Happy Holiday’s neighbors and friends. Hopefully you and yours will be able to join us this season for Winter in Willmore and the Annual Holiday Potluck. Included in this email are a listing of several events happening in and around the Willmore City Historic District of Downtown Long Beach.
Make sure to check to check out the latest WCHA Newsletter, the award winning Willmore Enterprise: https://willmorecity.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/December-2012.pdf. Send your address information to neighbors@willmorecity.org and we will send you a copy of next months Willmore Enterprise in the mail.
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Code Enforcement Meeting
This meeting gives neighbors a platform to report code violations they observe occurring in the Willmore City / Drake Park Historic District and the West End neighborhoods with a City of Long Beach Code Enforcement representative. To learn more about the City’s Code Enforcement program, Neighborhood Services Bureau visit www.longbeach.gov/cd/neighborhood_services
NOTE: The Code Enforcement Meeting is now scheduled for every THREE MONTHS (March, June, September, and December), instead of monthly.
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Winter in Willmore, Saturday December 15, 2-6pm at Drake Park
Second Annual Winter in Willmore Celebration at Drake Park. Enjoy holiday lights, treats, crafts and pictures with Santa for kids, music and general merriment. There will be the Tree of Lights lighting! We ask that all attendees bring a can food item which will be donated to Food Finders.
WCHA will have a bake sale booth to help with event expenses. Contact Kathleen to let her know what you would like to bring or if you would like to help with the booth at kathleen@willmorecity.org or 818.470.0005.
For additional information visit: https://willmorecity.org/?page_id=1719
DRC Holiday Forum
Mix, Mingle, and share some Holiday Cheer with your Downtown friends and neighbors at the final Downtown Residential Council forum for 2012. Great food and drinks. Fun raffle prizes. And more! Join in our charity cause to support ORCA’s sock drive. Bring a pair of socks or two to be donated to those in need this holiday season!
Annual WCHA Holiday Potluck
This year the event will take place at the incredible Sherron Leno’s home. This meticulously restored Queen Anne cottage owes its charm to Sherron’s loving attention to detail. Bring a dish, meet new friends and catch up with old ones, while admiring Sherron’s hard work.
FREE Evening at the Aquarium
Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 6:30 PM
Aquarium of the Pacific
100 Aquarium Way
Vice Mayor Robert Garcia cordially invites you to kick off the new year with a FREE evening at the Aquarium.
RSVP is required at 562 570 6919 or district1@longbeach.gov
Space is limited. Parking structure is $8.
FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS
Every Friday from 11 am – 2 pm
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East Village Arts District
Please Join us for Lunch at the East Village Arts Park every Friday from 11:00AM -2PM.
For more info: http://www.facebook.com/
2nd Saturday Shop & Walk will start again in 2013
We’re Back!… The 2nd Saturday Shop & Walk will start again in 2013 and run four times a year… Get ready to visit and learn about local Downtown Businesses with your awesome Downtown Neighbors!
Stay tuned for more: http://www.facebook.com/
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FUNDING & RESOURCE OPPORTUNITIES:
Arts Council for Long Beach
Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
DEADLINE: Wednesday, January 9, 2013
The Arts Council for Long Beach is issuing this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeking performers, artists, artist groups and organizations able to engage City of Long Beach residents through participation in the A LOT Initiative, a program of the Arts Council for Long Beach supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Our Town grant.
This is a great opportunity for neighborhood groups, youth groups, churches, schools and various other organizations to partner with artists and performance groups throughout Long Beach. If you would like to produce more arts events in your neighborhood, the A LOT Initiative is a great way for you to connect with artists and collaborate with the community. We are asking for interested groups to partner with artists and submit an application to be involved in city-wide initiative.
For more info: http://artslb.org/lot-
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DRC Discounted Day Passes for
WE Labs (Work Evolution Laboratories)
105 W. Broadway (near the corner of Pine)
Dear Downtown Resident,
Hope this email finds you well. I would like inform you that there is a creative cowork facility in the center of Downtown Long Beach. WE Labs (Work Evolution Laboratories) is located at 105 W. Broadway (near the corner of Pine). WE are a 5,500 square foot creative cowork space with over 20 desk space, highspeed wifi, members lounge, kitchen, conference room, project studio and many other amenities. WE are currently accepting both full time and part time members. WE offer day passes for people who would like to try out the space for a day and/or those that may want to occasionally drop in. We’re offering residence that live within 90802, 90813 and 90806 a discounted day pass of $20 from our regular $35 and this does include free coffee :-). Residents interested in the discounted day passes just need to fill out our membership inquiry form at http://welabs.us/
Also, if you would like to come in for a tour you can contact me, Markus, at mdmanley@welabs.us or (562) 264-5883 to schedule a time.
Our goal is to build a creative hub of professionals that assist one another in success and WE look forward to building this strong network in our awesome city of Long Beach. Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Markus D. Manley
Founder @ WE Labs
www.welabs.us
www.facebook.com/welabs.us
JOB OPPORTUNITIES:
The DLBA is currently accepting resumes for the following positions:
Residential Coordinator– Click Here to View Job Posting
The Residential Coordinator is responsible for supporting the operations department by managing relations between the DLBA and its Property Based Improvement District (PBID) residential stakeholders, while developing and managing the residential outreach program. It is envisioned that this position will require work from both a top down and bottom up approach to coordinate with the residential stakeholders. This means that the Residential Coordinator will be expected to develop the outreach program or components of the program independently while also engaging the residential stakeholders for input and assistance in preparing and implementing the residential outreach program.
Communications Manager– Click Here to View Job Posting
The Downtown Long Beach Associates (DLBA) is seeking an experienced communications professional to serve as its Communications Manager. The Communications Manager will work with the DLBA’s management team to develop and implement communications strategies to further DLBA’s mission, goals and initiatives.
The Communications Manager will play an active and primary role to develop communications protocol and exercise best practices for DLBA to implement. The Communications Manager will work with DLBA President and CEO, senior staff, Board of Directors and outside consultants in coordinating communications across the various departments and activities of DLBA.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
Saturday, December 15, 2012 from 8 am to 4:30 pm
Volunteers wanted for The Christmas Store
The volunteers have a great time helping the families and the kids shop. To put your name on the volunteer list, send an e-mail to BBLB.ChristmasStore@gmail.
address, and phone number. Our volunteer coordinator will contact you.
http://www.
Saturday, December 15, 2012 from 12pm to 4pm
A Victorian Christmas, at The Bembridge House
Get in the holiday Spirit with a tour of the beautifully decorated Bembridge House.
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENTS:
Pine Avenue Street Improvement Project [see attached brochure]
Check out the plans for the Pine Avenue Street Improvement Project. Stay tuned for the start date.
For more info, please contact:
Long Beach Development Services, (562) 570-LBDS, www.lbds.info
Former American Hotel building (http://www.psychictemplelbc.com/about/ )
The iconic structure built in 1905 located just east of the Promenade on Broadway and now known as the Psychic Temple, produced the following press coverage:
LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/
LBPost.com: http://www.lbpost.
STAY CONNECTED:
Stay connect to your downtown neighborhoods – http://www.facebook.com/
For more events visit: http://www.downtownlongbeach.