DTLA

Tory DiPietro Sees the Light at the End of the Tunnel

Between the lingering Covid-19 pandemic, unresolved political turmoil and months of social unrest, it’s safe to say that 2020 and the first part of 2021 has not been one of the most uplifting chapters in American history. It was in this spirit of feeling the collective malaise that neon artist Tory DiPietro dreamed up her …

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Ashley Baguio: “Springtime on Spring Street”

A crisp morning in Downtown Los Angeles. February chills with sunny skies invaded my senses as we walked toward The Gerry Building. The building with rounded corners and curves on Los Angeles Street​. Guarded with security on the outside and a checklist to let you through its glass doors. LA’s house of fashion since 1946. …

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Luminous Streets, an Immersive Theatrical Tour of DTLA

The Roots and Wings Project returns to DTLA, joining forces with the California Arts Council to Present LUMINOUS STREETS, an immersive theatrical tour of DTLA centering on women’s survival and pursuit of justice. Leading female writers developed new works that speak to the fight for basic human rights, exploring the ways women are treated when …

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Chinatown

2nd Annual A.G. Geiger Art Book Fair Returns to Chinatown

Bringing together artists, booksellers and fine art enthusiasts in historic Chinatown, Los Angeles, the A.G. Geiger Book Fair is a unique event that is free and open to the public. Modeled on the art book fairs presented by Printed Matter in New York and Los Angeles, The A.G. Geiger Book Fair is regionally focused and …

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Dancing Dozens Descend on Downtown

A SoCal/France collaboration launches dancing hordes downtown, Mexico’s eclectic heritage explored in Hollywood, a cutting edge dance festival returns to downtown, bellydance goes 21st Century in Hollywood and more SoCal dance this week. 4.  Bellydance tells tales With a promise to reimagine Middle Eastern dance for the 21st century, choreographer Jillina Carlano and her Bellydance Evolution consider Scheherazade’s tales …

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Summer Carlis – teen street photographer

The Magic of Mentoring Teen street photographer, Summer Carlis, created her first book with guidance from prize-winning community arts advocate, Susan Hayden. I’m delighted to share their story. — Alexis Rhone Fancher, Cultural Weekly poetry editor, creator of The Poets Eye Summer Carlis: “I got into photography a few years ago when I received my …

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