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On summer evenings in Long Beach, there’s something you can time your watch by—the deep, resonant chord that rolls out across a park full of families, friends, and neighbors settling into lawn chairs, blankets, and the warm Pacific breeze. That sound? It’s the 116th season of the Long Beach Municipal Band stepping onto stage, free for everyone, and absolutely worth
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694694 ViewsThere’s something about a Long Beach evening that already feels like art. The ocean air. The view of the ocean sky. It’s that chill part of the evening where people show up, settle in, and let the night take its time. Sunsets at LBMA taps into exactly that — and on Thursday, June 26, from 5 to 8:30 PM, the
Read More561561 ViewsBefore the certifications, before the energy work, and before The Subliminal Stylist was even a name, Jessie Santiago was already doing the work. She just didn’t know it had a name yet. “I opened my first brick and mortar, Salon Benders, in a building I had admired since 2011,” Jessie says. “It was this condemned little corner on Alamitos and
Read More1.5K1.5K ViewIn a year marked by remembrance and reflection for the Cambodian community, Long Beach-based visual artist Sayon Syprasoeuth has created something beautiful, healing, and long overdue: a coloring and learning book designed to connect a new generation of Cambodian-American kids with the culture, history, and imagination of their ancestors. Released on May 18, 2025, Coloring and Learning about Cambodia in
Read More352352 ViewsThere’s something about stepping off that ferry in Avalon that just… hits different. The pace slows down. The light shifts. The buildings feel like they’re from a postcard someone actually mailed you — not the kind you buy and forget to send. And the air? It’s not just ocean breeze. It’s like the island exhales for you. It’s hard to
Read More1K1K ViewWhether or not you’re heading to the official Long Beach Pride festival, there’s something important to remember: Pride is not a gated event. It’s everywhere we are. It’s in our bars, cafés, bookstores, art shows, dance floors, and street corners. It’s in the day-to-day work of queer-owned businesses, nonprofit organizers, and neighbors who hold this community together — not
Read More1.5K1.5K ViewSupport 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 people who live, love, and
Read More3.4K3.4K 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 to claw back marriage equality
Read More1K1K ViewDust 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 Arena, this MTV-fueled evening promises
Read More724724 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, and the urgent demand to
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