The Vikings fought hard in game two of regionals against Glendale College on Saturday with a walk off home run hit by Eshua Desai forcing a game three later that same day, but couldn’t get that win to advance them to the next round.
Glendale College did not wait to strike by putting up five runs in the first inning and followed that with adding three more in the top of the second in game two making the score 9-0 very early on in the game.
The Vikings responded in the bottom of the third by adding three runs making the score 9-3 in the bottom of the third inning.
Shortstop Eshua Desai throws a ball to first base to get the opposing runner out at first. (Brianna Apodaca)
In the innings to come the Vikings got their bats to work, from being down 9-0 they added more runs on the board by RBI’s and a walk off home run to get the Vikings the win, after ending the regular season with a nine game losing streak.
“We tend to wait until we have to really score to put up some numbers and put some runs in,” starting pitcher Myles Dismute said.
Coming off a big win from game two, the Vikings had some trouble finding momentum to put more runs on the board early in game three.
Pinch hitter Myles Fendrick celebrates with his teammate after winning game two. (Brianna Apodaca)
Glendale put up seven runs in total in the four innings of game three leaving the Vikings scoreless until the top of the fifth.
The Vikings were able to get five runs in the top of the fifth and top of the seventh but couldn’t score more runs to get the win and advance to the second round.
Center fielder Danny Rodriguez at bat against opposing team pitcher on Saturday. (Brianna Apodaca)
Head coach Casey Crook coached the team for the last 30 plus years and this was his last game coaching for the program.
“It’s time for me to step down and get some new blood and some new energy into the program,” Crook said.
During the off season, players’ plans are to continue working hard both mentally and physically.
“Mentally I’m trying to be more of a leader and bring the team together,” catcher Alex Yin said.
The Vikings ended game three with a final score of 12-5 and their season came to an end.
The Vikings in a team pre-game huddle before game two of the playoffs against Glendale College. (Brianna Apodaca)
Second basemen Cross Stephens slides into home in game three putting the Vikings on the board Saturday. (Brianna Apodaca)
The Vikings baseball team celebrates after walk off home run by Eshua Desai in game two on Saturday. (Brianna Apodaca)
Long Beach City College hosted its first Spring Market in the horticulture garden after months of hard work and preparation by the students of various programs and clubs in which the horticulture department gave free plants to every attendee at the TTC campus from April 17 through April 19.
From the gifted plants of the horticulture department to colorful ceramics, the Spring Market took a few months to be assembled since most of the art being exhibited and sold were handmade.
“This is a great way to showcase and expose the work of our students, as a school we have to do a better job about showcasing our work,” Jorge Ochoa, a horticulture professor said.
The student-run Spring Market included many departments and clubs such as the horticulture department, metal fabrication & jewelry and clubs such as The Club d’Art, The Society of Women Engineers, The Undocumented Students Club, Ceramixa Ceramics Club and The Engineering Club.
The three-day market featured various activities and entertainment such as live painting, on-demand 3D printing, ceramics and horticulture workshops.
DJ Miguel Zavala was in charge of live music during the event and specialized in using vintage equipment such as a vinyl turntable and stereos connected with A/V RCA cables.
“Speaking with Ochoa, we realized we had to bring in as many departments and clubs as we possibly could,” Isabella Alvarez, a student in horticulture and metalsmithing said.
Jewelry and metalsmithing student Elaine Lao’s nail guards, inspired by Chinese tradition, were a great example of the effort that students put into their craft. The nails took a few months to be completed due to the high complexity of the process.
“These nail guards were inspired by Chinese tradition, in old times these were used by empresses and concubines in order to show status but now they’ve got plenty of other purposes,” Lao said.
Nails made out of metal by the artist Elaine Lao that are on display at the Spring Market on Thursday, April 17. (Paloma Maciel)
Instructors and students were also giving small lessons, they explained the process they do in order to do things ranging from ceramic sculptures to taking care of seedlings.
“Most of these projects are accumulated work that goes over years for some of the students participating,” Alexandra Dickinson, jewelry and metalsmithing instructor said.
The Horticulture Department originally planned to sell their collections of fruits and vegetables seedlings but decided to simply give them away to anyone that wanted one.
“It’ll be a better gesture to the people that show up to receive a plant from us,” said Ochoa about the change of plans.
