Monday, September 6, 2010

Visit the Aquarium of the Pacific



The Aquarium of the Pacific is a great place to visit any day of the year and they are open today on Labor Day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Explore exhibits for Southern California and Baja, the frigid waters of the North Pacific, and the colorful reefs of the Tropical Pacific. Visit www.aquariumofpacific.org for more information.

Friday, September 3, 2010

Hit the Beach!


Relax and play this Labor Day weekend on the shores of Long Beach. Long Beach's sandy bay beaches stretch six miles and offer gentle waves, beautiful views, a bicycle pedestrian path, concessions, a fishing pier and convenient and plentiful parking.

Alamitos Beach, Alamitos Ave. to 15th Place
Bayshore Beach, 5414 E. Ocean Blvd.
Belmont Plaza Beach, 39th to 54th Place
Colorado Lagoon, 5119 E. Colorado
Junipero Beach, 15th to 39th Place
Marine “Mother’s" Beach, 5839 Appian Way
Peninsula Beach, 54th to 72nd Place




Thursday, September 2, 2010

"The Princess and The Frog" at King Park

Parks, Recreation & Marine's Movie will screen the movie "The Princess and the Frog," tonight at Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 1950 Lemon Avenue. The movie will begin about 8 p.m. The successful summer "Movies in the Park" series was sponsored by Signal Hill Petroleum. Free movies were shown in 28 parks and brought families and friends together for a great evening's worth of entertainment.

Sound FX at Chavez Park

This summer’s free Thursday Night Concert in the Parks series will conclude with an appearance by Sound FX at Chavez Park on September 2 at 6 p.m. Sound FX entertains with diverse song stylings including contemporary dance music and music from the 40's to the 90's including Salsa, Disco, Funk, Hip Hop, Swing, Cha Cha, Jazz Standards, and Reggae.