{"id":536,"date":"2018-09-02T11:56:19","date_gmt":"2018-09-02T18:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/?p=999917143"},"modified":"2018-09-02T11:56:19","modified_gmt":"2018-09-02T18:56:19","slug":"999917143-summer-luvin-summerluvin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/999917143-summer-luvin-summerluvin","title":{"rendered":"IN PICTURES: A lot of Summer Luvin\u2019 going on in North Long Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first-ever, free, family-friendly Summer Luvin\u2019 Fest in North Long Beach on Saturday featured multiple bands, as well as vendors, artists and the Long Beach local El Exclusivo food truck. Local restaurant <a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/life\/food\/north-long-beach-restaurant-aguas-frescas-mexican-street-food\/\">Aguas Way<\/a> was also on hand selling its popular aguas frescas.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999917144\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999917144\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0901-SUMMER01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999917144 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0901-SUMMER01-970x565.jpg\" alt=\"The band Light Paranoia performs during Summer Luvin\u00d5 Fest, at 5301 Long Beach Boulevard in North Long Beach Saturday. The free family friendly event featured multiple bands, as well as vendors, artists and the Long Beach local El Exclusivo food truck on site in Long Beach Saturday, September 1, 2018.&lt;br \/&gt; Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post\" width=\"600\" height=\"349\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999917144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The band Light Paranoia performs. Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999917145\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999917145\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0901-SUMMER02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999917145 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0901-SUMMER02-970x593.jpg\" alt=\"The band Light Paranoia performs during Summer Luvin\u00d5 Fest, at 5301 Long Beach Boulevard in North Long Beach Saturday. The free family friendly event featured multiple bands, as well as vendors, artists and the Long Beach local El Exclusivo food truck on site in Long Beach Saturday, September 1, 2018.&lt;br \/&gt; Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post\" width=\"600\" height=\"367\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999917145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The crowd watches as band Light Paranoia performs. Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999917146\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999917146\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0901-SUMMER03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999917146 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0901-SUMMER03-970x573.jpg\" alt=\"The band Light Paranoia performs during Summer Luvin\u00d5 Fest, at 5301 Long Beach Boulevard in North Long Beach Saturday. The free family friendly event featured multiple bands, as well as vendors, artists and the Long Beach local El Exclusivo food truck on site in Long Beach Saturday, September 1, 2018.&lt;br \/&gt; Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post\" width=\"600\" height=\"354\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999917146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The band Light Paranoia performs. Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999917147\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999917147\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0901-SUMMER04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999917147 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0901-SUMMER04-970x656.jpg\" alt=\"Vicktoria Recendez,4, paints a mural called &quot; Celstia Butterfly &quot; during Summer Luvin\u00d5 Fest, at 5301 Long Beach Boulevard in North Long Beach Saturday. The free family friendly event featured multiple bands, as well as vendors, artists and the Long Beach local El Exclusivo food truck on site in Long Beach Saturday, September 1, 2018.&lt;br \/&gt; Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post\" width=\"600\" height=\"406\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999917147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vicktoria Recendez, 4, paints a mural called &#8220;Celstial Butterfly &#8221; during Summer Luvin&#8217; Fest, at 5301 Long Beach Boulevard in North Long Beach Saturday. Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999917148\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999917148\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0901-SUMMER05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999917148 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0901-SUMMER05-970x674.jpg\" alt=\"Katrina Garcia, owner of LaGrimas De Oro Jewelry makes jewelry at her booth during Summer Luvin\u00d5 Fest, at 5301 Long Beach Boulevard in North Long Beach Saturday. The free family friendly event featured multiple bands, as well as vendors, artists and the Long Beach local El Exclusivo food truck on site in Long Beach Saturday, September 1, 2018.&lt;br \/&gt; Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post\" width=\"600\" height=\"417\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999917148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katrina Garcia, owner of LaGrimas De Oro Jewelry makes jewelry at her booth during Summer Luvin&#8217; Fest. Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999917149\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999917149\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0901-SUMMER07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999917149 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0901-SUMMER07-970x625.jpg\" alt=\"Artist Kim McIntoch at her booth during Summer Luvin\u00d5 Fest, at 5301 Long Beach Boulevard in North Long Beach Saturday. The free family friendly event featured multiple bands, as well as vendors, artists and the Long Beach local El Exclusivo food truck on site in Long Beach Saturday, September 1, 2018.&lt;br \/&gt; Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post\" width=\"600\" height=\"387\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999917149\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artist Kim McIntoch at her booth during Summer Luvin&#8217; Fest. Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999917150\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999917150\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0901-SUMMER08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999917150 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0901-SUMMER08-970x607.jpg\" alt=\"Kids play during Summer Luvin\u00d5 Fest, at 5301 Long Beach Boulevard in North Long Beach Saturday. The free family friendly event featured multiple bands, as well as vendors, artists and the Long Beach local El Exclusivo food truck on site in Long Beach Saturday, September 1, 2018. .&lt;br \/&gt; Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999917150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kids play during Summer Luvin&#8217; Fest, at 5301 Long Beach Boulevard in North Long Beach Saturday. Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999917151\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999917151\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0901-SUMMER09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999917151 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0901-SUMMER09-970x659.jpg\" alt=\"Genesis Valzivia,left, and her friend Amanda Baptist draw charchters during Summer Luvin\u00d5 Fest, at 5301 Long Beach Boulevard in North Long Beach Saturday. The free family friendly event featured multiple bands, as well as vendors, artists and the Long Beach local El Exclusivo food truck on site in Long Beach Saturday, September 1, 2018.&lt;br \/&gt; Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999917151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Genesis Valzivia left, and her friend Amanda Baptist draw characters during Summer Luvin&#8217; Fest. Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999917152\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999917152\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0901-SUMMER011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999917152 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0901-SUMMER011-970x648.jpg\" alt=\"Artist Vanna Mae paints at her booth during Summer Luvin\u00d5 Fest, at 5301 Long Beach Boulevard in North Long Beach Saturday. The free family friendly event featured multiple bands, as well as vendors, artists and the Long Beach local El Exclusivo food truck on site in Long Beach Saturday, September 1, 2018.&lt;br \/&gt; Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999917152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artist Vanna Mae paints at her booth during Summer Luvin&#8217; Fest. Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999917153\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999917153\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0901-SUMMER012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999917153 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0901-SUMMER012-970x673.jpg\" alt=\"The band Bad Abstract perform during Summer Luvin\u00d5 Fest, at 5301 Long Beach Boulevard in North Long Beach Saturday. The free family friendly event featured multiple bands, as well as vendors, artists and the Long Beach local El Exclusivo food truck on site in Long Beach Saturday, September 1, 2018. Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post\" width=\"600\" height=\"416\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999917153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The band Bad Abstract perform during Summer Luvin&#8217; Fest. Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999917154\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999917154\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0901-SUMMER14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999917154 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/0901-SUMMER14-970x662.jpg\" alt=\"Chef and owner of Long Beach local El Exclusivo food truck Jorge Recendez makes a burrito, during Summer Luvin\u00d5 Fest, at 5301 Long Beach Boulevard in North Long Beach Saturday. The free family friendly event featured multiple bands, as well as vendors, artists in Long Beach Saturday, September 1, 2018.&lt;br \/&gt; Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post\" width=\"600\" height=\"409\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999917154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chef and owner of Long Beach local El Exclusivo food truck Jorge Recendez makes a burrito during Summer Luvin&#8217; Fest. Photo by Stephen Carr \/ For The Long Beach Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer Luvin\u2019 Fest in North Long Beach Saturday featured multiple bands, as well as vendors, artists and food by El Exclusivo food truck while Aguas Way sold its popular aguas frescas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":66060,"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":[59,323],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hi-lo","tag-north-long-beach","tag-summer-luvin","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536","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\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=536"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=536"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}