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Residents are invited to stroll around and view art at the fifth biennial Long Beach Mid-City Studio Tour Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5 between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
A group of 15 established Long Beach visual artists will open their studios to the public. Residents can take free self-guided tours. The art includes paintings, mixed media constructions, handmade artists' books, prints, photographs and jewelry.
A tour map for the event can be found at www.midcitystudiotour.com
In its ongoing effort to becom Bicycletown USA, the city of Long Beach is inviting residents to participate in the 2011 Bike Safety Survey. The goal is to measure local awareness of both driver and bicycle safety rules, and to seek suggestions on which bicycle-friendly amenities would encourage ridership. The 5-minute survey also includes a brief safety quiz, with correct answers provided upon completion.
The survey will be online until July 15, 2011, and in print form at City Hall and local bicycle shops.
The monthly hot lunch at Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 1950 Lemon Ave., by Alice Robinson and friends will be Wednesday, June 1 at noon. Here's the flier:
Aegean Designing Whims in Los Alamitos is playing host to a 'Night at the Aegean' fund-raiser in support of Food Finders, Thursday, June 2, at 6:30 p.m.at 3782 Cerritos Ave., Los Alamitos.
The event will feature live music, martini tasting, olive oil tasting and accessory shopping along with a dinner, dessert and wine. A $25 donation, $30 at the door is requested. All proceeds will go to benefit Food Finders' food rescue program.
RSVPs can be made online www.foodfinders.org, or call 562-598-3003.
Long Beach Police Department West Division Commander Josef Levy will be the featured speaker at the 6th District Town Hall, Wednesday, May 25 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Ernest McBride Park, 1550 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave.
Levy will discuss ways the community and police department can work more closely together to create a safer environment.
"We are inviting our residents out to discuss ongoing crime in our neighborhoods. We must find a way to work together to weed crime out in order to make our community a safe and peaceful place to live", Councilman Dee Andrews said in a released statement.
This event is free and open to the public.
Fifth district residents are invited to join Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske at a Community Tree Planting, Saturday, May 21 at 9 a.m. at 7130 Premium St. in the Ranchos area.
Organizers are hoping to install about 15 trees. Volunteers can contact Rachel Powers at 562-570-6932 or Rachel.Powers@longbeach.gov .
Community service hours are available for students.
The West East Side Community Association will have its monthly community meeting and clean-up this week. The community meeting will at a new location. It is Thursday, May 19 at 6:30 p.m. at The Society for St. Vincent De Paul store meeting room, 2750 E. Pacific Coast Hwy.
On Saturday May 21, the alley clean-up will meet at The Rio Rosas Bar, 2401 E Anaheim St. The event begins at 8 a.m. and bar-be-cue will follow and water and gloves will be provided.
The flier below contains multilingual info:
Apparently Saturday, May 21, is a good day to get your shred on. And to eject your e-waste. On the same day Councilwoman Rae Gabelich is staging her shredding, e-waste event, over in Los Altos, the Stanford Middle School PTA is staging its own drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the basketball courts at 5871 E. Los Arcos St.
Sergeant Shredder, a paper shredding and recycling company, will bring its 11-ton truck and shred documents on-site. The shredding of documents helps protect residents from identity theft. The school raised $500 in recycled paper at its last shredding event in the fall.
There will also be a collection of electronic waste including TVs, computers, monitors, printers, scanners, telephones, VCRs, remotes, and rechargeable batteries.
Homemade food and lemonade will also be sold.
Information is available by calling Michele Kreinheder at 562-243-2171 or MicheleK90815@gmail.com
An annual free document shredding and e-waste disposal event sponsored by Eighth District Councilwoman Rae Gabelich's office will be held Saturday, May 21, 9 a.m. to noon at Scherer Park, 4891 Atlantic Avenue.
With the growing concerns about identity theft, shredding documents is a good way to protect one's finances and ID. Future Shredding Inc., will shred five boxes of documents for free at the event and charge $5 per box after that. The shredded paper will be recycled.
Electronic waste, often described as "anything with a cord" often contains substances such as mercury and lead that are illegal to throw in the trash. Residents can bring old, broken or unused "e-waste." Only residential e-waste will be accepted. No fluorescent tubes, batteries, or household hazardous waste.
