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L.A. Phil Performs Free Concert at Cerritos Center

Editor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:30:17 +0000

The Los Angeles Philharmonic will perform a free concert at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA) on Wednesday, September 29, at 7:30pm.

The full orchestra will be conducted by Manuel Lopez and will perform for one hour with no intermission.

“The Los Angeles Philharmonic is one of the treasures of LA County,” said Supervisor Knabe. “This is a unique opportunity to see the Los Angeles Philharmonic perform outside of downtown, and I encourage our residents to attend this free concert.”

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Grant will Help Cal State Students Produce Their Own Films

Editor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:30:54 +0000

The Film and Electronic Arts Department at Cal State Long Beach (CSULB) has received a $50,000 grant from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) that will directly aid students in their efforts to produce their own films.

In all, HFPA presented a record $1.54 million in financial grants to 41 film schools and non-profit organizations at its recent annual installation luncheon in Beverly Hills.

“The money from the grant goes directly to our students,” said Michael Pounds, professor and chair of CSULB’s Film and Electronic Arts’ (FEA) Department. “It funds the production of student documentaries and narrative films and other student film projects. We have classes here in film appreciation and production and this money allows us to give students a chance to make films they otherwise could not afford to do.”

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Studio 1021’s Painting and Ceramics Exhibition

Editor — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:47 +0000

Studio 1021 is presenting a one-night exhibition featuring the vibrant paintings of Patrick Farrand and the organic ceramic sculptures and pottery of Sonia Farrand. Come see the work of Studio 1021’s owners, while enjoying a complimentary hors d’oeuvre and cocktail reception. Support the Long Beach arts at this entirely FREE event.

The Studio 1021 one-night exhibition is Saturday, October 2, 2010, from 7-10 p.m. Studio 1021 is located at 1021 E. Broadway Long Beach, CA 90802.

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Unveiling of the “Say Cheese Long Beach!” 24-Hour Digital Photo Exhibit This Friday

Editor — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:30:51 +0000

Photo by Steve Harwood

Several hundred 4×6 images depicting Long Beach submitted for the Say Cheese Long Beach! 24 hour digital photo contest will be unveiled Friday, Sept. 3, 2010 at the Expo building, during the Bixby Knolls First Fridays. The public is invited to view the exhibit and watch as approximately $1,500 is awarded at the awards ceremony. There is no charge to attend.

Some 100 seasoned and amateur photographers spent August 28 & 29 all over Long Beach immortalizing the city through digital photography. Each participant was welcome to submit 10-12 images to be judged for the contest and to be considered for the exhibit. A photo book is expected to be created with the images after the exhibit. The 24-hour timeframe from noon on Saturday to noon on Sunday offered young and old a chance to explore their creative, humorous or serious side to generate a blended expression of our community.

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Greater Los Angeles Master of Fine Arts Exhibition and CSULB MFA Open Studios: Sunday, September 5

Editor — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:30:18 +0000

The Greater Los Angeles Masters of Fine Arts Exhibition 2010 (GLAMFA) opens September 5, 2010 through September 9, 2010 at California State University, Long Beach. Concurrently, the University also hosts the graduate Open Studios.

Over 70 emerging artists will be featured at the GLAMFA / Open Studios event, now in its sixth year. GLAMFA is the premiere regional MFA exhibition for the Southern California area. The show aims to generate and maintain an active dialogue between an emerging generation of LA artists and its public.

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Aquarium of the Pacific Hosts New Urban Ocean Festival

Editor — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:30:47 +0000

Photo by Jeremy Zawodny

In Southern California, more than 20 million people live within 50 miles of the Pacific Ocean. The Aquarium of the Pacific will explore and celebrate Southern California’s Urban Ocean with a new weekend festival that looks at human and wildlife uses of this amazing part of the world ocean. The event will include an art contest and exhibit, mural painting, poetry readings, music, food, and educational activities. There will also be a Poetry and Photography Boat Cruise on Saturday, September 11, 2010, and the Urban Ocean Boat Cruise on Sunday, September 12, 2010, for an additional cost. Each cruise will last approximately two to two and a half hours and will depart from dock #2, which is next to the Aquarium.

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International City Theatre announces 2011 Season

Editor — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:00:05 +0000

International City Theatre, Long Beach’s Professional Resident Theater Company at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center, has announced an engaging lineup of five plays for 2011.

In keeping with its mission to present affordable, quality, professional theater that is entertaining, intellectually stimulating and emotionally satisfying, ICT’s 26th season will feature a mix of two musicals – one edgy, West Coast premiere and one rare revival – and three character-driven comedies.