“I wanted to support one of my friends and the rest of the people here, they got a lot of things going on here,” LBCC student Danny Palma said when asked about what brought him to the event.
After its successful three-day run, it is still unknown whether there will be a second edition of Spring Market next year, as organizers are yet to confirm future plans.
A variety of Jewelry and pottery made by LBCC students for the Horticultural Spring Market, April 17. (Paloma Maciel)
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story did not include the photo caption.
The BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) poetry reading on the Liberal Arts Campus had students out the door to listen to poets in the M-Building on April 15, contrasting the normally low attendance for school events.
Poets Mimi Tempestt and Maestro Gamin stood and recited lines from their original poetry to students, focusing on themes of race, politics and feminism.
“Because I’ve always been a rough and tumble kind of artist, the underground gave birth to me, I’ve never felt like I had to contend with the preconceptions and standards of American poetry,” Tempestt said.
The poets took time to answer questions from students both during the presentation and personally after the event.
The organizers chose to focus on bringing poets who reflected DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility) and the campus.
The event was organized by English professors in anticipation of Black Student Success Week, with the acceptance of the equity grant submitted by professors Kirsten Moreno and Angeli Francois, a part of LBCC’s grants that promote equity and students of color.
“It was of the utmost importance we specifically picked out DEIA month to bring the poets, it’s also poetry month,” said Francois.
Superintendent President Mike Munoz said in an email regarding the recent decisions on DEIA in the nation, “As challenges continue to shift around us, we stand firm in our dedication to fostering a welcoming and supportive environment for all.”
“We just were really focused on the inclusivity and intersectionality of Mimi, making sure we had layers of being a queer female writer, and to bring a black male writer where a time Long Beach is saying as a college we are not backing down from these labels, from DEIA,” Francois said.
The poets took time reading from their own work, Tempestt bringing her own book “The Delicacy of Embracing Spirals,” a collection of poetry, social and political critique and playscript.
A lot of the questions asked by students revolved around finding inspiration and overcoming writer’s block.
“When we come and we are all talking about the same problems that affect professional writers, non-professional writers, amateurs, people who just do it, there’s an exchange,” Gamin said.
While normally reciting their poetry to “like-minded” groups at open mics, the difference hit the artists when speaking to the students in the room.
“I feel like the stakes are higher because I’m responsible for engaging with young minds who are curious, more hungry, and really engaged with the work today,” Tempestt said.
“This is very rewarding in a lot of ways,” said poet Gamin, “I feel like all writers have the same problems: being inspired, identity, should I write this, should I not?”
LBCC held a Public Health Expo that highlighted Sexual Assault Awareness Month, which allowed for students to participate in t-shirt making designs at the Sexual Assault Awareness booth at the quad on April 23.
For Sexual Assault Awareness month, students were able to participate in the Clothesline Project, where they made their own t-shirts and wrote inspiring words and designs.
The t-shirt making for students was a way to advocate and raise awareness for sexual assault survivors, and to put a stop to violence.
Clothesline project allowed for students to make t shirts for Sexual Assault Awareness month, April 23. (Sydney Love)
Community, education, and outreach coordinator Brena Robinson provided students with t-shirts and art supplies.
“The Clothesline Project is where you design your own t-shirt and pin it up for people walking by to stop and notice the message on the shirt,” Robinison said.
Students at this booth were also able to participate in candle making for a therapeutic and healing experience.
The Public Health department provided a booth that offered resources in becoming a certified community health worker and enrolling in the program.
Grace Pokorny, head of the Public Health Science and Public Health Education department, was present at the booth to answer any questions about the program.
“This is our second year holding a public health expo. We hope to hold more in the future,” Pokorny said.
The event offered a variety of booths for students to engage in, centering around health and wellness, and each booth had flyers and information on events regarding their program.
During the public health expo there was also the village market event for students, which takes place every fourth Wednesday on the quad.
The village market provides basic needs including Medi-Cal Health Insurance, Mental Health resources, and family services.
The village market provided a booth of free clothes as well as free produce for students.
Director of Basic Needs Programs, Justin Mendez, was in charge of the village market and providing students with resources.
“We try to promote our basic needs resources and to be proactive to make sure everyone knows what we have available,” Mendez said.
The Public Health expo allowed for students to learn more about the resources and programs on campus, and provided information on events regarding these programs.
