Waders not required

There will be a lake clean up at El Dorado Park Area III on Saturday February 13 from 9 am to noon. Trash bags and gloves will be handed out to volunteers for picking up litter, fishing line and tackle from around the lake at the park entrance on Wardlow. Volunteer through Councilperson Gerrie Schipske's office at (562) 570-6932.

I Bid To Know Trumps

Long Beach Bridge Center at 4782 Pacific Coast Highway, is offering four free lessons on Saturday mornings from 9:30 to ll:30 am starting February 20. You can bring a partner or get paired with someone when you arrive. Free parking and refreshments too.

Small Business Development Center Gets Books

The Small Business Development Center at Long Beach City College received a donation of 800 books from Sarah and Paul Edwards, experts on entrepreneurship and working from home. The SBDC has training and counseling for local small business owners. It's open from 8 am to 5 pm on weekdays and is located in Building O-2 at 4900 E. Conant Street.

More Red Bull Antics Downtown

The Grunion Gazette reported last week that Red Bull is planning a flugtag event in downtown Long Beach in 2010, although no definite date has been set. Flug tag means flying day and the event offers prizes for human-powered flying machine and humans zany enough to try to "fly" these contraptions off a 30-foot tall pier (in this case the Pine Avenue Pier) into the water. Sounds like a great way to cool off on a hot summer's day

Time to Polish up those Reading Glasses

Long Beach Reads One Book activities start on March 3 with a bang when author and Los Angeles Times reporter Steve Lopez speaks about his book "The Soloist." The book describes in touching detail how Lopez met a homeless musician in Los Angeles and how their growing friendship enriched both their lives. Lopez will speak at the First Congregational Church at 7 pm and tickets cost $15. Other events highlighting themes of the book -- homelessness, mental illness,and music therapy -- will take place from March 3 to March 13. The Long Beach Public Library Foundation has a complete list of events