Long Beach seniors

Cal Rep Questions Authority With ‘Quills’ a Sadistic Fable

California Repertory Company presents Quills by Doug Wright, directed by guest artist Larissa Paige Kokernot, February 17-March 10. Set during the final year of the infamous Marquis’ incarceration in the insane asylum Cherenton, Quills explores the lengths some will go to silence an inciting voice. The production is presented in partnership with the B-Word Project, [...]

Poetry Contest Celebrates Southern California Urban Ocean in Words

The Aquarium of the Pacific is now accepting entries for its second annual Urban Ocean Poetry Contest, which is held in conjunction with the Aquarium’s Urban Ocean Festival. Southern California’s Urban Ocean is home to unique marine habitats and animals, a wide variety of recreational activities, industrial and commercial activity, and more than 20 million [...]

Sen. Ted W. Lieu Named Among 12 Lawmakers Nationwide Worth Watching

For the second consecutive year, Sen. Ted W. Lieu of Torrance was named by a national government-policy publication as one of the nation’s top ‘legislators to watch.’ “At a time when politicians are about as popular as a sewage treatment plant being built next to your house, it may seem like poor taste to assemble [...]

Long Beach Playhouse Invites Community to Pay-What-You-Can Night on Thursday

The Mainstage Season continues as Long Beach Playhouse presents the beloved Neil Simon comedy Barefoot in the Park. Barefoot in the Park opens January 14th with a Pay-What-You-Can Night on Jan 12th and a half-price preview show on Jan 13th. Directed by Denis McCourt, this light-hearted romance between a straight-laced lawyer and an impetuous free spirit [...]

Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo Returns February 2nd

The Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo, February 2 – 4, 2012, is open to the public for buying and selling gold and silver, rare coins, vintage paper money, rare stamps, and other collectibles and estate jewelry.  A free gold coin is given away daily as a door prize.  Many of the 1,000 dealers attending [...]

Councilmember Andrews And Others Announce the Start of Pinecrest Apartments Rehabilitation

Councilmember Dee Andrews, 6th District, The Long Beach Housing Development Company (LBHDC) and Jamboree Housing Corporation (Jamboree) are proud to announce the start of the rehabilitation of Pinecrest Apartments located at 1893 – 1911 Pine Avenue. Three severely blighted buildings will be rehabilitated to provide affordable housing for local families. The public is invited to [...]

Councilman Dee Andrews Announces the Recipients of the 5th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Maker Award

The Sixth District Councilman Dee Andrews and the Peace Week Committee are pleased to announce the Long Beach 2012 Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Maker Awardees. Five award recipients will be honored at 5:00 pm, on January 10th, at the Long Beach City Council meeting, 333 West Ocean Blvd, as part of Peace Week —a [...]

Local Nonprofit, The Heart of Ida, Collects Supplies For Seniors

Operation Holiday Hearts, a holiday giving program designed by local nonprofit (501c3) organization The Heart of Ida, will deliver personal hygiene kits to dependent senior citizens in Long Beach during the month of December. The Heart of Ida is asking the community to donate personal hygiene items such as soap, shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc… from [...]

Thanksgiving meals: Restaurants to enjoy a holiday feast

When I think back on my favorite Thanksgiving meals, there’s a blur of family, friends and food. There is one story that sticks out… It was the year after my mom and step-dad married and the first year that all the families would be sharing a holiday together. My mom announced early on that she [...]

The Long Beach Repertory Theatre Premieres At the Long Beach Playhouse

The Long Beach Repertory Theatre will present their maiden production of “Talking With…” by Jane Martin opening November 11th at the Long Beach Playhouse, the first offering in their series entitled “The Collaborative.”

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