It's a Loaded Weekend of Events in El Segundo!

Hello, Gundo 👋 

As we put together this newsletter every week, it’s always amazing to see the range of events in our small town.

This Saturday is a great example.

Butterfly walk. Cooking class. Pickleball tournament. Painting event at a brewery. Musical theater performance. Screenings of a ‘50s western and ‘80s family movie. Comedy show. ‘90s and ‘00s dance party. Ice skating. Live music.

All in one day. All in a 16,000-person town.

Plus there’s so much more this week, including the third concert in the park, Mattel’s huge summer sale exclusive to El Segundo, and dozens of other events and deals.

As always, if and when new events pop up or any details change, we’ll share them on the Hello Gundo Instagram.

-Sam & Angie Greenspan

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WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

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, and/or visited to confirm whenever possible.

Thursday, July 10th

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

Trivia Night with MC Ken
🧑‍🎓 Five Point Five Brewing, ages 21+, 7 pm, free

Hello, Dolly!
💘 El Segundo Performing Arts Center, all ages, 7 pm, $25-$30
Music West’s all ages production.

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

💵 Thursday food, drinks, and deals

• Color Me Mine - Student discount with HS or college ID

• Porterhouse - social hour 4-5:30 pm and late night from 8-9:30 pm with food and drink specials

• 🚚 Food trucks and pop-ups: Grand Fish Tacos & Ceviche at Boardroom Brewery… No Mambres at Sugar Monkey Brewing… Crepes at The Coffee Bar… Spread, Please! inside Two Guns

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Friday, July 11th

Beach Movie Night: Encanto
🌺 Dockweiler Youth Center, all ages, 8 pm, free
Warning: I just heard Surface Pressure for the first time in about 3 years yesterday and that one gets stuck in your head like few other songs ever do. Anyway, no tickets are required for the Dockweiler movie nights. Seating is first come, first served. Bring a blanket or beach chair.

El Segundo Blue Butterfly Viewing & Educational Visit
🦋 Dockweiler Youth Center, all ages, 10 am-12 pm, free
Learn about the endangered blue butterflies and view them with the El Segundo Butterfly Coalition.

Summerfest Pickleball Tournament - Youth
🥒 🏓 Rec Park, ages 8-12 or 12-16, 5-8 pm, $25/person
Intermediate skill level required and you can sign up individually.

Parents’ Night Out
🎭️ Haven Studio (3827 W. Rosecrans, Hawthorne), ages 5-14, 6-9 pm, $50 plus 50% off each additional sibling
Drop off your kids for theater games, movies, and pizza dinner with El Segundo’s own Haven Academy of the Arts.

Sunset Sessions (chill house music)
🎧️ Sugar Monkey Brewing, 6-10 pm, free 

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

Live Music at The Tavern
🎸 The Tavern on Main, 9 pm, free

Hello, Dolly!
💘 El Segundo Performing Arts Center, all ages, 7 pm, $25-$30

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, drinks, and deals

• Free Slurpee Day - It’s 7/11, so get a free Slurpee at either of El Segundo’s two 7-Eleven locations

• 🍟 McDonald’s and Carl’s Jr (among others outside of El Segundo) - free fries for National French Fry Day

• Porterhouse - social hours 4-5:30 pm and 8-9:30 pm with food and drink specials

• 🚚 Food trucks and pop-ups: Freddy’s Birria Tacos at Boardroom Brewery… Bomba Yucateco at Sugar Monkey Brewing… Spread, Please! inside Two Guns… Firepit Pizza at The Coffee Bar

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Saturday, July 12th

Summerfest Pickleball Tournament - Adult
🥒 🏓 Rec Park, ages 18+, 8:30 am-5 pm, $70/team/event
Women’s doubles, mixed doubles, and men’s doubles competitions.

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
🔍️ Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 2:30 pm, $10-12
Screening of the 1989 movie that you saw in theaters. With special guest Amy O’Neill, who played the teen daughter also named Amy in the film.

The Art of Gnocchi Making - Cooking Class
🧑‍🍳 Hyatt Place, ages 14+ with parent or 21+, 5 pm, $59

Paint Your Pet
🐶 Boardroom Brewery, all ages, 5:30-8:30 pm, $55 includes pre-traced canvas and a beer

Shane
🤠 Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 7 pm, $10-$12
Screening of the 1953 classic western.

Dugout Comedy Club
😂 Beach City Baseball Academy, ages 13+, 8 pm, $28-$34

‘90s and ‘00s Dance Party
💃 G’s Il capo dei Bar, 8:30 pm-12:30 am, free

El Segundo Blue Butterfly Viewing & Educational Visit
🦋 Dockweiler Youth Center, all ages, 10 am-12 pm, free

Hello, Dolly!
💘 El Segundo Performing Arts Center, all ages, 2 pm and 7 pm, $25-$30

Coco in Concert Live to Film [outside the 🫧 warning]
💀 Burton Chace Park, all ages, 7-8:30 pm, free
The Marina del Rey Summer Symphony performs the Coco score live to the film.

Live Music at The Tavern
🎸 The Tavern on Main, 9 pm, free

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, drinks, and deals

• The Tavern on Main - kids eat free for brunch, 9 am-2 pm

• Eat Fantastic - kids eat free

• The Kebab Shop - kids eat free

• Porterhouse - social hour 8-9:30 pm with food and drink specials

• 🚚 Food trucks and pop-ups: Magos Taquitos at Boardroom Brewery… LA Cheesesteaks at Sugar Monkey Brewing… breakfast burritos at The Coffee Bar… Spread, Please! inside Two Guns

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Sunday, July 13th

Summer Concerts in the Park #3
🎶 Library Park, all ages, 4 pm, free
Wayward Songs is playing. Do they open and close with Kansas? You’ll have to be there to find out.

