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CHILDREN’S ART WORKSHOP: RAINBOW MOBILES!

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Celebrate Love and Pride with our free children’s workshop on how to create your own cardboard rainbow mobile.

 

Free, RSVP at website
Website Link
molaa.org/events/2024/6/2/free-childrens-art-workshop
Event Date
-
Event Location

Museum of Latin American Art
628 Alamitos Ave
Long Beach, CA 90802
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.774467, -118.17985

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
RSVP at website, Free
Contact Phone
562.437.1689
Event ID
135833
Event Main Image

WeHo Pride Parade

Event Type
Dance
Family Activity
Music
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The WeHo Pride Parade is full of music, dancing, colorful floats, festive marching contingents, and creative flair; it is free and open to the public, embracing LGBTQ representation, inclusion, and progress. The parade celebrates diversity, love, and resilience in the heart of West Hollywood. Parade Icons are selected each year for their significant contributions to the LGBTQ community, visibility, community involvement, and advocacy.

 

The WeHo Pride Parade’s Lifetime Ally Icon will be the award-winning artist Cyndi Lauper. WeHo Pride will honor Lauper for her work in bringing the LGBTQ community and social justice issues to the forefront, as well as expanding queer representation in mainstream pop culture.
Website Link
wehopride.com/events
Event Date
-
Event Location

Santa Monica Blvd.
between Crescent Heights Blvd. and San Vicente Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0900091, -118.3617443

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
136357
Event Main Image

WeHo Pride Street Fair

Event Type
Dance
Culture & Community
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The WeHo Pride Street Fair will celebrate Pride with the diverse participation of LGBTQ+ community groups and allied organizations as part of visibility and expression. The Street Fair is free and will feature various exhibitors along Santa Monica Boulevard. Live entertainment and performances will be on a community stage, highlighting the LGBTQ+ community. The Street Fair is a family-friendly event and is open to everyone. It is a great occasion to participate in WeHo Pride’s LGBTQ+ community experience.
Website Link
wehopride.com/events
Event Date
-
Event Location

Along Santa Monica Blvd.
between Hancock and La Peer Dr.
West Hollywood
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0808202, -118.3866235

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10321915
Event Main Image

The Studies – Untitled Flags

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Rubén Esparza’s Untitled (flag) series challenges the symbolic meaning of the American flag and questions the sociopolitical history that has made it recognizable globally. A symbol of the American dream for some, and capitalist imperialism for others, the history of the American flag is fraught and complicated.

 

Check the website for times May 22 – September 16
Website Link
lacountylibrary.org/location/west-hollywood-library
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

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
310.652.5340
Event ID
10322321
Event Main Image

Keith Haring: Radiant Vision

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Long Beach Museum of Art is honored to exhibit this prolific artist in Long Beach for the first time. Haring’s guiding principle was that art should belong to everyone, which in turn is the driving force of this exhibition. It has appeared in New York, Florida, Pennsylvania, and the northern cities of Monza and Parma, Italy, offering powerful examples of how Haring fought for change, using art as a platform for activism.

 

Adults – $12, Seniors/ Seniors – $10, Members/Youth – Free
Website Link
hlbma.org/upcoming-exhibitions
Event Date
-
Event Location

Long Beach Museum of Art
2300 E. Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90803
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.7634664, -118.1647638

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$10 – $12
Contact Phone
562.439.2119
Event ID
10322390
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
10322258
Event Main Image

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
10322422
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

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10322191
Event Main Image

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
10321931
Event Main Image

JOHN ELGIN WOOLF: MASTER OF THE HOLLYWOOD REGENCY

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Architect John Elgin Woolf’s work defined luxury living for Hollywood’s famous. He became a master of the Hollywood Regency style, creating glamorous homes for figures including Katharine Hepburn, Judy Garland, Mae West, and John Wayne. Take this self-guided architectural trail curated by filmmaker and journalist Matt Tyrnauer.
Website Link
drive.google.com/file/d/1gHL9DLox6Im2IKgmuFEPGhTT53XOYFPP/view
Event Date
Event Location

Online as a self-guided walking tour
Los Angeles, CA
United States

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10322161
Event Main Image
Gay