49 Events & Deals in Town This Week

Hello, Gundo 👋 

So… this wasn’t how we intended to start our first newsletter, but the reality and gravity of what’s happening with these fires mere miles from our town is on the top of our minds.

While tragedies bring unthinkable pain and sadness, they also have a way of bringing out the best side of humanity.

If you know you want to do something but don’t even know where to begin, here’s a link to the Los Angeles Times’s list of things you can do to help the victims. Also, there’s a local donation drive here in town today. And when we hear of other local efforts happening during this week (before our newsletter next Thursday), we’ll make sure to share them on our Hello Gundo Instagram.

While this week has been heavy for many, we still want to share ways to come together — whether to find a little joy, support, or connection.

Here’s what’s happening around the neighborhood this week.

— Angie & Sam

Curious who we are and why we’re doing this? Check out the end of this newsletter.

WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

Looking for something to do around town this week? Here’s what’s happenin’…

Note - Though we strive for 100% accuracy, as we all know too well: Schedules are subject to change. All event details are based on latest information on websites/social media. We’ve also called, DMed, or visited to confirm whenever possible.

Thursday, January 9th

Donation Drive for Fire Victims
⛑️ G’s il Capo Dei Bar, 4 pm - 12 am

Cancelled  Farmer’s Market
🥕 Main Street, all ages, 3-7 pm

Trivia Night with MC Ken
🧑‍🎓 Five Point Five Brewing, ages 21+, 7 pm
Register your team with the South Bay trivia league here

Public skate at the Toyota Sports Performance Center
⛸️ Toyota Sports Performance Center, all ages, 2:30-5 pm, $11.50-$15.50

💵 Thursday food & drink deals

• No deals this week 🙁

• 🚚 Food trucks: SoLA Po Boys at El Segundo Brewing Company… Magos Tacos at Boardroom

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Friday, January 10th

Painting the Future
🎨 Color Me Mine, ages 21+, 6-9 pm, $20
Pottery painting and tarot card readings. BYOB.

Kids Night Out - Snowball Battle
❄️ Bay Club El Segundo, ages 2-12, 5-8 pm, $45 members / $55 non-members
Have a night out while the kids enjoy a pizza dinner and controlled chaos activities.

Cancelled  Tiny Tots Winter Storytime Bonfire
🔥 Rec Park fire circle, families and kids (ages 0-5 recommended), 6:30 pm, free

Karaoke Night
🎤 Standard Station, ages 21+, 9:30 pm

Public skate at the Toyota Sports Performance Center
⛸️ Toyota Sports Performance Center, all ages, 2:30-5 pm and 7:30-9:45 pm, $11.50-$15.50

💵 Friday food & drink deals

• Win $100 to Japonica - enter before Friday (winners announced 1/10 at noon)

• 🚚 Food trucks: Kreung Kitchen at El Segundo Brewing Company… Lower Case Deli at Boardroom

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Saturday, January 11th

Laurel and Hardy Festival
📽️ Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 2:30 pm and 7 pm, $10-$12
3 short films, with the silent one accompanied live on organ.

Collectables Grading and Trade Night
⚾️ Bullpen Sports HQ, all ages, 12-7 pm drop off, 4-7 pm trade event
Get your collectables authenticated and graded by PSA.

Public skate at the Toyota Sports Performance Center
⛸️ Toyota Sports Performance Center, all ages, 1-3 pm and 7:30-9:45 pm, $11.50-$15.50

💵 Saturday food & drink deals

• Boardroom - 20% off beer for wearing a football jersey on game days

• Rock & Brews - game day food and drink specials

• Eat Fantastic - kids eat free

• The Kebab Shop - kids eat free

• 🚚 Food trucks: Gochu Gang at El Segundo Brewing Company… Freddy’s Birria Tacos at Boardroom

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Sunday, January 12th

The Jane Austen Evening Dance Class
💃 Masonic Lodge, ages 13+, 1:00 pm
Beginner/intermediate English country dancing class to prepare for the Jane Austen Evening ball in Pasadena on 1/25.

March of the Penguins
🐧 Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 2:30 pm, $10-$12

💵 Sunday food & drink deals

• Boardroom - 20% off beer for wearing a football jersey on game days

• Rock & Brews - game day food and drink specials

• Eat Fantastic - kids eat free

• The Kebab Shop - kids eat free

• 🚚 Food trucks: Opochtli Ceviche at El Segundo Brewing Company… LA Heaven Burger at Boardroom

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Monday, January 13th

Craft ‘N Chat
🧑‍🎨 Public Library - Community Room, ages 18+, 12-1 pm, free

Lucky Guess Trivia
🧑‍🎓 Sugar Monkey Brewing, ages 21+, 6:30-8:30 pm

💵 Monday food & drink deals

• Rock & Brews - kids eat free, also Game Day specials

• Boardroom - 20% off beer for wearing a football jersey on game days

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Tuesday, January 14th

Mattel Toy Store reopening
🧸 333 Continental Blvd., 10 am - 5 pm
Must sign up for or hold a toy store membership for promotional pricing and discounts (you can sign up at the store).

