It's Meat Week in El Segundo

Plus a busy summer week with lots of free activities, from movies to live shows

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Hello Gundo
June 05, 2025

Hello, Gundo 👋 

The El Segundo schools are still in session but based on the huge slate of events this week, it feels like summer is here.

The annual Gundo Comedy & BBQ Festival is just the beginning as we’ve also got the first free movie at Dockweiler and lots more free stuff to do all weekend and beyond.

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

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

— Sam & Angie Greenspan

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Gundo Comedy & BBQ Festival STARTS TODAY!!! - 6/5-6/8
The nation’s hottest pitmasters and funniest comedians are teaming up for 6 shows at venues all over El Segundo — culminating in a BBQ extravaganza at Library Park.
Tickets now on sale!

This is a paid sponsorship. Payment is never required for an event to be featured in Hello Gundo. However, if you do want to sponsor the newsletter, you’ll get a cool featured spot like this.

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, June 5th

Comedy Show @ Old Town Music Hall + BBQ
🤣 Old Town Music Hall, ages 18+, 8 pm, $25 comedy and $30 BBQ
The kickoff event of the Gundo Comedy & BBQ Festival. For BBQ 🍖, head across to Richmond Bar & Grill before the show.

Wisely Wasted Comedy
😆 Boardroom Brewery, ages 21+, 8 pm, $6-$12

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

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

  • Scooter’s Jungle Open Play - 4-6 pm, $23 for child + 1 adult

  • 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: Lower Case Deli at Boardroom Brewery… Irie Tacos at Sugar Monkey Brewing… Crepes at The Coffee Bar… Spread, Please! inside Two Guns

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Friday, June 6th

Beach Movie Night: Shrek
👹 Dockweiler Youth Center, all ages, 8 pm, free
No tickets are required. Seating is first come, first served. Bring a blanket or beach chair. (Note: The ticket website says it’s sold out but, again, tickets aren’t required. Still, just get there early and you should be fine.)

Finding Nemo Jr. - ES Youth Drama Program
🐠 Rec Park Clubhouse, all ages, 7 pm, $12
To get tickets, click on “Special Events.”

Comedy Show @ Five Point Five Brewery + BBQ
🤣 Five Point Five Brewing, ages 21+, 7 pm, $25 comedy and $30 BBQ
There will be BBQ available on the back deck as well.

Comedy Show @ WWOO Kitchen Event Space + BBQ
😆 WWOO Kitchen, ages 18+, 9 pm, $25 comedy and $30 BBQ
Doors open at 7:30 for food.

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

Kids Night Out
🧒 Bay Club El Segundo, ages 2-12, 5-8 pm, $45 for members or $55 for non-members
Activities for kids while parents have a night out.

Live Music at The Tavern
🎸 The Tavern on Main, 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-$15.50

💵 Friday food, drinks, and deals

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

  • 🚚 Food trucks and pop-ups: AGL Meats at Boardroom Brewery… Spread, Please! inside Two Guns… Firepit Pizza at The Coffee Bar

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Saturday, June 7th

The Bullpen Card Show
⚾️ The Bullpen, all ages, 11 am-5 pm, free

BBQ Master Class with Big Moe Cason
🍖 WWOO Kitchen, all ages, 12 pm, $70
Learn BBQ techniques and have lots of tastes.

BBQ Master Class with Mel Chmilar
🍖 WWOO Kitchen, all ages, 2 pm, $70
Learn BBQ techniques and have lots of tastes.

Diamonds Are a Crafts Best Friend
💎 G’s Il Capo dei Bar, all ages, 12-2 pm, $30
Make diamond art and enjoy some snacks.

Louie Cruz Beltran performance
🥁 Public Library, all ages, 2 pm, free
Performance by Afro Cuban and Latin percussionist Louie Cruz Beltran.

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
🍫 Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 2:30 pm, $10-$12
Screening of the 1971 Gene Wilder classic.

