Sunday, May 2, 3 p.m.
MEREDITH MONK IN CONCERT
Meredith Monk — hailed as a “magician of the voice” — is a pioneer of extended vocal technique/vocal performance. Since 1965 she has been composing music for the voice as a multi-faceted instrument expanding the boundaries of traditional vocal music. For Monk, the voice itself is a language with limitless possibilities of color, texture, character, landscape, genre and emotion.

Tickets: $15 general admission; $8 Library Associates and students with I.D., payable at the door. Cash or check only.

Thursday, May 6, 7:30 p.m.
RON CHERNOW
"Alexander Hamilton”
The distinguished biographer of John D. Rockefeller Sr. offers a landmark biography of the Founding Father who galvanized, inspired, scandalized and shaped the newborn nation. Co-presented by the Council of the Library Foundation and sponsored by City National Bank.

Tuesday, May 11, 7 p.m.
MICHELINE AHARONIAN MARCOM
“The Daydreaming Boy”
Marcom’s debut novel, “Three Apples Fell from Heaven” received acclaim for its depiction of lives shattered by the Armenian genocide. Her second novel carries the story forward — a lyrical, hallucinatory, searing depiction of the internal dislocation of a refugee.

Thursday, May 13, 7 p.m.
DR. JUDITH REICHMAN
"Slow Your Clock Down: The Complete Guide to a Healthy, Younger You”
The nationally recognized medical correspondent on women's health for the "Today" show, explains exactly how we age and what we can do to slow down the process.

Tuesday, May 18, 7 p.m.
SUZAN-LORI PARKS
“Getting Mother’s Body: A Novel”
The uproarious debut novel from the winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama is pieced together like a country quilt from short and slanted scraps of narrative recounted by various friends and members of the hard-luck Beede clan of Ector County, Texas.
LIBRARY ASSOCIATES’ RECEPTION TO FOLLOW

Thursday, May 20, 7 p.m.
MARY ROACH
“Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers”
An oddly compelling, often hilarious forensic exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem.

Monday, May 24, 7 p.m.
LT. GEN. THOMAS MCINERNEY, USAF (RET.) AND MAJ. GEN. PAUL VALLELY, U.S. ARMY (RET.)
“End Game: The Blueprint for Victory in the War on Terror”
These military analysts for FOX News Channel lay out a “blueprint for victory” to eliminate what they call “the Web of Terror.”

Wednesday, May 26, 7 p.m.
WILLIAM DEVERELL
”Whitewashed Adobe: The Rise of Los Angeles and the Remaking of its Mexican Past”
Deverell, an Associate Professor of History at Caltech, chronicles the rise of Los Angeles through shifting ideas of race and ethnicity, offering a unique perspective on how the city grew and changed.

Thursday, June 3, 7 p.m.
LAURENCE BERGREEN
“Over the Edge of the World: Magellan’s Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe”
The prize-winning biographer of Al Capone, Louis Armstrong and Irving Berlin draws on a never-before-seen diary by one of Magellan's aides, rendering an unexpurgated account of an historical milestone soaked in blood, violence, lust and raw courage.

Thursday, June 10, 7 – 9 p.m.
LONG NIGHT’S JOURNEY INTO DAY: South Africa's Search for Truth and Reconciliation. Screening and discussion with filmmakers Frances Reid and Deborah Hoffmann.
Co-presented with Human Rights Watch.
This award-winning film (Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, Academy Award nominee for best documentary) is an unblinking look at the remarkable process for remembering institutionalized by South Africa in its Truth and Reconciliation Commission. 90 min.

Sunday, June 13, 3 PM
LAURA SIMMS
“Reconciled in the Book of Secrets (Or How to Find Romania)”
In her poignant and wildly funny show, centered around a retelling of an ancient Babylonian tale from the Jewish Arabian Nights, Simms—an internationally renowned storyteller—reveals the remarkable journey of an artist's coming to terms with history, spirituality, and family after World War II. Directed by A Traveling Jewish Theater director Naomi Newman.

Tickets: General Admission $15, Library Associates and Students with I.D. $8 payable at the door, cash or check only.

Wednesday, June 16, 7 p.m.
DAVID BROOKS
“On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense”
Brooks, New York Times Op-Ed columnist and author of the acclaimed bestseller “Bobos in Paradise" takes a witty look at how being American shapes us, and how America's suburban civilization will shape the world's future.

Thursday, June 17, 7 p.m.
IN CELEBRATION OF ISAAC BABEL
An evening dedicated to the work of the Russian writer, grand master of the short story, executed by Stalin in 1940. Participants: novelist Robert Rosenstone, author of “The King of Odessa,” based on Babel’s life; Russian film director Vladimir Alenikov whose dramatic musical film, “The Drayman and the King,” was the first work by Babel to be translated to the screen in over 60 years; and actor Lawrence Pressman reading from Babel's work.

Tuesday, June 22, 7 p.m.
PAUL ROBERTS
“The End of Oil: On the Edge of a Perilous New World”
Author Paul Roberts and expert panelists from energy, environmental and economic fields discuss consequences and possibilities. Panelists include: S. David Freeman, President, Hydrogen Car Co.; Bill Reinert, National Manager of the Advanced Technologies Group at Toyota USA; John Balmes, M.D., expert on air pollution and health issues, Director of Occupational and Environmental Health at the University of California, San Francisco. Co-sponsored with Mother Jones Magazine.

Thursday, June 24, 7 p.m.
“WE MAKE A LIVING BY WHAT WE GET. WE MAKE A LIFE BY WHAT WE GIVE.”
A Conversation between Steven Z. Leder (rabbi, Wilshire Blvd. Temple), author of "More Money Than God: Living a Rich Life Without Losing Your Soul and Julie Salamon (New York Times culture writer), author of "Rambam's Ladder: It is Necessary to Give/ It Is More Necessary To Know How."

Tuesday, June 29, 7 p.m.
“SEXUALITY AND CULTURE IN AN ERA OF CONFORMITY”
A conversation between Richard Meyer, professor of art history at USC, author of "Outlaw Representation: Censorship and Homosexuality in Twentieth-Century American Art" and Patrick Moore, co-founder of the Estate Project for Artists with AIDS, author of "Beyond Shame: Reclaiming the Abandoned History of Radical Gay Sexuality."

Wednesday, June 30, 7 p.m.
“GATHERING AT THE RIVER”
A panel discussion and reading of stories about the Los Angeles River from the people who have interacted with it from the 1930s to the present. Moderator Jennifer Price, environmental historian and author of "Flight Maps: Adventures with Nature in Modern America," will lead the panel discussion, which includes guests Edgar Garcia, a 25-year-old Lincoln Heights urban planner, and Sonny Mendoza, a former river graffitti artist and tattoo artist from East L.A. A program of FoLAR, made possible by the California Council for the Humanities' California Story Fund.