Join Mayor Karen Bass; Los Angeles City Council President Paul Krekorian, Councilmember, District 2; the Los Angeles City Council; the 2024 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Heritage Month Chair, Traci Park, Councilmember, District 11; and the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) to officially commemorate and celebrate the opening of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Heritage Month in the City of Los Angeles.
This year’s LGBT Heritage Month theme is: Reach for Your Dreams. The celebration will kick off at City Hall on May 31, 2024, with the LGBT Heritage Month City Council Presentation at 10:00 a.m. in City Hall’s John Ferraro Council Chamber during the City Council meeting. The 2024 LGBT Heritage Month Chair, Traci Park, Councilmember, District 11, will honor a number of organizations that host Pride events across the city at this presentation.
For questions, please get in touch with Dave E. Cano at 213.473.7011 or email david.cano@lacity.org
Upcoming Events
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The Downtown Santa Monica Farmers Market is widely recognized as one of the largest and most diverse Certified Farmers Markets in the nation. Residents, out-of-town visitors, celebrities, and many of Los Angeles’ best-known chefs and restaurants can be found shopping at this location, which features over 60 California farms. The market is held weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
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LéaLA, the premier Spanish Book Fair & Literary Festival, returns from September 19-22, 2024, at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes located at 501 N. Main Street in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. Organized by the University of Guadalajara Foundation USA, this year’s event, themed Building Peace Together, celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring the rich traditions, language, and culture of the Latino community through literature, art, and intellectual dialogue. As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, LéaLA will highlight…
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Fostering Photovoice: a photo exhibition about the foster youth experience, features photographs that depict identity, family, and the foster care system by six LA based foster youth artists. Join us for our Closing Reception on March 8, 2025. Stay tuned for upcoming details. Fostering Photovoice is a group photography exhibition that reflects the lives and experiences of youth impacted by foster care. The project was conceived by a photovoice research collective that included six artists—all former foster youths between the ages…
Over the past year and a half, artists and collectors have donated 80 works by almost 35 artists to The Cheech Center Collection. This year’s exhibition will highlight some new additions alongside works from Cheech Marin’s initial gift of 500 works. The latest exhibition, Cheech Collects, explores different forms within the Cheech Marin Collection. It introduces photography and sculpture alongside paintings, prints, and mixed media works for which the collection is celebrated. See website for ticket prices.
Hogar Dulce Hogar explores the profound meaning of home amidst global migration. Curated by César García, the exhibition showcases 18 artists from the Inland Empire, challenging traditional notions of home and emphasizing its dynamic nature. Through diverse mediums, the exhibition invites viewers to reflect on the universal longing for home and the resilience of the human spirit. See website for prices.
