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The Long Beach Black Dance Festival
Celebrating our 4th Long Beach Black Dance Festival and International Dance Day, come and dance all day with us! Come and take classes with Creative Corps recipient, Chatiera “Cookie” Ray and other local dance artists on a day filled with dance styles such...
What Can You Make With This? ~ Adults Only Version
Trash + Fashion = Trashion! Come to the Wicked Wolf Cocktail Lounge for a cocktail or mocktail and turn some trash into wearable art! Learn about the upcoming Trashion Show Long Beach. How to be a designer and/or attend. CLEAN rubbish welcomed but not required. Hosted...
U Made It
A night of Works in Progress by female and gender expansive freestyle dancers pursuing dance as a career in Los Angeles. Eleven pieces exploring culture, LA dance history, ancestry and community will be shared at L.A. Dance Project Studios in South DTLA. Free to the...
“Mementos: The Things We Carried” – VietRISE x Tiffany Le Art Workshop
‘Mementos: The Things We Carried,’ is an 8-week art workshop series collaboration between VietRISE and renowned Vietnamese-American artist, Tiffany Le, also known as Le Tea Leaf. Led by Tiffany Le in six workshops, participants will learn various...
Peak to Pasifika Cordage Demonstration
Join Pasifika community members as they demonstrate cordage making from a local native plant: dogbane. Gathered from the Sespe Condor Preserve at 3,000 feet, this demo is taught by Chumash weaver, Tima Lotah Link. Cordage making is a skill shared by people across the...
Trashion Designers
Are you a designer? Do you want to be a designer? Do you care about recycling? Where does our trash go? How can we contribute to ending climate change? Free to participate and open to all ages! Trashion Show Application Participation form for Trashion Show on Sunday,...
Open Gallery Benefit Concert
The Greater Long Beach Art Community is organizing a fundraiser for the folks at the Open Gallery! All proceeds will go directly to Open Gallery via the Arts Council for Long Beach. April 27th, 4-9PM April 28th, 2-6PM The Artist Coop 1330 Gladys Ave, Long Beach, CA...
ArmChair ArtWalk Conversation with Cornerstone Theater
Cornerstone Co-Artistic Directors Charlotte Brathwaite and Sunder Ganglani Discuss ‘Pedro Play’ In an on-line conversation lead by the newly appointed Co-Artistic Directors, Cornerstone will revisit elements of their very successful Pedro Play, an original...
The Creative Recovery Workshop
The Creative Recovery Workshop is a 2-hour gathering of those looking to open themselves up to spiritual renewal and revived creative inspiration through art, journaling, community, spirituality, growth and renewal. Every attendee will take home an accompanying...
Premiere – Marketplace Mambo: Stepping Up Food Access
Join us for the premiere of a groundbreaking music video that brings the critical issue of food access in Long Beach to life, happening at the Bixby Knolls First Fridays in the EXPO Arts Building. This captivating video stars neurodiverse youth from the Sowing Seeds...
Centro de La Raza: John A. Taboada Legacy Photo Collection
The Long Beach Chicano Community History Committee, comprised of former Centro de La Raza (Centro) employees Ron and Phyllis Arias, Theresa Marino, Carmen O. Perez, Margie Rodriguez, and Armando Vazquez-Ramos, worked closely with Historical Society of Long Beach staff...
Loiter Galleries presents: “Keepin’ it Local” group exhibit
Fresh, local artists picked by Loiter Galleries: This Saturday, March 30th for the GRAND OPENING of the “Keepin’ it Local” Art Exhibition. Open to the public, free as always. Come see these fantastic local Long Beach artists like: Jackie Anne – @art.jackieanne...
Camerata Sings for a Cause
A benefit concert for Open Gallery. All proceeds to help rebuild the Gallery. APRIL 12, 2024 at 8pm Grace First Presbyterian Church | 3955 N. Studebaker Road, Long Beach, CA 90808
Long Beach Bluegrass Festival
Free – Long Beach Bluegrass Festival – Saturday, Mar 30, 11 am to 7 pm at The Shell East Long Beach’s Premier Outdoor Amphitheater! Honey Buckets The Salty Suites Matt Michienzie Band Joy Louise Lucky Punch Cobblestone Ramblers with special guests: The...
The Mantel Presents: Deb Adams-Welles
The Mantel Gallery is excited to announce our first of six shows under the banner “Hexagon” that we have planned for 2024. “Hexagon” is made possible in part by a generous grant from the LB Arts Council. Our first show of 2024 will feature new work by Deb...
Long Beach Community Band – Celebrating American Composers
Join your Long Beach Community Band for a celebration of music by American composers in the beautiful and acoustically-excellent Scottish Rite Cathedral. The concert will feature works by American composers who changed the world of music. April 7 at 3:00 pm FREE...
Auntie Kayte After-School Concert at Michelle Obama Library
Award-winning singer/songwriter, Auntie Kayte, brings her original “Songs to Talk About” to Michelle Obama Library for an after-school concert on March 26th. Auntie Kayte’s irresistibly catchy songs use the power of music and words to plant seeds of...
Brother to Brother: The Unpacking
Created by C-Squared in partnership with the Center of Long Beach, “Brother to Brother” brings together black gay men from all walks of life to discuss topics that have affected us as a community. Love, religion, social Justice, black pride and mental health are areas...
Queer Punk Night
A queer and femme centered event ✨🥊 Completely $free$ and all-ages thanks to @artslb ❣️ Feat music by: S.O.H. Artificial Joy GRUDGEPACKER
‘Las Adelitas HER-story’ Art Exhibit
Adelitas Revenge and Viento Y Agua Coffeehouse presents LAS ADELITAS HERstory, an exhibition curated by Rebecca Contreras. ‘Las Adelitas HERstory’ is an exploration of a theme that invites the artists to create life and rebirth, transform and translate what an...
Community Art Workshop
Join Mental Health America of Los Angeles (MHALA) and Artist Rhonda Love for a fun-filled day of arts and creativity! Join us for a mixer with food & music, community conversations on Covid, climate change, and social justice, followed by a healing journey through...
Creative Force Workshops
Professional art training program for 24 Creatives – Ages 13 to 17. Participants will gain skills in fashion design, sculpture, photography, creative writing, graphic design, and art directing. These workshops aim to empower artists to drive innovation, advocate...
ENERGY IN MOTION – Open Conversation and Grantee Reception
Join us for an afternoon celebrating the 2023 Professional Artist Fellows in the closing of “Energy in Motion”, the 2023 Professional Artist Fellowship exhibition, along with welcoming the incoming 2024 Operating I & II grantees, Community Project grantees, and...