South Bay by Jackie Weekend Guide March 7, 2019

I’m sure many of you caught Tuesday night’s thunder and lightning extravaganza. My husband and I reacted like kids watching a firework’s show – lots of ooohhhhs and aaahhhhs, a couple of YIKEs, followed by several OMGs and HOLY CRAPs. By the time we got to WTF, we were battening down the hatches and turning off anything using electricity. So now, I’m sitting in my office writing this and looking out the window at what used to be a street but is now a river. It’s certainly been a wild winter! Anyway, whatever the weather brings, there’s lots to do all over the South Bay this weekend, both indoors and outside.
Team Referral South Bay will host the small business seminar Tax & Credit Strategies for Business Owners today, Thursday, March 7 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at The Great Room. Two of the biggest factors impacting business profits are the taxes you pay and your ability to access capital. Learn practical strategies from experts in the fields of accounting, payroll, entity structuring, business credit and debt elimination that you can use today to make and keep more money. This event is FREE to attend. For additional information and to register, visit the Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/310687032914771/. The Great Room is located at 2810 Artesia Boulevard, Redondo Beach, CA 90278.

In support of our active service military members, Blue Star Moms will host a Care Package Event on Friday, March 8 starting at 4 p.m. and Saturday, March 9 starting at 9 a.m. at American Legion Post 184. For specified items, visit https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/care-package-event/. The only thing they request you DON’T bring is soap, because the care packages take on the soap scent. There will be stationary available for participants to write a note to go into the boxes. If you can’t make the event but would like to donate items, you can drop them off Friday night. In addition to the care packages, they will also help stock a food bank for veterans in need in our local area. For additional information, call 310-897-0348 or contact via email at bsmnelsen@aol.com. The American Legion Hall is located at 412 Camino Real in Redondo Beach. There is street parking as well as a parking lot behind the Hall.
The new Gelson’s location in Manhattan Beach is having a Give Back Event on Saturday, March 9 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Gelson’s will donate 5% of the day’s sales to the Manhattan Beach Education Foundation. Shoppers will enjoy a fun-filled day of activities for the kids, live music performances, food sampling, wine tasting and more. Gelson’s is located at 707 North Sepulveda Boulevard, Manhattan Beach, CA.
Join volunteers at Seaside Heroes Park for the monthly Community Beautification Event on Saturday, March 9 from 8 to 11 a.m. All are welcome to get down and dirty and lend a hand cleaning, weeding, and dead heading – including groups or individuals who need community service hours. Even though the park is small, it’s a huge job to keep it looking good. As of January 2019, volunteers have put over 1300 work hours into the project. This is a labor of love and the organizers are immensely grateful to anyone who gives their time. COME MAKE FRIENDS! DO GOOD! HAVE FUN! Meet at 22812 Kathryn Avenue in Torrance. Bring tools and gloves (if you have or will be supplied), sunscreen, water AND energy. Donations are also accepted via Paypal and personal check to cover the cost of water, tools, and promotion of the event. To schedule yourself or your group, contact Jenna Christensen at 310.920.9387 or via email at cjenna.com@realtor.com. Seaside Heroes Park is located at 22851 Anza Avenue, Torrance, CA.
The Redondo Beach Pier Association and Cancer Support Community presents Yoga on the Octagon the second Saturday of each month (March 9) from 10 to 11 a.m. Everyone is welcome to attend and take part in this all level yoga class where the International Boardwalk meets the Redondo Beach Pier (the octagon below Kincaid’s). Participants should bring a yoga mat, towel and bottled water. For additional information, visit the website at http://www.redondopier.com/events/. The Redondo Beach Pier is located at 100 Fisherman’s Wharf, Redondo Beach, CA 90277. If it rains, the class will be held at Cancer Support Community at 109 West Torrance Boulevard.

Friends of Redondo Beach Arts have organized a Plein Air Painting Event on Saturday, March 9 starting at 10 a.m. along the Esplanade. The event is in support of Keep the Esplanade Beautiful non-profit organization. What could be better than two community organizations working together for the environment? Come watch artists interpret the beauty of our ocean throughout the day starting at 10am and possibly going through sunset. Artists will be set up all along The Esplanade starting at Avenue A. More than 20 local South Bay artists will focus their talents on memorializing the beauty of the Esplanade. Their works of art will be featured at the Keep the Esplanade Beautiful silent auction to be held at the Annual Community Mixer/Fundraiser on April 17 at HT Grill. Artists interested in participating, please contact Nina at 310-720-4943 for details. For additional information, visit the Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/377102763069827/.
