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Support Local. Celebrate Queer. Party with Purpose. Long Beach Pride isn’t just a weekend—it’s a whole damn vibe. From community bike rides and cleanup days to late-night dance floors, drag brunches, and queer joy in every corner of the city, our Pride is powered by us—by grassroots organizers, queer creatives, local businesses, and the very
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240240 ViewsThis week was one of those rare, maddening, inspiring reminders that being queer in America means holding conflict in one hand and joy in the other. We saw breakthroughs in drag representation, and we saw the Supreme Court quietly side-eye our civil rights. Again. We saw cities raise Pride flags in public solidarity—and lawmakers try
Read More107107 ViewsDust off your Walkman and break out the neon—Long Beach Symphony is dialing the time machine straight to the 1980s. On Saturday, May 10, the Symphony joins forces with Electric Avenue for a night that’s part concert and part dance party. It’s an all-out retro celebration. Set against the vibrant backdrop of the Long Beach
Read More5252 ViewsPride didn’t start with a stage. It didn’t begin with DJs, floats, or wristbands. It began with resistance. In 1969, trans women of color stood up against police brutality at the Stonewall Inn in New York. That act of defiance sparked a global movement—one rooted not in sponsorships or production value, but in survival, dignity,
Read More815815 ViewsThe OUTBAC Challenge Course at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) is a unique facility designed to foster collaboration, communication, and personal development. Serving as a premier team-building environment, the course offers participants a hands-on, experiential learning experience aimed at enhancing teamwork and leadership skills. Located on the scenic campus of CSULB, the OUTBAC Challenge
Read More280280 ViewsOn the evening of April 20th, 2025, the Long Beach Arena was transformed into a storybook brought to life, as Disney On Ice: Into the Magic rolled into town and what a show it was! From the moment guests stepped through the arena doors, the excitement was contagious. Children in princess gowns and Mickey ears
Read More145145 ViewsThere are festivals, and then there’s Joshua Tree Music Festival — a beautifully weird, sun-drenched love letter to creativity, connection, and the unfiltered joy of dancing barefoot in the Mojave. Now entering its 23rd spring edition this May 15–18, 2025, JTMF isn’t just a music event — it’s a magnetic, soul-hugging, radically inclusive four-day gathering
Read More627627 ViewsThe Ghosts of 1914: Long Beach’s Purity Raids and the Queer Histories We’re Not Supposed to Remember
In the heavy heat of a Southern California summer in 1914, Long Beach launched one of the earliest known anti-queer crackdowns in U.S. history — a dark chapter known now, quietly, as The Long Beach Purity Raids. It didn’t make national headlines the way Stonewall eventually would. It wasn’t taught in history books or commemorated
Read More228228 ViewsTucked just off Broadway, a new creative space is coming to life—and it’s unlike anything Long Beach has seen before. Neon Dreams is an immersive art experience that invites visitors to step into a surreal, walk-through environment filled with color, texture, and depth. Created by Playalarga, a community-first events company based in Long Beach, in
Read More812812 ViewsSomething special is happening in Long Beach—and it’s not just the amazing weather, the new upcoming amphitheater, or Grand Prix (though, yes, they’re still pretty amazing). For the first time ever, two of the city’s most trusted voices—the Long Beach Post and Playalarga—are joining forces to spotlight the soul of this city in one big
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