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GROOVE IS IN THE ARTS: State of the Arts Reception 2024

GROOVE IS IN THE ARTS: State of the Arts Reception 2024

🎉  Let’s celebrate the arts with music, dance, and creativity at our State of the Arts Reception in 2024!  Welcome to GROOVE IS IN THE ARTS: State of the Arts Reception 2024! Join us for a night of creativity and community at Altar Society Brewing and Coffee Co....
Kontrapunktus presents BACH & TELEMANN: Collegium Musicum

Kontrapunktus presents BACH & TELEMANN: Collegium Musicum

KONTRAPUNKTUS returns this August with its first Long Beach concert in over one year when the debut their newest and most ambitious classical production yet, “BACH & TELEMANN: Collegium Musicum” and also features the long awaited return of phenomenal soloist,...
Musical Theatre West Presents “Newsies” July 12- 28

Musical Theatre West Presents “Newsies” July 12- 28

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Newsies to hit Long Beach this July! Southern California’s premier theatre company, Musical Theatre West (MTW), is bringing Broadway to the beach with the Tony Award-Winning Disney musical, Newsies Based on the real-life Newsboys...
THE AMERICAN QUARTET by UP CLOSE AND CLASSICAL

THE AMERICAN QUARTET by UP CLOSE AND CLASSICAL

UP CLOSE AND CLASSICAL concert: the AMERICAN quartet. Sunday June 30th at 5:00PM at Holy Innocents Parish Hall, 425 E 20th street Long Beach, CA (Hall behind the church). Admission is free, donations appreciated. https://upcloseandclassical.com/ Limor Toren, violin,...
Ryujin Taiko Free Outdoor Concert

Ryujin Taiko Free Outdoor Concert

Take an afternoon break and get re-energized with the joyful drumming of Ryujin Taiko! Come to the Grand Annex (parking lot) for this FREE 30-minute Make Music LA Day event. About Make Music Day Each year, on June 21, Make Music Day celebrations happen across the...
Reflections: How Does It Feel? (Long Beach)

Reflections: How Does It Feel? (Long Beach)

Join us for Reflections: How Does it Feel?, an intimate afternoon of poetry, storytelling, music and dance performances at the Billie Jean King Main Library in Long Beach, where we will explore our emotional connection to the River, nature and each other. Reflections...
Reflections: How Does It Feel? (Studio City)

Reflections: How Does It Feel? (Studio City)

In celebration of the summer solstice, join us for our next River Session on June 22nd! This mini arts festival will take place along the LA River, on the greenway by the Richard Lillard Outdoor Classroom- an amphitheater surrounded by rewilded native landscaping. It...
Open Mic LB at Partake

Open Mic LB at Partake

This event occurs every 2nd and 4th Friday. Join us at Partake Collective for a night of music, poetry, comedy, and more. Whether you’re a seasoned performer or just looking to share your talents, this is the place for you! Our stage is open to all, so come...
Positive Shifts

Positive Shifts

You’re invited to a Day of Building Resiliency, Expanding Community, and Embracing Art! FEATURING: 🎭 Interactive Performances 🎨 Art Installations 🎧 Audio Walking Tours 🏬 Showcasing Local Small Businesses 📜 Poetry 🎶 Live Music 🤝 Community Engagement 🌌 Augmented...
Social Pivot Exhibit

Social Pivot Exhibit

The Social Pivot Exhibit explores the challenges caused by COVID-19, climate change, civic engagement, and social justice. It takes you on a creative journey, showcasing the human impact and environmental issues. Through an interactive presentation, attendees become...
ABBA LA

ABBA LA

Enjoy the music of one of the most beloved ’70s super-groups. Hear hits Dancing Queen, Waterloo, Take A Chance On Me, Mamma Mia, and many more!
Team Taiko Drumming

Team Taiko Drumming

We believe in creating unique opportunities for people to meet their neighbors and engage in their community in a new way. Come play with us! Taiko is a Japanese traditional drumming practice that, over the last several decades, has become a global phenomenon. Since...
Jimmy’s Buffet

