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Robert Mapplethorpe Papers and Photographs Archive

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The archive is now available to researchers. The archive spans the artist’s career from his student days at Pratt Institute in the 1960s through his more well-known photographs from the 1980s. The archive includes sculpture and assemblages, collages, cut-outs, early drawings and paintings, Polaroids, and examples of large-format photographic prints of flowers, portraits, nudes, and sadomasochistic subjects.
Website Link
getty.edu/research/collections/collection/113Y6W
Event Date
Event Location

Online at the Getty Center
United States

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
310.440.7300
Event ID
10317782
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Island Block Jam Sessions

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum (PIEAM) presents Island Block Jam Sessions, six live contemporary music performances by seasoned Pasifika artists. This Virtual Backstage provides an inside look into the artists’ backstories. Their music is a gift for our ancestors and all the little spirits of the human journey. This is where music and mana meet.  
Website Link
pieam.org/virtual-backstage
Event Date
Event Location

Online at Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum
695 Alamitos Ave.
Long Beach, 90802
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.7751664, -118.1804853

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10315066
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The Crazy Superhero Vacation

Event Type
Family Activity
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

The Crazy Superhero Vacation is a production by Ms. Neate’s class at Vena Avenue Elementary. Animation and editing are by Pieter Hardeman of Toy Story Lab. Southland Sings is a creative organization using the arts to unlock creative potential through live opera, musical theatre production, education assemblies, and music composition for all ages.

Website Link
https://youtu.be/sr8WkH259N4?si=nXrOCB_qMepwoHCm
Event Date
Event Location

YouTube
CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
36.778261, -119.4179324

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10302875
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Beach Movie Nights at Dockweiler

Event Type
Family Activity
Film
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Enjoy family-friendly movie screenings on the sand, by the waves, and under the stars at the Dockweiler Youth Center this summer. Be sure to bring blankets and bundle up. RSVP at the website
Website Link
beaches.lacounty.gov/beachmovienights/
Event Date
-
Event Location

Dockweiler Youth Center
12505 Vista Del Mar
Playa del Rey, 90293
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.9224286, -118.4319057

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
RSVP at the website 
Event ID
10321855
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THE MUSIC CENTER’S DANCE DTLA

Event Type
Dance
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Join the thousands who dance the night away under the stars. The Music Center’s Dance DTLA returns for its 20th summer with eight nights of in-person beginner dance lessons that include easy-to-follow steps and a different dance genre experience each week.
Website Link
musiccenter.org/dancedtla
Event Date
-
Event Location

Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center
135 N. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0569567, -118.2482107

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10317899
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The Music Center’s Dance DTLA Summer 2024

Event Type
Dance
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Join the thousands who dance the night away under the stars. The Music Center’s Dance DTLA returns this summer for its 20th year with eight nights of in-person beginner dance lessons with easy-to-follow steps so Guests can hit the dance floor to practice their new moves with a different dance genre each week.  
Website Link
musiccenter.org/dancedtla
Event Date
-
Event Location

Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center
135 N. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0569567, -118.2482107

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10317508
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COLA 2024 Grand Performances

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

The City of Los Angeles (COLA) Individual Artist Fellowship by the DCA (Department of Cultural Affairs) allows accomplished artists to create new work with increased freedom to innovate and experiment in the disciplines of design, visual arts, literary arts, and performing arts.

Grand Performances presents live showcases by 2024 COLA Artist Fellows Sehba Sarwar, Dorian Wood, Gina Loring, Chris Wabich, and Jay Carlon.

 

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Website Link
https://www.grandperformances.org/events/cola
Event Date
-
Event Location

Grand Performances
350 S Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0514071, -118.2516421

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
135838
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JAZZ AT LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART

Event Type
Family Activity
Music
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Join in for evenings of live music, picnicking, and community on the LACMA grounds. Jazz at LACMA is a celebration of LA’s finest jazz musicians. Concerts are broadcast on KJAZZ (88.1 FM) every Sunday evening from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. and include interviews with featured performers.
Website Link
lacma.org/programs/music
Event Date
-
Event Location

Los Angeles County Museum of Art -Smidt Welcome Plaza
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0637913, -118.3588851

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
323.857.6010
Event ID
10317563
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Holly J. Mitchell Juneteenth Celebration and Resource Fair

Event Type
Culture & Community
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell’s Juneteenth Celebration and Resource Fair is a free community event that raises awareness of the historical impact of Juneteenth, connects residents to vital County and community services, and creates a necessary space for celebrating joy and redefining what freedom means today by empowering discussions, performances, and activities.  
Website Link
mitchell.lacounty.gov/juneteenth-2024
Event Date
-
Event Location

Victoria Community Regional Park
419 Martin Luther King Jr. St.
Carson, 90746
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.857105, -118.2688976

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
136010
Event Main Image

Alice Wang: We Are Extraterrestrial

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
In her first solo museum exhibition in the US, We Are Extraterrestrial, Alice Wang showcases recent prints, glass sculptures, newly commissioned ceramic sculptures, film, and an artist’s book that reflect the artist’s deep curiosity for the space between the real and the imaginary. 

 

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, & Saturdays 12:00 noon – 4:00 p.m.,
Thursdays 12:00 noon – 7:00 p.m.
Website Link
vincentpriceartmuseum.org/exhibitions
Event Date
-
Event Location

Vincent Price Art Museum
1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez
Monterey Park, CA 91754
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0411583, -118.1509885

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
323.265.8841
Event ID
10316703
Event Main Image
Free