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23 Jan

Kehinde Wiley: Colorful Realm

Roberts Projects, 442 South La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036

January 23, 2023 To April 8, 2023

11:00 am To 6:00 pm

Roberts Projects is delighted to announce Colorful Realm, an exhibition of new work from renowned contemporary artist Kehinde Wiley. Drawing inspiration from Japanese nature paintings of the Edo period (c.1600–1868), Wiley parallels traditional techniques and materials in nine monumental paintings. Exposed linen highlights the depicted natural scenes while also preserving the… Read more…

27 Jan

The Bob Marley One Love Experience

Ovation Hollywood, Hollywood Boulevard, 6801 Hollywood, CA 90028

January 27, 2023 To April 22, 2023

11:00 am To 8:00 pm

The Official Bob Marley One Love Experience showcases never-before-seen Marley photographs and memorabilia while immersing you in a journey through his life, passions, influences, and enduring legacy. Celebrate one of the world’s most beloved and unifying musical and cultural figures! In the Official Bob Marley One Love Experience—the only one… Read more…

01 Feb

The New Black Kids on the Block

7456 Melrose Avenue West Hollywood, CA 90046

February 1, 2023 To February 1, 2023

8:00 pm To 10:00 pm

  The Comedy Nook is a small black owned comedy club on Melrose. We are kicking off Black History Month with an all Black comedy show featuring LA’s hottest up and coming comedians and one established headliner! The show will be hosted by Alexis Bradby and Nthenya from Kenya, the… Read more…

01 Feb

The First Deep Breath

Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024

February 1, 2023 To March 5, 2023

7:30 pm To 9:30 pm

Kicking off 2023 at the Geffen Playhouse is The First Deep Breath, a ferocious new epic written by Lee Edward Colston II and directed by Steve H. Broadnax III that chronicles the depths families will go to hide their skeletons from the outside world and each other. Use code BCE35P for an exclusive… Read more…

01 Feb

Soul 2023: Producing to Power in the 21st Century

Wallis Annenberg Hall, 3630 Watt Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089

February 1, 2023 To February 1, 2023

7:00 pm To 8:00 pm

“Producing to Power” (P2P) refers to filmmakers, media, and platform executives; producers and showrunners; and digital and social media creators telling their authentic stories from the margins to advocate for social issues. Perhaps there is no greater example of P2P than Ellis Haizlip, the legendary producer and host of the… Read more…

01 Feb

Autumn Beat

USC, Ray Stark Family Theatre, 900 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007

February 1, 2023 To February 1, 2023

7:00 pm To 9:30 pm

Two brothers, Tito and Paco have the same dream: to break into the rap music world. Paco is a born performer and Tito knows how to write like no other but ambition, life, and love for the same woman will test their bond. Autumn Beat, produced by Amazon Studios and… Read more…

02 Feb

Christian McBride’s The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait of Four Icons

The Soraya, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Los Angeles, CA 91330

February 2, 2023 To February 2, 2023

8:00 pm To 10:00 pm

Powered by a relentless energy and boundless love of swing, eight-time Grammy Award-winning bassist Christian McBride leads a Big Band and Gospel choir in an exuberant and powerful musical tribute to Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, and Barack Obama—heroes of the Civil Rights movement celebrated… Read more…

02 Feb

Try/Step/Trip

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 9390 North Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

February 2, 2023 To February 5, 2023

8:00 pm To 10:00 pm

Try/Step/Trip is a spoken-word, multi-character musical performed through the language of step dance. The story follows the journey of an anonymous narrator as he reimagines his experience in a court-ordered drug rehabilitation program. Inspired by Brathwaite’s own history, Try/Step/Trip layers characters, poetic verse, and dialogue over music to create a… Read more…

02 Feb

Black History Musical Improvised

Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90028

February 2, 2023 To February 2, 2023

8:00 pm To 9:00 pm

It’s Black History Month. What better way to celebrate than with the best Black Musical Improvisers in Los Angeles. Come and enjoy a night celebrating Black History through song. Full disclosure, depending on how knowledgeable our audience and improvisers are; these songs may or may not be historically accurate. Come… Read more…

03 Feb

Regeneration Summit: A Celebration of Black Cinema

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, 6067 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036

February 3, 2023 To February 5, 2023

10:00 am To 8:00 pm

Kick off Black History Month and celebrate Black cinema at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, this weekend, February 3–5, during our REGENERATION SUMMIT, a three-day festival celebrating Black filmmakers and film preservationists and honoring the groundbreaking exhibition REGENERATION: BLACK CINEMA 1898-1971. Take part in film-inspired activities including film screenings, hands-on… Read more…

04 Feb

Cars + Coffee Presented By Nascar

Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen - Slauson, 4427 West Slauson Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90043

