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‘Radio show’ that features local personalities to benefit LB Playhouse The Long Beach Playhouse will team up with Keesal, Young and Logan to present a “Celebrity Radio Show” at the offices of Keesal, Young and Logan, 400 Oceangate #1400, located in the Union Bank Building, on Wednesday, June 15 at 5:30pm. The event will consist of an evening of fun and frivolity watching Long Beach’s local “celebrities” perform a 1940s radio show. Audiences should expect plenty of send-ups of local politics and Long Beach culture. The evening will consist of hors d’oeuvres and cocktails. Proceeds from this show will benefit the Long Beach Playhouse.
Featured celebrities will be: • Former Governor George Deukmejian • Senator Alan Lowenthal • LA County Supervisor Don Knabe • Former Mayor Beverly O’Neill • LB Chamber Pres. Randy Gordon • Vice Mayor Suja Lowenthal • Councilmember Robert Garcia • Councilmember Patrick O’Donnell • Councilmember Rae Gabelich • Councilmember Steve Neal • Art Levine, host of Straight Talk TV • Playhouse actor Mitchell Nunn • Playhouse actor Terra Taylor For more information or to purchase tickets, visit lbplayhouse.org or call (562) 494-1014. ß
June 10, 2011
Locals warming up for Wrigley River Run More than 1,000 adults and hundreds of kids are expected to participate in the fourth annual Wrigley River Run/Walk 5K and 10K on Saturday, June 11. The first race will begin at 7:30am. The race course is located in Long Beach’s historic Wrigley neighborhood, and portions of the course will follow the Los Angeles River Trail. A race for children ages 10 and under, the River Run Tadpole Trot, will be held in conjunction with the event at 9:30am. All race proceeds will be donated to programs that benefit at-risk youth in Long Beach. Those interested in participating in the event can register at wrigleyriverrun.com or in person on Friday, June 10, from 5pm to 8pm in the parking lot of Holy Innocents Parish, 2500 Pacific Ave. or on Saturday, June 11 starting at 6am at the same location. This location is also the start/finish line for the event. “This will be a great chance for people across Long Beach to come together, get outside with their family, friends, and neighbors, get some exercise, have some fun, and support a great cause to help the
Photo by Steve Schatz
The Wrigley River Run race course is located in Long Beach’s historic Wrigley neighborhood, and portions of the course will follow the Los Angeles River Trail.
youth of our city,” says race organizer Gavin McKiernan. A finish line festival with live music, prizes, and awards including free shoes to the race winners donated by Road Runner Sports will take place after the race. All
5K and 10K participants will receive goodie bags and commemorative T-shirts will be presented to the first 75 participants in the Tadpole Trot and all children in the race will get a medal. ß
Workshop to focus on increasing electric vehicles The California Green Transportation Collaborative, a partnership between Long Beach City College, Costa College, Skyline College and the Career Ladders Project, has joined Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal, to conduct a workshop focusing on government policies and industry trends affecting transportation alternatives in California with a focus on electric vehicles on Friday, June 10 from 8am to 12:30pm at the Port of Long Beach Board Room, 925 Harbor Plaza.
“I am pleased to be a part of this discussion as the chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee,” Lowenthal said. “I think everyone will find something of interest during this discussion, including how we will train the workforce to work on the up-andcoming electric vehicles that will be hitting our workplaces in the very near future and the movement of freight up the I-710 Freeway on an electric guideway.” Mayor Bob Foster will give a welcome and make introductory
remarks. The workshop will focus on the future of heavy-duty electric vehicles and industry trends. “Long Beach City College is proud to partner with Assemblymember Lowenthal and the Green Transportation Collaborative on this important and informative workshop,” said LBCC President Eloy Ortiz Oakley. “Understanding future trends in electric vehicles is important for the future of our economy and our environment.” For more information, call (562) 938-3151.