{"id":599,"date":"2018-08-08T16:08:19","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T23:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/?p=999913317"},"modified":"2018-08-08T16:08:19","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T23:08:19","slug":"7-things-to-do-long-beach-friday-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/7-things-to-do-long-beach-friday-weekend","title":{"rendered":"7 things to do in Long Beach on Friday and this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join QFilms in kicking off the 25th year of the LGBTQ film festival, dance at the end of the Belmont Pier, stroll through Bixby Knolls during Summer Saturdays and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mean Girls Beach Screening<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-999913323\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MeanGirlsLGBTQ-970x545.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Presented by the Long Beach QFilm Festival to kick of its 25th year, the LGBTQ cult classic Mean Girls will be shown at Alfredo\u2019s Beach Club Friday evening. The screening will open with a virtual dedication by Mean Girls heartthrob Jonathan Bennett.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eJEw33gU83\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/art\/qfilms-celebrates-25-years-of-annual-lgbtq-focused-film-festival\">QFilms to celebrate 25-year milestone of annual LGBTQ-focused film festival<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;QFilms to celebrate 25-year milestone of annual LGBTQ-focused film festival&#8221; &#8212; the Hi-lo\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/art\/qfilms-celebrates-25-years-of-annual-lgbtq-focused-film-festival\/embed\/#?secret=bNyujFksd1#?secret=eJEw33gU83\" data-secret=\"eJEw33gU83\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The film begins at sundown, with free beach lot parking after 6 p.m. For more information, check out the Facebook event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/527727254308950\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Alfredo&#8217;s Beach Club is located at 5100 E. Ocean Blvd.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Long Beach Jazz Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_999913321\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-999913321\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-999913321 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/lbjazzfest-970x546.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-999913321\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo from Long Beach Jazz Festival.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Starting Friday evening, the 31st annual jazz fest will bring classic R&amp;B, \u201chot summer night jazz\u201d and more to Rainbow Lagoon Park through Sunday. Expect \u201cA Healthy Taste of Jazz\u201d with this year\u2019s theme combining jazz, health and wellness.<\/p>\n<p>The jazz fest takes place Friday 6 to 10 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. For more info check out the website <a href=\"http:\/\/longbeachjazzfestival.com\/\">here<\/a>\u00a0and Facebook event page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/longbeachjazzfestival\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Rainbow Lagoon Park is located at 400 E. Shoreline Drive.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Summer Saturdays<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-999913320\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/summersaturdays-970x305.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"189\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This month\u2019s Summer Saturdays in Bixby Knolls is \u201cWeird Science\u201d themed, bringing all things strange and scientific to the Atlantic Avenue-based event. Try Weird Science cocktails at multiple bars, watch the Mad Science show, have your aura photographed and interpreted (not scientific), take your kids to \u201cGasWorks!\u201d a Mad Science Party, learn how to draw carnivorous plants and more.<\/p>\n<p>Summer Saturdays takes place from 3 to 6 p.m. For more information, visit the Facebook event page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/232271714060336\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pop Life Interactive Art Exhibit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-999913319\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/poplife-970x1499.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"927\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Experience Pop Life: Realism vs. The Surrealism of Life, a contemporary interactive pop art exhibit showcasing the works of emerging Los Angeles-based artist \u201cTrew Love\u201d this Saturday. Check out large-scale canvas pieces of art icons including Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Basquiat, sit \u201cpoolside\u201d at an installation overflowing with lollipop beach balls and check out Trew Love as she paints during the opening.<\/p>\n<p>The opening reception takes place during the monthly <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lbartwalk.org\">Long Beach Art Walk<\/a>\u00a0from 7 to 10 p.m. For more information, check out the Facebook event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/213242896013254\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>MADE by Millworks is located at 240 Pine Ave.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Dark Art Emporium Celebrates Two Years<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-999913325\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/darkartemporium-970x1499.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"927\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This East Village gallery has spent the last two years dedicated to showcasing artists whose works\u2014from the casually creepy to the downright strange\u2014often \u201cfly under the radar of most people\u2019s perception of fine art.\u201d The Saturday evening celebration will feature works by over 30 artists, with special sideshow performances and more surprises.<\/p>\n<p>The event runs from 7 to 10 p.m. Check out the event page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/463047130825307\/\">here<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Dark Art Emporium is located at 256 Elm Ave.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dave Williams and his Rhythm Agents<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-999913326\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/36840117_10155945422103423_267198290670387200_n-970x545.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Long Beach Jazz Festival isn\u2019t the only place to hear some jazz this weekend. Head to Retro Row\u2019s favorite coffeehouse Saturday night for a jazzy performance by MajicBulletTheory head trumpeter Dave Williams and his Rhythm Agents. It\u2019s a family-friendly musical event, so feel free bring the kids.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit the Facebook event page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/2068183119890337\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Portfolio Coffeehouse is located at 2300 E. 4th St.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subtract on the Pier<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-999913324\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/subtract-on-the-pier-970x507.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Readying to be a \u201cmusical journey of epic proportions\u201d on Sunday, the 28th iteration of Subtract on the Pier will feature West Coast legend, DJ Marques Wyatt. Organized by Los Angeles-based Subtract Music, also the minds behind the Love Long Beach Festival which took place last weekend, this event at the end of the Belmont Pier is sure to be an upbeat way to spend a Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Subtract takes place from 2 to 10 p.m. Tickets and more information can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/633444333685479\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier is located at 15 39th Place.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join QFilms in kicking off the 25th year of the LGBTQ film festival, dance at the end of the Belmont Pier, stroll through Bixby Knolls during Summer Saturdays and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":66122,"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-599","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\/599","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=599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=599"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=599"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}