Long Beach, California Gay Nightclub ‘Ripples’ to Close After 45 Years Andy Towle May 16, 2019 Leave a Comment Ripples, an institution in Long Beach and Southern California for 45 years, is set to close this summer. Opened in 1972, Ripples will close … [Read more...] about Long Beach, California Gay Nightclub ‘Ripples’ to Close After 45 Years