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story misspelled Donato Martinez’s last name.
Poets and students gathered to share an hour of spoken poetry that highlighted the different experiences and identities of the poets present on April 22 in the Social Justice Intercultural Center.
This event is part of LBCC’s Diversity Equity & Inclusion Accessibility Awareness Month of April, with the month’s purpose being to promote diverse voices and inclusivity.
Each of four poets in attendance had 15 minutes to read a couple of their poems alongside a question and answer segment that took place at the end of the presentations
The first poet, Donato Martinez, shared poems that captured his perspective growing up in “el barrio” or in a poor neighborhood and that included identifiable aspects of the latino culture like food and traditions.
“My Chicano Mexican culture is very important because it’s who I am and I like to give tribute and I like to give love to my culture, to the traditions, to the language, to the expressions,” said Martinez.
Martinez’s last poem titled, “I Hope there are Mangos in Heaven” fantasized that heaven could be a place filled with Donato’s favorite aspects of earth like pozole, hip-pop, convertible cars and music.
DEIA Poet Donato Martinez reads his poems to an audience during the “Where Voices Meet: A DEIA Poetry Panel.” Tuesday, April 22. (Kay Pham-Nguyen)
The next poet’s poetry, Oscar Velazquez’s, gave insight to the internal struggles that he faced when he was dealing with addiction, recounting moments when he wanted to quit, but felt frustrated because he could not change.
Velazquez is now six years sober and he ended his session with a poem titled “Today” which shared how he lives free from addiction now and feels more motivated than ever to enjoy his life.
Velazquez expressed his gratitude for the event and the opportunity to share his story.
“We all have our own voice, our own story and our own unique way of telling it, and I do feel that it’s very important for us to be able to do that in person, otherwise you let somebody else do that for you. You have other institutions who want to put labels on us and categorize us and when we leave it up to them, then you know what happens,” Velazquez said.
After Velazquez, Meliza Banales, a slam champion, gave a powerful, theatrical performance of her poems using inflections in her voice and changes in her volume to express each emotion.
Through conveying accounts of her own story and family, Banales advocated for the rights of immigrants in her poems and brought attention to the war in Gaza.
Banales shared her support for DEIA and opened up about her background.
“DEIA is really important, I was the first in my family to go to college, I come from what I would like to consider a traditional Mexican-American family in Los Angeles, we spoke Spanish at home and English at school. I didn’t know anybody that went to college that sounded like rich, white people stuff, it sounded so out of my reach,” Banales said.
Banales is well accomplished in higher education as she has three degrees in total with two being in poetry as she has a bachelor’s in honors in literature with an emphasis in creative writing specifically in poetry and a Master of Fine Arts in poetry.
Banales also helped establish slam poetry as a new form of poetry in the 90’s, as she was involved in numerous slam competitions and constantly around a passionate community of poets who helped popularize slam poetry.
DEIA poet Meliza Banales performs a slam poem to an audience during the “Where Voices Meet: A DEIA Poetry Panel.” Tuesday, April 22. (Kay Pham-Nguyen)
The last poet, Alyesha Wise, brought awareness to the oppression that black communities face in the American justice system.
An instance of injustice that she referenced in her poems was a person getting misaccused of a crime they didn’t commit and them having to spend a long period of their lives in jail because of it, while the real accuser gets to live freely.
Later in the poems, it is learned that Wise’s brother was falsely convicted of a crime and had to endure eight years in prison as a result.
Wise also spoke about the overwhelming fear that she lives with knowing that her family members could be targeted by the police given that she’s witnessed racially motivated police violence first hand in her community.
DEIA poet Alyesha Wise shares a poem to an audience during the “Where Voices Meet: A DEIA Poetry Panel.” Tuesday, April 22. (Kay Pham-Nguyen)
The poetry panel showed to be a safe space for poets to share their own stories and for the audience to receive them as poets were passionate to share their individual experiences, and the audience snapped their fingers and shouted to complement them during their readings.
“These initiatives also force you to get to know other people, not just your barrio or where you’re from, but it actually forces you to realize that someone else’s cause is your cause and that this is actually how we do intersectionality,” Banales said during the panel.
