New Works Festival: Featuring “Department,” “The Tomb” and “Double Barreled.” Presented by Long Beach Shakespeare Company.

Long Beach. 5-9 p.m. shorturl.at/L5ySc. Lectures with Lianne: “The UFO Phenomenon: Science, Sightings and Secrets.” Fred Hesse Community Park ... music and more. Bay Shore Community Church ...

Basic Cellphone Workshop: Presented by Long Beach Public Library. Dana Neighborhood Library, 3680 Atlantic Ave. 2-3 p.m. 562-570-1042, longbeach.gov/library. Piano Con Brio: Presented by Bob Cole ...

The third annual Long Beach BBQ Festival is set to take place at Shoreline park May 23-24, (Photo courtesy El Guero y La Flaca) “We’re hoping to inspire and create a sense of barbecue ...