We Love Long Beach

We have moved to welovelb.org

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We Love Long Beach finally has our web site up! Check it out http//:www.welovelb.org
And please Bookmark us to know what is going on each month!

Deep Sea Diver EP Release Show on Thursday, March 5th from 7:30-11pm at the Art Theater

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:::Click on Image to enlarge:::

Come out and support one of We Love LB's own...Deep Sea Diver!! We are extremly excited to be envolved in this awesome event.

Please join us March 5th from 7:30pm to 11:00pm at the Art Theatre in Long Beach. 2025 E. 4th St.Long Beach, CA 90814

Please note this is an early show and doors open at 7:30pm, bands start promptly at 8pm.

Two Guns- 8pm

Marika 8:45pm- (accompanied by Nate Willet of Cold War Kids and M. Wignall)

Deep Sea Diver- 9:30pm (J.Dobson)

TICKETS-$7 pre-sale (avail at Fingerprints Record Store and the Art Theatre starting Feb 21st) $10 at the door

****Fingerprints Record store is offering a special $12 package for both a Ticket AND an EP. Only 50 packages available so get them quick!!****

**RIDE YOUR BIKE!!!! The first 30 people to arrive on bikes will get in for $7. The Bikestation of Long Beach is hosting a special bike valet that will include designated area with racks right in front of the theatre to lock your bike to. **only bikes without kickstands will be able to be stored on the racks**

Questions please email us at welovelb@gmail.com.

Calendar for 2009

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February:
-10th Wilson High School Club Special Ed Luncheon
-Game Night at Joe Jost's : 7-11pm
-28th Neighborhood Breakfast from 9-11am Livingston Park

March:
Dinner Party at Georges Greek Cafe on Pine Ave 7-9pm email us if you are interested
28th Neighborhood Breakfast from 9-11am Livingston Park

April:
20th Wilson High School Club Teacher's Luncheon
TBA Dinner Party: 7-9pm
25th Neighborhood Breakfast from 9-11am

May:
20th-21st: Stroll n' Savor from 5-9pm
23rd Neighborhood BBQ from 1-5pm (Location TBA)

We Love Long Beach Presents: The Book of the Month

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Here is the link for the book club info: http://www.meetup.com/recommended-reading/

We hope to see you there!!!

Our Vision::: To know and serve the people, neighborhoods and the city of Long Beach.

We love Long Beach in the Press Telegram today

2009-01-05T15:34:00.000-08:00

Here are the links to two articles:

Please copy:

Cover Story: http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_11369342

Editorial: http://www.presstelegram.com/search/ci_11368781?IADID=Search

Please spread the word and the love!

Thank you Press Telegram for the great write- up!

We Love Long Beach Dinner Party

2009-01-05T10:02:00.000-08:00

We Love LB's once a month dinner party is heading downtown to Smooth's on Pine St. Come and and meet other people in our community and support this local business who loves Long Beach too. If you are interested in participating or want more informationemail us at welovelb@gmail.com so we send you the evite.

December's Dinner Party @ La Strada on Second Street

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Looks like fun!

What is the "Dinner Party"?

The Dinner Party is a once a month event put on by We Love Long Beach. The two main goals behind the event are to get neighbors together over a good meal and to get to know each other better, and to support new and established restaurants in the city through a wonderful dining experience. We see it as a win-win for all!

If you are interested in our next "Dinner Party" email us at welovelb@gmail.com

Thank you Lisa and staff for a beautiful night!

We Love Long Beach Wilson Club::: Throwing a Thanksgiving Feast on Campus!

2008-12-03T17:55:00.000-08:00

What does being "Thankful" look like?

What are you thankful for? It is the question that is asked at thanksgiving around the dinner table. I know what We Love Long Beach is thankful for... the opportunity to serve, to care, and especially to love Wilson High School. On November 24th we had the chance as We Love Long Beach Club at Wilson High and Best Buddies Club to serve about 100 special education students. We had only 30 minutes to feed a turkey dinner with all the sides and some yummy desert. It was a challenge to say the least, but there is always strength in numbers. We had about forty excited students up to the task. The feast in the end was a great success! Love is the best gift to all and like any gift that is received one can only say thank you! Thank you to the students and teachers that allowed such an event to happen. Thank you for all of the LOVE you displayed!!! We can't wait for Valentine's day!!!