Attendee Jennifer del Rio claps after DEIA poet Donato Martinez shared his poem to an audience. Tuesday, April 22. (Kay Pham-Nguyen)
LBCC held a two-day watch party on April 15–16 at the Social Justice Intercultural Center (SJIC) for California Community Colleges’ (CCC) LGBTQIA+ 2025 Summit, during which street preachers visited LAC and caused a disruption.
On day one the watch party adjourned for a 15-minute break after virtually attending the “What Do We Do Now?” seminar, which offered information to students and faculty regarding recent changes in federal policies due to the new presidential administration, when attendees noticed the street preachers and went out to the second floor balcony.
The preachers remained near the crosswalk but could be heard from the B Building where the summit took place.
LBCC student attendee Ram Johnson described his feelings about the preachers’ presence during the summit.
“I consider it a very ironic coincidence that that’s happening outside while we’re also discussing certain, likely conflicting, topics within this summit. I have knowledge that they’re there, but I’m choosing not to interact with them,” Johnson said.
The summit was meant to take place during Pride Month in June, when campuses see a dip in foot traffic due to summer break, but it was moved up to April while classes were still in session to maximize the impact.
The seminar, “What Do We Do Now?” was presented in three segments, the first discussed general federal policies such as five executive orders, signed in January and February, aimed to dismantle legal recognition and roll back legal protections of transgender and nonbinary people.
Legislative Director of Equality California Craig Pulsipher assured attendees that his organization is working with advocates, legislative allies and community members to ensure that California remains a safe haven for the LGBTQ community.
Pulsipher specified how the executive order “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” signed on Jan. 25, directly hinders access to essential healthcare for transgender and nonbinary people.
Director of California’s LGBTQ Health and Human Services Network Dannie Cesena spoke about patients’ rights and how to file a complaint in case insurance denies or delays coverage or care.
Cesena clarified that insurance companies based outside of California are beholden to their state government, which could align with the president’s executive orders.
“The most important thing I want to tell those at risk is to find out where their insurance is based and plan accordingly,” Cesena said.
Director of DEIA at Irvine Valley College Erin Pollard hosted the last segment, which reassured students and faculty that CCC will uphold DEIA programs.
This seminar ended with the hosts urging watchers to get involved by joining communities on campus, signing up to receive email updates from Equality California or volunteering at LGBTQ Centers.
LBCC’s Student Life Activities Advisor Kim Hamon was proud to have a part in running the watch party and was grateful for the resources presented during the summit.
“It feels wonderful. Seeing the explicit support of trans and intersex students and the many resources that are being shown today, and as staff we’re already talking about how we can implement some of these resources to better support our students here,” Hamon said.
LBCC’s 2025-2026 ASB Election voter turnout more than doubled from last year’s with a total of 235 voters.
The election for the Associated Student Body ran from April 15 to April 18, with the winning electees being Priince Bass for ASB president, Marja Needham for LAC vice president, Liliana Zazueta for TTC vice president, Beatriz Freeman for VP of legislative affairs, Pise Leiataua for student trustee, Irie Harper for ASB treasurer and Angeline Anderson for ASB secretary.
Despite the increase, 235 voters make up just 0.006% of the college’s estimated population of over 38,000, according to a press release made in August 2024 by LBCC.
The percentage rises to 0.01% if only the over 20,000 estimated full-time students are considered.
Voting for the ASB Elections have been held online in recent years, but voting was held a month earlier for this year’s election.
Voting was held through the VikingEngagement site and accessed through QR codes on flyers or through links posted on the ASB’s Instagram.
Candidates campaigned via in-class announcements, social media and on-campus events after applications were processed on April 14, a week after they were submitted.
Student Activities Advisor Kim Hamon said allowing electees to receive their benefit was the reason for the scheduling change, and shared that this year’s turnout was the second highest in her six years at LBCC.
“We tried to make it easy through our Instagram story, and we moved voting up by a month so electees could get more benefits, such as early registration for the upcoming academic semester. I feel it helped that Student Life had many events this week for the electees to campaign at,” said Hamon.
Compared to the 2023-24 election, more students actively ran for positions, even if some candidates were the lone options besides write-ins.
Previously, the only positions up for voting were ASB president, student trustee and ASB secretary since they were the only positions that had received applications.
This year, LAC vice president, TTC vice president, VP of legislative affairs, ASB treasurer and ASB secretary were on the ballot along with the aforementioned three positions, with student trustee being the most sought after position.
