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Plus the Rec Park Day of Play and lots of music, karaoke, trivia, and more.

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Hello Gundo
May 15, 2025

Hello, Gundo 👋 

Summer’s coming soon and the outdoor events are starting to pop up all over town. Not only that, this week has concerts, sports playoffs, and lots of unique and interesting events for kids and adults.

As always, as new events pop up over the next few days, we’ll share them on the Hello Gundo Instagram.

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

— Sam & Angie Greenspan

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Gundo Comedy & BBQ Festival - 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, May 15th

Concert Band’s Spring Show
🎺 El Segundo Performing Arts Center, all ages, 6-7 pm, $10

Farmer’s Market
🥕 Main Street, all ages, 3-7 pm, free

ESHS Softball PLAYOFFS vs. Cypress
🥎 Rec Park, all ages, 3:15 pm, free

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

SEA Change Social
✊ Richmond Bar & Grill, 6:30-8 pm, free
Connect to discuss pressing issues on local and national issues.

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… No Mambres at Sugar Monkey Brewing… Yummy Bird at El Segundo Brewing Company… Crepes at The Coffee Bar… Spread, Please! inside Two Guns

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Friday, May 16th

Legally Blonde: The Musical [outside the 🫧 warning]
👱‍♀️ Hermosa Beach Theater, all ages, 6:30 pm, $27-$32
By the local theater group POPs, featuring its “Mini POPs” ages 8-12.

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.

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

  • New beer drop at Sugar Monkey Brewing - A Cole Day in Helles

  • 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… Tripp Burgers at El Segundo Brewing Company… Oso’s BBQ at Sugar Monkey Brewing… Spread, Please! inside Two Guns… Firepit Pizza at The Coffee Bar

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Saturday, May 17th

Rec Park’s Day of Play
🏃 Rec Park, ages 10 and under + families, 1-4 pm, free
Includes sports, story time, face painting, crafts, games, and more.

El Segundo Brewing Company’s 14th Anniversary Party
🍺 El Segundo Brewing Company, all ages, all day, free
Featuring a special 14th anniversary IPA and more.

Music From Land, Sea & Air
🎼 United Methodist Church (540 Main), all ages, 7 pm, free
A free concert from the El Segundo Concert Band.

Adult Scavenger Hunt
🔍️ The Tavern on Main, ages 21+, 5-8 pm, $25/person
A fundraiser for the local 5th grade classes.

Top Hat
🎩 Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 2:30 pm, $10-$12
Screening of the 1935 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dancin’ comedy.

Legally Blonde: The Musical [outside the 🫧 warning]
👱‍♀️ Hermosa Beach Theater, all ages, 1 pm and 6:30 pm, $27-$32

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… Buddha Boy Tacos at El Segundo Brewing Company… Pizzeria Los Primos at Sugar Monkey Brewing… breakfast burritos at The Coffee Bar… Spread, Please! inside Two Guns

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Sunday, May 18th

The Black Pirate
🏴‍☠️ Old Town Music Hall, all ages, 2:30 pm, $25
Screening of the 1926 silent film, accompanied live on organ.

South Bay Country Live Music
🤠 South Bay Customs, all ages, 12-4 pm, $12.51

South Bay United Water Polo Club - Free Intro Day
🤽 Wiseburn Aquatics Center, all ages, 11-1 pm, free
Get a free intro to water polo with demos and clinics. Free lunch included.

Love.Life x ProLon Community Fast Info Session
🥣 Love.Life, 5:30-6:30 pm, free
Learn about a five-day summer kick-off fast (but one that includes food). There’s also a virtual option if you can’t attend in person.

Legally Blonde: The Musical [outside the 🫧 warning]
👱‍♀️ Hermosa Beach Theater, all ages, 1 pm, $27-$32

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: TBD at Boardroom Brewery… SoLA Po Boys at El Segundo Brewing Company… Philly Philly at Sugar Monkey Brewing… Spread, Please! inside Two Guns

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Monday, May 19th

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

Books and Bites - Dog Man
📕 Public Library, grades 3-5, 2-3 pm, free
Chat about any Dog Man book, plus treats and an activity.

Genealogy Club
🧬 Public Library, 11 am-12 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, May 20th

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, May 21st

The Point’s Monthly Kids Club
🧒 The Point, 10 am-12 pm, free
The kick-off event features superhero-themed crafts and a dance party. El Segundo is still in school for this one and they didn’t specify the ages it’s for, so hard to judge the event based on this first go round.

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

  • Scooter’s Jungle Toddler Time - 10:30 am-12 pm, $17 for child + 1 adult

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

  • 🚚 Food trucks and pop-ups: Bomba Delicacy at Boardroom Brewery… Doobie Burgers at El Segundo Brewing Company… 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

The Rec & Parks Summer 2025 brochure is live
Time to sign up for classes, camps, and activities.

Cookie Zombie is back
Last week we talked about how famed local cookie delivery service Cookie Zombie was making a comeback after six years away. They are now officially open again, delivering cookies Thursday through Saturday from 6 pm to 12 am, and Sunday from 5 pm to 11 pm.

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New & Ongoing Deals

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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.

No camp reached out this week 🤷 

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Get Your Tickets Now

Events coming up 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!