"The understanding of a culture comes from hearing the language, tasting the food, seeing personal interactions, experiencing the traditions, and so much more in context."
— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project
"The understanding of a culture comes from hearing the language, tasting the food, seeing personal interactions, experiencing the traditions, and so much more when it is in context."
— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project
Caption: Photos courtesy of Dr. Sudarsky. LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Poverty Department (LAPD) is pleased to announce the opening of its new Skid Row History Museum & Archive exhibition, Welcome to the Covid Hotel. Welcome to the Covid Hotel reveals the exceptional innovations and successes of a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals who ran LA County […]
Caption: The cast of Henry 6, 2024. SAN DIEGO—A once-in-a-generation event comes to San Diego in 2024: The Old Globe becomes one of only a small handful of theatres in the country’s history to complete Shakespeare’s canon with Henry 6, the largest Shakespeare production the Globe has ever presented. Acclaimed Shakespeare director and the Globe’s Erna […]
caption: (detail) Kumasi J. Barnett, They, the Mighty #281, The Shame Vanishes!, 2022. Acrylic , marker, pen, and oil marker on comic book 9 ¾ x 6 ¼ inches. Courtesy of the Artist. RANCHO CUCAMONGA—Reading Room: Zines, Comix & Other Radical Texts presents a loud and proud exhibition that celebrates the contemporary relevance and impacts of zines and […]
EUREKA—“Chinese Pioneers” at the Clarke Historical Museum (CHM) explores visual history of Chinese Californians during the Exclusion Era and considers how the first generations of Chinese Californians were represented in mostly nineteenth-century photography before the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act and after. This temporary exhibit, on view from September 7 to October 27, explores the social, […]
LOS ANGELES—From a healthy salad to a tasty steak and even the delicious dessert you just can’t wait to have at the end of a meal, the impact of climate change is there in every bite. Join LAist as we explore the intersection between food and climate. This event is part of NPR’s Climate Solutions […]
RANCHO CUCAMONGA—Please join Chaffey College and Tierra del Sol artists as they read selections of their poetry. When: Wednesday, September 18 | 12:30-2 pm Where: Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, 5885 Haven Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737 | CAA-211 This program is part of the exhibit Reading Room: Zines, Comix & Other Radical Texts, a […]
LOS ANGELES—Women are behind every element of some of your favorite restaurants, from business and creative decisions to cooking on the line. Join LAist host Julia Paskin (she/her) as she goes behind the scenes with some of the women running kitchens across Los Angeles. They’ll share their stories, what inspires them, and what challenges still […]
SAN DIEGO—Join San Diego's New Children's Museum for their upcoming Seed to Tree workshop, “Playful World Building,” led by Robert Karimi (he/they) on Saturday, September 21 from 10 am-1 pm! Inspired by Silver Star, the first character imagined by Octavia E. Butler, Robert will guide participants through a creative journey to: Tell stories and design […]
RANCHO CUCAMONGA—You might find yourself in the Wignall Museum surrounded by art and words, and you might ask yourself “What the **** is a zine?” And you might ask yourself, “How did these artists and writers create such work?” Join this conversation to hear local zinesters Sondria Bailey, Mark Todd, and Esther Pearl Watson discuss […]
RIVERSIDE—The Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California invites the public to attend the opening of its exhibition, Homegrown Heroes, on Thursday, September 26, at 6 pm. The ambitious $200,000 bilingual exhibition and oral history project interviewed 25 elders and emerging leaders, heralding the start of the Civil Rights Institute’s oral history program, a determined […]
RIVERSIDE—The Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California invites the public to its newest exhibition, Homegrown Heroes. The ambitious $200,000 bilingual exhibition and oral history project interviewed 25 elders and emerging leaders, heralding the start of the Civil Rights Institute’s oral history program, a determined effort to preserve hundreds of Inland stories. Focusing on the […]
KOREATOWN, LOS ANGELES—(re)Location amplifies the histories of the Lao and Korean communities, creating a sense of connection to the untold stories of their respective elder populations, and deepens understanding of the experiences of refugees and immigrants in the aftermath of war. We invite you to an exhibition that shares the stories and artifacts of migration […]
RANCHO CUCAMONGA—Join Chaffey College's drop-in workshops at the Wignall Museum. Artists Felix Quintana will share the joy of cyanotype, an experimental photography method; Rebecca Ustrell (Curious Publishing) will lead a workshop on Experimental Bookbinding; and artists Funchicken (Mark Todd and Esther Pearl Watson) will lead participants on a Garbage Zine adventure, making zines using found […]
KOREATOWN, LOS ANGELES—(re)Location amplifies the histories of the Lao and Korean communities, creating a sense of connection to the untold stories of their respective elder populations, and deepens understanding of the experiences of refugees and immigrants in the aftermath of war. We invite you to an exhibition that shares the stories and artifacts of migration […]
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