Movies on the Beach, Concerts in the Park

Hello, Gundo 👋 

Summer events are in full swing here in El Segundo. This week includes everything from paint and sips to lots of live music to free screenings of both (!) Moana movies. We’ve also got another concert in the park, Gundo Pride, and so much more.

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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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, June 26th

Friends Trivia Night
📺️ G’s Il Capo dei Bar, 7 pm, free

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

The Sound of Music
🏔️ OCF Auditorium (343 Coral Cir.), all ages, 7 pm, $25
Youth production through Haven Academy of the Arts.

New Kids on the Block: A LEGO Club
🧱 Public Library, ages 5-12, 6-7 pm, free

Summer Storytime
📙 Rec Park, ages 0-5 + caregiver, 10:30-11 am, 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: Bomba Delicacy at Boardroom Brewery… Nomabres at Sugar Monkey Brewing… Crepes at The Coffee Bar… Spread, Please! inside Two Guns

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Friday, June 27th

Beach Movie Night: Moana 2
🤠 Dockweiler Youth Center, all ages, 8 pm, free
No tickets are required. Seating is first come, first served. Bring a blanket or beach chair.

Create Your Own Custom Hat
🧢 Beach Print Co. (216 Standard), all ages, 1-4 pm
Pick a hat and your patches and they’ll press it for you.

Jazz Concert at The Point
🎷 The Point, all ages, 4:30 pm, free
Young jazz musicians from Coast Music.

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

Live Music at The Tavern
🎸 The Tavern on Main, 8 pm, free

The Sound of Music
🏔️ OCF Auditorium (343 Coral Cir.), all ages, 7 pm, $25
Youth production through Haven Academy of the Arts.

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: Freddy’s Birria Tacos at Boardroom Brewery… Pizzeria Los Primos at Sugar Monkey Brewing… Spread, Please! inside Two Guns… Firepit Pizza at The Coffee Bar

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Saturday, June 28th

Cars & Coffee Meet-Up
🚗 The Point, all ages, 8-10 am, free
All makes and models of cars are welcome, though your sensible 2021 Nissan Altima may not be exactly what they’re looking for.

Hillside Maintenance for the El Segundo Blue Butterfly Conservancy
🦋 Imperial between Loma Vista and Hillcrest, all ages, 10 am-12 pm

Melanie Daniels Single Release Party
🎵 Sugar Monkey Brewing, 7-11 pm, free

Old Town Goes to the Dogs
🐶 Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 2:30 pm, $20
Screening of dog-themed silent shorts from the 1920s, ‘30s, and ‘40s — all accompanied live on organ.

The Producers
🎭️ Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 7 pm, $10-$12
Screening of the 1967 Mel Brooks classic.

Clothing Market
👕 The Coffee Bar (520 Center), all ages, 10:30 am-2:30 pm, free
Shop clothes, shoes, accessories, and more.

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

The Sound of Music
🏔️ OCF Auditorium (343 Coral Cir.), all ages, 2 pm and 7 pm, $25
Youth production through Haven Academy of the Arts.

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

• Cotopaxi at The Point - raffles and info about active options this summer

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

• Eat Fantastic - kids eat free

• The Kebab Shop - kids eat free

• ¡Jaime! Taqueria - “Bloody Maria” cart has come to brunch.

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

• 🚚 Food trucks and pop-ups: Lower Case Deli at Boardroom Brewery… Italia on the Road at Sugar Monkey Brewing… breakfast burritos at The Coffee Bar… Spread, Please! inside Two Guns

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Sunday, June 29th

Summer Concert in the Park #2 - Cash, Killer & The King
🎶 Library Park, all ages, 4 pm, free

Gundo Pride 2025
🏳️‍🌈 Rec Park (fire circle), all ages, 10 am-1 pm, free

Paint Your Pet & Sip
🖌️ Sugar Monkey Brewing, 3 pm, $44-$55 (includes canvas)
Bring your dog as well to participate in a dog costume contest and best trick awards.

Camp CrunchLabs Watch Party
🤖 Code Ninjas, all ages, 5-7 pm, free (register in advance)
Watch highlights from CrunchLabs camp videos. Includes pizza, snacks, and drinks.

Grand Hotel
🏨 Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 2:30 pm, $10-$12
Screening of the 1932 Academy Award winner for Best Picture.

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 at Boardroom Brewery… Bomba Yucateco at Sugar Monkey Brewing… Spread, Please! inside Two Guns

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Monday, June 30th

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

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 Summer Special - 11 am-3 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 1st

Coffee With a Cop
👮 Offset Coffee (150 S. PCH), all ages, 7-9 am, free

Book Buzz Tea
🫖 Public Library, 6:30-7:30 pm, free
Refreshments plus a sneak peek at some upcoming books.

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

Crafteen
🧑‍🎨 Public Library, teens 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, live DJ)

• 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 2nd

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

Sip & Paint
🖌️ Color Me Mine, ages 21+, 6-9 pm, $10 + pottery

Seeing Through Sound: Generative Poetry Workshop
✏️ Public Library, all ages, 6 pm, free
A workshop with El Segundo Poet Laureate Kweku Abimbola.

Sunset Sessions - DJ Sets by Set in Motion
😎 Sugar Monkey Brewing, 6-9 pm, free

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

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

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

• Music West fundraiser at Chipotle - 25% sales donated to local nonprofit theater group between 5-9 pm, order online with code EW4JQ9Y

• Scooter’s Jungle Open Play - 2-5 pm, $23 for child + 1 adult

• 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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“THE SECOND” HALF

Gundo Scoop

HomeState is coming to El Segundo
The popular SoCal-based Texas kitchen is coming to The Point. Target date is currently early 2026.

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New & Ongoing Deals

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

🎬️ CinemaWest’s Platinum Movie Rewards
- A very strong deal of 2 tickets and more for $20/month

📚 Summer reading freebies for kids nearby
- El Segundo Public Library - rewards from local restaurants and businesses
- 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

⛳️ Topgolf deals
- NEW! 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.

• SummerFest Pickleball Tournament - 7/12 at Rec Park. $70 per team. (Click Pickleball & Tennis, then it’s in the “Other” section.)

• Free Beach Movie Nights - Every Friday night at Dockweiler. Tickets not required, but RSVPs recommended.

• Summer Concerts in the Park - 7/13, 7/27, 8/10, 8/24.

• Summer Movie Nights at The Point - 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30. Free, and no ticket required.

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

• Upcoming Old Town Music Hall movies and events - Saturdays and Sundays

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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!