Compound Long Beach

08/20/2025

Come together at Compound one last time, this Sunday, August 24! ⁠
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Join us for a final program filled with art, music, and the joy of connection!⁠
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🎨 Art For All with Fay Ray, 11 AM-1 PM⁠
Drop in for a collage workshop inspired by our current exhibit, Puerperal.⁠
Leave with a commemorative piece from the exhibition!⁠
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🎶 Happy Sundays, 1-6 PM⁠
Make your final moves and grooves as we host an incredible lineup of live music performances! Check out https://happysundaysfest.com/ for the lineup!⁠
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Sweeten the day with 50% off beer, wine, and our retail shop!⁠
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We love the community Compound has built and look forward to being together one last time!⁠
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*All programming is free to attend!

08/19/2025

Dear Community,

I am writing to thank you for your role in bringing to life the concept known as Compound. After much reflection, given the unprecedented and challenging funding landscape for nonprofits, we have made the difficult decision to permanently close our doors. Our final day of public operations will be August 18.

The community and individuals activating our mission Culture Shifts Consciousness have left an imprint on my heart forever. I am deeply grateful to everyone who has devoted their energy, livelihood, and passion to this mission.

I birthed the vision of Compound back in 2013, with a deep yearning to bring greater healing, transformation and personal growth to individuals living a human experience. We officially launched in 2020, during one of the most trying times in human history.

While this new model for social change and transformation within the art/culture and wellness spheres faced many challenges, we had the privilege of working with 382 beautiful partners in showing what authentic community building means, something that is real and full of truth. We are saddened to pause our upcoming exhibition and participation in Long Beach Gives through our IN/Sight fundraiser. We will make sure our artists work is placed in other art spaces to further their careers.

We love our community of Long Beach with big heart and soul. I know we are beyond deserving of this sanctuary and celebration of Long Beach’s true essence as the “international city of love.”

I will always be proud of this work, people’s contributions, and what this work meant during this moment in time. The love of this project will never stop for me. I hope that Compound will live on in the future in a different iteration one day.

With love and well-being,

Megan Tagliaferri, founder, Compound

07/25/2025

Coming soon to Compound, a solo exhibition by Southern California-based conceptual artist Cole Sternberg. as worldly doubts are cast away is a conversation on our fascination with the sea and a call to how we might honor its powerful draw.⁠
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The multi-disciplinary show includes research conducted at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, as well as Scripps College Archives, in addition to the artist’s own oceanic exploration. Sternberg’s works are inspired by, and created with waterways, as he drags works through the ocean to create their effect.⁠
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“I wanted the ocean to be an active participant or collaborator in the work, by adding its own environmental patterning. In finished form, the paintings deal with a range of concepts – what is the role of humans in the vastness of the ocean and earth, what is biomimicry, and are there true discoveries left in painting? Questioning what new movement and geometry can be discovered, is the earth speaking to us, and so forth.”⁠
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🌊 as worldly doubts are cast away runs September 14, 2025-March 8, 2026.⁠
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Get an exclusive sneak peek with the artist and support our nonprofit programming with a fun night of celebration at Compound’s IN/Sight Fundraising Gala, September 13. Tickets at the link in bio!

06/27/2025

Oh, those summer nights✨️⁠
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Get ready for Sunset Resonance, Compound's first summer night party! July 12, 2025, 6-10:00 pm!
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Good vibrations and great times are ahead with community art, music, dance, and delicious food to fuel your evening.⁠
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The night brings: ⁠
🎶 DJ set by ’s own DJ Wyldeflower⁠
💃 Movement class led by Jasmine Albuquerque⁠ ⁠
📒 All-night zine-making station hosted by Biggest Little Zine Fair⁠
🎸 Live music performance by Sun Atlas⁠
🍢 Sunset specials and all-night happy hour from Union @ Compoound⁠
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(featured artists: , , , sunatlas_official, unionlbc)⁠
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Get your Sunset Resonance tickets NOW at compoundlb.org/event/sunsetresonance or on Eventbrite!
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Don’t miss this celebration of summer at Compound!

06/21/2025

☀️Summer's Here! Celebrate the solstice at Compound.☀️

Prepare to join us for an unforgettable summer filled with fun and relaxing wellness offerings, new and exciting art events for the entire family, and refreshed sips and bites from Union.

For our upcoming events, visit our website, compoundlb.org, at the link in bio or tune in to our "This Week at Compound" post every Wednesday.

