The Final Weekend of May Is BUSY in El Segundo!

Hello, Gundo 👋 

This last weekend in May is packed with activities.

Sugar Monkey Brewing has a whole weekend of activities for its 2nd anniversary… Gundo Laundry celebrates its grand opening… El Segundo Little League has its closing day… and that’s just the beginning.

As always, if anything new pops up or changes, we’ll share it on the Hello Gundo Instagram.

-Sam & Angie Greenspan

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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, May 28th

Suntory Whisky Tasting & Food Pairing
🥃 Porterhouse, ages 21+, 6:30-8:30 PM, $125
Five courses with paired drinks, plus a welcome drink.

Wine Night with Dry Creek Valley
🍷 Blue Butterfly Coffee, ages 21+, 7-10 PM, $39
An open wine bar, plus charcuterie and a DJ.

Meditation Circle & Community Gathering
🧘 Live Your Best Life, all ages, 5 PM, free

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

Goblin Loot Game Night - Dungeons & Dragons
 🐲 Stuft Pizza, all ages, 5:30 PM, free

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

Mahjong Night
🀄️ G’s il Capo dei Bar, 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.

• Stuft Pizza - $1 slice night

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

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

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Friday, May 29th

Neon Rodeo
🤠 Sugar Monkey Brewing, ages 21+, 6-11 PM, free
In honor of Sugar Monkey’s second anniversary, enjoy line dancing, a mechanical bull, raffles and prizes, and more.

Act Two: Where Dance Tells the Story
👯 ESHS Performing Arts Center, all ages, 6 PM, $10 for adults and free for students
ESHS Dance presents an evening of storytelling through dance inspired by movies and musicals.

Sing-A-Long with The Super Friends
🧑‍🎤  The Tavern, ages 21+, 8:30-11:30 PM, free

Robin O’Brien’s Guide to Cultivating Abundance
👩 Love.Life, 9-11 AM, free
A talk by the bestselling author of The Unhealthy Truth, aimed at women “who are ready to trade the exhaustion of striving for the ‘embodied ease’ of feminine intelligence.”

Build a Vase Workshop
🌷 Standard Ceramics, ages 12+, 6:30-8:30 PM, $100

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

Live Music 
🎸 Old Town Patio, all ages, 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+

💵 Friday food, drinks, and deals

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

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Saturday, May 30th

El Segundo Little League Closing Day
⚾️ Brett Field, all ages, 9 AM on, free
Championship games followed by a home run derby and closing ceremony.

Gundo Laundry Grand Re-Opening Party
🧺 Gundo Laundry (518 Center), all ages, 11 AM-1 PM, free
Free tacos from La Paz, free coffee from The Coffee Bar, free water from Cooler Waters, plus prizes, discounts, a raffle, and more.

Wags n Whiskers 4 Year Anniversary Celebration
🐩 Wags n Whiskers, all ages, 10 AM-7 PM, free
Freebies for pets, treat tastings, giveaways and prizes, and a storewide discount.

Wander & Wonder: A Nature Journaling Adventure
🌳 Library Park, ages 18+, 2-3 PM, free

Brews for BizVets
🇺🇸 Boardroom Brewery, 5-9 PM, $100 (or contact BizVets for member code)
A brewery walking tour for L.A.’s veteran community.

Rock Live Karaoke
🤘 Sugar Monkey Brewing, 7:30-10:30 PM, free
Live band karaoke as part of Sugar Monkey’s 2nd anniversary weekend celebration.

Pitch-a-Friend
🧑‍🏫 Sugar Monkey Brewing, ages 21+, 6:30 PM, free
Give a 3-5 minute PowerPoint presenting your single friend. Sign up to pitch here.

Horse Feathers
🥸 Old Town Music Hall, 2:30 PM, $10-$12
Screening of the 1932 Marx Brothers comedy.

L.A. Confidential
🕵️ Old Town Music Hall, 7 PM, $10-12
Screening of the 1997 modern film noir classic.

Free Community Workout
🏋️ Gate 14 Fitness (130 E. Grand), 9 AM, free
They’re also giving away two pairs of R.A.D. running shoes.

Romance Novel Bookclub
📕 Rec Park picnic area, ages 21+, 12:30-2 PM, free

“Manhattan Beach” Cars & Coffee
🚗 The Point, 8-10 AM, free
Look, it’s a car club not a geography club.

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

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

💵 Saturday food, drinks, and deals

• The Tavern on Main - kids eat free all day

• The Kebab Shop - kids eat free

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

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Sunday, May 31st

Make a Mug
☕️ Standard Ceramics, ages 12+, 10 AM-12 PM, $100

Second Anniversary Comedy Show
😆 Sugar Monkey Brewing, 6 PM, free

Live Music
🎵 Sugar Monkey Brewing, 3-6 PM, free

Katelyn Husson Designs Presents: UNMUTED - A Fashion Show
👗 1209 E. El Segundo Blvd., all ages, 6-9 PM, $50-$150
The event benefits Casa de la Familia, which provides support for survivors of domestic violence.

Guys and Dolls
🎩 Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 2:30 PM, $10-$12
Screening of the 1955 musical.

Bonsai Bar [currently sold out, join waitlist]
🌳 Sugar Monkey Brewing, 12-2 PM

Live Music
🎤 Old Town Patio, all ages, 1-4 PM, free

Live Music
🎸 The Tavern on Main, ages 21+, 8 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, June 1st

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

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

• 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, June 2nd - California Election Day

California Primary Election
🗳️ Cambria Hotel & El Segundo Public Library, 7 AM-8 PM

Trivia Night at California Smash
🤔 California Smash, 5-9 PM
A new trivia night in town with happy hour pricing.

Game Night
🎮️ Sugar Monkey Brewing, 3-9 PM, free
Play board games and/or video games.

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

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

Crafteen
🖼️ El Segundo Public Library, grades 6th-12th, 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

• 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, June 3rd

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

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

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

💵 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

• 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

The Plunge has released its schedules, programs, and pricing
The Plunge reopens on June 6th. They just announced their swim schedules, programs, membership info, and pricing. You can explore it all at the link above.

You won’t believe this, but a pro sports team is building its headquarters in El Segundo
We certainly have an appeal to sports teams. Major League Volleyball just announced they’re adding a L.A. franchise next year, and the headquarters will be in El Segundo.

New & Ongoing Deals

🎬️ Summer Movie Clubhouse begins at Cinemark
A weekly kids movie for $1.75/ticket at 9:30 AM. For this first week, it’s Paddington, Monday 6/1 at Howard Hughes and Wednesday 6/3 at Playa Vista.

⛳️ Topgolf deals
50% off Mon-Fri before 4 PM and/or snag 30 minutes of free play time. Also, their unlimited summer play deal is still available.

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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.

• Madagascar (ES Youth Drama) - 6/5-6/7.

• The Plunge Grand Re-Opening - 6/6.

• El Segundo Art Walk - 8/22.

• 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!