angeles. \nMODERATOR\nHilary Norton\, Executive Director FASTLinkDTLA \nSPEAKERS\nNick Saponara\, Executive Director\, LA Metro \nAttendees are eligible to receive AIA and AICP credits. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n TICKET INFO + REGISTRATION URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/uli-hosts-a-meet-and-greet-focused-on-transit-oriented-development/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Metro_MG_Event_Image_3247358.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260423T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260423T203000 DTSTAMP:20260512T022900 CREATED:20260416T214449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T225941Z UID:10002017-1776969000-1776976200@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:A reception\, lecture\, and discussion with Paul Lewis DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Thursday\, April 23rd\, 6:30-8:30 pm\, for a special evening with Paul Lewis.\nIn collaboration with the Helms Design District and the Cal Poly SLO/LA Metro Program in Architecture and Urban Design \nHelms Design Center        \n8745 Washington Blvd.\, Culver City\, CA 90232 \nFree Parking is available at the corner of Helms Ave. and Venice Blvd. \nLecture is Free and Open to the Public with RSVP \n\n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP HERE\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \nPaul Lewis\, FAIA\, is a Principal at LTL Architects based in New York City and Professor / Interim Associate Dean at Princeton University School of Architecture. LTL are the 2019 NY State AIA firm of the year\, have received a National Design Award\, and were inducted into the ID Hall of Fame.\nThe firm’s recent work includes All Straw House\, First Place in The Resilient Campus an International Design Competition for University of Buffalo\, Ithaca Straw House\, Poster House\, The Helen R. Walton Children’s Enrichment Center\, and a new residence hall at Carnegie Mellon University. Their current focus is on the architectural potentials of plant and earth-based materials which is explicated in their most recent book Manual of Biogenic House Sections (2022). LTL Architects are also the authors of Intensities (2013)\, Opportunistic Architecture (2008) and Situation Normal….Pamphlet Architecture #21 (1998) and Manual of Section (2016) which has been translated into seven languages. Paul received a BA from Wesleyan University and a M.Arch from Princeton University\, and is a recent past president of The Architectural League of New York. \nFollow Link To Purchase: Manual of Biogenic House Sections (ORO Editions\, 2022) by authors Paul Lewis\, Marc Tsurumaki & David J. Lewis. \n\nIntroduced and moderated by Stephen Phillips\, FAIA\, PhD\, of Stephen Phillips Architects (SPARCHS) and professor\, director\, Cal Poly LA Metro Program in Architecture and Urban Design (California Polytechnic State University\, San Luis Obispo). \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \nPhotos: All Straw House section perspective; Manual of Biogenic House Sections book cover; All Straw House construction image.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \nSPONSORED BY URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/a-reception-lecture-and-discussion-with-paul-lewis/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/PLewis_featuredimage.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T180000 DTSTAMP:20260512T022900 CREATED:20260421T185246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T220130Z UID:10002018-1777132800-1777140000@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Book Signing + Discussion with Brad Donenfeld DESCRIPTION:Please join Arcana: Books on the Arts on Saturday\, April 25th between 4:00 and 6:00 pm as they host a book signing and discussion with Los Angeles-based artist and photographer Brad Donenfeld in conjunction with the publication of Looking. Seeing. \nBeautifully produced and printed\, it is a comprehensive survey of fifty years of his creative visual work beginning with his iconic sixties headshop poster Peace Man – produced as a teenager – through his own recent personal color photography. He will be joined for what promises to be a thought-provoking discussion of his artistic evolution with gallerist and art consultant Eli Consilvio. \nIf you cannot attend and would like to purchase a signed and numbered limited edition copy of Looking. Seeing.