:::We Love Long Beach Club... More Photos:::

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Full of life and turkey!
Wilson students hard at work.
Desert!!!
Spreading the Love!

Thanks for all the Love and Help

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Thank You to everyone that helped out at the We Love Long Beach Wilson Club Thanksgiving Luncheon!!! I was amazed of really how smooth and beautiful it went; to witness students smiling,laughing, dancing, and enjoying their time. In my opinion it does not get much better than that! We have video and photos of the event for all of those that are interested. coming soon. I can only look forward to what is next. I am so blessed to have the opportunities that I have had this year to do the things that we have been doing. My mind continues to race with more ideas and ways that Long Beach can be "The Great City" I look forward to new friendships and new partnerships along the way. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!

The We Love Long Beach Book Club fo December

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Check us out on Meetup.com

http://www.meetup.com/We-Love-Long-Beach-the-book-club

Thanks Mike for getting this going... :)

We Love Long Beach Fundraisor at Super Mex

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:::We Love Long Beach:::Book Club Flyer for October: David Sedaris

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Click on Flier to expand... Hope to see you there!!! Thanks for the flier Mike!

For October::: We Love Long Beach Presents:::The Dinner Party: At Number Nine off Fourth Street

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2118 E. 4th Street
Long Beach, CA 90814

(562) 434-2009

www.numberninenoodles.com/

:::We Love Long Beach supports Number Nine... Come join us this October:::
There are only 35 spots for the "Dinner Party" this month. Email us (welovelb@gmail.com) so we can send you the e.invite with all the info... Get on it!!! Meet your neighbors, enjoy some Vietnamese food, and support a local restaurant. It doesn't get much better!!! We Love Long Beach!!! Spread the Love... to our great city...

We Love Long Beach BBQ Footage: Sat 9/27

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Thanks Vern!!!

:::We Love Long Beach BBQ at Bixby Park::: Pics

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The Lion King feasting on his prey
I thought yellow was a good choice
Thank you LBFD for you help and support
Council Members Gary and Suja of the 3rd and 2nd District love Long Beach... Thanks guys!!!

We Love Long Beach Presents: The Long Beach BBQ at Bixby Park:::The Bands

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:::Avi Buffalo:::
:::The Wildlife Refugees:::

Free Vitamin Water at the September 27th Bixby Park BBQ from 1 to 5 pm... Thanks Vitamin water!

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You guys are great! Thanks Erica and team...

We Love Long Beach Presents: Long beach BBQ at Bixby Park

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Faulkner's:::As I Lay Dying::: Book for September

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The date for our next meeting is Monday, September the 29th from 7-9pm.
Meeting place: Aroma Di Roma, 5327 E. 2nd Street, Long Beach, CA 90803

:::I hope to see you there:::Questions Email welovelb@gmail.com

Faulkner's distinctive narrative structures--the uses of multiple points of view and the inner psychological voices of the characters--in one of its most successful incarnations here in As I Lay Dying. In the story, the members of the Bundren family must take the body of Addie, matriarch of the family, to the town where Addie wanted to be buried. Along the way, we listen to each of the members on the macabre pilgrimage, while Faulkner heaps upon them various flavors of disaster.

Stroll n' Savor::This Wednesday and Thursday from 5-9pm on Second Street

2008-08-18T11:24:00.000-07:00

Be There!!!
We Love Long Beach will!!! Oh Yes!

We Love Long Beach Presents: The Book of the Month for August

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:::We Love Long Beach August Breakfast:::

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We Love Long Beach:::Book for August

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Richard's choice:::American Pastoral::: by Phillip Roth

Book info:" This novel examines the rise and fall of a man with a life that all his acquaintances thought was blessed--a star athlete and war hero, who goes on successfully to run his father's glove factory. A non-religious Jew, he marries a pretty Catholic girl (the former Miss New Jersey!), lives in a nice house, and has a pretty daughter, Merry--slips comfortably, in other words, into mainstream America.

