Seaside cafe seating with umbrellas and modern art fountain sculpture

9 Must-Try Eateries Within 15 Minutes of WordCamp Long Beach

Explore Long Beach

Wondering where to grab dinner on Saturday before heading over to the After Party? Worry not, WordCampers, we’ve got you covered. Check out our stack of nine great eateries within a 15-minute drive. All of them feature family-friendly dining experiences and offer vegetarian options.

Vegan Restaurants

1. Seabirds Kitchen

Google Star rating: 4.7/5
Claim to fame: Purple Potato Taquitos
Gluten-free options: Yes

“Since 2010, Seabirds has been on a mission to push the boundaries of vegan cuisine. As we’ve grown from a food truck into our current restaurants, our artisan approach has remained true… We are constantly experimenting with new ingredients and techniques to create dishes that elevate plant-based food beyond the standard.“

Seabirds
Menu
Seabirds
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2. Plant Power Fast Food

Google Star Rating: 4.3/5
Claim to fame: Vegetarian Bacon Cheese Burger
Gluten-free options: Yes
Raw options: Yes

“How about burgers, fries, salads, shakes, and other tasty treats made entirely without the use of animal products, GMO’s or artificial ingredients and served to you in 100% biodegradable materials? …We warmly invite you to come on by and enjoy a delicious meal or snack that’s kind to our animal friends, easy on the planet and good for the body you live in.“

Plant Power
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Plant Power
Directions

Omnivore Restaurants

3. Wide Eyes Open Palms

Google Star rating: 4.8/5
Claim to fame: Market Grain Bowl (GF)
Gluten-free options: Yes
Vegan options: Yes

“One barista and one chef, passionate about seasonality and sustainability, living the dream each and every day. We currently rotate between Heart, Ritual, Tectonic, Augie’s and a variety of… coffee roasters with sustainable practices and direct trade relationships. We use 100% eco cleaning products and dish soap.”

WEOP
Menu
WEOP
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4. Creme De La Crepe

Google Star Rating: 4.5/5
Claim to fame: C’est La Vie
Gluten-free options: Yes
Vegan options: Yes

Creme De La Crepe is a crowded, delightful indoor-outdoor restaurant known for its expansive menu of sweet and savory crepes, build-your-own customizable crepes and delicious fondue. They use gluten-free crepe batter in their dinner crepes and their desserts are served with handmade whipped creme.

Creme De La Crepe
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Creme De La Crepe
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5. Broadway Pizza and Grill

Google Star rating: 4.5/5
Claim to fame: The BW

“Broadway Pizza and Grill has become a neighborhood institution, specializing in classic Italian fare straight from old family recipes, as well as a wide variety of American standards– most notably, the locally famous sandwiches. The restaurant offers a warm dining experience, perfect for relaxing with a craft beer, or fine wine.”

Broadway Pizza
Menu
Broadway Pizza
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6. Naree Thai

Google Star Rating: 4.5/5
Claim to fame: Delicious Red Curry

“Naree Thai restaurant is the premier Thai restaurant in Long Beach. Specializing in exotic Thai curry, fried rice, noodles, and specialty fish dishes, you will find a rich depth of flavors infused into every bite… Naree features dishes created with tofu, vegetable, chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, scallop, fish, seafood, and even vegetarian duck.”

Naree Thai
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Naree Thai
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7. Hole Mole 

Google Star Rating: 4.4/5
Claim to fame: Rosarito Tacos

“Holé Molé restaurants serve Mexican-inspired favorites, what we consider to be ‘Southern California Comfort Food.’ …(Holé Molé) blends our secret Ensenada batter and crema; marinates our asada, chicken, and al pastor; slow cooks our enchilada sauce, mole sauce, and salsas, and makes fresh guacamole, fried ice cream, flanquitos.”

Hole Mole
Menu
Hole Mole
Directions

8. Sapporo Sushi

Google Star Rating: 4.3/5
Claim to fame: Kumiai Oyster

“On the frontier of Japanese fusion restaurants… We promise you the freshest seafood, meat and produce. The fun & friendly atmosphere of the sushi bar and the beautiful presentation of each dish with their remarkable and distinctive flavors have made us an experience that inspires our guests to return again and again.”

