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.

We 12 Kings CD Listening Party Lights Up December’s First Thursday ArtWalk

Join the listening party for this sublime Christmas album with a different spin. The eclectic We 12 Kings phenomenal arrangements…

1 week ago

Am I Next? Public Art Campaign Rises as a Bold Call for Justice

Through projections of images, measuring about 20 by 30 feet, billboards and visual storytelling, the campaign brings real faces and…

2 weeks ago

Holiday Giving Guide Supporting Local Nonprofits Across Long Beach and the Harbor Area

  Supporting Local Nonprofits Across Long Beach and the Harbor Area Compiled by Melina Paris As the holiday season arrives,…

2 weeks ago

Twelve Kings, One Vision, Terence Toy’s Sacred Soundtrack to the Season

We 12 Kings became a deeply spiritual collaboration among 12 male artists. Originally intended to include both male and female…

4 weeks ago

Becoming Daddy AF, Through Dance and Storytelling

At 65 years of age, Roussève stands, through his diagnosis, still performing, writing, creating and working. This in itself is…

1 month ago

Reverberations, On View at Sala Gallery San Pedro

As you enter the living room of the home gallery, two pieces that look as though they were made for…

2 months ago

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…

2 months 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.…

2 months 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…

2 months 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…

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