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Jazz for the Port 2.0

Jazz for the Port 2.0

Jazz Angels Youth Band will perform a FREE jazz concert for the community.
2025 Young Artists and Authors Showcase (YAAS)

2025 Young Artists and Authors Showcase (YAAS)

Sister Cities of Long Beach organizes the local Young Artists and Authors Showcase (YAAS) to encourage young artists (12-18 years old) to express the values of international friendship and cultural exchange through artwork, photography, music, literature, and poetry....
Get Started with Embroidery Basics!

Get Started with Embroidery Basics!

Get started with embroidery basics! Learn chain, stem, and your basic stab stitch to outline images or spell out your deepest desires and fill them in with ladder and satin stitches. If there is time, we’ll cover feather stitching and french knots. Create your...

Twins Comedy Night

Welcome to Twins Comedy Night at Twins Hookah Lounge! Get ready for a night full of laughter and good vibes. Join us on Sat, Jan 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM for a hilarious comedy show featuring talented local comedians. Grab your friends and enjoy a fun evening at our cozy...
No Parking Anytime

No Parking Anytime

No Parking Anytime curated by Natalie Veenstra 📍 Rod Briggs Gallery: 2221 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90803 Jan 5 – Feb 1, 2025 | Fri-Sun, 1–4 PM 🎉 Opening Reception: Jan 5, 1–4 PM Explore Southern California’s unique relationship with cars in No Parking Anytime, an...
The Making of a Design District Workshop: Part 3 (Develop)

The Making of a Design District Workshop: Part 3 (Develop)

Led by Heather Barker, Professor of Design at CSULB this hands-on workshop will bring creators, makers, and community members together to test and build tactical urbanism interventions. Participants will collaborate to develop prototypes that reflect the district’s...
POSADA VIBES: Second Sundays Market at PLACELB

POSADA VIBES: Second Sundays Market at PLACELB

POSADA VIBES is the culminating event for Second Sundays, a workshop series at PLACELB where we open up space to teaching artists to share a part of their process with the community. We invite folks to meet local artists, makers, and community arts-organizations &...
Long Beach City College Presents: Ceramixa Sale

Long Beach City College Presents: Ceramixa Sale

Get ready for a festive evening of art, pizza, and community! Join the Long Beach City College Ceramixa Club for our end-of-semester sale and exhibition showcasing incredible student artwork! Discover unique, kiln-fired pottery created by talented LBCC students, all...
Full Creative Vision: An In Memoriam to Marka & Mic Burns

Full Creative Vision: An In Memoriam to Marka & Mic Burns

The Long Beach Creative Group is proud to present Full Creative Vision: An In Memoriam to Marka and Mic Burns, a tribute to the artistic legacies of Marka and Mic Burns, whose creative contributions have left an indelible mark on our community. Marka Burns, a...
“Sweet Dreams” sneak-peek screening

“Sweet Dreams” sneak-peek screening

Join writer/director Gary Alvarez at a sneak-peek screening of his new film “Sweet Dreams” followed by a Q&A with the cast and crew! Doors open at 10am. Screening starts at 10:45am. PG-13 for strong language, mature themes and some violence. This film...
CatNat Dance Films

CatNat Dance Films

Join CatNat Dance Films online for an unforgettable dance experience. This exciting event showcases a collection of compelling films featuring award winning artists from across the country. Discover thought-provoking works by artists from SoCal to NYC and many places...
Read ’em & Sip

Read ’em & Sip

A new book club for readers who like their drinks with a twist of knowledge. The Wicked Wolf (2332 Pacific Ave., 90806; Wrigley neighborhood), recently crowned Best Cocktail Bar in Long Beach, is thrilled to run a monthly, first-of-its-kind book club that blends the...
Flux Art Space – Long Beach Open Studio Tour

Flux Art Space – Long Beach Open Studio Tour

Flux Art Space is participating in the Belmont Weekend of the Long Beach Open Studio Tour by showcasing works by the talented LB artists/muralists Noah X “Worldsmith” Frazier, Soft Chick, and Alepsis Hernandez. 🗓️ Saturday & Sunday, October 19 & 20...
ECOS DE ESPAÑA: Spanish Classical & Flamenco Music & Dance

ECOS DE ESPAÑA: Spanish Classical & Flamenco Music & Dance

The Bach Neighborhood Library Presents: Ecos de España: Spanish Classical & Flamenco Music & Dance. Flamenco dancer Susana Elena introduces and performs a variety of dances from Spain and Gypsy Spain. Solo classical guitarist Pietro Ruscigno plays a selection...
Noche Latina

Noche Latina

Noche Latina is a free celebration of Hispanic Heritage and community, hosted by Renaissance High School for the Arts and sponsored by the Long Beach Health Department Advancing Peace Initiative. There will be fun activities for all ages, including a live DJ and...
State of the Arts 2024 Awards

State of the Arts 2024 Awards

Long Beach, CA—The Arts Council for Long Beach is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated return of the State of the Arts event. Scheduled for this Friday, September 20, at 5 PM at Alter Brewing Society, this premier gathering promises to be an unforgettable...
Professional Artist Fellows 2024: Opening Reception

Professional Artist Fellows 2024: Opening Reception

Join us on October 19, 2024 at the Billie Jean King Main Library in Long Beach for the opening reception of the Professional Artist Fellowship**. This fellowship celebrates Long Beach’s talented artists by recognizing their recent outstanding work. To be...
365 Suns: 2022 Through a Lens of Hope

365 Suns: 2022 Through a Lens of Hope

Artist talk, photography show, and live music. Debbie Rodriguez presents her photos from her year-long project throughout 2022. Each day presented a pageant of reflection, refraction, shadows, and wildlife. On these almost daily journeys to experience a sunset or a...
Premiere of Trashion Show Long Beach Documentary

Premiere of Trashion Show Long Beach Documentary

Trashion Show Long Beach Documentary Friday August 23, 2024 Doors open 6pm, Film starts at 6:30pm Art Theater 2025 E 4th St, Long Beach, CA 90814 Did you miss seeing Trashion Show Long Beach in person? Do you wonder what went on backstage? Were you interviewed? Did...
Long Beach Night Walks: Monthly Photography Walks

Long Beach Night Walks: Monthly Photography Walks

Long Beach Night Walks is a monthly evening photography event that takes place in our beautiful city of Long Beach. This event is designed for photography enthusiasts of all levels, from beginners to professionals, who are looking for a unique opportunity to capture...