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Long Beach Art Scene: With new executive director, Compound unveils group exhibit, ‘When the Veil Thins’
Compound, the Zaferia-based art-meets-food concept, has not only named a new executive director but will also be unveiling its first major group exhibit, When the Veil Thins, curated by artists Tofer Chin and Mari Orkenyi.
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Long Beach Art Scene: Cool Cat Collective launches Monster Cats art show
Oh yes, the Monster Cats art show is making its debut, Long Beach. Cool Cat Collective, the city's sole space dedicated to all things furry'n'feline.
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House music meets Burning Man: Lupe Fuentes leads Ascend on Pine block party
Calling all the house-heads and all the Burners: Ascend on Pine is coming to Downtown Long Beach on Sept. 6.
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2028 Summer Olympics and Long Beach: Your guide to everything happening
The 2028 Summer Olympics will be hosted by our neighbor to the north—and it will have massive impacts on Long Beach. Here is your complete guide to what is being proposed, where things are happening, and what improvements (yes, improvements!) are happenin
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‘Long Beach Bowl’ amphitheater concept at the Queen Mary takes another step toward reality
It is being dubbed the "Long Beach Bowl"—think Greek Theater in capacity and Hollywood Bowl in style. And it will be by the Queen Mary with the DTLB skyline as its backdrop.
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West Long Beach staple Gemmae Bake Shop officially takes over a fire station in Bixby Knolls
After months of negotiations with the City—including its Cultural Heritage Commission—it official. Filipino staple Gemmae Bake Shop will move into the now-abandoned Fire Station 9 in Bixby Knolls.
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1984 torch carried through Long Beach will be on display at Legends for Olympics kick-off party
Legends, the Belmont Shore sports bar staple, will be hosting an Olympics kick-off and watch party as the opening ceremony from Paris will air on Friday, July 26, at 9AM.
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Watch Me Sports Bar—Long Beach’s first space dedicated to women’s sports—to open July 26
Watch Me Sports Bar (stylized Watch Me!)—which took over the former Playa Amor space earlier this year—will officially open Friday, July 26 at 4PM. And with that opening, brings Long Beach its first space solely dedicated to women's sports.
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Long Beach Lost: Bill Viola’s death reminds us we once owned the world’s most prominent collection of video art
Following complications with Alzheimer's, famed and pioneering video artist Bill Viola died—reminding us we (literally) gave away an important collection of art.
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Cool Cat Collective is the ultimate space for the cat lovers (and rescuers) of Long Beach
Long Beach's Cool Cat Collective is, indeed, the consummate cat lover space. The newest addition to 4th Street's growing business district as it sprawls beyond the confines of Retro Row, Cool Cat Collective is part humanitarian effort, part art space, part retail business that seeks to bring in All Things Kitty.
