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Private Screening: 3 D Printing Documentary

Private Screening: 3 D Printing Documentary

Tue, Nov 10, 11:00 PM
From Private Screening; CHUCK HULL & THE HOPE OF 3D PRINTING

**JOIN US FOR A HISTORIC HOLLYWOOD CELEBRATION** **Honoring the Invention of 3D Printing & Its Power to Restore Lives** **THE LAST INVENTOR: CHUCK HULL AND THE HOPE OF 3D PRINTING** **A Brent Wilson Film** Operation of Hope's special patient, Blessing Makwera, from Zimbabwe, Africa is featured in this extraordinary documentary along with 11 other amazing stories! Join Chuck and Anntionette Hull for a special private Hollywood screening celebrating Chuck Hull, inventor of 3D printing, and the extraordinary impact his invention continues to have on the world. Click here for a preview: [The Sizzle Reel](https://vimeo.com/1204922014) **A HOLLYWOOD GATHERING OF INNOVATORS** The evening will bring together leaders, innovators and guests from 3D printing, technology, Hollywood, aerospace, medicine, design, universities, philanthropy and humanitarian organizations, united by one powerful idea: **HOPE THROUGH 3D PRINTING** **Tuesday, November 10, 2026** **3:00 PM — Welcome Reception** **3:30 PM — Stories of Hope & Restoration** **5:45 PM — Documentary Screening** Limited Seating **[RSVP Here by October 28th](https://partiful.com/e/ykCuZ1SCzfpaBCCvFUle?c=OqutFucq)**

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Bad Faith - Documentary - in person

Bad Faith - Documentary - in person

Sat, Oct 24, 10:00 PM
From The Atheist Odyssey
4.8

The Unitarian Universalists of Santa Monica will screen “Bad Faith 2026: Christian Nationalism in Power,” an important documentary film that speaks to our current moment. A panel discussion will follow featuring filmmakers and special guests. For questions, email justice@uusm.org. [https://uusm.org/event/community-screening-of-bad-faith-2026-christian-nationalism-in-power/](https://uusm.org/event/community-screening-of-bad-faith-2026-christian-nationalism-in-power/)

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Group Visit: Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (Los Angeles)

Group Visit: Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (Los Angeles)

Sat, Oct 24, 8:30 PM
From " ¡ ᗯᗩᑎTEᗪ TO ᗪO TᕼᗩT . . . ᒍᑌᔕT ᑎOT ᗩᒪOᑎE ! ! ! ℠ "
4.5

**When:** Saturday, October 24th at 1:30 PM **Where:** Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Exposition Park, Los Angeles (near USC) **Ticket Cost:** $25 (everyone purchases their own) **Link to Purchase Ticket:** https://my.lucasmuseum.org/production/timed-entry/86,205 Join me for a group visit to the brand-new **Lucas Museum of Narrative Art**. Co-founded by **George Lucas** and **Mellody Hobson**, the museum explores how stories connect people and capture the human experience. The permanent collection features over **40,000 works** across **thirty-five galleries** spanning **100,000 square feet**, showcasing everything from children’s book illustrations and comic art to cinematic artifacts and murals. Galleries reflect themes of **love, family, community, play, work, sports, childhood, adventure**, and more, highlighting the universal language of illustrated storytelling. “This is a museum of the people’s art—the images are illustrations of beliefs we live with every day,” says Mellody Hobson. “Our hope is that as people move through the galleries, they will see themselves, and their humanity, reflected back.” Come explore this cultural landmark with us and experience some of the most significant narrative art in the world!

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You Can See Everything (Elizabeth Holmes movie!)

You Can See Everything (Elizabeth Holmes movie!)

Sun, Oct 25, 1:30 AM
From " ¡ ᗯᗩᑎTEᗪ TO ᗪO TᕼᗩT . . . ᒍᑌᔕT ᑎOT ᗩᒪOᑎE ! ! ! ℠ "
4.5

**MOVIE** * Thirty-four days before she's sent to prison, notorious Silicon Valley founder Elizabeth Holmes invites a skeptical film crew to document her every move. What begins as an intimate portrait of an enigmatic felon becomes a mind-bending three-year journey into the abyss. * It got 98% on Rotten Tomatoes * The movie is 3 hours long **TRAILER** * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvW_N5p1q44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvW_N5p1q44) **JOIN US** If you'd like to join us, please pay $20 for your ticket * Venmo: @LASC-organizer (last 4 digits, x5879) * PayPal: [http://paypal.me/LosAngelesSocialClub](http://paypal.me/LosAngelesSocialClub) (be sure to select For Friends and Family) **PARKING** * The theater provides 3 hours of validation for the parking garage under the structure. Enter on Crescent Heights Blvd. or N. Laurel Ave.

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First Holiday Mixer of the season & Potluck @ Hollywood Sculpture Garden

