By Brittany Hart Scholten Photo by Monique Kuhlman There’s a new experiential art show in Long Beach that you don’t want to miss! Black Canvas Collective—hosted by Leadership Long Beach 2026 graduates Steve Garcia and Samantha Aviles—is revitalizing underutilized spaces around the city, turning them into vibrant, immersive art shows that connect community artists with the people who live alongside their work. Black Canvas Collective Once complete strangers, Steve and Samanth

By Brittany Hart Scholten Photos by Izzy Juarez Artist: Dave Van Patten Driving around Long Beach you’ve probably noticed Dave Van Patten’s numerous murals even if you didn’t know his name. His work is bright and surreal with humans with hamburgers for heads, slices of pizza with a face, walking coffee mugs–eclectic, delightful, and impossible to ignore. “I studied creative writing at Cal State Long Beach but found writing to be limiting. It cannot fully express what visual a

Through all kinds of music, Alexa and Justin Haynes-Pilon are side by side onstage and off If music be the food of love, Alexa and Justin Haynes-Pilon play on. The couple will be featured in Musica Angelica’s concerts in the First Congregational Church of Long Beach on Jan. 31 (repeated in the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles on Feb. 1), and the title of the concert seems to refer directly to them: "Valentine to the Viola da Gamba" They’ll be playing the viola d

By Gina Valencia Photos submitted by Long Beach Ballet Each December, Long Beach transforms into a world of snowflakes, soldiers, and sugar plum fairies when the Long Beach Ballet presents its annual production of The Nutcracker . Now in its 43rd season, the show fills the Terrace Theater with dazzling sets, pyrotechnics, and a live orchestra that brings Tchaikovsky’s score to life. Artistic Director David Wilcox has created what many consider the most spectacular Nutcracker

By Laila Freeman Photos submitted by the Journalism Arts Initiative (JAI) Maybe it could be called a wedding made in Heaven. The two...

By Monique Garcia Photo by Monique Kuhlman Tucked beside the parking structure near Harvey Milk Promenade Park and displayed...

By Monique Garcia I Photo by Monique Kuhlman Ms. Yellow was born in Long Beach and lived here for some time before moving to nearby...

By Sunny Hubler Ilia Korol’s musical horizons were limited in the Soviet Union, but a composer from the 1600s changed all that The...

The featured soprano at Musica Angelica’s Christmas concerts is certified to cope By Kiana Kalahele Most financial advisors make a...