The Long Beach Sea Festival is presenting its annual Moonlight Movie Series; shows will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings between July 8 and August 27, 2008. The movies will begin at dusk (approximately 8pm) at Cherry Beach and Granada Beach. For movie schedule and directions, please visit alfredosbeachclub.com.

The Queen Mary and Gridlock present an extraordinary 4th of July celebration with festivities featuring live performances from some of today’s most popular artists and DJ’s, carnival rides with games and one of California’s largest firework shows. VIP accommodations are also available and include access to the Starlight Viewing Lounge, which will host an open food buffet and sponsored Vodka & Champagne Bar. With an outside private deck, the VIP area is the premiere location for firework viewing.**

* Event Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
* Firework Show: 9:00 p.m. sharp
* Event Admission: Adults: $44.95, Children: $21.95 (ages 5-12), children under 5 years old are free*
* VIP Admission: $94.95

*Parking not included in admission prices.

**Early arrival to event is strongly encouraged. With the high volume of people attending the event, traffic is likely to build in the later afternoon hours. Please arrive no later that 4:00pm to ensure that you get into the event timely and without hassle.

VIP ticket includes cut-in-the-line privileges for all carnival rides! The VIP dinner buffet is from 7:00–9:00pm
Performers for the evening include:

* Surprise Multi-Platinum Artist after Fireworks Show
* Ray J performing Live
* Colby O’Donis performing Live
* Special Guests “Girlicious”

Over 15 Local Bands and DJs including:

* Warner Drive
* Leah Turner
* The Transfer
* Check One Two
* Lauren Mayhew
* Jason Winkler Band
* RORY
* Metal Shop
* The Boogie Nights Band
* Double Wide
* The Spazmatics

Tickets available at Queen Mary July 4th Celebration Tickets available at Want Tickets www.wantickets.com. Please print out your receipt with your online purchase as you will be required to show it at the entrance of the event for faster entrance into the property. Pre-purchase strongly encouraged.

Long Beach Transit will be operating its Museum Express this June through August, transporting guests in air-conditioned buses to popular Southern California museum attractions. Destinations include the Richard Nixon Library & Museum, Irvine Museum of Art, Getty Center, Ronald Reagan Library & Museum, LA County Museum of Art and the Griffith Park Observatory. Round trip fare from Long Beach is only $6; this does not include your museum admission. To learn more about museum destinations and dates available, please visit www.lbtransit.com.

On May 31 and June 1, 2008, 145 years after the initial fight, the Battle of Gettysburg will be recreated at El Dorado Regional Park East during the Long Beach Civil War Re-Enactment. Hundreds of uniformed combatants from the North and South will recreate the epic conflict of the Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg. This is one of the premiere re-enactments in the western states with some of the largest re-enactment groups in California.

Visitors will be given a first-hand experience of the sights and sounds of America’s most costly war, including cavalry charges, artillery barrages and infantry assaults, along with the field provisions, cooking tools, music and crafts from the era.

WHEN:
Saturday and Sunday, May 31 and June 1, 2008

TIME:
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day

WHERE:
El Dorado Regional Park East – Long Beach
7550 E. Spring St (605 Freeway exit Spring Street West)

EVENTS:
Camps Open — North & South — 10:00 am
Battles will take place at 12:00 pm & 3:00 pm both days
Artillery, infantry, cavalry and historic presentations throughout the day

SPONSOR:
Vision In Time Foundation Inc. (501c3)

MEDIA:
Tracy Marks 619-203-6468
Erica Barnett 619-206-1122

ADMISSION:
Adults $10
Seniors (62+) $8
Children 11 and under $5
4 & under free

Park admission & event parking $7

MORE INFO:
Gold Coast Festivals Inc. (805) 496-6036

Doesn’t mom deserve to be treated to a waterfront dining experience on Mother’s Day? This Sunday, Buster’s Beach House and Longboard Bar will be serving delicious Mother’s Day meals on island time: breakfast until 2 pm and dinner beginning at 11 am. Mother’s Day specials include prime rib, shrimp scampi, fresh fish and more. Call 562-598-9431 for reservations.

The businesses located on the corner of 2nd Street and Claremont Avenue in Belmont Shore cordially invite you to attend the Claremont Street Fair on Saturday, May 3, 2008, between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm. Admission is free and guests will be treated to snacks and coffees, along with live entertainment provided by a Dixieland band. The Claremont Street Fair is brought to you by: It’s A Grind coffee house, Frosted Cupcakery, Belmont Bliss and Belmont Grill.

The [2cc] 2nd City Council Art Gallery in Long Beach has just announced the participants for its theme show titled EARTH. The show runs from April 19, 2008, until May 22, 2008, at the 2nd City Council Art Gallery at 435 Alamitos Avenue in Long Beach.

The artists’ reception is Saturday, April 26 from 7 to 9 pm.

The show is juried by international artist, curator and author Kim Abeles. Kim Abeles is an artist who has been on the forefront of earth, world, and global warming issues for years.. She gained international attention for her series of plates called “The Smog Collectors”.

The 36 artists are Jude Wadler, Albert Sormanti, Wendy Trauth, Kimiko Miyoshi, Michael Hankin, Don Hall, Jackie Appel, Steven Fujimoto, Ken Boland, Kirk Van Allyn, Milo Cil, Bill Damrova, Bob Beers, Ronald Ray Seekers, S. Shelly Jones, Ann Isolde, Stan Benson, Betty Marin, Carlos Daub, Eileen Star Moderbacher, Diana Wong, Cheryl Lommatsch, Melissa Kaup-Augustine, Don Ryan, Julie Kornblum, Melissa A. Kojima, ReneeAmitai, Ann Marie Rousseau, Kerry Kugelman, Janet Lucroy, Tim Armstrong, Kenda Francis, Ann Fanciullo Sperling, George Two Horses, and Jaune Sabatte.

The event is free and open to all ages. Music will be provided by Brad Durtz and the Obliteration Quartet.

On Saturday, April 26, 2008, Main Street, Seal Beach will once again be taken over by approximately 500 classic cars and thousands of interested spectators. The annual event is always attracts a big crowd. Drop in for live music and entertainment, a Pinewood Derby and, of course, a very special collection of classic automobiles. Seal Beach’s 21st Annual Classic Car Show begins at 10:00 am in the heart of town on Main Street.

Come celebrate Easter with Grace Community Church on Sunday, March 23. Services will be held in the Fellowship Hall at 6:30 am, 8:00 am, 9:30 am, and 11 am with great choral music and congregational singing, including the Hallelujah Chorus. There will be two additional services at 9:30 am and 11 am in the Surfside Room as Grace @ Night hosts Cafe Grace. Childcare will be available at the 8:00 am, 9:30 am and 11 am services.

Belmont Shore will host Justin Rudd’s Haute Dog Parade this Sunday, March 23 at 2:30 pm. Drop in to see 300 to 400 decked-out dogs strutting their stuff along a 10-block parade route. The route follows Second Street between Roycroft and Argonne Avenues. Folding chairs are available for rent along the parade route. The rental charge of $5 will donated to Haute Dogs. For more information, visit www.hautedogs.org and www.justinrudd.com.