Long Beach
Tree Lighting Ceremony with Santa Diver and Penguins Kicking Off Holiday Events at the Aquarium
By: Jenny Alvarez
Photos by Alfonso de Elias.
On November 29 Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach CA, had the annual tree lighting ceremony. The Aquarium decorated for the season, and guests could see the tree in the Great Hall come to life as the lights go on. Read more
Endangered Blue Whales in the depths of the sea
By Jenny A.
Photos Alfonso De Elías
Aquarium of the Pacific and Harbor Breeze Cruises had a boat excursion on Tuesday, July 18, for the chance to witness the largest whales on Earth (blue and fin whales) Read more
Migration patterns with some whales and more aquatic animals can be seen in Long Beach, CA
By Jenny Alvarez
Photos Alfonso De Elias
Migrating gray whales, fin whales, orcas, humpback whales, dolphins, sperm whales, and other animals have been spotted in the waters off Long Beach recently. On January 13, 2017, the Aquarium of the Pacific and Harbor Breeze Cruises invite the media to set sail for the chance to see whales and dolphins in local waters while exploring current conservation issues. Members of the media will board the M/V La Espada, the specialized high-speed whale watching catamaran docked next to the Aquarium. Experts will delve into conservation issues affecting whales in these urban waters. Join us to learn more about the diversity of whale populations and other marine life found off the coast of Southern California. Read more
Cirque du Soleil comes with Dralion in Long Beach,CA
By Jenny Alvarez
Photos by Cirque du Soleil
Long Beach Arena in Long Beach will have six performances only of Dralion from November 1 – 4. Fusing the 3000 year-old tradition of Chinese acrobatic arts with the multidisciplinary approach of Cirque du Soleil, Dralion (pronounced “Dra-lee-on”) draws its inspiration from Eastern philosophy and its never-ending quest for harmony between humans and nature.
The show’s name is derived from its two emblematic creatures: the dragon, symbolizing
the East, and the lion, symbolizing the West. In Dralion, the four elements that govern the natural order take on a human form. Thus embodied, each element is represented by its own evocative color: air is blue; water is green; fire is red; earth is ochre. In the world of Dralion, cultures blend, Man and Nature are one, and balance is achieved. The best part is when the ‘clowns’ have the humor for an adult subtlety to it but is a familiar show. There is not so much a narrative story-line to Dralion as other shows similar to this one. However, it has exotic elements, clever clowning, world class acts of amazing skill and lovely grace of 52 world-class acrobats, gymnasts, musicians, singers and comedic characters with beautifully evocative music, elegant costumes and many dancing dragons. Sometimes some people couldn’t applaud at the end of an act because most of them were too amazed- just sat there, trying to process what they had just seen, as a spectator you will have a wonderful time!
