Event overview

Th, October 30, 2025
October 30, 2025,–October 31, 2025,
Location: Radio LOOKOUT FM
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Villa Aurora X Lookout FM Radio - Episode 10 of "if the house could speak"

Episode 10 of if the house could speak - a special broadcast series presented by Villa Aurora & LOOKOUT FM airing every two weeks on KFQM, 101.5 FM in the Pacific Palisades and online.

Th, October 30, 2025
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Location: Thomas Mann House (1550 N San Remo Drive, CA 90272)
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Hannah Arendt’s Lessons for Our Times – On Exile & Solidarity

A conversation about the book "Arendt's Solidarity" with Professor David D. Kim (UCLA) and journalist Tom Zoellner.

Tu, November 4, 2025
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Location: 18th Street Arts Center (1639 18th Street. Santa Monica, CA 90404)
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Intersection with Rebecca Racine Ramershoven

A gathering dedicated to gathering community around good food, conversation, and art, spotlighting artist Rebecca Racine Ramershoven.

We, November 5, 2025
November 5, 2025
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Location: Thomas Mann House (1550 N San Remo Drive, CA 90272)
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Weimar Under the Palms. Pacific Palisades, German Exiles, and the Invention of Hollywood

Reading from “Weimar Under the Palms” by Villa Aurora Alumnus Thomas Blubacher translated by Elizabeth Lauffer, Q&A with the author.

Th, November 6, 2025
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Location: Thomas Mann House (1550 N San Remo Drive, CA 90272)
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Why Read Thomas Mann in the 21st Century?

A conversation and reflection on the enduring relevance of Thomas Mann with Veronika Fuechtner, Morten Høi Jensen and Thomas Mann Fellow Sandra Kegel.

We, November 12, 2025
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Location: Now Instant Image Hall (939 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90012)
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Ancestral Clouds Ancestral Claims

A film screening of the third film in artist Arjuna Neuman and philosopher Denise Ferreira da Silva's collaboration, Ancestral Clouds Ancestral Claims followed by a conversation with Arjuna Neuman and Anuradha Vikram.

Th, November 13, 2025
Location: Thomas Mann House (1550 N San Remo Drive, CA 90272)
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Transatlantic Perspectives on Journalism

A Workshop with Susanne Beyer, Heinrich Wefing, Gustavo Arellano, Lorraine Ali, & Matt Pearce.

Th, December 4, 2025
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Location: Thomas Mann House (1550 N San Remo Drive, CA 90272)
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Generations, Class, and Collapse—What We Owe Each Other

A conversation with George Packer & Sandra Kegel on Packer's new novel The Emergency.