ANOTHER MAN’S TREASURE
Los Altos United Methodist Women is hosting its annual rummage sale Saturday, May 2, to raise funds for mission work both here and abroad. Great buys include gently used clothing, toys, home goods and furniture, to jewelry and collectibles. The sale will take place from 7am to noon at Los Altos United Methodist Church, 5950 E. Willow Street. Call (562)598-2451.
IT’S EASY BEING GREEN
The Long Beach Water Department invites the community to a free Environmental Fair at Recreation Park, 5001 Deukmejian Drive, Saturday, May 2, 11am to 3pm. Residents can: speak to landscape and sustainability experts; learn the latest in home water conservation techniques; bag a ton of free conservation give-a-ways; let the kids explore the Fun Zone; take an eco-tour of the Colorado Lagoon; and buy native California plants. Food and beverages available from Whole Foods.
BE KIND TO ANIMALS!AND YOUR WALLET
The City of Long Beach Animal Care Services is sponsoring a “Be Kind to Animals Week” Microchip & License Clinic Sunday, May 3 from 10am to 2pm at the P.D. Pitchford Companion Animal Village, 7700 E. Spring Street. Pets can be microchipped for $10 per animal, which includes registration. No RSVP necessary. Call (562) 570-PETS.
LEARN ABOUT THE LEAGUE
The Disabled Resources Center, 2750 E. Spring St., will be offering a presentation about the League of Women Voters on Wednesday, May 6 at 1:30pm. Call Cheryl Wilson at (562) 427-1000 ext. 23.
COME SAIL AWAY
Residents are invited to a second community meeting to discuss revitalization of the Leeway Sailing Center. Third District City Councilmember Gary DeLong and staff from the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine, and Public Works will meet at the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, 7201 East Ocean Blvd. The meeting begins at 6pm on Wednesday, May 6. Contact Heather Martin at (562) 570-3155.
TAKE A HIKE!
The Long Beach Sierra Club will present “Outings 101,” for anyone who wants to experience the thrill of seeing quail, deer and mountain goat in their own environment, or to look out from a mountaintop to see the Southland spread below and the Pacific Ocean beyond. The introduction to the program will take place at 7:30pm Wednesday, May 6, at the Environmental Services Bureau, 2929 E. Willow Street. It is free and open to the public. Sierra Club hikes are open to everyone, member or not. A hike is scheduled nearly every day of the year and several are held each weekend. Find the schedule online at http://angeles.sierraclub.org.
CARE FOR KIDS
Miller Children’s Hospital will present guest speaker Elizabeth McGlynn, PhD, associate director, RAND Health, Distinguished Chair, Health Care Quality, who will be speaking about the quality of health care delivered to U.S. children— results from a national study. The presentation will be Friday, May 8 from 8am to 9am in the Van Dyke Theater at Miller Children’s Hospital, 2801 Atlantic Avenue. Call (562) 933-0107.
HEY, LADIES!
In honor of Mother’s Day, St. Mary Senior Health is hosting a free Mother/Daughter Mad Hatter Tea Party Friday, May 8 from 3:30pm to 6pm at the Health Enhancement Center, 1055 Linden Avenue. Included will be an array of hot teas, a dinner salad, an assortment of fresh hot rolls and decadent desserts. Also, the lecture “Living Life and Loving It!” will be presented by Irene Malek, M.D. The finale will be the annual hat contest. Reservations required. Call 1-888-4ST-MARY.
HELPING DISABLED VETERANS
The nonprofit Disabled American Veterans (DAV) offers help for veterans who feel confused about benefits and services they’ve earned but that change from one year to the next. The DAV Mobile Service Office will be at Mayfair Park, 5720 Clark Avenue, in Lakewood, Saturday, May 9 and Sunday, May 10 from 8am to 4pm, to personally provide counseling and claim filing assistance. Like all DAV services, help from the Mobile Service Office is free to all veterans and members of their families. Visit www.dav.org.
SCORES OF FUN
Vice Mayor Val Lerch invites residents of the 9th District to enjoy a Pops Concert at a discounted rate at the Long Beach Arena— “Legends of American Film Music” on Saturday, May 16 at 8pm, featuring scores from some favorite films. The performance will be at the Long Beach Arena, 300 E. Ocean Blvd. Tickets are $8 each; call (562) 436-3203 ext. 220 and use the promo code “9th District” to get the discounted rate. Cost of parking is $10 per car. Call Jonda Coman (562) 570-6137.
