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2026-2027 Season

2026-2027 Season Photos [Dropbox]

• Latin GRAMMY Award-winning Singer-Songwriter Nella Brings a Soulful Night of Song to the Carpenter Center (2026.10.30)
• The Sa Dance Company Celebrates Women’s Empowerment With RISE: A Journey Through Resilience on Oct. 24 at CSULB’s Carpenter Performing Arts Center (2026.10.08)
• Lush Nights of Inspired Jazz with Vocalist Tierney Sutton and PianistTamir Hendelman (Sept. 30/Oct. 1) and Vocalist Gretchen Parlato and Her Quartet (Oct. 2) (2026.09.21)
• Eat, Pray, Love Author Elizabeth Gilbert Takes Aim at “Purpose Anxiety” in Appearance at CSULB’s Carpenter Center on Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. (2026.08.26)
• Grammy Winner Bilal Returns to Long Beach’s Carpenter Center on September 24 For A Raw and Electrifying Night of Progressive Soul With Show Opener and Acclaimed R&B Artist Yaya Bey (2026.08.19)
• The Carpenter Center’s 2026–2027 Season Features Patti LuPone, Samantha Bee, Elizabeth Gilbert, Adam Kinzinger, Jen Hatmaker, Plus Dance, Music, Tributes, and Family Fun (2026.06.15)
   

2025-2026 Season

2025-2026 Season Press Photos [Dropbox]

• Carpenter Center’s Cabaret Stage Hosts Young Jazz Stars With Performances by Lucía and Benny Benack III, May 5–7 (2026.04.06)
• Cirque Kalabanté's Afrique en Cirque Showcases Contemporary African Cirque (2026.02.20)
• Miles Electric Band Celebrate the Miles Davis Centennial (2026.01.07)
• The Peking Acrobats Bring 2,000 Years of Chinese Acrobatic Tradition (2025.12.17)
• Mandy Patinkin Shares His Passion for Song on Feb. 7 (2025.12.08)