British Guitar Legend Albert Lee Takes Main Street Tonight
Seal Beach, CA · September 12, 2026
Canopy tents are already popping up along the pier lawn while morning mist blankets the boardwalk. It promises to be a lively Saturday once the sun breaks through.
The Lead
The marquee on the 300 block of Main Street is glowing for an unusual visitor tonight. British guitar virtuoso Albert Lee takes the stage at the historic Bay Theatre, bringing six decades of peerless hybrid-picking craft to an auditorium built for just a few hundred listeners. Lee, a two-time Grammy winner whose resume spans extended tours with Eric Clapton, Emmylou Harris, and the Everly Brothers, rarely plays rooms where the back row sits this close to the fretboard. For a town accustomed to sleepy post-sunset sidewalks, the intimate performance offers a rare chance to hear an arena-caliber icon without leaving the neighborhood. Box office doors open at 6:30 PM ahead of the 7:30 PM show, with only scattered single seats remaining at the counter by midday.
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Today's Outlook
- High 77°F · Low 70°F — Fog
- Keep a light layer handy while the marine fog lingers across the morning coast.
What's On Around Town
Los Alamitos: Serve Los Al Volunteer Rally Oak Middle School (10911 Oak St), 8:30 AM–12:00 PM Community cleanup projects kick off with a complimentary breakfast and rally.
48th Annual Lions Arts & Crafts Faire Eisenhower Park, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM Over a hundred artisan booths, youth music, and handmade coastal treasures.
Los Alamitos: Celebrate Los Al Street Fair Pine Street (10901 Pine St), 4:30–9:30 PM Carnival rides, restaurant tasting booths, and live sets from local bands.
Los Alamitos: Community Glow Run Pine Street (10901 Pine St), 7:30 PM One-mile night dash featuring neon powder stations and glowing blacklight tunnels.
Spotlight & Story
- Walt's Wharf
- In 1970, local dentist Walter Babcock grew tired of driving 15 miles to Newport just to buy fresh seafood while local docks teemed with fish. He opened a small counter at 201 Main Street, grilling catches directly over mesquite and oak.
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