For more information, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/330715280995926/

Vegan District at the Pike Outlets Every 1st Saturday of the Month! FREE Entry! Starting on February 2nd, 2019.
Vegan District Features a Vegan Food Court and Marketplace.
Presented by LB Vegan Fest and Plant Based For All 501(c)(3).
For More Info, Visit vegandistrictlb.com

For more information, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/1803093913135411/

For more information, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/539102236607289/

Join HOPE for its annual Latina Empowerment Day series, a one-day intensive workshop series created to empower Latinas to increase their community impact and strengthen their skills and knowledge on a variety of issues.

This session’s topics include energy and environmental issues, navigating appointments to a board or commission and personal skill-building.

Connect, recharge and engage with fellow Latina leaders in your area!

Learn more at www.events-latinas.org/led18.

For more information and tickets, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/1095196340651876/

For more information, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/761880317532521/

In celebration of Black HERstory Month, please join Councilwoman Lena Gonzalez in partnership with OUT LOUD for “AUDRE LORDE: A Catalyst for Change” on Saturday, February 16, 2019, from 4pm-7pm at Jenny Oropeza Community Center. This free event will feature a screening of a film by Jennifer Abod called, “The Edge of Each Other’s Battles: The Vision of Audre Lorde,” as well as featured speakers and poets, music, and refreshments.

***PROGRAM
4:00-4:30: Reception
4:30-5:30: Speakers and Poets (TBA)
5:30-6:30: Film Screening: “The Edge of Each Other’s Battles: The Vision of Audre Lorde”
6:30-7:00: Refreshments and Celebration

***LOCATION
Cesar E. Chavez Park
401 Golden Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90802

Free parking in the area.

***ABOUT AUDRE LORDE & THE DOCUMENTARY FILM
Wherever Audre Lorde stood, she did so as a Black Lesbian Feminist. She insisted on addressing color, class, and race, thereby shaping and expanding Second Wave Feminism, the Black Arts Movement, and Black Lesbian and Gay Liberation.

“The Edge of Each Other’s Battles: The Vision of Audre Lorde” is an award-winning film by Jennifer Abod based on a transnational conference, where women, men, and activist youth from 23 countries, celebrated and engagd with Audre Lorde’s life and work.

Audre Lorde (1934-1992) was the Poet Laureate of New York State from 1991-1993, and was the author of 15 books of poetry and prose.

For more information: http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c621.shtml

***ABOUT THE FILMMAKER
With a Ph.D. in Intercultural Media Education and Women’s Studies, Jennifer Abod is an award winning documentarian, radio broadcaster, organizer, and teacher who was part of the dawning of the second wave of feminism in the U.S.

For more information: http://www.jenniferabod.com/

***ABOUT THE SPEAKERS/POETS
TBA

***REVIEWS FOR “THE EDGE OF EACH OTHER’S BATTLES: THE VISION OF AUDRE LORDE”:
“Splendid…Abod’s imaginative weave of Audre’s poetry, commitment to justice and community, and passion for life should be presented in every history, literature, LGBT, and Women’s Studies classroom.” Blanche Wiesen Cook, historian, and Claire Cook, playwright

“The film balances a celebratory narrative of the conference with an honest portrayal of the difficulty of negotiating race and class privilege in women-of-color feminist settings.” Signs Journal of Women in Culture & Society

“Extraordinary…embodies Lorde’s words on anger and difference – how these can unite, not divide, when faced squarely and expressed honestly.” M. Charlene Ball, Ph.D.

“Captures the essence of Lorde’s political vision and also a crucial moment in lesbian feminist history…”. Pat Cramer English and Women’s Studies, University of Connecticut

“The Edge of Each Other’s Battles captures the passion and energy of intellect in action. Even beyond the grave, Audre Lorde inspires diverse audiences to explore their convictions and continue the honest dialogue that is essential among us.” Fawn Groves, Utah State University

***SUPPORT THIS EVENT
If you would like to support this event with a tax-deductible donation, please help us pay our poets and provide an extraordinary experience at this link: DONATE HERE. For sponsorship opportunities, please email outloudlb@gmail.com.

We look forward to seeing you there to celebrate Audre Lorde and Black HERstory Month!

FAQs

Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?

No.

What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?

Free parking in the area.

Is this event wheelchair accessible?

Yes.

How can I contact the organizer with any questions?

Please email outloudlb@gmail.com with any questions.

For more information and tickets, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/2247360718837857/

Long Beach Comic Expo is an annual event held at the Long Beach Convention Center each spring. It’s a celebration of comic books and pop culture that showcases the exceptional works of talented writers, artists, illustrators and creators of all types of pop culture. At Long Beach Comic Expo, you’ll find exhibitors promoting and selling all types of related products, as well as entertaining and educational programs, guest signings, and meet & greet sessions with celebrities. For more specific information about the show, please use the FAQ button on the website (www.longbeachcomicexpo.com). Long Beach Comic Expo is a production of MAD Event Management, LLC.

Show Hours:

Saturday, Feb. 16 – 10:00 am – 7:00 pm (Advance Ticket holders at 9:30 am)

Sunday, Feb. 17 – 11:00 am – 5:00 pm (Advance Ticket holders at 10:30 am)

Kids age 10 and under are admitted for free when a parent or guardian purchases a ticket (limit of 2 free kids per adult ticket).

