SCIENTIFICALLY SPEAKING
What Annual Science Night
Who Hosted by Long Beach City College
When Friday, May 13 from 4pm to 8pm
Where Long Beach City College, Liberal Arts Campus, 4901 E. Carson St.
More Info The free community event will feature interactive science experiments, displays and demonstrations. Admission is open to the public and includes free food, music and parking. Call Stacey at (562) 938-4004.
DIG IN!
What Tree planting
Who Hosted by the California Heights Neighborhood Association’s (CHNA) ReLeaf Team
When Saturday, May 14 at 9am
Where California Heights Market, 3766 Orange Ave.
More Info Volunteers will plant approximately 80 new street trees dedicated in memory of former 7th District Councilmember Ray Grabinski, who passed away from complications from Parkinson’s disease in 2014. Residents in the targeted planting area bounded by Falcon Avenue, the east side of Orange Avenue, and between Wardlow and Bixby roads, who have space for new trees will receive a letter from the City of Long Beach prior to the planting providing the option to participate. Call (562) 570-6830.
LET’S TALK ABOUT IT
What Panel discussion
Who Hosted by the Long Beach Women Federated
When Saturday, May 14 at 9:30am
Where Long Beach Airport Marriott Hotel, 4700 Airport Plaza Dr.
More Info Ann-Marie Murrell and Morgan Brittany of the Politichicks will present a panel discussion at the meeting. Their book What Women Really Want will be available for signing. RSVP by emailing LBRWF@gmail.com or calling (562) 493-4125 and leaving a message. Cost is $25 for members and $30 for guests and includes breakfast. All are welcome.
STATION ACCLIMATION
What Open house
Who Hosted by the Signal Hill Police Department
When Saturday, May 14 from 10am to 1pm
Where Signal Hill Police Department, 2745 Walnut Ave.
More Info There will be police vehicles and equipment on display, as well as child fingerprinting and various information booths about the department. There will also be station tours and free hot dogs for those in attendance. Visit cityofsignalhill.org/index.aspx?nid=17 .
THE OLD COLLEGE TRY
What College-planning workshops
Who Hosted by College Planning of Greater Long Beach
When Saturday, May 14 at 10:15am (El Dorado Library), Monday, May 16 at 6:15pm (Iacoboni Library) and Saturday, May 21 at 10:15am (Ruth Bach Library)
Where El Dorado Library, 2900 Studebaker Rd. (May 14), Iacoboni Library, 4990 Clark Ave. (May 16) and Ruth Bach Library, 4055 Bellflower Blvd. (May 21)
More Info Skip Dawson, president of College Planning of Greater Long Beach and author of Give Your Child A 4-Year College Education Without Going Broke, will present the workshops and focus on little known ways of getting money for college, increasing a student’s chance of eligibility for free grant money and the biggest mistakes when planning for college. All are welcome to attend. To reserve a seat, call the recorded message line at (888) 236-0625. Email Skip at Skip@CollegePlanningofLB.com .
THE BIG SWITCH
What Town hall
Who Hosted by 70th District Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell
When Saturday, May 14 from 11am to 12:30pm
Where Expo Arts Center, 4321 Atlantic Ave.
More Info The event will be for customers impacted by the switch from Verizon to Frontier Communications. The public will have the opportunity to resolve service issues with representatives from Frontier Communications and the California Public Utilities Commission. To RSVP, call O’Donnell’s district office at (562) 429-0470 or email allison.gallagher@asm.ca.gov .
HOW DOES YOUR BRANCH GROW?
What Garden party
Who Hosted by the American Association of University Women Long Beach Branch
When Saturday, May 14 from 1pm to 3pm
Where Home of AAUW Long Beach Branch member Michelle Kiss (email for details)
More Info The annual event is planned for everyone to see the opportunities available as a member with the branch. All members are encouraged to bring a friend. Display tables will showcase the organization’s programs and special-interest groups. Light snacks, desserts and finger foods will be served. No reservations are required to attend the free event. Email AAUWLongBeach@gmail.com .
DOUBLE THE FUN
What Dual LB Pride events
Who Hosted by the AIDS Food Store and the LGBTQ Center of Long Beach
When Saturday, May 14 from 2pm to 7pm (LGBTQ) and from 6pm to 8pm (AIDS Food Store)
Where Uptown Bar and Grill, 2421 E. Artesia Blvd. (LGBTQ) and L’Opera, 101 Pine Ave. (AIDS Food Store)
More Info In honor of Long Beach’s 33rd annual Pride celebrations, the AIDS Food Store and the LGBTQ Center of Long Beach will be hosting two separate events leading up to the parade weekend. Both events will be a free celebration, with food and drinks available for purchase. Visit centerlb.org and aidsfoodstore.org .
WRITE RIGHT
What Writers club meeting
Who Hosted by the California Writers Club
When Saturday, May 14 from 3pm to 5pm
Where Ruth Bach Neighborhood Library, 4055 Bellflower Blvd.
More Info The speakers will include authors Janet Elizabeth Lynn and her husband Will Zeilinger, who have been writing separately for over a decade. In 2014, they released their first co-written novel, Slivers of Glass, a noir murder mystery set in 1955. Email info@calwriterslongbeach.org
MOOLAH FOR MoLAA
What Art fundraiser event
Who Hosted by the Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA)
When Saturday, May 14 at 5:30pm
Where MoLAA, 628 Alamitos Ave.
