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Shakespeare in Brown Bodies: Latine Shakespeare at UCI's New Swan

Theatre, Shakespeare, Drama

Join us for this behind-the-scenes look at how New Swan’s Latine artists produce and enact Shakespeare in contemporary Southern California. Beginning with The Merry Wives of Windsor Cove, produced by New Swan Shakespeare Festival at UC Irvine in 2026, we’ll take a broader look at the task of representing brown bodies and telling their stories through the texts of Shakespeare. Meet New Swan act...

10/5/2026

6:00pm

Humanities Gatewa...

Hollywood & Labor: AI, Technology, and the Future of Work in the Entertainment Industry

Arts, Film, Economics, Labor, AI

Join researchers, workers, and labor leaders for a conversation about how technology is changing contemporary Hollywood. Speakers will explore how new technologies are transforming what it means to work in the US entertainment industry and will answer questions about the future of Hollywood. Work in US film and television production has been undergoing substantive changes: streaming has tran...

10/6/2026

2:00pm

Humanities Gatewa...

SIMPLE TOO: An Evening with Yotam Ottolenghi

Cooking, Speaker

“Needless to say, everything Ottolenghi touches turns to gold — all well-earned and deserved. He has played a major role in changing how people cook and how much more adventurous in the kitchen they are now.” — The Boston Globe Join Yotam Ottolenghi for an intimate and energizing evening celebrating his forthcoming Fall 2026 cookbook, SIMPLE TOO, the long-awaited follow-up to his bestselling...

10/14/2026

8:00pm

Private Location ...