In an effort to keep the art scene in Long Beach alive during the pandemic, area artist groups have combined their resources to showcase a new, in-person and virtual exhibit called "Couriers of Hope."

The Earl B. and Loraine H. Miller Foundation announced it has expanded its annual grant application invitation process to include all eligible organizations.
Even though the holiday season is going to be different this year, there are still plenty of ways to get in the Christmas spirit by helping others in Long Beach.
Restrictions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic may have put the kibosh on the Naples Christmas Boat Parade, but it couldn't stop residents from continuing the tradition of lavish home decorations.
The YMCA of Greater Long Beach is looking for volunteers to help distribute food from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 22, and Wednesday, Dec. 23, at the Scottish Rite Cathedral parking lot, 855 Elm Ave.
Sound the alarms and get into the holiday spirit — it's the annual Toy Patrol and Spark of Love toy drives hosted by Long Beach's Police and Fire departments.
Typically the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach is one of the early events on the NTT IndyCar schedule. But it will be the season finale in 2021, it was announced last Thursday, Dec. 17, by the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach.
Even though the holiday season is going to be different this year, there are still plenty of ways to get in the Christmas spirit by helping others in Long Beach.
The Port of Long Beach will show off its holiday spirit with the first seasonal lighting of the Gerald Desmond Replacement Bridge, happening around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 14.
Even though the holiday season is going to be different this year, there are still plenty of ways to get in the Christmas spirit by helping others in Long Beach.
In normal years, this Saturday — the first in December — would mean the Belmont Shore Christmas Parade marching down Second Street.
Since Christmas 2013, renowned jazz pianist David Benoit has carried the little Charlie Brown Christmas tree onto the Carpenter Center stage every year, then performed many of the famous tunes from the classic cartoon special.
In 2017, the LGBTQ Center Long Beach relaunched the annual AIDS Walk event to help support the nonprofit and the programs it's affiliated with.
Naples appears to have temporarily lost one holiday tradition — the Naples Holiday Boat Parade — to the coronavirus pandemic, but another tradition will continue.
The next generation of Acura’s luxury sports cars will give a shout-out to Long Beach.
Long Beach's Sam Edelman has a reason to celebrate in 2020.
The California Conference for Equality and Justice (CCEJ) is celebrating the legacy of Gene Lentzner, a longtime leader at CCEJ. He passed away this year at the age of 97.
Another holiday, another virtual event — and a cancelation.
The Queen Mary is closed to the public this Halloween, but even the coronavirus can't stop the ghosts, ghouls and goblins from roaming the ship as they have for decades.
In partnership with Long Beach marketing firm Intertrend Communications, Long Beach Creamery has introduced a Ruth Bader Ginsburg-inspired ice cream, featuring a citrusy, organic vanilla-based flavor complemented by fresh lime curd and lime meringue cookies.
The dead will walk among the living — virtually — on Sunday, Nov. 1.
Born and raised in Long Beach, Tito Rodriguez — often referred to as the city's "Hood Santa" — has been helping people around his neighborhood for as long as he can remember.
The ninth annual Uptown Jazz Festival is happening from 3 to 5:30 p.m. this Sunday, Oct. 18.
For the last three years, Long Beach Camerata has welcomed the fall with a Peace Project, using music and discussion to focus on one aspect of society.
Pop, rock and a little bit of Bach.
The date is set, and for the first time in more than a decade, live network television coverage has been secured.
The staff at Pacific Gateway are dedicated to innovating the Long Beach workforce, providing career resources to community members who need it most.
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“Are you better today than yesterday?”
The CRayProject — a nonprofit platform for black artists and performers — is hosting a community pop-up concert at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, via a Zoom conference.Called "When Art Happens," the series will consist of free community pop-up concerts every second Saturday of each month. Area a…
"It's a dream and I'm doing what I can to get there."
Greenly Art Space is featuring an online collaboration with Neshkinukat — a California Native American artists' network — to create and curate an art exhibit called “We Are All Related: An Exhibition of Neshkinukat Artists.”
Terri Henry has always been in restaurant industry for the love of it.
Grammy-winning artist and former guitarist for Paul McCartney Laurence Juber is stepping onto the stage at Grace First Presbyterian Church for a live-streamed concert in October.
Wife. Mother. Author. Recording artist. Life coach. Motivational speaker. Entrepreneur. Minister.
From her hospital bed in Lower Manhattan about to give birth to her first baby, Andrea Sulsona could look out her window and see building rubble still smoldering eight days after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center just two blocks away on Sept. 11, 2001.
With sponsorship from the Port of Long Beach, the Long Beach Creative Group is featuring the exhibit "PHOTOVARIOUS" at the LBCG, Rod Briggs Gallery from Saturday, Oct. 10, through Saturday, Nov. 7.
Christina Lee was 9 years old when her mother died in her arms in Cambodia.
Picture This Gallery (4130 Norse Way) may be closed to the public, but folks can still view one the gallery's most popular exhibits online, featuring the many faces of Frida Kahlo.
When the country was hit by the coronavirus pandemic in March and communities across Long Beach began to feel its devastating effects, she didn't hesitate for a moment to extend a helping hand.
The Catalina Film Festival returns this month — to Long Beach — to celebrate a decade of the arts and cinema featuring short films, narratives and documentaries by award-winning filmmakers.
All she wanted was a chance for her teenage daughter to see the larger world.
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