The Cave of the Silken Web (Pan Si Dong)
7:30 p.m., Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater
Groove to a rare cinematic treasure with Dublab’s Arshia Haq. DJ Haq will live-mix to the once lost, newly preserved The Cave of the Silken Web. The 1927 silent film is the first film adaptation of that enduring classic of Chinese literature, Journey to the West, complete with demons, evil spirits, and flesh-eating spider women. Cash bar.
Event Date: Wednesday, Aug. 31, 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater
Price: Free
The Hammer is located at the corner of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards in Westwood Village, three blocks east of the 405 freeway’s Wilshire exit.
Parking is available under the museum.