HEY, LADIES!
The nonprofit Community Action Team is seeking contestants for the Little Miss, Teen, Miss and Mrs. Southern California and Long Beach pageants and will be conducting orientations at 6pm on Sunday, Oct. 17 and Sunday, Oct. 24. at The Grand Long Beach Events Center, 4101 E. Willow Ave. The pageants will take place Sunday, Nov. 7. The entry fee is half-price until Sunday, Oct. 24. Visit MissSouthernCalifornia.com or email Justin@JustinRudd.com.Â
HELP FOR HUNGER
Sixth District Councilmember Dee Andrews will offer a “Sixth District Food Distribution” at Ernest S. McBride Park, 1550 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., on Friday, Oct. 15, beginning at 9am until all the food is disbursed. Call (562) 570-6816.
ALL EARS
The Hearing Loss Association of Long Beach/Lakewood will sponsor the monthly Rocky Stone Hearing Device Exhibit on Friday, Oct. 15, at the
Weingart Senior Center, 5220 Oliva Ave., in Lakewood, from 10:30am to noon in the craft room. The free exhibit will be a hands-on display of a variety of devices that help enhance the quality of life for the hearing impaired. Provided will be information on devices that help in hearing conversations in restaurants, televisions, doorbells, alarm clocks, smoke and fire alarms, telephone conversations and more. Call (562) 425-5651.
GOT A GREEN THUMB?
Rancho Los Alamitos, 6400 East Bixby Hill Rd., will present its 2010 Garden Series on “Perennials and Bulbs: A Marriage Made in the Garden” from 9:30am to 5pm on Saturday, Oct. 16. Landscape architect John Schoustra will give a lecture at 10am, followed by an art exhibit by the Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California and a live plant and art sale. Admisson is $15, $10 for Rancho members.
JAILHOUSE TALK
The League of Women Voters, Long Beach Area, will examine the Los Angeles County jail system at its meeting on Saturday, Oct. 16 from 10am to noon at the Los Altos Library, 5614 E. Britton Dr. As part of an ongoing study, the League will present a first-hand look at jails from the perspective of a former inmate who has experienced incarceration at many levels, both as a juvenile and as an adult. Jail Study Committee members will share their experiences touring various county facilities and will comment about areas of the study, copies of which will be available for the audience to review. The event is free and open to the public, and ample street parking is available. Call (562) 432-5822.
WRITE RIGHT
The California Writers Club of Long Beach will host a presentation by Doug
Drummond entitled “Plotting a Mystery Set in Long Beach” on Saturday, Oct. 16 from 3pm to 5pm at the Los Altos Public Library, 5614 Britton Dr. Published and aspiring writers of all genres are welcome to attend. Drummond, former commander in the Long Beach Police Department and former vice mayor of Long Beach, has published two novels set in Long Beach: Cyclone Racer and What Goes Around Comes Around. The free monthly meetings of the California Writers Club of Long Beach are open to the public. Visit calwriters.org or calwriterslongbeach.org, or call (562) 595-2114.
FALL CLEANING
The City of Signal Hill and Signal Hill Disposal will help make the chore of fall cleaning a bit easier for residents of Signal Hill. Free of charge, during the week of Oct. 18—22, residents will be able to set out bulky items at the curb for collection. Bulky items include items that are too large or too heavy to set out on regular trash-collection days, but electronic waste, such as computer monitors, printers and cell phones, and household hazardous waste, like household cleaners, automotive fluids/batteries and lawn-care products, will not be accepted. Residents living in apartment or condominium communities can take part by calling Signal Hill Disposal at (562) 597-0608 to schedule a special pick-up.
EXPUNGEMENT EXPLAINED
The City of Long Beach will present an Expungement Education Workshop
on Monday, Oct. 18 from 4pm to 5pm at the Center for Working Families, 1900 Atlantic Ave. Participants will receive pertinent information from subject-matter experts on certificate of rehabilitation, information on expungement of adult convictions and sealing of juvenile records, and assistance with completing required expungement forms. Call (562) 570-WORK.
TO YOUR HEALTH!
The City of Signal Hill will offer a free Cholesterol Management and Screening presentation from 9:30am to 11:30am on Tuesday, Oct. 19 at the Signal Hill Park Community Center, 1780 E. Hill St. Presented by St. Mary Medical Center’s 4th Street Clinic, the event will feature a licensed pharmacist who will discuss medications and conduct screenings. Call (562) 989-7330.
KIDS’ CHRISTMAS CAROL CASTING CALL
The Long Beach Shakespeare Company will conduct auditions for boys and girls age 8 to 17 for its upcoming production of A Christmas Carol on Tuesday, Oct. 19 and Wednesday, Oct. 20 at the Expo Backroom Theatre, 4321 Atlantic Ave., between 4pm and 7pm both days. Bring a snapshot. Kids will sing a holiday song of their choice and read from the script (no phone calls). Visit lbshakespeare.org.
IT TAKES A COMMUNITY
Long Beach residents are invited to the Anaheim Street Community Police
Center’s monthly meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 19 from 5pm to 6:30pm at the Mark Twain Neighborhood Library, 1401 E. Anaheim St. in the Community Room. Free parking is available in library parking lot. Translation provided in Khmer and Spanish. Lt. Kenneth Schack (Ret.) of the Long Beach Police Department will give an overview of general prevention procedures. Call (562) 570-1691.
EMPOWER STUDENTS
POWER 4 Youth, a Long Beach academic mentoring program for struggling middle- and high-school youth, will celebrate the new school year with an open house on Wednesday, Oct. 20 from 5pm to 7pm at First United Presbyterian Church, 600 E. 5th St. Call (562) 435-2352.
EDUCATION INFORMATION
Area middle-school students and their parents are invited to attend “High School Decision 2011″ on Thursday, Oct. 21 at Westerly School, 2950 E. 29th St., from 3pm to 5pm to hear 20 representatives from Long Beach, Orange County and Los Angeles private, public and charter high schools talk about their programs in breakout sessions. The event is open to all and free with a reservation by calling (562) 981-3151.
