Dec. 8
Gabe Bartalos: Abhorrence and Obsession
The University Art Museum presents Gabe Bartalos: Abhorrence and Obsession through Dec. 8, within the California State University Long Beach campus.
Admission is free for members and those with CSULB and $4 for general public.
For more than15 years, special effects artist Gabe Bartalos has broken new ground and created constantly evolving characters and sets – part set design, part art installation – that tie the psychology of emotional response to the visual effects of the moving image. He ventures into unexplored territory and opens up new dialogue that pushes us to rethink our ideas about visual effects and character design in relations to film, the visual arts, and the film audience.
Venue: University Art Museum CSULB
Location: 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach
Dec. 14
La VIRGEN
Join Picture This Gallery and see all the different versions of La Virgen during the month of December
An artist reception is scheduled, from 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 14. The exhibit runs through Dec. 28.
The Virgin Mary is known by many titles (Blessed Mother, Virgin, Madonna, Our Lady), epithets (Star of the Sea, Queen of Heaven, Cause of Our Joy), invocations (Theotokos, Panagia, Mother of Mercy) and other names (Our Lady of Loreto, Our Lady of Guadalupe). All of these titles refer to the same individual named Mary, and are used variably by Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and some Anglicans. A few of the titles given to Mary are dogmatic in nature. Many other titles are poetic or allegorical and have lesser or no canonical status, but which form part of popular piety, with varying degrees of acceptance by the clergy. Yet more titles refer to depictions of Mary in the history of art.
The event is free.
Details: (562) 425-4861
Venue: Picture This Gallery
Location: 4130 N. Norse Way, Long Beach
ARTS
THEATER
Dec. 6
Reel Rockumentaries: Gimme Shelter
Enjoy a concert film of Gimme Shelter¸ starting at 8 p.m. Dec. 6, at The Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro.
Capturing theStones fateful Altamont concert, this documentary shows the Stones in their prime yet struck by the violence at the tragic free concert at Altamont near San Francisco on December 6, 1969.
Tickets are $12 and $10 for students
Details: www.grandvision.org/shop/tickets.asp?id=509
Venue: Grand Annex
Location: 434 W. 6th St., San Pedro
Dec. 6
Team Taiko from Wilmington Skills Center
Team Taiko from the Wilmington Skills Center will present thrilling revue of Japanese instruments with Los Angeles rhythms, anchored by the powerful choreographed taiko performance.
This concert also welcomes the drummers from Los AngelesUnifiedSchool District’s Wilmington Skills English as a second language class.
Details: www.grandvision.org/calendar-details.asp?id=480
Venue: Grand Annex
Location: 434 W. 6th St., San Pedro
COMMUNITY
Dec. 5
Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony
Please join Councilman Joe Buscaino for the annual Holiday Tree Lighting event, from 3 to 6 p.m. Dec. 5, at Pepper Tree Plaza.
Enjoy real snow, carolers and the Dana Middle School Marching Band, among other things.
Venue: Pepper Tree Plaza
Location: 6th at Beacon streets
Dec. 7
Iowa Honors Pearl Harbor Survivors, San Pedro Fleet
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day will be observed at Battleship IOWA at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 7.
The event will include a ceremony to honor those who lost their lives and survived the attacks on that day 72 years ago. San Pedro and Battleship Iowa are both tied to that moment in history: Many of the ships that were involved in the attack had been stationed in San Pedro from 1921 until being moved to Pearl Harbor when tensions were escalating.
Ceremony is free. Ship Tours: $18 adults, $10 youth, $15 senior citizens
Venue: Battleship Iowa
Location: 250 S. Harbor Blvd., San Pedro
New Pool Comes to YMCA’s Wilmington Program Center
YMCA’s Wilmington Program Center recently announced that construction on its new swimming pool has begun and will be completed in late 2014.
The amenity will be the first year-round indoor pool for the community, which was built in 1996.
The new 75- by 50- foot lap pool will have four swimming lanes and will serve local youth, families and seniors by providing swim and water safety lessons, lap swimming and water exercise classes.
As construction proceeds, members can view the pool through windows in the facility. For periodic updates and membership information, visit www.ymcala.org/wilmington.
The Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum Hosts Volunteer Open House
The Dominguez Rancho Adobe invites locals to its annual Volunteer Open House, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 7, in the carriage house located on the museum grounds.
