This is an in-depth history of the Los Angeles neighborhood from early contact between Spanish colonizers and native Californians to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, the hunt for hidden Communists among the Jewish population, negotiating citizenship and belonging among Latino migrants and Mexican American residents, and beyond. The residents of Boyle Heights have maintained remarkable solidarity across racial and ethnic lines, acting as a unified polyglot community even as their tribulations have become more explicitly racial in nature.
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Boyle Heights: How a Los Angeles Neighborhood Became the Future of American Democracy
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Kronos Quartet – Five Decades
Kronos Quartet, the renowned, ever-evolving, musically expansive string quartet, celebrates fifty years of innovation with KRONOS Five Decades, featuring David Harrington (violin), John Sherba (violin), Hank Dutt (viola) and Paul Wiancko (cello). The latest chapter in an already storied legacy, this performance is one of fifty in a series of events planned to commemorate this career milestone.
Film Series: Beware the Elements! Natural Disasters on Film
The Acadmy Museum presents the Film Series Beware the Elements! Natural Disasters on Film Following a summer of record-breaking heatwaves, extreme wildfires, historic floods, and a truly unprecedented “hurriquake,” we find the perilous realities of climate change increasingly impacting our daily lives. This screening series considers natural disasters through our planet’s primary elements—earth, wind, water, and fire—and seeks to highlight key moments in the history of the disaster film genre as a source of entertainment and portrayal of science, and…
MAP Civic Orchestra of Los Angeles Inaugural Concert
The Musicians at Play (MAP) Foundation is launching the Civic Orchestra of Los Angeles with an inaugural concert on April 28th at 8:00 pm at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles under the direction of Conductor and Music Director Anthony Parnther. The mission of the new Los Angeles-based 70-member orchestra is to provide career pathways, world-class training, and performance opportunities for young professional musicians in Southern California.
KAIROS
Kairos is the story of two people falling in love during a tectonic societal shift. Their nascent relationship is tested by the advent of a procedure that grants immortality to a select few. What happens to commitment, meaning, and care when linear time breaks? Both dystopian science fiction and a darkly comedic love story, Kairos is a compassionate investigation of two humans whose ideal “happily-ever-after” is terrifyingly outpaced by relentless technological and societal upheaval. Check the website for ticket…
Stories of Sugar Hill
Stories of Sugar Hill presented by Friends Of Residential Treasures: Los Angeles Map and guidebook available for download on February 13, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. for FREE! Stories of Sugar Hill is a seven-stop self-guided Trail map accompanied by in-depth research that celebrates the influential legends, icons, and trailblazers of West Adams’ Black history. This project supports the neighborhood’s efforts in collecting, archiving, and sharing the stories of West Adams by working with residents of the area. The experience is…