Community News

‘Ordinary Days’

The LBP Studio Collaborative Season offers outside, local theatre companies and performing arts organizations the opportunity to produce their own shows in our Studio Theater. “Ordinary Days” kicks off the season Jan. 5 to Jan. 14, Fridays & Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Ticket prices range from $24 to $15.

“Ordinary Days” tells the story of four New Yorkers whose lives intersect as they search for happiness, love, and cabs. Through a score of vibrant songs, their experiences ring startlingly true to life. Adam Gwon’s musical is for anyone who’s ever struggled to appreciate simple things in a complex place.

The show is produced by Take the Stage Long Beach, an educational theatre and production company with more than 10 years of teaching and production experience in the greater Long Beach area. It is owned and operated by Bethany and Jamieson Price, Long Beach-based theatre professionals and CSULB Theatre Arts Department alumni. Additional information can be found at www.TaketheStageLB.com.

Republican Women Meeting

Lt. Col. Robert “Buzz” Patterson was the senior military aide to President Bill Clinton from 1996 to 1998. During that time he served at the right hand of the president and Mrs. Hillary Clinton and was responsible for the president’s emergency satchel, otherwise known as the “Nuclear Football,” the black bag with the nation’s nuclear capability that accompanies the president at all times.

Lt. Colonel Patterson will be the speaker at the Long Beach Republican Women Federated 2018 Kick-Off meeting on Saturday, Jan. 13. Registration starts at 9 a.m. The meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. at the Long Beach Airport Marriott, 4700 Airport Plaza Drive. RSVP at LongBeachRWF@gmail.com or call (562) 881-5661 and leave a message. Cost is $27 for members and $32 for guests and includes breakfast. You may register online at www.LongBeachRepublicanWomen.com. Guests are welcome.

Woman of the Year

Rick Rackers Auxiliary of Assistance League of Long Beach has named longtime philanthropist Lynne Pillsbury as its 2018 “Woman of the Year.” She will be honored at the organization’s annual Woman of the Year Luncheon on Feb. 2. The event, which benefits Operation School Bell, is open to the public. To purchase tickets, contact Oscar Reyes at Oscar@ALLB.org or (562) 627-5650.

Pillsbury has devoted many years to serving the Long Beach community. She first volunteered with the Long Beach Cancer League in 1982 and has held numerous roles in the organization throughout the years. In addition to her dedication to the Long Beach Cancer League, Pillsbury has been involved in philanthropic efforts with the following organizations: Long Beach Junior League, Long Beach Ronald McDonald House, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Girl Scouts, Long Beach Medical Association Auxiliary and the Long Beach Museum of Art.

Coaches vs Cancer

LBCC will host Coaches vs. Cancer, on Friday, Feb. 9, 4-10 p.m. The annual event that is celebrated statewide by Community College athletic programs will be presented in the Hall of Champions Gym at the Liberal Arts Campus, 4901 E. Carson St.

In addition to the Viking women’s basketball team playing El Camino at 5 p.m. and the men battling the Warriors at 7 p.m., the college will host a program to raise awareness and funds to fight cancer.

The community is invited to participate in a number of ways, including attending, purchasing cancer-awareness material, food and drinks and sponsoring the event financially.