We are pleased to offer a $5 discount to members who are active and former military and law enforcement (use code MilitaryLawEnforcement), as well as senior citizens (SeniorCitizen) aged 65 and over.

Questions? Please contact CustomerService@madeventmanagement.com. We use a bar code system for tickets purchased online, so please keep a copy of your receipt to bring to the Expo. Refunds are available until Feb. 1, 2019, when requests are made in writing to CustomerService@madeventmanagement.com and include the order number, order date and email address of the attendee. Please note we are unable to refund any fees charged by Eventbrite. Tickets are also available for sale at the Door (prices will be higher) and at your local Southern California Comic Book Shop.

FAQs
What can/can’t I bring to the event?

We welcome attendees dressed in costumes but do require a strict weapon check before entrance (so don’t bring any real weapons with you, even if it’s part of your costume).

Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?

You can reach us at customerservice@madeventmanagement.com with any questions.

Is my registration/ticket transferrable?

Your registration is transferable. You may change the name on your ticket by entering the site and using your confirmation number to pull up your order. Refunds are only available until February 1, 2019.

For more information, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/301205280471292/

The Brewery Knolls Beer Trolly (and some wine) runs this Sunday from 1 pm to 4 pm. It’s FREE to all and anyone can ride. Route includes:
Smog City Bixby Knolls in SteelCraft
Liberation Brewing Co.
Willmore & Georgie’s Place
Rasselbock – Kitchen & Beer Garden
Lola’s Mexican Cuisine
Dutch’s Brewhouse & Stateside Crafts
EJ’s Pub – Bixby Knolls
Knolls Eat Drink
Ambitious Ales

For more information, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/LiberationBrewing/posts/2975336655825258

For more information, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/238448767081265/

26% of teens in a romantic relationship said their partners had digitally abused them during the previous year using social media, emails, and text messages. Digital abuse rarely happens in isolation; 84% of teens who report digital abuse say their partners also psychologically abused them, 52% say they were also physically abused, and 33% say they were also sexually coerced. Furthermore, research indicates that the severity of adult intimate partner violence is often greater in cases where the pattern of abuse was established in adolescence.

In response to the enormous need for youth focused prevention education, WomenShelter of Long Beach (WSLB) is hosting its second annual Building Healthy Relationships through Prevention Education Youth Conference (BHR Youth Conference) on Saturday, February 23, 2019 from 9:30am-2:45pm in recognition of National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM).

Admission to the conference is free and open to high school students, college students, adult caregivers, and service providers.

To learn more, please visit our website: https://www.womenshelterlb.org/bhr19/

For more information and tickets, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/214942499444541/

KEN LUDWIG’S LEND ME A TENOR
Playing in the Long Beach Playhouse Mainstage
Feb. 23 – Mar. 23, 2019
Written by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Gregory Cohen

In one of the best modern American farces to hit the stage, a madcap mix of mistaken identity, drugged-enduced confusion, lustful shenanigans, and operatic impersonation will leave audiences gasping for their next breath! In 1934 Ohio, the world famous tenor known as Il Stupendo, has fallen to a double dose of tranquilizers. The fate of the Cleveland Grand Opera hangs in the balance. Can the company’s young go-fer succeed in impersonating the famed opera legend? And what in the world happens when the presumed deceased star wakes up and realizes the show must go on? Brilliance and stupidity have never blended so seamlessly!

For more information, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/388662761625772/

SoCal foodies can meet, eat and repeat during the annual Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant Week 2.0 taking place February 24-March 2.

Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant Week 2.0 is a seven-day celebration of dining founded by Elizabeth Borsting, president of Elizabeth Borsting Public Relations Inc., which represents several dining and hospitality concepts. Diners can enjoy two-course brunches and lunches starting at $10 and/or three-course dinners or small plates starting at $20. There are no tickets to purchase or passes required as guests experience the restaurants–and their settings–first-hand.

Dine Out Long Beach will showcase more than 50 restaurants from across the city – from casual to fine dining. Participating restaurants to date include:

• Chianina Steakhouse
• Open Sesame
• L’Opera
• VUE Bar + Restaurant
• Michael’s On Naples
• Café Sevilla
• Sweet Dixie Kitchen
• The Crooked Duck
• Michael’s Downtown
• J.’s Pub Bixby Knolls
• The 4^th Horseman
• Naples Rib Co.
• Buona Gente
• Sip Bar + Lounge at the Renaissance Hotel
• Crazy Creole Cafe
• Louisiana Charlie’s
• Michael’s Pizzeria
• Kihon Sushi + Japanese Tapas
• Taste Wine-Bar-Kitchen
• Rance’s Chicago Pizza
• Ocean Market Grill
• Buono’s Pizzeria
• Claire’s at the Museum
• Gondola Getaway
• The Ordinarie
• Ashley’s on Fourth
• Salud
• London Boat Rentals
• Plunge at the Ocean Club
• The Attic
• King’s Fish House
• Queen Mary
• Pier 76 Fish Grill
• Lasher’s Kitchen
• Sir Winston’s
• Promenade Café
• Chelsea Chowder House
• Ammatoli
• The Red Leprechaun
• Belmont Brewing Co.
• Fuego at Hotel Maya
• Ellie’s

https://www.facebook.com/LongBeachRestaurantWeek/