The Wood Sculpture of William Hunter, 1970-2005 October 6 – December 10, 2006 Press Preview Reception with Artist William Hunter, Thursday, October 5, 2006, 5 -6 p.m. Long Beach, CA — Transforming Vision: The Wood Sculpture of William Hunter, 1970-2005 is the first retrospective exhibition of the work of seminal American artist William Hunter, a [...]
The Arts Council for Long Beach Board of Directors cordially invites you to attend the 2006 STATE OF THE ARTS LUNCHEON Heartbeat of Our Culture Tuesday, September 12, 2006 State of the Arts Honorees: James H. Ackerman Arts Philanthropy Award: Honorable Don Knabe, Supervisor 4th District Lifetime Achievement Award: Nini Horn, Community Leader Distinguished Arts [...]
by Sander Roscoe Wolff We live in a city of nearly half a million people, yet only a small fraction of the residents participate in the most basic form of community advocacy: voting. Long Beach, according to the 2000 census, is home to the sixth highest poverty rate of any city in the country. While [...]
By Greggory Moore “You guys were fantastic,” I said as I handed over $10 for C.O.M.A.’s CD immediately after they finished their set. “That was the greatest jazz performance I’ve seen.” What I meant by my embarrassed gush was not that I’m an expert on live jazz, nor that C.O.M.A. deserves to be summed up [...]
SoundWalk2006 has a new date!!! This year’s event will take place on Saturday, October 7th. The SoundWalk website has been updated and the submission information is now available. Please forward to any and all that may be interested in participating in this year’s third annual event. We look forward to hearing from you. Best, FLOOD [...]
@ {open} 144 Linden Ave. Downtown LB 90802 562.499.OPEN // accessopen.com Friday, July 21st / 8:30pm / donation$ C.O.M.A. + Minus Radio info: C.O.M.A. (California Outside Music Associates) C.O.M.A. California Outside Music Associates inspired by the influences of Ornette Coleman and world music, blend sound creating a free expressive music. Originating from backgrounds in music [...]
In order to advance the aims of the organzation as outlined in the mission statement, the East Village Arts District, Inc. has adopted the following change of format for Last Saturday: Monthly Last Saturday event promoting exhibitions in galleries and shops Allows greater monthly focus on exhibitions and businesses Increases circulation throughout the District, encouraging [...]
Thursday, July 27, 6-8pm is the scheduled date for the next Long Beach Creativity Network Mixer. It will be another great opportunity to meet other members of Long Beach’s growing Creative Community. Details to follow.
We received the following: Allow me to introduce myself. I am Deb Barrett and work for Grace McNamara, Inc. We are producing a trade show at the Long Beach Convention Center August 15-17, 2006. I am writing in hopes that we might work with LongBeachCulture.org for some of our special event efforts for the show. [...]
By Greggory Moore Some musicians are looking to catch on as widely as possible, right down to finding that perfect group name and that catchy hook. None of these people were featured at {open} Saturday, as the two groups who played didn’t even bother with names, let alone “songs” or hooks. There were just five [...]