Despite the wider spread of candidates and positions, students like Lorenzo Soria Vazquez, who primarily attends classes at the TTC campus, was present for three of the four voting days, but failed to see or hear any campaigning.
“I didn’t even know there was an election in the first place. Usually at LAC, it feels more lively than it does at TCC, someone’s always shouting for an event over there, but not here,” said Vazquez.
Bass ran as the sole candidate for ASB president and garnered 218 supporters, over three times the number received for last elections presidential vote.
Because of his uncontested position, Bass campaigned alongside other candidates, and stressed that, “Campaigning should focus on letting students know that the ASB serves them.”
“We met with different professors and students at both campuses… and realized we didn’t have too much exposure. A lot of students didn’t even know what ASB was,” said Bass. “But they need to know it’s not just them against their professors or the board, they need to know it’s us against anybody, [ASB] with the students. This week was good in empowering students and letting them know there are people like them who care about the things they care about. We are in a position to do something about it, and if you voice your concerns, we will make it our priority to get it resolved.”
Bass’ vision for ASB focused on the continued building of engagement.
“I still want students to get involved, I still want people to know the process. I still want the students to know the power of their voices. Even with the increase in votes… our goal is to get even more students involved, more people voting, more people knowing who we are,” said Bass.
The elected candidates are set to be sworn in during an ASB Banquet event on May 19 at 3 p.m. in LAC’s W-201.
Infielder Michelle Cervantes struck a two RBI hit that kicked off the playoff season with a 2-0 win for the Vikings against Bakersfield College on Friday.
The game is the first in a best of three series, with the Vikings set to play against Bakersfield on Saturday at 12 p.m. to see who advances to the second round of regionals.
While Bakersfield were able to load the bases in the third inning, they were unable to score any runs.
Pitcher Hailey Harris pitched a complete game and collected eight strikeouts, one being made while bases were loaded.
“I’ve always been the type of pitcher that loves moments of pressure… I kind of got amped up, and it allowed me to kind of rise up to the occasion. So that was a lot of fun getting out of that,” Harris said.
In the following inning, the defense showed its skill with infielder Haleigh Jacobs taking a full dive for the ball which kept the fast pace of the game going.
“Having the defense I have behind me, Haleigh Jacobs is insane, Gonzo, our center fielder, I know that they have my back, so I know I can let them put the ball in play if I have to, I wasn’t worried,” Harris said.
Catcher Zara Mineo getting ready for the next inning. Mineo and the Vikings won 2-0 in the first playoff game against Bakersfield. (Bella Schultz)
Second baseman Alesa Gonzalez stole second base and moved to third after Sienna Rievely singled. Rievely also proceeded to steal second base to set up for Cervantes’ hit in the fifth inning.
“My past tries at bat, I didn’t get my job done, I could’ve done better… I knew it was my moment to go up there and do it for my team, bringing those two runs because I know those girls have my back and that they’re counting on me,” Cervantes said.
The Vikings closed the remaining two innings with ease and prevented Bakersfield from even reaching first base after the two runs.
Head coach Megan Martinez sent out her appreciation for all 22 of her players and was proud of the discipline shown by the team.
“It took a little while to get the offense going, but it’s to be expected…Michille struggled her first two at bats but she really stayed true to herself and pounded the ball when we needed those runs,” Martinez said.
LBCC’s outstanding performance came in the form of Marques Guzman who took first place in the men’s 200-meter with a time of 20.98 seconds and second place in the men’s 100-meter race with a time of 10.47 seconds.
“I feel great about my performance, I broke my personal record but I still have to improve on some of my weak points,” said LBCC track athlete Marquez Guzman about his performance on April 26.
SCC athletes Kerry Smith, Marques Guzman, Anthony Pequeno and Te’Quan Chapman on the winners podium for their performance in men’s 200-meter race for the South Coast Conference finals. (Jose Calix)
Mt.San Antonio put on a dominating performance for men’s and women’s teams at the South Coast Conference Championships at LBCC.
In the men’s division, MT. SAC rolled the competition with a score of 392 points, Cerritos College landed second with a score of 224 points and the last one of the top three being Long Beach City College with a score of 69 points.
