Melina Paris

Melina Paris is a Southern California-based writer, who connects local community to ARTS & Culture, matters of Social Justice and the Environment. Melina is also producer and host of Angel City Culture Quest podcast, featured on RLN website and wherever you get your podcasts.

Gal Pals & Pet Pals: Storytellers & Rescuers Unite for a Night of Community

In 2024, GIF students turned their cameras toward their own community, creating a documentary project titled Compassion In Action, which…

18 hours ago

Ai Weiwei’s Turandot

The revolutionary artist and iconoclastic activist’s selection of this opera, once banned in China, aligns with his challenging of norms.…

19 hours ago

The American Years: Guillaume Zuili’s Cinematic Vision of the West

Zuili called the contrast of scenes between the urban landscape and Joshua Tree, the yin and the yang. “It's a…

20 hours ago

Long Beach Vibes Showcases Character of an Irrepressible City, Opening Oct. 11

Included works relate to, represent, or challenge the idea of Long Beach. The show is being presented in the Rod…

2 days ago

Michael Stearns Studio Ignites Dialogue with Public Discourse

In an era of conflict and division, Public Discourse asserts art's unique capacity to translate raw emotion into collective reflection.

4 weeks ago

Random Happening: Watts Towers Arts Center Celebrates Drum and Jazz Festivals, Sept. 27, 28

The Day of the Drum Festival, Sept. 27, is dedicated to the heartbeat of cultures worldwide

4 weeks ago

Tessellated Visions: An Interview

Designer, engineer and an artist, Douglas Johnson creates the unexpected with his kinetic, color-drenched tessellation paintings. Each one of his…

1 month ago

What Is San Pedro Doing, and Why Is It All Happening on One Night?

One thing RLN has heard consistently from San Pedro artists is that the PBID doesn’t communicate with its neighbors —…

2 months ago

Dreams, Doppelgangers, and Parallel Universes

Dreams, Doppelgangers, and Parallel Universes, by artist Perin Mahler, presents an intriguing blend of surrealism and socio-political commentary.

2 months ago

Bridging San Pedro

Connecting residents and expected visitors of the waterfront destination, West Harbor, to San Pedro’s historic downtown arts district (both less…

3 months ago