Jackie's South Bay Weekend Guide for January 15, 2015

We’ve got a nice selection of events this weekend featuring food, cinema, live music, craft beer and a lunatic. Enjoy!

Today and tomorrow are the final days of the Urban Land Institute Advisory Panel for Downtown Manhattan Beach. The Advisory Panel is comprised of various land use experts to engage community stakeholders and evaluate the Downtown area. The purpose of this engagement process is to ensure the Downtown area maintains and enhances its unique, quaint character and encourages business success. Everyone – residents, business owners, landlords – are encouraged to participate. This is important stuff, people! You don’t want to wake up a few years down the road and ask yourself, “How did this happen?” Click here for all the details:http://southbaybyjackie.com/downtown-manhattan-beach-vision-and-plan-uli-study/.

Join Museum Educator and French Culinary Institute-educated chef Maite Gomez-Rejón for an evening of provocative art, inventive recipes and hands-on culinary technique during the HOMEmade Cooking Art History Class at El Segundo Museum of Art on Friday, January 16 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Explore the elements of art through looking, cooking and savoring with ArtBites after an informal tour of ESMoA’s current in-gallery Experience, HOME. Attendees will then work together to prepare and enjoy a seasonal meal inspired by the gallery talk which explores the themes of color, texture, line, space and shape. The fee is $95 per person (payable to ArtBites) and includes the tour, recipes, all ingredients, full sit-down meal in the gallery and wine. Guests must register in advance athttp://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/901650. For additional information, visit the ESMoA website at http://www.ESMoA.org or call 424-277-1020. ESMoA is located at 208 Main Street in El Segundo.

King Harbor Brewing Company hosts an evening of Food, Beer & Music on Friday, January 16 in the tasting room. Everyone is invited for a night full of fantastic food, craft beer and live music. Singer/songwriter, Nick Shattuck, will be featuring his collection of indie folk/soul songs for your listening pleasure. Nick is a pleasant combination of Ray LaMontagne and John Mayer and is quickly making a name for himself in the cut throat singer/songwriter community of LA. To learn more about Nick, visit his website athttp://www.nickshattuckmusic.com . Southern California’s BrewWings will be serving up hot and tasty chicken wings out of their food truck in the parking lot. Doors open at 4 p.m. with music beginning at 6:30 p.m. You must be 21+ to attend. For additional information, visit the website at http://kingharborbrewing.com/. King Harbor Brewing Company’s tasting room is located at 2907 182nd Street in Redondo Beach.

The Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation presents Studio Cabaret with Charmaine Clamor for two shows only on Friday, January 16 and Saturday, January 17. Celebrated by The New York Times as “a gifted vocalist” and by The Los Angeles Times as “one of the important and original new jazz singers of the decade,” Filipino-American recording artist and cultural trailblazer Charmaine Clamor has earned her Queen of Jazzipino crown. You can listen to the vocal styling of Charmaine Clamor at http://www.charmaineclamor.com/. Relax in the Nakano Theatre’s intimate setting at four-seat cocktail tables and enjoy a pre-show dinner provided by Red Car Brewery for an additional fee. Doors open at 6:30 with the show beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $33 per person or $43 with dinner service. Reserved tables are available to season subscribers. All other seats are general admission. Season ticket holders get priority seating between 6:30 and 6:45. For additional information and ticket purchase, call 310-781-7171 or visit the website at http://www.torrancearts.org/charmaine-clamor/. The Nakano Theatre is located in the Torrance Cultural Arts Center at 3330 Civic Center Drive in Torrance.

The Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation presents Tomáš Kubínek: Certified Lunatic & Master of the Impossible on Saturday, January 17 for two shows only at the James Armstrong Theater. Tomáš Kubínek’s internationally acclaimed solo performances play to packed theaters around the world. After a sold-out run on Broadway, The New York Times lauded his work as “Absolutely expert!” A collision of theatre and music-hall, his exuberant one-man show is equal parts comic brilliance, virtuosic vaudeville and irresistible charm. The show is suitable for ages 6 to 106 but due to the focused nature of the performance, it is not recommended for very young children. Show times are 2 and 6 p.m. Tickets are $10, $15 and $20 per person. For additional information and ticket purchase, visit the website athttp://www.torrancearts.org/tomas-kubinek-certified-lunatic-master-of-the-impossible/ or call 310-781-7171. The James Armstrong Theater is located at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center at 3330 Civic Center Drive in Torrance.

