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 collecting information for transmission to the Arts Council’s Strategic Planning Committee. Below, please find a survey. Feel free to cut and paste into a word document and send back to me via e-mail at creativitynetlb@aol.com: THE LONG BEACH CREATIVITY NETWORK SURVEY What would you list as the top three priority issues facing the Creative [...]
It was a good crowd of some 25 people who turned out for another stimulating Salon at C1D Gallery,441 E First Street(Thanks to Enrique Chiu for hosting us). Co-sponsored by CID and LongBeachCulture.Org, the Salon got down to business with talk about the upcoming Strategic Plan for the Arts Council for Long Beach. There’s been [...]
The 2nd District Candidate Forum, held last night in the lobby of the Cooper Arms, was a smash success by any standard. The candidates were in good form, the event was well organized and attended, and interesting issues were addressed. While I was there I took a number of pictures but didn’t use my flash, [...]
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 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 [...]
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 – [...]
The event will be taking place September 6-10, 2006. Enter all genres of feature films, short films, video art, documentaries and screenplays into this highly reputable film festival with a true focus on independent films. Awards include theatrical presentation, distributor screenings, cash awards, software and more. Regular Entry from April 2 to June 3, 2006; [...]