Sapporo Sushi
Menu
Sapporo Sushi
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9. EJ Malloy’s

Google Star Rating: 4.3/5
Claim to fame: Fish & Chips

EJ Malloy’s is a favorite local sports bar grill and Happy Hour pub. Diners gather ’round for Monday Night Football and Dodgers games. Their menu is stacked with the 3 B’s – buffalo wings, burgers, and beer – and they’re open every day. The kitchen closes at 10 pm on Saturday and 9 pm on Sunday.

EJ Malloy’s
Menu
EJ Malloy’s
Directions
Blonde woman and man in plaid shirt clink glasses in restaurant

WordCamp Long Beach Rolls Out Special Sponsorships and Micro-Sponsor Dinner Tickets

Announcements

Brand New Sponsorship Benefits

We’ve upgraded our existing Micro-Sponsor and tiered Sponsor benefits – and added some brand new Special Sponsorship packages, too.

What’s New for Micro-Sponsors and Tiered Sponsors

  • Longshoremen Micro-Sponsors ($250) are now invited to our exclusive Speaker/Sponsor/Volunteer Dinner on Friday, October 4. Almost half of the Micro-Sponsor tickets to the Dinner have been reserved! Get your Micro-Sponsor Dinner ticket before they sell out.
  • Carrier Sponsors (top tier) now get an additional table in our beautiful indoor Sponsor Gallery, right outside our Summit Rooms facing our well-staffed, front-and-center Happiness Bar.
  • Cargo Sponsors (second tier) now get a table of their own in our gallery, too.

Introducing: Special Sponsorships

You asked for more branding opportunities, and we heard you. Introducing: Special Sponsorships! Bring attention to your company in unique and memorable ways. Show off your swag. And befriend total strangers.

  • Upgrade your Carrier Sponsorship to become our exclusive After Party Sponsor and get your logo printed on all our After Party photo booth photos.
  • Sponsor the Speaker/Sponsor/Volunteer Dinner and enjoy up-close, memorable marketing opportunities at our kick-off networking event.
  • Become the Saturday Lunch Sponsor and get all the perks of being a Cargo Sponsor – along with strategically-placed signage on our outdoor lunch tables.
LEARN MORE
Shark close up, Aquarium of the Pacific

Aquarium of the Pacific

Explore Long Beach, Photo Galleries

Featured on Bones, Season 5, Episode 18

Aquarium of the Pacific
Aquarium of the Pacific

Sharks, Penguins, and More

Formerly named the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific, our city’s aquatic menagerie has been a local attraction since it opened in 1998. The aquarium features beautiful tanks filled with unusual species, a cool walk-through Lorikeet Forest, sharks, penguins, marine mammals and more.

Edie, fiberglass blue whale, at the Aquarium of the Pacific
Edie the blue whale

Meet Edie the Blue Whale

Enter the aquarium through a two-story entry hall dominated by Edie, a life-size, 88 ft. long anatomically correct fiberglass model of a blue whale, the world’s largest mammal. Right outside the aquarium you can catch a whale-watching cruise, with a good chance of spotting wild whales practically any time of the year.

Big tank, Aquarium of the Pacific
Blue Cavern tank

Blue Cavern Tank

Past the whale’s tail, you’ll encounter the 142,000 gallon three-story Blue Cavern tank, which houses animals native to the waters surrounding nearby Catalina Island. This is the tank where Brennan and Booth found a skeleton in the Bones episode, “The Predator in the Pool”.

Then wander through two floors of fascinating tanks and exhibits. Don’t miss the sea otter, the leafy sea dragons (like sea horses but way cooler) and Peter’s personal favorite, the Sarcastic Fringehead. He’s not much to looks at, but what a ‘tude!

And don’t forget to pet a shark!

