Culture

Luis Sanchez Paints the Town

Sanchez said the mural painting process for him, like with any other art job or painting, is the best part…

2 years ago

Melting Pot Ramen: Summer Ramence

Sure, you’ve added egg to ramen before. Maybe it was your go-to move in college. But there are levels to…

2 years ago

The World According To Joan Didion by Evelyn McDonnell

In The World According To Joan Didion, McDonnell talks to those who knew Didion and were inspired by her. Through…

2 years ago

Labor Draws the Line

Universal and InterContinental are just some of the companies experiencing strikes right now in the Los Angeles area, yet both…

2 years ago

How to Ignore 4.5 Million Deaths

How does our media environment so easily dismiss carnage of this scale? Norman Solomon’s new book, War Made Invisible: How…

2 years ago

Long Beach Creative Group Collaborates with Long Beach Open Studio Tour

The self-guided tour will run every Saturday and Sunday in October, from 1 to 5 pm, with each weekend taking…

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Arts Announcements: Call Outs For Muralists and soundpedro Submissions

Call To Mural Artists The San Pedro Waterfront Arts District has been given permission to paint an 80 X 15’…

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The Los Angeles Public Library Acquires Lydia R. Otero Archive

The Lydia R. Otero Archive fills a big gap in the library’s archival collections, shining an important light on the…

2 years ago

“The Motherfucker with the Hat” Wickedly Funny, Superbly Acted

Perhaps no Long Beach theatre company is more unpredictable than its oldest, Long Beach Playhouse. I’ve been reviewing them for…

2 years ago

Pike Restaurant & Bar — Ambrosius Jazz Darlings

None of this intimidated this punk-rock warrior and Reese opened the Pike in 2002. The closed-minded civic attitude was proved…

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