Shade Hotel Manhattan Beach presents the Rosé Soirée on Saturday, March 9 from 3 to 6 p.m. Rosé the day away! Unlimited Rosé tastes from multiple wineries, frozé with delicious bites and sweets! Chef Graham will be cooking up some amazing bites to compliment the delicate wines. Don’t forget to dress to impress in your favorite rose-colored attire. Unlimited Tastes for $45 / VIP Rosé Garden experience is $495. For additional information and ticket purchase, visit the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/events/2268534409832896/. Shade Hotel is located at 1221 North Valley Drive, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266.
Join Janne Kouri in Manhattan Beach on Saturday, March 9 and Sunday, March 10 for two killer kick-off events to start Janne on his LA to DC: Ride for Paralysis ###/stronghttps://www.givhero.com/challenges/nextstep-la-dc-2019.
Walk With Sally presents the Friendship Bowl on Saturday, March 9 from noon to 4 p.m. at Palos Verdes Bowl. Ready, set, STRIKE! The Friendship Bowl is Walk With Sally’s high-energy spring fundraiser! Round up your families, friends, kids, moms, dads, grandparents, teens, schools, corporations, teachers, bankers, florists, pastors, coaches, cops, doctors, nurses, dentists, neighbors and EVERYONE you know to help Walk With Sally raise funds for children impacted by cancer. Bowl as an individual or with a team. The event promises to be fun, interactive and hilarious! It’s great for the entire family, an opportunity for some friendly competition, and it’s a fun team building exercise for the office, too. Last, but certainly not least, don’t forget about the costume contest. There will be celebrity judges making the rounds to determine which team will win the elusive Most Spirited prize. So, get your team together, figure out your costume theme, and get creative. For additional information and registration, visit the website at http://www.walkwithsally.org/friendshipbowl/. Palos Verdes Bowl is located at 24600 Crenshaw Boulevard in Torrance.

The Torrance Firefighters Association presents the annual Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday, March 9 from 4:30 to 8 p.m. at the Ken Miller Auditorium. Bring the entire family to this special annual event and enjoy all the spaghetti you can eat for a very worthy cause! DJ Ozzie will keep the mood festive and all proceeds benefit the Alisa Ann Ruch California Burn Foundation Summer Camp for burn patients. The Torrance Firefighters Association has served over 50,000 meals and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for burn survivors at Champ Camp. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for children 8 years and under. Tickets will be available at the door the day of the event. For additional information, call 310-781-7000 or visit the website at https://arts.torranceca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/14288/79?curm=3&cury=2019. The Ken Miller Auditorium is located at 3341 Torrance Boulevard in Torrance.
Palos Verdes Art Center / Beverly G. Alpay Center for Arts Education will host the Opening Reception: Douglas Kirkland, an exhibition of works by Hollywood’s legendary photographer on Saturday, March 9 from 6 to 9 p.m. Douglas Kirkland is an award-winning celebrity photographer. He joined Look Magazine in his early twenties, then Life Magazine during the golden age of photojournalism in the 1960s and 1970s. He simultaneously contributed to other major publications around the world, including The London Sunday Times Magazine, The New York Times Magazine and Town & Country, among many others. Between 1960 and the present, Douglas Kirkland has photographed over 2,000 assignments and more than 600 major celebrities – from Marilyn Monroe to Angelina Jolie. During the same period, he worked on the sets of more than 150 motion pictures, including The Sound of Music, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Out of Africa, Titanic, Moulin Rouge, Australia, The Great Gatsby, and The 33. His books include Light Years, Icons, Legends, Body Stories, Freeze Frame, An Evening with Marilyn, Coco Chanel: Three Weeks, James Cameron’s Titanic, Michael Jackson: The Making of Thriller, and With Marilyn. A monograph on his career, Douglas Kirkland: A Life in Pictures, was released in September of 2013. His new book, Physical Poetry Alphabet, was released in June 2018. The exhibition opens on Saturday, March 9 and will remain on view through April 21, 2019. This event is FREE to attend. For additional information, visit the website at http://www.pvartcenter.org/. The Palos Verdes Art Center is located at 5504 West Crestridge Road in Rancho Palos Verdes.