First Holiday Mixer of the season & Potluck @ Hollywood Sculpture Garden

Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 AM
From " ᗰᗝᖇᗴ 丅ᗝ ᗴ᙭ᑭᒪᗝᖇᗴ " Journeys/Adventure/Travel Near & Far !
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The Hollywood Sculpture Garden is really a neat place . . . AND WE GET TO VISIT AND HAVE A SOCIAL THERE!!! It's located on private property and not normally open to the public. So it is indeed a special thing for us to go. (for free) Now . . . About this event: It is outdoors in a super-funky, pretty and cute location of The Hollywood Sculpture Garden. **This is intended as a "New To Meetup Mixer." Meaning if you are new to Meetup, or new to the group, been in the group for a while but not attended an event or even just new to the city, . . . then come.** A perfect way to meetup some quality people over some even better wine. **And very perfect if this is your first meetup ever!! Come join us.** If you are an existing member, . . . then you are equally welcome. After all . . who will be the welcome wagon for all the new people? Now . . . A little bit MORE about this event: Sunset is expected for 4:55 PM 4 PM Event STARTS 4 to 5 PM . . . General arrival window. 4:55 PM . . . . Sunset (if all goes according to plan) 6:00 PM . . . . The light show begins 4:0 PM to 8:59 . . . General socializing & art appreciation over food and drinks. 9:00 PM Event Ends 9:01 onwards . . . the night is young. Head off to other cool places with new friends. Oh!!!!!! One other thing **It's Pot-luck/Drink-luck.** Your ticket for entry is a dish or a drink. Bring anything that is good to share for serve 10 people. Or a nice bottle of wine, or dozen beers (if cheap beer), 6 pack of craft beer. We will provide the tables, dishes, plastic-ware, cups, napkins, etc. **Frist:** RSVP **SECOND**: Be sure to Fill out the Attendees Form so have name on guest list [https://forms.gle/oPv6oB7gmV6wL8Pf9](https://forms.gle/oPv6oB7gmV6wL8Pf9) **Third**: Pick up a dish or drink to bring to the event. **Fourth**: Show up (at the event) with your best self and be ready to be social and have fun. I know what you are thinking . . . * will this be fun? * is this a cool place? * will there be people as cool as me there? * or even . . . . I'm not cool & I am shy/introverted . . . * will I be able to fit in and enjoy too? ***And the answer is yes to all.*** **[WATCH THIS!!!](https://youtu.be/xm3TLYKLHqI) Here is a vid from an actual event we did there.** It was summer of 2021. Watch the whole thing and you will see the food/wine . . . the place, . . . where we hang out and how. As well as what it looks like at day and nite. AND . . . you get of feel of the people, place and vibe. (reg link to the vid) [https://youtu.be/xm3TLYKLHqI](https://youtu.be/xm3TLYKLHqI) And to see pix from past visits. [https://photos.app.goo.gl/dGoqMzDfCuFT4NDJA](https://photos.app.goo.gl/dGoqMzDfCuFT4NDJA) ***The Plan:*** * ***Event Starts 4:00 PM*** * ***We socialize . . . Catch Sunset.*** * ***Then more socialize and the the lights will go on.*** ***Question:*** Tell me about this socialize thing? ***Answer:*** It's a Potluck. Bring a dish. OR bring Merlot. Then social happens from there. Question: ***The cost for all this?*** Answer: ***FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE. And bring a dish or drinks.*** PARKING: Parking is tight to non-existent the location. The Google Form will used to make sure you have ALL the best parking info. This event is cross posted to several meetup groups. So there will be plenty of folks. Some goals for this event . . . * To make new friends. * To make more friends. * To go to new places. * To be more social (in real life). NOTICE: For our events we do not discriminate by Age, Race, Color, Religion, Ethnicity, National Origin, Political Affiliation, Relationship Status, Gender, Gender Preference, or even Belly Button Lint. We welcome all, . . . and that includes you.

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Heathens Film Screening

Heathens Film Screening

Sun, Nov 15, 7:00 PM
From The Greater L.A. Skeptics Meetup Group
4.7

For our Feed Your Brain event Sunday, November 15, CFI West will screen the film ***Heathens***, a new documentary from David Cowan and Shawn Hardin. Five Americans arrive as strangers at a secluded retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains — many without their families' knowledge — seeking respite from the guilt, shame, fear, and loneliness of hiding who they are. Each has quietly rejected the religion that raised them, now fearing the cost of honesty: family, security, livelihood. They are not alone. Over 80 million American adults hide their religious disbelief or exaggerate their faith. By the end of the weekend, the five non-believers resolve to reclaim their lives, forging a friendship that carries them through the storms awaiting them back home. In this warm, funny, and unexpectedly joyful story, they rebuild community, inspired by the gospel music of home, reclaiming the slur “heathen” as a proud new identity. For the first time in their lives, five Heathens discover who they truly are. "I found it moving, even shocking." Richard Dawkins "…a powerful new documentary that explores the hidden world of Americans who privately question the faith they were raised in." SMARTCINE “A documentary that is fierce about politics but tender about people." FILMYBUFF **David Cowan** is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker and science philanthropist whose work explores the intersection of belief, truth, and discovery. A member of the DGA and PGA, he is a 2026 News & Documentary Emmy nominee for Outstanding Short Documentary as producer of *HEIST*, and the creator and producer of the award-winning MTV documentary *Afghan Dreamers*. He serves on the boards of the Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the Center for Inquiry, and brings a storyteller's eye and a scientist's skepticism to *Heathens*, his feature directorial debut. **Shawn Hardin** is a filmmaker, DGA director, and former Television Academy governor whose work spans documentary, narrative, and interactive storytelling. A graduate of USC Cinema-Television, he has directed, produced, shot, and edited more than seventy projects for NBC, MTV, Columbia TriStar, and 20th Century Fox, with independent films screening at the American Film Institute, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and festivals worldwide. He co-founded the Producers Guild of America's New Media Council and later founded OnlySky, serving America's religiously unaffiliated. As co-director of *Heathens*, he brings a lifelong fascination with belief, identity, and reinvention to the screen. Click here to watch the trailer: [https://heathens.community](https://heathens.community/) **Admission: $10, or FREE for CFI Members.** Membership is $60/year. Find out more and join here: [https://cfiwest.org/donate/](https://cfiwest.org/donate/) Tickets are sold at the door only.

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