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<!--Generated by Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.594-SNAPSHOT-1 (http://www.squarespace.com) on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:58:56 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Events - › Los Angeles</title><subtitle>Events</subtitle><id>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/events/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/events/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/events/atom.xml"/><updated>2026-04-01T00:56:50Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.594-SNAPSHOT-1 (http://www.squarespace.com)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Another Side of Van Gogh</title><category term="Beauty will Save the World"/><category term="Past Events"/><category term="holmes"/><category term="messere"/><category term="saradini"/><category term="› Los Angeles"/><id>http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/events/2014/11/14/another-side-of-van-gogh.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/events/2014/11/14/another-side-of-van-gogh.html"/><author><name>Frank Simmonds</name></author><published>2014-11-15T00:30:00Z</published><updated>2014-11-15T00:30:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.crossroadsculturalcenter.org/events/2014/11/14/another-side-of-van-gogh.html">
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LOS ANGELES - A performance of the artist’s life through his personal letters

<h6>With Kristian Messere and Matteo Saradini</h6>
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LOS ANGELES - A reading & discussion 
<h6>With award-winning poet Dana Gioia 
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LOS ANGELES - A presentation in recognition of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month
<h6>With Nancy Albin and Giudo Piccarolo</h6>
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LOS ANGELES – An exploration of the "holy hell" of addiction and the journey to discovering
true happiness
<h6>With Heather King and John Waters</h6>
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LOS ANGELES - The Unusual Life and Art of Marian Kolodziej
<h6>With Ann O'Donnell and Ron Schmidt, SJ</h6>
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