\, please place your order below. \nUpcoming Arcana Events \nSaturday\, May 2nd\, 4:00 – 6:00 PM\nAndres Macpherson: The Flower Book\nBook signing \nSaturday\, May 9th\, 4:00 – 6:00 PM\nShaniqwa Jarvis: Guts\nBook signing \n\n \n \n \n \n \n PURCHASE A COPY OF THE BOOK URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/book-signing-discussion-with-brad-donenfeld/ LOCATION:Arcana: Books on the Arts\, 8675 Washington Blvd.\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/BradDonenfeld_Site_Feature_1200px.jpg GEO:34.0300679;-118.3835128 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Arcana: Books on the Arts 8675 Washington Blvd. Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8675 Washington Blvd.:geo:-118.3835128,34.0300679 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260430T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260430T203000 DTSTAMP:20260512T022900 CREATED:20260421T221453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T205559Z UID:10002019-1777573800-1777581000@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:CANCELED - A reception\, lecture\, and discussion with Winka Dubbeldam DESCRIPTION:Due to unforeseen circumstances\, this event has been canceled. We’re grateful for your understanding and look forward to welcoming you to a future gathering soon.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \nPlease join us on Thursday\, April 30th\, 6:30-8:30 pm\, for a special evening with Winka Dubbeldam.\nIn collaboration with the Helms Design District and the Cal Poly SLO/LA Metro Program in Architecture and Urban Design \nHelms Design Center        \n8745 Washington Blvd.\, Culver City\, CA 90232 \nFree Parking is available at the corner of Helms Ave. and Venice Blvd. \nLecture is Free and Open to the Public with RSVP \n\n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP HERE\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \nWinka Dubbeldam is the Director and CEO of SCI-Arc\, Los Angeles\, following a decade as Professor and Chair of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania (2013–2023)\, where she received the Louis I. Kahn Award for Outstanding Leadership and was named one of DesignIntelligence’s 30 Most Admired Educators (2015).\nShe previously taught at Columbia\, Harvard\, and Cornell\, and currently serves as RIBA External Examiner for the DRL at the Architectural Association (2024–2027)\, and the Bartlett\, UCL (2018–2023). An active voice in global architectural discourse\, she frequently serves as juror and chair for major awards including the Prix de Rome\, SARA\, ULI\, and AIA Awards\, and has spoken at the UIA World Congress\, CTBUH Conference\, COP28\, and the United Nations Headquarters on architecture’s social and environmental agency. She is Creative Director of the CityX Exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale (2021–2025) and serves on the Editorial Board of PLAN Journal. \nIn 1994\, Dubbeldam founded Archi-Tectonics NYC\, a research-driven design studio with offices in New York\, Los Angeles\, and Hangzhou. Together with partner Justin Korhammer\, she leads a multinational team working across scales and typologies through a methodology that integrates systems thinking\, advanced computational design\, and performance-based fabrication; from parametric modeling and 3D printing to full-scale manufacturing and user-experience optimization\, bridging historical intelligence with future innovation. \nArchi-Tectonics has received numerous international honors\, including the SARA Excellence Award\, CTBUH Excellence Award in Urban Habitat (2023)\, Architizer A+ Architecture Innovation Award (2023)\, and AIA Award (2022). The firm has exhibited at Aedes Berlin\, MoMA\, MoCA\, and multiple Venice Architecture Biennales (2000\, 2023\, 2025). Its publications include Strange Objects\, New Solids\, and Massive Things (Actar\, 2021)\, with Monsters & Mutants: Explorations in the Architecture–Nature Continuum forthcoming Spring 2026 (Park Books). Dubbeldam holds memberships with AIA SARA\, ULI\, and CTBUH\, and is WBE Certified. \n\nFollow link for pre-sale purchases: Monsters & Mutants: Explorations in the Architecture–Nature Continuum forthcoming Spring 2026 (Park Books) \nStrange Objects\, New Solids\, and Massive Things (Actar\, 2021) will be available at the Helms lecture for purchase and signing. \n\nIntroduced and moderated by Stephen Phillips\, FAIA\, PhD\, Principal of Stephen Phillips Architects (SPARCHS) and professor\, director\, Cal Poly LA Metro Program in Architecture and Urban Design (California Polytechnic State University\, San Luis Obispo). \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \nPhotos: (Top) Winka Dubbeldam; Hybrid Stadium & Concert Hall Facade. (Bottom) Hybrid Stadium & Concert Hall Facade Sunset View © Archi-Tectonics; Festival City Masterplan Aerial View © Archi-Tectonics. