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Events are at the Skirball Cultural Center unless otherwise noted. For tickets, call (323) 655-8587.

LECTURES

* “Psychoanalysis 2000: Freud and Self-Knowledge,” Marcia Cavell, visiting professor of philosophy at UC Berkeley. Sunday, 3 p.m. $8. $6, members. $4, students.

* “Freud and the Visual Arts,” Donald Kuspit, professor of art history and philosophy at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the Getty. Free. (310) 440-7300.

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* “Psychoanalysis in Freud’s Vienna,” Sharon Gillerman, who teaches at USC and Hebrew Unions College. April 13 at 2 p.m. $8. $6 in advance. Members, $2 discount.

* “Death Drive: Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty,” Margaret Iverson, professor of art history and theory at the University of Essex. April 18 at 4 p.m. at the Getty. Free.

* “Freud and Moses: The Psychological Power of Religious Tradition,” Richard Bernstein, chairman of the philosophy department at the New School for Social Research. April 22 at 2 p.m. $8. $6, members. $4, students.

* “Freud’s Formative Years,” psychoanalyst Joseph Aguayo. May 11 at 2 p.m. $8. $6 in advance. Members, $2 discount.

* “Freud and His Legacy: Retrospect and Prospect,” Jonathan Lear, professor at the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. May 17 at 7:30 p.m. $8. $6, members. $4, students.

* “Mahler and the Crisis of Jewish Identity,” Raymond Knapp, professor of musicology at UCLA. June 1 at 2 p.m. $8. $6 in advance. Members, $2 discount.

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* “Freud and the Idea of the Jew: Theories of Jewish Difference,” Sander L. Gilman, chairman of the Germanic studies department at the University of Chicago. June 6 at 7:30 p.m. $8. $6, members. $4, students.

* “Neurology and the Soul,” Oliver Sacks, author of “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” and clinical professor of neurology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. June 19 at 7:30 p.m. $15. $12, members. $8, students.

* Skirball Curator Grace Cohen discusses the exhibition in the galleries April 30 at 2 p.m.; June 22 at 6:30 p.m.; and July 6 at 6:30 p.m. Free with museum admission.

DANCE

* “This Is What Happened” and “Sequel” by Neil Greenberg. June 22 at 8:30 p.m. at the Skirball courtyard. $18. $15, members. $10, students.

* “Lovesickness” by Rosanna Gamson/World Wide. July 23 at 8:30 p.m. at the Skirball courtyard. $15. $12, members. $8, students.

MUSIC

* Pianist Uri Caine reworks the music of Viennese composer Gustav Mahler using jazz, klezmer and avant-garde styles. Also featuring Don Byron. May 7 at 7 p.m. $18. $15, members. $10, students.

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* Hugo Wolf Quartet from Vienna in its West Coast debut. May 21 at 8 p.m. $15. $12, members. $10, students.

MOVIES

* “Freud” (1962). Directed by John Huston, written by Jean-Paul Sartre and starring Montgomery Clift. Today at 7:30 p.m. $6. $5, members. $4, students.

* “The Florentine Dagger” (1935) and “Deluxe Annie” (1918). April 25 at 7:30 p.m. $6. $5, members. $4, students.

* “The Case of Becky” (1915) and “The Dark Mirror” (1946). May 9 at 7:30 p.m. $6. $5, members. $4, students.

* “Lilith” (1964) with Warren Beatty and Jean Seberg. May 25 at 7:30 p.m. $6. $5, members. $4, students.

* “The President’s Analyst” (1967) with James Coburn. June 13 at 7:30 p.m. $6. $5, members. $4, students.

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TELEVISION

All screenings are at 7 p.m. at the Museum of Television & Radio, 465 N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills. Free with museum admission. (310) 786-1000.

* Interpreting Dreams: The “Isabella” episode of “The Sopranos” and “Perchance to Dream” from “The Twilight Zone.” June 1.

* Biblical Themes, Freudian Interpretations: “Revenge” from “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and “Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother” from “Decalogue (IV).” July 6.

COMEDY

* “Freud, Groucho and Me” with David Steinberg. June 25 at 1 p.m. $12. $10, members. $6, students.

* “Mommy Dearest,” Julia Sweeney, Ellen Cleghorne, Merrill Markoe and Beth Lapides. May 4 at 8 p.m. $12. $10, members. $6, students.

FAMILY

* “Freud: Inkblots and Dreams,” Judy Blake leads kids in a workshop creating inkblots and collages. April 2 at 2 p.m. $5 per child. Free for members. Reservations required: (310) 440-4636.

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CLASSES

* “Oedipus Myth and Complex: A Humanities Dialogue,” a six-week series of discussions led by playwright and historian Donald Freed. Saturdays, 2 to 4 p.m. April 29 through June 10. $50. $40, members. $30, students. (323) 655-8587.

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