More Aquarium Creatures

  • Aquarium tank with yellow fish
    Beautiful reef
  • Yellow fish at the Aquarium of the Pacific
    Yellow fish
  • White sea dragon at the Aquarium of the Pacific
    White Sea Dragon
  • White Jellly Fish, Aquarium of the Pacific
    White jellyfish
  • Tide Pool, Aquarium of the Pacific
    Tide pool
  • Visitors get a close look, Aquarium of the Pacific
    Aquarium visitors
  • Star fish, sea anemone, Aquarium of the Pacific
    Star fish and sea anemones
  • Star Fish, Aquarium of the Pacific
    Star fish
  • Shark tank, Aquarium of the Pacific
    Shark at the aquarium
  • Sharks at the Aquarium of the Pacific
    Shark tank
  • Shark close up, Aquarium of the Pacific
    Shark close-up
  • Sea otter, Aquarium of the Pacific
    Sea otter
  • Sea lions, Aquarium of the Pacific
    Sea lions
  • Sea Horse, Aquarium of the Pacific
    Leafy sea dragons
  • Sea Dragon, Aquarium of the Pacific
    Sea dragon
  • Pretty fish at the Aquarium of the Pacific
    Purple fish
  • People and penquins, Aquarium of the Pacific
    People and penguins
  • Orange Jelly Fish, Aquarium of the Pacific
    Orange jelly fish
  • Moray eel, Aquarium of the Pacific
    Moray eel
  • Jelly fish, Aquarium of the Pacific
    White jelly fish
  • Great Blue Heron at the Aquarium of the Pacific
    Great blue heron
  • Harbor seal, Aquarium of the Pacific
    Harbor seal
  • Frog, Aquarium of the Pacific
    Frog
  • Floating sea horse, Aquarium of the Pacific
    Sea horse
  • Shark egg, Aquarium of the Pacific
    Shark egg
  • Crabs, Aquarium of the Pacific
    Crab
  • Coral reef, Aquarium of the Pacific
    Coral reef
  • Aquarium of the Pacific
    Sea anemones
  • Sea Anemone, Aquarium of the Pacific
    Sea anemone
  • Orange Jelly Fish, Aquarium of the Pacific
    Jelly fish
hand drawing lightbulb in notebook, symbolizing thinking of new idea

Only 11 More Days to Apply to Speak at WordCamp Long Beach

Announcements, News

Be Heard: Speak on What You Care About

WordCamp Long Beach’s Speaker application deadline is Friday, August 23 – just 11 days away. And we want to hear from YOU!

  • Saturday will feature two simultaneous tracks of programming benefiting two different audiences:
    • Users | Folks who use WordPress for their own websites.
    • Professionals | People who build or manage WordPress websites for other people and businesses.
  • Sunday, we’re hosting a single track exploring the more philosophical side of WordPress.

Sunday’s full-day “Future of WordPress” track has never been done before and has caught the attention of wptavern and Morten Rand-Hendriksen, Senior Staff Instructor at LinkedIn Learning. You can learn more about our special Sunday track by watching last Friday’s WPwatercooler show.

Apply to Speak

  • Speaker Application Deadline: Friday, August 23
  • Speaker Benefits:
    • All sessions recorded and edited by a professional film crew and posted publicly to WordPress.tv
    • Invitation to the exclusive Speaker/Sponsor/Volunteer Dinner
    • Local, biodegradable Thank You gifts
    • FREE General Admission with all the perks:
      • Lunch both days
      • Family-friendly After Party on Saturday
      • Swag!

More Ways to Get Involved

No matter who you are or how long you’ve been using WordPress, there’s a place for you in our Long Beach community. We want you!

Sponsor WCLB

  • Want to attend the exclusive Speaker/Sponsor/Volunteer Dinner, pass out swag, or set up an interactive booth in the gallery right outside the sessions? Become a tiered Sponsor – or upgrade to become a Special Sponsor!
  • Want to attend the exclusive Dinner and get your name on our list of Sponsors – but support your local WordPress Community in a smaller way? Become a Micro-Sponsor!

