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Hot (A)live theatre at MOLAA

By Greggory Moore The Museum of Latin American Art’s first-ever theatrical event was business as usual for Alive Theatre, who in their short existence have formed a habit of making non-traditional venues fit to their purposes, purposes that have ranged from the high literary to burlesque and camp. On March 29 it was José Rivera’s [...]

“28 Plays Later” = 21st-Century Vaudeville

By Greggory Moore If you happened to check out both the Gazette and OC Weekly reviews of Alive Theatre’s 28 Plays Later, you’re probably very confused. As the Gazette has it, this is maybe the single greatest theatre experience ever, while the OC Weekly wants to warn you off of wasting precious minutes of your [...]

An Open Letter to Long Beach Opera, et al.

To all concerned with Long Beach Opera’s production of Ricky Ian Gordon’s “Orpheus and Euridice”: Greetings. I attended the February 19, 2008, performance “Orpheus and Euridice”. Let me blow right past a heartfelt but admittedly generic “Bravo!” and mention a small number of the specific things for which I’d like to commend you: *The score [...]

Jonathan Richman Performed at {open}…

…and You Missed It By Greggory Moore I had never heard of Jonathan Richman—by name, anyway (see below)—and dropped by {open} on December 1 really just to say hello. The show had begun promptly at (or near) its scheduled 8 p.m. start time and was already underway as I stepped through the door. Although I [...]

Re-Imagining the Arts in Long Beach – A Community Television Special

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 [...]

Schooled In Song – A Benefit Concert

On September 8th a group of talented local musicians will be sharing their gifts in an intimate acoustic performance at the Carpenter Center to raise funds in support of Arts programs for kids in Long Beach schools. Justin Hectus, one of the event’s organizers, and a long-time supporter of arts and music in Long Beach, [...]

The Westside Mural Project

By Porschia Baker Special to LBC Constructing community bridges linking creativity, unity and education, the Westside Mural Project proves reputation alone is not enough to assume you know the Westside of Long Beach: there is always a story painted behind stories. Located on the Westside of Santa Fe Avenue, on a cement wall between 23rd [...]