Access to nature, recreation, and sites of relaxation—in other words, leisure—is critical to pursuing the full range of human experience, self-fulfillment, and dignity. The exhibition illuminates Angelenos and other Californians who worked to make leisure here an open, inclusive reality in the first half of the twentieth century. In shaping recreational sites and public spaces during the Jim Crow era, African Americans challenged white supremacy and situated Black identity within oceanfront and inland social gathering places throughout California.
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Black California Dreamin’: Claiming Space at America’s Leisure Frontier
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Upcoming Events
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NoHo Summer Nights 2024
This ten-week concert and movie series runs every Saturday from June 22 to August 24, 2024. Admission is free and so are interactive art activities with local artists featured at each event! Concerts begin at 7:00 p.m., and movie nights begin at 8:00 p.m. at the North Hollywood Recreation Center- Next to the Amelia Earhart Library. Food will be available for purchase on site. For more information and program schedule, click here!
Free
Community Band
Community Band with Logan Hone is held outside in Hermon Park most Saturday, as a series of creative musical sessions and concerts. Musicians of all skill levels, ages, & backgrounds are invited to join the band in learning an eclectic mix of music, including jazz, Latin, folk, & original material. Participation is free. Bring your instrument, water, and snacks. Percussion instruments are provided.
Free
Pico Santa Monica Farmer’s Market
This neighborhood market was established in 1992 and features produce from approximately 35 certified California farms, as well as live entertainment, activities and prepared and prepackaged food. It is a popular site with the local community and draws its customer base from the local Santa Monica and west side communities. The Pico market is open Saturdays from 8:00am to 1:00pm, rain or shine, and may be closed for selected holidays. All four markets accept Cal Fresh EBT and WIC-Farmers Market Nutrition…
Free
Canoga Park’s Weekly Famer’s Market
Lively Saturdays with live music, food vendors and fresh produce, every week from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Owensmouth Ave (between Sherman Way & Wyandotte Street)
Free
CANOGA PARK WEEKLY FARMERS MARKET
Lively Saturdays with live music, food vendors, and fresh produce, every week in Canoga Park.