</s> ▁K oo ' s ▁Art ▁Center ▁was ▁an ▁art ▁gallery ▁and ▁music ▁ven ue ▁located ▁at ▁ 5 3 0 . ▁E ▁Broadway ▁in ▁Long ▁Beach , ▁California , ▁USA . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁ 5 0 1 ( c ) 3 ▁non pro fit ▁art ▁center ▁that ▁hosted ▁events ▁including ▁fine ▁arts , ▁music ▁( perform ances ), ▁film ▁screen ings , ▁social ▁demonstr ations , ▁and ▁literary ▁events . ▁ ▁It ▁had ▁a ▁dedicated ▁gallery ▁space ▁that ▁was ▁changed ▁month ly ▁to ▁co inci de ▁with ▁Long ▁Beach ' s ▁Second ▁Saturday ▁Art ▁Walk , ▁and ▁held ▁week ly ▁hard core / p unk / ind ie ▁music ▁shows . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Santa ▁Ana ▁K oo ' s ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁small ▁art ▁ca fe ▁in ▁Santa ▁Ana ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁at ▁ 1 5 0 5 ▁N ▁Main ▁St . ▁Santa ▁Ana . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Dennis ▁L lu y , ▁Lou ▁B rib ies ca ▁and ▁Dan ▁Mont ano . ▁It ▁had ▁a ▁living ▁room ▁area ▁dedicated ▁for ▁spoken ▁word ▁artists ▁and ▁for ▁bands ▁to ▁play . ▁ ▁K oo ' s ▁served ▁coffee ▁and ▁sn acks ▁from ▁its ▁kitchen . ▁ ▁It ▁ran ▁several ▁programs : ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁Par allel ▁break ▁dance ▁group , ▁So ap bo XX , ▁the ▁M ural ▁Project ▁and ▁the ▁A war eness ▁Through ▁Arts ▁and ▁Community ▁( AT AC ) ▁Program , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁base ▁for ▁the