Community News

Day of Beauty

Laser Skin Care Center offers its fourth annual Day of Beauty event that will take place on Saturday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 3828 Schaufele Ave., Suite 300, Long Beach. Registration is open now.

Even better than the lively scene that attendees look forward to each year, Day of Beauty provides several opportunities to learn valuable dermatology and skincare-related knowledge through nontraditional methods, such as live demonstrations, presentations from different brand + product representatives, engaging Q&A discussions with LSCC’s expert physicians and aestheticians and more.

To RSVP call (562) 384-4442.

Software Piracy

Today’s international crime doesn’t always mean taking physical possession, but rather the theft of intellectual property. Few people understand this better than trial attorney and former state and federal prosecutor Craig Missakian. During Missakian’s 15 years in law enforcement, he earned national and international attention for successful prosecutions that included terrorism and environmental crimes, software piracy, organized crime and public corruption.

The community is invited to hear Missakian speak on these topics at the Saturday, June 8, Long Beach Republican Women Federated breakfast meeting. Held at the Long Beach Airport Marriott, 4700 Airport Plaza Drive, registration starts at 9 a.m. with breakfast served at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $30 per member and $35 for non-members – includes free parking and a plated breakfast.

For information and reservations, visit http://www.longbeachrepublicanwomen.com/calendar.html.

Writers Club

The California Writers Club of Long Beach is holding its free monthly meeting on Saturday, June 8, at the Ruth Bach Neighborhood Library, 4055 Bellflower Blvd.

The meeting is 3-5 p.m. with networking starting at 2:30. The club’s June speaker is Judy Reeves. Her topic: “Using Techniques of Fiction for Memoir and Narrative Nonfiction.” Ms. Reeves is author of A Writer’s Book of Days, Wild Women Wild Voices and Writing Alone, Writing Together. She teaches at San Diego Writers, Ink and speaks at local and international writing conferences.

Thousand Lights

On Saturday, June 8, Leadership Long Beach (LLB) celebrates its 30 years of principled leadership training, involvement in the community and alumni who have been a part of its programs with a celebratory event in Downtown Long Beach, ‘Night of a Thousand Lights.’ Over 400 alumni, community leaders and supporters are expected to fill the downtown Long Beach streets between 3rd and 4th Streets north of The Promenade to commemorate the milestone and feature the impact and achievements of the nonprofit organization over the past three decades. The main event programming will open to the public at 6 p.m. and will be preceded by a VIP Reception at 5 p.m. Tickets are $100 per person.

Guests will be treated to food provided by local restaurants and shops in the Downtown space.

First Responders Night

A free community event that will include fire truck rides, pony rides, games, face painter and more will all be part of Salute to First Responders night at Los Alamitos Race Course to be held this Saturday night, from 6 to 9 p.m. The festivities will be held in conjunction with the live quarter horse and thoroughbred racing program.

Los Alamitos Race Course will feature free grandstand admission for all attendees starting at 6 p.m. on this night. The first 1,200 guests will also receive a free commemorative Salute to First Responders coffee mug. The giveaway will begin at 6 p.m. The first horse race of the night is scheduled for approximately 6:15 p.m.

First Responders will be recognized in the track’s winner’s circle throughout the night. Los Alamitos Race Course is hosting this event to celebrate and thank our police officers, firefighters and others that are there for us in our time of need.

Aquarium Performance

The Long Beach Chorale and Chamber Orchestra (LBCCO) will conclude the 2018-2019 concert season with a concert, titled “Freedom,” that takes place on Sunday, June 9, at 8 p.m. in the Aquarium of the Pacific.

Led by Assistant Director Matthew Martinez, the Long Beach Chorale will perform in the great hall of the aquarium, a unique setting in front of the three-story Honda Blue Cavern aquarium exhibit and under the 88-foot blue whale. The musical selections are all by American composers and focus on what Freedom means to us in the United States. The highlight of the program is Randall Thompson’s World War II-era “The Testament of Freedom.”