Trivia with Budds
🧑‍🎓 Brewport Tap House, ages 21+, 7 pm (last table reservation is at 6:30 pm)

Preschool Storytime
📙 Public Library - Sue Carter Community Room, ages 3-5 + caregiver, 10-10:30 am, free
Limited tickets distributed at Youth Information Desk 15 minutes before start.

💵 Tuesday food & drink deals

• Sauced - Game Night (discounted games including axe throwing, live DJ)

• Standard Station - Taco Tuesday specials

• Rock & Brews - Taco Tuesday specials

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Wednesday, January 15th

Paint Your Pet & Sip
🐶 Five Point Five Brewing Company, ages 21+, 6:30-8:30 pm, $38-$55 (supplies provided)
Tickets must be purchased by Sunday, 1/12.

An Evening Book Tasting
📚 Richmond Bar & Grill, ages 18+, 6-8 pm, free (RSVP at the Library or 310-524-2728)
The El Segundo Public Library staff guides you through “a curated selection of literary genres.

Recession-Proof Comedy
😆 Brewport Tap House, ages 21+, 8 pm

Trivia Night
🧑‍🎓 Standard Station, ages 21+, 7 pm

Baby/Toddler Storytime
📘 Public Library, ages 0-3 + caregiver, 10-10:20 am or 10:30-10:50 am
⚠️ Limited tickets distributed at Youth Information Desk 15 minutes before start.

Wonderful Wednesdays
🧒 Public Library - Sue Carter Community Room, ages 5-10 + adult, 3-3:45 pm, free
Staff-led activities including stories, crafts, or scavenger hunts.

💵 Wednesday food & drink deals

• Sauced - Hump Day Wednesday (discounted games, all night happy hour)

• Rock & Brews - burger specials

• Smashburger Manhattan Beach [outside the 🫧 warning] - kids eat free

• 🚚 Food trucks: Tripp Burgers at El Segundo Brewing Company

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Do you have an event, activity, or local deal you’d like to see included in a future newsletter? Respond to this email and let us know.

“THE SECOND” HALF

Welcome to the Neighborhood

Because this is our first issue and lots happened over the past few weeks, we have a whole bunch of new spots to welcome to town…

Creamy Boys
🍦 118 W. Grand Ave., open daily
After its food truck made many a visit to El Segundo, New Zealand-style ice cream shop Creamy Boys opened a permanent location in town on December 13th. It’s in the spot on Grand where Dipped used to be.

Tasty Hawaiian
🌴 743 N. Douglas St., open Mon-Sat
The selections on Douglas continue to grow with Tasty Hawaiian opening its newest location here in El Segundo.

Tera Coffee
☕️ 747 N. Douglas St., open daily
Currently in its soft opening between 6 am and 2 pm. Their specialty is hot lattes but they have a whole variety of other items including drip coffee, tea, boba, and desserts.

Acorn Wellness
💆‍♀️ 333 Richmond St., open daily
Zero gravity massage chairs! Described as “the fusion of cutting-edge technology and holistic health practices,” they’re offering the “ultimate relaxation experience” through their massage chairs.

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Gundo Scoop

Hey, there’s a new mayor
In case you missed this, while you were on vacation, City Council has elected Chris Pimentel as the new mayor of El Segundo.

Hey, there’s a new sign
It was harder to miss this.

Even more conveniently-located L.A. chain chicken
[outside the 🫧 warning] LA institution Zankou Chicken is coming to the South Bay this summer. Location is 17100 Hawthorne Blvd., Lawndale (where Boston Market used to be). First Calif. Chicken Cafe last year and now this!

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Who are you and why are you doing this?

We’re Angie and Sam Greenspan. We moved our family to El Segundo in 2016 and have gone all-in on the community ever since.

If you’ve ever asked a question about where to go or what to do around town, someone’s likely directed you to Angie to answer it.

But Angie found she was following dozens and dozens of Facebook groups, local group texts, and Instagram accounts — and it shouldn’t be that hard to keep up with what’s happening in a relatively small town.

We realized that with our combined set of skills, we were the right people to solve that problem. Angie’s a realtor who works here in town and all over L.A. — so she’s plugged in to everything happening. Sam’s a writer and an exec at an email marketing company. If we couldn’t put together the best possible El Segundo newsletter, then what are we even doing?

So… we did it. We have no idea what this newsletter could become, but we’re here for the ride to find out.

And we’re thrilled you’re here for the ride as well.

— Angie & Sam

P.S. If you have any ideas or anything you want to see us include in this newsletter, reply to this email to let us know!

P.P.S. Since this is a family affair, our son Max drew a comic for this issue.