{"id":306,"date":"2019-01-01T10:11:08","date_gmt":"2019-01-01T18:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/?p=999933136"},"modified":"2019-01-01T10:11:08","modified_gmt":"2019-01-01T18:11:08","slug":"in-pictures-new-years-eve-at-the-waterfront","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/in-pictures-new-years-eve-at-the-waterfront","title":{"rendered":"IN PICTURES: New Year\u2019s Eve at The Waterfront"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 2,000 people packed into the Pine Avenue Pier, Monday, for this year\u2019s New Year\u2019s Eve at The Waterfront, said event organizer Crystal Angulo.<\/p>\n<p>The Downtown Long Beach Alliance put on the free event that culminated with a fireworks show over the Long Beach Lighthouse. The 10-minute show was timed to start at 9 p.m., the East Coast start to the new year.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the evening, the crowd was wowed by spectacular aerobatic shows by the Aerial Butterflies. Long Beach Unplugged packed the dancefloor with a wide-ranging set list.\u00a0Food was served by Q Smokehouse and there was a children\u2019s area with face painting and a bounce house.<\/p>\n<p>This is the 10th year the festival has been held.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999933138\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999933138\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999933138 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_01-970x763.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"472\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999933138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kaitlynn Fridley watches the fireworks with her dad Scott Fridley at Monday&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Eve at the Waterfront on the Pine Avenue Pier on December 31, 2018. It was sponsored by the Downtown Long Beach Alliance. Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999933139\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999933139\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999933139 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_02-970x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"356\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999933139\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karla Felix-Rivera celebrates the New Year at Monday&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Eve at the Waterfront on the Pine Avenue Pier. Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999933140\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999933140\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999933140 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_03-970x645.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999933140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alexis Udo-Udoma of the Aerial Butterflies warms up before Monday&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Eve at the Waterfront. Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999933141\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999933141\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999933141 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_04-970x743.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"460\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999933141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Aerial Butterflies performed at Monday&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Eve at the Waterfront. Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999933142\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999933142\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999933142 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_05-970x660.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999933142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blackhawk Productions security guard Jovi Gonzales keeps an eye on things. Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999933143\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999933143\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999933143 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_06-970x631.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"390\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999933143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cami Camile, lead singer of Long Beach Unplugged, sings at Monday&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Eve at the Waterfront. Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999933144\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999933144\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999933144 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_07-970x718.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"444\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999933144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alexis Udo-Udoma takes a selfie at Monday&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Eve at the Waterfront.Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999933145\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999933145\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999933145 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_08-970x1001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"619\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999933145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Aerial Butterflies performed at Monday&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Eve at the Waterfront.Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999933146\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999933146\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999933146 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_09-970x849.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"525\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999933146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jordan Hectus was one of the performers at Monday&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Eve at the Waterfront.Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999933147\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999933147\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999933147 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_10-970x513.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"317\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999933147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brianna Simmons dances at Monday&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Eve at the Waterfront.Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999933148\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999933148\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999933148 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_11-970x656.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"406\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999933148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dave Landis dances with Socorro Gonzales at Monday&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Eve at the Waterfront.Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999933149\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999933149\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999933149 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_12-970x716.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"443\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999933149\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A woman dances with a tambourine borrowed from the band at Monday&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Eve at the Waterfront.Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999933150\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999933150\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999933150 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_13-970x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"477\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999933150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Louis DeLosSantos plays his guitar at Monday&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Eve at the Waterfront.Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999933151\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999933151\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999933151 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_14-970x679.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999933151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crowd dances to Long Beach Unplugged at Monday&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Eve at the Waterfront.Photo by Bill Alkofer, Contributing Photographer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999933152\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999933152\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1231-NEWYEAR_15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999933152 size-large\" 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