More Info The auction event will be in honor of the museum’s 20th anniversary. In addition to a special tribute to MoLAA founder Robert Gumbiner, the gala will also honor MoLAA supporter Cástulo de la Rocha. Admission is $10, and it is $7 for students with I.D. and seniors 65 and over. Kids ages 12 and under enter for free. To RSVP, call (562) 437-1689.
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
What Monthly meeting
Who Questing Heirs Genealogical Society
When Sunday, May 15 at 1pm
Where Lakewood Masonic Center, 5918 Parkcrest St.
More Info The group meets with the purpose of collecting, preserving and publishing data relating to genealogy, and it hosts its monthly meetings on the third Sunday of every month. Contact qhgs.info or Shareholder Liz Myers at (562) 598-3027.
MUSIC, MAYHEM AND LOVE
What On The Twentieth Century production
Who Presented by Musical Theatre West’s Reiner Staged Reading Series
When Sunday, May 15 at 7pm
Where Carpenter Performing Arts Center, 6200 E. Atherton St.
More Info The On the Twentieth Century story takes place onboard a 1920s luxury train, where “music, mayhem and love collide.” Seating is general admission. Tickets are currently $32. Call (562) 856-1999, ext. 4, or visit musical.org .
LOVE FOR LONG BEACH
What “I Love Living in Long Beach” performance
Who Presented by the nonprofit EngAGE
When Wednesday, May 18 from 5pm to 7pm
Where The Long Beach Senior Arts Colony, 200 E. Anaheim St.
More Info “I Love Living in Long Beach,” a song written by Helene Weinberg, will debut at the event, and it will be performed by senior residents and students from the Renaissance School of the Arts. Call (310) 499-3288 or email HeleneEngage@gmail.com .
MEASURING UP?
What Measure A and B meeting
Who Hosted by the Deforest Park Neighborhood Association
When Wednesday, May 18 at 7pm
Where Deforest Park, 6255 Deforest Ave.
More Info Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia will be speaking about Measure A and B and the 1-percent sales tax initiative. A speaker with an opposing view has yet to be announced. Each speaker will present and then take questions from the audience. Call (562) 428-7710.
NOW HEAR THIS
What “Hands on” hearing demo
Who Hosted by the Hearing Loss Association of America
When Friday, May 20 from 10am to noon
Where Weingart Center, 5220 Olivia Ave.
More Info A captioning-phone representative will provide information about free phones for those that qualify, and Sam Moghadam, hearing-instrument specialist from Ascent Hearing Center, will also be present to assist with hearing aids. The demonstration will be the last one until Sept. 16. Call (562) 630-6141 or visit hlalongbeachlakewood.org .
WALK THE WALK
What Downtown walking tour
Who Led by Long Beach Heritage
When Saturday, May 21 from 9am to 11:30am
Where Meet at WPA Mural, 3rd and the Promenade
More Info The tour will explore downtown Long Beach. Tours are held every third Saturday of the month. Event will be rescheduled if it rains. Tickets are $10 each and may be purchased via PayPal at lbheritage.org .
FUN-RAISER
What Old Bags and Baubles luncheon
Who Hosted by the Long Beach Museum of Art
When Saturday, May 21 from 11am to 3pm
Where Long Beach Museum of Art, 2300 E. Ocean Blvd.
More Info Proceeds for the event support the museum’s annual exhibition and related educational programming. Tickets for the event are $95 per person. Guests will have the opportunity to bid on a wide selection of luxury designer handbags, unique baubles, designer scarfs and accessories. Visit lbma.org to purchase tickets.
CINEMATIC SENSATIONS
What “Night at the Movies” event
Who Hosted by the Community Hospital Long Beach Foundation
When Friday, May 20 at 6pm
Where Hyatt Regency Long Beach, 200 S Pine Ave.
More Info The event will feature celebrity guests, celebrity judges and community leader Jim Gray as emcee. Auctions and items include: Bo Derek and John Corbett lunch for four with a two-day stay at the Mirabelle Inn in Solvang; lunch and a behind-the-scenes tour for four at DreamWorks in Universal City; behind-the-scenes pass for four to a filming taking place in Long Beach; “Tea House of the August Moon” dinner for eight; scenic private helicopter ride for four over Orange County; Queen Mary VIP over-night package with parking; Boat House on the Bay package with dinner and a boat ride for eight. Proceeds from the evening’s event will support Community Hospital Long Beach Foundation’s “2nd Century Fund” to renovate, upgrade and invest in new equipment and technology at its hospital. There will also be live entertainment and music. Call (562) 494-0576 or visit chlbfoundation.com .
SILENCE IS GOLDEN
What Screening of Ella Cinders
Who Hosted by the Covenant Presbyterian Church and Rising Tide
When Saturday, May 21 at 7:30pm
Where 607 E. 3rd St.
More Info The public is invited to attend the screening of the 1926 silent-film comedy starring Colleen Moore. Tickets are by donation of $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Call (562) 437-0958 to purchase tickets. Free parking is available.