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \nSPONSORED BY URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/winka-dubbeldam-2026/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/WinkaDubbeldam_SiteEmail.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260501T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260531T170000 DTSTAMP:20260512T022900 CREATED:20260505T191013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T000325Z UID:10002023-1777654800-1780246800@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Fresh Perks: May Instagram Giveaway DESCRIPTION:A Warm Welcome (and a Little Fun) from IKEA\n\nThe doors are open\, the carts are rolling\, and the community showed up in a big way. After an incredible grand opening weekend on May 2\, we’re celebrating our newest neighbor with this month’s Fresh Perks. \nIn partnership with IKEA\, we’re giving away a $100 gift card plus one of their most beloved icons: the orangutan plushie. Equal parts practical and playful\, it’s a pairing that captures what we love most: design that works beautifully and doesn’t take itself too seriously. \nWhether you’re planning your first visit or already mapping out your next one\, this is your chance to bring a little IKEA home. \nGiveaway Dates\nMay 1 at 9:00 am — May 31 at 5:00 pm\nOne winner will be contacted after the giveaway ends. \nHow to Enter\n• Follow us on Instagram\n• Tag two friends in the comments\n• (Optional) What’s the first thing on your IKEA list? \nNewsletter subscribers receive an automatic second entry and early notice when the next Fresh Perk arrives. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n ENTER ON INSTAGRAM\n \n \n \n \n \n \n  \n\nRules & Regs \nNo purchase is required to enter. \nWinners will be selected randomly\, contacted after each giveaway closes\, and announced in our comments on Instagram. \nOpen to US residents only\, 18 years and older. By entering\, entrants confirm they are at least 18+ years of age. \nThis is a “GIVEAWAY” and is not eligible for return\, refund\, or exchange at any of our showrooms or restaurants. \nThe “Fresh Perks” giveaway  is not sponsored\, endorsed\, administered by or associated with Instagram. Entrants release Instagram and all brands of all responsibility and agree to Instagram’s terms of use. \nOne entry per Instagram user. Duplicate entries will not be considered. \nThis giveaway is open to residents of Los Angeles County. URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/fresh-perks-may-instagram-giveaway/ LOCATION:Online\, CA CATEGORIES:Long Term Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Fresh-Perks_05.2026_Horiz.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T160000 DTSTAMP:20260512T022900 CREATED:20260424T132705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T132705Z UID:10002020-1777719600-1777737600@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:IKEA Opens at Helms on May 2nd DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, May 2\, as we celebrate the grand opening of IKEA Culver City at Helms Design District. This new\, thoughtfully scaled store brings IKEA’s approach to everyday living into a walkable\, design-forward setting in the heart of Los Angeles. \nThe day will feature music\, pop-up activations\, and a lively\, open-air atmosphere on our campus. Explore the new store\, spend time in the district\, and enjoy a day designed around community and connection. \nPlease note: Helms Avenue will be closed to traffic for the event. Plan ahead and allow extra time for parking and arrival. \nSee you there! URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/ikea-opens-at-helms-on-may-2nd/ LOCATION:IKEA\, 3225-A Helms Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90034\, United States CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AAFF-images-mailing-market-650x335-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T180000 DTSTAMP:20260512T022900 CREATED:20260505T173123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T010005Z UID:10002022-1778342400-1778349600@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Book Signing with Shaniqwa Jarvis DESCRIPTION:Please join Arcana: Books on the Arts on Saturday\, May 9th\, from 4 until 6 pm\, to celebrate the launch of Shaniqwa Jarvis’ beautiful new book GUTS. \nGUTS (Super Labo\, 2026)\, with an