The date for our next meeting is Monday, August 25th from 7-9pm.
Meeting place: Aroma Di Roma, 5327 E. 2nd Street, Long Beach, CA 90803

:::I hope to see you there:::Questions Email welovelb@gmail.com

We Love Long Beach Breakfast for July: Save the Date

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And Even More Pics...

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More Breakfast Pics

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We Love Long Beach:June Breakfast Pics

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We Love Long Beach at the Stroll n' Savor

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We Love Long Beach Presents: The Book of the Month

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We Love Long Beach Presents:Breakfast

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The Address is 230 St,Joseph Ave

What does a great city look like?

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Here is one aspect:

"We need to recognize suffering in our city, and learn how to transmute it into the energy required to be always alleviating it rather than contributing to the suffering of others."

by Franz Wright

What might this look like?

We Love Long Beach BBQ Video!

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WE LOVE LONG BEACH BBQ

We Love The Ice Cream Man!

2008-05-28T17:44:00.000-07:00

Check out this link for LB BBQ photos and a great description of the event...

Thanks guys!

Spread The Love...

www.icecreamman.com

We Love Long Beach: Pocket Community Quotes

2008-05-21T15:40:00.000-07:00

Community is a place where people can live truly as human beings, where they can be healed and strengthened in their deepest emotions, and where they can walk towards unity and inner freedom. As fears and prejudices diminish and trust in others grows, the community can radiate and witness to a style and quality of life which will bring a solution to the troubles of our world. The response to war is to live like brothers and sisters. The response to injustice is to share. The response to prejudice and hatred is forgiveness. To work for community is to work for humanity. *Jean Vanier

The True joy in life:

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This is the true joy in life, being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. Being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it what I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.

George Bernard Shaw

We Love Long Beach: In the LB Post

2008-05-20T18:08:00.000-07:00

Click on the link:

http://www.lbpost.com/specialreport.php?id=1&where=#1162

Thanks for the coverage guys!

The Link to the article in the Press-Telegram about the BBQ

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http://www.presstelegram.com/search/ci_9297955?IADID=Search-www.presstelegram.com-www.presstelegram.com

Thank you Press-Telegram for your support!

We Love Long Beach

The Belmont Shore Breakfast for June

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The Address is 230 St,Joseph Ave

Book Club Flyer for June

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We Love Long Beach: Pics...

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Spider girl keeping the city safe, even through the web... one hot dog at a time!
The Monster capturing the event with his new camera... Video footage will be here soon!
Can you say "Plaid"? I guess when the Price is right, you can't be wrong!!!

More LB BBQ pics...

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Long Beach locals, The Tijuana Panthers playing their zinger "Red Headed Girl" all by themselves. Thank you boys for everything!
Bad Boys, Bad Boys, What you gonna do, what you gonna do, when they grill for you? Thanks for the love LBPD!!!
A look of "Satisfaction" A free burger never tasted so good!
The Bro Futurists: Live art in action... Thanks to Eric, Paul, and the boys for coming out and supporting the event!

Long Beach Neighborhood BBQ pics!!!

2008-05-19T08:57:00.000-07:00

We Love Long Beach: Party Time in the LBC... Where are the free burgers?
"No, I told you the Lakers are going to win it all!" "Okay!!!" exclaimed Mikey.
Thank you Vitamin Water! 5o Cent would be proud...I think he was there?
Face painting anyone? Very cute!

The LB Neighborhood BBQ was AMAZING!!!!!

