The Grammy’s are happening on February 1st and
the Grammy Museum is hosting a slew of events leading up to the award show. On
January 27th at 11am, Latin Grammy Award winning producer Ariana
Wong, Grammy Award winning producer Khris Riddick Tynes, and Nick Lee, producer
behind Lil Nas X Grammy winning album “Industry Baby “ discuss how they took
their raw creativity and turned it into Grammy wins. The discussion titled From
Home Studio Producers to Grammy Nominees is free. To register for the event go www.grammymuseum.org.
Then at 1pm Hit Boy will sit down with Shyler O’Neal for
Behind the Board with Hit Boy. Admission is free with the purchase of a Grammy museum
ticket. For more information go to www.grammymuseum.org.
Grammy House is back from January 28th -31st. The immersive experience that caters to music
industry professionals and aspiring artists. Programming includes Women In The Mix, Academy Proud, Golden Hour,
Celebration of Black Creators, Global Mixtape, GRAMMY U, the Best New Artist
Spotlight, and so much more. Email grammyhouse@grammy.com for more information.
On Thursday, January 29th.
.from 11am - 3pm join writer Autumn Rowe for a Masters vs Music session. Rowe
is best known for her work on Jon Batiste’s AOTY album and has written or Dua Lipa,
FKA Twigs, Diana Ross and Miley Cyrus just to name a few. During her session Rowe
will talk about how creativity, technology and policy intersect. RSVP at Info@mastersvsmachine.com.
If you thought it couldn’t
get any better, think again because Mike Will Made It is battling Hit Boy in a
Verzuz on January 30th a 5pm. If case you need a refresher Mike will Made It
is the produce behind Future’s Classic “Turn On The Lights” and Juicy
J’s hit “Bands A Make her Dance" and Rihanna’s “Pour it Up.” Hit Boy produced The
Kanye West and Jay-Z classic “Niggaz in Paris,” ASAP Rocky’s “Goldie” and
Travis Scott’s “Sicko Mode." This is going to be an epic
battle that’s worth live streaming on @applemusic.
On Thursday, January 29th
at 11am The LA Public Library will launch its Centennial celebration for the LA
Central Library. Dedicated in July 1926, the institution is an architectural icon
and guiding force literacy in the city. The
event will include an unveiling of the freshly unearthed time capsule that was
placed in the building’s cornerstone during its original construction. For
more information go to lapl.org.
On Friday, January 30th
at 11 am Jermaine Dupri and Bryan
Michael Cox will sit down with Carl Lamarre for Billboard Magazine to discuss legacy
by design. Then on January 3it at 11am Lamarre will be in conversation with Grammy nominated duo Clipse to examine
culture, truth and longevity. The two events are invite only.
While in L..A. stop by Roberts
Projects for Bring Home with Me, an exhibition of new work by Amoako
Boafo. On View through March 21, 2026 the exhibition Boafo’s third solo
show with the gallery. Boafo who will also present new and recent works at the
Museo di Palazzo Grimani at the 61st Venice Biennale is a Ghanian artist whose work
celebrates the diversity of Blackness. Bring Home with Me features a
group of new paintings that are integrated within an architectural re-creation
of the artist’s studio in Accra, Ghana, built to scale inside the gallery.
Conceived by Boafo in collaboration with architect and designer Glenn DeRoche
of DeRoche Projects, the installation reflects the creative energy of his
cultural background. For more information go to www.robertsprojectsla.com.
If you haven’t heard about
the “Anila Quayyum Agha: Geometry of Light,” at the Seattle Asian Art Museum
it is a must see. The exhibit features Agha’s 2021 work “A Beautiful Despair,”
made of lacquered steel and halogen lighting. The piece cast shadows over the entire
room and gives the illusion that the piece is floating. Agha is a Pakistani American
artist that uses steel cut cubes with intricate designs to explore Islamic art,
architecture and identity. This is Agha’s first solo show and she is already
becoming a hot topic in the art world. The exhibit runs through April 19, 2026.
For more information go to www.seattleartmuseum.org.
In Saudi Arabia Desert X
AlUla is capturing the spirit and beauty of the region and its people. The event
coincides with the AlUla
Arts Festival with a theme of Space Without Measure, inspired by the poetic
vision of Lebanese American writer Kahlil Gibran. Drawing on his meditations on
possibility, perception and the boundless nature of the human spirit, the theme
connects to AlUla’s own infinite horizons as a landscape layered with history,
memory, and imagination. The festival features artists like María
Magdalena Campos-Pons whose Imole Red installation – a collection of
date palm shaped pieces rising from the desert are garnering worldwide attention.
Desert X AlUla runs through February 28th, 2026. For more information
go to desertx.org.
Honeysuckle Restaurant in
Philadelphia is hosting culinary historian and cookbook author Dr. Jessica B.
Harris for an evening in conversation about her latest book Braided Heritage.
The book explores the moment when Native Americans, Europeans and enslaved
Africans came together to create the shape America’s culinary traditions. Tickets
for the event include light bites and signed copy of Braided Heritage. For
more information go to @honeysuckle_restuarant.
Back in Brooklyn join photographer Jamel Shabazz and The Center for
Brooklyn History for On Prospect Park: A Brooklyn Oasis. Shabazz will be in conversation
with photographer, curator, and writer Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, as they reveal
the stories behind his unforgettable images. The event takes place on Tuesday,
January 27th. From 6:30pm -8pm. For more information go to bklynlibrary.org.
The Brooklyn Public Library is hosting BKLYN Designs: Passing Down
Fashion on Saturday, January 31st from 6pm-7:30pm. The event will feature
culture journalist Amber Lauren and the creators of “The Nameplate: Jewelry,
Culture, and Identity” Marcel Rosa-Salas and Isabel Attyah Flower. They
will explore how nameplates became heirlooms that carry family history, lineage,
and heritage. For more information go to @Blklynlibrary.
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