April’s Fools Comedy Improv Troupe presents Get Over It! on Saturday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Second Story Theater. You’ll laugh out loud when the audience suggestions are turned into comedy on stage. Directed by Steve Lurie and Sandy Marchese, this show takes place on National ‘Get Over It’ Day! General admission tickets are $10 and $8 for seniors – or buy an annual pass, 12 shows for $60. For additional information and ticket purchase, call (310) 318-1705 or visit the website at http://www.AprilsFoolsImprov.com. The Second Story Theater is located at 710 Pier Avenue in Hermosa Beach.
It’s time to spring forward! Daylight Saving Time starts Sunday, March 10 – so set your clocks forward one hour before you go to bed on Saturday. It’s also a good idea to change the batteries in smoke detectors, carbon monoxide alarms, flashlights, and radios stored in your emergency kits. According to the National Fire Protection Association, dead batteries caused one-quarter of the smoke alarm failures.
Should you notice the sky above the coastline bursting with colorful, odd shaped objects exhibiting remarkable maneuvering ability, do not be alarmed. This is no alien invasion. No, it’s only the most ancient example of man yearning to fly. The annual Festival of the Kite takes place on Sunday, March 10, from noon to 5 p.m. at the Redondo Beach Pier. The Redondo Beach Pier hosts one of the longest-running kite festivals in the country. This all-ages, free event is open to the public and prizes are awarded for the best handmade kite, highest-flying kite and the youngest and youngest-at-heart kite flyers. Each year, the festival is scheduled on the second Sunday in March to coincide with daylight savings. The kite festival features live music, a local dance studio performance, martial arts demonstration, hot dog on a stick eating contest sponsored by Craig’s Hot Dog on a Stick and giveaways courtesy of Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital. Attendees are welcome to bring their own kites or may purchase one at Sunshine Kite Company located at Redondo Beach Pier. The festival will culminate with a mass group kite ascension flight on the beach adjacent to Redondo Landing, immediately south of the Redondo Beach Pier. This is one sight that never gets old. For additional information, visit the website at http://www.redondopier.com/events/ or call 310-372-0308. The Redondo Pier is located at 100 Fisherman’s Wharf, Redondo Beach, CA 90277.
Dave Williamson and Dave Yates present the Giggle Water Comedy Show on Sunday, March 10 at 8 p.m. at R6 Distillery. This monthly show takes over the R6 lounge every second Sunday. Attendees will get to see some of the best lineups of comedians in the city. Come and watch some of your favorites perform in an intimate, speakeasy setting. Tickets are $8 online and $10 at the door. Space is limited – only 50 tickets are available – so buy your tickets in advance! For additional information and ticket purchase, visit the website at https://www.purplepass.com/#183407/The_Gundo_Comedy_Festival-Giggle_Water_Comedy_Show-Smoky_Hollow_Tasting_&_Taproom_@_R6_Distillery-March-10-2019.html. R6 Distillery is located at 909 East El Segundo Boulevard, El Segundo, CA 90245.

The community is invited to support the Leadership Manhattan Beach Class of 2019 at the Class Project Kickoff Fundraiser on Monday, March 11 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Tin Roof Bistro. This year’s class project is to raise awareness and equip Manhattan Beach Police Vehicles and the community with AEDS. 20 Manhattan Beach Police Vehicles will be equipped with AED units, facilitating improved access to emergency situations that may require AEDs to save lives. The AED units will also be placed in several locations throughout the Manhattan Beach Community. There will be food, drinks, a silent auction, a demonstration on how to use an AED, and more! Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door. For additional information and ticket purchase, visit the website at https://leadershipmb.org/purchaseTicket/8. Tin Roof Bistro is located at 3500 North Sepulveda Boulevard, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266.
Panelas Brazil Cuisine will host the monthly BCHD/Blue Zones Project Social Hour on Tuesday, March 12 from 5 to 6 p.m. Italians drink a glass of red wine with each meal…and they might just be onto something. Studies show that for people who have a healthy relationship with alcohol, enjoying a glass of wine rich in artery-scrubbing flavonoids can benefit the health of the mind and body. Unwind with new and old friends during Social Hour. Enjoy discounted appetizers and the first glass of wine for $5. The monthly Social Hour takes place the second Tuesday of each month from 5 to 6 p.m. at various venues throughout the South Bay. No registration is required, just show up! For additional information, visit the BCHD website at http://bchd.org/socialhour. Panelas Brazil Cuisine is located at 2808 Phelan Lane in Redondo Beach.
