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18 Sep

Atwater Village Theatre, Casitas Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, USA

September 18, 2026 To October 26, 2026

8:00 pm To 10:00 pm

The Echo Theater Company presents the world premiere of a darkly funny, emotionally charged new play written by Emmy-nominated playwright Janine Nabers. Featuring an ensemble cast that includes Kelly McCreary (Grey’s Anatomy), Tamberla Perry (Brilliant Minds) and John Clarence Stewart (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, Brilliant Minds,… Read more…

22 Sep

Barnes & Noble, The Grove Drive, Los Angeles, CA,

September 22, 2026 To September 22, 2026

7:00 pm To 8:00 pm

Barnes & Noble welcomes award-winning actress and singer Tisha Campbell to the store to celebrate her parenting memoir, The A Word. Best known for her performances in Martin, Little Shop of Horrors and My Wife and Kids, Tisha Campbell has won an NAACP Image Award… Read more…

24 Sep

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, North Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Topanga, CA, USA

September 24, 2026 To September 24, 2026

7:30 pm To 9:00 pm

Experience the power of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through lesser-known speeches and hidden gems of his historic life and work. Longtime Theatricum Company Member Gerald C. Rivers weaves his own inspiring journey from Compton to Hollywood, to Morehouse College, and his dedication to… Read more…

24 Sep

Sound Dhaba, 2441 Hunter Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA

September 24, 2026 To September 24, 2026

8:00 pm To 9:30 pm

The versatile, bold, unique, fearless drummer, Jonathon Pinson, brings together an amazing line-up of musicians: Joel Ross on vibraphone, Braxton Cook on Alto Sax, Mark Turner on Tenor Sax, Liya Gigoryan on Piano, Luca Alamanno on Bass to pay tribute to the beautiful, spiritual and revolutionary… Read more…

24 Sep

Bovard Auditorium, 3551 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA

September 24, 2026 To September 24, 2026

7:00 pm To 9:00 pm

Marking the 50th anniversary of one of the most ambitious and influential albums in the history of popular music, Songs in the Key of Life at 50: Reimagined brings Stevie Wonder’s landmark 1976 recording to the stage for a one-night-only concert. Released in September 1976…

24 Sep

Online Webinar

September 24, 2026 To September 24, 2026

12:00 pm To 1:00 pm

Join Kevin Waite and Marne Campbell, in conversation with Bill Deverell, for a compelling dialogue about Waite’s new book The Boundless Biddy Mason: An Odyssey from Slavery to Freedom Across the American West. In this groundbreaking biography, Waite traces the remarkable life of Biddy Mason, who… Read more…

25 Sep

UCLA, Kaufman Hall, Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, USA

September 25, 2026 To September 25, 2026

7:00 pm To 9:00 pm

Join the UCLA Art & Global Health Center for a free screening of The Ebony Canal, directed by six-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Emmai Alaquiva. The documentary examines disparities in Black infant mortality and maternal health while sharing the experiences of Black mothers and highlighting solution-driven… Read more…

25 Sep

544 North Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA

September 25, 2026 To October 11, 2026

8:00 pm To 2:00 pm

Written by Amy Judd Lieberman. Directed by Stephanie O’Neill. Produced by Rogue Artists Ensemble and Mohammed Ojarigi for Greenway Arts Alliance.  In the aftermath of an unexpected encounter with a violent neighbor, Evvy is just trying to get back to work. But now she has a… Read more…

26 Sep

Los Angeles State Historic Park, North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA

September 26, 2026 To September 26, 2026

10:00 am To 12:30 pm

BGST Workshop: Intro to Drone I Photography with Conner Varin   Ready to take your visual storytelling to new heights? Join Black Girls Shoot Too for an immersive, hands-on Intro to Drone I Photography workshop at Los Angeles State Historic Park!   Whether you’ve never touched… Read more…

26 Sep

Lore Leimert Park, 4334 Degnan Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, USA

September 26, 2026 To September 26, 2026

2:00 pm To 5:00 pm

Join African American Historic Places LA for one or all of the community workshops for the African American History of Los Angeles Historic Context Statement Update. The workshops will be held at various locations throughout the City and will provide multiple opportunities for collective storytelling… Read more…