Be a Volunteer

  • Want to get involved, make connections, and learn new skills – but are unprepared to speak or unable to sponsor? Become a Volunteer!
  • Volunteer Application Deadline: Friday, August 30
  • Volunteer Benefits:
    • Invitation to the exclusive Speaker/Sponsor/Volunteer Dinner
    • FREE General Admission with all the perks:
      • Lunch both days
      • Family-friendly After Party on Saturday
      • Swag!
Lightbulbs hanging from strings on ceiling

WordCamp Long Beach’s “Future of WordPress” Track Generates a Community Buzz

News

The WordCamp Long Beach Sunday track is getting a lot more attention in the greater WordPress community than is usual for the second day of a WordCamp.

The topic for the day is the “Future of WordPress,” and as we explain in the Call for Speakers, we plan to host talks and panels “exploring the more philosophical side of WordPress.”

Immediately after announcing the topic, we received an outpouring of support from prominent WordPress thought-leaders, like Morten Rand-Hendriksen:

The enthusiastic response even prompted prominent WordPress publication WPTavern to write an article about the “new concept” on August 6:

“These are the types of big picture presentations that you rarely see at smaller WordCamps. They are usually sprinkled in with other topics at larger camps, so having an entire track dedicated to the Future of WordPress is a unique opportunity for attendees to join in these important conversations.”

– WPTavern, August 6

As co-organizer Sé Reed says in the WPTavern article, the inspiration for the WordCamp Long Beach Sunday track is “the desire to have some ‘bigger’ conversations about WordPress, its place in the web/tech ecosystem, and where WordPress is headed.”

We need to be having these conversations openly and honestly, as a community. The future of WordPress is a big issue that affects everyone who works with WordPress.”

The entire WordCamp Long Beach organizing team is looking forward to hosting a positive and productive conversation about WordPress that will inspire a forward-thinking perspective in all our attendees.

We hope you will consider submitting a talk, whether for Sunday’s “Future of WordPress” track, or for our more traditional Saturday track focusing on users and WordPress professionals.

Microphone and crowd

Call for Speakers

Announcements

The WordCamp Long Beach Call for Speakers is officially open … and you are invited to apply!

Apply Now

WordCamps are local, volunteer-organized events, focused on WordPress and reflecting the local WordPress community. We are inviting developers, designers, bloggers, small business owners, artists, and entrepreneurs from all across Southern California to gather for the first WordCamp Long Beach.

What we’re looking for

Saturday will be a more traditional WordCamp, with practical topics for developing, designing, marketing, and managing WordPress websites. We will feature two tracks: one focused on Users–folks who use WordPress for their own websites; and the other geared toward Professionals–people who build or manage WordPress websites for other people and businesses. We’re looking for talks that address these audiences with useful, applicable knowledge.

Sunday we’re hosting a single track exploring the more philosophical side of WordPress. We’re looking for talks and panels that focus on the future of WordPress.

Potential topics

Saturday

  • Gutenberg
  • Themes (use/development)
  • Plugins (use/development)
  • Design
  • UI / UX
  • Site Performance
  • Blogging/Writing
  • API
  • WordPress as a Headless CMS
  • WooCommerce
  • Deployment
  • Security/Privacy
  • SEO
  • Marketing/marketing integration

Sunday

  • Internal Governance (WP Project)
  • External Governance (WP, WC3, GDPR, other acronyms)
  • Accessibility
  • The Future of WordPress
  • Future of the Web (technology, standards)
  • The WordPress Community
  • Backwards compatibility
  • WordPress’ impact on the open web
  • Third parties, browsers, operating systems, etc.

Who should apply?

You! It doesn’t matter if you’re a veteran speaker or this will be your first public speaking experience. WordCamp Long Beach speaker applications are open to anyone who has a passion for sharing their knowledge.

General guidelines

  • Your talk must be related to WordPress or WordPress users
  • All talk must be respectful of the community, the WordCamp code of conduct, and the GPL
  • Talks should be 30-40 minutes in length (you can also propose a workshop or panel!)
  • All sessions will be recorded for publication on WordPress.tv, and you will be asked to sign a waiver before giving your talk
  • Speakers will be provided a complimentary ticket to WordCamp Long Beach and an invite to a pre-camp dinner, but will not receive any additional compensation

Submit Your Speaker Application Today!
Apps will be open through Aug 23.

