PASADENA—Join LAist for an old-school Hamburger Fry! LAist associate editor of food and culture Gab Chabrán (he/him) fondly recalls attending these community-style events as a kid and now we’re inviting you to ours, featuring some of our favorite burger makers from around L.A. Gab and How To LA’s Brian De Los Santos (he/him) will talk with Alicia Lopez (she/her) and Cecilia […]

COSTA MESA—Join a special live taping of The Splendid Table, a weekly audio companion celebrating the intersection of food and life. For this live experience, host Francis Lam (he/him) will dig into Orange County’s rich culinary scene, offering delicious bites of wisdom from some of the area’s most beloved culinary artisans. He’ll be joined onstage by Daniel Castillo of Heritage Barbecue, Kenneth […]

Caption: Black seamen onboard ship . Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection, African American Museum and Library at Oakland. SACRAMENTO—Visit the Central Library in Sacramento from January 23 to March 16 for Take Me to the Water, a multimedia exhibit curated by Dr. Caroline Collins that captures the historic panorama of the Black experience with the Pacific […]

SAN FRANCISCO—Crip’d Ecologies: Unfurling Expanded Environments, co-curated by moira williams and Jeremiah Barber, will be presented at Root Division in February-March 2024, with an Opening Reception on February 10, 2024. The exhibition features Disabled* artists addressing ecosystems that are personal, shared, imagined, and invites artists across disabilities to consider the following curatorial question: How can […]

Caption: Black seamen onboard ship . Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection, African American Museum and Library at Oakland. SACRAMENTO—Visit the Central Library in Sacramento from January 23 to March 16 for Take Me to the Water, a multimedia exhibit curated by Dr. Caroline Collins that captures the historic panorama of the Black experience with the Pacific […]

FRESNO—Mong Heritage will hold an educational conference to learn more about Mong culture and history through ancient writings and literatures; genealogy and DNA analysis; and oral history through cultural practices and customs. Come and join the gathering to learn the importance of raising the Mong mountain.  Mong Heritage yuav muaj cobxyum conference los kawm txog […]

Caption: Black seamen onboard ship . Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection, African American Museum and Library at Oakland. SACRAMENTO—Visit the Central Library in Sacramento from January 23 to March 16 for Take Me to the Water, a multimedia exhibit curated by Dr. Caroline Collins that captures the historic panorama of the Black experience with the Pacific […]

LOS ANGELES—On Tuesday, February 27 at 7pm see a screening of Silver Dollar Road directed by Raoul Peck. Silver Dollar Road follows the story of the Reels family who are valiantly attempting to protect the land their family bought on generation after slavery. This documentary, based on the 2019 ProPublica article, highlights the covert ways […]