Friday, May 18, 2012
The Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Weekend begins tonight.
The 5th Annual Pink Party will kick-off the Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Weekend Friday at the East Village Art District. Participants will wear varying shades of pink and everyone is encouraged to dress the part. Hosted by famed drag performer, Jewels Long Beach, the Pink Party will transform the area with festive décor, pink lights and electronica music courtesy of DJ Barry Weaver. High-energy house and techno beats will keep guests dancing in the streets all night while a Long Beach Drag Diva Show, featuring Delta Work and Sonique from RuPaul’s Drag Race, will showcase dance and lip-synching performances. First District Councilman Robert Garcia and Vice Mayor Suja Lowenthal will also make an appearance during the celebration. Two …
Monday, May 14, 2012
The Valley's major music festival will again be held over two weekends in mid-April, while advance tickets go on sale later this week.
Coachella will remain a two-weekend event in 2013, with advance tickets on sale this Thursday—one year ahead of the popular festival. Goldenvoice announced Monday morning, just a month after this year's concert concluded, that the 2013 event will be held April 12 to 14, and again April 19 to 21. Advance tickets for both weekends will go on sale on the concert website. According to the site, this window for advance sales will only be open through Thursday, May 24, at 10 a.m. The sale will be the only time the new Coachella Purchase Plan will be offered, organizers said. "The price you see is what you pay—prices reflect all fees included," according to a statement on Coachella's Facebook page. The rest of the passes will go on sale early …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Fans are speculating after a hint was posted Friday on the festival's official website and Facebook page.
News on Coachella 2013 could be coming soon. Festival organizers posted a photo on the official website and Facebook page around 11 a.m. Friday that simply says "Monday 10 a.m. PDT." Both are accompanied by the message, "PSSSSST....... PASS IT ON." No other details have been provided. An email to Coachella organizers instructed to "Please check coachella.com on monday may 14th 10am pdt." and advised "Do NOT buy from a 3rd party/scalper." Followers of the festival are abuzz on Facebook, questioning whether this could be a pre-sale. Some are complaining that it's too soon for tickets to be available, while others say they're ready to shell out the cash. The Los Angeles Times is speculating that Monday's announcement will be the dates for …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
The adults-only animated Festival premiered early works by then-unknown creators of South Park, Beavis & Butthead, and Wallace & Gromit. Said Robin Williams: "Disney with [breasts]."
Sick, bent and hilarious, Spike and Mike’s Twisted Festival of Animation 2012 will kick off at the Art Theatre in Long Beach Thursday. The festival, which showcases a compilation of gut-wrenchingly funny animation shorts, has theatrically premiered works such as Beavis & Butthead, South Park, Wallace & Gromit as well as the first Pixar animation shorts ever produced. Spike and Mike’s Festival of Animation has been leading presenters of originally created animation and cartoons for the past 25 years, showcasing artists of various styles, from quirky, hand drawn cartoons to computer generated shorts. Actor Robin Williams has described the animation festival as being like “Disney with [breasts].” Past festivals were highlighted by early works…
Saturday, May 5, 2012
We were in line for the 7:20 p.m. screening at the Long Beach AMC, with scores of others an hour ahead. Take our poll on the value of 3-D.
So opening Friday night at Belmont Shore's closest cineplex, Marvel Comics' 'The Avengers' delivered as reviews promised, our carload thought. And the expected blockbuster required standing in line about an hour ahead of screening time. By 6:20 p.m., the 6:30 p.m. showing was long sold out, the ticket sellers said, and a line had already formed for the 7:20 p.m. screening. Half the theater was already sold out, probably driven partly by this trailer 28.5 million had viewed by the opening. Fortunately, this Mom had made herself microwave popcorn (hey, even The View host Elizabeth does this) so I was prepared to stand on line while the boys hung out at nearbyBarnes & Noble. The movie was an all-Nintendo-Thumbs-up hit, but the carload divided…
Friday, May 4, 2012
The Long Beach skate shop is known as a gathering place for local skaters and artists.
