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Cake Picnic Long Beach: Hundreds of slices up for sampling at this charitable event
Michelle Cortado has already registered over 400 attendees for Cake Picnic Long Beach, set to take place on the Sports Basement event deck on Sunday, June 15, at noon.
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Long Beach’s most unique gallery, Dark Art Emporium, to permanently close
In a heartbreaking loss to the Long Beach art scene, Dark Art Emporium in the East Village Arts District will close come May 31.
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Long Beach’s premiere listening session club, Good Luck Vinyl, goes brunch for Pride
Good Luck Vinyl Club—Isaak Navarro's monthly album listening session that takes over The Social List—is taking on Pride this Sunday.
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Long Beach Lost: The 16-foot baby sculpture that terrorized prudish Alamitos Beach residents
A massive, 16-foot, saturated-ROYGBIV-yellow baby sculpture from Matt Wedel once terrorized Long Beach prudes.
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Amid Trump-blamed loss of title sponsorships, Long Beach Pride 2025 features no headliners, scales down
Long Beach Pride 2025 is facing massive uphill battles with its festival, one of the longest-running Pride festivals in the nation.
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With acclaimed performers Caminos Flamencos, Telefèric cements itself as Long Beach’s properly Spanish space
With monthly performances from acclaimed duo Caminos Flamencos, Telefèric cements itself as Long Beach's premier Spanish space.
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Easter Walk Long Beach will continue this weekend, carrying decades of Herstory—and the timing is important
The 28th annual Easter Walk Long Beach will continue its tradition of uplifting those in need, celebrating queerness, and connecting businesses with patrons—all in a pair of heels.
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Long Beach coffee pioneer Wade Windsor faces cancer, Lyme disease; family seeking help
Wade Windsor, the charming, affable, kind coffee pioneer who brought Long Beach some of its first taste of third-wave coffee with the (much-missed) Lord Windsor in Alamitos Beach, is facing one hell of an uphill battle.
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Queer-owned retail space Adelita’s Revenge is becoming a hub for Long Beach’s marginalized
From sound baths and full moon healings to Spanish classes and film screenings, Adelita's Revenge is becoming a central hub to better connect marginalized people.
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After 15-year presence in Downtown Long Beach, Fingerprints Music to move to Bixby Knolls
After a 15-year presence in DTLB, music and record stalwart Fingerprints Music will move to Bixby Knolls come April.