Jimmy’s Buffet

Calling all Parrot Heads! Celebrate the music and vibes of – you guessed it! – Jimmy Buffett. Experience a truly authentic Buffett sound with 12 of California’s best musicians. The Grand Annex will transform into a tropical beach party as Jimmy’s Buffet honors their...
Bella & Rudy with Sudden Strangers

Bella & Rudy with Sudden Strangers

Rudy Rios (guitar/vocals), Bella Gomez (lead vocals), Isaac Sharp (bass), Jack Ghekiere (guitar). Sudden Strangers, an indie rock band from San Pedro, California, comprises Bella and Rudy on vocals, Jack on drums, and Isaac on bass. United by years of friendship and...
Reid Clark & Friends

Reid Clark & Friends

Variety show hosted by Reid Clark Featuring DJ KnowMadik Special Guests Comedy Music Improv and More 8pm-10pm Donations Item Minimum Roscoes Seabird Jazz Lounge Long Beach, CA...
Bella & Rudy with Sudden Strangers

Bella & Rudy with Sudden Strangers

Rudy Rios (guitar/vocals), Bella Gomez (lead vocals), Isaac Sharp (bass), Jack Ghekiere (guitar). Sudden Strangers, an indie rock band from San Pedro, California, comprises Bella and Rudy on vocals, Jack on drums, and Isaac on bass. United by years of friendship and...
Gathering for the Grand Gala Gidget’s Glamorous Beach Party

Gathering for the Grand Gala Gidget’s Glamorous Beach Party

The 2024 Gathering for the Grand Gala will be held Saturday, May 11, 2024, at 5 PM at the Palos Verdes Golf Club located at 3301 Vía Campesina in Palos Verdes Estates. The guest of honor is Yolanda Valle Perry, a San Pedro native who grew up loving the Warner Grand...
Abby Posner & The Big Fall Band Opener: Joselyn & Don

Abby Posner & The Big Fall Band Opener: Joselyn & Don

Abby is a multi-instrumentalist and winner of the Annual 2023 USA Songwriting Competition. She is known for her incredibly versatile musicianship, superfun live shows, and commercial scores. Her music is featured in TV, films, and radio shows around the world. You can...
U Made It

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...
Music of the Bard with The Catalyst Chamber Ensemble

Music of the Bard with The Catalyst Chamber Ensemble

You’re invited to “Music of the Bard” on April 7th 4:30 pm at Los Altos United Methodist Church in Long Beach with the Catalyst Chamber Ensemble, a fully professional group of singers and an entity of the Long Beach Camerata Singers. This concert will feature 14...
Long Beach Bluegrass Festival

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...
Mara Kaye

Mara Kaye

Referred to by Jazz Lives as “one of New York’s great gifts to the world,” blues and jazz vocalist Mara Kaye is “like some lost pocket of the blues that had never been explored in the old days, all wrapped up in a ball of 21st-century Brooklyn-bred attitude.” For over...
Street Corner Renaissance

Street Corner Renaissance

With infectious energy, humor and delightful harmony, Street Corner Renaissance sings a cappella versions of doo-wop and R&B music from days gone by. The quintet is led by NAACP award-winner Maurice Kitchen and joined recently by Bob Henley, touring artist with...
Twanguero & Los Silverbacks

Twanguero & Los Silverbacks

Grammy-winning Spanish guitarist Diego Garcia returns to the Annex for a night of unbridled rhythm with members of his new collective: Adrian Buono & Jose Agote of the band Los Pinguos of Argentina and Jason Tamba & Mermans Mosengo of Afro Fiesta from the...
Nomad Eel Records Music Fest

Nomad Eel Records Music Fest

San Pedro’s own Nomad Eel Records showcases a line-up of LA-based bands. Nomad Eel Records was born from the love of music and art. We are not bound to any one genre and have a more eclectic range of tastes. As much as life is a journey, so is music and art. Come...