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WEED AND SEED
Sixth District Councilman Dee Andrews, Department of Health & Human Services Weed & Seed Program, Department of Parks, Recreation & Marine, Central Neighborhood Advisory Committee, the South Wrigley Neighborhood Advisory Group and the Peace Garden Leadership Group are inviting the public to assist in the continuing development of the new community Peace Garden, from 8:30am to 1pm on Saturday, Aug. 21. The garden is located at Martin Luther King Jr. Park, DHHS Central Facilities Center, 1133 Rhea St.

COOL IN THE POOL
Sixth District Councilman Dee Andrews and the Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation & Marine will host a 6th District Day at King Pool from 1pm to 4pm on Saturday, Aug. 21 at Martin Luther King Jr. Pool, 1910 Lemon Ave. All ages are welcome. Call the Office of Councilman Dee Andrews at (562) 570-6816 or visit longbeach.gov/District6.

POPCORN MOVIE
The Wrigley Area Neighborhood Alliance will offer a free screening of the movie Cats and Dogs on Saturday, Aug. 21 at 7:30pm on the median at the intersection of Daisy Avenue and W. 20th Street (midway between Hill Street and Pacific Coast Highway). Free popcorn, candy and drinks available on a first-come, first-served basis. Attendees should bring something to sit on. Call Maria at (562) 427-5021.

WEEK OF “THE GOOD BOOK”
Community Presbyterian Church, 6380 Orange Ave., will conduct a Youth Vacation Bible School Monday, Aug. 23 to Thursday, Aug. 26, from 5pm to 7pm, for all students who will be entering sixth grade through those who just graduated high school. The event is free and includes dinner. Call (562) 423-0451.

EGGS FOR EVERYONE!
Ninth District Councilmember Steve Neal and We Love Long Beach will host a free community breakfast at Houghton Park, 6301 N. Myrtle Ave., on Saturday, Aug. 28 at 8:30pm. Visit welovelb.org.

LIFELONG LEARNING
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at CSULB (OLLI) will conduct a Fall Registration & General Membership Meeting on Saturday, Sept. 11 at 9am in the CSULB Human Services and Design building, Room 101, near the corner of Palo Verde Ave. and E. University Dr. Classes will be offered from Oct. 4 through Dec. 4. Call (562) 985-8237 or visit csulb.edu/centers/olli.

CALLING ALL BOOKWORMS
Dana Neighborhood Library Book Club’s next meeting will be Saturday, Sept. 11 from 10am to 11am in the library, 3680 Atlantic Ave. The book that will be discussed is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Call (562) 570-1042.

THE NEXT SUPPER
The next restaurant for the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association’s Supper Club will be Baja Sonora, 3502 Atlantic Ave. The group will meet on Monday, Sept. 13 at 6:30pm. RSVP to info@bixbyknollsinfo.com. The concept of the Bixby Knolls Supper Club is to support local restaurants on Monday nights, which are typically slow.

PAGE-TURNERS
The September book selection for the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association Literary Society will be The End of the Affair by Graham Greene. The next Society meeting will be Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 7pm at The Expo building, 4321 Atlantic Ave. Parking available along Atlantic and on Burlinghall. Refreshments will be provided. Visit bixbyknollsinfo.com.