by Noella Noelophile®
Valentine’s Weekend is upon us. And anyone can make dinner reservations, buy chocolates and send roses.
If you’re in the Southern California area, you get to do much better than that.
This afternoon, Seaside Studios San Pedro hosts their “Empty Bowls Ice Cream Social Fundraiser”, at Anderson Senior Center. Not only will they have all kinds of the sweet, tempting stuff (make mine mint chocolate, please), but guests get to choose and keep a handpainted bowl in which their dessert will be served!
This is truly a special community event–not only because it’s fun and supports a great cause (Harbor Interfaith Services) but because Gayle Fleury and Regina Fernandez, artist/entrepreneur proprietors of Seaside Studios, have been inviting the community to paint these bowls, for free, in their studio. The results have been breathtaking!
Seaside Studios’ “Empty Bowls Ice Cream Social” happens from 2 to 4 this afternoon, Saturday, February 13th, 2016, at Anderson Senior Center, 828 South Mesa Street, between West 8th and West 9th, Streets, in San Pedro. Tickets are $25 each; here’s the link to reserve them, to guarantee a seat.
Then–tomorrow morning, you’re very likely to fall in love.
Tomorrow, for Valentine’s Day, Justin Rudd’s nonprofit Haute Dogs hosts twenty “Haute Dogs Contests”, at Long Beach’s Marine Stadium. The main event, at 10 am, will be the popular “Bulldog Beauty Contest”. Eight new dog competitions will also be included in the festivities. Admission’s free to if you’d like to be a spectator, but you can rent a front-row seat for $5.
The new contests include “Best Dog With a Disability”, “Most Photogenic”, “Prettiest (and Most Handsome) Dog”, and “Best Junior Handler”, for kids ages 8 through 16.
If you’d like to enter your favorite four-legged friend, registration is $10 through this evening, and $20 onsite. Again, this is a great time for a fantastic cause–proceeds benefit spay and neuter services, adoption and rescue services, and Justin’s nonprofit Community Action Team.
And–you just may come home with a new “forever” family member! The Pet Adoption Fair starts at 9:30, with the first dog competition at 9:40 tomorrow morning.