What we’re about
Come out and Discover Long Beach. This group is open to new and old friends. If you are new to town or just looking to rediscover Downtown Long Beach, this group is for you. Single, in a relationship or married, we welcome everyone.
Chris Baroni started this group in 2011 to highlight the Great city of Long Beach. The perfect place to live and work.
What do you enjoy most about Downtown Long Beach?? What outdoor activity to you enjoy most? What is your favorite Happy Hour?
We are looking for suggestions for Meetups. Discover Long Beach is designed for you and fellow Long Beachers. There are no group fees.
Wine Tastings, Beer Tastings, Happy Hour, Food Specials.
Monthly wine club (Wine Tastings, Beer Tastings, Spirits and Food Enthusiasts)
Weekly or monthly outdoor activity (hiking, running, biking, kayaking, surfing, yoga or just go outside and drink wine or beer... hehe)
Monthly museum or theater outing at one of the local theaters (Long Beach Playhouse, Long Beach Museum of Art).
Local music or concerts.
Please join and attend our next meetup. Also, invite other friends who have any of the following interests:
Meeting New People (Business Networking, Social Networking, shopping spots)
New in Town (Looking for local restaurants, art, concerts, live music, happy hours)
Happy Hour (Wine Tastings, Happy Hour Food, Happy Hour Games)
Single or Married (or in a relationship)
Networking - Business Networking or Social Networking
Wine Tastings or Restaurants -
Late night Happy Hour
Outdoor Activities
Exercise and Fun
Art Galleries
Holiday Events (Festival of Lights, Christmas Tree Lighting, New Years Eve Party)
Free events around town (biking, hiking, concerts in the park, free street fairs and farmers markets)
Come out and have some fun in Downtown Long Beach!!
Upcoming events (1)
See all- (free) Sunken City AND Grunion Fish Spectacle & The Big Lebowski film location>^Point Fermin Lighthouse, San Pedro, CA
Have you ever head of Sunken City? It's a real place.
Have you ever even heard of a Grunion? The are unique to SoCal.
Have you ever heard of The Big Lebowski? They filmed a main scene at Sunken City
Have you heard of The Usual Suspects? They filmed a main scene at The Korean Friendship BellCome with us and explore/discover Sunken City
Come to this event and get fishy with us. (read below for Grunion info)Lebowski Scene at Sunken City https://youtu.be/xmy1AsWgOXY
I will bring 4 Folgers cans with powder in them and we will pour them out.Usual Suspects Scene at Korean Friendship Bell https://youtu.be/pmbTRWEQIGQ
About Sunken City
Vid of Sunken City
http://www.californiacuriosities.com/sunken-city/
https://www.californiabeaches.com/sunken-city/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sunken_CityAbout Grunion
https://www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org/events-news/events-details.asp?id=2798CLICK HERE for a Grunion Vid
Click Here for a different Grunion Vid
https://www.kqed.org/science/1680332/these-fish-are-all-about-sex-on-the-beach-deep-look
https://wildlife.ca.gov/Fishing/Ocean/Grunion#28425746-introductionSunken City is an area of a former 1929 housing development that had a slow moving landslide towards the water. Streets, driveways, foundations, street trees . . . all slowly migrating.
We will go visit.
THEN . . .
Grunion are a small ocean going fish that spawn by running on the shore for what amounts to a giant fish orgy. And for this event we go and watch. I am not sure which element is more disturbing the that sentence. Whichever it does not matter
Hatch grunion eggs, participate in grunion arts and crafts, watch a classic grunion video, interact with grunion researchers, touch live tidepool animals and see the many fish and other live animals in the Aquarium.
Cabrillo Program admission is $7 for adults and $1 children/seniors/students with I.D.
They do ALWAYS sell out. GET YOURS EARLY https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E9935&id=25Schedule:
- We meet at 6:30 at Point Fermin Lighthouse.
- We will walk up to Korean Friendship Bell
- We will then walk to and thru and among Sunken City (tons o pix).
- AND we will re-enact the Big Lebowski scene pouring out the ashes
- We make it by 8:30/9PM to Cabrillo center.
- 9PM Cabrillo opens
- around 10:00 will be the grunion starting to run on the beach.
- Perhaps drinks after at a local bar. That's up to you.
- Can I come and do Sunken City only? Yes
- Can I only do the Grunion part if I want? Yes
To attend this event
#1 RSVP on this event with the red button at the bottom
AND THEN#2 Get Grunion Tix https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E9935&id=25 Make sure to choose April 26th
#3 Fill out the event form https://forms.gle/FCFdNmri2oQb39uv9
(spoiler alert: if you do not fill out the form you will not get accurate or updated event info)(Meetup messages is not reliable or efficient at getting out info. Too many have notifications turned off)Got questions?
Click Here to send a Direct Message to Marc (screen name Oddie) (be sure to mention the what event you are talking about)NOTICE: For our events we do not discriminate by Age, Gender, Gender Preference, Ethnicity, National Origin, Race, Color, Religion, or even Belly Button Lint.
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This event is part of several annual events we do yearly.
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