Neighborhood United Methodist church here in Long Beach is having a benefit concert on Sunday February 13 to help raise money for the church and their after school program “Canta”. Canta helps to introduce underprivileged kids to music and the arts. Admission is FREE! There will be some awesome composers who will be performing musical [...]
Connected Corridor Grant Plants Seed For Growing Green Roots Sponsored Art Project at Roosevelt Elementary School
January 15, 2011 By
Growing Green Roots (GGR) is the recipient of a grant from the Long Beach Community Foundation (LBCF) as part of Phase 4 of the Leadership Long Beach Atlantic Corridor Project, popularly referred to as the Connected Corridor. The grant will help support GGR’s efforts to foster artistic expression in children while supporting education about sustainability [...]
ArtPeace in Long Beach
January 14, 2011 By
Art Peace
January 5, 2011 By
Hey everyone, I just wanted to share a cool event called ArtPeace. All the information you need is below. Join us for Art Peace Thursday, January 13, 2011 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm DHHS Central Facility Center at Martin Luther King Jr. Park 1133 Rhea Street Long Beach, CA Art Peace is a mixture of [...]
Green Lab Holidays
December 28, 2010 By
Green Lab Urban Farm is a Green Jobs project of the Long Beach Community Action Partnership. They were chosen to partner with the City of Long Beach and the Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network in July 2009. I have been so lucky to be a part of this project since the very beginning! The Youth [...]
A Handmade Holiday!
December 7, 2010 By
Handmade Holidays maker faire is this coming Friday December 10th from 2:30-5:30 at Los Cerritos Elementary 515 West San Antonio Drive, join the fun!! Dear Parents, Students and Community- In 2008, Handmade Holiday was launched at Los Cerritos. It was designed to provide you the craft supplies needed and the opportunity to make quality, low [...]
Get Your Taste For World Cultures
October 7, 2010 By
Reposted from Everything Long Beach: In celebration of Cultural Diversity Month, Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster, 6th District Councilman Dee Andrews and the City of Long Beach Human Dignity Program are hosting a Cultural Diversity Festival on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at the Petrolane Boys & Girls Club at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. The [...]
Math Class
September 11, 2010 By
It was a back to school kind of week. Trying to get the kids back on schedule, filling up the backpacks and classrooms with supplies and trying to make healthy snacks for the lunch boxes. Every paper had a school related story and my favorite so far is the Uptown Gazette‘s coverage of math-ipads. I [...]
Councilman Dee Andrews and City of Long Beach Human Dignity Program Offers A Taste Of World Cultures
September 1, 2010 By
In celebration of Cultural Diversity Month, 6th District Councilman Dee Andrews and the City of Long Beach Human Dignity Program are hosting a Cultural Diversity Festival on Saturday, October 9, 2010 from 10:00am to 3:00pm at the John and Alice Wallace/Petrolane Boys & Girls Club at Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 1920 Lemon Avenue, Long [...]
Avery Boo is a Best Kids Party Place!
July 9, 2010 By
Avery Boo gets a nod from the Nickelodeon parents connect website, and needs local fans to weigh in. You can click on the nickelodeon link and cast your vote now. If you’ve never been there, stop in and see for yourself! It’s a fantastic place to spend some creative time. The space is very inspiring [...]