July 1: The Blues Continue, Summer Art Camp Registration

Here's what's happening Friday in Long Beach as the three-day holiday weekend gets started:

1. The Barrier Beach Blues & Arts Festival continues with performances by The Breakaway Duo at 7 p.m. and Toby Walker at 8 p.m. at the Long Beach Public Library.

2. Earth Arts on West Park Avenue is holding Summer Art Camp Registration for kids from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Find out about the three choices of creative camps that meet for two hours each day.

3. If you committed the sin of not logging on to Patch yesterday, then here's some posts you missed: a follow-up with tenants at the West Broadway apartment building where two fires broke out within a week, film crews shot an episode of the popular TV show Royal Pains at a West End beach, and the Long Beach Historical Society is calling on city residents with historical or otherwise interesting detached garages to contact them.

4. Later today on Patch: We'll have a story on a Long Beach woman who reads the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights in their entirety on the boardwalk every morning on Independence Day, and we'll post our weekly Viewfinder gallery of photos.

5. Long Beach Patch's Facebook page exploded in June with fans clicking our "like" button. If you haven’t done so already, “like” Long Beach Patch on Facebook and "follow" us on Twitter @LongBeachPatch. Note that we’re stepping up our use of Twitter to report more local news, information, ask questions and otherwise engage our readers more.