The Long Beach Skate Co. will be celebrating their two-year anniversary with an art show featuring an array of local artists showcasing their paintings on skateboard decks used as canvasses. “We wanted every one of all ages to be involved in an interactive element of our art show,” said Tim Scanlan, co-owner of the shop with Carrie Scanlan. “We want people of all ages to add a little something to our chalk wall to commemorate our two-year anniversary.” All of the art displayed during the event will available for purchase and attendees are encouraged to take part in an interactive chalk art wall. Also, the Long Beach skate shop will unveil a new skateboard deck design during the celebration. Those who purchase the new deck design will …
Monday, April 30, 2012
Steve Pendarvis, shaper of Pendoflex, talks about his unique approach to the art of custom surfboards.
Editor's Note: I really liked this Q and A with this board shaper so I asked the Imperial Beach Patch editor if I could share it with our local readers. Anyone who surfs the reefs and beaches of central San Diego has come across the original shapes of Steve Pendarvis and his Pendoflex line of surfboards. The irreverent and innovative Sunset Cliffs surfer is part of a long line of unique San Diego shapers and designers that includes Skip Frye and especially Steve Lis. Steve has worked with Canyon Surfboards, Classic Glass, Superior Glass, and Diamond Glassing. Some of the surfers who have used Steve's boards include Buttons, Dave Rastovish, Dan Malloy and Gavin Beschen. Serge Dedina: When did you first start shaping surfboards? Steve …
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Tickets to see the popular touring jam band will go on sale Friday.
The popular jam band Phish, known for their musical improvisations, “Deadicated” followers and Ben and Jerry’s flavor of ice cream, will be kicking off their second leg of their summer tour at the Long Beach Arena on Wednesday, August 15. “This is sure to be a sellout performance,” said Dan Spellens, director of theaters and entertainment for SMG at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, in a statement. "We are excited to host the launch of Phish’s summer tour at the Long Beach Arena." Phish is known for dynamic live performances, which in the past have included playing while jumping on trampolines, incredible light shows and grand entrances, such as their New Year’s 2000 show in Florida when they entered the stage from a giant …
Friday, April 20, 2012
Record Stores all over the world will be celebrating the art of music on Record Store Day this Saturday, and SoCal punkers Channel 3 will be in Seal Beach to pay tribute to vinyl.
This Saturday is a big deal for music lovers in Seal Beach and all over the world, and not just because Radiohead is headlining Coachella Saturday. In case you haven’t heard, this Saturday is Record Store Day, an international celebration of the art of music on vinyl. To mark the occasion, Seal Beach’s Left of the Dial Records will have an in-store performance by the legendary SoCal punk band, Channel 3. “It’s great for independent record stores,” Left of the Dial Records owner Geoff Leamon said. “With the exclusive releases coming out, it drives people to our business because the items are so limited. We do in a day what we (normally) do in a month. Record Store Day has become such a big deal.” The first Record Store Day was in 2008 and …
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Facing the biggest "wrecking ball" of his life, my brother believes faith will be rewarded. Bruce Springsteen told him so.
Editor's Note: This piece was written by a Patch columnist on the other side of the country, in West Deptford, New Jersey, and it felt like the perfect Sunday morning read. It's about faith and the healing power of music, especially when it's performed by The Boss. “For the ones who had a notion, A notion deep inside, That it ain't no sin to be glad you're alive.” I remember a time, when I was a little girl, that my brother Mark was very sick. Mark was my first brother, and at the time the youngest in the family. We were born one-two-three, the tag team of myself and Gina born a year apart, and Mark coming a few years later. So at the time I’m remembering, he was about three or four, and I was in first or second grade. I don’t remember the…
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1:31 am on Sunday, May 6, 2012
Once upon a lifetime I was in the LA 3-D club. Those guys were into 3-D (print and movies) when 3-D was still geeky. If you go to the meetings you'll meet some of the folks who draw some of the 3-D products that you see around. I liked the old stereoscopes, but some members make their own Viewmaster reels and there is a 3-D movie sub-group. Lots of gadgetry. We saw it at the Regal off of the 605… more ›