A 6pm lecture with lead curator and MacArthur fellow Tom Joyce. 7—9pm: Celebrate 'Striking Iron' with African music by DJ Tom Schnabel of KCRW’s Rhythm Planet. At 7:30PM enjoy an mbira performance in the UCLA Arts Council Amphitheater. Mix and mingle the night away with cocktails in the Davis Courtyard.'Striking Iron' is a major international traveling exhibition that reveals the history of invention and technical sophistication that led African blacksmiths to transform one of Earth’s most basic natural resources into objects of life-changing utility, empowerment, and astonishing artistry. https://bit.ly/2sfDrMy