{"id":80906,"date":"2024-01-10T13:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T21:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=80906"},"modified":"2024-01-12T13:36:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T21:36:11","slug":"things-to-do-in-long-beach-this-weekend-including-a-downtown-art-walk-record-store-meetup-and-the-mlk-day-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/things-to-do-in-long-beach-this-weekend-including-a-downtown-art-walk-record-store-meetup-and-the-mlk-day-parade","title":{"rendered":"Things to do in Long Beach this weekend including\u2026 a Downtown art walk, record store meetup and the MLK Day parade"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following list is a curated roundup of weekend events in Long Beach published every Wednesday on the Hi-lo and Long Beach Post. Have an event to share? Email maison@lbpost.com with \u201cThings to Do\u201d in the subject line.<\/i><\/p>\n

We\u2019re getting artsy this week.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve got a Downtown art walk with tons of exhibitions from local artists, a record store meetup at Fingerprints and, of course, the city\u2019s annual MLK Day celebration to honor the legacy of the famed civil rights activist.<\/p>\n

If you just want to kick back, watch “The Big Lebowski” and drink some beers, we\u2019ve got that below, too.<\/p>\n

Get to scrollin\u2019!<\/p>\n

LBMA – Ordinary People (Wednesday – Sunday)<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Flyer courtesy of Long Beach Museum of Art.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Long Beach Museum of Art is displaying its Ordinary People exhibition from now until Sunday, Jan. 14.<\/p>\n

Guided by passages from Angela Davis\u2019 \u201cFreedom is a Constant Struggle,\u201d the expansive exhibition features organizations that were founded and run by artists, educators and thinkers dedicated to positive social change and community action.<\/p>\n

There are works by Crenshaw Dairy Mart, QUA – LGBTQ Ukrainians in America, Tlaloc Studios, AMBOS Project, People\u2019s Pottery Project and Slanguage Studio.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the museum start at $12 for general admission and can be bought here<\/a> or at the door.<\/p>\n

The Long Beach Museum of Art is located at 2300 E. Ocean Blvd.<\/i><\/p>\n

Downtown Art Walk (Saturday)<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Photo courtesy of Visit Long Beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To support local artists, the Downtown Long Beach Alliance will host its quarterly Downtown Art Walk this Saturday, Jan. 13 starting at noon.<\/p>\n

The Art Walk will feature exhibitions throughout downtown, dance performances and a silkscreening activity and giveaway. There will also be three free activation hubs, at the Mosaic, Long Beach Museum of Art and East Village Arts Park, for folks to check out.<\/p>\n

Attendees can also see exhibits like Studio One Eleven\u2019s \u201cWe Activate Our Cities\u201d Initiative at the Acres of Books Building, LBMA\u2019s latest exhibition \u201cLiving Spaces,\u201d showcasing family, culture and history.<\/p>\n

Hellada Gallery will also host a reception from noon to 9 p.m. for two resident artists Mark Morale, whose work focuses on tactile art and textured paintings of aquatic life, and Steven Stein, who works through various mediums like photography, ceramics and computer-generated designs.<\/p>\n

More information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

MLK Day Parade and Celebration (Saturday)<\/b><\/h3>\n
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A float by Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride was one of the 89 entrants in the 31st Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade on Saturday, January 19, 2019. Photo by Bill Alkofer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Long Beach\u2019s annual celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be held this year in Central Long Beach at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Anaheim Street. The festivities begin at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n

The parade, free for all to attend, will have floats, brass bands, performers and community organizations celebrating the civil rights activist. It will march north toward Martin Luther King Jr. Park, where there will be live performances, food vendors, a kid\u2019s area and music from noon to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

Multiple people will be honored during the event with a Peace Maker Award, given to folks recognized for representing Dr. King\u2019s legacy through their work in the city.<\/p>\n

More information on the celebration can be found here<\/a>. A map of the parade route can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Martin Luther King Jr. Park is at 1950 Lemon Ave.<\/i><\/p>\n

Gumby: the Movie (Saturday – Sunday)<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Poster courtesy of the Art Theatre of Long Beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Art Theatre will be screening \u201cGumby: The Movie\u201d this weekend at 11 a.m. both Saturday, Jan. 13 and Sunday, Jan. 14.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a stop-motion surrealist claymation adventure comedy, and the preview description from the Art Theatre\u2019s website reads, \u201cThe crazy Blockheads threaten to ruin Gumby\u2019s benefit concert by replacing the entire city of Clokeytown with Robots.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some of us at the Post are too young to have this movie tucked away into the corners of our childhood memories, but if this unlocked a core memory for you, it can be relived \u2013 maybe even with your kids. Or if you haven\u2019t seen it, you can check out this oddball, yet charming, fever dream of a film for the first time.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $12 for adults and can be bought here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Art Theatre of Long Beach is located at 2025 E. 4th St.<\/i><\/p>\n

Record Store Meetup at Fingerprints (Sunday)<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Monica Hernandez, 20, a Long Beach resident, crate digs at Fingerprints record store in the East Village Arts District Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Photo by Brandon Richardson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For the vinyl enthusiasts, there will be a record store meetup at Fingerprints Music Sunday, Jan. 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

The social group, for those that are into vinyl records and want to meet others who also love collecting them, meets once a month and will be celebrating the 1 year anniversary of meetups this weekend.<\/p>\n

The plan is to meet in front of Fingerprints Music at 11 a.m., introduce everyone to each other, browse the store for an hour then take a group photo at 1 p.m. If you\u2019re up for it, you can go grab lunch with everyone afterward, too.<\/p>\n

More information can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fingerprints Music is located at 420 East 4th St.<\/i><\/p>\n

The Doo Wop Project (Sunday)<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Photo courtesy of the Carpenter Performing Arts Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Stars of Broadway hits \u201cJersey Boys\u201d and \u201cMotown: The Musical\u201d are coming back to the Carpenter Performing Arts Center this Sunday, Jan. 14 at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

Celebrating American pop and rock history, the Doo Wop Project will perform renditions of classic Doo Wop hits and \u201cdoo-wopified\u201d versions of contemporary songs from Adele, Garth Brooks and more.<\/p>\n

Tickets start at $45 plus fees and can be bought here<\/a>. More info here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Carpenter Performing Arts Center is located at 6200 E. Atherton St.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Big Lebrewski (Thursday & Sunday)<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Flyer courtesy of Long Beach Beer Lab.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Long Beach Beer Lab will hold their first pairing event of the year in honor of \u201cThe Big Lebowski\u201d on Thursday, Jan. 11 at their Wrigley location and Sunday, Jan. 14 at the Zaferia location.<\/p>\n

It\u2019ll be a night of costume contests, food pairings and \u201cThe Dude.\u201d They\u2019ll be screening the movie in the taproom and offering special food and dessert pairing with their four Big Lebowski themed brews and four new desserts.<\/p>\n

The film screening will start at 7 p.m., and the costume contest will follow right after.<\/p>\n

There will be no cover charge, and the special pairing flight is priced at $25. More information can be found on their Instagram, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Long Beach Beer Lab\u2019s Wrigley location is at 518 W. Willow St., and their Zaferia location is at 4000 E Anaheim St. Ste. 1a.<\/i><\/p>\n

Editor’s note: This story was updated to correct the day of the MLK Day parade.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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