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Thank you everyone for coming to the We Love Long Beach BBQ yesterday. The entire event exceeded our expectations!!! Thank you to the LBPD, The Bands: (The Tijuna Panthers, The Fling, The Original Colonies, Deep Sea Diver). Much Love to The Bro Futurists(the live art), The Ice Cream Man, The BSRA, Vitamin Water, Justin Rudd, all of our local sponsors, and all our faithful volenteers. I feel that the BBQ was just a taste of what is to come in the best city in the world. I hope that everyone had a great time and most of all met a few new people. Please tell us about your experience yesterday. We would love to hear your stories! Email us: welovelb@gmail.com. The next events are in June, so please stay posted... Don't forget to bookmark us, link us, and most of all join us as We Love Long Beach hopes to continue to "Spread the Love" to all our neighbors. Stay tuned for the photos and video of the BBQ.... Thanks Again it was truly a neighborhood effort! :)

We Love Long Beach Presents: Long beach BBQ!!!

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I hope everyone is excited about the BBQ!

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Free food, free ice cream, live music, live art, face painting, coloring contest, volleyball, an amazing raffle, and much more... this Saturday, in the best city in the world!!! Thanks again everyone that is helping out!!! It should be a great time for all... :) For more info scroll down a few posts... Thank you!!!

Book for June... Not May, but June.. get it, got it, good!

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The Book 0f the month for June:Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn :Ella Minnow Pea' is a delightfully diverting novel filled with wit and imagination. Its lovingly crafted structure is a real breath of fresh air -- one would be hard pressed to find another book like it out there. One must admire Mark Dunn not only for his lively imagination but for his awe-inspiring power over words. It is fun to see how he manages to continue telling his story while avoiding use of a growing number of letters in the alphabet. Never once does his prose sound forced or simple, even after he must resort to using his remaining letters to phonetically sound out his words. The plot (citizens on an island off the coast of the US rebel after their government begins restricting their use of the alphabet) could have easily been silly, cliched and like a poor man's 'Animal Farm' but instead forges out its own solid identity and endears itself to the reader through its inventiveness and wit... The date for our June meeting is Monday, the 30th from 7-9pm.
Meeting places: Aroma Di Roma, 5327 E. 2nd Street, Long Beach, CA 90803 And a our second location at Vint's also on Monday on Second Street, Vint's American Grill 4722 E. 2nd StreetLong Beach, CA 90803... Please come join us... All are welcome if you have read the book.

What is We Love Long Beach about?

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We Love Long Beach is a community based group that is about creating safe and welcoming environments, where we as neighbors can get to know and serve one another. There is so much fear and individualism that exists in our city. We recognize these issues as serious, and that is why we want begin to address them.
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We are attempting to do so by having Neighborhood Breakfasts, BBQs, Book Clubs, Helping the Homeless, and in the future we hope a lot more...
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We understand that it takes our community to join in with us, so that we can begin to find out what it means "to be a good neighbor".
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If you are interested in helping out or donating to our cause-- to a better Long Beach-- please contact us: welovelb@gmail.com

We Love Long Beach Presents: LB BBQ

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The BBQ is from 1-4pm I hope that we see you there..."Spread the Love"

The Burrito Project is here again...

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Burrito Project (sometimes known as the burrito brigade) is a group of people who have a heart for meeting the basic needs of the homeless in our city. Each Thursday, we meet at 6:30pm to cook and wrap approximately 40-50 burritos. After we have packed away a water bottle for each burrito, we ride together on our bikes towards downtown and we hand them out to the homeless.
"It is the many conversations, and the building of relationships with the homeless and with each other that has made this weekly ride special."

If you are interested in being a part of the Burrito Project, we meet each Thursday night at:

269 Obispo Ave (in the backhouse)
Long Beach, CA 90803
We meet at 6:30pm and make the burritos.

If you can only make it for the ride, we leave around 8:00pm on our bikes.

If you are interested show up or you can email us: welovelb@gmail.com

The Book Club is Growing

2008-04-30T08:22:00.000-07:00

The Belmont Shore book club was Into the Wild this week, doubling our numbers from last month. Thank you for coming... Sean Penn would be pleased!!! He said that he was going to come but was held up in traffic. I think I would rather hang out with his brother Chris though. Does anyone else agree? I think that Cyrus already talked with him :) Come out and Plaaaayyyyy... We are looking at two sites in order to keep our talks more intimate...
Hope to see you next month!

