{"id":23810,"date":"2021-03-31T14:25:44","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T21:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-live.lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=30000019364"},"modified":"2021-04-01T13:35:06","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T20:35:06","slug":"things-to-do-in-long-beach-this-weekend-including-contraptions-bridge-art-and-charlie-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-live.lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/things-to-do-in-long-beach-this-weekend-including-contraptions-bridge-art-and-charlie-brown","title":{"rendered":"Things to do in Long Beach this weekend including…contraptions, bridge art and Charlie Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week is the week to eat out in Long Beach, but for those preferring to stay home, we’ve also got some great live music and dance livestreams. Families can also find something fun for their kiddos this weekend, too.<\/p>\n

Also\u2014heavy metal Easter. Just keep scrolling.<\/p>\n

DINE OUT LONG BEACH (Starting Thursday)<\/h3>\n
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Scallops, brushetta and Paella from Cafe Sevilla. Image courtesy Dine Out Long Beach.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The next two weeks will be the time to eat out in the city as the sixth annual Dine Out Long Beach event<\/a> returns April 1 -15.<\/p>\n

Over 60 restaurants and breweries across the city are crafting their own food and drink menus for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner, highlighting some of their best offerings or new items entirely.<\/p>\n

The specialty menus range from multi-course meals and chef tasting menus to small plates paired with cocktails and wine. There are even a few shared meals\u20141 appetizer, 2 entrees, 1 dessert\u2014to devour at the restaurant or for take-out. There are no registration fees, all you need to do is visit the participating restaurant and request the Dine Out Long Beach menu.<\/p>\n

For more information and to view the specialty menus, visit the Dine Out Long Beach website, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

MAKERSVILLE RUBE GOLDBERG CONTRAPTION PLAYTIME (Starting Saturday)<\/h3>\n
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The exterior of Makersville in Shoreline Village. Image courtesy Makersville\/Eventbrite.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From April 3 – 11, families can bring their kids to Makersville headquarters in Shoreline Village to play and tinker with their newest Rube Goldberg contraption.<\/p>\n

To the uninitiated, these mechanisms are reaction-type machines that take very complicated steps to do simple tasks. Impractical, yes, but very entertaining and a good lesson in simple machines and physics.<\/p>\n

This year, Makersville has made a Goldberg contraption that causes a box of Nerds to shake and pour (view video below).<\/p>\n