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 […]
LOS ANGELES—Please join us for the LOS ANGELES PREMIERE of HOW TO HAVE AN AMERICAN BABY on February 8 at 6 pm at UCLA. Los Angeles County is the place where most of the film's mystery unfolds, home of the very special "ethnoburbs" of San Gabriel Valley. "A good documentary scratches your soul," said the late Marina Goldovskaya, my […]
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 […]
PASADENA—Proud Stutter is partnering with Design Matters and Sappi Ideas That Matter for a special event in Pasadena, California. Join the stuttering community and allies for a special evening featuring a reading from the authors of Proud Stutter’s new comic book, Life of Verbal Turbulence, and special guest speakers from the Los Angeles stuttering community. […]
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 […]
SONOMA—Join the opening reception for Making Change and Ruffling Feathers-The extraordinary task of ordinary women at the Sonoma Community Center! 6 pm: Reception Gallery 212Making Change and Ruffling Feathers Opening Reception Sonoma Woman’s Club History Panels created for the Sonoma Valley Historical Society, by Tom Whitworth. The panels tell the story of Making Change and Ruffling […]