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By Rachael Rifkin
Memoirist
I love collecting helpful hints. When someone’s recommendation helps me get out those stubborn brown stains from a pan or points me in the direction of a restaurant that actually delivers to Cal Heights, it makes my day. Besides my mother-in-law, who is a bottomless pit of information, I like to turn to […]

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By CORY BILICKO
Managing Copy Editor
A clear, early-autumn Friday night in the newly renovated Museum of Latin American Art meant the setting was right, but that locale and the lively music from the Cal State Long Beach Latin jazz quartet belied the occasion.
There was but a smidgen of a crowd to see the unveiling of the […]

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Picture This Gallery is currently hosting “Casualties of War,” an exhibit that features a series of paintings by artists Arturo Sandoval Diaz and David Arthur Martinez.
Martinez said the idea for the paintings came in 2004 with the first work, entitled “1023 Dead and Counting,” which was painted for a Dia De Los Muertos celebration. “My […]

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The Museum of Latin American Art will once again host the most important auction of contemporary Latin American fine art on the West Coast October 18 and 19. Auction 08: Contemporary Latin American Art will feature more than 240 works of art including paintings, sculptures, works on paper and prints by renowned and emerging […]

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Show & Sell is an event designed to highlight artistic talent “on the Hill” and surrounding communities. Local artists and crafters will be showing and selling their works and wares.
Show & Sell, an ideal venue for artists and art lovers alike to savor a variety of Southern California talent, will take place from 3 p.m. […]

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Poets, young punks, photographers, painters, politicos, guitars, B-boys, Django Reinhardt, and a new art gallery make up the September 5 First Fridays event in Bixby Knolls. Mike the Poet also returns this month to make a guest appearance on the Gabelich Trolley, reciting his beat poetry for guests riding up and down Atlantic Avenue. Guests […]

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At the annual State of the Arts Luncheon on Thursday, September 25, the Arts Council for Long Beach will honor six exemplary individuals and one organization that have played essential roles in molding and enhancing the cultural landscape in Long Beach. These awards are bestowed in recognition of excellence, commitment, and community contribution. Distinguished Arts […]

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Last Saturday, August 9, Team #2 of the Neighborhood Leadership Class of 2008 unveiled two murals focused on health for elementary school children. The murals depict healthful activities and healthful foods. The unveiling took place at the South Street Parkway. Immediately after the murals were shown to the public, refreshments were served at the Historic […]

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The 75th Annual Great Sand Sculpture Contest, presented by SSA Terminals as part of the annual Charter Communications Long Beach Sea Festival, will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, August 9 at the Granada Launch Ramp in Long Beach. The event will feature everything from top professional sand sculptors, corporate teams to […]

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The Arts Council for Long Beach gave heartfelt thanks at their July 24 board of directors meeting to retiring executive director Joan Van Hooten.
In her eight years at the Arts Council, Van Hooten increased private donations to the organization, matching City of Long Beach arts allocations dollar-for-dollar and initiating an endowment to fund cultural grants. […]

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By Athena Mekis
Special to the Signal Tribune
Eye candy appeared in many vehicular shapes during last Sunday’s Sultans Signal Hill car show. From the looks of things, the Sultan himself invited Dave Heady, the owner of a 1952 Hudson. This Hudson combines unique aspects that many other car owners should envy. The engine is completely original.
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With masterful skill, San Diego Environmental Artist James Stone fused hot glass and metal into a 14-foot sculpture to raise awareness about the degradation of our oceans.
Formerly on exhibit at the Port of San Diego, “Not Seen, Not Heard, But Felt” will move to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach in August.
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The Fourth Annual Queen Mary Art Deco Festival aboard the historic ocean liner is scheduled for Labor Day weekend, August 29–September 1, 2008. The festival, which premiered in 2005, is being presented by the Queen Mary in association with the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the preservation efforts of […]

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Long Beach Heritage will host its annual meeting and reception at two historic downtown buildings from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 27. The meeting will begin in the vintage lobby of the Farmers and Merchants Bank main branch at 302 Pine Ave. Built in 1922 in the classical style, the downtown F&M’s […]

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Alford’s English Gardens is presenting a self-guided Art in the Garden Tour of local gardens on Saturday, July 19. A variety of gardens have been selected and paired with the original art of a variety of local artists and mediums.
The Art in the Garden Tour will begin in Seal Beach at 10 a.m. and finish […]

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The Summer Shutters 24-Hour Digital Photo Contest came to a close with the announcement of the winning images on Saturday, June 28, at 2 p.m. The contest was organized by the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association and modeled after Justin Rudd’s “Say Cheese! Long Beach” contest held earlier in the year. From noon on June […]

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By CORY BILICKO
Managing Copy Editor
Something made autistic fifth grader Tim Bray really blossom at school this spring. It wasn’t a kickball game, or the latest toy, or a new medication. It was an artist named Doug Kurtz, who has been overseeing the painting of a mural at Tim’s school- Burroughs Elementary in Signal Hill.
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The Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA) is the only venue on the West Coast to present “Wifredo Lam in North America.” This comprehensive national traveling exhibition of Lam’s work is the first in more than 30 years to be seen in the United States.
Also on view will be “Carlos Luna: El Gran Mambo.” Both […]

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Just in time for Father’s Day… the Signal Tribune is announcing the winners of our Mother’s Day photo and caption contest.
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The Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association is announcing its new event, Summer Shutters 24-Hour Digital Photo Contest. The goal of Summer Shutters is to capture all the beauty, nuances and charm of Bixby Knolls, California Heights, Virginia Country Club and Los Cerritos neighborhoods.
This event includes the businesses, the people, the environment, the streets, and the […]

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June provides an eclectic mix for First Fridays: Shakespeare, vodka tasting, abstracts, acrylics, photography, puppies, bebop jazz, delta blues, rock school prodigies, and a fashion show. Here’s a peek of what will be seen and heard at First Fridays on June 6. To get the detailed venue listings and artist profiles, visit www.firstfridayslongbeach.com.
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BY CORY BILICKO
Managing Copy Editor
Since you’re reading this right now, you’re not one of the one percent of Americans who is illiterate. The Worldfact Book prepared by the CIA in 2007 asserts that the U.S. literacy rate is 99 percent and that the overall world literacy rate is 82 percent. Ninety-nine percent of Americans being […]

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Long Beach native and author Gerrie Schipske will present and sign her book Rosie the Riveter in Long Beach on Sunday, June 8 at 2 p.m. at Grounds Bakery and Café, 6277 E. Spring Street in Long Beach.
During World War II, many women in Long Beach were put to work at the Douglas Aircraft Plant […]

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