What are you doing this beautiful Saturday? 🤨 Here are some “Gayle on the Go!” suggestions!😉
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Pan African Film & Arts Festival
Now Thru Sunday, February 19th
paff.org
That’s a scene from the documentary “THE ORCHESTRA CHUCK BUILT”, one of more than 200 films you will see at this year’s Pan African Film and Arts Festival.
The documentary illustrates the story Charles Dickerson, the former lawyer who transformed into an orchestra leader and conductor creating THE INNER-CITY YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF LOS ANGELES, the largest majority Black orchestra in the country.
The Pan African Film Festival website: paff.org has ticket information and the screening schedule for the inspirational documentary and more. The two-week festival of film, art and culture is happening now and continues until Monday, February 19th.
Los Angeles Black College Expo
10am – 5pm
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles
eventebrite.com
The Los Angeles Black College Expo today at the Los Angeles Convention Center is providing high students, college transfer students and adult learners access to more than 200 colleges and universities, including historically black colleges and universities.
The eventbrite.com website has ticket information and a detailed list of what you should bring to possibly get college admission on the spot.
Conjure: Reclaiming African American Traditions Through Hoodoo and Other Spiritual Dolls
43rd Annual Black Doll Show
William Grant Still Arts Center
2520 South West View Street
Los Angeles
323 734 1165
wgsac.wordpress.com
Reclaiming African American traditions through hoodoo and other spiritual dolls is happening at the 43rd Annual Black Doll Show. The William Grant Still Arts Center event features an impressive display of artist and practitioner creations as well as workshops. The wgsac.wordpress.com website says this is the closing weekend for this special Black History Month event.
Valentine’s Day Rides
10am – 3pm
The Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum
610 Lairport Street
El Segundo
310 909 0950
Automobiledrivingmuseum.org
Today you will need to register if you want to enjoy one of Sunday’s romantic Valentine’s Day Rides at the Zimmerman Driving Museum in El Segundo.
The automobiliedrivingmuseum.org website says if you’re interested, register today for this Sunday sweetheart event that begins at 10am Sunday.
First All-Electric Audi Dealership in Southern California
Audi Fletcher Jones
1275 Bristol Street
Costa Mesa
949 791 1500
audifletcherjones.com
From the Zimmerman Museum’s classic cars to Audi Fletcher Jones electric cars of the 21st century! We can see them, and test drive them in Costa Mesa at the first all-electric Audi dealership in Southern California.
The audifletcherjones.com website says you can see for yourself at the unique Costa Mesa facility seven days a week.
Chinese New Year Festival
10am – 5pm
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, & Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino
huntington.org
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, & Botanical Gardens celebrates Chinese New Year with a weekend of events including lion dances mask making, martial arts demonstrations, music, Chinese floral arts displays and calligraphy demonstrations. The huntington.org website sat the festivities take place in and around the Chinese Garden and other performance spaces.
So, let’s make this a “ XinNian KuaiLe” (Sin-yin Kuay Luh) Saturday. Gayle Anderson, KTLA 5 News. Happy New Year.