Apply Now
El Dorado Nature Center entrance sign

A Bit of Wildness on the Edge of the City

Explore Long Beach, Peter and Chris Explore Long Beach, Photo Galleries

El Dorado Nature Center

Spider web
Spider web at El Dorado Nature Center

On the east side of Long Beach, along the San Gabriel River, is the 800-acre El Dorado East Regional Park, first established in 1955. The park has picnic areas, three fishing ponds, a golf course and other attractions. My favorite is the 105-acre El Dorado Nature Center.

A Great Place To Wander

With more than two miles of trails, lakes, varied vegetation, a cool interpretive center and turtles!

Turle at the El Dorado Nature Center
Turtle basking at El Dorado Nature Center

This is a great place to wander in a semi-wild but friendly natural environment. Enjoy the sites and smells, the wildflowers, and assorted small animals.

Nature Center lake with palms
The pond is a beautiful feature of the reserve.

Read the Nature Center Web Site in Khmer

Check out the El Dorado Nature Center web site. You can read it in English, Spanish, Tagalog or Khmer!

The interactive interpretive center is filled with tactile displays. Don’t miss the display about the most dangerous animal in the reserve. Can you guess what it is?

What’s the Most Dangerous Animal in the Reserve?

Answer:

Humans

There are approximately 1.5 billion animals, for every one human on the planet. Even though we are greatly outnumbered we are still the most dangerous.

Images of the Reserve

  • El Dorado Nature Center
    El Dorado Nature Center
  • El Dorado Nature Center hours
    Center hours
  • Raft of turtles at the El Dorado Nature Center
    Baskinarturtles
  • Soaking Up The Sun
    Turtle interpretive sign
  • El Dorado Nature Center trail map
    Trail map
  • Attention Squirrels!
    Warning to squirrels
  • Yellow Flowers
    Yellow wildflowers
  • Living in Harmony
    Likving in Harmony
  • Bees and butterflies are busy!
    Bees and butterflies are busy!
  • Sunflowers
    Sunflowers
  • Lovely trail with bench
    Trail
  • Squirrel
    Squirrels people-watching
  • Hiking trail with tree
    Trail
  • El Dorado Nature Center grasslands
    California grassland
  • El Dorado Nature Center lake
    Palm
  • Jimson Weed in bloom
    Jimson weed
  • Lake with footbridge
    Pond
  • Shaggy fan palms
    Shaggy fan palm
  • Miles of trail at the Nature Center
    Trail view
  • Art exhibit at the interpretive center
    Art exhibit at interpretive Center
  • Celebrate the Wonders of the World
    Wonders of the World
  • Look and touch at interpretive center
    Stuff to touch
  • Insect Zoo at interpretive center
    Insect Zoo
  • Plants and soil display at the Nature Center
    Interpretive Center displays
  • The Benefits of Bugs
    Benefits of bugs
  • Discovering a sense of place
    History of the Land
  • How Do Owls Help Us?
    Owl display
  • What is the most dangerous animal at the Nature Center?
    Most dangerous animal?
  • The Most Dangerous Animal
    Look in the mirror!
  • Painting: Coyote Rabbits Birds Bugs
    Coyote mural
Happy people throwing hands up in the air at beach

Call for Volunteers

Announcements

We’re looking for volunteers! Would you like to give back to the WordPress community? Be part of the crew embarking on the first WordCamp Long Beach? Volunteering is a great way to get involved! We’re looking for folks with various abilities and availability, so anyone is welcome to apply.

Volunteer Roles and Duties

Here are some roles we’re looking for:

  • Registration and Swag: Greeting and checking in attendees. Handing out schedules and cool goodies :). 
  • Room Monitor and Emcee: Supporting speakers in session rooms with setup and time tracking. Introducing speakers and audience announcements. 
  • Happiness Bar: Helping attendees with WordPress questions and troubleshooting.
  • Setup and Clean Up: All volunteers are expected to help with tasks related to setting up and wrapping up the event in some capacity.

