From documentary films about human trafficking to short blocks about hip hop culture, the Long Beach Indie Film, Media and Music Festival welcomes viewers of various interests with a wide selection of film screenings. In celebration of diversity on and off the silver screen, Long Beach Indie will be showcasing[Read More…]
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CSULB MFA student art gallery showcases Internal and external beauty regimens
Food in hair sounds just as disturbing as hair in food, which is why the two are typically kept apart. But the newest student exhibit in the Fine Art Buildings might make you think twice about the hair in your soup. California State University, Long Beach sculpture art graduate student[Read More…]
Pagan Pride Day educates Long Beach about the religion
A group of men and women dressed in lacy, multicolored suits with two-tone face paint line up, crisscrossed in rows. When the live music begins, they spring merrily to life, swinging batons and prancing in circles as they perform a modern rendition of a traditional Morris Dance. On Sunday Pagans[Read More…]
Jane Lynch brings awkward night to Carpenter Center
…and miss. It isn’t terribly comforting when every usher warns loudly that there will be no intermission; the first page of the program even included that notice in bold italics. That warning starts to really hit hard when the introductory speeches and songs are still in full swing nearly a[Read More…]
Amber Rose leads protestors gathered in Downtown L.A. for a Slut Walk
A feminist wave crashed into Pershing Square in Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday as hundreds of people in shameless nudity, colorful body paint, star-shaped pasties and lace teddies gathered for a Slut Walk to protest sexual violence, victim blaming, derogatory labels and gender inequality. Protesters made their point by dressing[Read More…]
Preview: ‘Shakespeare in the raw: Macbeth’
Something wicked this way comes. The CSULB University Players are putting on a bare bones production of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.” The “in the raw” approach to the play adheres to the philosophy that less is more. “There’s absolutely no technical support,” said Elizabeth Swain, director of the play and adjunct theatre[Read More…]
Live Music Calendar
The weekend is night, good people. And you know what that means: Time to close the books and burn a rug. I know you’ve all been waiting for this calendar all week, so without further ado: Thursday: Strange Lot Platonic The War Toys Moondreamzzz Que Sera 1923 East 7th Street,[Read More…]
Behind the veil and vault
Move over Walt Disney Concert Hall, a new architectural masterpiece moved in across the street in Los Angeles this week. The Broad Museum on Grand Avenue opened its doors Sunday, ushering visual arts connoisseurs in to view its 250 masterworks of contemporary art, according to a press release. Art collectors[Read More…]
Fight for our right to read
Freedom to read might seem different from freedom of speech but it’s actually one and the same. If no one is allowed to take in your speech—no matter how unorthodox it is—you have no freedom of speech. Started in 1982, Banned Books Week aims to bring awareness to the history[Read More…]
CSULB art student showcase: Viva la Loteria!
A buffet of festive Hispanic foods lined the entrance into the Gatov West Art Gallery while Ranchera music filled the air. In the very center of the room, Loteria cards and pinto beans sat atop a table for visitors to interact with. Five California State University, Long Beach art majors[Read More…]