Documentary Capturing Path From Skid Row to Marathon Finisher To Play at Art Theatre
The film documents their training and eventual trips to Africa and Italy where runners took part in international running competitions including the Rome marathon
The Search for a Home for African American Culture Begins in Long Beach
The site for the proposed center has yet to be determined but a few members of the public suggested that the old North Branch Library, which currently serves as a temporary winter shelter, should be a contender.
Local Artist Using BLACK PANTHER Challenge To Spread Positive Imagery to Underprivileged Students
Local artist, Senay Kenfe, started his own GoFundMe page with the simple goal of raising enough money to allow 50 kids from Central Long Beach to go to a showing of the movie for free. When he hit his initial goal he upped it to 100. Just days into his campaign, and with money trickling in, he said the time has come to be aggressive. He wants to hit 500.
Sublime Announces Documentary Film Deal With Two-Time Oscar Winning Director
It’s been a year of big announcements for Long Beach ska-punk royalty Sublime. In March it teamed up with AleSmith Brewing Co. on a Mexican lager to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the band’s release of 40oz To Freedom, and today Sublime announced it’s teaming up with a two-time Oscar winning director on a documentary project.
Euthanasia Declines, Live Releases Up In Long Beach Animal Care Services’ Mid-Year Report
Live release numbers for the Long Beach Animal Care Services Bureau (ACS) have continued to increase, according to a mid-year report released by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine Thursday morning.
Brewmance: The Long Beach Beer Brotherhood and Their Journey From Homebrewing to Taproom
In his new film, Brewmance, Christo Brock, director and writer of the 2014 film Touch the Wall, hopes to capture the essence of home brewing and the journey three men are making in taking their production sites out of their homes to full-scale production breweries.
Snoop Dogg’s New Music Video Has President Trump Calling for “Jail Time!” for the Rapper
President Donald J. Trump steadied his Twitter crosshairs on one of Long Beach’s most famous exports Wednesday morning as he unleashed an early morning response to a new Snoop Dogg music video that shows the rapper shooting a clown—one with a striking resemblance to the president—with a fake gun.
New Storytelling Series Allows Speakers to Heal Through Sharing
Ernesto Rocha and Abril Harris have been friends since middle school. They both ended up going into the field of social work and both have compelling stories that helped shape who they are. However, it was the inability for Rocha to share his story at a much more prominent storytelling platform that led to the duo forming a new monthly series in Long Beach.
Mayor’s “Percent for the Arts” Program Moves Forward With Unanimous Vote
A proposed program that would use a fee assessed on new public capital improvement projects to finance investments in the arts was explored by the Long Beach City Council last night, resulting in the unanimous approval of city staff crafting legislation that could be in place as early as Spring 2017.
Long Beach Artists To Capture Stories of American Women En Route To Million Women March in D.C.
One day after president-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office and officially becomes the 45th president of the United States January 20, millions of women will march in protest across the country, including at the nation’s capital, during a planned Million Women March. Two Long Beach artists will set out on a road trip leading up to inauguration weekend where they will try to capture the essence of being female in America and tell the untold stories of those women they meet.