Most of us can agree that music has kept us moving amid a draining, Zoom-filled year. As the 63rd Annual Grammy’s premiere Sunday, the Daily Forty-Niner staff is making some predictions, and some of us are realizing we’re a bit out of the loop.
Arts & Life
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Activist Zoe Nicholson discusses Alice Paul, Equal Rights Amendment author, at CSULB event
In honor of Women’s History Month, The Women’s and Gender Equity Center hosted a Zoom webinar featuring Zoe Nicholson, a feminist activist, author and lecturer. There, Nicholson shared more about the suffragist and activist Alice Paul and the Equal Rights Amendment.
CSULB student Eileen Hope Tran immerses herself in theater and embraces life amid challenging year
Eileen Hope Tran is a fourth-year student in the theater arts department who shares that the coronavirus pandemic has been an opportunity to learn more about herself, her passion for theater and to stick to her motto, to live everyday like it’s her last.
CSULB alumni launch app Rentado, a ‘one-stop shop’ for renters and landlords
Justin Morgan and Michael Bronson recently developed and launched the app Rentado, designed to bolster communication and accessibility between renters and landlords. Now, the pair are focusing on growing Rentado.
CSULB students take creativity and turn it into small-businesses amid coronavirus pandemic
Quarantine and stay-at-home orders left students with plenty of time to spend at home this past year. For Emily Marin, Jia Ning Lim and Ryann Ippolito, they used their time to take their craft and turn it into an online business.
IN PHOTOS: Exhibit of neon lights brightens Long Beach nights through windows
East Fourth Street in Long Beach got colorful on Mar. 6 with the latest exhibit “Safe in the Light,” featuring neon light art pieces. The exhibit, now on display, is meant to be viewed through the gallery’s windows for safe-viewing.
The only women in the room
Experiences in higher education are not the same between women and men.
MOLAA unveils new Afro-Latinx art exhibit
“I Am: New Afro-Latinx Narratives,” is the latest online art exhibit on display at the Museum of Latin American Arts, which features artwork and interviews from Afro-Latinx artists.
‘Dynamic’ spoken word artist, poet and author LaLa DeVille on her journey as an artist
Long Beach-based poet and spoken word artist LaLa DeVille first joined the poetry community in 2016 and soon captured the attention of her peers for her authenticity. Since then, DeVille has transformed as an artist and shares some memorable pieces that she has done.
Art Theatre in Long Beach doubling down on independent cinema as film industry changes
After the unanticipated closure of the Art Theatre in Long Beach for a year, owner Jan van Dijs and his team contemplate the future of independent cinemas and filmmakers.