The Breakfast was great!

2008-04-30T08:15:00.000-07:00

We Love Long Beach was at it again... The second Belmont Shore Breakfast brought together even more neighbors excited to know one another. This stuff in the end is so easy to do. I can only imagine there will soon be twenty breakfasts going on in Long Beach...maybe even one and a half going on in Lakewood. :) A guy can dream right! Thank you everyone that helped out and who attended.

Book Of the Month for May...

2008-04-24T11:39:00.000-07:00

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
by Jonathan Safran Foer

Jonathan Safran Foer has written a novel for our times, a story so deeply affecting and wise that it has to potential to have an impact far beyond that of most novels. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a collage about the world we live in: its terrorism, its beauty, its love, its mysteries, its absurdities, its people. Oskar is a precocious nine-year old who writes letters to famously intelligent people asking to be their protégé, invents a "googolplex" of devices (such as an ambulance that tells people when a loved one is inside and a lollipop that tells people how they are feeling), who knows a tremendous amount of facts (many of which he wishes he didn't know) - and who has lost his beloved father in the World Trade Center bombings. Oskar harbors a secret about that day that he cannot bring to share with anyone, not even his mother or grandmother. When he discovers a strange key among his father's possessions, he sets out in the five boroughs of New York to see what it unlocks. His narrative is punctuated by that of his grandfather, a man left speechless by what he experienced during the bombing of Dresden, and his grandmother, also a survivor of the Dresden firebombing, who loves Oskar in ways his mother cannot and who tries to make sense of why her husband left her before the birth of their son. The relationships are complex and heartfelt, and are marked by an affection that will make readers laugh from the pleasure of them. Just when you think Foer can't get any deeper with his insights, he does.

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The date for our next meeting is Monday, May 26th from 7-9pm.
Meeting place: Aroma Di Roma, 5327 E. 2nd Street, Long Beach, CA 90803; And a our second new location at Vint's American Grill 4722 E. 2nd StreetLong Beach, CA 90803 across from Super Mex...

Book Club this Monday!!!! Excitement...

2008-04-24T11:31:00.000-07:00

Welovel0ngbeach Book of the Month: Into the Wild by Jack Krakauer

What would possess a gifted young man recently graduated from college to literally walk away from his life? Noted outdoor writer and mountaineer Jon Krakauer tackles that question in his reporting on Chris McCandless, whose emaciated body was found in an abandoned bus in the Alaskan wilderness in 1992.

The date for our next meeting is Monday, April 28th from 7-9pm.
Meeting place: Aroma Di Roma, 5327 E. 2nd Street, Long Beach, CA 90803

Belmont Shore Breakfast #2 "Be There!!!"

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The Belmont Shore Breakfast is our way of caring for and loving our neighbors. Our desire is to have a cheap breakfast once a month(the last Saturday of every month) where you can enjoy great food and a have place where we are able to get to know our neighbors better.

If this is something that your interested in then we invite you to come check it out...

The date is this Saturday, April 26th from 8-10am
The breakfast will be served in the front yard @ 230 St. Joseph Ave in Belmont Shore. (Right next to Livingston Park)

****We will be serving pancakes, eggs, sausage, coffee and orange juice.
(A donation is recommended to help with the cost of the food.)
Please invite your friends and neighbors as we learn to love one another better.

Questions email Scott @ welovelb@gmail.com

We Love Long Beach Presents: Murufest!!!

2008-04-17T09:39:00.000-07:00

Burrito Project

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Burrito Project (sometimes known as the burrito brigade) is a group of people who have a heart for meeting the basic needs of the homeless in our city. Each Thursday, we meet at 6:30pm to cook and wrap approximately 40-50 burritos. After we have packed away a water bottle for each burrito, we ride together on our bikes towards downtown and we hand them out to the homeless.
It is the many conversations, and the building of relationships with the homeless and with each other that has made this weekly ride special.