SCC Athletes run in the men’s 3000-meter steeplechase race for the South Coast Conference finals. Cerritos athlete Juan Flores came in first place. (Jose Calix)
LBCC’s Gavin Wang put on a great and unexpected performance for the javelin throw since it is the first season he has ever participated in the event. Wang landed second place with a throw that reached a 58.27 meters and MT. SAC’s Taiyo Ishiguro landed first with a throw of 68.67 meters.
“The hardest part for me was getting the technique down, it took me a few months but I’m really happy. I even surprised myself,” said Wang about his performance.
LBCC Track & Field athlete Gavin Wang in the javelin event for the South Coast Conference finals. Wang came in second place with Mt. SAC athlete Taiyo Ishiguro winning first place. (Jose Calix)
On the women’s side, MT. SAC’s dominating performance translated to a point tally of 305 and grabbing first place, Cerritos College earned second place, scoring a total of 238.5 points and Long Beach City College came third with a total of 106.5 points.
“Their performance was good today, If I had to pin some names I’d say Navaeh, Guzman and Gavin were standouts today,” Marcus Caroll said, LBCC track and field coach.
SCC Athletes Kailah Usi, left, and Alyssa Johnson, right, racing in the women’s 100-meter hurdle race for the South Coast Conference final. Usi came in first place while Johnson came in third place. (Jose Calix)
Long Beach Naveh lane had an impressive performance, landing third place on the 100-meter, 200-meter and 4×100 relay races.
MT. SAC’s Leila Champion excelled at the competition, landing first place on the women’s 100-meter and 200-meter races .
LBCC track & field runners Nevaeh Lane receives the baton from Sa’Mir Braccey in the women’s 4×100-meter race for the SCC finals. LBCC came in third place with Cerritos and Pasadena winning both first and second place. (Jose Calix)
“I had a back injury almost a year ago, and I feel like I have not fully recovered yet, so when I am fully well I think I can do even better,” Champion said about her performance.
The Vikings will continue their season on Saturday, May 3, participating in the CCCAA SoCal Prelims at Saddleback College.
The 50th Grand Prix weekend occurred from April 11-13 with events like Thunder Thursday, a precursor to the Grand Prix weekend, where some of the in-between practices and behind the scenes were captured.
Motorcyclists kicked the weekend off during the Thunder Thursday event which was free to the public, from Long Beach locals to international travelers for the weekend.
Stunt cyclisty Takayuki Higashino flys hands free during his stunt during the Thunder Thursday event leading up to the Grand Prix weekend. (Sam Villa)
A collection of cars participating in qualifying matches and practices lead up to the main race on April 13.
Kyle Kirkwood secured his third IndyCar win during the weekend following the Felipe Nasr and Nick Tandy IMSA win.
Fans flocked to the stands for each event and to vendors in between practices, giving samples and selling memorabilia.
Race communicator Trevor Hermance fixes the fencing at his turn hole. Hermance hurried between races at the Long Beach Grand Prix to fix the fencing on April 11 2025. (Kay Pham-Nguyen)
Read more about the volunteers behind the scenes of the Long Beach Grand Prix here.
Dog superfan Corn-pop attends the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach wearing goggles, ear protection and medallions on April 12. Corn-pop attended the even all three days. (Kay Pham-Nguyen)
Read more about the variety of fan experience’s at the Long Beach Grand Prix here.
Racers Seth Lucas and Kenton Koch co-pilot in front of other racers during the IMSA practice race on April 11, the first day of the Grand Prix weekend. (Sam Villa)
Racer Judson Holt drives in front of racer Kyle Washington during the SRO practice on day 1 of the Grand Prix weekend. (Sam Villa)
Flaggers Timothy Flannery, left, Estefania Toro, center, and Brianna Acosta, right, have a conversation at the turn station as races begin. The races took place at the Long Beach Grand Prix on April 11. (Kay Pham-Nguyen)
Crowds gather for the Thunder Thursday event, which was free to the public, at the Pike. Thunder Thursday was a precursor to the Grand Prix. (Sam Villa)
Professional Formula one super drift driver Daniel Stuke acknowledges the audience during the Super drift Challenge introductions. Stuke won first place in the challenge on April 11. (Kay Pham-Nguyen)
Lead singer of British-American rock band Foreigner Kelly Hansen plays the tambourine during the band’s performance at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 12. (Kay Pham-Nguyen)
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