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Tango & Pizza
Argentine Tango lessons for beginners with local instructor Sharna Fabiano. No partner required. Everyone learns both leading and following roles. After class, please stay after for pizza and drinks. A great way to make new friends! 6:45pm – meet at the bar 7pm –...
2025 Long Beach Youth Poet Laureate Finals Ceremony
2025 Long Beach Youth Poet Laureate Finals Ceremony Please join the Long Beach Youth Poet Laureate program on Saturday, May 17, from 2-4 pm at Michelle Obama Library Neighborhood Library (5870 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90805) in celebrating the debut of our...
Sing-a-Long Beach
A festive, free sing-along event with a live band and special events! Bring food and beverage, or buy food from the food trucks that will be there, and sing your heart out! Songs include the following (Subject to change): BROADWAY & MOVIE HITS Do Re Mi Let It Go...
Ambitious Record Fair @ Ambitious Ales
🎶 Heavy-hitter vinyl vendors. All-vinyl DJs. Incredible beer. 🎶 Once a month, Ambitious Ales transforms into a vinyl lover’s paradise. Whether you’re a hardcore crate digger hunting for rare pressings or just looking to sip a killer beer while vibing to expertly spun...
Galactivation Station Community Music Jam Experience
The Galactivation Station Community Jam Experience is back! 🎶 Come join us next Saturday, 4/26/25, for a memorable musical journey at Art in the Park. Hosted by Galactivators, this free community music jam is open to ALL ages and experience levels! 🎤🥁🎸 Details: 📅...
Poetry of Resistance: 2024-25 Long Beach Youth Poet Laureate Culminating Reading
Please join the Long Beach Youth Poet Laureate program on Sunday, April 27, from 2-4 pm at Long Beach Forward (2217 E. 6th St. Long Beach CA 90802) to celebrate our 2024-25 outgoing YPL cohort! We will hear featured poetry readings by: 2024-25 Youth Poet Laureate...
CCEJ Love Day
June is a meaningful month for love in our communities – it’s Pride Month, celebrating LGBTQ people and queer love. Also, Loving Day on June 12th commemorates the legal case of Loving v. Virginia, when the 1967 Supreme Court made interracial marriage legal in...
4×4: a reading of Four bi+ poets
Join us at Page Against The Machine for an evening filled with powerful performance poetry. This in-person event will feature four talented local poets sharing their unique perspectives and experiences. Light refreshments provided.
“LA Time Capsule”–Boyle Heights Walking Tour & Workshop
Join our team as we conduct a short walking tour around Boyle Heights where we will discuss and celebrate the historical and cultural legacy of immigrant communities in our neighborhoods. Our team will also lead participants in the crafting of either a literary or...
Fun-A-Day-LA 2025 Art Show
View the 9th Annual Opening Reception for Fun-A-Day-LA! This is an all inclusive, all ages, all mediums of art show for everyone in the community and beyond! Stop in to view fiber art, paintings, digital media, assemblage, dragons, film industry inspired art and...
Los Angeles K9 Veterans Day
National K9 Veterans Day is a time to honor and celebrate heroic dogs who serve in the military, with law enforcement agencies, and as first responders. Come out to meet and support these canine teams that serve in the communities throughout the Greater Los Angeles...
Alienation, Belonging, & Perceptions
The Long Beach Creative Group presents Alienation, Belonging, & Perceptions, a two-artist exhibition featuring the works of Yulia Gasio and Johnny Castillo. Through contrasting yet complementary approaches, Gasio and Castillo explore themes of displacement,...
Jazz for the Port 2.0
Jazz Angels Youth Band will perform a FREE jazz concert for the community.
Long Beach International Peace & Diversity Festival and Concert – 25th Anniversary
Join us for an afternoon of celebrating the beauty of diversity with art, music, and fun for the whole family. The event is free of charge. Sponsored by the Arts Council for Long Beach, the Port of Long Beach, the RuMBa Foundation of Long Beach, and LA Arts and...
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! 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...
Long Beach International Peace & Diversity Festival and Concert – 25th Anniversary
Join us for a day of fun for the whole family! 1:30 – 4:15 PM. FESTIVAL – Games, Crafts, Sample goodies from around the globe, Live Multicultural Music (including Taiko drums, Klezmer Band, PanJive Caribbean Steal Drums, Bagpipes, and the Long Beach Youth...
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)
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 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
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...
Digging Beneath Ghost Lake: Dave Clark, Jennifer Gunlock, and Katie Stubblefield
Exhibition open November 2 -23, 2024 By appointment Opening reception Saturday, November 2, 4-7 p.m. “Digging Beneath Ghost Lake” is a multimedia installation with sculpture, video, and two-dimensional works by artists Dave R. Clark, Jennifer Gunlock and...