The Chicano Resource Center (CRC) was established in 1976 to serve the information needs of the Mexican-American (Chicano) community and to make information about the history and culture of this group available to the general public. Subjects covered by this multimedia collection include; immigration, the Chicano Movement, mural art, biographies, folklore and the history of Mexico. Many of the materials are available for checkout.
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Center for the Art’s Eagle Rock Presents: Food is Family
The Big Read 2024 project inspired by “Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant” by Roz Chast is a generational community recipe book and potluck book group honoring our parents, their parents and generations to come by creating an indelible story of family – both personal and universal – through the foods, traditions and stories that make each family unique. Through a book circle and recipe exchange and discussion, participants in the project will have their family recipes and anecdotes…
La Palabra, Hosted by Chloe Diaz
Come join us for April’s La Palabra with open mic and our featured poets, Carol Leila Cramer & Lauren Yang Hosted by Chloe Diaz Sunday, April 28th 2024 2pm – 4pm Carole Leila Cramer Carole Leila Cramer wears many hats and hold many titles. One of her titles, her day job- Special Education Teacher Extraordinaire. Another title she’s especially proud of is mother of four adult children and two daughter-in-loves (Meagan & Candace). But, none of her other titles top…
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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.
$5 – $10
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…
Free – $35
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.