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(M)asking Questions is coming to Cal Rep

Cal Rep presents (M)asking Questions: The Life Stages of Humanitas Persona University Players presents The Last Five Years Buy Tickets Online University Players presents The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown directed by Joanne Gordon May 5-May 13 General Admission: $15, Students: $12, Faculty/Staff/Seniors: $12 Tuesday through Thursday at 7 PM, Friday and Saturday [...]

This Week’s Events

On the LBC Blog this week, check out the Found Theatre’s upcoming event, Songwriter’s In The Round, and on the LBC Calendar, their production of David & Amy Sedaris’ play

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHING ARTISTS

ARTS FOR ALL: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHING ARTISTS If you are a teaching artist who wants to maintain the integrity of your creative vision in your arts lessons’ while aligning with the California State Academic Content Standards in the Visual and Performing Arts and other core curricular areas such as Open Court, these workshops [...]

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

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 [...]

Question: Aside from money, what can the City do to help Arts and Culture flourish?

I have a few ideas of my own, but I know there are lots of smart, creative people who are brimming with ideas about how to make our fair City a supportive home for Arts and Culture. Here’s your opportunity to share them! Post them as comments on this post.

Question: What do you think of the East Village Arts District?

Do you know where it is? Have you been there, or attended any events? If not, why not? How big is it? Should the City be focusing its arts related resources in one area, or should they spread them out across the entire city? What kinds of businesses are there? What kinds of businesses, or [...]

Question: What is the Arts Council?

Have you heard of the Arts Council for Long Beach? (If it helps, they used to be known as the Public Corporation for the Arts.) What do they do? Are they relevant to what you’re doing, or to your interests? What would you like to see them do? Please post your answers as comments on [...]

Question: What’s possible for the new development on LB Blvd?

There’s a new development in the works, and the Redevelopment Agency has been working with designers and the developers to include a portion of this new construction specifically for something arts related. I’ve heard several ideas about how to use this space, which ranges from 20,000 – 30,000 square feet. There has been discussion, for [...]

The Long Beach Creativity Network – Survey

The Creativity Network is an informal network of artists of every discipline, arts educators, arts organizations and others who assemble once a month to meet, greet and dialogue about art and culture in Long Beach. Since October of 2005, they have gathered at Utopia Restaurant in the East Village Arts District, to exchange business cards, [...]