Hit the right romantic notes with your date when you plan an evening at the Long Beach Opera. Founded in 1979, this opera is the oldest opera company in the greater Los Angeles area. The group maintains a highly active performance schedule and maintains a repertory of over 70 operas that range in styles from Baroque to works from the twenty-first century. Check the website for specific performance and ticket information.
The Long Beach Carnevale is a masquerade in the true fashion of the carnival of Venice Italy. The Masquerade Party promises an evening of "mischief, madness & mayhem" at this adults-only celebration. Dress up in exotic costumes for this colorful festival. This tribute to the famed carnevale in Venice, Italy, has undergone several moves these past years, including a move indoors in 2010.
Art is born out of both inspiration and reflection. A specific geographic area can inspire the creation of some truly amazing art as well as reflect the attitudes and feelings of a particular point in time. Nowhere is that more obvious than at Long Beach's Museum of Latin American Art. These works seem to come alive with both a dimensionality and a spiciness that gives them a personality all their own. The facility was founded in 1996 and holds the distinction of being the only museum of its kind in the United States.