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10th Annual  LBH Hollywood Bowl Event

2008 Hollywood Bowl Event Save This Date: Saturday, August 30, 2008!

The tenth annual Hollywood Bowl/Casa Alegre fund raiser promises to be an exciting event.It has been sold out in the past, so make your reservations as soon as possible. Our gracious hosts, Rick Hobbs and Brad Seeley, are in the process of making some wonderful improvements to the front of the Casa. So, those of you who have attended the Bowl event before will not want to miss the newest additions and those who have never been to the Casa will be in for a treat.

The Hollywood Bowl performance is by John Williams, who is a multiple Academy Award winner and incomparable film music composer. He is guaranteed to delight, amaze, entertain, and more.

Tickets are $98 per person for members and $108 for non-members. They include transportation by charter bus from Long Beach, dinner, open bar, and Hollywood Bowl admission. Space is limited, so be sure to make your reservations early.

Send your checks to the Long Beach Heritage office, P. O. Box 92521, Long Beach, CA 90809. Your guests are welcome.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Historic Bus Tour

Sunday April 20th from 11:00 to 3:00
Narrated by Stan Poe
Will include a variety of historic neighborhoods, homes, churches and businesses that have made significant contributions to the preservation of our architectural and cultural heritage. We will pass through many of the seventeen (17) historic districts and several non-designated districts which also played major roles in the history of Long Beach.

Your choice of a gourmet box lunch by Jacaranda.
-Breast of glazed turkey with cranberry catsup
-Breast of chicken salad with toasted almonds
-Ham piled high on baguette with tarragon mayo
-Roast beef on baguette with "fiesta cream cheese"
-Lunches are served with salad, dessert and bottled water.
Will meet on bus in the Target parking lot on Bellflower Blvd. (near McDonalds). The bus will leave at 11:00 am sharp. Send you check for $50 to LBH, PO Box 92521, LB 90809 Tickets may be charged to MC or Visa by calling the office (562)493-7019. Don't forget to indicate you lunch choice.
Seating will be limited to 50 people.

Early Long Beach Architecture

A Group of Modern Buildings Long Beach, California.  Postcard courtesy of Louise Ivers.

Early Long Beach Architecture
February 6- March 5 2008
Features the work of California architects Henry F. Starbuck, Robert F. Train, Robert E. William, J. Cather Newsom, Garrett and Bixby, and John C. Austin as represented in historic postcards, brochures, and contemporary photographs by Louise Ivers and watercolor paintings by artist Carl Aldana.

Opening reception: February 6    
5:00 to 7:00 pm. .
Please come for opening night February 6 at 6:00 pm for an art gallery tour with
Dr. Louise Ivers, Professor Art Department CSU Dominguez Hills and guest curator of the exhibit. 

The gallery is located on the first floor of LaConte Hall, LCH A107.California State University Dominguez Hills University Art Gallery-1000 East Victoria Street Carson, CA 90747 (310) 232-3334.
Gallery Hours: Monday-Thursday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Everything is coming up Needle Art
When: 10 Saturdays
February 2nd thru April 5th Sold Out
Hours: 1:00 to 3:00 pm

Bembridge House
953 Park Circle, Long Beach
Cost: $25 which will benefit the Bembridge House

This needle art class will be open to people of all ages. No experience is necessary. The teacher will be Elayna Brown-Levine who is a European designer of fashion, clothing and clothing embellishment. She will be assisted by Marion Nickles. At the end of the course Long Beach Heritage will award a certificate of completion. Supplies are provided by the instructor. Pupils should bring a spiral notebook, a folder with plastic page covers and a pen.

Registration: Class size will be limited.
Sold Out!

       
            Join Long Beach Heritage as we celebrate

            A Victorian Christmas at the
                           historic Bembridge House

            Sunday, December 7^th  from noon to 4:00
   More Infomation   BUY TICKETS

  

Join us for the annual Long Beach Heritage 

        Loft Walk at
       The Temple Lofts
       

    
Temple Lofts- 835 Locust Avenue
 
Friday, November 14th 
5:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Tickets $25 (members)
            $30 (guests)  
Presale Tickets Only. Reservations limited.       

One important way that Long Beach can preserve it's architectural heritage is through adaptive reuse of buildings.  Adaptive reuse is the repurposing of older buildings to new functions such as homes. 

Please attend this event celebrating the rebirth of the Temple Lofts from a1920's vintage Masonic Temple into modern loft dwellings.

The historic Masonic Temple has been converted to lofts. Take a step back in time to 1924 as you stroll through the grand lobby. Then look at the modern comforts and conveniences of the spacious homes as owners open their lofts for viewing. Floor plans range from 800 to 3000 square feet with soaring ceilings.

Don't miss this rare opportunity to see how homeowners have adapted a historic building into their own special living space.   

Your ticket donation also helps sponsor this event and other fine historic preservation educational programs produced by Long Beach Heritage! 

 

 

 

Great Homes of Long Beach A Century of Style

SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 2008 from NOON TO 5 P.M. LONG BEACH HERITAGE presents a tour of six architecturally distinguished homes in the Los Cerritos, Belmont Heights, Bluff Heights and Bluff Park areas of Long Beach. Docents will highlight the interior and exterior features and the history of the homes.  More Information      Ticket Form

LBH May Day                                                           07 Photo Credit Teresa Gonzales   

2008 May Day Program

WHEN: Saturday, April 26 from 1-5pm  
WHERE: Drake Park (10th & Maine) and the Bembridge Heritage Homesite (953 Park Circle)

The year 1943 is the focus for the 2008 living history tour. Besides the traditional May Pole Dance, we are partnering with the “Cover the Uninsured Week”. Other highlights include Games, Face Painting, May Day Crafts and Storytelling. A DVD of the living history tour will be available for viewing in the newly restored Carriage House

Long Beach Fire Fighters Association will provide Hot Dogs and Chips.

SCHEDULE: Home tour times are 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. May Pole Dancing led by the Narondi International Folk Dancers - 1:00pm – 2:30pm. Crafts, Storytelling , Games and Face Painting 2 - 5pm. “Covering the Uninsured Week” 1- 5pm.

TICKETS: Park Activities free. Tickets for the tour will be available the day of the event at the Bembridge Heritage Homesite. Adults, $2 Chiildren under 13 accompanied by an adult free (Tickets are limited).

Presented by Long Beach Heritage and the Bembridge Heritage Homesite, Drake Park representing the LB Parks Dept., Willmore City Heritage, The Willmore Community Police Center, Friends’ House at Drake Park, Narodni International Folk Dancers, St. Mary Medical Center and the Long Beach Health Department and Vice Mayor Bonnie Lowenthal.

With special thanks to Long Beach Cover the Uninsured Week Co-sponsors: Community Partners Council,House of Hope San Pedro, St. Mary Medical Center, Office of Assemblymember Betty Karnette, Office of State Senator Alan Lowenthal, Local 372 to the LB Firefighters Association, Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services, American Cancer Society, Beacon House, Behavioral Health Services, Cal State University Long Beach and Long Beach City College Nursing Department, Long Beach Fire Department, Long Beach Medi-Cal Healthy Families Outreach Collaborative, NAACP – Long Beach Chapter, South Coast Interfaith Council, The Children’s Clinic, Westside Neighborhood Clinic.