26 Sep

Kennth Hahn State Recreation Area, 4100 La Cienega Boulevard, Burke-Roche picnic area, Los Angeles, CA 90056

September 26, 2026 To September 26, 2026

9:00 am To 10:30 am

Mike Check Yur Colon is hosting its first 5K run/walk. Join Hike 4 Mike, an event that is literally saving lives. Mike Check Yur Colon raises funds to provide Free Screening Colonoscopies for people under the age of 45. Young people between the ages of… Read more…

26 Sep

Long Beach, CA, USA

September 26, 2026 To September 26, 2026

4:30 pm To 8:00 pm

Come out and support TEDxShorelineDrive as we bring powerful ideas, inspiring stories, and an unforgettable experience to Long Beach! Be in the room on September 26th and experience the power of Perseverance LIVE! Tickets available to on Eventbrite.

26 Sep

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, North Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA, USA

September 26, 2026 To September 26, 2026

7:30 pm To 10:00 pm

On Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 7:30pm at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (The Wallis), Daymé Arocena takes the stage with a bold, genre-defying performance Alkemi that fuses her Afro-Cuban roots with neo-soul, jazz, and contemporary Latin pop in one dynamic exchange.…

27 Sep

Roscoe’s jazz Lounge 730 East Broadway Long Beach Calif. 90802

September 27, 2026 To September 27, 2026

4:00 pm To 7:00 pm

TRANE AT 100: A Centennial Celebration of John Coltrane TRANE AT 100 is an immersive centennial journey into the music, spirit and ever-expanding world of John Coltrane. The experience opens theatrically inside a Detroit jazz club in 1951. Actors Robert J. Carmack and Mechelle LaChaux portray…

27 Sep

The Den San Pedro, 1126 West 37th Street, San Pedro, CA, USA

September 27, 2026 To September 27, 2026

2:00 pm To 5:00 pm

Join authors Carla DuPree Clark and Windy Barnes Farrell for a special reading from Secrets of Shady: Book One. Through dramatic storytelling and soulful music, they will bring Shady’s remarkable journey through the Chitlin’ Circuit to life. The reading will be followed by a book… Read more…

28 Sep

UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center, Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, USA

September 28, 2026 To September 30, 2026

9:00 am To 5:00 pm

Black Portraiture[s]: Los Angeles: The Black Built Environment will examine the historicity and rich panoply encompassing the Black built environment, both physical and imagined. Exploring the concept and its relationship to photography, architecture, urban planning, and visual culture, artists have reconceived and reconstructed visions of… Read more…

03 Oct

William Grant Still Art Center, South West View Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA

October 3, 2026 To October 3, 2026

3:00 pm To 7:30 pm

Acceleration-in-Equilibrium: Crisis as Quintessence brings together photography, visual art, film, and music by local and contemporary artists exploring what it means to live, create, remember, and build community during times of constant change and uncertainty. The exhibition asks: How do people create a sense of… Read more…

08 Oct

The Soraya, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA

October 8, 2026 To October 8, 2026

8:00 pm To 10:00 pm

Celebrate the centennial of John Coltrane with a special L.A. album debut! Diane Reeves and the Branford Marsalis Quartet perform from their new album, “Dedicated to You” at The Soraya on Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. The album includes pieces from Coltrane’s one and only… Read more…

08 Oct

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, North Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA, USA

October 8, 2026 To October 10, 2026

7:30 pm To 10:00 pm

Known for work that feels both grounded and spiritual, EVIDENCE creates performances shaped by rhythm and history, and defined by its physical clarity and emotional precision. Brown’s choreography transforms sound into movement and memory into presence, creating work that resonates long after it leaves the… Read more…

10 Oct

Museum of African American Art, 3650 West Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90008

October 10, 2026 To October 10, 2026

2:00 pm To 5:00 pm

Join African American Historic Places LA for one or all of the community workshops for the African American History of Los Angeles Historic Context Statement Update. The workshops will be held at various locations throughout the City and will provide multiple opportunities for collective storytelling… Read more…

10 Oct

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, East 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA

October 10, 2026 To October 10, 2026

12:00 pm To 8:30 pm

Jazz at Drew returns to the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science campus as the grand finale of Alumni Homecoming Week and a vibrant celebration of CDU’s 60 years of service, education, and impact in the community. Following a brief hiatus, this beloved… Read more…

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