By Greggory Moore I had never heard of FOUND Magazine, and I’d never been a fan of “found art,” reading the side panel of a cereal box and such. So lame. But I was promised a good time, and so I showed up at {open} fashionably late but on time to see show #28 on [...]
Chase Frank, inventor of the Songwriter’s Supper Club that has thrived lo these many years at diPiazza’s, sent us this: June and July will be the last of Songwriters Supper Club. I am touring alot and soon I will be moving out of state and my time is short. It’s been a good run, don’t [...]
“Three” Site-specific installation by John Hillis Sanders June 20– Aug 20, 2006 Unit E Gallery 117 Linden Ave # E Long Beach, CA 90802 Gallery Hours: By appointment (562)432-6888 Opening Reception at Utopia Saturday June 24, 3 – 6 pm “Three” Video and Photographs are available for viewing at Utopia Mon – Fri 11:00 am [...]
by Sander Roscoe Wolff At last Saturday’s Last Saturday event in the East Village Arts District, I wandered around and shot some video. I edited it down to about 5 minutes, and you can watch a rather large but low-res version of it here. The excitement was palpable as I wandered East on Broadway toward [...]
By Greggory Moore The last of several forums for candidates running for the Second District City Council seat was put on by the East Village Arts District on May 24 in the Grand Salon of the Cooper Arms building. This piece will not pretend to be any sort of comprehensive coverage. This was my first [...]
We’re fortunate to have many wonderful performance venues here in Long Beach. The Carpenter Center is certainly one of them. They recently announced their ’06-’07 lineup: The new season captures the magic, beauty, and exhilaration of the world’s cultures, and theatre’s ability to transport us to far away places. Celebrate with us the resilience of [...]
By Greggory Moore I may not be in the loop. I may not be hip. I’m quite certain I’m ignorant of a great many things. Still, I feel safe in guessing that there’s no place in Long Beach (at least) that regularly features as eclectic a mix of musical and other performers as {open}. In [...]
The Captiva Collection Polaroids by Naida Osline In the Project Room: Jenna Gallemore May 20 – June 23, 2006 Reception for the Artists: Saturday, May 20, 6-8pm The Office An Art Space 5122 Bolsa Ave. Suite #110, Huntington Beach, Ca 92649 Phone: 714-767-5861 Email, office@theofficeart.com Web site, < http://www.theofficeart.com> Blog, < http://www.theocartblog/typepad.com> Hours, Tuesday – [...]
Host: The Creativity Network, LongBeachCulture.Org and C1D Gallery Location: C1D Gallery 441 East First Street, Long Beach, CA View Map When: Monday, May 22, 6:30pm to 8:30pm Phone: 562-244-3142 THE CREATIVITY NETWORK, In association with LONGBEACHCULTURE.ORG and CID GALLERY, Invite you to a special edition of The Creativity Salon. Enjoy “CONNECTIONS”, a group exhibition of [...]
By Greggory Moore If all politics is local (as was once asserted by former House Speaker “Tip” O’Neill), it is the actions on the streets that agglomerate to form the whole of our political reality. With this in mind, on May 6 {open} hosted a screening of Street Fight, the Academy Award-nominated documentary about the [...]