{"id":24552,"date":"2021-05-18T10:00:47","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T17:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=30000020178"},"modified":"2021-05-18T18:20:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T01:20:24","slug":"bring-happy-hour-home-with-the-taste-of-downtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/bring-happy-hour-home-with-the-taste-of-downtown","title":{"rendered":"Bring happy hour home with cocktail demos at virtual Taste of Downtown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Downtown Long Beach Alliance is presenting another virtual Taste of Downtown program this month and it&#8217;s all about happy hour.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re talking everything associated with happy hour\u2014cocktails, appetizers, music, even makeup.<\/p>\n<p>The three-hour livestream on Friday, May 21 will feature live cocktail, fashion, food and makeup demonstrations from local bars, restaurants and retailers including Michael&#8217;s Downtown, The Auld Dubliner, District Wine, BO Beau Kitchen, Made by Millworks and Elinor, and Maral Designs.<\/p>\n<p>Entertainment will be from local pop artist Syliva Bosco and modern soul band, The Intuitions.<\/p>\n<p>To watch the free livestream on Facebook, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/462257158414189\/?active_tab=discussion\">click here<\/a>. Program is from 6-9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Program schedule is as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>6:00 \u2013 6:10: Master of Ceremony by Urban Society<\/li>\n<li>6:10 \u2013 6:40: Pop performance by Sylvia Bosco<\/li>\n<li>6:40 \u2013 6:55: Happy hour fashion show by Maral Designs<\/li>\n<li>6:55 \u2013 7:10: <span dir=\"ltr\">Shandy cocktail and Disco Eyes makeup tutorial by Made &amp; Elinor<\/span><\/li>\n<li>7:10 \u2013 7:25: <span dir=\"ltr\">Squash blossom demo by Michael&#8217;s Downtown<\/span><\/li>\n<li>7:25 \u2013 7:40: <span dir=\"ltr\">Jardesac Aperitiva cocktail dem<\/span>o by District Wine<\/li>\n<li>7:40 \u2013 7:55: <span dir=\"ltr\">Bulgogi fries &amp; cocktail demos by BO Beau Kitchen <\/span><\/li>\n<li>7:55 \u2013 8:10: <span dir=\"ltr\">Irish coffee d<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">emo<\/span> by The Auld Dubliner<\/li>\n<li>8:10 \u2013 8:40: <span dir=\"ltr\">Modern Soul <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">P<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\">erformance by the Intuitions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To the uninitiated, Taste of Downtown was a popular, annual food and drink festival where locals could roam through lines of pop-up tents to sip and taste the offerings of dozens of local bars and restaurants in Long Beach. 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