Free

Certificate of Identity: What Now, Part 2

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
From 1909 to 1928, the U.S. government required all Chinese individuals with legal status in the country to obtain identity certificates. Li Wei Yang, curator of Pacific Rim Collections, explains how this document can help us understand the current debates on immigration enforcement. This document is included in the exhibition What Now: Collecting for the Library in the 21st Century.
Website Link
youtube.com/watch?v=QHcIchqjyYU
Event Date
Event Location

The Huntington- Online
Pasadena, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0522342, -118.2436849

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
626.405.2100
Event ID
10381007
Event Main Image

Giant Robot Biennale 5—James Jean and Eric Nakamura

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
James Jean and Eric Nakamura came together in conversation around art and community regarding the Giant Robot Biennale, an art exhibition that highlighted diverse creative works celebrating the ethos of Giant Robot—a staple of Asian American alternative pop culture and an influential brand encompassing pop art, skateboard, comic book, graphic arts, and vinyl toy culture.
Website Link
youtube.com/watch?v=9DuWAyya_pc
Event Date
Event Location

Online Event at Japanese American National Museum
Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0653347, -118.243891

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
213.625.0414
Event ID
10381117
Event Main Image

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 available online. The Virtual Backstage provides an inside look into the artists’ backstories. Their music is a gift for our ancestors and for 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
10381230
Event Main Image

Lifes: Senyawa

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
LIFE’S Senyawa presents a digital performance by the experimental Indonesian band Senyawa, known for blending traditional Javanese sounds with contemporary noise and industrial influences. Originally created as part of LIFE, a Hammer Museum exhibition exploring speculative futures, this video performance captures Senyawa’s powerful musical language and its intersection with themes of resistance, ritual, and technology.
Website Link
channel.hammer.ucla.edu/video/1721/lifes-senyawa
Event Date
Event Location

Online with the Hammer Museum
United States

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
(310) 443-7912
Event ID
10381883
Event Main Image

Walking the Chinese Garden on a Summer Morning

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The Huntington’s Liu Fang Yuan, or the Garden of Flowing Fragrance, is one of the finest classical-style Chinese gardens outside of China. Filled with Chinese plants and framed by exquisite architecture, the landscape is enriched with references to literature and art. Visitors can find both physical relaxation and mental stimulation when exploring the dramatic 15-acre garden.  
Website Link
youtube.com/watch?v=R9LCH5GkSzQ
Event Date
Event Location

The Huntington
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1278618, -118.1094516

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
626.405.2100
Event ID
10382847
Event Main Image

Walking the Japanese Garden on a Crisp Early Spring Morning

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Tours
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
For over a century, the historic Japanese Garden has been one of the most beloved and iconic landscapes at The Huntington, with its distinctive moon bridge, picture-postcard views of koi-filled ponds, and the historic Japanese House. One of the most popular spots at The Huntington, the Japanese Garden has attracted millions of visitors and remains a site of both fascination and contemplation.
Website Link
youtube.com/watch?v=JBvlMONzyt4
Event Date
Event Location

The Huntington
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1278618, -118.1094516

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
626.405.2100
Event ID
10382908
Event Main Image

MUSEUM FREE DAYS

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
SoCal Museums is dedicated to showcasing the diverse and vibrant cultural landscape of Southern California. SoCal Museums presents a diverse assortment of museums, reflecting the unique character of Southern California itself. Whether it’s art, natural history, science, or culture, there’s something for everyone, and you can find out which museums are free today.
Website Link
socalmuseums.org/free-days
Event Date
Event Location

Various locations around Los Angeles
United States

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10383345
Event Main Image

For the Love of LA – Season 2 and 3

Event Type
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
For the Love Of L.A. highlights the broad and expansive array of Angeleno creativity across diverse disciplines and geographies.  For the Love Of L.A. premiered 48 projects while offering artists a platform to express their views of Los Angeles that are relevant and reflective of the current time through music, dance and visual culture.
Event Date
Event Location

Online
Online
Online, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
40.7136487, -74.0087126

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Fee Required
Yes
Event ID
10349145
Event Main Image

LGBTQ+ Book Club Discussing The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Enthralled by his exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life, indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears the traces of his decadence. The Picture of Dorian Gray was a succès de scandale. Early readers were shocked by its hints at unspeakable sins, and the book was later used as evidence against Wilde at the Old Bailey in 1895.
Website Link
visit.lacountylibrary.org/event/13020802
Event Date
-
Event Location

West Hollywood Library
625 N. San Vicente Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0816776, -118.384269

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
310.652.5340
Event ID
142809
Event Main Image

Basic Computer Class

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Learn and practice basic computer skills like using the mouse, typing, browsing the internet, using email, and more.
Website Link
lapl.org/whats-on/events/basic-computer-class-3
Event Date
-
Event Location

Vernon – Leon H. Washington Jr. Memorial Branch Library
4504 S. Central Ave.
Los Angeles, 90011
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.002617, -118.2561087

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
323.234.9106
Event ID
10349512
Event Main Image
Free