Items will be recycled by Goodwill - proceeds go directly to Goodwill's skill development & employment programs for individuals with barriers to employment.
All cell phones will be donated to Su Casa - Ending Domestic Violence to help battered spouses and children successfully transition out of abusive homes.
·Information is available by calling Veronica Servin, 562-570-1326 or by email at Veronica.Servin@longbeach.gov
The May selection for the Independent Lens documentary film series at the Long Beach Public Library presented by the Central Area Association is "Shelbyville."
The film will be aired Tuesday, May 31, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the main branch of the Library, 101 Pacific Ave. After the screening there will be a panel discussion and question and answer session. The panelists will be Rev. Gary Commins, rector of St Luke's Episcopal Church, Sara Pol-Lim, executive director of United Cambodian Community, and Milia Islam-Majeed, executive Director of South Coast Interfaith Council.
The documentary, by award-winner Kim Snyder, tells the tale of a small, struggling Tennessee Bible belt town in crisis and how it wrestles with the immigration and racial issues in the wake of an influx of Somali refugees as the 2008 Presidential election nears.
Jeff Williams of Leadership Long Beach will be the guest speaker at the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce's monthly Good Morning Long Beach Networking Breakfast, Wednesday, May 18, 7:30 a.m., Holiday Inn, 2640 Lakewood Blvd.
Williams, the interim executive director of Leadership Long Beach will talk about "Developing and Connecting Principled Leaders to Strengthen our Community"
Admission to the event, which included a buffet breakfast, table networking and door prizes, is $15 for members, $30 for nonmembers.
RSVPs are required. Registration can be made at www.lbchamber.com under chamber events. Information is available from Joel Perler 562-590-9234 or jperler@lbchamber.com
A free food distribution is scheduled for Saturday, May 20. Here's a flier with the details:
The Central Neighborhood Advisory Committee invites all to listen to Jose Vazquez, police services specialist with the LBPD West Division, speak at its Latin-themed bi-monthly meeting Thursday, May 19. Here is the flier:
The American Red Cross, Greater Long Beach Chapter is offering low cost CPR classes are part of its 16th Annual CPR Saturday, May 21, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 4901 E. Carson St. at the Long Beach City College Liberal Arts Campus.
The cost is $10-$15. Sign up at www.redcrosslb.org
If you don't think CPR can make a difference, it was immediate bystander CPR that saved the life of Dave San Jose, a Long Beach community activist in Long Beach who collapsed last year after a racquetball game. That immediate action made all the difference for San Jose, who has since fully recovered with his brains and wit intact.
Here's what the Red Cross has to say.
For a few hours of your time and a reduced course fee, you can learn crucial life-saving skills to protect your friends and family. CPR courses run throughout the day and may last up to 4 hours. Select classes will also be taught in Spanish and classes are available for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Preregistration ends May 15th and walk up classes are available on May 21 for open classes only.
Classes Offered:
Adult and Child CPR or First Aid Training--$10
Learn to recognize and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies and perform basic first aid in the Cardiac Chain of Survival. Upon successful completion you will receive certification for two years.
Safe Kids Training (Ages 7-12)--$10
Children ages 7 to 12 learn what to do in an emergency, how to prepared for a disaster and the basics of providing first aid. Upon successful completion you will receive certification for two years.
Dog First Aid--$15
Learn how to perform life saving skills for your dog! This course provides individuals the knowledge and skills to provide immediate, temporary care to injured or sick dogs until a professional veterinarian can provide medical care. Upon successful completion you will receive certification for two years.
Community members are invited to a workshop on Using Technology to Find Employment that will be hosted by Seventh District Councilman James Johnson on Tuesday, May 17, 10 a.m. until noon at Bret Harte Library, 1595 W. Willow St.
The workshop will teach job seekers how to search more than 50 online job sources through www.HireLB.com. Attendees will also learn about entering resumes and job skills online, obtain information about the Pacific Gateway's Job Search Services and learn of opportunities at the Port of Long Beach and the Long Beach airport.
Residents are invited to participate in a neighborhood clean-up in the Central Area Saturday, May 14, 9 a.m. -- 11 a.m. at Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 1950 Lemon Ave.
