Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Culture & Commentary

Long Beach Art Scene: With upcoming remake, Art Theatre to screen original ‘Nosferatu’ with live score

The Art Theatre Long Beach will be screening the 1922 horror classic Nosferatu with a live score by Jack Curtis Dubowsky.

Long Beach Art Scene: Yes, there’s a Childless Cat Lady Art Works Show—or CCLAWS. And it’s everything you want.

One should not mess with cats or their owners. Or you shall rightfully receive the wrath. Like a full on, two-space exhibit dubbed the Childless Cat Lady Art Works Show (or CCLAWS) coming to Long Beach on Sept. 27.

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.

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.

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.

A Signal Hill Model T race? Yes, there’s a Model T race up Signal Hill about to happen

The race where Model Ts attempted to climb up Signal Hill? It had been a tradition that once ran from the 1950s until the late 1970s. And in honor of Signal Hill's centennial, the race returns on Sept. 14.

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

‘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.

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.

Ways to escape the city without ever having to actually leave Long Beach

There are ways to escape Long Beach without leaving Long Beach—and they require nothing more than a bit of exploration with transit, your feet, your bike, or your wheelchair.
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