And several others!

Special Note

Please note that while we would cover the ticket cost for volunteers, it is not just “free admission”- we’ll need your help to make sure the event runs smoothly for everyone! If there are particular talks you would like to attend, we may be able to accommodate :).

If you have any questions in the meantime, feel free to reach out to Renee Johnson, volunteer wrangler, at wordcamplb@gmail.com 

Please fill out the form below to submit your interest in volunteering:

Long Beach Heritage tour group looking our the full-length French Door windows of the The Willmore Solarium

Peter and Chris Explore Long Beach

Explore Long Beach, Peter and Chris Explore Long Beach, Photo Galleries

Peter Rashkin: If you’re attending WordCamp Long Beach from out of town, we hope you’ll have the opportunity to get to know our city’s many charms. Chris and I decided to explore a few of them that you, too, might enjoy.

Christiana Mohr: In June, Peter and I went on a three-hour walking tour of Downtown Long Beach’s historic architecture. This month, we revisited some of our favorite buildings, saw some new sites and ate lunch at an awesome venue. Enjoy!

July Exploration Slideshow

Downtown Architecture Tour

Psychic Temple of the Holy Kiss

Peter: This month, we went for a long walk through downtown and along the coast. We met at the intersection of Long Beach and Broadway in downtown LB, in front of the Psychic Temple of the Holy Kiss. Built in 1905, this Romanesque Revival structure is the city’s second-oldest commercial building. We were here last month on a walking tour of downtown architecture.

  • Psychic Temple of the Holy Kiss
  • Pacific Tower Building - historic first venue for the Long Beach WordPress Meetup
    Our old Meetup location

Chris: The Psychic Temple of the Holy Kiss sits across from our old Meetup location. It was used by Baptist minister Rev. Price about a century ago as a meditation center. Rev. Price’s habit of selling bogus stock bloomed into a financial scandal that got him kicked out of his own charity.

After he left, the building was bought by a parishioner, who turned it into a hotel. It was also used as a WWII honky tonk. It’s now owned by a tech company and is being carefully restored.

All the Styles, All Together

Chris: Like many of the buildings downtown, the Psychic Temple combines different architectural styles. Here are more gorgeous buildings you can visit:

  • The Arts Building
  • Post Office
  • L’Opera
  • Current mayor’s home
  • Modern architecture
  • Romanesque Revival
  • Left to right: Contemporary, Modern (International Style), Streamline Moderne

Middough’s Men’s Shop

Peter: We wandered a bit in LB’s original commercial district. I particularly like Middoughs’ Men’s Shop.

Chris: The Middough building sits next to the Edison Theatre. It used to have a Boy’s and Men’s Shop, small claims court, and a gym. Now, it’s condominiums.

  • Middough’s Men’s Shop
  • Edison Theatre

Chris: Middough’s is a traditional three-part Beaux Arts skyscraper with typical Greek Revival motifs – flattened reductions of Neoclassical columns and realistic depictions of animals, plants, and people. But it also showcases some traditional Art Deco details like egg-and-dart, dentile teeth and stylized honeysuckles (often mistaken for shells). A mismatched Art Deco lobby was inserted on the ground floor in the 1930s.

The Federal Bank

Chris: Another Greek Revival building to check out is The Federal Bank. It’s now a restaurant. You’re welcome to admire the building’s filigree and its magnificent ceiling. The hostesses are used to site-seers.

  • Close-up of stone facade
  • Formidable entrance
  • Original filigree
  • Greek Revival decor

Shannon’s on Pine

Chris: My favorite downtown building is definitely Shannon’s. Shannon’s is Long Beach’s finest example of Art Deco. The colors and abstract motifs helped inspire this year’s WordCamp Long Beach theme. And the facade, wood interior, metal banisters, and tile are all original.

  • Original wood paneling
  • Original rails and tile
  • Our WordCampLB colors!
  • Original exterior

The Willmore

Chris: We finished last month’s architecture tour at The Willmore, an early twentieth century luxury condo high-rise with original art and furnishings boasting a panoramic view of the city from its rooftop garden.

