South Bay by Jackie Weekend Guide Feb 5, 2015

This Saturday night, I’ll be competing in the Dancing with the South Bay Stars IV event at the Armstrong Theater. I’ve been practicing with my partner for the past 3 months and the entire process has been quite an experience. I’m in this to win it but I need your support! I’ll be dancing for the Manhattan Beach Community Emergency Response Team Association. I did my training with, and am a member of, MBCERTA; and George Butts, the President of MBCERTA, is one of our producers onThe South Bay Show. MBCERTA provides a much needed service for our South Bay community and I’m thrilled to support their efforts. I chose MBCERTA because I wanted to keep it local! When you have a moment, click on the link below and throw a few votes my way – your support is so very much appreciated!

Now you really have no excuse not to get fit! The first Beach Cities Free Fitness Weekend takes place Friday, February 6 through Sunday, February 8. Beach Cities Free Fitness Weekends is a partnership between Beach Cities Health District’s Center for Health & Fitness and local fitness studios and gyms to provide more opportunities for South Bay residents to get healthy and have fun being physically active! Nearly 25 local fitness studios throughout the Beach Cities will offer more than 30 FREE classes for locals to try out. Classes include various forms of yoga, kickboxing, Pilates, whole body strength and conditioning boot camp, hip-hop, Zumba, cross fit, cycling, spinning and more. Some classes require pre-registration while others are available on a first come, first served basis. Beach Cities Free Fitness Weekends are scheduled for March 6-8, April 10-12 and May 1-3. For a full class schedule and descriptions, visit the website athttp://www.beachcitiesgym.org/freefitness.

The Remedy Pharm and ShopLocal.us will host a Family Health & Fun Day on Saturday, February 7. This FREE event will showcase resources to help keep you and your family healthy and wise. There will be a series of demonstrations by locally certified businesses including Damsel in Defense Child and Adult Safety; Aerial Yoga, by Art Flying Yoga; Twist & Smile Balloon Art; Master Hypnotist Suzanne Kellner-Zinck; and hair Massage and Rapid Release Therapy by Integrated Physical Medicine. Guests will enjoy bites provided courtesy of Di Roma, live music by the Matt Martino Quartet and lots of FREE giveaways. Author Elisha Goldstein Ph.D. will be on site to sign her book,Uncovering Happiness. In addition, attendees will be eligible for a 15% off shopping pass for one day only – some exclusions apply. For additional information, visit the Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/883064188404411/?notif_t=plan_user_invited. The Remedy Pharm is located at 23811 Hawthorne Boulevard in Torrance.

South Bay Galleria, in partnership with Designing Women South Bay, a women’s guild in support of Working Wardrobes, will host its annual Prom Clothing Drive to collect dresses and formal attire, which will be donated to local teens in need on Saturday, February 7. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Community members are encouraged to drop off gently used formal dresses, shoes, purses, tuxedos, bowties, cummerbunds, etc., at the South Bay Galleria Food Court located on Level 3. All prom items donated at South Bay Galleria on February 7 will then be distributed to local high school students at the Working Wardrobes annual prom event on Saturday, April 11. Donated clothing must be gently used, clean and on hangers. Community members interested in volunteering to help at the event should call Janice Kurihara at (310) 961-7712 or call South Bay Galleria at (310) 371-7546. For additional information, visit the website athttp://www.southbaygalleria.com/. South Bay Galleria is located at 1815 Hawthorne Boulevard in Redondo Beach.

The Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation presents Dancing with the South Bay Stars IV! The event takes place at the Armstrong Theater this Saturday, February 7 at 8 p.m. The event pairs local ‘celebrities’ with professional dancers in a competition to raise funds for the Foundation and the participants’ non-profit organization of choice. This season, twelve of the South Bay’s brightest stars will slip into their dancing shoes, take the stage and strut their stuff! Local stars include:

• Carolyn Ablett, dancing for Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation
• Jackie Balestra, South Bay by Jackie, dancing for Manhattan Beach C.E.R.T. Association
• Robin Camrin, Torrance Memorial Medical Center, dancing for Torrance Memorial Medical Center
• Steve Goldstein, Payroll Management Solutions Inc. dancing for Pediatric Therapy Network
• Melissa Griswold, Daily Breeze, dancing for Rainbow Services Ltd.
• Bob Habel, Torrance USD, dancing for Torrance Theatre Company
• Carin Mavrorasakis, Toyota Financial Services dancing for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
• James O’Callaghan, Manhattan Beach Chamber, dancing for United Cerebral Palsy of Suffolk County
• Terri Robson, Continental Development dancing for Richstone Family Center
• John Teng, Sunrider International, dancing for Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches
• Josh Thomas, South Bay Equity, dancing for Keep-Safe Coalition
• Christian Wolf, Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation, dancing for The Food for Kids Program

Half of each dance team’s points will be based on the judge’s scores. The other half will be based on votes from friends, family, supporters and audience members. Voting is taking place online NOW and ends tomorrow, Friday, February 6. Attendees will be able to vote at the theater the night of the event. Each vote costs $1. Every charity represented will receive a donation with the winning team bringing home the Mirror Ball Trophy! Tickets are $35, $45 and $65 and can be purchased online or by calling the Ticket Office directly at (310) 781-7171. For additional information, ticket purchase and to place votes, visit the website at http://www.torrancearts.org/dancing-with-the-south-bay-stars-iv/. The performance will take place at the Armstrong Theater located in the Torrance Cultural Arts Center at 3330 Civic Center Drive in Torrance.

Ivivva, a girl’s fitness apparel brand created by lululemon, recently opened their first LA location at Plaza El Segundo and will be hosting an upcoming event, Nia + Dreams & Goals, on Sunday, February 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. This is a unique opportunity for a special girl in your life, age 8 to 14. At the event, the girls will get moving in a new way with Nia dancing, followed by a Dreams & Goals session where the girls will dream big and set goals for themselves in any area of their lives. What is Nia, you ask? Nia is a unique fitness technique combining nine movement forms drawing from the dance arts, martial arts and healing arts to connect your body, mind and spirit…..and it is crazy fun! To RSVP, call (310)606-5530 (310)606-5530 or visit the website athttp://info.ivivva.com/southbay/ivivva-plaza-elsegundo.
Ivivva is located in Plaza El Segundo at 2008-C East Park Place.

This is the last weekend to see the hilarious tax dodging comedy Love, Sex & the I.R.S.at the Norris Theater. The play follows two bumbling tax cheats whose ruse unravels when the I.R.S. comes to investigate. This side-splitting comedy will not disappoint! Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Ticket prices are $45 and $55. For additional information and to purchase tickets, call the box office at (310) 544-0403, ext. 221, or visit the website at http://www.norriscenter.com/2014-2015Season.html. The Norris Theatre is located at 27570 Norris Center Drive in Rolling Hills Estates.

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 website http://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 guests were Christian Wolf, Executive and Artistic Director for the Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation; celebrity dancers Melissa Griswold and Steve Goldstein; and emcees Michael Rouse and Cherie Davis. This morning we’ll be talking about the Dancing with the South Bay Stars IV event taking place at the Armstrong Theater this Saturday, February 7. Don’t worry, if you missed the program, you can listen to it here: http://southbaybyjackie.com/february-5-2015-dancing-with-the-south-bay-stars-iv/. Tune in every Thursday at 8 a.m. to keep up with what’s going down in the South Bay!

Tomorrow morning on The South Bay Show – Manhattan Beach 360, we’ll be discussing the Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce Valentine’s Day Mixer. Listen to the program live at 8 a.m. here

Tune in every Friday morning for the latest Chamber news!

Have a fabulous South Bay weekend!

Jackie
http://www.southbaybyjackie.com