Kid Boots
🏨 Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 2:30 pm, $20
Screening of the 1926 comedy, accompanied live on organ.

Live Music Sundays at The Tavern
🎸 The Tavern on Main, 4 pm, free

Public skate at the Toyota Sports Performance Center
⛸️ Toyota Sports Performance Center, all ages, 1-3 pm, $11.50-$15.50

💵 Sunday food, drinks, and deals

• Eat Fantastic - kids eat free

• The Kebab Shop - kids eat free

• 🚚 Food trucks and pop-ups: Eta Peruvian BBQ at Boardroom Brewery… Cali Criz P at Sugar Monkey Brewing… Spread, Please! inside Two Guns

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Monday, July 14th

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

Craft ‘N Chat
🖼️ Public Library, ages 18+, 12-1 pm, free

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

💵 Monday food, drinks, and deals

• Rock & Brews - kids eat free

• Scooter’s Jungle Open Play - 1-5 pm, $23 for child + 1 adult

• Porterhouse - social hours 4-5:30 pm and 8-9:30 pm with food and drink specials

• Color Me Mine - $5 studio fee for kids 5 and under

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Tuesday, July 15th

Mattel Summer Sale Event
🎎 Mattel Toy Store (333 Continental Blvd), all ages, 10 am-3 pm
Up to 70% off toys, offered only in El Segundo and nowhere else.

Game Night
🎮️ Sugar Monkey Brewing, ages 21+, 3-9 pm, free
Games including board games, Xbox, ping pong, pool, darts, Pop-a-Shot, and more.

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

El Segundo Blue Butterfly Viewing & Educational Visit
🦋 Dockweiler Youth Center, all ages, 10 am-12 pm, free

Crafteen
🍕 Stuft Pizza, ages 6th-12th grade, 3:30-4:30 pm, free

Preschool Storytime
🧒 Public Library, ages 3-5 + adult, 10-10:30 am, free

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

🌮 Tuesday food, drinks, and deals

• Cinema West - $8 movies all day and night (save the fees by buying in person)

• Topgolf - half off game play every Tuesday

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

• G’s Il Capo dei Bar - Taco Tuesday specials

• Standard Station - Taco Tuesday specials

• The Tavern on Main - 2 for 1 burgers

• Burger Lounge [outside the 🫧 warning] - kids eat free

• Porterhouse - social hours 4-5:30 pm and 8-9:30 pm with food and drink specials

• Rock & Brews - Taco Tuesday specials

• 🎨 Color Me Mine - BOGO studio fee

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Wednesday, July 16th

Summer Movie Nights at The Point: E.T.
🏝️ The Point, all ages, 8-10 pm, free

King Trivia
🧑‍🎓 Boardroom Brewery, ages 21+, 7 pm

Summer Movie Clubhouse - The Wild Robot [outside the 🫧 warning]
🤖 Cinemark Playa Vista, 9:30 am, $1.75 per ticket

The Point Kids Club
☀️ The Point, no ages specified but activities skew younger, 10 am-12 pm, free
This month is a Summer Outdoor Adventure theme with an ice cream slime craft, bubbles, parachutes, and stilt walkers.

Wonderful Wednesdays
😃 Public Library, ages 5-10, 3-3:45 pm, free
Activities can include stories, crafts, or scavenger hunts.

Baby/Toddler Storytime
👶 Public Library, ages 0-3 + caregiver, 10-10:20 am or 10:30-10:50 am, free

Mattel Summer Sale Event
🎎 Mattel Toy Store (333 Continental Blvd), all ages, 10 am-3 pm
Up to 70% off toys, a sale offered only in El Segundo and nowhere else.

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

💵 Wednesday food, drinks, and deals

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

• G’s Il Capo dei Bar - Kids eat ½ off

• The Slice & Pint - $2 off wine and chicken parm night

• Rock & Brews - burger specials

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

• Porterhouse - social hours 4-5:30 pm and 8-9:30 pm with food and drink specials

• Color Me Mine - $5 studio fee after 5 pm

• 🚚 Food trucks and pop-ups: Spread, Please! inside Two Guns

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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

Gundo Scoop

Last call: The El Segundo Art Walk is looking for artists and venues
This year’s annual Art Walk is Saturday, August 23rd. If you’re interested in being a contributing artist, venue, or sponsor, check out their website to apply by July 18th.

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New & Ongoing Deals

🎬️ CinemaWest’s Platinum Movie Rewards
- 2 tickets and concession discounts for $20/month.

⛳️ Topgolf deals
- Half off Monday thru Thursday
- 30 minutes of free play time

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Save the Date

Events coming up, often where it’s wise to get your tickets sooner rather than later.

• Frida Fiesta - Frida Kahlo paint & sip at La Paz 7/17.

• Ice Skating Fundraiser for El Segundo Youth Cheer - 7/25.

• Free Beach Movie Nights - Every Friday night at Dockweiler.

• Summer Concerts in the Park - 7/27, 8/10, 8/24.

• Summer Movie Nights at The Point - 7/23, 7/30.

• Movie in the Park - 8/2. The movie is Inside Out 2.

• Upcoming Old Town Music Hall movies and events - Saturdays and Sundays. Many of these will sell out.

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Who are you and why are you doing this?

We’re Sam and Angie Greenspan, El Segundo residents and since 2016 and major El Segundo boosters ever since.

We also believed we were the right people to give this town its first newsletter.

Angie’s a realtor who works here in town and all over L.A. — so she’s plugged in to everything happening and has been a de facto source for local event info for years. Sam’s a writer and works in email marketing.

Please spread the word!

— Sam & Angie Greenspan

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!