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August 9, 2006

The Long Beach Jazz Festival – August 11th-13th

Filed under: Events — admin @ 8:12 am

The famed and one of the longest-running annual jazz festivals in Southern California the Long Beach Jazz Festival concert promises an amazing array of musician for this year’s event – The 19th Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival.  Such prominent players will attend, such as; singer/guitarist Jonathan Butler, bassist Wayman Tisdale and tenor saxophonist Kirk Whalum on Friday to soul superstar Howard Hewett and Latin Jazz giant Poncho Sanchez on Sunday.

The setting will be breathtaking along the seaside locale of Rainbow Lagoon Park on Shoreline Drive in Long Beach, California.

Tickets are available through Rainbow Promotions at (562)-424-0013, or online at Ticketmaster.com. VIP tickets are $140 on Friday and $165 per seat on Saturday and Sunday—including dinner, wine service and backstage access. Reserved box seat tickets are $55 on Friday and $70 per seat on Saturday and Sunday. General admission/lawn seating is $40 (prior to August 11) and $45 at the gate. Gates open at 5pm, with show time starting at 7pm. Friday and Saturday gates opens at 11:00am and show time starts at 12 noon.

Buying Now In Your Twenties, Long Beach

Filed under: Real Estate Local — admin @ 7:38 am

Buying a home is a great way to get a sense of stability and build up equity but beware, it is not for the faint of heart when you are I your twenties.  It involves a heavy commitment handling a mortgage, it can limit your life and career choices.

According to annual statistics from the U.S. Census bureau, it is easier for younger people to buy real estate now than 20 years ago. This should come as a surprise to some who lament not buying years ago.  In 2005, 17% more people under 25 owned their homes since 1985.   And at that ages the chances of having to move for career changes are less so it might be easier to take the plunge.

If you can handle the extra responsibility, you will build up on equity and be able to move into the house of your dream sooner.  There are pros and cons that should be well studied before making a commitment as usual.

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