Location: Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Date: Feb 22, 2026 – 4pm
JazzAntiqua The Stories We Tell, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, CA
Join the City of West Hollywood in celebrating Black History Month with JazzAntiqua’s impactful dance performance, THE STORIES WE TELL, on February 22!
The City of West Hollywood
and the JazzAntiqua Dance and Music Ensemble proudly present
THE STORIES WE TELL
A Celebration of Black History Month
Sunday, February 22, 2026
Doors/Reception at 3 PM, Show at 4 PM
Admission is FREE, but RSVP is required.
Experience an intimate jazz-theater performance with the award-winning JazzAntiqua Dance & Music Ensemble, blending dance, music, film, spoken word, and visual art to honor lived experiences, collective memory, cultural heritage, and Black Joy.
Directed by Pat Taylor, featuring the JazzAntiqua Dance & Music Ensemble.
Special Guests include:
Dance Artist Bernard Brown/bbmoves
Dance Artist Tashara Gavin-Moorehead
Poet V. Kali
Actor and Cultural Architect Charles Reese
Visual Artist Carlos Spivey
Location: Silver Screen Theater – Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90069
For more information, visit: go.weho.org/BHM
Parking: Free parking is available for the first 200 attendees in the PDC structure accessible from Melrose Ave. After that, a flat rate of $10 will apply for additional attendees. Street parking may also be an option.
Access the Pacific Design Center from the parking garage (exit the elevator at Level 1) or from Melrose Avenue.
ABOUT JAZZANTIQUA
“Evocative, graceful, and filled with rich, jazzy textures!” – LA Times
“These dancers represented real individuals, sharing real stories that resonate with our own, conveying universal themes of struggle, challenge, love, growth, and hope.” – LA Dance Review
Visit us at www.jazzantiqua.org
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