MUSIC
PROGRAMS
ASSOCIATES' PROGRAMS
Brand Library & Art Center provides a wide-range of free visual and performing arts programming, including concerts, art exhibitions, art and music lectures, films, and dance performances! The Brand Associates also present programs throughout the year.
ART
PROGRAMS
ART TALKS AT BRAND
Art Talks at Brand invites contemporary artists to discuss their work and the issues surrounding it, followed by a moderated Q&A with Brand staff member, artist and writer Jennifer Remenchik. Sponsored by the Brand Associates.
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The program will resume in Fall 2025.
Past programs can be viewed on the Glendale Library, Arts & Culture YouTube channel.
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Images: Nick Aguayo, Gasoline, 2024, 96x86 in, acrylic and marble dust on canvas. Photograph by Jeff McClane; Studio portrait by Roger Edwards. Images courtesy of the artist.
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ARTFUL CONVERSATIONS
How do we look at art? How do we write a poem about a painting or sculpture? What are we looking for to help us understand? ARTful Conversations, a new program by Brand Associates, brings the community together in a collaborative workshop to learn about art history and the ease of writing poetry inspired by the art.
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During these workshops, art historian Valerie Taylor and poet Tina Demirdjian educate and engage participants to explore, discover, and develop a personal connection to exhibits in Brand's Gallery. Learn art history relating to the current exhibit and then write a poem inspired by the artwork.
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Upcoming 2025 Dates: July 29, September 9, and December 2. All programs will take place on Tuesdays, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM.
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ARTful Conversations is presented by the Brand Associates.
DANCE SERIES
The Dance Series presents top dance companies from Southern California performing site specific work in non-traditional performance spaces around Brand Library each Spring. The series is sponsored by the Brand Associates.
The 2025 season, which featured Pennington Dance Group, Afro-Peruvian Experience Dance Co., Volta Collective, and No Easy Props, has concluded. The 2026 season will take place in May 2026.
DOCENT TOURS
Art historian Dr. Valerie Taylor, Brand Associates Board member and former Highlights Tour docent at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, will share the fascinating story of the Brand family and "Miradero," their historic home that is now Brand Library.
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Valerie will also share information about the renovation and historic restoration that took place between 2012 and 2014.
This tour is free, but RSVPs are required (click on dates below). Tour is limited to 25 people.
Upcoming 2025 Dates: Saturday, August 2; Saturday, November 15; and Saturday, December 6.​
All tours will take place from 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM.
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The docent tours are organized by the Brand Associates.
MAKE IT!
This hands-on crafts series for all ages gives participants a chance to express themselves! Programs are held in the Brand Library Courtyard from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM.
Upcoming workshops include DIY Screen Printing on June 14, Making Polymer Clay Beads on July 26, and Making Collage Zines on August 23.
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Sponsored by the Brand Associates.
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MUSIC ANIMATED
With Music Animated, local musicians make music come alive in these interactive programs! Sponsored by the Brand Associates. All programs take place on Saturday mornings at 10:30 AM.
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The 2025 Spring lineup features Nathalia on March 29, Kazan Taiko on April 26, and Rhythms of the World with Dave Winstone on June 7.
MUSIC SERIES
The acclaimed Music Series presents top musicians from Southern California playing chamber music in the Brand Recital Hall. All concerts take place on Saturday afternoons at 2:00 PM.
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The Spring 2025 schedule includes Shalini Vijayan and Aron Kallay on March 15, Astral Mixtape on April 12, and Marina Grozdanovic on June 21.
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The Music Series is sponsored by the Brand Associates.
SUMMER MUSIC SERIES
The Summer Music Series presents eclectic live music located at Brand Library & Art Center. Concert attendees often bring their own chairs and picnic amenities and sit on the grassy hill. ​
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The 2025 Performance Series will be every Friday from July 11 - August 29, 2025 and will feature Katja Rieckermann Group, Ara Dabandjian Quartet, Ted Falcon and the Forrozeiros, ZOS!MO, Rose's Pawn Shop, Jessica Fichot, Citizen Kitten, and Quarteto Nuevo.
REEL ART Film Series
REEL ART offers selected documentary film screenings that focus on a diverse range of arts and culture as well as the creatives and their lives. Its purpose is to give a live audience the opportunity to shut off their devices and come together for an informal screening and lively post film discussion with an expert on the topic. The film series is presented by the Brand Associates.
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On Thursday, June 12, at 7:00 PM, enjoy a screening of Alumination, a documentary by Eric Bricker about the magic of the Airstream trailer, in the Brand Library Recital Hall. After the screening, legendary cultural anthropologist Charles Phoenix will speak about vintage trailer culture and take audience questions. This program is presented in cooperation with The Glendale Historical Society.
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The final program of the year, on September 11, 2025, will feature The Chicano Collection, a documentary about Cheech Marin's private art collection.