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Tosca’s Kiss (Il Bacio di Tosca) Sunday at The Art Theatre

Editor — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:00:38 +0000

LBOpera Cinema presents Tosca’s Kiss (Il Bacio di Tosca) at the Art Theatre of Long Beach on Sunday August 29, 2010. Long Beach Opera (LBO) has partnered with The Art Theatre of Long Beach to bring LBOpera Cinema to the many opera lovers in Long Beach. Join fellow enthusiasts for opera films you won’t see anywhere else!

“Of all my works, that which pleases me the most is the Casa that I had built in Milan to shelter elderly singers who have not been favored by fortune, or who when they were young did not have the virtue of saving their money. Poor and dear companions of my life!” (Giuseppe Verdi)

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Children’s Popcorn Theatre’s “The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk” Saturday at Bixby Park

Editor — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:00:49 +0000

The Long Beach Shakespeare Company’s Shakespeare for Kids by the Sea and Children’s Popcorn Theatre return to the Bixby Park Bandshell Saturday, August 28 for a free theater production for children.

The Children’s Popcorn Theatre’s “The True Story of Jack & the Beanstalk” will be performed at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28th. Families are encouraged to bring a blanket and sack lunches to the performance. The production, part of the 2010 Long Beach Sea Festival, will be sponsored by Z Pizza in Belmont Shore.

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KMP Artists Present Master Concert Pianist Philip Fortenberry in Free Showcase at The Queen Mary’s Starboard Lounge

Editor — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:00:18 +0000

Philip Fortenberry

On Wednesday September 1st 2010 the critically acclaimed concert pianist and Broadway conductor Philip Fortenberry will entertain Long Beach with three free half hour concert showcases at The Queen Mary’s historic Starboard Lounge at 1126 Queen’s Highway in Long Beach.

Fortenberry, who is currently the associate conductor for the Las Vegas production of the hit musical Jersey Boys at the Palazzo, has had the pleasure of working with such icons as Eartha Kitt and Madonna. At Broadway’s Roundabout Theater he was the pianist for the musical revue of the music of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, The Look of Love, as well as for Harry Connick, Jr. and Susan Stroman’s Broadway production of Thou Shalt Not.

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13th Brazilian Street Carnaval Returns to the Long Beach Promenade September 19

Editor — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:00:27 +0000

SambaLá Samba School and Contemporanea Drums announce the 13th installment of the Brazilian Street Carnaval taking place on Sunday, September 19, 2010 on the downtown Promenade in Long Beach California.

This year’s event features a Rio-Style Parade at 3:30 pm, a Trio-Electrico Parade at 5:30 pm, and Brazilian bands, food, and booths all day. Headlining the entertainment for this year’s event is SambaLa Samba School, Made in Bahia, Pagode with Cupim. Other groups include Samba 4 U Bloco, Capoeira Centro Sul, Natalia & Daniel, Raiz Brasil Dance Troupe, TMA Music, and Zumba. Proceeds for the event benefit children in Brazil via the charitable organization “Casa do Caminho” located in Rio de Janeiro state. Organizers have rolled back prices to help out in this recession dropping $5 off prices from 2 years ago.

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Zoppé Family Circus Comes to Downtown Long Beach

Editor — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:00:40 +0000

The Carpenter Center at Cal State Long Beach is proud to present the Zoppé Family Circus in Downtown Long Beach for eight performances, October 7-10. Performances will be held under a colorful Circus tent at the corner of Broadway and Long Beach Blvd., adjacent to the Acres of Books building.

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Festival arrives to Jazz Up Your Summer

Editor — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:13:15 +0000

Jazz Festival returns to Rainbow Lagoon this weekend.

The 23rd Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival begins tonight with Boney James, the Orginal Jazz Crusaders, and more. The Jazz Festival takes place August 13-15, 2010 at Rainbow Lagoon Park.

As with previous festivals, the three-day music extravaganza has a special theme and focus—Jazz Up Your Summer. The Jazz Festival showcases the exciting and evolving styles of Smooth and Straight Ahead Jazz, and Rhythm & Blues Music with a lineup that brings together some of the very best performers from the genre.

As one of the longest-running annual jazz festivals in Southern California, the Long Beach Jazz Festival offers something for everyone, from soulful party-vibe, smooth jazz grooves to more traditional jazz improvisation.

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Save the Long Beach Municipal Band; city continues search for funds

Editor — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:30:39 +0000

Noted composer Herbert L. Clarke surrounded by the Long Beach Municipal Band Majorettes. The Long Beach Municipal Band is an historical treasure that has been playing music for more than 100 years.

5th District Councilmember Gerrie Schipske has posted several articles on her blog to help residents understand the budget breakdown for the summer concerts and the Long Beach Municipal Band.