The building was named after William Erwin Willmore, Long Beach’s first real estate developer. It was originally designed to be a three-part building like many of the other downtown skyscrapers built in the Beaux Arts style. The builders stopped after they’d built just two wings, but it’s still stunning.

  • The Willmore entrance
  • Solarium
  • Ground-floor lobby
  • Panoramic rooftop view

Stroll Down the Promenade

Peter: Next we wandered down the Promenade to the Long Beach Performing Arts Center and among the fountains. Got some pix of the whale mural at the Pacific Ballroom.

  • Whale mural at Long Beach Stadium
    Performing Arts Center fountains
  • Whale Mural at Long Beach Stadium
    Whale mural

Bluff Park

Peter: Then over to Bluff Park. The park runs more than a mile along the bluff, overlooking the beach and the Harbor. From the Long Beach Museum of Art at one end, it leads almost to Belmont Pier.

  • Cruising down the coast
  • Port of Long Beach
  • Oil Island in long Beach, from Bluff Park
    Pretty oil island

Peter: We find a parking spot and walk to the edge of the bluff to admire the view: the heavy port equipment far off… the Queen Mary and a visiting liner… the most beautiful “oil island”. You need to see it at night with its many-colored lights and illuminated waterfall. The city wouldn’t let them drill unless they made their oil platforms “pretty”.

“The THUMS Islands were built in 1965 to tap into the East Wilmington Oil Field. The landscaping and sound walls were designed to camouflage the operation and reduce noise, and they are the only decorated oil islands in the United States.”

Wikipedia

Long Beach Museum of Art

Peter: We walked west a short stretch to the Long Beach Museum of Art.

  • Peter exploring
  • Long Beach Museum of Art in 1911 Elizabeth Milbank Anderson House
    Long Beach Museum of Art
  • Giant woven sculptures
  • “Plastic Seal” by Bordalo II
  • LBMA cafe seating by the sea

Peter: The LBMA was opened in 1950 in the historic 1911 Elizabeth Milbank Anderson House. Since then it has expanded. In addition to the interesting permanent collection, the museum mounts a variety of exhibits, often cutting-edge and modern.

On this visit I was particularly struck by Plastic Seal, from the series Big Trash Animals by Spanish artist Bordalo II.

“The idea is to depict nature itself… out of materials that are responsible for its destruction.”

Bordalo II

Lunch at SteelCraft

Peter: We ended our exploration with lunch at SteelCraft, a new Long Beach hot spot built out of shipping containers.

Chris: Besides being adorably designed, SteelCraft offers many gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan and custom hand-made options across a variety of flavor profiles. We shared vegetarian broccoli pizza and vegetarian gyoza – and I got locally-made ice cream. The cones are free! It was delicious.

  • Welcome to SteelCraft
  • Beer on tap
  • Room with a view
  • Ramen and gyoza
  • Steelcraft for lunch
    Live music
  • Pizza and salad
  • Vegetarian options
  • This little piggy got eaten
  • Seasonal specials
  • Cozy and colorful

Join Us Next Time!

Peter: Our next exploration, on Saturday, July 27, will be at the El Dorado Nature Center, one of Long Beach’s hidden gems. Come with us!

Chris: See you soon!

Colleagues bumping fists in solidarity over desk

Call for Sponsors

Announcements

WordCamps wouldn’t be possible without the generous donations from our sponsors. Your participation will help make the very first WordCamp Long Beach a big success.

Interested in sponsoring WordCamp? Get started by clicking the link below.

Become a Sponsor

WordCamps are casual, volunteer-run events. Sponsor support for WordCamp enables attendees to experience the event for a low cost! A low cost ensures accessibility to individuals, small businesses, and nearly anyone who wants to attend.

Being a sponsor gives you a unique opportunity to help build and maintain our growing Long Beach WordPress community.

We’ve created sponsorship levels to fit every budget from big WordPress-focused businesses to small local agencies to independent freelancers building with WordPress for a living. Every sponsorship level includes at least one ticket to the exclusive Speaker/Sponsor/Volunteer Dinner Friday evening, October 4.

