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September Creativity Network Mixer

Host: The Creativity Network, LongBeachCulture.org and Viento y Agua Location: Viento y Agua Gallery/Coffee House 4007 E. 4th Street, Long Beach, CA View Map When: Thursday, September 28, 6:30pm to 8:30pm Phone: 562-434-1182 The Creativity Network and LongBeachCulture.org and Viento y Agua Gallery and Coffee House Present A Very Special Creativity Mixer of Art and [...]

East Village Arts District announces new Last Saturday format

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 [...]

SSC Swan Song?

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 [...]

Unit E Gallery & Utopia Restaurant present John Hillis Sanders

“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 [...]

Last Saturday Video

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 [...]

Carpenter Center Season Announced

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 [...]

“Art Exchange” info

by Sander Roscoe Wolff Executive Director LongBeachCulture.org Plans for development of a number of properties along the East side of Long Beach Blvd between Broadway and 3rd are moving along, and the Redevelopment Agency’s commitment to dedicating a portion to the arts remains strong. They’ve reached out to the community, asking for input about how [...]

May 19, 2006, 8:30 p.m. @ {open} (144 Linden)

( Culture andEvents andMusic andReviews )

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 [...]

Creativity Network Update

CREATIVITY NETWORK UPDATE: April 10, 2006 It was another energy-filled evening at Utopia Restaurant last Monday evening. A good crowd of 15 people showed up for more than wine and food. Getting them out of there was the challenge. Cultural exchanges, information exchanges and networking were among the topics thrown out. Of course, it always [...]

Upcoming Events for Esencia Flamenca Dance Company and School

( Culture andDance andEvents andPreviews )

Annual Performance at Cal State Long Beach Esencia Flamenca Dance Comapny and School will present their annual performance at Cal State Long Beach June 3rd in the University Theater at 8pm. This show present over 30 dancers from beginning to Professional levels. The dancers will be accompanied by guitarists Gabriel Osuna and Kambiz Pakandam, singer [...]