Each summer the City spends $432,000 or $16,000 each concert for this 101 year tradition. A detailed memo prepared by City Manager Pat West outlines the costs involved.

Mayor Bob Foster stated at Tuesday’s Council Meeting that he is committed to finding a solution to the funding of the Long Beach Municipal Band.

One solution to maintain the funding of the Long Beach Municipal Band is for the City to find corporate sponsors.

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RDA unveils massive art project in downtown Long Beach

Editor — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:30:16 +0000

The Long Beach Redevelopment Agency (RDA), in partnership with the Arts Council for Long Beach (Arts Council), announces Urban Lab: Chantilly Clad – a new, innovative temporary public art project in downtown Long Beach.

Urban Lab: Chantilly Clad, by artists Freya Bardell and Brian Howe of Los Angeles-based Greenmeme, uses port-related objects and materials to create a canopy and stage for hosting outdoor performances, workshops and events.

The public is invited to its dedication, on the northwest corner of Ocean Boulevard and Lime Avenue, on August 13, 2010 at 5:00 pm.

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We Love Long Beach Arts: Campaign keeps the arts alive in LB

Editor — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:30:13 +0000

On Wednesday August 11, 2010 from 5:30-7:30pm at the Long Beach Museum of Art, many of Long Beach’s heavy hitters will be joining forces for a very important cause: Arts in the Long Run.

“Arts in the Long Run” is an event hosted by the Arts Council for Long Beach in partnership with We Love Long Beach and The Jazz Angels to raise awareness about recent drastic cuts to community-based arts programs, as well as in-school and afterschool arts education and kickoff “We Love Long Beach Arts,” a charity campaign that will raise funds and help restore funding to community and school based arts programs in Long Beach.

Long Beach has been faced with the challenge of keeping arts programs afloat for years and now many of these programs are in crises. In the midst of a troubled economy, arts programs have experienced anywhere from a 30-60% decrease in funding in recent years.

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Art-Lantic Ave. Comes Alive For First Fridays In Bixby Knolls Tonight

Editor — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 20:07:55 +0000

Tonight’s First Fridays runs the gamut of sights and sounds along Art-Lantic Avenue from Led Zeppelin to the Jazz Angels, from art pieces to pirates, and from Dixieland to Peter Pan.

Bixby Knolls welcomes our beloved former mayor Beverly O’Neill & Harry Saltzgaver to the Historical Society of Long Beach who will be signing copies of their new book “Passionately Positive: The Beverly O’Neill Story.” As always, you are encouraged to visit all the venues, expect the unexpected, try something new, and even “dress to express.”

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Councilman Dee Andrews Presents Family Free Sunday at MOLAA

Editor — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:00:31 +0000

The City of Long Beach and 6th District Councilman Dee Andrews is pleased to present the Family Free Sunday, at the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA), on Sunday, August 15th.

Long Beach residents are invited to join Councilman Dee Andrews for an afternoon of free family fun and activities at MOLAA, featuring art workshops for the whole family and docent led tours of the exhibitions. “One of our Cities greatest assets is the fusion of many cultures. Incorporating art and cultural events like this one is very important to our social awareness”, said Councilman Andrews.

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Queen Mary brings legendary performers to intimate venue for Summer Concert Series

Editor — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:30:12 +0000

The “Summer Concert Series at the Queen Mary” kicks off on Fri., Aug. 13 at 7:30 p.m. with a performance by folk music legend Joan Baez and special guest Roger McGuinn. This will be the first of several concerts planned for August and September at the Harry Bridges Memorial Park at the Queen Mary.

Harry Bridges Memorial Park is a unique venue with sweeping views of the Queen Mary, harbor, marina and the picturesque Long Beach skyline. The intimate concert space offers outdoor seating for up to 3,000 guests.

The Queen Mary concerts are part of the summer-long 2010 Long Beach Sea Festival. Additional shows will include performances by Motown giant Smokey Robinson, legendary Southern California rock band the Beach Boys and three-time Grammy-Award winning folk-rock artist Lucinda Williams and special guest JP, Chrissie & The Fairground Boys.

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A Community Unites to Keep the Arts Alive in Long Beach

Editor — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:00:01 +0000

On Wednesday August 11, 2010 at the Long Beach Museum of Art, many of Long Beach’s heavy hitters will be joining forces for a very important cause: “Arts in the Long Run.”

“Arts in the Long Run” is an event hosted by the Arts Council for Long Beach in partnership with We Love Long Beach and The Jazz Angels to raise awareness about recent drastic cuts to community-based arts programs, as well as in-school and afterschool arts education and kickoff “We Love Long Beach Arts,” a charity campaign that will raise funds and help restore funding to community and school based arts programs in Long Beach.

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