POW! WOW! Long Beach 2015 Recap

Featuring the likes of Aaron de la Cruz, Fafi, Cryptik, Hueman, Jeff Soto and more.

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Aaron De La Cruz
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POW! WOW! Long Beach
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Opening with Long Beach mayor Robert Garcia
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Preparation
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Dinner and a mixtape with DJ Neil Armstrong
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Late night grinding
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POW! WOW! pop-up shop
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POW! WOW! Long Beach x Knockaround
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Roundtable discussion with jeffstaple and the POW! WOW! School of Music
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Fafi
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Cryptk
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Tristan Eaton
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Jeff Staple 1-2-1 with Fafi
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Nychos screening of ‘The Deepest Depths of the Burrow'
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Art Theatre Long Beach
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Push
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Madsteez background texture
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Opening party for "Vitality and Verve: Transforming the Urban Landscape” at the Long Beach Museum of Art
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Low Bros. & Jeff Soto
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Ruck Out
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Tristan Eaton
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Fafi
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Low Bros.
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Jeff Soto
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Madsteez & Hueman
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Cryptk
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Jeff McMillian
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Benjie Escobar
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Push
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Sunny Long Beach, California became the canvas for an extravaganza of art, music and culture with the arrival of POW! WOW! between June 21-28. Playing host to a packed roster of mural painting, exhibitions, talks and screenings, the eight-day event saw the likes of Aaron de la Cruz, Fafi, Cryptik, Hueman, Jeff Soto and more, decking out the city in a flurry of spray paint and creative energy. Interspersed with events such as an explosive opening party with DJ Neil Armstrong, a talk hosted by jeffstaple featuring Fafi, and the “Verve and Vitality: Transforming the Urban Landscape” exhibition at the Long Beach Museum of Art, POW! WOW! Long Beach capped off with a concert by the POW! WOW! School of Music. Stay tuned for more details on future POW! WOW! events, and head over to the initiative’s website for more information.

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