Daytime

Collaborative Art Celebrating Black History Month

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Kids and teens are invited to help complete portions of artwork celebrating Black History Month on our Main Library Youth area display wall. For youth through 17.

 

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays – 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Saturdays –  10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Website Link
santamonica.gov/events/4fdt3xd7bgega2rbzqv8gdqt54/202402011000
Event Date
-
Event Location

Santa Monica Main Library
601 Santa Monica Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0184316, -118.4934215

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
310.458.8600
Event ID
10295725
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Tatyana Fazlalizadeh: Speaking to Falling Seeds

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh is a Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist whose practice considers Black image making as a site of protest, contestation, affirmation, and possibility. At CAAM, Fazlalizadeh will present a series of portraits of Black Angelenos wheat-pasted across the atrium’s monumental walls. Based on photographs and conversations that took place this spring while the artist was living in Los Angeles, the portraits ask how safety is inferred, built, and felt for the city’s Black residents.
Website Link
caamuseum.org/exhibitions/2023/tatyana-fazlalizadeh
Event Date
-
Event Location

California African American Museum
600 State Drive, Exposition Park
Los Angeles, CA 90037
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0152307, -118.2861853

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
213-744-2024
Event ID
10287334
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Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Renowned American artist Betye Saar’s large-scale work Drifting Toward Twilight—recently commissioned by The Huntington—is a site-specific installation that features a 17-foot-long vintage wooden canoe and found objects, including birdcages, antlers, and natural materials harvested by Saar from The Huntington’s grounds.

 

“Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight” transforms an entire room in the Scott Galleries into what the artist calls a “cocoon-like environment.” The walls are painted in an oceanic blue gradient, featuring a poem by Saar and phases of the moon. Shifting lighting effects in the gallery emulate phases of daylight to twilight, evening to night, and night to dawn. Inside the canoe, Saar positions mysterious “passengers,” including antlers in metal birdcages, children’s chairs, and architectural elements—all drawn from the artist’s ever-evolving collection of found objects. The space beneath the canoe is illuminated by a cool neon glow, highlighting plant material.

 

Betye Saar (b. 1926) is one of the most significant American artists. Over her six-decade career, she has created assemblage works exploring themes of racial oppression, mysticism, the occult, family, memory, and identity. She fashions her assemblage artworks from found objects, antiques, and family heirlooms that she collects. Emerging as an important artistic voice during the feminist and Civil Rights movements, Saar is a pioneer of Black feminist art who connected the personal with the political, taking on such subject matter as the legacies of enslavement and the impacts of racism.
Website Link
huntington.org/exhibition/betye-saar-drifting-toward-twilight
Event Date
-
Event Location

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Garden
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1278618, -118.1094516

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$25 – $29
Contact Phone
626.405.2100
Event ID
10296225
Event Main Image

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

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

Explore living collections of orchids and camellias, a botanical conservatory, a fragrant rose garden, a children’s garden, and more, in 16 themed gardens spread over 120 acres. All visitors, including members, must reserve tickets online in advance.

 

Open Daily,  10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Closed on Tuesdays
Website Link
https://tickets.huntington.org/?_gl=1%2awnmvuw%2a_ga%2aMTg1MzA5MDk5NC4xNzA0MzA5ODMx%2a_ga_1BGEDHGTJ6%2aMTcwNDMyMTE5OS4yLjAuMTcwNDMyMTE5OS42MC4wLjA.
Event Date
-
Event Location

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Garden
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1278618, -118.1094516

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$13 – $36
Contact Phone
626.405.2100
Event ID
10288222
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Sun Valley Youth Arts Center Winter Sessions

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

Continue your creative medium exploration at the Sun Valley Youth Arts Center by registering for one of eight classes for children ages 6 to 17 years. Experiment with painting, coding, origami, photography, ceramics, and more! All materials are included within each course. Registration for five weeks of winter art classes begins February 10, 2024, at 9:00 am till 12:00 pm. Classes will be held February 17th to March 16th, 2024. For more information and to sign up please visit 8642 Sunland Blvd. Sun Valley Ca, 91352