Positions include public and school tour docents, field trip aides, and volunteers for the special events, curatorial and conservation, garden, and administrative departments.
The event will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Light refreshments and a tour of the museum and garden will follow.
Details: www.domginezrancho.org
Venue: Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum
Location: 18127 S. Alameda St., Rancho Dominguez
LB Council Approves Farrell as Harbor Commissioner
Long Beach — On Dec. 3, the Long Beach City Council voted 8-0 to confirm the appointment of Lori Ann Farrell, to the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners.
Mayor Bob Foster nominated the city’s former finance director to the seat vacated by Commissioner Nick Sramek. Sramek resigned on Nov. 19, two days after the removal President Thomas Fields, in a 6-3 council vote. Sramek said he quit because was tired of the board’s politics.
Foster said he had lost confidence in Fields and questioned his port-related travel.
Fields responded that his removal was retribution for disagreements with Foster related to the port headquarter moves and the executive director of the Long Beach port, among other things. Foster has not named a replacement for fields.
E-Cigs
The city council also voted 8-0 to have City Attorney Charles Parkin change the municipal code to give the same restriction to electronic cigarettes and vapor as apply to tobacco, including prohibiting the use of e-cigarettes in public places.
E-cigarettes are small battery powered apparatuses that heat a coil containing flavored water, vaporizing and allowing users to inhale nicotine. The liquids include propylene, ethylene and diethylene.
The ordinance would restrict new retailers of e-cigarettes to 1,000 feet of a park, school, church, government facility or other areas used primarily by minors.
Sounds familiar?
Civic Center
In addition, the council voted to hire Arup North American Ltd. to help with proposals to rebuild the Civic Center.
The CivicCenter rebuild includes City Hall and the Downtown Main Library.
The city council voted to put out a request for proposals for the design, finance and maintenance agreement for the project, which was precipitated by reports that the center would not be safe in the event of an earthquake. The management firm would help with public input in the preparation of the RFP.
COMMUNITY
Dec. 7
Holiday Afloat Parade Viewing Party at Battleship Iowa
At 5:30 p.m. Dec. 7, the Battleship Iowa will be hosting an exclusive viewing party for the 51st Annual Los Angeles Harbor Holiday Afloat Parade.
The event will include a visit from Santa Claus, holiday ornament crafts, live music, characters from the Nutcracker, a firing of the saluting battery and more.
Ticket prices start at $20 for adults, $10 for teens (13-18) and free for children (12 and younger). Special discount tickets are available to Pacific Battleship Center (PBC) members.
Details: https://tickets.pacificbattleship.com/mainstore.asp?vid=0 – cat1323.
Venue: Battleship Iowa
Location: 250 S. Harbor Blvd., San Pedro
Dec. 7
4th Street Holiday Open House
Come on down to Retro Row for the annual holiday open house, from 12 to 8 p.m., on 4th Street between Cherry and Temple avenues.
Details: http://4thstreetlongbeach.com
ENTERTAINMENT
Dec. 7
Kofi Baker’s Tribute to Cream
Kofi Baker’s Tribute to Cream takes place, at 7 p.m. Dec. 7, at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro.
Details: (800) 403-3447
Venue: Alvas Showroom
Location: 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro
Dec. 8
Claudia Nygaard
Claudia Nygaard performs, at 4 p.m. Dec. 8, at Alvas Showroom in San Pedro.
Details: (800) 403-3447
Venue: Alvas Showroom
Location: 1417 W. 8th St., San Pedro
Second Samoan Congregational Church Collects Winter Coats
The Second Samoan Congregational Church in Long Beach is collecting coats, backpacks, toiletries, sweaters, jackets, gloves, scarves, beanies and undergarments through Dec. 31.
Details: (562) 628-9282
Venue: Second Samoan Congregational Church
Location: 655 Cedar Ave., Long Beach
Stop the Clot Walk
The National Blood Clot Alliance announced the first Walk to
Stop the Clot for those who have suffered from and those
who have been affected by blood clots and clotting disorders, starting at 8 a.m. Dec. 15 at the Shoreline Aquatic Park in Long Beach .
Details: www.firstgiving.com/nbca/walk-to-stop-the-clot-in-long-beach
Venue: Shoreline Aquatic Park
Location: 200 Aquarium Way