By Jo Murray
Contributing writer
Laserfiche, a major company in the city, will host its Empower 2020 conference from Tuesday, Feb. 11, to Friday, Feb. 14, at the Long Beach Convention Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd..
The conference — in it’s 13th year — is expected to draw almost 4,000 attendees.
Guy Kawasaki, a Silicon Valley author, entrepreneur and technology evangelist, will deliver the keynote address on Thursday, Feb. 13, focusing on how to drive innovation using tactical and practical techniques. Kawasaki will also sign copies of his latest book, “Wise Guy.”
The conference will also feature the inaugural Laserfiche Women in Tech Summit, sponsored by Scanning America, on Tuesday. The goal will be to connect, inspire and support women in technology roles. The summit will have multiple sessions, focusing on advancing women in technology careers, ideas on driving change in their organizations and insights into women leaders’ career paths. Following the summit, Laserfiche will host the MotivateHer Mixer networking event in downtown Long Beach.
Laserfiche will host various other events throughout the four-day event.
Information: empower.laserfiche.com.
Lola’s
Chef Luis Navarrao has rolled out a new menu at Lola’s Mexican Restaurant, with new items featuring octopus, pork, veal and duck — while keeping some old favorites.
Some of the new items at Lola’s — which has two locations, 2030 E. Fourth St. and 4140 Atlantic Ave. — are Spicy Octopus Tacos; Birria Guadalajara, made with pork shoulder and veal; Quesadilla De Pulpo y Camaron, made with octopus; and Mole Negro de Oaxaca, made with grilled duck breast.
Erik Wentzky. the restuarant’s bar program director, has also unveiled some new cocktails, including El Metiche, a tequila drink with roasted red pepper; La Mala Muerte, a tequila cocktail with Thai spice bitters; and La Chismosa, which uses Bahenz Mezcal and Montenegro.
Barre Studio
Barre Attitude, 3850 Worsham Ave, Suite 400, will celebrate the grand opening of its first studio from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, and Sunday, Feb. 23, at Long Beach Exchange.
This ballet-inspired fitness studio will offer free 45-minute classes every hour on the hour, and Sunday will feature a live in-class DJ. Attendees will also get the chance to win more than 80 prizes being raffled off throughout the weekend.
Barre Attitude is designed to take ballet moves, positions and exercises and incorporate them into an energetic total body workout.
Information: 562-706-1995 or barreattitudelbx.com.