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Raised on Records with Deke Dickerson + The Whippersnappers

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On the Move Riders Program and Metro Art Presents are proud to bring you their latest installment of Raised on Records, a holiday edition, as we welcome back an annual tradition through this livestreamed virtual concert event. Featured artist: Deke Dickerson + The Whippersnappers...plus dancers Adolfo & Cat of Time 2 Swing The 1 hour livestream concert will be broadcast from Union Station’s historic Ticketing Hall. Join a fun watch party hosted by On the Move Riders Program on Zoom to take part in a mini-dance lesson in your own home led by Adolfo and Cat, then enjoy the rockabilly and Western Swing with Deke Dickerson and the Whippersnappers.  The concert and performance will also be accessible via Union Station’s YouTube Channel. RSVP on Eventbrite. Deke Dickerson and the Whippersnappers. Photo Credit: Spike Marble Deke Dickerson and the Whippersnappers IG: https://www.instagram.com/dekedickerson Deke Dickerson has devoted his long career to keeping America’s roots music alive while interjecting new creativity into genres of music that flourished in decades previous. Dickerson has been carrying the torch since he …

Metro Art Presents Poetry O’ Clock

Union Station Historic Information Booth 800 N. Alameda St., Los Angeles

Metro Art Presents Poetry O’Clock, a poetry exchange pop-up in the historic Union Station Information Booth, on Friday, December 10 from 1:00-7:00 pm.

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Broken News

Union Station Waiting Room 800 N. Alameda St, Los Angeles

Broken News Through October 29 Union Station Historic Waiting Room As part of public programming to recognize the 150th Anniversary of the Chinese Massacre of 1871 in downtown Los Angeles, the Chinese American Museum, Chinese Historical Society of Southern California and Metro Art are co-presenting an exhibition titled Broken News in Union Station through October 29. A project by Adit Dhanushkodi, Broken News portrays the deeply troubling vein of anti-Chinese sentiment in the popular press – as relevant today as it was in 1871. The exhibition incorporates four original primary source newspaper headlines. For the purposes of the exhibition, Dhanuskodi also created two designed newspaper front pages to summarize the complete story, creating the composite from original primary sources. Cultural organizer Rosten Woo and historian Eugene Moy served as advisors on this exhibit, which is presented in conjunction with the 1871 Steering Committee of the LA Mayor’s Office Civic Memory Working Group.   El Pueblo Commission Vice President David Louie, Chinese American Museum Executive Director Michael Truong and Board President Gay Yuen, Broken News artist Adit Dhanushkodi, …