From the Dept. of Political Irony comes an interview with Sarah Palin after she ceremoniously pardoned a Thanksgiving turkey. Meanwhile, a fellow Alaskan slaughters a couple birds in the background. Enjoy.

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Chelsea Handler: Bringing laughs to Long Beach. 8pm.
TERRACE THEATER 300 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach 90802. longbeachcc.com.
Shiloe: With Box Violet and The Terrapin. 9pm. $5.
QUE SERA 1923 E Seventh St, Long Beach 90813. thequesera.com.

Turkey Dinner Dance: With food, music, dancing and more. 5pm.
LONG BEACH SENIOR CENTER 1140 E Fourth St, Long Beach 90802. 562.570.3533.
Cliff Wagner: [...]

Philip and Jackie Smith pull out of the Acres of Books parking lot for the last time.

I cannot believe some readers’ ranting and hissing about Diana Bosetti, the parent whose actions against the Long Beach Unified School District’s (LBUSD) deceptive misuse of Title I funds at Los Cerritos School were the subject of the District Weekly’s story, “No Cinnamon Roll Left Behind.”  These arrogant supporters of bad government are lame.
There is [...]

Sleepy Sun: With Forcefield ON and Big City Rock. $5. 21+.
ALEX’S BAR 2913 E Anaheim St, Long Beach 90804. alexsbar.com.
Community Happy Hour: Jim Michaelian on “Toyota Grand Prix: Past, Present and Future.” 5:30pm.
BIXBY BUSINESS CENTER 4401 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach 90807. bixbyknollsinfo.com.
Little Teeth: With Paper Planes and The Henry Clay People. 21+.
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In an important embrace of these digital times, the ever-excellent LIFE magazine has partnered with Google to digitize its photo archives, which somehow stretch all the way back to the 1750s. Of all the Southern California shots, LA logically gets the best, but Long Beach is well represented, too. There are iconic photos of the [...]

The Smiths hand over the keys, to a man from a company we’ve never heard of. And that’s it
I know we keep saying it, but Wednesday was really, really the last, last day at Acres of Books. Ever.
That’s because Wednesday was the day that owners Philip and Jackie Smith of Newport Beach (he’s the grandson [...]

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Delta Nove: Plus members of Ozomatli. $10. 21+.
THE BLUE CAFE 210 Promenade, Long Beach 90802. 562.983.1111; thebluecafe.com.

The Gulf of California: A sea on the edge. 7pm.
AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach 90802. aquariumofpacific.org.
Happy Hour: Drink deals. 5-10pm.
MORRY’S 5764 E Second St, Long Beach 90803. 562.433.0405; morrys.com.
Coffee with the Commander: Join LBPD for [...]

The city auditor’s office salutes our longest-serving leader. You have no idea
It’s tough to praise famous Long Beach city auditors. There are 11, but until Tuesday, who could name them? Ira S. Hatch, anybody? What about Harvey Durkee? And what about Myrtelle L. Gunsul?
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