Say Cheese, Long Beach! Exhibit

Come see what photographers recorded in a 24-hour period. More than100 area amateur and professional digital photographers took part in the contest on Oct. 9 and 10, sponsored by Justin Rudd and his nonprofit 501c3 Community Action Team (CAT).

Entrants submitted approx. 10 to 15 of their best digital images taken within the city limits of Long Beach from 1 p.m. on Sun., Oct. 9 to 1 p.m. on Mon., Oct. 10 (Columbus Day Weekend). A panel of community leaders will jury the submitted images and selected a top-10.

The unveiling of about 500 of the images will take place Sat., Oct. 22 on 2nd St. in Belmont Shore in front of Chase Bank in Belmont Shore from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. as part of Justin Rudd's 8th-annual Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest and the Belmont Shore Art Walk.  The goal of SAY, "CHEESE," LONG BEACH! is to visually record all aspects of our community during the 24-hour period.  The contest was created in 2008.

Prizes will be awarded at 4 p.m.