The Creativity Network, in partnership with the Museum of Latin American Art, is presenting a first ever Community Television Special and Town Hall Meeting, Re-Imagining the Arts in Long Beach on Saturday, November 3rd, from 2 - 4 pm. Produced by Really Big Boom Productions in association with Charter Communications, the goals of this two […]
Please attend the 2nd District Forum focused on
The 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness
Wednesday, November 15
6:00-8:00 PM
Bixby Park
130 Cherry Avenue, Long Beach
The 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness has developed a cohesive
series of plans to end homelessness in Long Beach. For the past year and a
half, 10-year plan subcommittees have developed detailed goals, and now the
10-year […]
The Press Telegram covered the meeting between Phil Hester, Director of the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department, and the community served by the Homeland Cultural Center. Orlando Greenhill, who teaches an improvised music class at the center, speaks passionately about the impact Zoot Velasco has had on every person at the center.
I’m […]
Aleks Figuroa has an admirable goal: To bring an ancient art form to the East Village Arts District. Once viewed as low-brow and unsavory, tattoo art has become part of the zeitgeist, part of popular culture, and has developed a decidedly upscale clientele.
Like many Cities, Long Beach has rather strict laws that […]
As you may already know, a series of forums were held recently to explore the challenges, opportunities, and priorities facing the creative community in Long Beach. These forums arose from a series of informal mixers started by the Creativity Network which was co-founded by Arts Council Executive Board member Antonio Pedro Ruiz. These […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 best to use the arts portion […]
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 […]