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Art, Music & Bicycles - East Hollywood Artcycle 2010

I attended the 1st Annual East Hollywood Artcycle last year and had a crackerjack time. This year promises to be even more exciting with a new location and another afternoon choc-full of music, art, food and yes, bicycles. Throw in exotic salsa dancers, art galleries, Killsonic gypsy jazz, Dublab DJ sets and a few more [...]

Quick Culture: Art Minus the Attitude

Art museums have a reputation for being cold, snooty places where you aren’t allowed to touch anything.  It’s no surprise that “normal” people are often intimidated or overwhelmed by the idea of visiting a museum–  unfortunately so, since today’s art world has something for just about everyone to appreciate.
Luckily for L.A. museum patrons, private art [...]

Bicycle Film Festival Rides Into LA

In 2001, Brendt Barbur, Founder & Director, was compelled to start the Bicycle Film Festival after being hit by a bus while riding his bike in NYC. Instead of being deterred by this experience, it inspired him to create a festival that celebrates the bicycle through music, art, and film. Now in its ninth year [...]

Funk & Rumble in Chinatown

LA’s own Historic Chinatown will be home to the 1st Annual Funk Rumble Block Party this summer. This incredible grassroots event is brought to you through a collaboration of some of LA’s top underground music and art promoters. Half music festival – half block party, The Funk Rumble is a blend of live music, djs, [...]

DiverseWorks, A Starting Place for Dialogue

Diverseworks is located in a 10,000-square-foot red brick warehouse on East Freeway a few blocks north of downtown Houston. It was established in 1982 by a group of Houston artists led by Charles Gallagher, who desired exhibition and studio space during a period when local artists received minimal support from Houston’s galleries and museums. Using [...]