{"id":83947,"date":"2024-10-16T15:13:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T22:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=83947"},"modified":"2024-10-16T15:13:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T22:13:28","slug":"things-to-do-in-long-beach-this-weekend-including-family-halloween-festivals-and-a-giant-pet-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/things-to-do\/things-to-do-in-long-beach-this-weekend-including-family-halloween-festivals-and-a-giant-pet-fair","title":{"rendered":"Things to do in Long Beach this weekend \u2014 including family Halloween festivals and a giant pet fair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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 <\/i>robert@lbpost.com<\/i><\/a> with \u201cThings to Do\u201d in the subject line.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Halloween around the corner, this week’s roundup includes several ghoulish celebrations. However, kicking off this weekend is the annual Festival of Flight at Long Beach Airport. Long Beach Towne Center and the El Dorado Nature Center will offer a trick or a treat for you. The Long Beach Camerata Singers open their 59th season with an exploration of our planet Earth. Two events dedicated to our furry and lovable pet pals are also on tap.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SPONSORED BY INTERNATIONAL CITY THEATRE<\/p>\n

Murder on the Links (Oct. 16 to Nov. 3)<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Opening this weekend at International City Theatre (ICT) is a season finale spectacle you won\u2019t want to miss! Steven Dietz\u2019 “Murder on the Links<\/i>” based on the novel by Agatha Christie! Something\u2019s afoul on the private golf course at Merlinville-Sur-Mer, namely the body of Hercule Poirot\u2019s newest client! Acclaimed playwright Steven Dietz brings the famed Belgian detective to life to solve one of Agatha Christie\u2019s most intricate whodunits with the host of usual and unusual suspects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The show will feature the talents of Louis Lotorto, Daniel A. Stevens, Brian Stanton, Tina Van Berckelaer, James Simenc and Gabbie Adner tackling a whirlwind of changing locations, costumes and accents in this lively and colorfully worded mystery saga. Todd Nielsen directs this limited three-week run from Oct. 16 through Nov. 3 with a special artists talkback on Sunday Oct. 27. Tickets range from $37 to $55 with performances on Thursday through Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ICT is Long Beach\u2019s resident professional theatre company with over 500 professional awards, performing at the Beverly O\u2019Neill Theater. For tickets or more information, call the box office at 562-436-4610 or go online at www.ictlongbeach.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Cradle of Life (Saturday, Oct. 19)<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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