The El Segundo Chamber of Commerce presents Lunch & Learn on Wednesday, March 13 from 11:30 to 1 p.m. at The Slice & Pint. Kick off the 2019 Lunch & Learn Series at Downtown El Segundo’s newest restaurant, The Slice & Pint, and learn from everyone’s favorite Instagram badass…Roni Ramos! Attendees will enjoy a great lunch of incredible pizza, salads and more, and while you dine on those savory bites, Roni Ramos will show you how to “Create Content for Social Media”! You will leave the event with tools that you can start using right away to help market your business, non-profit, community service group and more. Tickets are $25 for Members and $35 for guests. Reservations required. For additional information and ticket purchase, visit the website at http://www.elsegundochamber.com/. The Slice & Pint is located at 130 West Grand Avenue, El Segundo, CA 90245.
Here’s a HEADS-UP on a few events you’ll want to plan for now!
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/dead-marionette-theater/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/hometown-pancake-breakfast/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/arts-crafts-fair/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/mothers-market-grand-opening/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/hermosa-beach-saint-patricks-day-parade/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/goat-yoga/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/absolution-brewing-hoppy-birthday-celebration/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/palos-verdes-symphonic-band/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/georgias-lounge-ribbon-cutting-mixer/
This event listing is current as of yesterday, but new events are posted EVERY DAY! Check the website for updates at http://www.southbaybyjackie.co... for details on these and other events happening throughout the South Bay.

The local Election Results are in – you can view them at https://lavote.net/election-results#year=2019&election=3983.
The Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation has just launched a podcast called TOCA Backstage! Learn more about the artists, like how they got started and what you can expect from their show, before they take to the stage. Chris Wolf, TOCA Executive Director, hosts each episode, helping to build the connection between artist and audience before the show even starts. Download on iTunes, YouTube, or Blubrry to hear from the artists themselves, what inspires them and how they maintain their craft. Go backstage with TOCA Backstage! For additional information, visit the website at https://torrancearts.org/toca-backstage-available-now/.
If you missed the Manhattan Beach State of the City last week, you can view the webcast at http://manhattanbeach.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=28183e69-3aee-11e9-b021-0050569183fa.
El Segundo Art Walk is now accepting ###strong for this year’s Art Walk which will take place the third Thursdays of June, July and August. This fantastic event was the hottest ticket in the South Bay last year. Creative business spaces in El Segundo are paired with different artists and open their doors to the public to display the artwork. Last year, over thirty businesses participated including Sleepy Hollow Studios, South Bay Custom Motorcycles, Tyler’s Surfboards and Big Door Studios. Many businesses also treated attendees to sips, bites, live music, entertainment and performance art. If you are a local artist or El Segundo based business, you want to get in on this! Applications must be submitted by May 1. Those selected will be notified by May 25, 2019. For additional information and to download the application, visit the website at ###a href="https://elsegundoartwalk.com/apply/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://elsegundoartwalk.com/apply/.
Buy tickets NOW for the Ragin Cajun Crawfish Jamboree at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach on Saturday April 6 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. For additional information and ticket purchase, visit the Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/580603042362013/.
Los Angeles International Airport recently updated the Informational Guide Website. You can look up flight information, Metro Rail schedules, weather, visa regulations, city maps and more, in addition to car rental and hotel info. Visit the website at https://www.los-angeles-international.com/.
This morning on The South Bay Show: South Bay Spotlight, our guest is Gregory Allen. Greg has served at the Redondo Beach Fire Department for 20 years and currently works as a Firefighter Paramedic. He is also the President of the Redondo Beach Firefighters Association Local 2787 and we’re going to discuss the possibility of the City of Redondo Beach contracting services with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the reasons to consider it, and the pros and cons. Don’t worry, if you missed the program, you can listen to it anytime at https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/greg-allen-president-redondo-beach-firefighters-association-local-2787/. Tune in every Thursday at 8 a.m. to keep up with what’s going down throughout in the South Bay!
Tomorrow morning on The South Bay Show: Manhattan Beach Chamber 360, our guests will be Cheryl Abel and Kelly Fogarty from Soroptimist International Manhattan Beach. We’ll learn about the Soroptimist organization and the upcoming fundraiser, Luna Fest, a short film festival for, about, and created by women, taking place on Sunday, March 31 at 2 p.m. at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. Listen to the podcast live at 8 a.m. or anytime at https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/soroptimist-international-manhattan-beach/. Tune in every Friday morning and discover what’s happening in Manhattan Beach!
Have a fabulous South Bay weekend!
Jackie
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