{"id":497,"date":"2018-09-20T06:00:49","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/?p=999919248"},"modified":"2018-09-20T06:00:49","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T13:00:49","slug":"8-things-to-do-in-long-beach-starting-thursday-and-throughout-the-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/8-things-to-do-in-long-beach-starting-thursday-and-throughout-the-weekend","title":{"rendered":"8 things to do in Long Beach starting Thursday and throughout the weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dance your feet off at the 20th anniversary of soul and funk night, The Good Foot, celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at a fiesta in the seventh district and get a meat tattoo.<\/p>\n<p><b>Emphasize: Displacement<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-999919253\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/38425218_2024659267545795_8809602296376721408_n-970x545.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Watch a free screening of <em>Priced Out: Gentrification in Portland, Oregon<\/em> and a join in on a discussion with the film\u2019s director, Cornelius Swart and a panel of experts on issues involved with displacement. Emphasize is a free talk series about complex topics including homelessness and gentrification.<\/p>\n<p>The screening and discussion takes place Thursday and runs from 7 to 9:30 p.m. For more info, check out the Facebook event page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/274070640048165\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Art Theatre is located at 2025 E. 4th St.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>The Good Foot! 20th Anniversary Party<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-999919255\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/goodfoot20-970x1212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss the celebration of two decades of the monthly soul and funk night, set to feature DJs Dennis Owens and Lili Bird, as well as live performances from Brazilian funk band <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OsZagueiros\/\">Os Zagueiros<\/a> (featuring Long Beach Funk Fest founder, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deltanoveband\/\">Delta Nove<\/a> guitarist Bobby Easton) and funk, soul, afrobeat outfit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mestizobeat\/\">Mestizo Beat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MLUMjb1a3z\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/music\/the-good-foot-celebrates-20-years-of-funk-and-soul-this-friday\">The Good Foot celebrates 20 years of funk and soul this Friday<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;The Good Foot celebrates 20 years of funk and soul this Friday&#8221; &#8212; the Hi-lo\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/music\/the-good-foot-celebrates-20-years-of-funk-and-soul-this-friday\/embed\/#?secret=M1tiLa8kHc#?secret=MLUMjb1a3z\" data-secret=\"MLUMjb1a3z\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The party starts at 9 a.m. and runs until 1:45 a.m. Check out the Facebook link <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/235776190416676\/\">here<\/a> for more info.<\/p>\n<p><i>Alex\u2019s Bar is located at 2913 E. Anaheim St.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>The Ghosts of Lote Bravo<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-999919252\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ghosts-768x289-1-970x365.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"226\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Opening Friday night and running through Sep. 30, Cal Rep\u2019s 2018-19 season begins with a play centered on a mother and daughter who struggle to live in violent border town Ciudad Juarez.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"MA35XhUH2n\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/art\/your-fall-guide-to-the-performing-arts-in-long-beach\">Your fall guide to the performing arts in Long Beach<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Your fall guide to the performing arts in Long Beach&#8221; &#8212; the Hi-lo\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/art\/your-fall-guide-to-the-performing-arts-in-long-beach\/embed\/#?secret=0yb9IvYpxV#?secret=MA35XhUH2n\" data-secret=\"MA35XhUH2n\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWomen haven\u2019t survived for eons by being \u2018weak\u2019 and \u2019emotional,\u2019\u201d said playwright Hilary Bettis in a statement. \u201cWe\u2019ve survived by being a hell of a lot tougher and braver than we\u2019re given credit for, and I wanted to show that through Raquel\u2019s journey in this play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Opening night begins sat 7:30 p.m. Tickets and more information can be found via the website <a href=\"http:\/\/web.csulb.edu\/colleges\/cota\/theatre\/on-stage-now\/index.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Studio Theater at CSULB is located at 7th Street and East Campus Drive.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Shark Lagoon Night<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-999919251\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/logo-sharklagoonLG_405_283auto-970x677.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"419\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Shark Lagoon Nights have begun at the Aquarium of the Pacific, offering visitors an up-close look at the \u201cocean\u2019s ultimate predators\u201d for free. Guests can touch bamboo and epaulette sharks and watch sand tiger and zebra sharks swim about on select Friday evenings. Expect live music, food and drinks for purchase.<\/p>\n<p>Shark Lagoon Night runs from 6 to 9 p.m. and takes place on select nights through Dec. 28, excluding Oct. 12 and 26. For more info, visit the website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aquariumofpacific.org\/events\/info\/shark_lagoon_nights\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Aquarium of the Pacific is located at 100 Aquarium Way.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Rain Garden Workshop<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999919250\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999919250\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-999919250\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/SOCIAL-Dry-creek-native-garden-with-view-of-Visitor-Center-970x646.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999919250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo from Rancho Los Cerritos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Southern California sees little rainfall, rain gardens allow precipitation to replenish the water table. Learn how rain gardens work, why they may be a great fit for your property and how to create and maintain them through a panel of experts on horticulture, ecology, gardening and more on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Water-Wise Gardening workshop runs from 10 a.m. to noon. Tickets and more information can be found via the link <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rancholoscerritos.org\/upcoming-event\/water-wise-gardening-rain-gardens\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>Rancho Los Cerritos is located at 4600 Virginia Road.<br \/>\n<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Fiesta in the Park<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-999919254\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/fiestainthepark-970x1269.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month during this 2nd annual Seventh District fiesta. With live performances by DJ Demo, Susie Hansen Latin Band, CSULB\u2019s Grupo Folklorico Mexica and more, it\u2019s sure to be a Saturday hit.<\/p>\n<p>The fiesta kicks off at noon and goes until 6 p.m. For more info, check out the Facebook event page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/224429051585332\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>Silverado Park is located at 1545 W. 31st St.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Go Get a Meat Tattoo<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-999919249\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/miguel-970x736.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"455\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Prove your love for sandwiches (and Arby&#8217;s) by getting a free tattoo on Saturday by local tattoo artist Miguel Montgomery. It\u2019s all a part of #SandwichesPorVida, Arby\u2019s challenge to self-proclaimed sandwich lovers to show just how committed they really are. Those getting inked can choose any design from the flash sheet above.<\/p>\n<p>Arby\u2019s Sandwiches For Life Event runs from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, visit the link <a href=\"https:\/\/arbys.com\/sandwiches-for-life\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>Port City Tattoo is located at 4290 E. Pacific Coast Highway.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Subtract on the Pier 029: Stimming LIVE &amp; Dave DK<\/b><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SubtractMusic\/videos\/1845416695495946\/<\/p>\n<p>Catch house music producer Stimming at the end of the pier in Long Beach. \u201cCombining carefully crafted nostalgic emotions with devastating techno beats, his sound is distinct and we will say no more, as his music speaks for itself,\u201d organizers stated.<\/p>\n<p>Subtract On The Pier 029 goes from 2 to 10 p.m. Tickets and more information can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/256682051627701\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Belmont Pier is located at 15 39th Place. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dance your feet off at the 20th anniversary of soul and funk night, The Good Foot, celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at a fiesta in the seventh district and get a meat tattoo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":66021,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[166],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hi-lo","tag-things-to-do","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=497"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=497"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}