February 4, 2023 To February 4, 2023

9:00 am To 1:00 pm

Gather with Hilltop Coffee + Kitchen as car enthusiasts meet to show off and share their passion for automobiles over a cup of coffee. In partnership with NASCAR, join in the excitement for an amazing display of classic, exotic, and tuner cars. Event Highlights: NASCAR Racing Simulator NASCAR Stock Car… Read more…

04 Feb

Mental Health Awareness For Families

441 E. Carson St, Unit F & G, Carson CA 90745

February 4, 2023 To February 4, 2023

4:00 pm To 7:00 pm

As part of its Program on Mental Health Education and Resources, Sunday Supper organizes it’s First Annual Mental health awareness for families event. This event will raise awareness for families on the prevalence of mental health concerns, while introducing them to potential solutions. Attendees will benefit from renowned speakers Angela… Read more…

04 Feb

James Baldwin On Film: A Tribute

Los Feliz Theater, 1822 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027

February 4, 2023 To February 25, 2023

7:00 pm To 9:00 pm

Great American thinker, writer and activist, James Baldwin and his commitment to art, expression and justice both in the U.S. and abroad are shown in this recently restored shorts program, comprised of “James Baldwin: From Another Place,” “Meeting The Man: James Baldwin” and “Baldwin’s N*****,” along with the Oscar-nominated documentary,… Read more…

04 Feb

Roy Ayers Live!

77 Lounge, 7430 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90047

February 4, 2023 To February 4, 2023

6:00 pm To 9:00 pm

If you believe everybody loves the sunshine, come catch a vibe and check out Roy Ayers live! Vocalist and vibraphonist extrordinaire, Ayers is among the best-known and most respected jazz and R&B artists on the scene today. You don’t want to miss this fantastic experience!  

05 Feb

Olivia Jones Comes Alive!

Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 North Sepulveda Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90049

February 5, 2023 To February 5, 2023

1:00 pm To 2:00 pm

Enjoy a staged reading of Olivia Jones! Author and advocate Phillip Brown’s new literary work tells the story of a girl raised in the Deep South who seeks to right the wrongs of her father and repair her nation’s past. Told through a series of flashbacks narrated by the determined Olivia, the… Read more…

07 Feb

Biking While Black

James Bridges Theater, 235 Charles E Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095

February 7, 2023 To February 7, 2023

6:30 pm To 8:30 pm

In a 30-minute documentary, BIKING WHILE BLACK: CONTINUING TO RIDE THROUGH DECRIMINALIZATION, DISENFRANCHISEMENT AND GENTRIFICATION incorporates narratives to dig deeper into solution-based storytelling and features the actions being taken by some of our leading Black bicyclists and BIPOC community-based organizations. Cast members are paving new roads to tackle the myths,… Read more…

07 Feb

Special Guest Lora King, Rodney King’s Daughter & ‘Voices of a Movement’ Premiere

Wallis Annenberg Hall, 3630 Watt Way, Los Angeles, CA, USA

February 7, 2023 To February 7, 2023

12:00 pm To 1:00 pm

Join the USC Charlotta Bass Journalism & Justice Lab for the Voices of a Movement series with special guest Lora King. King is the daughter of Rodney King, founder of the Rodney King Foundation, and the inaugural subject of the Lab’s groundbreaking oral history collection titled The Second Draft Project. The project centers… Read more…

07 Feb

A Conversation with Chuck D: Livin’ Loud

GRAMMY Museum L.A. Live, 800 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90015

February 7, 2023 To February 7, 2023

7:30 pm To 9:30 pm

The GRAMMY Museum is thrilled to host a special program with GRAMMY-nominated Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Chuck D to celebrate the release of his new book, Livin’ Loud (Genesis Publications). The event will consist of an intimate conversation with Chuck D held in the Museum’s 200-seat Clive Davis Theater. In… Read more…

10 Feb

KCRW Open House Dance Party

California African American Museum, 600 State Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90037

February 10, 2023 To February 10, 2023

7:00 pm To 10:00 pm

KCRW didn’t want to wait until summer for another fantastic free evening of music, art, and culture with our friends! Come groove under the stars to the sounds of KCRW DJs Francesca Harding and Tyler Boudreaux, enjoy libations in the outdoor beer garden and bites from some of our favorite… Read more…

11 Feb

Rhythm of the Village Band

Boston Court Pasadena, 70 North Mentor Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91106

February 11, 2023 To February 11, 2023

8:00 pm To 10:00 pm

Led by Baba Onochie Chukwurah who traveled to America on tour with Fela Kuti in 1969, Rhythms of the Village will perform an exciting evening of Nigerian Highlife Fusion music, comprised of traditional rhythms that inspired reggae, calypso, and Afro beat.

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