Things to do in Long Beach
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...
DSF Werkshop-Intro to Photography
Community Event! Come learn photography and editing with a local photographer Jakob Rippe! Checkout flyer for details.
CELEBRATING AAPI-LATINX! DANCE PERFORMANCE WITH MALAYA FILIPINO DANCE ARTS
Celebrate AAPI Latinx Heritage at MOLAA! In Tagalog “malaya” means to be free and Malaya demonstrates the feeling of freedom when they perform, embracing both Filipino and American cultures. Join us as this ensemble of performing artists share their ancestral,...
JumpStart Artist Culmination and Community Day
Join us for the Jumpstart Gallery show, a family and community art day that will host vendors, community partners, artists, and local elected officials in celebration of the art and culture that makes our city great. This free, family-friendly event is a chance for...
EXPLORING QUEER ART HISTORY THROUGH A LATIN AMERICAN CANVAS
Join us for an engaging lecture by Ignacio Darnaude! Renowned Latin American artists, such as Frida Kahlo and Claudio Bravo, all the way to Chicanx artists like Carlos Almaraz and Joey Terrill created astonishing queer imagery hiding in plain sight. Their coded images...
CELEBRATING LGBTQ FAMILIES: FIGURATIVE WATERCOLOR PAINTING WORKSHOP
Celebrating LGBTQ Families: Figurative Watercolor Painting Workshop MOLAA welcomes gay, bisexual, and transgender fathers and their families, as well as straight dads with LGBT children to create art in a safe and inclusive space this Father’s Day weekend. Light...
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...
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...
Kazami Ranki at LB Shibari Dojo Night of Shibari (Rope), Art, & Music
SHIBARI Live Performance We invite you to watch a performance by Kazami Ranki. One of the top Rope masters in the world. He focuses on his partner’s comfort, the strength of the ties, the unique patterns he is creating, and his unmatched ability to accentuate...
Special Event FIGURE BOUND: Drawn to Rope. Kazami Ranki
FIGURE DRAWING Art-focused event $40 Artist / $25 Audience Each Website: https://ancientvinestudio.com/figure-bound/ RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/ancient-vine-studio-meetup-group/events/301006958/ Kazami Ranki is one of the best Shibari (Rope) artists in the world. We...
High School Battle of the Bands Contest
High School Battle of the Bands contest, including 9 bands performing original and cover material to a panel of judges. Categories include overall performance, creativity, and musicianship, as well as best band.
Trashion Show Long Beach
Artist Amy Bauer and Jewel Box Children’s Theater Present Trashion Show Long Beach: a Free All Ages Trash to Fashion Runway Show The runway show is a culmination of their year long series of free local workshops for transforming discarded materials into wearable art....
Galactivation Station Community Music Jam Experience
This unique musical and creative gathering, which we host monthly, transforms Bixby Park into a vibrant and inclusive community hub where everyone is welcome to express their creativity through music and art. Our Galactivation Station with Art in the Park is not just...
Decades of Fashion
Renaissance High School for the Arts Fashion Design Department presents their annual fashion show on May 24 at 7:00pm (doors open at 6:00). Decades of Fashion will showcase the original work of forty fashion design students in the school’s Performing Arts...
ART x SOUND: Edison Theatre in Long Beach. May 25th
Artlife and Style Proudly Present: “ART x SOUND”, a Pop-Up Exhibition at The Edison Theater in Long Beach. Be there. May 25th. As a brilliant group of local artists invite us into their creative process and create art real time — against a backdrop of eclectic sounds...
The CRayProject Presents : P.I.N.S Royal Renaissance
In a grand celebration of a half-decade adorned with glamour, The CRayProject celebrates PINS marked at its 5th anniversary with “The Royal Renaissance,” an opulent ode to urban burlesque. Set against the backdrop of a resplendent metropolis, the night unfolded as a...
Hand in Hand Art Show Reception
Long Beach City College Arts Gallery, Arts Council for Long Beach, RHSA Parents for the Arts and Renaissance High School for the Arts are partnering for a visual art show featuring the work of Renaissance students. Join us for a reception Saturday, May 4 from noon to...
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...
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...
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...