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Open Mic with zAmya theater 4/08/2021

Thursday, June 8, 5:30 PDTJoin us for an OPEN MIC with zAmya Theater and Tenderloin Opera! LA time: 5:30 PM PDT (US and Canada)Minneapolis time: 7:30 PM (Central Time)Eastern time: 8:30 PM (EDT)If you have something to say, sing, dance, show, or maybe just a general need to express yourself,…

LA Poverty DepartmentDecember 22, 2020

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The New Compassionate Downtown

PerformanceDirected by John Malpede and Henriëtte BrouwersCommissioned by The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) for WE RISE 2021Visual Art by Robby Herbst May 14, and 15, 2021 at 8PM.At Geffen Contemporary at MOCA plaza for a by invitation only, physically distanced audience & on YouTube Live stream May 14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1_nOxf7t6cMay 15:…

LA Poverty DepartmentMarch 30, 2020

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Skid Row Now and 2040

In response to the DTLA2040 Community Plan, a coalition of Skid Row community members and groups have created a coalition: Skid Row Now & 2040. Over the past 5 years, the coalition engaged with the Department of City Planning and created a Vision Paper for the Skid Row community, and…

LA Poverty DepartmentApril 20, 2021

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Systems of Exchange 3/27-4/25

March 27 – April 25, 2021Exhibition at ArtCenter, in the window on 4th street, at the corner of Main and 4th street, downtown.Elizabeth Preger brings together Los Angeles artist collectives under the exhibition Systems of Exchange, pairing a series of vitrines inhabited by local creative communities and reproductions of their archival…

LA Poverty DepartmentApril 2, 2021

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How to House 7,000 People in Skid Row.

EXHIBITIONHow to House 7000 People In Skid Row.Exhibition created by Rosten Woo with Anna Kobara, Henriëtte Brouwers, John Malpede.March 7 though 2021 The museum is closed because of the COVID_19 pandemic. You can visit the exhibition webpage here. We can accommodate two visitors at a time, or a group of…

LA Poverty DepartmentFebruary 23, 2020

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Skid Row homeless COVID_19 info. and Skid Row Arts TV Guide

Skid Row Arts TV Guide Your "Skid Row Arts TV Guide” is your way to connect to multiple online offerings of different Skid Row based arts organizations. The intention is to promote neighborhood based connectivity best as possible in the face of COVID-19 and the hardships of social distancing. All…

LA Poverty DepartmentApril 12, 2020

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Skid Row ARTS Map

Download the SKID ROW ARTS MAP <-- here, which puts the sites of all arts activities that are free and open to everyone in the community on the map --- so that everyone can find them and participate --- was presented on October 18, 2019 at the Skid Row History…

LA Poverty DepartmentSeptember 23, 2019

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Skid Row History Museum & Archive activities

Skid Row History Museum & Archive, 250 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Due to the COVID_19 pandemic the museum will be closed until it's safe to meet inside again. Rehearsals for our new performance Compassion and Self-deception are open to anyone who wants to participate on Tuesday & Thursday:…

LA Poverty DepartmentJanuary 23, 2017

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Walk The Talk website

Walk the Talk is no ordinary walk. It’s a biannual parade! LA Poverty Department brings Skid Row to life with performances along the parade route that pay tribute to neighborhood initiatives and the men and women whose contributions to the community call for a big, blaring celebration! On May 30, 2020 we celebrated…

LA Poverty DepartmentFebruary 24, 2020

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CAP UCLA – The Tune In Festival – SING OUT

PERFORMANCE/TUNE-IN FESTIVAL L.A.October 2020Prerecorded Live in Los Angeles and Elsewhere The Tune In Festival: Program 4 SING OUTVijay Gupta & Los Angeles Poverty Department with Kronos QuartetAs part of the Tune-In Festival, violinist and founder of Street Symphony Vijay Gupta and The Kronos Quartet, jam on Los Angeles Poverty Department's performance…

LA Poverty DepartmentOctober 23, 2020

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Year End Letter 2020

Dear Friends of LAPD,While this extremely difficult year is coming to an end, the pandemic continues. Until it is over, the period of adaptations continues. I’m happy to report that our Skid Row artists have all remained healthy and that with a variety of zigs and zags we have all…

LA Poverty DepartmentDecember 11, 2020