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Skills 4 Care Workshop

On Saturday, March 30, Skills 4 Care will be hosting a family caregiving workshop to enable attendees to care for their loved ones with hands-on skills training.

“Greater demand is placed on families to help care for their family members,” said Tyla Clark, executive compliance coordinator with Cambrian Homecare. The workshop is offered to address the safety skills and resource knowledge needed to give the best care at home.

Skills 4 Care is a non-profit entity of Cambrian Homecare, which is sponsoring the workshop.

Speakers and topics include:

• Michael Tehrani, M.D.: “Avoiding Hospitalization -- You and Your Loved One
• Jenna Mattingly, M.S.: “Managing Behavior Symptoms of Dementia”
• Jennifer Sawday, Esq.: “Importance of a Trust and Other Legal Documents”
• Wayne Slavitt: “Home Medical Equipment 101”
• Joan Pimentel, R.N.: “Proper Transfer Techniques to Avoid Injuries”

The workshop will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 5199 E. Pacific Coast Hwy., Suite 100B, Long Beach. The $39 admission includes a free lunch and free parking. Additional guests will be $15 each. To reserve your seat, call (562) 498-1800, Ext. 217.

Based in Long Beach, Cambrian Homecare has been providing home care services in Southern California since 1996.

Clydesdales in Long Beach

The World Famous Budweiser Clydesdales are visiting 2nd Street in Long Beach on Saturday, March 30th. The event will run on 2nd Street from 2 to 4 p.m. The full team will start with a stop at Panama Joe’s, then a photo opportunity at Legends Sports Bar and then proceed to Dogz, Riley’s and Shannon’s, finishing at Quinn’s Pub. 

The Budweiser Clydesdales made their first-ever appearance on April 7, 1933. A gift from August A. Busch, Jr. and Adolphus Busch to their father in celebration of the repeal of Prohibition, the presentation of the original two six-horse hitches of champion Clydesdales moved father, sons and drivers to tears. The phrase “crying in your beer” was officially coined shortly thereafter. 

They heralded a new era of prosperity for Anheuser-Busch, and a weary nation’s return to optimism. From their first appearance in 1933 to their enduring presence on the American landscape, the Clydesdales are more than the symbol of Budweiser beer; they are the living embodiment of America’s great industrial spirit.  

Grand Prix on Straight Talk

Jim Michaelian, president/CEO of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach will be the guest on the next edition of Straight Talk. He joins host Art Levine to discuss the changes with Acura as the new Title Sponsor. Also on the show is Matt Sloustcher in charge of Public Relations for Acura.

This show will air starting Saturday and Sunday at 9 a.m. on LBTV Channel 38

Silent Sky at Playhouse

Lauren Gunderson’s play, Silent Sky, opening April 6 at the Long Beach Playhouse, is based on the true story of astronomer Henrietta Leavitt. The play opens in 1900, when Leavitt is working in the Harvard Observatory in the “woman’s room.” These women “computers,” are tasked with measuring and cataloging stars. They work from photographic plates because women were not allowed to touch the telescopes. The astronomer for whom they work calculates projects in “girl hours,” has no time for the women’s probing theories and has no problem taking credit for their ideas.

Fortunately, Leavitt’s natural intelligence and curiosity won’t be constrained by norms of the day or the opinions of men. She spends her off hours studying the luminosity and pulsations of specific sets of stars. Her work resulted in a standardized measurement tool that’s still used today. She also theorized there were multiple galaxies, although that was met with scorn at the time, today we know it to be true. The play is about far more than the science of stars. It’s also a love story, and a life lived with hardships as well as endless optimism and joy. The author, Lauren Gunderson, described it as a fluid conversation of opposites: of Science and faith and of math and music. She describes Leavitt’s character as a woman who is intellectual, funny and romantic.

It’s a small cast, just five actors, four women and one man. Returning actors include Loren Bowen, Austin James, Brenda Kenworthy, and Holland Renton. Amber Hill is making her debut at LBP.

The show opens April 6 and runs through May 4. Tickets 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 from 1-2 p.m. on scheduled matinees.

Writers Club

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

The meeting is from 3 to 5 p.m. with networking starting at 2:30 p.m. The club’s April speaker is Robert Yehling. His topic is “Writing from the Center—Embedding Your Experiences to Fuel ALL of Your Stories.” Robert (Bob) Yehling is a hybrid author who publishes both traditionally and through publishing partnerships. He is the Independent Book Publishers Award-winning author of nine books.

Motorsports Walk of Fame

Two multiple Grand Prix of Long Beach winners—Sebastien Bourdais and Will Power— will be inducted on Thursday, April 11, at 11 a.m., into the Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame, a City of Long Beach and Grand Prix Association of Long Beach joint project.

The public is invited to attend the 14th annual Walk of Fame induction ceremony, which will be held on South Pine Avenue in front of the Convention Center as part of the festivities surrounding the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. Admission to the ceremony is free.

The induction ceremony kicks off the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach weekend, which brings more than 180,000 people to Downtown Long Beach. For more information, those interested can visit gplb.com, or call (888) 827-7333.