Things to do in Long Beach this weekend including… film screenings, art in the park and Broadway

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This weekend is the time to check out some unique live shows you’re unlikely to see in Long Beach again anytime soon. From a Quentin Tarantino soundtrack tribute band to a sci-fi tiki show to a Broadway musical experience featuring some of New York’s most celebrated voices, getting out to check out a show this weekend is a very good idea.

For our creatives out there, there is the return of a popular art event that takes place in Bluff Park. And for our cinephiles, the Art Theatre is showing two screenings of the Oscar-nominated documentary “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” this weekend only.

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ART IN THE PARK (Saturday)

Shelley Bruce spent the afternoon painting in Bluff Park in Long Beach on Sunday, March 22, 2020. Photo by Bill Alkofer.

Downtown’s Bluff Park is a public space always bustling with activity, from yoga sessions to drum circles to even the occasional demonstration . One popular event at the park that invites artists of any stripe to get outside and create together returns Saturday, March 25.

The daylong Art in the Park event, which begins at 2 p.m., will have live music, art demonstrations and vendors to shop from. Artist Samantha Mousser will also be attending as the event’s featured artist of the month.

The event is free and ends at 9 p.m. Click here to learn more.

Bluff Park is at 2500 E. Ocean Blvd.

THE CINERAMAS AT ALEX’S BAR (Saturday)

The Cineramas, a Long Beach tribute group that performs songs from soundtracks to Quentin Tarantino films, returns to Alex’s Bar Saturday, March 25.

Expect the whole gamut of music from Tarantino’s most popular movies, including “Pulp Fiction,” “Kill Bill,” “Django Unchained” and more, performed by the dynamic 10-piece group. Opening the show are bands Tastee Nuggz and Gayc/DC , the world’s first and only all-gay AC/DC tribute band.

Tickets cost $19.32 (fees included) and may be purchased online here . Doors open at 8 p.m.

Alex’s Bar is at 2913 E. Anaheim St.

UPCYCLING WORKSHOP AT RANCHO LOS ALAMITOS (Saturday)

The kitchen at historic home and gardens Rancho Los Alamitos. The venue will be hosting an upcycling workshop Saturday, March 25. Photo courtesy Rancho Los Alamitos.

In this workshop at Rancho Los Alamitos on Saturday, March 25, visitors will learn how to upcycle—also known as creatively reusing—old socks into a pot holder.

Led by the ranch’s public programs coordinator, Margarete Villalobos, guests will take a tour of the Rancho Los Alamitos historic kitchen with a behind-the-scenes look into household sustainability practices. Then visitors will learn how to reuse worn socks to create a new functional pot holder through weaving. The event is designed to leave guests feeling inspired by other ways they can upcycle other functional, everyday items in their homes before throwing them away.

All supplies will be included, but participants are encouraged to bring a pair of their own well-worn socks. The workshop is open to individuals as young as 8. Tickets cost $25. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.

Rancho Los Alamitos is at 6400 E. Bixby Hill Road.

LONG BEACH SYMPHONY PRESENTS “BRAVO! BROADWAY” (Saturday)

Long Beach Symphony Music Director Eckart Preu conducts during the Long Beach Symphony. Photo by Stephen Carr.

The Long Beach Symphony is giving Long Beach a taste of Broadway musicals with its POPS! concert: “Bravo! Broadway” on Saturday, March 25.

New York Broadway stars including Scarlett Strallen (who plays Gwendolyn in Broadway’s “Travesties”), LaKisha Jones (an American Idol finalist who performs in Broadway’s “The Color Purple”) and Hugh Panaro (who’s played the title role in Broadway’s “The Phantom of the Opera” over 2,000 times), will perform dozens of songs from some of the most celebrated Broadway musicals of all time.

Led by Grammy-award-winning conductor James K. Bass, guests can expect to hear songs from “Funny Girl”, “Sweeney Todd,” “Lion King,” “Phantom of the Opera,” “Hello Dolly,” “Rent,” “Westside Story” and many more.

Tickets to the concert range from $30-$180. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.

The show will play at the Long Beach Arena Pacific Ballroom at 300 E. Ocean Blvd.

“ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED” FILM SCREENING (Saturday & Sunday)

Courtesy flyer for “The Beauty and the Bloodshed” film screening at the Art Theatre Saturday, March 25.

The Art Theatre on Retro Row will be showing two screenings of the 2022 Oscar-nominated documentary “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” a film about photographer Nan Golden and her activism against the Sackler family, owners and founders of the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma that manufactured OxyContin and was largely responsible for the opioid epidemic in the U.S.

Both showings for the film on Saturday and Sunday, March 25-26, are at 11 a.m. Tickets cost $12 for adults. Click here to purchase.

The Art Theatre of Long Beach is at 2025 E. Fourth St.

SCI-FI TIKI NIGHT (Sunday)

With live music, cyberpunk costumes, sci-fi decor, trivia and even a giant robot, Sunday night at Downtown tiki lounge Secret Island will transplant visitors to a tiki lounge some 100 (maybe 200) years into the future with its “Sci-Fi Tiki Night” on March 26.

Local psychobilly and synthwave band Eclectotron will headline the show, fit with all the energy, theatrics and neon-armor-clad costumes that easily mark the band as one of the most unique concert experiences in the city. Also on the lineup is Los Angeles-based cyberpunk DJ Grindhaus Selektor .

Tickets for the show are $5 and may be purchased at the door. The event opens at 6 p.m.

Secret Island is at 209 Pine Ave.

SPONSORED BY THE LONG BEACH CAMERATA SINGERS

LONG BEACH CAMERATA SINGERS LEND VOICES THIS SUNDAY TO “SPAIN AND THE NEW WORLD” (Sunday)

The Long Beach Camerata Singers continue their 57th concert season with “Spain and the New World,” a performance focused on musical compositions by 16th and 17th-century Spanish Baroque composers and the evolution of that sound.

Led by 2021 Grammy-award-winning Artistic Director Dr. James K. Bass, the show on Sunday, March 26, at Los Altos United Methodist Church, will be performed by Camerata’s all-professional singing group, the Catalyst Chamber Ensemble.

The concert will take place at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 26, at the Los Altos United Methodist Church, 5950 E. Willow St. Tickets, starting at $40 each, are available now. Contact the box office at 562-900-2863 or visit www.lbcamerata.org. Group ticket packages are available for parties of 10 or more.

SPONSORED BY THE DOWNTOWN LONG BEACH ALLIANCE

GET READY TO CELEBRATE DTLB AT LINCOLN PARK (Thursday)

Mark your calendars for Thursday, March 23, 2023, because the next Celebrate Downtown is tomorrow!

The free outdoor event, from 5:30 to 8:30 pm, promises to be a great opportunity for our community to come together and celebrate the unique character and vitality of Downtown Long Beach. Hosted again in Lincoln Park, this year’s event will feature an exciting lineup of music, food, drinks, and activities for all ages to enjoy.

In addition to sharing recent DLBA accomplishments in Downtown and celebrating our Downtown community, the highlight of the evening’s program will undoubtedly be the announcement of the 2022 Spirit of Downtown winners. For more information, click here .

Lincoln Park is at Pacific Avenue and W. Broadway.

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