🌱 Storytelling At Malainey’s Grill + Stolen Car Near Poly HS

Happy Tuesday, people of Long Beach; today is World Music Therapy Day! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town today.

Do you have what it takes to be a storyteller? Also, two suspects are under arrest. Finally, Marie Thibeault’s drawings are going on display.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and very warm. High: 81 Low: 50.

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Here are the top five stories today in Long Beach:

1. Who is Long Beach’s best storyteller? The competition that has been ongoing for ten years is kicking off on March 7. Contestants meet at Malainey’s Grill, where “six-to-eight people tell six-minute true stories.” The winner gets $100 and a spot in the August final. Show up at the restaurant to be an audience member! (Press-Telegram)
2. On Sunday, around 3 p.m., the LBPD arrived near Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and New York Street, where there was said to be a stolen vehicle. Two suspects went running. While the police quickly detained one, a K9 unit assisted in locating the other one. (LB Post)
3. TransVagrant at Gallery 478 will feature Marie Thibeault’s drawings. “Thibeault is a professor emerita of art at California State University, Long Beach, where she teaches painting and color theory.” Beginning Thursday, the artwork is a mixed media approach to dealing with the pandemic. (Random Lengths News)
4. Do you know someone who embodies the “Spirit of Downtown?” The Downtown Long Beach Alliance would like your input. You have until Thursday to nominate a person or organization who should be “honored as difference makers in Downtown.” (Downtown Long Beach)
5. Do you remember LB Ballet dancers performing “Guardians” ten years ago? The performance will once again be seen at the Aquarium of the Pacific this coming weekend. In the story, “big business comes in to build, then the power of industry begins to pollute and destroy marine life. But in this ballet, the industry tycoon sees first-hand how his big payday has dire consequences for the ocean.” (The HiLo)

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Today in Long Beach:

• Salvation Army Food Bag Pick-Up (9 AM)
• Speech and Physical Therapy Class at the Long Beach Medical Center (10 AM)
• Preschool Story Time at the Downey City Library (10:30 AM)
• Free 4-Week Webinar Series: Using Food as Medicine! (6 PM)
• Mardi Gras Party Featuring Delta Nove at Spaghettini (6 PM)
  

From my notebook:

• An Artcraft Manor neighbor is looking for a reliable tree trimming service. (Nextdoor)
• A neighbor in the Bixby Knolls-N of Cal Heights area is wondering if anyone had electro-gun termite treatment done? Do you recommend it? If yes, what company? (Nextdoor)

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— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Best Fiends (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.