The event is being sponsored by the Dept of Health & Human Services Weed & Seed Program and Sixth District Councilman Dee Andrews among others.
Information is available by calling Griselda Barba-Perez 562-570-8281. Students can pick up community service hours.
The Aquarium of the Pacific is still looking for submissions from artists for its upcoming Urban Ocean Festival. The deadline for submissions, which must be sent electronically in a JPEG format, is Wednesday, May 18 by 6 p.m. Artists must also be available for the festival in June.
Here are the details from organizers:
According to the organizers: All submitted art pieces should fall under the theme of "Our Urban Ocean," which may include artwork about our ports, human uses of the ocean (i.e. scuba diving, water sports, beach activities), marine life affected by the urban ocean, and/or ocean pollution. The theme of your work should be how you see the urbanized coast and ocean and what it means to you. To be considered, art MUST be appropriate for a family audience.
Please note that if your artwork is accepted, we will require that you are available to be at the Urban Ocean Festival on both Saturday and Sunday, June 18 & 19, 2011.
Up to five submissions are welcome. There will be winners in each of the four categories, which will include painting/drawing, digital/photography, mixed media, and sculpture/3D. 1st place in each category will receive $500, and 2nd place will receive $250. One artist (selected from the first-place artists from each of the four categories) will then be selected as the Grand Prize winner and will receive an additional $250. Only the eight winners (1st and 2nd place for each category) will display their art at the festival.
"Urban Ocean Festival," held the weekend of June 18-19, 2011, will be a chance for families to explore and celebrate Southern California's Urban Ocean while learning about the human uses for the coastal ocean and the impacts on marine life. The weekend will include an art contest, poetry readings, food, booths, and educational activities.
Artists selected for this event may choose to sell their work onsite; please be advised that the Aquarium will charge commission.
Eligibility: The call is open to all emerging artists working in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Ventura and San Bernardino counties. All forms of painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital, and installation art are eligible. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older to apply
Jury: This is a juried exhibition. All submissions will be juried by a panel from the Long Beach arts community with a broad range of expertise.
Media: Drawings, printmaking, digital/new media, photography, painting, installation, sculpture, etc., are all possibly valid. Selected pieces must be ready to either display on easel or stand alone on the ground. No pieces will have hanging capabilities. Please note here will be no access to additional lighting.
Original artwork in any medium within the exhibit theme will be accepted for review; however, we currently cannot support video or sound-based media.
Submission Guidelines: In an effort to conserve resources, the Aquarium accepts only digital images for consideration (see details below). Up to FIVE digital images can be submitted at http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/multimedia/call4art
Submission images must meet the following specifications:
File names are the artist's last name followed by the entry number (i.e. Jones1.jpg).
Image files should be in HIGH QUALITY JPEG format, images should be no smaller than 1000 pixels in any direction and 72dpi. Images must be oriented properly (i.e. top of image is top of artwork).
Notification: Artists will be notified of acceptance or non-acceptance by email no later than May 31, 2011. You will be notified which piece(s) will be exhibited and receive more details on the Urban Ocean Festival. Please no phone calls - if you have any questions, please email artslearning@artslb.org.
An opening ceremonty and tours of four renovated properties called The Courtyards in Long Beach will be hosted by Fourth District Councilman Patriick O'Donnell, The Long Beach Housing Development Company and Clifford Beers Housing, Inc. on Thursday, May 19.
The ceremony will take place at 3:30 p.m. at 1134 Stanley Ave. Two tours of the four Courtyards properties will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
And RSVP can be made at cbh-rsvp@mhala.org
The Courtyards consist of four separate rental apartments that were rehabilitated and made available to low-income residents. The are at 1134 Stanley Ave., 1027 and 1045 Redondo Ave, and 350 E. Esther Street, They comprise 46 units, with 23 reserved for the formerly homeless and special needs persons.
Information is available from Kimberly Park, Clifford Beers Housing, Inc. 213-316-0108 or by email to kpark@mhala.org or Long Beach Housing Development Company
562-570-6949; email LBHDC@longbeach.gov or go to www.lbhdc.org
Those facing foreclosure or struggling with mortgages are invited to a pair of free Foreclosure Counseling Clinics.
