Community News

Sherlock Holmes at LBPH

 The Long Beach Playhouse opens its 2018-2019 season with “Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club” by playwright Jeffrey Hatcher, running Sept. 22 through Oct. 20. The play explores the question: “What if Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective found himself in a plot inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson?”

The action takes place in the heart of London, in a windowless house where Europe’s most powerful men gather to play a murderous game. Set within the historical backdrop of a fragile Europe in 1914, it raises the specter of forces within the Suicide Club that may be manipulating the deaths of prominent men in a plot that puts the fate of Europe in peril. On this particular night, the club welcomes a new member, Sherlock Holmes.

Tickets are $14-$24 and are available at www.lbplayhouse.org, or by calling (562)-494-1014, option 1. Performances are 8 p.m. Friday, and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. The box office is open Wednesday-Saturday from 3-8 p.m. and Sundays 1-2 p.m. on scheduled matinees.

Jan Hall on Straight Talk

Former 3rd District Councilwoman Jan Hall will be the guest on the next edition of Straight Talk. She joins Host Art Levine to discuss her 12 years on the LB City Council and her subsequent service at the state level as deputy secretary for commerce and housing and deputy for legislative and local government affairs with Caltrans.

This show will air for two weeks starting Saturday, Sept. 29 at 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. on LBTV Channel 3.

LBCC Senior Tours

On Thursday, Oct. 4, the Long Beach City College Senior Tour will visit Yakult Factory and Anaheim Brewery with lunch at Eats Kitchen. The luxury coach leaves the LBCC Foundation at 9 a.m., returning at 4:30 p.m. Cost is $98.

On Thursday, Oct. 18, they tour the Spirit of Hollywood, with lunch at the Biltmore Hotel. The luxury coach leaves the LBCC Foundation at 9:30 a.m. and returns at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $96.

Call (562) 938-3047 for more information.

November Ballot Briefing

The League of Women Voters of Long Beach Area invites the community to Pros & Cons November Ballot Briefing on Saturday, Oct. 6, 10 a.m. to noon at the Los Altos Neighborhood Library, 5614 E. Britton Dr.

They will present a nonpartisan analysis of the Nov. 6 ballot measures. Come learn about:

• What each measure would do
• Why vote yes, and Why vote no
• Who supports the measure and Who opposes it

This event is free and open to the public – All are welcome! Questions about the event? Contact: Renee Simon at (562) 481-4649.

Trinity Craft Fair

Trinity United Methodist Church is hosting their 7th Annual Fall Craft Fair on Oct. 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring a friend and come to 5730 South St. Lakewood.

Twenty-eight vendors will be available for you to start your holiday shopping, pick up a birthday present or a treat for yourself. Start at the bake sale table then walk all around checking out the vendors. Then sit down and enjoy a nice lunch. See you at the craft fair.

Month of Horror

Long Beach Shakespeare Company returns in October to its popular Month of Horror, bringing to the stage classic scary stories performed in old-time-radio style, featuring live actors and sound effects. “The Horia” and “The Hitchhiker” play Oct. 12-14, followed by “Frankenstein” Oct. 19-21, then “War of the Worlds,” Oct 26-28.

Performances are at the Goad Theatre, 4250 Atlantic Ave. and tickets are available at LBShakespeare.org or (562) 997-1494.

‘Edgy Mystery’ Author

The California Writers Club of Long Beach is holding its monthly meeting on Saturday, Oct. 13, in the community room at the Ruth Bach Neighborhood Library, 4055 Bellflower Blvd.

The free meeting is 3-5 p.m. with networking starting at 2:30. The club’s October speaker is Nancy Cole Silverman, who retired after a 25-year career in radio and now writes mysteries. Silverman’s topic: “Adding the Element of Surprise: How to Keep the Reader Engaged in Your Work.” She calls her mysteries “cozies with a bite.”

Life Giving Workshop

Ideas for Living Fully and Joyfully is offered on Saturday, Oct. 13, 9-10:30 a.m. at Grace First Presbyterian Church, 3955 N. Studebaker Rd., in the Saul Ministry Center. The event, including a light breakfast, is free.

Throughout every life stage, we are given opportunities to take hold of real life. This presentation will look at various possibilities we have to live a whole, healthy life; how we can claim our God-given strengths to seek happiness and grow generosity. Keynote presenter is Rev. Steven E. Wirth.

Register at: www.eventbrite.com/e/life-giving-workshop-ideas-for-living-fully-and-joy....

Wine Tasting

Support Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles’ work in Long Beach and enjoy a premium wine tasting. Purchase a ticket to the Raise the Roof Wine Tasting event on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2-5 p.m., at the Wine Crush in Long Beach. Help build the next 10 Habitat for Humanity homes planned for Long Beach. Admission is $50 per person. Tickets may be purchased online at https://intelis.net/HabitatLA/2018RaiseTheRoof/index.html.

Contact Ruth Benner at (562) 833-0709 for more information.

‘Bright Star’ Opener

Musical Theatre West’s 2018-2019 season opens with the regional theatre premiere of Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s bluegrass musical Bright Star at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center, Oct. 19 – Nov. 4. Tickets are now on sale at www.musical.org, by calling (562) 856-1999 ext. 4, or at the Musical Theatre West ticket office. Tickets start at $20.

Inspired by real events, Bright Star is a sweeping tale of love and redemption, exploring the life of Alice Murphy (Anna Mintzer) at two different points of her life; in the 1920s as a wild young thing growing up barefoot and carefree in the Blue Ridge Mountains and in the 1940s as a well-to-do magazine editor in Asheville.

A Splintered Soul

International City Theatre presents – from Oct. 19 to Nov. 4 – a gripping drama about war refugees haunted by the death of their loved ones – and by memories of the things they had to do to survive. It’s 1947 in San Francisco, home to a group of resettled Holocaust survivors from Poland whose very existence depended on blurring the lines between right and wrong.

For tickets, call (562) 436-4610 or visit www.InternationalCityTheatre.org.

Mammogram Promotion

If you schedule your mammogram in the months of October or November at the MemorialCare Breast Center at Long Beach Medical Center, you will receive a special gift from us when you arrive for your appointment.

We’ll have a stylish breast cancer awareness hat waiting for you upon check-in (while supplies last) at the Todd Cancer Pavilion, 2nd Floor, MemorialCare Breast Center, 2810 Long Beach Blvd.

Show your support for breast cancer awareness while also protecting your face from the sun. Appointments must take place during Oct. 1 – Nov. 30, 2018 to receive gift. Make an appointment for a mammogram today at (562) 933-7880 or visit memorialcare.org/LBBreast.

Diabetes Support Group

Join the Diabetes Program at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center for a support group for adults with diabetes the second Monday of each month from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Long Beach Medical Center, 5th Floor Classroom

Get support and interaction with peers on a variety of diabetes-related topics, including insulin-pump related issues. Cost of support group is free, and significant others are welcome. Call (562) 933-5043 for more information.

Ask the Expert

Join the Diabetes Program at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center for Diabetes & You: Ask the Expert – a quarterly class that features a presentation on various diabetes-related topics.

The Oct. 10 class from 6 to 7:30 p.m. also provides an opportunity to network and find support from other people living with diabetes. Light refreshments will be provided.

Call (562) 933-5043 to RSVP. Walk-ins are welcome.