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Writing Workshop: Writing Strong Women Characters
Saturday, March 8, 2025, 10:30am
West Hollywood Library Community Meeting Room, 625 N. San Vicente Blvd.
Free, RSVP Required
West Hollywood City Poet Laureate Jen Cheng offers a writing workshop to inspire strong characters through character studies and improv exercises to sharpen details for writers of all levels and all genres. For this March edition celebrating Women's Herstory Month, there will be a component of character studies for writing strong women characters.
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Mariachi Fiesta!: A celebration featuring Latinx LGBTQIA+ Talent
Thursday, March 13, 2025, 6:30pm
Fiesta Hall, Plummer Park, 7377 Santa Monica Blvd.
Free, RSVP Required
Mariachi Fiesta! is a celebration featuring Latinx LGBTQIA+ talent. Join us in reclaiming the unique and rich culture of Mexico through song and dance. They will be performing traditional Mexican folk music favorites and tell their stories of resilience and survival.
Starring Queen Angelina, Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles, Ensamble Folclórico Colibri from San Jose. Special guest singers include Athena Kills, Nomi B. Low, and Hummingbird Meadows.
Presented in partnership with the City of West Hollywood and Drag Arts Lab. This project was made possible in part by funding from an arts grant from the City of West Hollywood.
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Queering Digital - Artists In Response to Anti Trans Legislation
Friday, March 14, 2025, 6pm
Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood
Blue Building, 5th floor, B-504
Free
The “Queering Digital” art exhibit, curated by Steve Galindo and Jamison Edgar, explores the social ramifications of digital technology through the lens of queer, trans, and non-binary artists working in Los Angeles. Over time, queer individuals have used technology and media not only as tools for survival, but also as sources of radical liberation—transforming inanimate objects, ideas, and movements into powerful symbols of resistance and self-expression. Visitors to the exhibition will have the opportunity to trace these digital echoes across a range of visual mediums and digital systems.
This project is supported in part by an arts grant from the City of West Hollywood.
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WeHo Reads: Feminism and Fearlessness During Women's History Month
Wednesday, March 19, 2025, 6:30pm
Free, Online
How do writers channel their imaginations to confront fear, champion equity, and reimagine the world? How can their fearless storytelling inspire advocacy and action?
WeHo Reads is a literary series presented by the City of West Hollywood. As part of Women’s History Month, join Katya Apekina, an award-winning novelist whose second novel, Mother Doll, was named a Best Book of 2024 by Vogue; Olga García Echeverría, a bilingual poet and cultural archivist; Angelina Sáenz, author of Waiting for Luna and two poetry collections, Edgecliff and Maestra; and Kate Stayman-London, the bestselling author of One to Watch.
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Ryan Kiernan presents “Aberrant: Four Movements for Chamber Orchestra”
Friday, March 28, 2025, 7pm
Fiesta Hall, Plummer Park, 7377 Santa Monica Blvd.
Free, RSVP Required
"Aberrant" is a 4-movement collection of music written by Ryan Kiernan, chronicling their experiences and emotions with being queer and trans. Written for an eclectic chamber orchestra of 13 strings, 3 woodwinds, 3 brass, piano, vibraphone, and drum set, this project draws from classical, jazz, and experimental idioms.
Presented in collaboration with the City of West Hollywood and Drag Arts Lab. This project was made possible in part by funding from an arts grant from the City of West Hollywood.
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Art In Odd Places 2025: Voice
Open Call for Proposals
Application deadline: Sunday, March 16, 2025, 11:59pm, (PT)
Art in Odd Places (AiOP) 2025: VOICE invites public visual and performance art proposals for a citywide temporary art festival from July 25-27, 2025. Curated by Deborah Oliver, Art in Odd Places welcomes proposals that use installations, performances, actions, gestures, and sound to reflect on the power of voice.
The AiOP Festival has been commissioned in celebration of West Hollywood’s 40th Year of Cityhood.
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WeHo Pride 2025: Community Group Grant
Application deadline: Monday, March 17, 2025, 11:59pm, (PT)
The City of West Hollywood is excited to invite LGBTQ+ community groups to apply for an opportunity for visibility, expression, and celebration in WeHo Pride programming. Through the following application, community groups may apply for City funding to produce an independent Pride event. If selected, your organization will enter into a Co-Sponsorship agreement with the City and be a part of the City’s official WeHo Pride program, including promotion on the City’s WeHo Pride website.