El Segundo Museum of Art presents Movie Night: TINY – A Story about Living Small on Saturday, January 17 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Explore Experience 13: HOME, take part in a discussion with an ESMoA Educator and enjoy free popcorn! Chairs and cushions will be provided or feel free to bring your own. As always, admission is FREE! For additional information, visit the ESMoA website athttp://www.ESMoA.org or call 424-277-1020. ESMoA is located at 208 Main Street in El Segundo.

About TINY (62 min)

TINY is a documentary about home. The film follows one couple’s attempt to build a “tiny house” from scratch, and profiles other families who have downsized their lives into homes smaller than the average parking space. Through homes stripped down to their essentials, the film raises questions about good design, the nature of home, and the changing American Dream.

The eighth annual Southern California Slack Key Festival returns to the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center on Sunday, January 18, for one performance only at 2 p.m. The Southern California Slack Key Festival honors one of the world’s great acoustic guitar traditions, “slack key” (ki hoʼalu) and features the most respected names in Hawaiian guitar music today in the most prestigious Hawaiian music concert event in the mainland U.S. The 2015 festival features artists Cyril Pahinui, George Kuo, Jeff Peterson, Jim “Kimo” West, Makana, Danny Carvalho, Ken Emerson, Nathan Aweau, Jeff Au Hoy, Peter Moon and more. Ticket prices range from $20 to $55. Special Gold Circle tickets are $125 and include a VIP reception. For additional information and ticket purchase, call 562-556-4824 or visit the website at http://socalslackkeyfest.tix.com/Schedule.asp?OrganizationNumber=1723. The Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center is located at 1935 Manhattan Beach Boulevard in Redondo Beach.

Dominique’s Kitchen is kicking off the New Year with Cassoulet Night on Tuesday, January 20. Once again, Dominique and his team will offer South Bay diners an expertly prepared, authentic, French meal between 4 and 9 p.m. The three course prix fixe meal is $29.99 per person, exclusive of tax and gratuity. Seating for this event is limited and reservations are highly recommended. For additional information, visit the website at http://www.dominiqueskitchen.com or call 424-247-9054. Dominique’s Kitchen is located at 522 South Pacific Coast Highway in Redondo Beach.

The Redondo Beach Police Department will be offering a Citizen Police Academy beginning January 21. The Academy began in the spring of 1994 and the program is conducted once a year by the Police Department. The Academy’s purpose is to provide members of the community with a working knowledge of the Police Department along with the roles and responsibilities of its police officers. The goals of the program are accomplished through lecture, hands-on training, demonstrations and a ride-along with a police officer. The participants will meet for three hours, one night per week for fifteen weeks, in addition to a graduation night. The information covered includes police training, SWAT, traffic, criminal investigation, K-9, gangs and narcotics. There will be an emphasis on the patrol division, since it is this unit that has the majority of public contact. If you, or anyone you know, would be interested in participating in this program, please contact Officer Michael Diehr at his email address mike.diehr@redondo.org or by phone at 310-379-2477 x2493. Officer Diehr will send out an application and information packet. Applications are taken on first come; first serve basis and seats are limited. The Academy is for first time participants only. For additional information, visit the website at http://www.redondo.org/depts/police/volunteer/default.asp.

These are just a few of the events taking place, so be sure to check the calendar links and ‘Things to Do’ page on my websitehttp://www.southbaybyjackie.com for details on these and other events happening throughout the South Bay.

This morning on The South Bay Show – South Bay Spotlight, our guest was Jeffray Gardner of Marsatta Fancy Chocolates and he had quite a story to tell. Don’t worry, if you missed the program, you can listen to it here: http://southbaybyjackie.com/january-15-2015-jeffray-gardner-marsata-fancy-chocolates/. Tune in every Thursday at 7 a.m. to keep up with what’s going down in the South Bay!

Tomorrow morning on The South Bay Show – Manhattan Beach 360, our guests will be Joe Charles of GI Joe Bootcamp and Jasmine Sharp of LAB5 Fitness and this morning it’s all about New Year’s resolutions to get and stay healthy and active. Listen to the program live at 8 a.m. here: http://southbaybyjackie.com/january-16-2015-new-years-resolutions-to-stay-healthy-and-active/. Tune in every Friday morning for the latest Chamber news!

Have a fabulous South Bay weekend!

Jackie

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