Community News

Senior Studies Yard Sale

Long Beach City College Senior Studies Vintage Yard Sale Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, June 24, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 3311 E. 3rd St.

All proceeds will be donated to LBCC Senior Studies.

Willmore City Walking Tour

See historic Willmore City on Saturday, June 24, starting at 9:30 a.m. for two or more hours. Cost is $15 per adult and activity begins at the Bembridge House, 953 Park Circle.

Home to the impressive Victorian Queen Anne Bembridge House and numerous smaller examples of this style, Willmore City was the first residential development in Long Beach.  

Started in 1881 from a subdivision of the Rancho Los Cerritos, Willmore City contains Drake Park named for Colonel Charles Rivers Drake developer of the Pike amusement complex and the Knoll Park housing development.

 This tour is designed as an educational introduction to a cross-section of early 20th century Long Beach residential architecture. There are numerous examples of variations on the Victorian style as well as turn-of-the-century transitional homes and the first modern architecture-the Craftsman. A few of the 1920s revival styles such as the Spanish Colonial, Dutch Colonial and Tudor are found in the area.

The tour will include interior visits of the Bembridge House and, in contrast, a fully restored Queen Anne “workman’s” cottage. A few miscellaneous items to see will be a mysterious gold-domed temple and an original Catalina tile soda fountain.

Info: (562) 493-7019

Port Head On Straight Talk

Mario Cordero, the newly appointed executive director of the Port of Long Beach, will be the guest on the next edition of Straight Talk. He joins host Art Levine to discuss the challenges facing the port and his plans for the future.

Also appearing on the show is Lou Anne Bynum, vice president of the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners. She discusses why the board selected Mario to lead the port. She emphasizes the port’s continued focus on growth while at the same time protecting the environment.

This Straight Talk show will air in Long Beach/Signal Hill on Saturday, June 24 and Sunday, June 25 at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. on LBTV Channel 3 and Frontier FiOS 21. It also airs Saturday and Sunday in Long Beach and 70 surrounding cities at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Charter Channel 188. The show will be repeated the following weekend at the same times. Straight Talk is also viewable on demand at www.StraightTalkTV.com and on YouTube.

 Movies in the Park

“Star Wars Rogue One” (PG-13) will start off Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine’s 2017 “Movies in the Park” program sponsored by Signal Hill Petroleum, on Friday, June 23 at El Dorado Park West.

The movie is the first installment of the Star Wars Anthology series, set immediately before the events of the original Star Wars film. Rogue One follows a group of rebels on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star, the Galactic Empire’s superweapon.

This is the twelfth year in a row that Signal Hill Petroleum in cooperation with Partners of Parks has sponsored the popular outdoor movie series, that attracts thousands of people young and old each summer for free evenings of fun in their local park. The “Movie in the Park” season runs through August 23.

For a complete list with addresses go to: (Visit www.longbeach.gov/park/recreation-programs/programs-and-classes/summer-f....

Movies in the Park is part of “100 Days of Summer,” a partnership with Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine and the Long Beach Convention and Visitor’s Bureau to encourage residents to “stay and play” in Long Beach between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The website, www.100daysofsummer.org has hundreds of ideas for recreational activities that do not cost a lot of money or require traveling far.

For more news, pictures, videos and announcements of what’s happening at Long Beach Parks, Recreation and Marine, ‘Like’ us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LongBeachParks.

Cops vs. Clergy

On Saturday, June 24, at 6 p.m. the Long Beach Ministers Alliance and the Long Beach Police Department Basketball teams will play against each other in a charity game at Cabrillo High School, 2001 Santa Fe Ave.

One of the goals of the Long Beach Ministers Alliance is to produce “non-traditional” ways of bridging the gap between communities and the police.

Tax deductible tickets can be purchased by visiting facebook.com/thelballiance and click on the Event Brite link, at the game or from an Alliance Ministry. Tickets for adults are $7 or $4 for 18 and under.

For more information call Pastor Eddie Patterson at (562) 599-3331.

Mary Poppins

Musical Theatre West brings a “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” production of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins to the Carpenter Performing Arts Center July 7-23. Practically perfect in every way, it’s a high flying fun filled adventure for the young and young at heart. Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s production features the delectable Sherman Brothers score, including “A Spoonful of Sugar,” “Jolly Holiday,” “Let’s Go Fly a Kite,” “Step in Time,” and “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” as well as new musical additions, by the Olivier winning team of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. Tickets are now on sale at www.musical.org, at the MTW Ticket Office, or by calling (562) 856-1999, ext. 4. Tickets start at $20.

Frogs Exhibit

Enjoy the Aquarium of the Pacific for just $14.95 after 5 p.m. on select nights throughout summer. Guests are also invited to explore the entire Aquarium (except Lorikeet Forest), including the latest exhibit, FROGS: Dazzling and Disappearing. FROGS features close to two dozen species in thematic displays, educational graphics, and interactive exhibits will highlight the beauty of and threats to these remarkable animals. Visit aquariumofpacific.org for dates and more information.