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The city feels back in full swing, at least if this week’s list is any indication. We’ve got a host of must-see shows, business block parties and art events, outdoor and indoor movie screenings, pop-up markets, and several art galleries all this weekend.
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THIRD THURSDAY IN BELMONT SHORE (Thursday)
Manuel the Band performing live at Music Tastes Good in 2018. Image courtesy Belmont Shore Business Association.
This free monthly summer series organized by the Belmont Shore Business Association features live music, art, giveaways and business promotions from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, July 15 on Second Street in Belmont Shore.
(Courtesy of Eureka!)
Dine & Drink Deals
Here are a few options from restaurants and bars as we work our way back toward normal.
Get those hats and fascinators ready. Women Who Whiskey Los Angeles holds a virtual Old Forester Mint Juleps & Kentucky Turtle Derby event on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Tune in to watch the “slowest two minutes in sports” as Louisville s Old Forester holds a turtle race before the running of the Derby. Purchase a mint julep kit for $35 (21+) and pick it up at Here & Now in downtown L.A.
Other bars and restaurants are also offering specials for the Kentucky Derby, which happens on Saturday at 3:50 p.m.
After months of waiting, south LA County bakery star Colossus Bread has opened in Long Beach. The new shop at 4716 2nd Street is the second storefront for owners Kristin Colazas Rodriguez and Nicholas Rodriguez, following fresh on the heels of their popular (and much smaller) bakery in San Pedro, which opened in 2019. The Long Beach area locals have long wanted to return to LBC proper with a shop of their own, and after months of frustrating delays they’ve now opened the doors to their new Belmont Shore home.
“We’ve wanted to open in Long Beach since the beginning,” Colazas Rodriguez told Eater earlier this year. “It’s actually been a part of my business plan since the beginning.” There’s good reason too, considering Colossus’s smaller beginnings as a farmers market stand back in the day. Since then the team has not only maintained a nostalgic pull to the community, they’ve also continued to hear from customers eager to have them back.