If you are interested in being a part of the Burrito Project, we meet each Thursday night at:
269 Obispo Ave (in the backhouse)
Long Beach, CA 90803
6:30pm
If you can only make it for the ride, we leave around 8:00pm on our bikes.

OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT

2008-04-15T12:39:00.000-07:00

OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT

We Love Long Beach is hosting the 1st Monthly Outdoor Movie Night this Friday night. We will be showing "Lars and the Real Girl" at Jessica Dobson's house in the courtyard area.

April 18th, 2008
269 Obispo Ave (the backhouse)
Long Beach, CA 90803

-event begins at 7:00pm, movie starts at 8:00pm sharp
-bring blankets and pillows, no tall chairs allowed
-bring picnic dinner and drinks
-homemade popcorn will be provided

LARS AND THE REAL GIRL(PG-13)
Ryan Gosling is a strange but likeable young man who manages to keep down a job but keeps mostly to himself. He only leaves the garage where he lives when his older brother Gus (Paul Schneider) and loving sister-in-law Karin (Emily Mortimer) drag him to their house next door for dinner. Lars doesn't take well to questioning, so the disturbing level of his isolation is never openly discussed. It's only when he announces he has a girlfriend in the form of an anatomically correct doll he purchased via the Internet that everyone must admit his precarious mental state. No one quite knows how to help Lars, so they play along, careful not to do anything that might push him or Bianca (his plastic fianc�e) over the edge. The results are touching efforts on the part of all those who love him to help Lars through what his psychologist (Patricia Clarkson) assures them may be only a stage. Kelli Garner shines as Margo, the real, live girl who Lars seems incapable of seeing. Despite being ignored, Margo hangs in there, hopeful Lars will come around to sanity and to her. Craig Gillespie's LARS AND THE REAL GIRL is a sweet love story and a film which deals with mental illness in surprisingly subtle ways. With a formula that could easily have manipulated for cheap laughs, the film achieves quirky humor in parts but mostly touching observations about the nature of delusions themselves. The film's talented cast gathers around Lars, a sensitive character who the film respects and who Gosling (THE NOTEBOOK, HALF NELSON) brings fully to life.

Long Beach Neighborhood BBQ

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Long Beach Neighborhood BBQ

Where: Livingston Park in Belmont Shore (Intersection Livingston Dr. and St. Joseph Ave.)

When: Saturday, May 17th from 1-4pm

Description: Free food like Hamburgers and Hotdogs, face painting & coloring contest for kids, live art, and volleyball matches.

Live Local bands: Deep Sea Diver, The Original Colonies, The Fling, and the Tijuana Panthers

Come join us in celebrating our great city!

Questions or to help out contact us: welovelb@gmail.com

The book club last night...

2008-04-01T15:15:00.000-07:00

For those you were not able to make it last night to the Belmont Shore book club, you missed a great discussion. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly was so fascinating. The thing that struck me the most was the author's ability to begin to look at life in a new way. What I mean by that is the small things in life (ie eating, smelling, moving body parts, playing, talking) are too easily taken for granted. I came out of reading the book with a new sense of thankfulness for the small yet important things that life has to offer. I am truly a fortunate human!!! Thanks to everyone that was there. You know who you are. *** Scott

The First Belmont Shore Breakfast was a success!!!

2008-03-29T15:11:00.000-07:00

Our first breakfast went extremely well. About sixty of our neighbors attended. Everyone that helped out looked snappy in those "We love LB" shirts. It was a great start. I look forward to next month. Please spread the word to all your neighbors.

The Book for April is....

2008-03-28T09:28:00.000-07:00

Into the Wild by Jack Krakauer
Pick it up Now!!!

What would possess a gifted young man recently graduated from college to literally walk away from his life? Noted outdoor writer and mountaineer Jon Krakauer tackles that question in his reporting on Chris McCandless, whose emaciated body was found in an abandoned bus in the Alaskan wilderness in 1992.

