Storytelling

Pride on the Promenade Pop Up Library

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

We’re packing up the books and bringing the library to the Pride on the Promenade Festival for an LGBTQIA+-themed pop-up! We’ll have free LGBTQIA+ books for readers of all ages, Rainbow Family Storytime, Pride crafts, and more. We’re packing the books and bringing the library to the Pride on the Promenade Festival for an LGBTQIA+-themed pop-up! We’ll have free LGBTQIA+ books for readers of all ages, Rainbow Family Storytime, Pride crafts, and more.

Website Link
eventeny.com/events/prideonthepromendade-10914/
Event Date
-
Event Location

Third Street Promenade
Santa Monica, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0194543, -118.4911912

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
136658
Event Main Image

Glorya Kaufman Presents: The Joffrey Ballet – Anna Karenina

Event Type
Dance
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The Music Center will feature The Joffrey Ballet with its famed psychological blockbuster, Anna Karenina. Love is all-consuming for the beautiful but married Anna, who, in the pursuit of passion, finds herself caught in a life-changing affair with the dashing Count Vronsky.

 

Friday, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Sunday, 2:00 p.m.
Website Link
musiccenter.org/joffrey
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
Check the website for ticket prices
Event ID
10321758
Event Main Image

Choo Choo Preview: A Behind the Scenes Walking Tour of BBMT’s First Original Production in 40 Years

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

Khalil Nelson is your host for a guided tour of Bob Baker Marionette (BBMT) Theater on the occasion of the Theater’s 60th Anniversary and as it prepares to preview scenes from its first original production in 40 Years!

Tours include backstage, our fabrication workshop, and music and visual archives! Khalil will share the world of BBMT through the lens of the creation of our new scenes, as part of the current show and in preparation for a full production in 2025, Choo Choo Revue! Don’t miss it!

Go Behind the Scenes at Bob Baker Marionette Theater with Guided Tours Every Saturday and Sunday in June at 12 Noon! Reservations are required.

For more information email: hello@bobbakermarionettetheater.com

Parking:

The Theater does not have its own parking. Street and public lot parking is available nearby. Please leave yourself plenty of time.

Website Link
https://www.bobbakermarionettetheater.com/
Event Date
-
Event Location

Bob Baker Marionette Theater
4949 York Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90042
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1218128, -118.207202

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10321884
Event Main Image

The Interactive Story File of Lawson Iichiro Sakai

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

In 2019, Lawson answered more than 1,000 questions in his Story File so that future generations can continue conversing with him to learn about his legacy. What would you like to ask Lawson?

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.,
Thursday, 12:00 noon – 8:00 p.m.
Adults – $16, Seniors and Youth – $9, Members and Children under 5 – Free

Event Date
-
Event Location

Japanese American National Museum
100 N. Central Ave.
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0492315, -118.239116

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$9 – $16
Event ID
10312794
Event Main Image

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

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
626.573.5220
Event ID
10310743
Event Main Image

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

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10322032
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
10322211
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

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10321951
Event Main Image

LGBTQ+ PRIDE AT LOS ANGELES COUNTY LIBRARY

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Film
Music
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The LGBTQ+ Pride at Los Angeles County Library has a selection of resources and materials that inform about and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community in Los Angeles County and beyond. The scope encompasses academic materials, poetry, film, music, novels, magazines, and newspapers.
Website Link
lacountylibrary.org/pride
Event Date
Event Location

Virtual Event
150 E 10th St
Claremont, CA 91711
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.9652918, -118.1514588

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10322121
Event Main Image

PRIDE AT THE FOWLER – ARCHIVING GAY HISTORY

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Join the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s Virtual Screening Room to view The Beauty President, a presentation by Barnette, followed by a conversation moderated by the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s May Hong HaDuong. The conversation will focus on contemporaray art’s capacity to breathe new life into archival content; how to deal with what is missing, and the limits of existing archives, and the power of images to undo the lies of history.
Website Link
fowler.ucla.edu/events/pride-at-the-fowler-archiving-gay-history
Event Date
Event Location

Fowler Museum – Online
CA 90095
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.070264, -118.4440562

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
3108253237
Event ID
10321981
Event Main Image
Storytelling