Lots of Brand New Things to Do in El Segundo This Week!

Hello, Gundo 👋 

We’ve got a great week of stuff to do all over El Segundo for you today. The holiday slowdown is officially over and it’s back to having choices of what to do every night of the week.

Which is just how we all like it!

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

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.

Thursday, January 15th

Game Night - Disney’s Lorcana
🎴 Stuft Pizza, all ages, 5:30 PM, free
New weekly game night at Stuft with Goblin Loot Games. They’ll have board games, comics, Lorcana, Pokémon, Magic the Gathering, and more.

A Night of UPA: Mid-Century Modern Animation Classics + Panel Discussion
📽️ Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 7-9 PM, $12.51
Celebrating the iconic style and artistic legacy of animation studio UPA.

Candy Cane Lane Community Feedback Meeting
🎅 El Segundo Public Library, all ages, 5:30-7 PM, free
Share your feedback, ask questions, and discuss future planning for everyone’s favorite holiday activity in town.

Sea Change Social
✊ G’s il Capo dei Bar, all ages, 6:30-8 PM, free
Come together to connect, build relationships, and make sense of what’s happening locally and beyond.

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

Trivia 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 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

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

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

• Love.Life - 40% off “pickleball bites”

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

• Scooter’s Jungle Open Play - 5-7 PM, $23 for child + 1 adult

• 🚚 Food trucks and pop-ups: Lowercase Deli at Boardroom Brewery… Super Bowl Sushi at Sugar Monkey Brewing… XXX at El Segundo Brewing Company… Spread, Please! inside Big Mike’s

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Friday, January 16th

Friday Night Live with Zeal Levin
🎸 Old Town Patio, all ages, 5-8 PM, free

Live Music
🎸 The Tavern, 21+, 9 PM, free

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

Sunset Sessions (chill house DJ sets)
🎧️ Sugar Monkey Brewing, 6-10 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+

💵 Friday food, drinks, and deals

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

• Love.Life - 40% off smoothies

• 🚚 Food trucks and pop-ups: Three Flames at Boardroom Brewery… Flawless Burgers at Sugar Monkey Brewing… XXX at El Segundo Brewing Company… Spread, Please! inside Big Mike’s

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Saturday, January 17th

Starry Campfire Paint & Sip
🌠 Boardroom Brewery, all ages, 6-8 PM, $50

Music in the Afternoon with City Slickers
🎻 El Segundo Public Library, all ages, 2 PM, free
Americana, country, western swing, bluegrass, and cowboy tunes.

42nd Street
👯 Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 2:30 PM, $10-12
Screening of the classic 1933 musical.

Broadcast News
📺️ Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 7 PM, $10-12
Screening of the 1987 classic about a bygone era.

Live Music
🎸 The Tavern on Main, 21+, 9 PM, free

Saturday Vibes with Jimmy Cormier
🎸Old Town Patio, all ages, 5-8 PM, free

💵 Saturday food, drinks, and deals

• The Tavern on Main - kids eat free for brunch, 9 AM-2 PM

• The Kebab Shop - kids eat free

• Love.Life - 40% off breakfast

• Porterhouse - food & drink specials from 4-5:30 PM and 8-9:30 PM

• 🚚 Food trucks and pop-ups: Lowercase Deli at Boardroom Brewery… XXX at El Segundo Brewing Company… Spread, Please! inside Big Mike’s

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Sunday, January 18th

The Nutty Professor
👨‍🔬 Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 2:30 PM, $10-12
Screening of the 1963 film starring Jerry Lewis, not the Eddie Murphy multitasking remake.

Live Music Sundays
🎸 The Tavern on Main, all ages, 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

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

• 🚚 Food trucks and pop-ups: Beachside Tacos at Boardroom Brewery… Spread, Please! inside Big Mike’s

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Monday, January 19th

Monday Game Night
🎮️ Five Point Five, 7 PM, free

Meditate in El Segundo
🪷 Blue Butterfly Coffee, 7-8:15 PM, suggested $15 donation
Learn practical techniques and go through a guided meditation.

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

• Love.Life - 40% off salads

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

• Porterhouse - food & drink specials from 4-6 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 for kids 5 and under

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Tuesday, January 13th

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

Preschool Story Time
📖 El Segundo Public Library, ages 3-5, 10-10:30 AM, free

Crafteen
🖼️ El Segundo Public Library, grades 6-12, 3:30-4:30 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

• CinemaWest - $8 movies all day and night

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

• Love.Life - 40% off handhelds

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

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

• The Tavern on Main - 2 for 1 burgers

• 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, January 21th

High West Whiskey Tasting
🥃 Porterhouse, ages 21+, 6:30-8 PM, $75
Paired tasting menu featuring Utah-based whiskey producer.

Karaoke Night
🎤 Sugar Monkey Brewing, 5-9 PM, free

Baby/Toddler Story Time
👶 El Segundo Public Library, ages 0-3, 10-10:20 AM, free

Wonderful Wednesdays: Smart Cookie Craft
🍪 El Segundo Public Library, grades K-2, 3 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

• Van Leeuwen - buy one, get up to 2 kids scoops free

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

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

• Love.Life - 40% off breakfast

• 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

• Scooter’s Jungle Toddler Time - 10:30 AM-12 PM. $18 for child 6 and under + 1 adult

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

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

• 🚚 Food trucks and pop-ups: Northshore Roast Beef at Sugar Monkey Brewing… Spread, Please! inside Big Mike’s

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“THE SECOND” HALF

Gundo Scoop

Standard Station is now open for breakfast every day
If you like eating breakfast at Standard Station while football is on, now you can eat breakfast at Standard Station while Good Morning America is on. They’re now serving their popular breakfast menu weekdays starting at 8 AM (in addition to weekends starting at 9 AM). 

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New & Ongoing Deals

Van Leeuwen Ice Cream is doing BOGO on Wednesdays in January
This month on Wednesdays you can get up to two free kids scoops (ages 12 and under) when you buy one scoop for yourself. Also, buy two pints, get one free.

⛳️ Topgolf deals
$40/hr per bay flat rate Mon-Thurs and/or snag 30 minutes of free play time.

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Camps for Upcoming ESUSD Days Off

Camp Cowabunga - 1/19, 2/9, 2/16.
For some reason it’s not listed under “camps” but you can find it by searching the word camp. Because, of course.

Code Ninjas - 1/19, 2/16

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Save the Date

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

• Lego Club is returning to the library Thursday, Jan 22. Make sure to register in advance, as it does fill up.

• DineLA returns 1/23 at several local restaurants. We’ll have the full list in next week’s newsletter.

• Booker Wine Pairing Dinner - 1/28 at Porterhouse. Four course pairing.

• Evening Book Discussion Group - 1/28 at the library. This month’s book is The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. Pick up your copy at the reference desk and join the discussion at the end of the month.

• Upcoming Old Town Music Hall movies and events - Saturdays and Sundays. Many of these, especially popular movies, 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!