SVYAC Winter 2024 Class Schedule

 

Event Date
-
Event Location

Sun Valley Youth Arts Center
8642 Sunland Blvd.
Sun Valley, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.2272118, -118.365758

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$23
Contact Phone
818.252.4619
Event ID
10294789
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MATTHEW BOURNE’S ROMEO AND JULIET

Event Type
Dance
Family Activity
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet gives Shakespeare’s timeless story of forbidden love a scintillating injection of raw passion and youthful vitality. A masterful re-telling of an ageless tale of teenage discovery and the madness of first love, Romeo and Juliet garnered universal critical acclaim when it premiered in 2019, and now returns to the New Adventures repertoire alongside the very best of Bourne’s world-renowned dance theatre productions.

 

Tuesdays – Saturdays, 8:00 p.m., Saturdays, 2:00 p.m., Sundays 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Website Link
centertheatregroup.org/tickets/ahmanson-theatre
Event Date
-
Event Location

Ahmanson Theatre
135 N. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0566067, -118.2489325

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$35 – $155
Contact Phone
213.972.4444
Event ID
10284687
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LA Made Presents: Black Punk Now

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

Discover the inspiration and purpose that fueled the creation of Black Punk Now, James Spooner, and Chris L. Terry’s latest book. Curated from the perspective of Black writers with connections to the world of punk, the collection mixes media as well as generations, creating a new reference point for music lovers, readers, and historians by capturing the present and looking toward the future. With strong visual elements integrated throughout, this smart, intimate collection is demonstrative of punk by being punk itself: underground, rebellious, aesthetic but not static—working to decenter whiteness by prioritizing other perspectives. The co-authors will lead a table reading followed by a moderated conversation with Tunde Adebimpe and Kash Abdulmalik. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to gain insights into the book’s inception and join in the discussion with our talented creators.

Website Link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gLiV_6-fjs
Event Date
Event Location

Los Angeles Library – 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
10301167
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The Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival

Event Type
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Film
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival invites you to enjoy screenings of some of the best new feature films, documentaries, shorts, and videos by filmmakers who possess an independent vision and create innovative work outside the studio system. We honor these filmmakers with awards of merit and screenings at our film festival each year.

Check the website for film names, times, and ticket prices

Website Link
hollywoodreelindependentfilmfestival.com/
Event Date
Event Location

LA Live
800 W. Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles, NY 90015
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0447954, -118.2652703

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$10
Event ID
10292244
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An Hour with Your Friend, Dan: Award-Winning Author/Illustrator Dan Santat

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Illustrator Dan Santat will share stories of his books, work, process, and life, along with the secrets of how he has published 100+ books for young people. Dan Santat is the Caldecott Medal–winning and New York Times–bestselling author and illustrator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend and the new feel-good coming-of-age memoir, A First Time for Everything. This event is recommended for school-age kids and families.
Website Link
youtube.com/watch?v=Nn7tEwZ7Pls&list=PLRsndPpfc7j8AHQBLENOLyOs4fEllALGw
Event Date
Event Location

Online – Los Angeles County Library
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0522342, -118.2436849

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10285392
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Grammy Museum – Conversations

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The GRAMMY Museum is proud to offer a variety of public programming so you can enjoy musicians and industry professionals in an intimate environment for discussion and performance. Watch past Public Programs on COLLECTION: live, the official streaming service from the GRAMMY Museum featuring artist interviews, performances, and livestreams.
Website Link
watch.grammymuseum.org/collection-live-essentials-1
Event Date
Event Location

A Virtual Event with the GRAMMY Museum
800 W. Olympic Blvd Ste A245
Los Angeles, CA 90015
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0442991, -118.2654656

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
(213) 725-5700
Event ID
10290479
Event Main Image
Daytime