Events – Daily 49er

Get ready with LBSU’s ‘Cabaret’

Rachel Barnes, Arts and Life Editor

February 20, 2019

Filed under Arts & Life, Events, Showcase, Today

The night before the opening of “Cabaret” had cast and crew alike busy and buzzing, trying to perfect their show. Since early December, the crew has been putting in hours of work a day to get “C...

LBSU highlights queer voices at #BlackQueerStories

February 20, 2019

The smell of jambalaya and pizza took over the room as a group of students and faculty hurried in University Student Union room 205 for a night full of sharing their authentic stories. Attendees gathered ...

Thursday Night Live with the Long Beach Sketch Show

February 18, 2019

Everybody needs a good laugh once in a while. Put on by Held2gether and the Long Beach Playhouse, this year’s Long Beach Sketch Show will feature 11 main comedy sketches, and, for the first time eve...

Artists focus on the magic of Latinx culture

February 18, 2019

Radically different art styles examine shared culture and a respect and fascination with the mystical in “W*tch B*tch,” an exhibit presented by animation majors Kim De León, Nathalie Juarez and C...

10th annual Long Beach Comic Expo returns to its roots

February 17, 2019

From a jaw-dropping group of steampunk Star Wars bounty hunters to an eyebrow-raising Flo from Progressive insurance, the Long Beach Comic Expo successfully brought out a crowd that has long defined t...

Tinder, relationships and the era of ghosting

February 13, 2019

Nervous silence quickly turned into laughter during Associated Students Inc.’s College Dating in the Age of Tinder event Tuesday night. Relationship expert Aesha Adams-Roberts kept it all the way real with s...

Chocolate Festival leaves a good taste in people’s mouths

February 10, 2019

Long Beach residents got a mouthful Saturday as hundreds flocked the 15th Annual Chocolate Festival. Attendees bit off more than they could chew as they traced up and down Second Street with chocolat...

Get ready for some chocolate-dipped fun Long Beach

February 6, 2019

The streets of Belmont Shore will be filled with rich smells and sweet treats Saturday for its 15th annual chocolate festival. Local businesses will be working together to provide Long Beach with an arra...