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Color Your Emotions

Color Your Emotions

Designed to deepen your connection to self. Find alternative ways of self-expression through basic color and shape, while building familiarity with autonomy and self-directed choice. Participants of all ages and abilities are welcome! Saturday, March 2 from 1 –...
Narration Nails Workshop

Narration Nails Workshop

Express yourself at Color Compton! Join our resident artist Jasmine Sakkarah and Born Noir’s Keesha Clark in “Narration Nation Nails: Storytellers’ Workshop! Come with a story, leave with exclusive custom nails FOR you, BY you, ABOUT you! We’re creating...
Fun-A-Day-LA

Fun-A-Day-LA

8th Annual Fun-A-Day-LA art show! Check out the community canvas worked on by participants who stopped by our meetups. View art work by participants! Plus there will be snacks! Fun-A-Day-LA is a community based free art show. It is the culmination of work done in the...
Fun-A-Day-LA

Fun-A-Day-LA

8th Annual Fun-A-Day-LA art show! Check out the community canvas worked on by participants who stopped by our meetups. View art work by participants! Plus there will be snacks! Fun-A-Day-LA is a community based free art show. It is the culmination of work done in the...
Black History Month Author Event: Master Slave Husband Wife

Black History Month Author Event: Master Slave Husband Wife

The Friends of the Long Beach Public Library and the African American Heritage Society will present a conversation with Ilyon Woo, author of New York Times Best Seller MASTER SLAVE HUSBAND WIFE: An Epic Journey From Slavery to Freedom, and Long Beach resident Peggy...
DIANE HUBKA & THE SUN CANYON BAND in concert

DIANE HUBKA & THE SUN CANYON BAND in concert

L.A. based Diane Hubka & The Sun Canyon Band brings new life to a wide variety of celebrated genres, from Texas swing to delta blues, from lilting ballads to heartland country rock. With Diane’s honey-toned vocals and rhythm guitar, Rick Mayock’s expressive guitar...
Overnight Camp Fair (Virtual Event)

Overnight Camp Fair (Virtual Event)

Come learn how overnight summer camps help build your child’s confidence, independence and develop interests away from screens! Kids ages 6 and up can attend an overnight camp and high school students can explore a pre-collegiate program at a college campus....
POWER OF FIVE: THE WOMEN WHO SPARKED THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT”

POWER OF FIVE: THE WOMEN WHO SPARKED THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT”

“POWER OF FIVE: THE WOMEN WHO SPARKED THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT,” a series of sculptures by Larry Stokes, will open on Saturday, February 17th at Loiter Galleries in Long Beach. Hours for the show’s opening are 6-9 pm. This show is cosponsored by Creative Corps, a new...
Breath Work Workshop featuring Nina Sarnelle

Breath Work Workshop featuring Nina Sarnelle

Location: Long Beach Forward 425 Atlantic Ave Long Beach, CA 90802 A collective vocal workshop focused on air quality in Long Beach. All ages 10+ welcome (minors must have a guardian present), no skills or prior experience needed. Come listen, breathe, share your...
Breath Work Workshop featuring Nina Sarnelle

Breath Work Workshop featuring Nina Sarnelle

Location: Long Beach Forward 425 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802 A collective vocal workshop focused on air quality in Long Beach. All ages 10+ welcome (minors must have a guardian present), no skills or prior experience needed. Come listen, breathe, share your...
VISUAL VOICES COMMUNITY PHOTO WALK

VISUAL VOICES COMMUNITY PHOTO WALK

Visual Voices Project Santa Ana Neighborhood Photo Project (Introduction/Planning) Date and Time: Saturday, January 27, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM The Village Community Room 1505 E 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92705 Photography serves as a powerful artistic medium,...
What Can You Make With This?

What Can You Make With This?

Local artist Amy Bauer in partnership with Jewel Box Children’s Theater invites you to a Trashion Workshop! We’re taking trash and making art! Bring CLEAN rubbish. Cardboard tubes, cereal boxes, take out containers, plastic food nets or caps, weird broken...
Mural Inauguration

Mural Inauguration

Madison Park Mural Project invites you to join us for the inauguration of the first of several murals in the Madison Park Neighborhood on Wednesday, January 31st at 4:30pm. Snacks & light refreshments will be provided. We will be located outside the Madison...
Tatu Tabu Exhibit – Movie Night “Tattoo Nation” (2013)

Tatu Tabu Exhibit – Movie Night “Tattoo Nation” (2013)

Join us for an immersive cinematic experience at our Movie Night on Friday, January 26, at 7 pm, featuring the captivating documentary “Tattoo Nation” (2013), directed by Eric Schwartz. “Tattoo Nation” takes you on a mesmerizing journey into...
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...
Sew It Goes

Sew It Goes

A monthly sewing workshop with special guest Amy Bauer. Participate in an upcoming Trashion show hosted by local artist Amy Bauer and Jewel Box Children’s Theater. Bring CLEAN rubbish and turn it into wearable art. This activity is funded in part by the...
Fun-A-Day-LA

Fun-A-Day-LA

Registration now open for annual Fun-A-Day-LA show! The premise is simple: pick a project. Take a photograph, make soap or the bed, draw a cat, bake a cake, paint a tarot card, knit blankets, design a board game or jewelry, create protest signs or poetry, create a new...
THE PASSIONATE PURSUITS OF ANGELA BOWEN

THE PASSIONATE PURSUITS OF ANGELA BOWEN

Written and Directed by Angela’s wife Dr. Jennier Abod, this movie is a powerful story about the life of Angela Bowen, a black lesbian feminist activist who grew up in inner city Boston during the Jim Crow era. Despite the many obstacles she faced, Angela went on to...
Long Beach Night Walks: Monthly Evening Photography Walks

Long Beach Night Walks: Monthly Evening Photography Walks

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

Long Beach Night Walks: Monthly Evening Photography Walks

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

Long Beach Night Walks: Monthly Evening Photography Walks

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

Long Beach Night Walks: Monthly Evening Photography Walks

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