When Bill Burr takes the stage at the Long Beach Terrace Theater on Saturday, he’ll be fulfilling a lifelong dream. Burr will perform stand-up comedy in the exact same spot his comedic idol, Richard Pryor, recorded Burr’s favorite special, “Richard Pryor: Live in Concert,” in 1979. The Boston native has[Read More…]
Arts & Life
Content that focuses on popular culture, local art and music, entertainment and the events. Common topics include lifestyle, television and film, theater, music, video game, food, etc
Insight at the exhibit
Drawing and painting majors Helen Cox and Ja’Rie Gray are sharing the Gatov room in Cal State Long Beach’s art galleries from March 20-24. The two students are pursuing master’s degrees in fine arts, and their thesis requires them to create a gallery exhibit. Gatov east features Cox’s carousel-themed exhibit,[Read More…]
All the ‘menu’ is a stage
A second helping of Theatre Art a’ la Carte, a night where you can choose your entertainment from a menu of options, is coming to Cal State Long Beach May 1. The three-hour gala, which debuted for the first time last year, focuses on showcasing different aspects of student performance[Read More…]
When lightning strikes
There are two types of people in my life: people who respond quickly and accurately to the question, “What house are you in?” and people I don’t have another conversation with. I know I speak for a huge population of millennials when I say my childhood, adolescence and early adulthood[Read More…]
(Our) luck of the Irish
Sometimes, celebrating St. Patrick’s Day is weird for a number of reasons. Whether it be due to the fact that California doesn’t boast extremely high populations of Irish people (excluding our Copy Editor Liam Brown as well as actor Liam Neeson) or simply because not all of us are old[Read More…]
The reproductive justice conversation continues
A lecture hall flooded with Cal State Long Beach students sets the forecast for a typical day of Science 300 classes or a general education math course — but the setting in the Peterson Hall 1 140 lecture hall on Wednesday had students gathering for a different purpose. The documentary[Read More…]
St. Paddy’s events at the end of the rainbow
Celebrate a day filled with luck, laughs and memories while chugging a pitcher of green beer as you enjoy a variety of events and St. Paddy’s festivities. Throughout the Los Angeles area, there are a variety of restaurants, bars and pubs that are celebrating and dedicating a day for the[Read More…]
20 for 20
The Arts Council for Long Beach is looking for 20 creative, art-loving Cal State Long Beach students to become part of their paid internship program Creative Long Beach and help them expose the community to more art. Starting April 4, CSULB students will be able to apply for an internship[Read More…]
Students shorten the GAP
Column: It took little persuasion to recruit students to participate in yesterday’s counter protest against the Genocide Awareness Project. Students parked themselves across the lawn near the Hall of Science, holding signs with phrases including, “My oppression is not your moral battleground” and “I am paying $4,000 for this?” As[Read More…]
Chicano author speaks at Cal State Long Beach
The overfilled lecture hall was silent as students not only listened to a short story but experienced the emotions written in its pages. Manuel Muñoz, a native born and raised in California’s Central Valley, is a renowned author who identifies as gay and explores how Chicanos struggle with poverty, family[Read More…]