Evening

Summer Of Salsa: Gabrielito Y La Verdad

Event Type
Family Activity
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
True to its name. La Verdad is a collective of world-class musicians embodying the truth of the Los Angeles Latino experience. They boast a traditional and original repertoire that spans the scope of Latin American route music including Salsa, Cha, Boogaloo, Funk, Cumbia, Latin Soul, and more.
Website Link
lapca.org/event
Event Date
-
Event Location

La Plaza de Cultura y Artes
501 N. Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0564554, -118.2398448

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
213.542.6200
Event ID
135958
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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
10317562
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WeHo Pride Arts Festival

Event Type
Dance
Culture & Community
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Music
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
This series activates West Hollywood with two art exhibits, a Vogue ball, a poetry happening, and a transmasculine comedy show, along with other arts grant programs, Prism Comics Q-Con (LGBTQ+ Comic-Con), a free concert from GMCLA, and interactive typewriter poetry by Pride Poets.
Website Link
wehopride.com
Event Date
-
Event Location

WeHo Pride Street Fair Celebration Stage
Santa Monica Blvd. at La Peer Dr.
West Hollywood
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.082991, -118.3867347

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10321919
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Poetry Scrabble: Interactive Community Poetry Experience

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Poetry Scrabble is an interactive community poetry experience conceived by West Hollywood City Poet Laureate Jen Cheng, inviting community members to play with word tiles on a word art sculpture. Together, in the courtyard of Long Hall, participants will create collaborative poems with words celebrating the visual art of the Vitam Picturarum (Life in Pictures) Exhibition. At 7:45 p.m., Cheng will perform the newly created poems celebrating the experience of this word art experience.
Website Link
wehopride.com
Event Date
-
Event Location

Plummer Park – Long Hall
7377 Santa Monica
West Hollywood, CA 90069
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0914637, -118.350834

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
136438
Event Main Image

Mickalene Thomas: All About Love

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
This will be the first major international tour of pioneering artist Mickalene Thomas’s work. Marking its debut at The Broad with over 80 works from the last 20 years, the exhibition highlights how Thomas has mastered and innovated within several disciplines, from mixed-media painting and collage to installation and photography.

 

May 25 – September 29 Tuesdays – Sundays, check the website for times $22, Reserve a timed entry ticket at the website
Website Link
thebroad.org/art
Event Date
-
Event Location

The Broad
221 S. Grand Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0544669, -118.2505609

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$22,
Event ID
10322270
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ASIAN PACIFIC RESOURCE CENTER – LA COUNTY LIBRARY

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Film
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

Spend an afternoon at a special collection of the LA County Library that encompasses academic materials, film, music, novels, magazines, and newspapers. The collection focuses on the Asian American Pacific Islander American experience, with core holdings in history, art, and culture. The center has over 100 titles on microfilm of historical Asian immigrant newspapers published in the US.

Website Link
lacountylibrary.org/asian-pacific-resource-center
Event Date
-
Event Location

Rosemead Library
8800 Valley Blvd.
Rosemead, CA 91770
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.080261, -118.0771998

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
626.573.5220
Event ID
10310737
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Best Life: A Three Part Look Back

Event Type
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Best Life is an online series created, written, and filmed by Jordan Michael Green. He explores the slings, arrows, and joys of the entertainment business as an artist, actor, and performance artist. These episodes feature a chat with the series’ most notable characters, and the stars/actors look back at some of the series’ most significant moments.
Website Link
youtube.com/wehoarts
Event Date
-
Event Location

Online Podcasts
CA
United States

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10322024
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Artist Talk: JoeyTerrill

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
 Artist and retired Director of Global Advocacy & Partnerships for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Joey Terrill, speaks about his life’s work as an artist and activist focusing on issues facing queer Chicano communities in Los Angeles and beyond.
Website Link
channel.hammer.ucla.edu/search?speakers=Joey%20Terrill
Event Date
Event Location

Hammer Museum – Online
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0522342, -118.2436849

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10322434
Event Main Image

STUART TIMMONS WEST HOLLYWOOD LGBTQ HISTORY TOUR

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Acclaimed author/historian Stuart Timmons was in the process of writing his West Hollywood LGBTQ History Tour, the final in a trio of walking tours, when he suffered a debilitating stroke in 2008. The tour remained incomplete until the City of West Hollywood’s Arts Division funded its completion to help finish his research, bringing it to a rousing completion as both a self-guided walking tour and a special in-person event with performance artists as tour guides. In 2021, through a special grant, the tour was recorded as a collection of short films.
Website Link
bit.ly/WeHoLGBTQTour
Event Date
Event Location

Live Streaming
Los Angeles, CA
United States

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10322203
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STEPPING STONES

Event Type
Culture & Community
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
This project joins LGBTQ+ seniors and young performing artists, in various disciplines, to explore how the gay community has been built by creating paths and interconnectedness.
Website Link
newstages.org
Event Date
Event Location

Streaming
CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
36.778261, -119.4179324

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10321943
Event Main Image
Evening