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Bard of Avon’s 15th Season of Free Plays
June 15
Nature and Me Storytime Enjoy an imaginative journey through stories at the George F. Canyon Preserve and Nature Center from 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. June 15. The event is part of a monthly series of guided hikes, bird walks, and full moon walks through this unique riparian canyon habitat. Details: (310) 541-7613 Venue: George F. Canyon Preserve and Nature Center Location: 27305 Palos Verdes Dr. East
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June 16
Native Plant Nursery Join the Palos Verdes Land Conservancy for a fun volunteer outdoor workday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. transplanting seedlings and weed plant containers. Reservations are required. Details: (310) 541-7613 Juneteenth Be part of the annual Juneteenth celebration, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. June 16, at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Long Beach. Juneteenth commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. The celebration will showcase performances by local choirs, dance troops and other entertainers. There will also be good ole fashion community hamburgers and hot dogs, as well as, the annual domino tournament, softball game, and Zumba dancing. The celebration is a free open-air festival, so bring your own chairs and blankets for seating. There will be a Health Pavilion, sponsored by St. Mary Medical Center, which includes free various health screenings. Children will enjoy a spectacular children’s area with water games, jumpers, arts and crafts and more. There’s something for everyone at this year’s celebration. Details: (562) 570-6816 Venue: Martin Luther King Jr. Park Location: 1950 Lemon Ave., Long Beach
June 17
Julia (Kristina Teves) and her servant, Lucetta (Dana Pollak) in Shakespeare by the Sea’s 2012 production of Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Verona directed by Margaret Schugt. Photo: Mickey Elliot, Courtesy of Shakespeare by the Sea.
chilly at night, after all) and you have more than 500 participants (although many come back year after year for the summer-long party.) One actor, David Graham, holds the record: This is his 10th year with Shakespeare by the Sea. There are veterans of three, four and five years. Barbara Jean Ulrich, this year’s Juliet, is in her fourth year with the company. Cylan Brown, Romeo, is in his third year. Actors in the company come from 18 different communities around Southern Curtain Call to page 16.
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Float Serve Volleyball Come play in the original Father’s Day 2’s tournament at 10 a.m. June 17. The tournament gets bigger every year, so early registration is recommended. The grass 2’s volleyball has divisions for father/daughter less than 15, father/ daughter 15 and older, father/son less than 15, father/son 15 and older, mentor/girl or boy less than 15, and mentor/girl or boy 15 and older. Mentors must be same age or older as boy or girl’s father. There will be free pizza at noon and free bottled water all day. First time players receive a 2012 FSV t-shirt. Cost for 2’s is $42 per team. Details: (562) 394 -7125; Venue: Marina Vista Park Location: 5355 E. Eliot St., Long Beach
June 23
Victorian Attire and Etiquette The community is invited to the third in a series of Historical Lectures at the Banning Museum in Wilmington. The lecture will begin at 10 a.m. June 23 in the historic carriage barn. Segment one features models wearing Victorian era day fashions from 1865-1889. You will enjoy seeing the attire that would have been worn for shopping, visiting, church, riding and working around a ranch; and evening fashions worn for dinner parties and balls. In segment two, witness proper etiquette between a man and a woman with a question and answer session afterwards. Segment three’s models will be wearing Victorian era fashions depicting the years 1890-1912. Experience a day in the gay 90s and the opening years of the 20th century. Then come back with us to the Titanic on the first few days of her maiden voyage. Witness the fun of first class when there were no thoughts of disaster. Admission to the event is free for Friends of Banning Museum members and children under 12. Non-members are $5. No RSVP is required. Details: (310) 548-2005 Venue: Banning Museum Location: 401 E. “M” St., Wilmington
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nyway you count, it is an impressive record. Shakespeare by the Sea, the San Pedrobased production company that provides free (let’s say that again: free) Shakespeare to audiences around Southern California is celebrating their 15th year of giving the public an evening’s entertainment with the Bard. So how do you count it? Well, there are individual performances, more than 490 in all, from their very first year (that was 1998: we’ll save you the calculation), with 41 more performances this year. This season started in Point Fermin Park in San Pedro June 7 with Two Gentlemen of Verona and will continue June 14, 15 and 16 with performances of Romeo and Juliet at 8 p.m. Two Gentlemen and Romeo and Juliet will then run in repertory for two more weeks, Thursday-Saturday, and then the company will hit the road for shows in Beverly Hills and beyond. They’ll return to San Pedro Aug. 10 for a final performance of Romeo and Juliet and on Aug. 11 for Two Gentlemen of Verona. Then the company: actors, stagehands, concessionaires and the lot, will probably collapse in a Shakespearean heap. Another way to count is by plays performed, 30 in all, including everything from such great works as Hamlet, Macbeth and Richard the Third to such obscure plays as, well, Two Gentlemen. Or, how about actors performing? More than 300, by one estimate, everyone from young children and teenagers to old men and women. This year there are 21, if you count Victor the dog who plays Crab in Two Gentlemen, and you’d better, or he will kiss you to death. Yes, cuteness can kill. Or, you could, if you have a lot of time on your hands and nothing better to do, tote up the miles driven by various cast members for shows as far apart as Bonita Canyon Sports Park in Santa Ana and Oak Canyon Community Park in Oak Canyon. Fifty-one-hundred miles a day. Even with car pooling that’s quite a distance, perhaps nearly half a million miles in all. Finally,count the actors and stage hands, the folks selling programs and sweatshirts and blankets (even in Southern California it gets
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June 28
Penguin-Pedia Did you know that there are 17 species of penguins living on the planet today? And believe it Calendar to page 16.
June 15 – 28, 2012
Wilmington Bike Ride Bring your family and friends along for a slow ride through Wilmington. Interested parties will meet at Banning High School at 11:30 a.m. June 24. Location: 1527 Lakme Ave., Wilmington
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