January 2019
C Gallery on Broadway – ‘A View through the Lens’
C Gallery on Broadway presents ‘A View through the Lens’, an interactive exhibition featuring the abstract paintings of Chris Shouse, opening reception on January 12th, 5 - 8:00 pm. Come Vote! Chris asks for your help by casting your vote on the final painting with the results shared at the exhibit’s closing reception. Chris Shouse. “Growing up in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, I have an attachment to nature and our role in it. I look towards natural objects when searching…
Get DetailsTransparent Watercolors Workshop at the Center
On-going, open enrollment watercolor class focusing on teaching techniques from which the artists can build, eventually creating their own full projects. At the end of each project the student has a finished watercolor that he/she/they can be proud of. The LGTBQ Center of Long Beach provides artist quality watercolor pigments, paper and brushes. The LGTBQ Center will be featuring a curated rotating show of pieces completed by students on a permanent basis. This class is entering its 5th year and…
Get DetailsAquarium’s 16th Annual Festival of Human Abilities
At the Festival of Human Abilities, visitors can watch performances and learn unique adaptive skills taught by artists and other experts with disabilities. Featured at the festival are hip-hop wheelchair dancers, a sign language choir, a singer who is blind and has autism, a guitarist who is blind, and other inspiring performing artists. Along with these music and dance performances, the Aquarium will feature art demonstrations and displays, including mouth-stick art by local artists with disabilities. DiveHeart will present adaptive…
Get DetailsJazz and Latin Fusion with Joe Hubbard’s Triángulo Más!
What a great way to start 2019: Jazz with a quartet formed by the best of the best and led by Joe Hubbard! ABOUT JOE HUBBARD Joe Hubbard’s professional background is represented by a collective body of experience that spans over thirty years as an internationally acclaimed bass guitarist, educator and recording artist. Aside from working with some of the biggest names on the planet, in both jazz and rock idioms, Joe is well recognized as one of the top…
Get DetailsFederal Bar Presents: Sweet and Savory Burlesque Brunch
Join us each Sunday from 12pm – 3pm in the Federal Underground for our Sweet and Savory Burlesque Brunch! $35 per person plus sales tax and 20% service charge includes: brunch entrée, bottomless mimosa, and live Burlesque entertainment. Call (562) 435-2000 to make your reservation
Get DetailsFebruary 2019
“Legends of Lions”
Come hear stories about Lions Drag Strip from the legends! Saturday, February 2, 2019, 1pm – 3pm 4260 Atlantic Ave. $22 members/$25 non-members
Get DetailsLong Beach Symphony Presents: Beethoven’s “Eroica”
Eckart Preu, Conductor Lovers of the Classical period will revel in this program, which includes Beethoven’s epic "Eroica" and a lovely work by the first classical composer of African ancestry, Josef Boulogne, sometimes referred to as the “Black Mozart.” Lovers of the Classical period will revel in this program which includes a lovely work by the first classical composer of African ancestry, Josef Boulogne, sometimes referred to as “Black Mozart.” Indeed, the two were acquainted, and in his spirited Overture…
Get DetailsThe 34th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition
34th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition—Opens on February 5th, 2019 Agora Gallery is pleased to invite artists from across the globe to enter the 34th Annual Chelsea International Fine Art Competition. Selected artists will receive prizes and opportunities that will grant invaluable exposure, boost recognition, and promote career growth. The 2019 competition awards are valued at more than $70,000. In addition to cash prizes, other awards include participation in the collective exhibition, featured magazine profiles, valuable PR opportunities, and an…
Get DetailsAnnelle Kazumi Gregory Violin Recital
Annelle Kazumi Gregory and pianist James Lent are guest of Bob Cole Conservatory of Music FREE recital 8:00 PM, February 5, 2019 at Daniel Recital Hall, California State University Long Beach. Long Beach Branch NAACP is a sponsor. The recital is produced by MusicUNTOLD.
Get DetailsMusical Theatre West presents OLIVER!
Based on Charles Dickens’ beloved novel, Oliver Twist, Lionel Bart’s Award-winning musical Oliver! takes audiences on a journey through Victorian England as an orphan boy embarks on his quest to find love and family. Along the his journey he meets a colorful cast of characters, from the considerate Artful Dodger, the colorful and roguish leader of the pick-pocketers Fagin, the kindhearted Nancy, and the menacing Bill Sykes. This Tony and Olivier Award-winning show is one of the few musicals to win an Academy…
Get DetailsLong Beach Art Walk
Come to the East Village Arts District this Saturday and walk the route that expands 6 blocks with 9 Galleries, 21 Murals, and 28 businesses with art!
Get DetailsLong Beach Symphony Presents: Tango Caliente!
Prepare for a night of fiery Tango classics featuring the Orchestra joined by award-winning Argentinian dancers and fall in love with the seductive heart of Tango. Program and artists subject to change. The POPS! Series is a fun and friendly way to enjoy an entertaining night out. There are two ways to experience the POPS!—either at a table of 10 on the Arena floor or from the upstairs loge in a theater-style seat. The concert itself starts at 8:00 PM,…
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