Raymond Torres-Santos, Ph.D., a Professor of Composition and Theory at California State University, Long Beach was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. According to Wikipedia, Torres-Santos is a composer and conductor, and pianist, arranger, and producer of both classical and popular music. He’s also a Board of Directors Member, American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers (ASMAC) Torres-Santos’s biography…
In Full Color is an annual theatrical event celebrating women of color. Founded in 2015 by director Summer Dawn Hortillosa, the program has included work by WOC throughout the US and Canada. The show sparks conversations about diversity, prejudice, cultural exchange and other increasingly important topics. So far, they have discussed everything from the perseverance…
Marisol Gomez is full of energy. Listening to her talk about her life, her schooling, her pursuit of the arts and music, her sports, and her recent road trip, she can easily leave you breathless. Gomez is an artist, musician and singer who owns a small business frame shop which also serves as a gallery…
You’re probably reading this from either a smartphone or a laptop. It’s no small secret that the device you’re looking at can create works of art… if you put your mind to it. But therein lies the point that Andrew McAfee makes in this video: you need to put your own creativity into the computer…
Melina Paris is a Southern California-based writer who writes to illuminate, inform, and yes, get paid for it. Just because this is serious work doesn’t mean she shouldn’t be compensated for it. In describing her writing in her bio, she speaks about “. . .blending her passion for writing and connecting people to their local…
Where does a painter find her subject matter? With a process that takes her from the streets of Harlem to her studio in DUMBO, Brooklyn, artist Jordan Casteel paints vibrant large-scale portraits, making visible the often unrepresented humanity of Black men. At first, struggling to find subject matter that could speak to the political realities…
Nicolassa Galvez has a description of herself on her website Road to the American Woman. “I am a 38-year old, mestiza, single (that recently changed), passionate, sensitive, childless, beautiful American woman. I wear these labels with confidence and with self-doubt. The term Chingona, which translates to badass woman, has been the label that really sums…
The community organization, Centro CHA, Mayor Robert Garcia and First District Councilperson Lena Gonzalez are sponsoring a lecture and panel discussion called Latino Urbanism: Defining a Model for Economic and Cultural Development. The event will take place at the Museum of Latin American Art on Thursday, October 13, 2016, 4:30-7:00pm. The Museum is located at 628 Alamitos Ave, Long…
The Artist’s Feast is a recurring public dinner designed to connect arts patrons to local Long Beach artists. The sponsors want to also build community and generate additional funding for artists to execute their next big idea. The community event is organized by art, culture, and community activist Jewell Faamaligi and artist, teacher, and activist Efren Luna….