# Event Details - **Event Name**: Samizdat Sundays - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 08 Jun, 2025 at 10:00 am – Sun, 03 May, 2026 at 12:30 pm (-07:00) - **Event Description**: A hands-on series of textile-based workshops inspired by the Soviet Hippie Collection and other dissident archives at the Wende Museum.About this EventJoin us for Samizdat Sundays—hands‑on textile workshops inspired by the spirit of creative resistance and DIY culture found in samizdat traditions. Each week offers a different project, connecting archival stories of subversion with contemporary making.We encourage participants to bring an item each week—a T‑shirt, a pair of jeans, or any textile you’re ready to transform, repair, or experiment with.Each session is free, open to all skill levels, and guided by artists who delight in subversion and play. Come for one or come for all—together we’ll stitch, alter, repair, and imagine new forms of expression.Join us for Samizdat Sundays—hands‑on textile workshops inspired by the spirit of creative resistance and DIY culture found in samizdat traditions. Each week offers a different project, connecting archival stories of subversion with contemporary making.About the teaching artistKate Ingold is an LA-based artist and poet working with the discarded, the damaged, and the worn out. Materials and methods include textiles, collage, photography, video, ceramics, and performative installation. She works in series driven by conceptual concerns and is currently making work in two interwoven projects: Relics for Future Rituals and Damaged Goods/Small Repairs.Schedule:FINISH IT! CLINICMarch 29, 2026Today we will finish up projects we’re working on, whether they’re projects begun in Samizdat Sundays, or other projects that have been lingering in your studio or drawer waiting to be finished. All of our materials will be available to you, but you’re also invited to bring your own materials, if your project requires them. If this is your first time coming to the workshop, you are welcome to work on a past Samizdat Sunday project. Perhaps you’ll make a series of mail art collage postcards, or perhaps you’ll sew a secret pocket or message into your favorite shirt. Let’s finish (or begin!) things together in the beautiful classroom at the Wende.MINI MOON BAGApril 5, 2026To kick off a month of space exploration-related projects, we will make mini moon bags modeled after the small pouches seen in the Wende’s Soviet Hippie Collection. Included in the collection is a tailor’s book, with clippings, drawings, and written ideas for clothing modifications and accessories, including small pouch-like bags. Your bag might hang around your neck, or attach to your belt, or be a separate little bag that is held in your purse. Or perhaps your bag is not a bag at all, but rather a pocket attached to an existing garment that can be opened (or not). We use discarded materials for Samizdat Sundays that are added to and taken away from each week. If you have something special in mind, please bring it! Otherwise, be open to the surprises found in our stash of materials.After our workshop, check out the Nawruz (Spring) Festival happening around the museum grounds beginning at 1 pm. There will be music, dance, crafts, poetry, and family activities to welcome spring and the Persian New Year.LETTERS TO OUTER SPACEApril 12, 2026The Wende has a wonderful collection of artifacts related to the mid-century explorations of outer space. The arms race of the Cold War extended to the skies, as the Soviet Union and the United States raced each other to the moon. Many astronauts have commented on the profound experience of traveling to outer space and seeing our planet floating beside them. The celestial sphere we inhabit has long fascinated and entranced, across cultures and across time.Today, we will write a “letter” to outer space. This letter might be made of vintage magazines of the moon landing era, or it might be made of fabric, or perhaps it will be made of other materials. The idea for a “letter” came after I found a space-era magazine and a stack of oddly large letter envelopes. The envelopes are the proportion of a regular letter envelope but they’re extra large, just like our universe! You're invited to fill these envelopes with your dreams and messages to outer space.LETTERS TO PLANET EARTHApril 19, 2026As we did last week, we will once again make “letters,” but this time for our home, Earth. Your letter does not have to be on paper. It does not have to include words. A letter is a correspondence and messages come in many forms. Perhaps your letter is a direction for an action, like Yoko Ono’s “MAILING PIECE II” from her seminal book, Grapefruit: “Send the sound of one hundred suns rising at once,” or perhaps your “letter” is an image or a texture that evokes a feeling.FINISH IT! CLINICApril 26, 2026Today we will finish up projects we’re working on, whether they’re projects begun in Samizdat Sundays, or other projects that have been lingering in our studios or drawer swaiting to be finished. All of our materials will be available to you, but you’re also invited to bring your own materials, if your project requires them. If this is your first time coming to the workshop, you are welcome to work on a past Samizdat Sunday project. Perhaps you’ll write a letter to outer space, or perhaps you’ll sew a secret pocket or message into your favorite shirt. Let’s finish (or begin!) things together in the beautiful classroom at the Wende.RSVPs for this free program do not guarantee admission. Limited seating is available on a first come, first served basis.An ADA-accessible entrance to the Glorya Kaufman Community Center is available through the garden gate from the parking lot. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/culver-city/samizdat-sundays/100001393212759869 - **Event Categories**: art, valentines-day, workshops, literary-art, trips-adventures - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: all_ages - Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes - Location: Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Culver City - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum - **lat**: 34.0106123 - **long**: -118.4047609 - **full address**: Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum, 10858 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Samizdat Sundays - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/719b25175dc4c181a64e7a934a6cf03f201b0d3257679b56c253a829ee20dfc7-rimg-w1200-h900-dcababa7-gmir.jpg?v=1775781615 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Samizdat Sundays being held? - **A:** Samizdat Sundays takes place on Sun, 08 Jun, 2025 at 10:00 am to Sun, 03 May, 2026 at 12:30 pm at Glorya Kaufman Community Center at the Wende Museum, 10858 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Samizdat Sundays? - **A:** Samizdat Sundays is organized by The Wende Museum. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at The Wende Museum's events? - **A:** Attendees have given The Wende Museum a rating of 5/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. The Wende Museum has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Samizdat Sundays is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Culver City, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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