06/19/2025

We’re making way for summer’s arrival with space for rest, reflection, and connection. From Wellness Collective, Via Zaferia, a seat at happy hour and more, take in the calm at Compound as we step out of spring’s shadow into the fullness of the season ahead. ⁠
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Compound and its restaurant, Union, are open 11am-10pm Friday - Saturday, and 11am - 8pm Sunday⁠
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THURSDAY, JUNE 19⁠
CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAY!⁠
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FRIDAY, JUNE 20⁠
6-7 pm⁠
Wellness Collective: The Edge of Illumination with Sabrina Rollo⁠
Sliding-scale tickets⁠
A guided breathwork + sound bath experience for the summer solstice with ⁠
Celebrate the longest day and the fullest light; a pause before stepping into what’s next.⁠
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SATURDAY, JUNE 21⁠
11 am-3 pm⁠
Drop-in Drawing at Compound ⁠
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Artists of all skill levels are invited to get creative while enjoying Compound's spacious and art-filled space.⁠
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Bring your sketching materials or use ours for free!⁠
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1 pm⁠
Fay Ray: Puerperal Exhibition Tour⁠
Free / Donation-based⁠
Learn more about Fay Ray’s solo exhibition, Puerperal, during an in-depth exhibition tour. ⁠
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3-5pm⁠
Via Zaferia Neighborhood Pop-Up with Ground Education⁠
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Join the city for a day of free, family fun and get your hands dirty in our courtyard with Ground Education, who will host an heirloom beans seed planting station, which attendees can plant and take home! They will also offer a tactile seed sorting experience for children. ⁠
Activities are free, family-friendly, and open to the public! ⁠
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SUNDAY, JUNE 22 ⁠
9-10am, 10:30-11:30am⁠
Breathwork & Sound Bath with Sabrina Rollo ⁠
Sliding-scale Tickets⁠
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Reset for your week with our Sunday Breathwork and Sound Bath sessions.⁠
Let this active breath work and sound healing meditation, focusing on intentional breathing, move stuck emotions through the body and relax the conscious mind.⁠
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Tickets for all classes/events, free and paid, at the link in bio!

05/08/2025

Mother’s Day is on the horizon, and we’re celebrating with a weekend of nourishment—for self and others.

Move with intention in our dance wellness class, express your creativity through drawing, explore the maternal journey of Fay Ray's Puerperal, and treat mom to a sweet and savory courtyard brunch buffet.

Come nurture, create, and connect!

THURSDAY: May 8
6pm
Drawing Clubs Unite
Long Beach’s vibrant drawing community will come together once again for an exciting evening of drawing at Compound, with the bi-annual Drawing Clubs Unite event. This special gathering invites artists of all levels—from beginners to seasoned professionals—to connect, collaborate, and create.

Grab a drink or bite at Union with our all day Happy Hour.

FRIDAY: May 9
6 - 7pm
Wellness Collective: FREEFLOW Ecstatic Dance with Kiana Ansari .toyoursoul
No rules, no choreography, just pure energy and community!
*Sliding scale tickets

SATURDAY: May 10
11am - 3pm
Drop in Drawing
Artists at all levels find community at Compound, bring your own supplies or use ours!
*Free

1 - 1:30pm
Exhibition Tour of Fay Ray: Puerperal
*Free

SUNDAY: May 11
9 - 10am
10:30 - 11:30am
Breathwork and Sound Bath with Sabrina Rollo

10:30am-3pm⁠
Mother's Day Brunch ⁠
Celebrate all the mothers in your life with a special brunch buffet⁠
Sunday, May 11th with seatings at 10:30am and 1pm. In addition to scrumptious eats, enjoy an array of activities to entertain the whole family like:⁠
*Aura Photography and energy reading by ⁠
*DIY Bouquet Bar by ⁠
Music by DJ ⁠
Free Card Making at the Compound Engagement Zone⁠
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Tickets are going fast! Get yours at the Link in Bio! ⁠
⁠*additional costs, all to the artist⁠
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Compound and its restaurant, Union, are open 11am-10pm Thursday - Saturday, and 11am - 8pm Sunday⁠
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05/03/2025

Compound is closed for a private event. We will open at 5pm for dinner and hope to see you there! Make reservations now at Union

To find out more about hosting your own special moments at Compound, click the link below to access our events page. We can't wait to celebrate with you🎉

https://eventup.com/venue/compound-lb/

05/02/2025

🎉Great News! We've been nominated for a Long Beach People's Choice Award!!

We're up for Best Gallery and Best Local Attraction and Union Long Beach is nominated for Best Happy Hour - we'd love your support!

If dining with us or simply enjoying our space has made Long Beach a happier, more inviting place be, cast your vote and help us become the people's choice! Thank you for being part of our community🫶

VOTE HERE: https://playalarga.co/peoples-choice-awards-2025/

Join us for Happy Hour: Thu 4 pm-10 pm & Fri 4pm-6pm

04/11/2025

Life is better when you make art together! 🎨⁠
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Join us for our next Art for All, Saturday, April 26, a ceramics workshop with Beth Bowman and Jordan Tracy ⁠
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Free tickets are now available! (Link in bio)⁠
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Come to create and stay to celebrate with a reception from 1-3pm as we kick off our inaugural ceramics retail residency with Beth Bowman.

03/24/2025

At Compound, we believe that access to healthy food is a right and not a privilege.

With that, we thank the Port of Long Beach for sponsorship of our Food Equity and Distribution Program!

Their generosity supports our monthly Food Fair, where Long Beach food insecure families and seniors can receive fresh fruits and vegetables for vital nourishment and learn to make healthy, delicious meals.

To join us and learn more, contact Silissa Uriarte Smith at silissa@compoundlb.org.

Art, wellness, culture, and dining meet at Compound Long Beach. Yoga and meditation classes, artist events, supper clubs, and more.

03/14/2025

Treat yourself to one of our upcoming weekly wellness session at Compound, every Friday at 6 pm and Sunday at 10 am.⁠
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Breathwork and Sound Bath with Sabrina Rollo every Sunday at 10 am.⁠
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LUNAR SESSIONS Full Moon Eclipse Renewal on March 14 with ⁠
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INNER WISDOM Amplified Awareness Meditation on March 21 with .focus⁠
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HEARTBEATS Circle of Drums on March 28 with .guide⁠
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Sliding scale tickets: $22, $27, $33 available on Eventbrite ⁠
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Photo from when we hosted Long Beach State Baseball for some guided breath work by .focus