introduction by Essence Harden\, is a 120-page offering of Jarvis’ inner world; an unfolding of florals\, self-portraits\, double exposures\, and editorial images that resist a fixed narrative. Instead\, they function as reflective pauses\, grounded in the act of noticing beauty in unexpected places. \nFlowers signal perseverance and the instinct to grow against all odds\, while editorial portraits blur into self-portraiture\, shaped by Jarvis’ hand and presence. Water\, windows\, and reflections recur throughout\, holding a tension between how we believe we are seen and how we see ourselves. \nMade across South Africa\, Greece\, Korea\, New York\, Japan\, California\, and the Pacific Northwest\, GUTS is a meditation on reflection\, perseverance\, and veneration—of nature\, emotion\, and the quiet moments that shape how we move through the world. \n* Books will be available for sale at the event \n* Shaniqwa will be on hand to sign books and generally make everyone’s day brighter with her presence. \n* If you cannot attend and would like a signed copy of GUTS\, please send Arcana an email. Should there be copies remaining after the event\, we will fulfill requests in the order in which they have been received. \n* Thanks to Las Jaras Wines for their support! \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  \nUpcoming Arcana Events \nSaturday\, May 23rd\, 4:00 – 6:00 pm\nAndrew MacPherson: Synchronicity\nBook Signing \nSaturday\, May 30th\, 4:00 – 6:00 pm\nBruce W. Talamon: Soul R&B Funk: Photographs 1972-1982\nBook Signing \nContinuing Exhibition Thru Friday\, May 8th\nEric Doeringer: Books & Co.\nWednesday – Sunday 11:00 am – 6:00 pm \nArcana urges you to visit the\nPrinted Matter LA Art Book Fair\nat Art Center College in Pasadena this week! URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/shaniqwa-jarvis/ LOCATION:Arcana: Books on the Arts\, 8675 Washington Blvd.\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Shaniqwa-Jarvis_Guts_Cover.jpg GEO:34.0300679;-118.3835128 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Arcana: Books on the Arts 8675 Washington Blvd. Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8675 Washington Blvd.:geo:-118.3835128,34.0300679 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T203000 DTSTAMP:20260512T022900 CREATED:20260506T165532Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260508T164534Z UID:10002024-1778783400-1778790600@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:A reception\, lecture\, discussion\, and book signing with Lydia Kallipoliti DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Thursday\, May 14th\, 6:30-8:30 pm\, for a special evening with Lydia Kallipoliti.\nIn collaboration with the Helms Design District and the Cal Poly SLO/LA Metro Program in Architecture and Urban Design \nHelms Design Center        \n8745 Washington Blvd.\, Culver City\, CA 90232 \nFree Parking is available at the corner of Helms Ave. and Venice Blvd. \nLecture is Free and Open to the Public with RSVP \n\n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP HERE\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \nLydia Kallipoliti is an architect\, engineer\, and scholar whose research focuses on the intersections of architecture\, technology and environmental politics. She is the Director of the MS in Advanced Architectural Design and an Associate Professor at Columbia University [GSAPP] in New York.\nKallipoliti is the author of The Architecture of Closed Worlds\, Or\, What is the Power of Shit (Lars Muller Publishers\, 2018)\, Histories of Ecological Design: An Unfinished Cyclopedia (Actar\, 2024) and the editor of EcoRedux\, an issue of Architectural Design in 2010. Her work has been awarded\, published and exhibited widely including the Venice Biennial\, the Istanbul Design Biennial\, the Shenzhen Biennial\, the Oslo Architecture Trienalle\, the Onassis Cultural Center\, the Lisbon Triennale\, the Royal Academy of British Architects\, the Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York and the London Design Museum. She is the principal of ANAcycle research think tank\, which has been named a leading innovator in sustainable design in Build’s awards\, Design Educates Awards and the Architect’s Newspaper among others. Kallipoliti was Head Co-Curator (with Areti Markopoulou) of the 2022 Tallinn Architecture Biennale with the theme “Edible\, Or\, The Architecture of Metabolism.” She holds a Diploma in Architecture and Engineering from AUTh in Greece\, a Master of Science (SMArchS) from MIT and a PhD from Princeton University. \nFollow link for book purchases: Building Metabolism: Recipes for Food and Resource Cycles (Actar\, 2026); The Architecture of Closed Worlds\, Or\, What is the Power of Shit (Lars Muller Publishers\, 2018); Histories of Ecological Design: An Unfinished Cyclopedia (Actar\, 2024). \n\nIntroduced and moderated by Stephen Phillips\, FAIA\, PhD\, of Stephen Phillips Architects (SPARCHS) and professor\, director\, Cal Poly LA Metro Program in Architecture and Urban Design (California Polytechnic State University\, San Luis Obispo). \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \nPhotos: Lydia Kallipoliti; Cover Image\, Building Metabolism © Actar; Image of the Metabolic House\, Histories of Ecological Design © Actar; The Metabolic Home\, Photo by Petros Pettakos. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \nSPONSORED BY URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/lydia-kallipoiliti/ LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Lydia-Kallipoliti_Feature.jpg GEO:34.0286594;-118.3857496 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Helms Design Center 8745 Washington Boulevard Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8745 Washington Boulevard:geo:-118.3857496,34.0286594 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260523T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260523T180000 DTSTAMP:20260512T022900 CREATED:20260506T005359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T005732Z UID:10002021-1779552000-1779559200@helmsdesigndistrict.com SUMMARY:Book Signing with Andrew MacPherson DESCRIPTION:Please join Arcana: Books on the Arts on Saturday\, May 23rd between 4:00 and 6:00 PM as they host a book signing with Andrew MacPherson to celebrate his exquisite new volume of floral images from the West\, Synchronicity. Come and meet the iconic fashion and celebrity photographer and snap up a perfect gift for Mother’s Day. If you cannot attend and would like to purchase a signed copy\, please place your order here. \n\nOver the last thirty years living in Los Angeles\, noted fashion and celebrity photographer Andrew MacPherson marveled at the flora and fauna that thrive and survive in our harsh\, often drought-stricken climate. \n“However\, it wasn’t until embarking on this project in earnest that I really began to appreciate them. What began as a daily diary of the flowers seen on hikes soon morphed into a celebration of the beauty of all the flowers I’d see on my travels across the Southwest. As I discovered more and more flora and fauna\, the idea germinated that these pictures should become a book to share their fabulous fleeting beauty. Arranged loosely by color\, these pages are bookended by purple flowers as it’s the predominant color of the flora across the Southwest. This book was never meant to be a complete catalog of cultivars\, it is an invitation to walk with me amongst the glorious flowers of the American Southwest. While Los Angeles is famous for its glitz\, glamour\, and sunshine\, its mild Mediterranean climate is also home to a stunning array of both native wildflowers and cultivated imports. Some ephemerals blossom for just a day or two every few years\, while others blanket vast swaths of the hills\, mountains\, and deserts for weeks at a time. Many ornamental cultivars have jumped their garden fences to spread out along the roadsides and hills\, some have even penetrated deep into the wilderness. Most pose no threat to the indigenous plants\, but several have become destructively invasive. In a city of migrants that was all wild open land not that long ago\, their spread seems to mirror our own.” – Andrew MacPherson \n\nUpcoming Arcana Events \nSaturday\, May 30th\, 4:00 – 6:00 pm\nBruce W. Talamon: Soul R&B Funk: Photographs 1972-1982\nBook Signing \nContinuing Exhibition Thru Friday\, May 8th\nEric Doeringer: Books & Co.\nWednesday – Sunday 11:00 am – 6:00 pm \n\n \n \n \n \n \n PURCHASE A COPY OF THE BOOK URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/book-signing-with-andrew-macpherson/ LOCATION:Arcana: Books on the Arts\, 8675 Washington Blvd.\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232 CATEGORIES:News ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AndrewMacPherson_Feature.jpg GEO:34.0300679;-118.3835128 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Arcana: Books on the Arts 8675 Washington Blvd. Culver City CA 90232;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=8675 Washington Blvd.:geo:-118.3835128,34.0300679 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR