Jazz at Drew
A day of jazz, soul and funk at CDU, with local vendors and food as the university celebrates its 60th anniversary.
Thu, Oct 22, 2026
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Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science 1731 East 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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African American Historic Context Update: Crenshaw Community Talkback
Museum of African American Art 3650 West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Suite 283, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesShare neighborhood memories and cultural landmarks to help update Los Angeles’ African American historic context statement.
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Get on the Bus: 30th Anniversary Screening in 4K
Ted Mann Theater at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures 6067 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesSee Spike Lee’s film in 4K with members of the cast and filmmaking team appearing in person.
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80th Anniversary of the Second Cavalcade of Jazz: Honoring Lionel Hampton
Phoenix Hall at WLCAC 10950 S. Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesCelebrate eight decades since Los Angeles’ second Cavalcade of Jazz with live music and a tribute to Lionel Hampton. The Hefflin Legacy Foundation brings community members together at WLCAC’s Phoenix Hall to revisit the festival’s history and its place in the city’s Black cultural life.
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Ronald K. Brown / EVIDENCE
Bram Goldsmith Theater at The Wallis 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA, United StatesEVIDENCE presents contemporary dance shaped by African and African American traditions.
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Continuum: Honoring Belmar History & Black Santa Monica
Historic Belmar Park 1840 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA, United StatesA free, all-ages celebration of Black Santa Monica with music, conversations, art and a Black Market Flea vendor village.
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Real to Reel Global Youth Film Festival: Reel Stories of Resilience
Majestic Theater 251 S. Main Street, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesYoung filmmakers share short films exploring resilience and the issues affecting their communities.
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What Had Happened Was…
Los Angeles Theatre Center — Theatre Four 514 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA Los Angeles councilman confronts displacement, political pressure and the cost of defending his community in Reginald Edmund’s new play.
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What Had Happened Was…
Los Angeles Theatre Center — Theatre Four 514 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA Los Angeles councilman confronts displacement, political pressure and the cost of defending his community in Reginald Edmund’s new play.
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What Had Happened Was…
Los Angeles Theatre Center — Theatre Four 514 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA Los Angeles councilman confronts displacement, political pressure and the cost of defending his community in Reginald Edmund’s new play.
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What Had Happened Was…
Los Angeles Theatre Center — Theatre Four 514 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA Los Angeles councilman confronts displacement, political pressure and the cost of defending his community in Reginald Edmund’s new play.
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What Had Happened Was…
Los Angeles Theatre Center — Theatre Four 514 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesA Los Angeles councilman confronts displacement, political pressure and the cost of defending his community in Reginald Edmund’s new play.
