Bulldog Beauty Contest in Long Beach

February 11: Join the annual Bulldog Beauty Contest and Expo. Justin Rudd and his nonprofit Community Action Team host this event billed as the largest gathering of bulldogs in the world. A few hundred bulldogs parade down the red carpet and get judged by real-life beauty queens, all to help raise money for animal welfare causes. Marine Stadium, Long Beach. www.hautedogs.org/bulldog.html