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“Made in L.A.” represents an effort by the Huntington to expand its contemporary art programming and present more artists of color.
Monica Majoli’s installation for the Huntington Art Museum’s “Made in L.A. 2020: a version.” Her series “Study for Blueboy,” named after an early gay magazine, focuses on centerfolds from 1976 to 1979, the halcyon years of gay liberation.Credit.The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens; Joshua White
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SAN MARINO, Calif. The juxtaposition is striking. In one gallery, Thomas Gainsborough’s classic 18th-century oil painting, “The Blue Boy,” gazes out from the ornate walls, having just undergone an extensive restoration. In another gallery, an installation by the Los Angeles artist Monica Majoli explores Blueboy magazine, one of the earliest gay publications in the U.S., through sultry images of scantily dressed young men.
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KJ Allen, who was one of the featured players for East Los Angeles College on the inaugural season of
Last Chance U: Basketball, announced on Instagram that he has flipped his commitment from USC to Texas Tech. After careful consideration these last few weeks with my friends and family I have decided to De-Commit from USC, Allen wrote. I thank [USC head men s basketball coach Andy Enfield] and his staff for their belief in me. I wish them the best. I would like to thank all the schools that have recruited me and am very appreciative. At this time, I would like to announce that I will be committed to Coach [Mark] Adams and the Texas Tech Red Raiders#WreckEm.
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An East Los Angeles clinic will offer nearly 1,000 first and second doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to local residents without appointments on Monday, April 12.
The Center for Family Health & Education will dispense the walk-in shots from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday at East Los Angeles College, 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez in Monterey Park, according to the clinic s Cesar Landeros. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.
The event is focused in an area where the vaccination disparities continue to affect minorities, Landeros said. We are aware of the several obstacles that prevent these communities from accessing the vaccine.
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Los Angeles residents this week will have several new options for obtaining a COVID-19 vaccine, including a new clinic in Chinatown and a site in East Los Angeles offering doses without appointments Monday.
The latest developments come on the heels of the city’s announcement that residents 16 and older are eligible for a vaccine at city-run sites beginning Tuesday.
The Chinatown site, at 711 W. College St., is slated to open Monday in partnership with Chinatown Service Center and CORE. The site will operate five days a week and is expected to administer 500 to 800 doses per day, depending on supplies, officials said.