{"id":32025,"date":"2022-10-05T11:30:21","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T18:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=30000028546"},"modified":"2022-10-05T11:31:02","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T18:31:02","slug":"lincoln-park-events-downtown-entertainment-the-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/lincoln-park-events-downtown-entertainment-the-word","title":{"rendered":"These groups are turning Lincoln Park into a hub for Downtown entertainment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/891c81b7-af61-48a1-a1fa-c2818ce2c88d?dark=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of benefits to living in Downtown Long Beach: It may be close to work for some residents; it gives access to the Downtown food and entertainment scene; the beach is even within walking distance.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the newly remolded Lincoln Park is adding another amenity: ongoing free events at the park.<\/p>\n<p>Studio One Eleven, in conjunction with nonprofits the Long Beach Community Foundation and the Knight Foundation, are focused on creating a park that will center the community through concerts, training seminars, dance, family events and more.<\/p>\n<p>Sinead Finnerty-Pyne, the marketing director for Studio One Eleven, and Isha Patel, the senior urban designer for the studio, have been tasked with creating a space that is welcoming and entertaining for everyone in the community\u2014from families that live nearby to unhoused residents who spend time at the park.<\/p>\n<p>For their first Sunday Picnic in the Park event, Studio One Eleven tapped local singer-songwriter Alyssandra Nighswonger. 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