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On Wednesday, April 3, the city of West Hollywood announced on its website they completed the installation of Rainbow Neon Dog

A project that's a multi-pronged approach to developing pride in neighbourhoods.

VIEW GALLERY: The "Eternal Armenia" light sculpture installation at Glendales Central Park GLENDALE—As part of a continuation of Armenian Genocide Remembrance Month, an experiential light sculpture titled “Eternal Armenia ” by artists Margarita Simonian, Vreje Bakalian, and Yeva Babayan will be on display across the green lawn of Glendale’s Central Park from May 14 to 28. The park is located at 216 S. Brand Blvd. Glendale, CA 91203. The 18ft light-weight, circular-aluminum truss struc...

My Relic: “Breaking Bread” by SheLovesCollective GLENDALE—As part of Armenian Genocide Remembrance Month, emergent international collective of established female artivists, SheLovesCollective, has created an interactive art installation called “My Relic.” This installation intends to activate our community to transform their relics of genocide into broadly construed creative objects and outlets for the collective mourning of trauma through transformation. “My Relic” will take...

The colorful exterior of the Troubadour in West Hollywood. | Sandi Hemmerlein Built in 1946, the two-story building that’s housed the Troubadour live music venue since 1957 is probably best known as a legendary hotspot for early-career performances by the likes of such folk-rock titans as Bob Dylan, The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot and Neil Young. Elton John made his U.S. live debut there. It’s where future bandmates Don Henley and Glenn Frey me...