NO LONGER AVAILABLE – Carrier Sponsor: $2,500

  • 2x TABLES in Sponsor Gallery during main event
  • Logo on the site
  • Company description on the site
  • Recognition in a blog post thanking all sponsors just before the event
  • A Tweet and a post to Facebook thanking the sponsor
  • Logo on a slide projected between presentations
  • Logo on program
  • Recognition in a post-event email
  • Recognition during opening or closing remarks
  • 2 tickets to WCLB 2019
  • 2 tickets to Speaker/Sponsor/Volunteer Dinner

NO LONGER AVAILABLE – Cargo Sponsor: $1,900

  • TABLE in Sponsor Gallery during main event
  • Logo on the site
  • Company description on the site
  • Recognition in a blog post thanking all sponsors just before the event
  • A Tweet and a post to Facebook thanking the sponsor
  • Logo on a slide projected between presentations
  • 2 tickets to WCLB 2019
  • 1 ticket to Speaker/Sponsor/Volunteer Dinner

NO LONGER AVAILABLE – Tug Boat Sponsor: $750

  • 1 item of swag on the self-serve swag table in the Sponsor Gallery
  • Logo on the site
  • Company description on the site
  • Recognition in a blog post thanking all sponsors just before the event
  • 1 ticket to WCLB 2019
  • 1 ticket to Speaker/Sponsor/Volunteer Dinner

NO LONGER AVAILABLE – Longshoreman: $250

(Micro-Sponsorship)

  • Name listed on the site
  • Recognition in a blog post thanking all sponsors before the event
  • 1 ticket to WCLB 2019
  • 1 ticket to Speaker/Sponsor/Volunteer Dinner

Interested in sponsoring WordCamp this year?

Sponsor WordCamp Long Beach!

Special Sponsorship Opportunities

These sponsorship levels provide a unique opportunity to help with something physical and impactful to our Camp.

NO LONGER AVAILABLE – Speaker/Sponsor/Volunteer Dinner Sponsor
$2,000 = Second Tier Sponsor + $100

Sponsor our exclusive Speaker/Sponsor/Volunteer party. This sponsorship will net you a Cargo Level Sponsorship and the ability to provide dinner for everyone volunteering to make our camp happen!

Special Benefits

  • Logo on tabletop signage at the Dinner Friday evening
  • Exclusive right to distribute swag at the Dinner
  • Recognition in all Dinner-related blog posts and email correspondence
  • A Tweet and a post to Facebook with a photo of the Dinner thanking the Sponsor

NO LONGER AVAILABLE – Saturday Lunch Sponsor
$3,000 = First Tier Sponsor + $500

This sponsorship will net you a Carrier Level Sponsorship. Saturday is $3,000. Feed our hungry and curious attendees. Catering lunch is one of the more expensive components of our camp. Your generous support here will be appreciated.

Special Benefits

  • Logo on lunch signage on Saturday
  • Logo on tabletop signage on each outdoor dining table (seating 160) on Saturday
  • Recognition in all lunch-related blog posts and email correspondence
  • A Tweet and a post to Facebook with a photo of lunch thanking the Sponsor

NO LONGER AVAILABLE – After Party Sponsor
$4,000 = First Tier Sponsor + $1500

This sponsorship will net you a Carrier Level Sponsorship. The afterparty is an opportunity for attendees to have fun and network with new friends and old alike. Our event will also have a photo booth on hand to capture the fun moments from weekend.

Special Benefits

  • Logo on sign at After Party check-in table
  • Logo on all After Party photo booth instantly-printed photos
  • Space to distribute swag
  • Recognition in all After Party-related blog posts and email correspondence
  • A Tweet and a post to Facebook with a photo gallery of the After Party thanking the Sponsor

Our Sponsors

Be sure to check out the awesome businesses, people, and organizations who are sponsoring WordCamp Long Beach 2019. A donation, whether monetary or in-kind reflects the value these folks see in the Long Beach WordPress Community. This isn’t an advertising spend, it’s a community investment!

View Sponsors for WordCamp Long Beach