Northbound Alameda Street Closure: RLn ANNOUNCMENTS Aug. 12, 2015

Aug. 14

Northbound Alameda Street Closure

All northbound lanes on Alameda Street from O Street — just north of Pacific Coast Highway — to Sepulveda Boulevard will be closed to repair a damaged overhead bridge through Aug. 14. Take Pacific Coast Highway to State Route 103, turn left onto Sepulveda Blvd and right onto Alameda Street. Southbound lanes will not be affected.

Aug. 18

Long Beach City Council Meeting

The Long Beach City Council will consider declaring an ordinance related to expediting the permitting process and fees for small rooftop solar energy systems, during its 5 p.m. Aug. 18 meeting, at Long Beach City Hall.
Time: 5 p.m. Aug. 18
Details: http://longbeach.legistar.com/Calendar
Venue: Long Beach City Hall, 333 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach

Aug. 19

PitchLabs

In partnership with UNCODED, WE Labs will be hosting a Meet The Angels event with Pasadena Angels.
If you’ve ever wanted to know how angel investing works or you’ve got some questions for living, breathing angel investors, then this is the event for you.

Time: 6 p.m. Aug. 19
Details: lincoln@welabs.us; RSVP REQUIRED
Venue: WeLabs, 235 E. Broadway, Suite 800, Long Beach

Aug. 21

Cultural Grants Program

The Department of Cultural Affairs is accepting proposals for its 2016-2017 Cultural Grants Program for nonprofit arts and cultural organizations (and for social service nonprofits partnering with arts organizations). The deadline for online submission is 11:59 p.m. Aug. 21. Hard copies should be postmarked by August 24.
These cultural grants support public-benefit arts projects, arts education initiatives, or cultural programming to take place between July 1, 2016, and June 30, 2017.
Guidelines:http://dcaredesign.org/grants/

Aug. 25

Free PR Plan Developed For Your Business

As a mid-term project, Cal State Long Beach students in an upper-grade public relations class named public relations campaigns, will be assigned to develop a comprehensive and customized public relations plan/proposal at no cost for owners of local small businesses. A customized public relations plan can be an essential part of a company’s overall marketing strategy — such a plan can accomplish many things, including raising awareness of, and generating demand for, the company’s products and/or services.
If you are interested in having a free public relatiosn plan developed for your business please provide by Aug. 25 the following information:

• Your name
• Phone number
• Company web site URL address (if you do not have a web site please provide a brief description of your business and, if and how you utilize social media; 1-3 sentences)

Once again, the deadline for submitting this information is August 25th. Students will consider all submissions and they will select the businesses they want to develop PR plans for. If your business is selected, you will be contacted in September to set up fact-gathering meeting(s) at your office with the student. Final plans will be presented and submitted to you in late October.
Details: (562) 243-2615; lissette@estrellapr.com

Aug. 27

Emergency Preparedness

You are invited to participate in a training program designed for Long Beach Community Partners and Neighborhood Organizations to learn how to develop emergency response plans. This informative training will discuss:
 Personal preparedness, and the four steps to getting ready for a disaster.
 Organizing your community with the American Red Cross.
 Preparedness training with Long Beach Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members.
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 27
Details: (562) 570-1010; http://goo.gl/forms/JsZUXkqxJV.
Venue: Emergency Communication and Emergency Center, 2990 Redondo Ave., Long Beach

Sept. 13

Nutcracker Auditions

The Peninsula School of Performing Arts will be hosting auditions for The Nutcracker to be performed at the Norris Theatre on Nov. 20, 21, 28 and 29.
The performing arts school is looking for gingersnaps (children ages 5 to 7 years old) at 9 a.m., for mice soldiers and clowns (children 7 to 10 years old) at 10 a.m., party scene boys and girls, and angels (children 10 to 13 years old) at 11 a.m., and more advanced roles at 12 p.m.
Time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sept. 13
Details: pspsdance@gmail.com, www.pspadance.com.
Venue: 2325 Palos Verdes Drive West, Palos Verdes Estates