The City of West Hollywood will host a virtual Q&A Session via Zoom on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 5 p.m. for interested Community Group grant applicants. Applicants are encouraged to submit questions in advance of the session. Registered attendees may drop in to the Q&A Session between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. To RSVP for the virtual Q&A Session, register at the link below.
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WeHo Pride 2025: Apply to Participate in the WeHo Pride Weekend, Parade and Street Fair - Talent Submissions, Parade, Vendors and Exhibitors
Application deadline: Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 11:59pm, (PT)
The City of West Hollywood has opened the application portals for its WeHo Pride 2025 celebration in May and June. WeHo Pride Weekend will take place on Friday, May 30, 2025; Saturday, May 31, 2025; and Sunday, June 1, 2025 in and around West Hollywood Park, located at 647 N. San Vicente Boulevard. The weekend will include a free Street Fair, the Women’s Freedom Festival, the Dyke March, the WeHo Pride Parade, and the ticketed OUTLOUD at WeHo Pride music festival and Friday Night at OUTLOUD.
Parade Participant
Apply for your group to march in the WeHo Pride Parade, which kicks off on Sunday, June 1 at Crescent Heights Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard! The WeHo Pride Parade is a colorful celebration of the LGBTQ community and will feature floats, bands, drill teams, dance teams, entertainment entries, marchers and special guests.
Street Fair Exhibitor
Apply to be an exhibitor at the WeHo Pride Street Fair on Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1! The Street Fair is a free community Street Fair along Santa Monica Blvd. featuring community group booths, exhibitors, sponsor activations, a Community Stage with live performances, and other entertainment elements.
Food & Beverage Vendors
Contact the email at the link below by the deadline.
Talent Submission
If you are a group or individual interested in performing at WeHo Pride, please complete the form at the link below.
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Open Call: Free Theatre in the Parks
Application Deadline: Friday, April 25, 2025, 5pm, (PT)
The City of West Hollywood, through its Arts Division, is seeking proposals from arts organizations to present Free Theatre in the Parks in September 2025 at Kings Road Park. We are open to all types of productions and encourage diverse and innovative performances.
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Apply to be a WeHo Arts Grant Panelist
Application deadline: Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 3pm, (PT)
The City of West Hollywood’s Arts Division seeks individuals who are experienced in the arts, through administration, education, patron, or practice, or have a record of participating in, and/or presenting arts activities, to review and score grant applications based on a grant program’s published criteria.
Panelists are compensated with an honorarium of $300.
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In January, West Hollywood Drag Laureate Pickle, hosted Free Learn to Sew workshops for drag artists. The series filled up quickly and participants learned how to make basic garmets with instruction provided by Michelle Thomas, The Kut studios. | |
In January, we listened to the community tell us about their favorite traditions, shared information about an Art Project for the 2028 Olympics, and Odious Ari sang an Olympics inspired song at Winter Wonderland! Everyone was invited to participate in an art-making activity by designing a custom medal. | |
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Our Winter Sounds free concert series dazzled audiences at The Sun Rose with memorable performances from MAE.SUN, Gengis Don, Keyon Harrold, and Danny Janklow + Elevation Band!
Miss Barbie-Q read to 44 kids and 50 adults at February’s Drag Story Hour. Mark your calendars for the next Drag Story Hour event featuring Queen Angelina on Saturday, April 5 at 11am at the West Hollywood Library.
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Amid the profound challenges and heartbreak caused by the devastating fires across the Los Angeles region, the City of West Hollywood’s Arts Division stands in heartfelt solidarity with everyone affected. The destruction has impacted countless lives – claiming loved ones, displacing families, and devastating homes and communities. We extend our deepest gratitude to the first responders who have worked tirelessly to protect and safeguard our neighborhoods.
As a city built on creativity and connection, we believe in the power of art to heal, unite, and inspire. In these challenging times, we invite everyone to join us in supporting the recovery effort by attending exhibitions and events, contributing to relief efforts, and championing the artists and cultural spaces that shape our vibrant community.
The City has activated its West Hollywood Responds program to encourage contributions to organizations providing shelter, aid, and resources to those in need. In addition, artists, art workers, and arts organizations that have been affected by the wildfires can find resources on the National Coalition for Arts Preparedness and Emergency Response (NCAPER), Grantmakers for the Arts, California Arts Council, LA County Department of Arts and Culture, and the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund.
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