The first is Wednesday, May 18, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Community Grace Brethren Church, 5885 Downey Ave. Another will be held Wednesday, June 15, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Antioch Church of Long Beach, 1535 Gundry Ave.
The Long Beach Housing Development Company (LBHDC) and Los Angeles Neighborhood Housing Services (LANHS) are conducting the clinics targeted to homeowners who are or will be facing challenges with their loans.
Counselors from LANHS, a HUD-approved counseling agency. Chase Bank, Bank of America, GMAC, and Citi Mortgage representatives will be available for individual homeowners who have mortgage loans with their banks.
Those meeting with bank representatives will be asked to bring mortgage statements and monthl budgets and be prepared to provide other information.
To sign up, call LANHS at 888-895-2647 or email RSVP@lanhs.org. Please include your name, address, phone number and clinic date in your email.
For more information contact the Long Beach Housing Development Company (LBHDC)
562-570-6949; email LBHDC@longbeach.gov or www.lbhdc.org or Los Angeles Neighborhood Housing Services (LANHS) 213-381-2862 or www.lanhs.org.
The community is invited to the third annual Mother's Day Opera Concert, Sunday May 8, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Bay Shore Church 5100 E. The Toledo.
The 95-minute concert is free but will be limited to 500 guests and a full house is expected. Those interested in being assured a seat can RSVP to http://JustinRudd.com/opera.html or on Facebook or to Justin@JustinRudd.com. Reserved tickets will be held at will call and remaining tickets will be available at the door. Will call opens at 2:15, doors open at 2:30 p.m.
The concert will be followed by a free reception at the church's fellowship hall.
Performers will be soprano, Jacquelynne Fontaine, tenor, Joshua Guerrero, pianist Steven Vanhauwaert and guitarist Eva Beneke. Guitarist Eric Ross will perform at the reception and prior to the concert.
Fontaine was Miss California in 2006 and has sung in opera and with orchestras in Italy and the U.S. She is in the doctoral program at USC's Thornton School of Music. Guerrero is a student at the Herb Alpert School of Music at UCLA and sings both classical and pop music. Vanhauwaert studied piano in Brussels at the Royal Conservatory before moving to Los Angeles in 2004 where he studied at the Thornton School. In addition to playing with symphonies in the U.S. and Europe, he also plays jazz and improvisational music. Beneke is a German guitarist who studied at the Berlin University of Arts. She has won guitar competitions and honors in the U.S. and Europe and played with symphony orchestras both here and abroad. And she performed live on national television with Carrie Underwood at the American Country Music Awards in 2010.
The event is hosted by Justin Rudd and his nonprofit Community Action Team.
You can donate to a good cause and get a shot at having your chakras aligned and your funny bone tickled when the Red Cross Blood Mobile visits Bixby Knolls.
The blood drive will be conducted Tuesday, May 10 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the back parking lot at 3910 Atlantic Ave.
Those who donate and are interested can be entered into a drawing to receive a free month of yoga lessons at Free Spirit Yoga and free tickets to the Laugh Factory. To be eligible you must be at least 17 years old and 110 pounds. Please enter sponsor code YOGA if you make an appointment online and want to be in the drawing.
In time for the summer gardening season, the Neighborhood Resource Center
and Long Beach Water Department are presenting a free program entitled "Designing Your New Garden: Habitat, Native and California Friendly Gardens."
The event will be held Wednesday, May 11, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at the Neighborhood Resource Center, 425 Atlantic Avenue.
Landscape designer Barbara Paul will discuss plant combinations, sizing a garden for you space, attracting wildlife, water conservation and the Long Beach Lawn-to-Garden Incentive Program.
Those interested can RSVP to the Neighborhood Resource Center at 562-570-1010
or email Scottie Hinkey at Sharron.Hinkey@longbeach.gov .
The East Anaheim Street Business Alliance staged its monthly meeting Tuesday at the Long Beach Playhouse. Here's the recap they provided for the event:
Dear Friends:
Thanks to everyone who attended our regular monthly meeting this past Tuesday afternoon.
If you were unable to attend, here is a recap of this month's meeting:
We were honored to have President F. King Alexander join us from California State University Long Beach. Dr. Alexander gave a fascinating overview of CSULB. According to Dr. Alexander, with over 35,000 students, CSULB is the second largest university in California - next to UCLA.
