African American Heritage Month

Bernstein and Wooten

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
A multiple Grammy-winning legend in worlds of funk and avant-garde jazz, Victor Wooten is a regular in music critics’ lists of best bass guitar players in history. In recent years, Wooten has sought to combine jazz and symphonic traditions, and La Lección Tres showcases the possibilities of a solo electric bass with orchestra, sometimes with plucked rhythmic punch and others lyrical and melodic with a custom bass that’s bowed like a cello. After opening with Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s romantic and lush Ballade, Thomas Wilkins conducts Bernstein’s timeless Symphonic D.
Website Link
laphil.com/events/performances/2472/2024-03-16/bernstein-and-wooten
Event Date
-
Event Location

Walt Disney Concert Hall
111 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0554362, -118.24994

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$32 – $190
Contact Phone
323.850.2000
Event ID
10299744
Event Main Image

Black Cypress Bayou

Event Type
Culture & Community
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
On a hot summer night in Texas, Vernita Manifold summons her two daughters down to the bayou with a secret too big to keep. The richest, meanest man in town is dead, and the Manifold women know more than they’re saying. As secrets begin to surface, the bonds between the women, their town, and the legacy of their ancestors all come to a head. Black Cypress Bayou is a hilarious, suspenseful world premiere about loyalty, healing, and comeuppance.  

 

Wednesday through Friday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 3:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Website Link
geffenplayhouse.org/shows/black-cypress-bayou/
Event Date
-
Event Location

Geffen Playhouse
10886 Le Conte Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0635118, -118.4443932

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$70
Contact Phone
310.208.5454
Event ID
10291844
Event Main Image

Double Feature: Highway 1, USA and The Dwarf

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Highway 1, USA: First up is an uplifting film by trailblazer William Grant Still, hailed as “the Dean of African American Composers.” Norman Garrett and Nicole Heaston star as a hardworking Black couple determined to build a better life, whose years of sacrifice are misguided.

 

The Dwarf: Next up is a Gothic tale of one-sided love in a decadent Spanish court. Tenor Rodrick Dixon stars in the title role opposite audience favorites Erica Petrocelli and Kristinn Sigmundsson in Alexander Zemlinsky’s The Dwarf. Last staged at LA Opera in 2008 to critical acclaim, Oscar Wilde’s fable is brought to life through a lush and romantic score.

 

Check the website for event dates and times. Matinees on Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
Website Link
laopera.org/performances/202324-season/highway-1-usa-the-dwarf
Event Date
-
Event Location

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
135 N. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0566067, -118.2489325

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$16
Event ID
10299711
Event Main Image

Reflection of Black Expression: Art Song & Spirituals from Past to Present

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Join us for an incredible evening of music at The POPera Shop! Experience the power and beauty of art song and spirituals, reflecting on compositions of the past and their counterparts of the present. Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate the artistry and cultural significance of Black music. Get ready to be moved, inspired, and uplifted!
Website Link
eventbrite.com/e/reflection-of-black-expression-art-song-spirituals-from-past-to-present-tickets-719283826287
Event Date
-
Event Location

The POPera Shop
125 S Avenue 57
Los Angeles
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1090028, -118.192122

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$20
Event ID
132036
Event Main Image

Family Storytime

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Enjoy stories, songs, and much, much more! This program is designed for children ages 3-8.
Website Link
lapl.org/whats-on/events/family-storytime-10
Event Date
-
Event Location

Los Angeles Central Library, Children’s Literature Dept.
630 W. Fifth St.
Los Angeles, CA 90071
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0506708, -118.2551963

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
213.228.7250
Event ID
10291778
Event Main Image

18th & Grand: The Olympic Auditorium

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
18th & Grand: The Olympic Auditorium, is an exhibition that recount the 80-year history (1925-2005) of the Olympic Auditorium, the home for visceral entertainment in Los Angeles and a historic venue that shaped Los Angeles’ past and influenced its future. From the dangerous combat of boxing to the dramatic theatricality of wrestling, roller derby, and music, the gritty punch palace at the corner of 18th Street and Grand Avenue distilled the beauty and brutality of a divided city.
Website Link
lapca.org/exhibition/18th-grand-the-olympic-auditorium-august-11-2023-may-12-2024/
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

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
213.542.6200
Event ID
10296074
Event Main Image

The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Started over 50 years ago, the Kinsey’s have been on a journey of collecting fine art and primary source historical objects that document the African American experience and illuminate the untold stories of Black Excellence throughout U.S. history. The exhibition focuses on the lives, accomplishments, and brilliance of African Americans from the 16th century through the years of slavery and emancipation to the civil rights movement and modern-day.
Website Link
sofistadium.com/kinsey/
Event Date
-
Event Location

SoFi Stadium
1001 Stadium Dr.
Inglewood, CA 90301
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.9530049, -118.3385242

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$15
Contact Phone
213-808-6220
Event ID
10296150
Event Main Image

The American Library

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
This exhibition creates a library setting where the shelves are filled with more than six thousand books individually wrapped in Shonibare’s signature Dutch wax-printed cotton textiles. Each book bears a name on its spine of a notable American individual. First- and second-generation immigrants and Black Americans affected by the Great Migration are featured alongside one another. A further set of books features the names of people who have spoken against immigration, equality, or diversity.
Website Link
https://www.skirball.org/museum/american-library-yinka-shonibare-cbe-ra
Event Date
-
Event Location

Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049
Los Angeles, CA 90049
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1247412, -118.4791706

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$15 – $18
Event ID
10291327
Event Main Image

The House Was Too Small: Yoruba Sacred Arts from Africa and Beyond

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The exhibition brings together over 100 sacred artworks including carved sculpture, vibrant beadwork, dazzling costumes, and other art forms from Nigeria and Benin and across the Yoruba diaspora of Brazil, Cuba, and the U.S. Together these objects trace continuities and innovations within the religious material culture of the Yoruba Atlantic, a cultural sphere profoundly affected by empire-building, colonialism, the violence of enslavement, international trade networks, and global immigration patterns.

 

 

Website Link
https://fowler.ucla.edu/exhibitions/the-house-was-too-small-sacred-yoruba-arts/
Event Date
-
Event Location

Fowler Museum at UCLA
W. Sunset Blvd. and Westwood Plaza,
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0738276, -118.4452915

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
310.825.4361
Event ID
10295221
Event Main Image

The GRAMMY Museum

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The GRAMMY Museum aims to educate individuals about the history and cultural significance of American music and to inspire the next generation to explore and create new forms of music using the roots that have existed in interactives, and exciting exhibitions.  The Museum accomplishes this through innovative programming, cutting-edge interactives, and exciting exhibitions.

 

Sundays & Mondays, Wednesdays – Fridays 11:00 noon – 5:00 p.m. Saturdays: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00p.m,  Tuesdays – Closed
Website Link
grammymuseum.org/visit/exhibits/permanent-exhibits/
Event Date
-
Event Location

Grammy Museum
800 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite A 245
Los Angeles, CA 90015
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0447954, -118.2652703

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Check the website for ticket prices
Contact Phone
213.765.6800
Event ID
10296028
Event Main Image
African American Heritage Month