Jan. 11: Halftime Howie Hosts Many Guests, Hoops Teams Face Mepham

It’s Tuesday and Long Beach is abuzz with activities, from the political to the educational to the athletic, and a near blizzard is expected, too! Here's a taste of some events on the city's plate today:

1. Long Beach radio personality Halftime Howie will interview a slew of guests on his show, including a LBFD firefighter, high school musicians and Don Thomas from the Drifters. The show airs from 8 to 9 p.m. on AM 1240 WGBB.

2. Learn more about the Long Beach Tea Party and their political activism at one if their twice-monthly meetings at the Long Beach Library at 7 p.m.

3. The Long Beach Board of Education will hold a regular meeting at the Middle School starting a 7:30 p.m.

4. Hoops fans, listen up! The Long Beach High School girls' basketball team will host Mepham at 4:30 p.m., while the boys' team travels to Mepham and will tip off at 6:15 p.m.

5. Tuesday’s daytime weather is predicted to be partly sunny with temperatures in low- to mid-30s, and a snowstorm is expected to start by late evening. Somewhere between 8 to 15 inches of the white stuff is possible. Send us your snow photos (w/captions): josephk@patch.com.