Rotten wood, broken bricks and rusty metal are a typical list of materials that provide inspiration for Danté Cox’s, Cal State Long Beach junior sculpture and fine arts major, current exhibit, “Sticks and accidents.” “It is not as interesting if everything is figured out,” she said. Currently, Cox is experimenting[Read More…]
Arts & Life
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Paleyfest to screen, host TV favorites
Comic Con has always been the go-to convention for geek culture, but now television fanatics in the Los Angeles-area finally have something specific to their interests. The Paley Center for Media’s annual Paleyfest is coming up, and it is a TV fan’s dream. Every year, the Paley Center for Media[Read More…]
Doug Varone and Dancers wow the Carpenter Center
The New York based company Dough Varone and Dancers came to the Carpenter Center on Saturday delighting the audience with a pleasing blend of balletic grace and modern movement. Varone opened the show with “Lux”, a soothing and melodic piece to watch. The moon sits in the background above the[Read More…]
Big band show performs in full swing, for brief periods
From the moment the Gene Krupa Tribute Band began to play, the triumphant brass tunes of this jazzy ensemble sent the audience back in time and transported to a period when big bands were in full swing. While the show was filled with a variety of strong performances, these imitation[Read More…]
Art galleries show brains, inaudible speech
The weekly student art galleries offer a multitude of visual art from students. Pieces this week range from acrylic paint on campus to graphite on paper and high-definition video. This week in the Werby gallery, Masood Kamandy’s “Unspoken Portrait” draws attention as the only live-action portrait in the gallery that[Read More…]
‘Loving Repeating’ musically shares Stein
“Loving Repeating” showcases the arts, love and T.S. Eliot with pre-Whoville lyrical intellect at the International City Theatre. The musical’s West Coast premiere showcases Stephen Flaherty and Frank Galati’s 33 musical numbers based on the late Gertrude Stein’s post-WWI era and Dublin-set writings about the lost generation and similar modern-day[Read More…]
Long Beach Playhouse takes a voyage through time
From the time we become aware of our humanity, we understand that our decisions will affect our lives, though we can’t control how. But what if we could know how our decisions will affect our lives and those around us? Could we change anything? Would we still want to make[Read More…]
The Maine’s ‘Black and White’ needs new colors
After their release of “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop” in 2008, The Maine stole the hearts of girls around the world. With their sophomore release, “Black and White,” which came out on July 13, the band is sure to steal many more. “Black and White” stays strong to the band’s poppy[Read More…]
‘Streetlight’ shines for ska
While many would say that ska is dead, the energetic crowd at The House of Blues in Anaheim on Thursday would argue otherwise. Ska band Streetlight Manifesto headlined the sold-out show, with supporting acts The Supervillains, The Wonder Years and Dan Potthast. Accompanied by an acoustic guitar and Buddy Holly-style[Read More…]
Sura Tofu and BBQ satisfies Korean food cravings
Although a melting pot of culinary variety, Long Beach offers little when it comes to Korean cuisine. It is a good thing the city has Sura Tofu and Korean BBQ, which serves $1 Korean tacos on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Located on Seventh Street and Atlantic Avenue, this restaurant looks like[Read More…]
