Daytime

African American Experience: The American Mosaic

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The online archive encompasses the myriad contributions of African Americans who have achieved cultural and historical prominence. This electronic resource includes biographies of such famous political and social figures, primary and secondary sources, including the complete WPA (Works Progress Administration) Slave Narratives collection, speeches, court cases, quotations, advertisements, and photographs, maps, and other images.
Website Link
lapl.org/african-experience
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
10290343
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The Wiz

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

This groundbreaking twist on The Wizard of Oz changed the face of Broadway—from its iconic score packed with soul, gospel, rock, and finger-snapping 70s funk to its stirring tale of Dorothy’s journey to find her place in a contemporary world.  Audiences get to enjoy the epic grooves of such beloved, timeless hits as “Ease on Down the Road,” which became the show’s break-out single, and the bona fide classic “Home” in this spectacular revival.

Tuesdays – Saturdays – 8:00 p.m.

Saturdays – 2:00 p.m.

Sundays – 1:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m.
Website Link
https://www.ticketmaster.com/the-wiz-touring-tickets/artist/3007845?venueId=90160
Event Date
-
Event Location

Pantages Theatre
6233 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.102001, -118.325867

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$50
Contact Phone
323.468.1770
Event ID
10285231
Event Main Image

PLÁTICAS @ LA PLAZA: RACISM AND COLORISM INLATINIDAD

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes and The Practice of Freedom Conversation Series: AbsolutamenteNegro/a/x – Absolutely Black host one of a series of 10 conversations taking place in cities across the United States and in Puerto Rico, from November 2023 through the end of 2024.

  

This conversation will focus on racism and colorism in Latinidad, especially in Los Angeles. The controversial comments made by LA City Council members in October 2022 sparked the idea for the series as issues of racism and colorism within the spaces of educational institutions and the arts will be explored in the Plática.  Guest speakers include author, novelist, and journalist Hector Tobar; clinical social work/therapist, Davis Rodriguez Melendez, director of Afro-Latino Education and Arts Collective (ALEAC) cultural educator and activist, Shay Cruz, and documentarian Ebony Bailey. 
Website Link
lapca.org/event/platicas-la-plaza-racism-and-colorism-in-latinidad-free/?event_date=2024-02-18
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
131877
Event Main Image

Sundays: African American Firefighter Museum

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
This is a great afternoon for the whole family, with special surprises for future firefighters. Take a 40-minute guided tour filled with stories and little-known details about the African American firefighters’ legacy here in Los Angeles. Explore the grounds of our historic Fire Station No. 30, which operated as a segregated firehouse from 1924 to 1955. Experience a real fire truck up close and enjoy a Kid’s Corner creative space and fun photo opportunities.
Website Link
eventbrite.com/e/sundays-african-american-firefighter-museum-tickets-509975007977
Event Date
-
Event Location

African American Firefighter Museum
1401 South Central Ave.
Los Angeles, 90021
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0284523, -118.2472488

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Free, Tickets available at aaffmuseum.org and Eventbrite
Contact Phone
213.744.1730
Event ID
10291789
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
10296055
Event Main Image

Creating in Community: Fowler at 60

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

Creating in Community: Fowler at 60 celebrates the sixtieth anniversary of the Fowler Museum at UCLA. As we look back at the research, exhibitions, and public programs of the past sixty years, we recognize that the most joyful and interesting projects have been those created with others. Through these collaborations fresh ideas bloomed, unforeseen challenges and expectations arose, and new connections were forged. Come revisit these extraordinary projects with us, as we bring this spirit of engagement into the future by working with partners to use our building and collections in ever more experimental ways.

Website Link
https://fowler.ucla.edu/exhibitions/creating-in-community/#:~:text=October%2029%2C%202023–June%202,been%20those%20created%20with%20others.
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
10296529
Event Main Image

This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights Movement

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
This exhibition showcases more than 150 photographs that reveal the vital work undertaken by a broad coalition of young organizers and everyday people who fashioned a movement that changed America. The exhibition highlights the work of nine photographers primarily affiliated with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in the 1960s.

 

 Unlike photojournalists who only reported on breaking news events from an outsider’s perspective, these nine photographers—of different ethnic, racial, religious, and geographic backgrounds—lived within the Movement and documented its activities by focusing on local people and socially engaged students to portray community life as well as protest.   

 

Tuesdays – Fridays, 12:00–5:00 p.m., Saturdays & Sundays, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Website Link
https://www.skirball.org/museum/light-ours-activist-photographers-civil-rights-movement
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

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$13 – $18
Event ID
10291584
Event Main Image

Mapping an Art World: Los Angeles in the 1970s-80s

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Before the city’s first dedicated contemporary art museum was established, Los Angeles was home to disparate, heterogeneous art scenes with artists forming different nodes and establishing tight networks throughout the city—from Venice to East LA, and from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in the north to the Brockman Gallery in Leimert Park. Artists utilized unconventional contexts including the street, the studio, the art school, and other public spaces to show and present their art while embracing performative and ephemeral actions to engage the public in more immediate ways. In doing so, artists were responding to the possibilities of a burgeoning art scene and the urban sprawl and dispersed landscape of LA.

 

Timed reservations required: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.,
Thursdays 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Website Link
moca.org/exhibition/mapping-an-art-world-los-angeles-in-the-1970s-80s
Event Date
-
Event Location

MOCA Grand
250 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0530891, -118.2507893

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Free. Timed reservations are required
Event ID
10291698
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
10296005
Event Main Image

Paul Pfeiffer: Prologue to the Story of the Birth of Freedom

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Surveying twenty-five years of the multi-disciplinary practice of artist Paul Pfeiffer (b. 1966, Honolulu, Hawaii; lives in New York), Paul Pfeiffer: Prologue to the Story of the Birth of Freedom will celebrate a pioneering artist known for his incisive work that interrogates ideas of spectacle, belonging and identity. Inspired by televised sporting events and popular entertainment, Pfeiffer’s work deconstructs our fascination and obsession with celebrity culture, unpacking how collective consciousness is shaped and manipulated through his masterful editing of found footage. In tracing the global trajectory of image circulation, Pfeiffer demonstrates how desire, heroism, and worship operate as part of the mechanisms of art, religion, politics, and nationhood. Bringing together more than thirty works and debuting a new commission, Paul Pfeiffer: Prologue to the Story of the Birth of Freedom is the first retrospective of the artist’s multi-disciplinary practice.

 

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.,
Thursdays 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.,
Saturdays and Sundays 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Website Link
moca.org/exhibition/paul-pfeiffer-prologue-to-the-story-of-the-birth-of-freedom
Event Date
-
Event Location

The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
152 N. Central Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0497071, -118.2391003

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$10 – $18
Contact Phone
(213) 625-4390
Event ID
10296171
Event Main Image
Daytime