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CULTURE
First Fridays Art Walk to go ‘green’ MARCH 1, 2013
The March 1 First Fridays Art Walk in Bixby Knolls will celebrate a theme of “The Sides of March”with a spectrum of music from gypsy jazz to indie rock, the world’s tallest leprechaun, breakdancers, an ice cream social, “green” activities (and hair), a Victorian Ball at Nino’s Restaurant, community art projects, face painting, and the Knolls Ranger mascot. District CounEighth cilmember Al Austin’s “Council on Your Corner” will be set up at Atlantic Avenue and Burlinghall Drive to meet and greet attendees. Seventh District Councilmember James Johnson’s “First Books at First Fridays” will begin at 5:30pm at the Dana Branch Library, 3680 Atlantic Ave., featuring LBPD North Division Commander Robert Luman as the guest reader. Attendees may dine on “Art-Lantic” Avenue at one of the local restaurants then grab the Big Red Bus to travel from venue to venue via designated stops at the participating businesses. Bella Cosa, 3803 Atlantic Ave., will have all the information about First Fridays, maps,
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“A Gourmet Gifting & Baking Company”
Decadent • Seductive • Addictive Tues-Fri 11am-7pm; Sat 10am-7pm; Sun 11am-6pm Closed Mondays. Call in advance for catering!
4147 Long Beach Blvd. at Carson St. in Bixby Knolls
(888) 9BUNDTS www.bundtsonmelrose.com
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The Big Red Bus travels from venue to venue via designated stops at participating businesses during each month’s First Fridays Art Walk to provide free transportation to attendees.
ON TUESDAY, MARCH 5, RE-ELECT SIGNAL HILL CITY COUNCILMEMBERS
business info, and restaurant recommendations from 6:30pm to 8pm. M ORE I NFORMATION firstfridayslongbeach.com
Local author to discuss her book on acclaimed Long Beach wax artist
SHOP & DINE
SIGNAL TRIBUNE
Gatsby Books, 5535 E Spring St., will host Long Beach author Suzanne Sumner Ferry for a Q&A session and book-signing of her second book, The Day the Stars Stood Still, a memoir about the late Logan Fleming, a Long Beach resident who spent more than 25 years as the top wax artist and creative director at Movieland Wax Museum in Buena Park. Logan was an acclaimed wax artist who used no computer technology to create his life-like wax likenesses of some of the favorite stars of yesteryear. For more information, contact Sean Richard Moore, owner of Gatsby Books at gatsbybooks@hotmail.com or (562) 208-5862.
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