In “GOLEM: A Call to Action” (through December 5), The Contemporary Jewish Museum presents three videos by Los Angeles artist Julie Weitz. All of the videos available online; “Wildland Firefighter” (2021) and “Prayer for Burnt Forests” (2021) are installed in the museum. In her ongoing series of performative videos, Weitz cunningly employs bold and comedic costumes and gestures to fuse cinematic history, sacred rituals, and environmentalism.
As an anthropomorphic being made from clay, a golem is literally and metaphorically of the earth. Emerging from Medieval Jewish mythology, the golem represents benevolence and guidance to Jews as they have endured centuries of xenophobic displacement, injustice, and tragedy. In response to the challenges of recent years, Weitz has taken absurdist liberties in creating her own golem. With this “Golem” played by Weitz, the character operates as double, where she/it navigates being a human-like outsider that walks amongst us.
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Dine & Drink Deals
Here are a few options from restaurants and bars as we work our way back toward normal.
Get those hats and fascinators ready. Women Who Whiskey Los Angeles holds a virtual Old Forester Mint Juleps & Kentucky Turtle Derby event on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Tune in to watch the “slowest two minutes in sports” as Louisville s Old Forester holds a turtle race before the running of the Derby. Purchase a mint julep kit for $35 (21+) and pick it up at Here & Now in downtown L.A.
Other bars and restaurants are also offering specials for the Kentucky Derby, which happens on Saturday at 3:50 p.m.
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