On-Demand/Anytime Virtual Entertainment
Books, Movies, and Theater
Digital Library
Long Beach Public Library: Online
Free >>
While all Long Beach public libraries are currently closed, there is a huge online, on-demand book and film library for all LBPL library cardholders! Don’t have a library card yet? No problem! You can sign up for one online! SoCal Organization
Fantastic Fungi
Art Theatre: Online
$4.99 >>
Support the Art Theatre during shelter in place by renting indie, award-winning, and documentary cinema from them! “Fantastic Fungi” studies the mushroom kingdom, from its start 3.5 billion years ago, to today - and all the power and complexity it entails. Join an interdisciplinary team, including scientists Paul Stamets and Suzanne Simard, author Michael Pollan, food naturalist Eugenia Bone, and more. SoCal Business
Free Movie Streaming
Kanopy: Online
Free >>
Getting sick of your Netflix or Hulu selections? Kanopy has a massive, handpicked selection of high-quality classic, foreign, arthouse, and indie films. The service is open to library cardholders from many local libraries, including Long Beach Public Library and Los Angeles Public Library.
O by Cirque du Soleil
Online/Virtual
Free >>
View stunning acrobatic feats in this professional water-based circus show, previously recorded at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.
Benjamin Britten’s The Turn of the Screw
Opera North: Online
Free >>
Grab a bag of popcorn and enjoy this operatic psychological thriller and ghost story, available for on-demand streaming until August 20th, 2020.
Cooking
Make Your Own Rum Punch
The Blind Donkey: Online/Virtual
Free >>
Learn how to make your own delicious rum punch drink from the talented folks over at the Blind Donkey. SoCal Business
Fitness/Workouts
Self-Guided, Socially Distant Downtown Long Beach Walks
Online/Virtual
Free >>
Tour through this route of downtown Long Beach that is designed to hit many of the neighborhood’s highlights while still providing social distance. SoCal Organization
Quarruntine Challenge (through April 30)
Social Hour Run Club
Free >>
Join this social Orange County runners club for a fun virtual running competition.Track every run that you have that is three miles or more using the Nike Run Club app. Each of these runs is a contest entry for the chance to win prizes! SoCal Organization
Pamela Reif Workouts
Online/Virtual
Free >>
German Instagram sensation Pamela Reif has a variety of full body and targeted workouts that (for the most part) do not require any additional equipment. Our favorite is the challenging 20-Minute Full Body Workout!
Corepower Yoga
Online/Virtual
Free >>
Brush up on your yoga abilities with 15+ free virtual classes, and a few breathing classes, too.
Dance & Fitness Classes (Live: Mon. through Sat.)
Kick it Up Studios: Online
Free >>
Can’t catch their morning live classes (Monday through Sunday)? Have a blast in virtual fitness and dance classes with local studio Kick it Up of northeast Long Beach. The live classes take place on Instagram live, and vary daily. Then they are added to the on-demand library, linked above. You can choose from Zumba, ballet, hula, belly dancing, and so much more! SoCal Business.
The Bar Method: Free Trial
The Bar Method: Online
14-day free trial >>
Build strength and get a good workout with The Bar Method, with workouts ranging from 15 to 60 minutes.
LIT Method (one month membership)
Online/Virtual
Free >>
Sign up for a one month membership, and enter promo code: BOLTCULTSTRONG to receive one month of free workouts using the LIT method.
GAMING and CRAFTS
Catan
Online/Virtual
Free >>
This interactive board game is available virtually! Challenge your friends to strategically gather land, resources, and more in this super fun, competitive game.
Seymour’s Craft Corner
Aquarium of the Pacific: Online/Virtual
Free >>
Follow along with a fun pre-recorded course led by puppets where you’ll to make your own shark sock puppet. The course is designed for kids, but open to all. SoCal Organization
Live Webcams
Online Aquarium: Webcams, Lectures, Exhibits, and More
Aquarium of the Pacific: Online
Free >>
Watch penguins, sharks, and more on live webcams as they swim and play at the aquarium. Learn about aquatic animal studies, ocean habitat preservation, and more in archived guest lectures. Explore the “Whales: Voices of the Sea” exhibit. And so much more! SoCal Organization
Live Animal Cams
San Diego Zoo: Online
Free >>
Check in on live cams of animals at the San Diego Zoo! Animals on camera include penguins, baboons, koalas, tigers, and so much more! SoCal Business
Music
Basement: Visual Vinyl Set
The Hangout: Online
Free >>
Vibe to great retro meets modern DJ sets, overlaid with throwback imagery. SoCal Business
Virtual Tours
Adobe Home Tour
Rancho Los Cerritos: Online
Free >>
Although you can’t visit the grounds of this historic home in person right now, you absolutely can explore it online! Get all the historic vibes with a virtual tour of Rancho Los Cerritos’s adobe home. SoCal Organization
Four Roses Bourbon: Virtual Distillery Tour
Online/Virtual
Free >>
Have you got a passion for bourbon and spirits? Learn about how they’re made with a tour of this Kentucky-based distillery, whose Spanish-style architecture is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Travel to Spain
Cafe Sevilla: Online/Virtual
Free >>
Leave the confines of your living room with the help of Cafe Sevilla. Tour Cervantes’ Spain (the author depicted in “Don Quixote”), including the windmills of La Mancha. Tour the Spanish winery and vineyards of La Mejorada, which is build on a 15th century monastery. Learn about regional Spanish food. And so much more! SoCal Business