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Rotarians on Straight Talk

Jayne Lastusky, President of the Rotary Club of Long Beach, and Centennial Chair Cam Killingsworth will be guests on the next edition of Straight Talk. They join host Art Levine to discuss the important role of Rotary in the life of community and plans for the celebration of their Centennial Year.

Rotary is a worldwide organization with more than 1.2 million members and over 34,000 chapters. The Rotary Club of Long Beach is recognized as one of the top 50 Rotary Clubs in the world. The object of Long Beach Rotary is to foster the ideal of service.

This Straight Talk show will air in Long Beach and Signal Hill on Saturday, April 15 and Sunday, April 15 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.

Using Emotional Intelligence

The Rotaract Young Professionals of Long Beach and the Long Beach Junior Chamber are partnering together to present “Speaker Series: Emotional Intelligence,” the first in a quarterly series of exciting professional skill-building events. Cirivello’s Sport Shop will be hosting the event on Tuesday, April 25, 7-8:30 p.m.

Attendees of the event will take an assessment of their emotional intelligence and learn tactics to use emotional intelligence in making effective and impactful personal and professional decisions. The seminar will be presented by Kevin Groves, Ph.D., a professor at the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University with over 15 years of experience teaching organization design, leadership, and organization development.

A key principle in the missions of both Rotaract and the Long Beach Junior Chamber is to provide engaging leadership development opportunities for the community. To that end, the organizations are proud to partner together to host the first of a multiple part speaker series aimed at enabling and empowering the young leaders of tomorrow.

Entry to the event will be $15 for paid members of the host organizations and $25 for non-members. Tickets will be available for sale at the event or can be purchased online in advance.

Please visit the Facebook pages of Rotaract (@rotaractlb) and the Junior Chamber (@lbjuniorchamber) for more information and the links to purchase tickets. The organizers can also be reached via email at katie.rose.gaston@gmail.com and president@lbjuniorchamber.org.

Wine Tasting

The Long Beach Wilson High School Alumni Foundation will host its Fifth Annual Alumni Wine Tasting celebration on Sunday, April 30, at the Boathouse on the Bay and they have something to really celebrate this year. Recently, the foundation was presented with a major gift from alumnus John Carlton, class of 1963.  His gift of $150,000 is the largest ever received.

Sunday’s Wine Tasting event, 4-6 p.m., is open to all graduates, families and friends of Wilson High School (must be at least 21 years of age). A $20 per-person charge for wine and appetizers may be paid at the door; no reservations required. Several local restaurants are supporting the event by donating gift cards to their establishments for an awesome opportunity drawing. 

For more information about the Long Beach Wilson High School Alumni Foundation and its events, go to www.lbwilsonalumni.com. Or www.facebook.com/LBWilsonAlumni

Scuba Show

The 2017 Scuba Show will take place on Saturday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Long Beach Convention Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd. Discounted tickets are available online at scubashow.com/attendees/tickets and full price tickets will be sold at the door.

Single-day tickets range from $12 (single day exhibit hall) to $32 (single day exhibits plus seminars), and two-day passes are $62 (includes exhibit hall and seminars). For more information, visit www.scubashow.com.

Women’s Conference

The Long Beach Convention Center is the site for the 30th California Women’s Conference hosted by the Women Network. Prepare to be inspired May 10 and 11, featuring some of the world’s top speakers, entertainers, entrepreneurs and thought leaders.

Whether you are leading an organization, a business, a nonprofit, an international movement or your own family you can discover the life-changing strategies of the world’s leading women and the men who are committed to supporting them – from Gladys Knight, Sibyl Borgardus, Forbes Riley, Chalene Johnson, Sister Jenna, Dr. Laura Kelly, Carol Costello to Emmanuel Kelly and Don King, and many others. Tickets start at $149. Visit http://womennetwork.com/cwc/pricing/.

Republican Barbecue

Long Beach Area Republican Party Annual BBQ on May 11 to feature Talk Show Host Larry Elder speaking on the election and the first 100 days of the Trump presidency. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. is the time and El Dorado Golf Course at 2400 Studebaker Rd., Long Beach, is the place. Music by Bond and the Blues Guys Band.

Reservations are required and advance payment is $65 for members, $50 for students and $75 for non-members. All purchases at the door are $85. Membership is $25 per household for 2017. Payments can be made by mail to LBARP, P.O. Box 14746, Long Beach, CA 90853 or go to www.longbeachrepublicans.org and hit the donate button to pay via Pay Pal. Reservations can be made via Pay Pal, or call (562) 439-9390 or email dkla1@verizon.net.

Colon Health

You’re invited to a free health seminar on colon health at Los Alamitos Medical Center presented by Dr. Zuri Murrell on Thursday, May 25 at 12:30 p.m. Call (800) 548-5559 for reservations.

Info: www.losalamitosmedctr.com.

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