Local events and happenings for the coming week.
HISTORY ON THE HILL
The Signal Hill Historical Society is having its general membership meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Signal Hill Library, located at 1770 East Hill Street. For more information, call Ken Britton at (562) 424-8740.
The CHALLENGES OF THE HEARING IMPAIRED
The Long Beach/Lakewood Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association is having its monthly meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. with speaker Geoffrey Gaertner of the Disabled Resources Center, Inc. speaking about the challenges of hearing loss. The meeting will take place at the Weingart Senior Center at 5220 Olivia Avenue in Lakewood. For more information, call (562) 433-6509.
A FUNDRAISING FIESTA
St. Barnabas Parish School is hosting its annual spring fundraiser at the Airport Marriott Hotel Saturday, April 12. The fiesta-themed event will include dinner, dancing, both a silent and live auction, and a teenaged mariachi band who recently performed for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and regularly perform at Olvera Street in downtown L.A. Tickets are $75 each and each ticket enters the holder into a drawing to win a free night at the Airport Marriot Hotel. For more information, call (562) 424-7476.
DROP IN, SIT DOWN….AND WIN A PIE!
Signal Hill residents are invited to participate in the Housing Subcommittee Workshop, an informal “drop in” opportunity to meet city officials and planning staff to discuss the housing element update, housing rehabilitation grants, a housing site evaluation and the 2010 U.S. Census. Feel free to drop in between 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. and participate in one of the roundtables for a chance to win one of six fresh baked pies. The workshop will be Monday, April 14 at the Signal Hill Community Center, 1780 East Hill Street. For more info, call Gary Jones at (562) 989-7345.
HEE-HEE-HOO…HEE-HEE-HOO…
Miller Children’s Hospital is offering its Preparation for Childbirth/Lamaze class from 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Tuesdays, April 15 and 29 and May 6 and 13, as well as Thursdays, April 10 and 17 and May 1, 8 and 15. The three-session class prepares expectant parents for labor and delivery. For more information or to register for parenting classes, call 1-800-MEMORIAL or go to www.memorialcare.org.
DO-REY-MI
The Disabled Resources Center will host a presentation by Suzanne Schwartz, a social worker at Long Beach Community Hospital, about music appreciation. The presentation will be at the Disabled Resources Center, 2750 E. Spring Street, Ste. 100 in Long Beach at 1:30 pm on Wednesday, April 16. For more info, call Cheryl Wilson at (562) 427-1000 ext. 23 or visit www.drcinc.org.
BECOME A MAD SCIENTIST
The Signal Hill Park Community Center invites children and adults of all ages to its library’s youth program “Mad Science,” a free, highly interactive show that includes fascinating science demonstrations with air pressure, fire, bubbling, potions, and more. The show will begin at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16 at the community center, located at 2175 Cherry Avenue. For more information, call (562) 989-7323.
READ, THEN REDE, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
The Bixby Knolls Literary Society is gearing up for its next meeting to discuss Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates on Wednesday, April 16 at 7 p.m. at the Dana Branch Public Library, 3680 Atlantic Avenue. From the moment of its publication in 1961, Revolutionary Road was hailed as a masterpiece of realistic fiction and as the most evocative portrayal of the opulent desolation of the American suburbs. For more information, call the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association at (562) 595-0081 or email info@bixbyknollsinfo.com.
PEER COUNSELING TRAINING
The Disabled Resources Center will have a peer counseling training beginning Tuesday, April 22 from 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m., meeting weekly for eight weeks. The class will prepare individuals to be volunteers and teach communication skills. Any questions can be directed to Cheryl Wilson at (562) 427-1000, ext. 23.
