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SUMMARY:Book Signing with Bruce W. Talamon
DESCRIPTION:Please join Arcana: Books on the Arts on Saturday\, May 30th between 4:00 and 6:00 PM as they host a book signing with Bruce W. Talamon to celebrate the arrival of the hot-off-the-press\, compact edition of his iconic survey of black popular music from the 70s and 80s\, Soul R&B Funk. \n“Get down with Marvin Gaye\, Earth\, Wind & Fire\, Stevie Wonder\, Al Green\, The Jackson 5\, Diana Ross\, James Brown\, Chaka Khan and many more music legends in this collection of largely unseen images from the golden age of soul\, R&B\, and funk. This volume gathers the glamour and groove captured by Los Angeles based photographer Bruce W. Talamon.” \nArcana has known Bruce for more than fifty years\, and are super-excited to share this latest iteration of his classic book with you! If you cannot attend and would like to purchase a signed copy\, please place your order below. \n\n		\n	 \n \n	\n		\n			PURCHASE A COPY OF THE BOOK
URL:https://helmsdesigndistrict.com/event/book-signing-with-bruce-w-talamon/
LOCATION:Arcana: Books on the Arts\, 8675 Washington Blvd.\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Michael Murphy and Lily Kwong
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a talk and book signing with Michael Murphy and Lily Kwong on June 2 at 5:30 pm to celebrate the launch of Our World In Ten Buildings: How Architecture Defines Who We Are and How We Live.  \nWe’ve been led to believe that purposefully designed spaces are something reserved only for those that can afford them. But in reality\, all the spaces we inhabit—to work\, to learn\, to heal\, and to live—have been planned and built to influence our lives. They sway our emotions\, nudge our behaviors\, protect us from disease\, and do more\, or less\, to support shared prosperity and our sense of the common good. Our World in Ten Buildings unpacks this hidden but ever more important element of our lived experience. As author and architectural designer Michael Murphy takes us through ten milestone projects in his career as he lays bare the physical\, political\, and intellectual labor at work shaping the world we live in. \nThe evening will include a conversation with author Michael Murphy and landscape artist Lily Kwong. Light refreshments. Books will be available for purchase from Arcana: Books on the Arts. \n\n		\n	 \n \n	\n		\n			RSVP TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT!\n		\n	 \n \n	\n		\n			\nABOUT MICHAEL \nMichael P. Murphy is an architect\, educator\, and writer\, and is the founder and president of AMMA\, a design and development collaborative focused on the ways in which space shapes our minds\, bodies\, and communities. His new practice rethinks the role of the architect and value of design by acting as systems artists for governments\, institutions\, non-profits\, and developers who believe spatial change is possible and urgent. In 2007\, he founded the architectural non-profit firm\, MASS Design Group\, and was CEO until 2022\, leading the design of projects including the Butaro District Hospital\, The National Memorial for Peace and Justice\, and The Embrace\, to name a few. Michael’s previous book\, “The Architecture of Health”\, traces the history of medical design and its attempt to align architecture with health outcomes. His new book\, “Our World in Ten Buildings” explores how buildings shape our lives and hold our stories. Together\, these books extend Murphy’s work beyond practice\, offering a compelling case for design as a force in shaping a more just and humane world. He is currently the Thomas Ventulett Distinguished Chair of Architectural Design at The Georgia Institute of Technology. Originally from Poughkeepsie\, New York\, he lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children. \nABOUT LILY \nLily Kwong is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores plant life as both an artistic medium and a platform for community building and collective care. Informed by her background in urban studies\, horticulture and sustainable design\, Kwong’s practice seeks to reestablish a social awareness of the landscape as both a repository of ancestral knowledge and wellspring of future innovation — a complex language as much as a habitat for human civilization. EARTHSEED DOME marks Kwong’s first installation in the Bay Area and her most ambitious work to date. Installed in Transamerica Redwood Park\, it extends her practice into new material and technological territory. Other recent projects include Gardens of Renewal\, Madison Square Park\, New York\, NY (2025); Solis\, Night Gallery\, Los Angles\, CA (2024); Subterrestrial\, Night Gallery\, Los Angeles\, CA (2024); The Orchid Show: Natural Heritage\, New York Botanical Garden\, New York\, NY (2023) and the Summer Solstice botanical art installation for St.Germain\, The High Line\, New York\, NY (2017). Gardens of Renewal and Natural Heritage each broke attendance records at their respective institutions.
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LOCATION:Helms Design Center\, 8745 Washington Boulevard\, Culver City\, CA\, 90232
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SUMMARY:Sunshine Makers Market Returns to Helms
DESCRIPTION:Clear your afternoon. \nSunshine Makers Market returns to Helms Design District with local makers\, artists\, creative workshops\, kids activities\, music\, food\, and plenty of reasons to stay longer than planned. \nThink of it as your favorite neighborhood market\, celebrating independent brands\, handcrafted goods\, creative talent\, and the kind of shopping experience that feels personal and fun\, stretched across one of the Westside’s most iconic design destinations. \nGood finds. Good people. Good way to spend a Saturday. \n\n		\n	 \n \n	\n		\n			LET US KNOW YOU’RE COMING!\n		\n	 \n \n	\n		\n			\nA partial list of participating artisans and activations:\nThe Sunny Studio\nSulai Ceramics\nCanyon Crystals\nCandle By Design\nMack and Myyles Jewelry\nOff Center Studio\nIngridients\nUnfinished Stories\nChroma\nFlour’d
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LOCATION:Helms Walk\, 3270 Helms Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90034
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