Duel
🚚 Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 7 pm, $10-$12
Screening of Steven Spielberg’s first film, a 1971 made-for-TV thriller.

Comedy Show @ Smoky Hollow Roasters
😆 Smoky Hollow Roasters, ages 18+, 7 pm, $25 comedy and $30 BBQ
Tailgate with BBQ starts at 5:30 pm.

Comedy Show @ South Bay Customs
😆 South Bay Customs, ages 21+, 9 pm, $25 comedy and $30 BBQ
Doors open at 7:30 with BBQ at 8 pm.

Finding Nemo Jr. - ES Youth Drama Program
🐠 Rec Park Clubhouse, all ages, 2 pm and 7 pm, $12

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: Freddy’s Birria Tacos at Boardroom Brewery… breakfast burritos at The Coffee Bar… Spread, Please! inside Two Guns

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Sunday, June 8th

The BBQ Main Event
🍖 Library Park, all ages, 12 pm, $44
Live music, a kids comedy show, beer garden, and BBQ.

Coast Music Band Showcase
🎸 The Point, all ages, 11 am-8 pm, free

Comedy Show @ Old Town Patio
😆 Old Town Patio, ages 18+, 7 pm, $25
This one is sold out, but keep an eye on it in case more tickets open up.

Show People
🏔️ Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 2:30 pm, $20
Screening of the 1928 silent film, accompanied live on organ.

Drag Queen Bingo Brunch
⚪️ G’s Il Capo dei Bar, 1-4 pm, $25
Sold out as of now. (Always check the section at the bottom of this newsletter with upcoming events to make sure you don’t miss out on popular tickets!)

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

Finding Nemo Jr. - ES Youth Drama Program
🐠 Rec Park Clubhouse, all ages, 2 pm, $12
To get tickets, click on “Special Events.”

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 Peruvia at Boardroom Brewery… Spread, Please! inside Two Guns

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Monday, June 9th

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

  • 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, June 10th

Switch It Up! Tween Gaming Program
🕹️ Public Library, grades 3-5, 3-5 pm, free
An afternoon of gaming, fun, and snacks. BYO Switch.

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

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 - $6 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, live DJ)

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

  • Standard Station - Taco Tuesday specials

  • 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, June 11th

Meet the Maker Tasting with Westward Whiskey
🥃 Porterhouse, ages 21+, 6-8 pm, $40
Enjoy a cocktail and whiskey flight.

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

Karaoke Night + Singer/Songwriter Showcase
🎤 Sugar Monkey Brewing, 5-8 pm, free

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

Broadway Birthday Parties now at Haven
Haven Academy of the Arts is now offering Broadway Birthday Parties. If you’ve got a theater-loving kid and need a birthday party idea, this looks like a unique option.

New & Ongoing Deals

🧗 Sender One Anniversary Sale (June 6-8th only)
- $1,099 annual membership
- $399 Sender City (kids) annual pass - normally $449

🎬️ Summer Movie Clubhouse at Cinemark [outside the 🫧 warning]
- Wednesdays at 9:30 am this summer, select kids movies for $1.75 per ticket

📚 Summer reading freebies for kids nearby
- Barnes & Noble - get a free book for completing their reading journal
- Nothing Bundt Cakes - get a free bundtlet by hitting your reading goal
- Chuck E. Cheese - get free play points for reading every night for two weeks
- Pizza Hut’s Book It! - some things need no further elaboration

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Summer Camp Highlights

Do you run a summer camp you’d like to see featured in Hello Gundo? Send it our way. We plan to feature 1-2 per week leading up to the summer.

Summer Beach Camp with Mrs. Miera (formerly Miss Lee)
June 16-20th, El Segundo beach, $375 half days or $550 full days

Beach Futbol Club Summer Camps
Available most weeks through the summer. $275/week half days, with $225 if registered by 5/31.

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Save the Date

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!