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oCTober 26, 2012
Public Library will present “A Cartographic History of the City of Los Angeles,” illustrated by 70 essential maps from 1849 to the present. At 2:45pm, Michael Sanborn, director of the Banning Residence Museum in Wilmington, will speak on “Phineas Banning: Forging a Southern California Staging and Trading Empire.” Free car parking and valet bicycle parking will be available at CSULB Lot #11 on Palo Verde Avenue at Rendina Street with continuous, handicap accessible shuttle service to the Rancho. To find out more, visit rancholosalamitos.org or call (562) 431-3541.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 31 Getting sliced
Bixby Knolls Christian Church, 1240 E. Carson St., will host a pretrick-or-treating pizza dinner for the community from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. Pizza is free to everyone in costume and $1 per slice for those not in costume. For more info, visit bixbyknollschurch.org or call (562) 426-0428.
Quite a spook-tacle
California Heights United Methodist Church, 3759 Orange Ave., will host trick-or-treating at its “Halloween Spooktacular” from 5:30pm to 8pm, with candy and games. For more information, visit calheightsumc.org or call (562) 595-1996.
Pumpkins and candy and games. . . .oh, my!
Grace Brethren Church will host its 17th annual community carnival from 6pm to 9pm in its back parking lot located at Linden Avenue and 36th Street. According to its press release about the event, the expected attendance is 3,500 people and more than one ton of free candy will be given away to children from Long Beach and its surrounding areas. The carnival has no admission fees and boasts free carnival games, as well as large-scale attractions such as a giant slide, a bungee run, a mega obstacle course, game booths, a skate park and a live DJ. For the younger trick-or-treaters, the event will offer free balloon animals, bounce houses, and a pumpkin patch area which caters to the younger children and their parents. Traditional carnival food such as hamburgers, hotdogs, popcorn, cotton candy and
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other treats will be available for purchase, along with cornbread and chili from Bake N’ Broil, coffee from Rose Park Roasters, and Mexican food from Baja Sonora. For more on the event, call (562) 595-6881 or email emarsh@gracelb.org .
A “Green” Halloween
The Wrigley Area Neighborhood Alliance will host its “Halloween on the Green” on at 20th Street and Daisy Avenue. Costume contest registration will start at 6:30pm with the Costume Contest at 7pm sharp. Prizes will be awarded for best costume in each age group: 2 to 6 years old and 7 to 10 years old. Also included will be: a ring toss, bean-bag games and treats. The event is co-sponsored by the Long Beach Municipal Airport. For more information, contact Maria at (562) 427-5021 or email wrigleyalliance@gmail.com .
THURSDAY, NOV. 1
An “altared” reality
California State University, Dominguez Hills’s University Art Gallery, A-107 in LaCorte Hall, 1000 E. Victoria St., in Carson, will open two shows entitled El Caballo: The Horse in Mexican Folk Art and Day of the Dead Altars from 10am
to 4pm. A special Day of the Dead celebration, featuring luminarias, folk music, costumes and food, will take place from 4:30pm to 5:30pm. Participants are invited to dress up in calavera, or skull make-up. Traditional sugar skulls, Day of the Dead bread and hot chocolate will be served. Find out more by visiting cah.csudh.edu/art_gallery or calling (310)243-3334.
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FRIDAY, NOV. 2 Night of the Dead
Picture This Gallery & Custom Framing, 4130 Norse Way, will host an artist reception for its first Día de los Muertos exhibit. The free event, which includes pieces in a variety of media as well as commemorative altars, will run from 6pm to 10pm and will include a dance performance by Alma Latina Long Beach at 7pm, followed by a musical performance by Donde Son. Dia de los Muertos attire is encouraged, and there will be a free gift for the first 25 people in costume. Find out more by calling (562) 425-4861.
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