Tickets are now available
Pedro's Picks for March 2009
Pedro, our USC Work-Study student, has selected some of his favorite pictures from the March 2009 First Friday event. We call them Pedro's Picks. Take a look! The new season is starting soon. View more >
Listen to the May 2009 Lecture
Check out the lecture “Lucy's Legacy: The Quest for Human Origins” with Dr. Donald C. Johanson.
[ 27MB .mp3 ]
Listen to the discussion >
(or right-click to download and save)
First Fridays: Get Hip to Science
Our latest installment of what might be L.A.’s hottest, smartest nighttime event starts January 2010. Come have a cocktail, explore the Museum after hours, and get enlightened.
Learn more >
User login
Friday, February 5, 2010
Tour and Discussion (5:30 pm - 7:30 pm)
Tour (5:30 pm): Energy, Power, and the Transformation of Early L.A. with the History Staff
Discussion (6:30 pm and 7:30 pm): Where in the World Will Our Energy Come From? with California Institute of Technology professor, Dr. Nathan S. Lewis
What would it take for the world to get away from fossil fuels and convert to renewable energy? The dirty secret is: It’ll take more than a Prius in the garage and solar panels on the roof. If we want to use wind, solar thermal and electric, biomass, hydroelectric and geothermal energy, it will take planning and willingness on the part of governments and industry. It will take R&D investment, a favorable price per unit of energy to get anyone to produce alternative energy, and plenty of resources. Nathan Lewis will discuss these and other hurdles — technical, political, and economic — that must be overcome before the widespread adoption of renewable energy technologies.
[ Read more ]
Hear all of the First Fridays discussions on 
Performances (8:30 pm - 10:30 pm)
In the diorama halls are Warpaint and Yeasayer
Warpaint's hypnotic, layered, bass-driven music with ethereal vocals creates an atmosphere that seems to melt and float around the listener. This quartet is not to be missed. Hailing from Brooklyn, Yeasayer's music is a genre-bending journey into pop, rock, Middle Eastern and African musics, folk, and dub.
DJs (5:30 pm - 10:30 pm)
Resident DJ, Them Jeans (a.k.a. Jason Stewart) and headliner, Ana Calderon
Ana Calderon's roots run deep with music and art with her father being a seventies psychedelic musician, and her mother an artist. This native of Peru will bring her passion for classic rock'n'roll with a mix of today's newest sounds.
With musical tastes spanning from hardcore punk to dancefloor-friendly hip-hop, post-rock to ambient electronic, Them Jeans never fails to deliver a set with the perfect mood for the gathering.
Tour (5:30 pm): Energy, Power, and the Transformation of Early L.A. with the History Staff
Discussion (6:30 pm and 7:30 pm): Where in the World Will Our Energy Come From? with California Institute of Technology professor, Dr. Nathan S. Lewis
What would it take for the world to get away from fossil fuels and convert to renewable energy? The dirty secret is: It’ll take more than a Prius in the garage and solar panels on the roof. If we want to use wind, solar thermal and electric, biomass, hydroelectric and geothermal energy, it will take planning and willingness on the part of governments and industry. It will take R&D investment, a favorable price per unit of energy to get anyone to produce alternative energy, and plenty of resources. Nathan Lewis will discuss these and other hurdles — technical, political, and economic — that must be overcome before the widespread adoption of renewable energy technologies.
[In the diorama halls are Warpaint and Yeasayer
Warpaint's hypnotic, layered, bass-driven music with ethereal vocals creates an atmosphere that seems to melt and float around the listener. This quartet is not to be missed. Hailing from Brooklyn, Yeasayer's music is a genre-bending journey into pop, rock, Middle Eastern and African musics, folk, and dub.
Resident DJ, Them Jeans (a.k.a. Jason Stewart) and headliner, Ana Calderon
Ana Calderon's roots run deep with music and art with her father being a seventies psychedelic musician, and her mother an artist. This native of Peru will bring her passion for classic rock'n'roll with a mix of today's newest sounds.
With musical tastes spanning from hardcore punk to dancefloor-friendly hip-hop, post-rock to ambient electronic, Them Jeans never fails to deliver a set with the perfect mood for the gathering.