The date for our next meeting is Monday, April 28th from 7-9pm.
Meeting place: Aroma Di Roma, 5327 E. 2nd Street, Long Beach, CA 90803

"O Beautiful Community"

2008-03-05T19:14:00.000-08:00

"The True Joy In Life"

Cooking Club info...

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Stay tuned for more information on the cooking club.

The Belmont Shore BBQ on May 17th

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The first ever Belmont Shore Community BBQ.
Our desire is have an event where our neighbors connect with one another and get to know each other better.
When:Saturday, May 17th from 1 to 4pm.

What:The BBQ will will include free food(hamburgers and drinks) Also there will be three live local bands and games for both kids and adults.

Where: at Livingston Park in Belmont Shore( Right off the corner of Livingston Dr. and St. Joseph Ave. Any Questions contact Scott Jones (email scottymjones@gmail.com)

Excitement for "The First Belmont Shore Breakfast"

2008-03-05T14:12:00.000-08:00

The Belmont Shore Breakfast is our way of caring for and loving our neighbors. Our desire is to have a cheap breakfast once a month(the last Saturday of every month) where there can enjoy great food and a have place where we are able to get to know our neighbors better.

If this is something that your interested in then we invite you to come check it out.

The date is Saturday, March 29th from 8-10am
The breakfast will be served in the front yard @ 230 St. Joseph Ave in Belmont Shore. (Right next to Livingston Park)

****We will be serving pancakes, eggs, bacon, coffee and orange juice.
(A donation is recommended to help with the cost of the food.)
Please invite your friends and neighbors as we learn to love one another better.

Questions email Scott @ scottymjones@gmail.com

The Belmont Shore Book Club for March

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Reminder: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is the book of the month for March. Only 142 pages, so it is a quick read. More info check out the other blogs below. Don't forget to spread the word!!!

The date for our next meeting is March 31 from 7-9pm.
Meeting place: Aroma Di Roma, 5327 E. 2nd Street, Long Beach, CA 90803
Looking at themes of hope, suffering, and the imagination. Check it out!

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly trailer

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From book to film

Coming Soon: Long Beach Film Discussion Night

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In the next few months the very first Long Beach Film Discussion Night will be unleashed... Please stay tuned for further information.

The Book of the Month: for March

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Book #2

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a translation of the French memoir by journalist Jean-Dominique Bauby. It describes what his life is like after suffering a massive stroke that left him with a condition called Locked-In syndrome, where his whole body was left paralyzed. He only had use of his left eye.

The entire book was written by Bauby blinking his left eyelid. The book took about 200,000 blinks to write and each word took approximately two minutes. The book chronicles everyday events and what they are like for a person with locked-in syndrome. These events include playing at the beach with his family, getting a bath, and meeting visitors. The book was published in March, 1997. It received excellent reviews and sold 150,000 copies in the first week.

Introducing:The Belmont Shore Book Club and Book #1 for February

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My name is Scott Jones and I have lived in Belmont Shore all of my life. I can't think of a better place to live, play, and be. My desire is to get to know you (my neighbors) and that you might have the opportunity get to know your neighbors as well. One way that I am going to attempt this is that I am starting a book club on Second Street. Not only is literature fun and exciting, but as we have experienced, it is much more enjoyable when shared with others. I am calling this adventure The Belmont Shore Book Club. My hope is that through this journey with one another that we could better represent the love that this city radiates. Our first book is"The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. It just won the Pulitzer Prize, so it should be a good one. Our first meeting is Monday, February 25th at Aroma Di Roma, 5327 E. 2nd Street, Long Beach, CA 90803 from 7 to 9pm. It will be a time to reflect on the book through conversation and most of all to get to know each other a little better. If this is something that you are interested in or you have questions, then comment on this entry or email me: scottymjones@gmail.com. Please leave your name and email so that I can contact you in the future. My goal is to keep the group size down to 5 to 7 people in order to allow for each person to have plenty of input. I hope to start with three groups, which means that we will probably meet at other coffee shops as well, and on other dates that might work better for others. We will see :) Stay tuned for more to come...