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It's El Segundo's Last Concert and 1st Summer Skate

And lots more to do in town all weekend

Hello, Gundo 👋 

Time to make the most of the summer while it’s still here! There’s quite a bit happening in El Segundo all week, from the last Concert in the Park to the first-ever Summer Skate event. Plus a whole lot more.

Make sure to watch the Hello Gundo Instagram as we’ll share everything new that pops up.

-Sam & Angie Greenspan

WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

We follow 150+ Instagram accounts, Facebook pages and groups, websites, and email lists to put together this comprehensive guide to everything happening in El Segundo this week.

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.

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Thursday, August 6th

Mom’s Millennial Mix Dance Party - Y2K Edition [outside the 🫧 , but hosted by Gundoians]
💃 Patrick Molloys (Hermosa), 6-9 PM, $20

Georgian Wine Tasting + DJ Set
🍷 Vinoteca @ Blum (150 PCH), 6 PM, $25
Featuring five wines from Pheasant’s Tears Wines and Dj OnceWise.

Farmers’ Market
🫑 Main St., all ages, 3-7 PM, free

Goblin Loot Game Night 
 🃏 Stuft Pizza, all ages, 5:30 PM, $25

Mahjong Night
🀄️ G’s il Capo dei Bar, 7 PM, free

Trivia with MC Ken
🧠 Five Point Five Brewing, 7 PM, free

Live Music
🎸 Old Town Patio, 5-8 PM, free

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+

💵 Thursday food, drinks, and deals

  • Porterhouse - social hours 4-6 PM and 8-9:30 PM with food and drink specials

  • Stuft Pizza - $1 slice night

  • Habit Burger & Grill - kids eat free (Mon-Thurs, 1 meal per week)

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Friday, August 7th

Dockweiler Beach Movie Nights - The Princess and the Frog
🐸 Dockweiler Youth Center, all ages, 8 PM, free
The weekly free Dockweiler movies continue. Reservations aren’t required but you can grab one at the link.

Annie - El Segundo Youth Drama performance
🧑‍🦰 El Segundo Performing Arts Center, all ages, 7-9 PM, $12
To get tickets, at the link above, click on El Segundo Youth Drama and then on a tickets link.

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

House on Tap (live DJs)
🎛️ Sugar Monkey Brewing, 6-10 PM, free

Live Music
🧑‍🎤 The Tavern, ages 21+, 8 PM, free

Live Music
🎸 Old Town Patio, all ages, 5-8 PM, free

Live Music with Mark & Brian
🎵 Hilton Garden Inn, 6-9 PM, free

Wall Luminaries
🕯️ Standard Ceramics, ages 12+, 6:30-8:30 PM, $100
Hand build a ceramic wall sconce.

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+

💵 Friday food, drinks, and deals

  • Scooter’s Jungle Open Play - all ages, 2-6 PM, $23 + 1 adult

  • Porterhouse - social hours 4-6 PM and 8-9:30 PM with food and drink specials

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Saturday, August 8th

Summer Skate
🛼 Rec Park Inline Hockey Rink, all ages 5-7 PM and ages 21+ 7:30-9:30 PM, $25-$30
The Kiwanis Club’s first Summer Skate event. Featuring music, food, and drinks.

National Pickleball Day
🎾 CaliSMASH, 4-6:30 PM, $39
Open play, contests, giveaways, and prizes. Followed by a glow party.

Don’t Tell Comedy
🤣 Secret location, ages 21+, 8:30 PM, $30
Location will be revealed the day of the show. (It’s a brewery… but which one???)

Bullitt
🚘️ Old Town Music Hall, 7 PM, $10-$12
Screening of the 1968 Steve McQueen action movie.

Start With S.T.E.A.M.
🔬 El Segundo Public Library, ages 0-15, 10:30-11 AM, free

Raga Soundbath
🪷 Live Your Best Life, 6 PM, donations

Annie - El Segundo Youth Drama performance
🧑‍🦰 El Segundo Performing Arts Center, all ages, 7-9 PM, $12

Live Music 
🎸 Old Town Patio, all ages, 5-8 PM, free

Live Music
🎸 The Tavern on Main, ages 21+, 8 PM, free

West Basin Public Tour [currently sold out]
🚰 Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility, ages 7+, 10 AM-12 PM, free

Dear Van Gogh - Sky Assembly [currently sold out]
🖼️ Big Door Studios, 1-5 PM
If you’re confused (and you are), this is a video game thing.

Mary Poppins [currently sold out]
☂️ Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 2:30 PM, $10-12
Screening of the 1964 Disney classic.

Wall Luminaries
🕯️ Standard Ceramics, ages 12+, 6:30-8:30 PM, $100
Hand build a ceramic wall sconce.

💵 Saturday food, drinks, and deals

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Sunday, August 9th

FINAL Summer Concert in the Park - Woodie & The Longboards
🏄️ Library Park, all ages, 4-7:30 PM, free
The last summer concert of the season, with surf rock music.

Angel City FC Official Watch Party
⚽️ Rock & Brews, all ages, 5-8:30 PM, free
Watch ACFC on the road against the Seattle Reign. With a halftime raffle.

Board Game & RPG Night
🃏 Moose Lodge, ages 21+, 3-6 PM, free

Community Workout & Shopping Event
🏋️ Madewell at The Point, 10 AM-1 PM, free
A strength training workout followed by snacks and drinks.

Hugo
🕰️ Old Town Music Hall, 2:30 PM, $10-$12
Screening of the 2011 film that’s not about the Hello Gundo family dog.

Mahjong, Sips & Drink Gems [currently sold out]
🀄️ Blum, 5-7 PM, $85

Annie - El Segundo Youth Drama performance
🧑‍🦰 El Segundo Performing Arts Center, all ages, 3-5 PM, $12

Live Music
🎶 Old Town Patio, 1-4 PM, free

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

💵 Sunday food, drinks, and deals

  • The Kebab Shop - kids eat free

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Monday, August 10th

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

Meditate in El Segundo
🧘 Blue Butterfly Coffee, all ages and levels, 7-8:15 PM, suggested $15 donation

Crochet Club
🧶 El Segundo Public Library, grades 3-5, 3-3:45 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

  • EZPZ - free small soft-serve with purchase of a slice or pie

  • Scooter’s Jungle Open Play - all ages, 11-3, $23 + 1 adult

  • Rock & Brews - kids eat free

  • Marmalade Cafe - kids eat free 3 PM - close

  • Vinny’s Pizza - half off medium pizzas

  • Habit Burger & Grill - kids eat free (Mon-Thurs, 1 meal per week)

  • El Segundo Brewing Co - Reverse happy hour: $2 off beers, 7 pm to close.

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

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Tuesday, August 11th

Blue Butterfly Maintenance Evening
🦋 W. Imperial Ave., 5-7 PM

Trivia with Budds
🧑‍🎓 Brewport Tap House, ages 21+, 6 PM, free

Trivia Night at California Smash
🤔 California Smash, 5-9 PM

Dart League
🎯 El Segundo Brewing Co., ages 21+, 4 PM-close

Game Night
🕹️ Sugar Monkey Brewing, 3-9 PM, 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

  • NEW! EZPZ - buy one, get one free slices or soft serve

  • Love.Life - 50% off smoothies, 3-8 PM

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

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

  • Taco Tuesday at G’s Il Capo dei Bar, Standard Station, and Rock & Brews

  • Habit Burger & Grill - kids eat free (Mon-Thurs, 1 meal per week)

  • El Segundo Brewing Co - Reverse happy hour: $2 off beers, 7 pm to close.

  • Porterhouse - food & drink specials from 4-6 PM and 8-9:30 PM

  • Color Me Mine - BOGO studio fee

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Wednesday, August 12th

Summer Concerts at the Point
🎤 The Point, all ages, 6-8 PM, free
This week’s free concert is Country House Party (country rock).

El Segundo Mahjong Club
🀄️ Joslyn Recreation Center, 5-7:30 PM, free

Boardroom Run Club
🏃 Boardroom Brewery, 6 PM, free
A ~5k run to the beach.

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

  • True Food Kitchen - 15% off $50+ every Wednesday in July & Aug during The Point Summer Concerts. Order online and use code CONCERT.

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

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

  • Marmalade Cafe - ½ off all bottles of wine

  • Habit Burger & Grill - kids eat free (Mon-Thurs, 1 meal per week)

  • Rock & Brews - burger specials

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

  • Porterhouse - Wine Wednesdays (25% off bottles) and food & drink specials from 4-5:30 PM and 8-9:30 PM

  • El Segundo Brewing Co - Reverse happy hour: $2 off beers, 7 pm to close.

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

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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

Watch the LA Chargers training camp in person
Tickets are FREE but going fast, so if you’re interested, grab them ASAP.

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New & Ongoing Deals

Free pizza for students at Slice & Pint
Slice & Pint is offering a student reward card for free cheese slices this summer.

🎬️ Summer Movie Clubhouse at Cinemark
A weekly kids movie for $1.75/ticket at 9:30 AM. Howard Hughes is on Mondays and Playa Vista is on Wednesdays.

⛳️ Topgolf deals
50% off Mon-Fri all day and/or snag 30 minutes of free play time.

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Save the Date / Get Your Tickets Now

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

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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!