Tickets are available on the Aquarium of the Pacific website or for more information contact the Long Beach Chorale at (562) 427-1931, visit the website at www.LongBeachChorale.org, or email, LBChorale@gmail.com.

Hospital Reopening Update

Matthew Faulkner, executive director of CHLB Foundation, will be sharing the latest up-dates relating to the soon-to-be reopening of Community Hospital Long Beach at an upcoming chamber luncheon.

Faulkner will focus on the public/private partnership between the new operators (MWN LLC) and the City of Long Beach working together with state and county representatives and our community to reopen, operate and retrofit the state-of-the-art acute care hospital with its eight basic services.

Join us for “Good Afternoon Long Beach” on Tuesday, June 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Parker’s Lighthouse, 435 Shoreline Dr. Chamber members $25, non-members $35. Reservations may be made by contacting Marilynn Singer at msinger@lbchamber.com.

Free Literacy Tutoring

Long Beach Public Library will launch LB Reads on Saturday, June 15, at the annual Summer Reading Program kickoff at Bach Neighborhood Library (4055 N. Bellflower Blvd.). LB Reads is a free, one-on-one literacy tutoring program designed to help English speaking adults improve their reading and writing skills so they can reach their potential as workers, parents, community members and life-long learners.

Tutors and their learners will be able to meet at five neighborhood libraries: Mark Twain (1401 E. Anaheim St.), Michelle Obama (5870 Atlantic Ave.), Burnett (560 E. Hill St.), Harte (1595 W. Willow St.) and Ruth Bach. The program also will be available at Main Library when it reopens in September. Patrons interested in joining the program, either as a tutor or a learner, can contact the Long Beach Public Library at lbreads@lbpl.org or by calling (562) 570-6579. This program is made possible by the California State Library through the California Library Literacy Services grant.

3rd Birthday Celebration

Clark & Atherton Mercantile, a boutique and thrift store in east-central Long Beach, announces a special event and sale June 15 to celebrate the third anniversary of its opening. All items will be 30 percent off for the day.

The Happy 3rd Birthday event is set for 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at 1772 Clark Ave. (at Atherton Street). Along with significantly discounted merchandise, the event will feature food and music, and is open and free of charge to the public.

All proceeds go to help those in need in our community, through Christian Outreach in Action.

For further information, call (562) 342-6487, or visit www.COALongBeach/org/CAM.

$1 Movies

Long Beach Towne Center and Edwards Long Beach Stadium 26 invite the public to enjoy $1 movies all summer long. The Regal Summer Movie Express program will offer $1 movies each Tuesday and Wednesday from June 18 through August 14. All movies selected for the Summer Movie Express program are rated PG. Two movies will play each Tuesday and each day; both movies run simultaneously and all showings start at 10 a.m.

A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Will Rogers Institute and its new venture, Brave Beginnings. For more information about this exciting summer movie program, visit www.lbtownecenter.com.

Gaslamp Performances

The most infamous rivalry in rock and roll plays out as Beatles vs. Stones – A Musical Showdown comes to the Gaslamp Restaurant on Saturday, June 15 at 8 p.m.

Taking the side of the Fab Four is Abbey Road, one of the county’s top Beatles tribute bands. They face off against renowned Stones tribute band Hollywood Stones, who offer a faithful rendition of the music and style of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and the bad boys of the British invasion.

Kenny Cetera’s Chicago Experience comes to the Gaslamp Long Beach on Saturday, June 22 at 8 p.m. Cetera and his band perform Chicago’s greatest hits, presenting material from band’s most relevant and creative years of original music, ‘68 through ‘85.

Tickets are $20 and available at http://www.gaslamptix.com or by phoning (562) 596-2718. The Gaslamp Restaurant is located at 6251 Pacific Coast Highway. The show is appropriate for all ages and there is ample free parking available.