Monday, May 22, 2006

Long Beach Pride Photos

Long Beach Pride has come and gone this past weekend as thousands of people came for the festival and parade. There were about 30,000 people who came on Saturday and about 40,000 - 50,000 people who came on Sunday (according to the Press Telegram).

We've got lots of pics of the parade in the Catalyst photo gallery. Be sure to check them out!

Sunday, May 14, 2006

Catalyst Pride Party!

Pride weekend is going to be an awesome time of connecting with old and new friends. We're all going to celebrate at Hank's place this Saturday night, May 20th at 5:30pm to ?? so be sure to come on by! You'll get to hear more about Catalyst's vision for Long Beach, learn about how you can be a "community catalyst", and meet up with people from other groups! Bring some kind of potluck goodie, appetizer or dessert for everyone to munch on and if you like bring a beverage of your choice. We'll have a BBQ grill too if you want to bring some hot dogs.

If you're coming, please email at rsvp@catalystLB.org or hank@catalystLB.org and we'll send you an address. Be sure to invite your friends too!

May 30-Minute Beach Clean Up

This month's 30 minute beach clean up at Belmont Shore is this Saturday, May 20th at 10:00am. It's the Saturday of Pride weekend so what better way to affect our community than to help clean it up! Everyone can spare a quick half hour to pick up some trash and connect with other kewl people who also care about the community. Get your trash bag and glove at 1 S. Granada, Long Beach, CA 90803. That's at the parking lot in front of Ripples at Ocean blvd. and Granada ave. We'll most likely go to brunch afterwards too at Royal Cup Coffee House and Gourmet Sandwiches at 10th & Redondo at around 11:00am. Be sure to connect with us!

Saturday, May 13, 2006

Shoreline Frontrunners

The Shoreline Frontrunners is having a Pride Run on Saturday, May 20th. It will start and finish at Junipero Parking lot beneath the Long Beach Museum of Art. They've got a 5K/10K run and walk. If you'd like to register or want more info, check out their site here.

They've also got weekly "Fun Runs" on Tuesdays and Thursday at 6:30pm and Saturdays at 9:00am. They meet on the Bluff at Ocean blvd. and Redondo ave. Sounds like a great way to connect with other people in the community who have a shared interest in running/jogging!

Friday, May 12, 2006

Long Beach Pride

This year's Long Beach Pride theme is "I am. I belong." There's a packed schedule for the Festival on Saturday, May 20th and Sunday, May 21st so be sure to get your tickets ahead of time. Tickets are $20 and I got mine at the Center Long Beach. If you get it there, $1 will go towards the Center. There will be several stages at the Festival. You can check out the Festival Entertainment schedule and a map at Long Beach Pride's Web site.

The Parade kicks off at 10:30 a.m. on that Sunday so be sure to stake your claim on a spot along the parade route early!

Friday, May 05, 2006

Cinco de Rye-O

Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone!

I just heard about Toaster Magazine, an online mag, and they've got a new issue out. They've got a feature there on Justin Rudd and lots of other cool articles. Be sure to check it out!

There's a Cinco de Mayo celebration over at CHOICES that the folks from Toaster are hosting and i'm thinking about going. They are calling it "Cinco de Rye-O" (as in rye bread - toasted, of course). It'll be a good opportunity to meet some new people. You oughta stop by! It starts at 9pm and there is no cover charge.

CHOICES is located at 740 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90802. (The cross street is Alamitos Avenue. )

Wednesday, May 03, 2006

May Sunday Brunch Bunch

Brad Shore sent word out that the next Champagne Sunday Brunch Bunch will be this coming Sunday, May 7th from 11:30am - 2:30pm at Gary Urban's house located at 326 Orizaba Ave. here in Long Beach. It'll be a great way to meet new friends (and everyone will be wearing nametags indicating 'partnered' or 'single' - *ahem* nice idea!). It's open to all men and women and there is typically well over 100 people that attend. Bring a hot/cold entree and champagne (or drink of your choice).

RSVP Brad at BradPShore@aol.com by this Friday!

Monday, May 01, 2006

Official Catalyst Web Site Up!

It's finally up! The official Catalyst Long Beach Web site is up and running. I'll continue working on the site, adding photos here and there, but the information about the organization on each of the pages is pretty much up.

Be sure to check out the photo gallery section too! The site is at www.catalystLB.org!