Other topics covered by Dr. Alexander:
• There are 71,000 applications for Fall of 2011.
• CSULB is the second safest university in the nation.
• Every dollar spent by CSULB brings back $4.5 dollars to the surrounding community.
• Beginning May 25th, there will be three days of graduations consisting of nine different graduation ceremonies.
• CSULB was voted the 4th Best Public Regional University in the West by US News and World Report
• CSULB is among Kiplinger's "100 Best Values in Public Colleges".
• In 2009-2010, CSULB had the largest, most diverse, most successful graduating class in its history - more than 8,600 students received more than 9,100 degrees.
We were also privileged to have Julie Bartolotto from the Historical Society of Long Beach join us. Julie gave an interesting overview of the Historical Society and discussed their recent Woman, Work, War program that looked at the history of the "Rosie the Riveters" that played an important role in the wartime mobilization efforts in Long Beach during WWII. She also discussed the Historical Society's upcoming look at the many New Deal infrastructure projects that took place during the 1930's.
We were also fortunate to have Officer Claudia Lopez join us from the Long Beach Police East Division. Officer Lopez gave an update on her assignment as Patrol Resource Officer for the area and discussed the increase in auto burglaries within the District. She said that auto burglaries can be prevented my making sure our vehicles are locked and that there is nothing of value visible.
Finally, Armando Vazquez-Ramos from Councilmember Patrick O'Donnell's Office discussed upcoming events within District 4 including the upcoming Chat with Pat and the upcoming Breakwater Awareness Month.
The EASBA Board of Directors once again would like to thank Dr. Alexander, Julie Bartolotto, Officer Lopez and Armando Vazquez-Ramos for their time and informative presentations.
We hope to see you at our next meeting on Tuesday, May 24th when our guest speaker will be George Chapjian, Director of Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine.
Be sure to check our website www.EASBA.com for all the latest news and updates. In the meantime, keep your eyes open for all the exciting EASBA improvement projects.
Thank you for your time and your ongoing support.
Sincerely,
Rod Wilson, President
Pacific Research & Strategies, Inc.
Lee Vieira, Vice President
The Mortgage Planning Group
Ken Buck, Treasurer
Joe Jost's
Lorie Stack, Secretary
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Renee Kim
Cookies by Design
Jan Ward
General Contractor
Carl Dene
Vision Design Studio
The Central Project Area Committee will have its monthly meeting Thursday, May 5, at 6 p.m. at 1900 Atlantic Ave. in the second floor meeting room.
Here's the agenda:
Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Minutes for April 7, 2011
Comments: All Council Districts
All council districts or their representatives are invited to inform the PAC and guests
of any information pertaining to redevelopment issues.
Public Comment (3 min. per speaker)
Members of the public are invited to address the PAC on items of interest/relevance
within the PAC's jurisdiction.
Membership Issues - Pat Bergendahl Letter/Leave of Absence
El Paisano 245 W. PCH
Code Enforcement Update, Karl Wiegelman
Long Beach Blvd. Update, Pat Paris-Appleby
RDA Presentation
a. Status of Redevelopment
Chair Report
Old Business
New Business
Adjournment
Next Meeting:
June 2, 2011, 6:00 PM
Angel Macias, the CEO and founder of California Families in Focus, will be the guest speaker at the weekly Youth Empowerment Workshop Wednesday, May 4 at 4 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Park social hall, 1950 Lemon Ave.
This is the third of eight weekly workshops presented by Toastmasters and promoted by the Sixth District City Council office and other organizations that focus on assisting local teens develop communication skills and enhance self-confidence.
Macias heads a Long Beach nonprofit organization that offers a variety of programs and events for youth and families to achieve empowerment. Macias has worked with the community for 14 years working with and educating youth on issues such as gangs,race relations, drugs, STDS, HIV/AIDS, self-esteem, relationships, empowerment, community volunteerism, conflict resolution, cultural awareness, higher-education and others.
The eight-week Communication and Leadership Program, taught by Speak Out Toastmasters, Jack Roberts, Saba McKinley, and Carma Spence, is designed to improve communication and leadership skills. The workshops will help youth to overcome the fear and nervousness associated with public speaking. Information is available from the office of Councilman Dee Andrews at 562-570-6816.
