South Bay Weekend Guide February 18, 2016

We received a good drenching yesterday and once this front moves out, temps will be on the rise again. Just in time for another fabulous South Bay weekend!

The Palos Verdes Peninsula Chamber of Commerce will hold the monthly Business After Hours Evening Networking Mixer tonight, Thursday, February 18 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at RE/MAX Palos Verdes Realty. Chamber members and non-members alike are welcome to build business referrals and expand their marketing. The evening includes light appetizers and cash bar. This event is FREE to PVP Chamber Members. Admission for guests and prospective Members is $15. If you plan to attend, RSVP to the Chamber at 310-377-8111, office@palosverdeschamber.com orhttp://www.palosverdeschamber.com. RE/MAX Palos Verdes Realty is located at 450 Silver Spur Road, Rancho Palos Verdes.

The next Beach Cities Free Fitness Weekend takes place Friday, February 19 through Sunday, February 21. QUESTION: What’s better than breaking a healthy sweat at a top fitness studio? ANSWER: Doing it for free! These Free Fitness Weekends are a partnership between BCHD and local studios and gyms to provide opportunities for residents to be healthy and have fun being physically active! Free Fitness Weekends was designed by BCHD to introduce people of all income and ability levels to a wide variety of fitness offerings, including yoga, Pilates, cycling, strength training, boot camp and more. Over 25 fitness studios in Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach have joined the community initiative. Some classes require pre-registration while others are available on a first come, first served basis. For a full class schedule and descriptions, visit the website at http://www.beachcitiesgym.org/freefitness.

The South Bay Coastliners present the annual Barbershop Show: The Great Train Robbery on Saturday, February 20 and Sunday February 21 at the James Armstrong Theater. This original barbershop harmony musical features The Coastliners Chorus, 139th Street Quartet, Rockin’ Moraccans, The Dancing Girls and more. There are two shows on Saturday, February 20 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and one show on Sunday, February 21 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person and may be ordered online at https://itkt.choicecrm.net/templates/TORR/?prod=greattrainrobbery or call the box office at 310-781-7171. For additional information and ticket purchase, visit the website at http://www.coastliners.org. The James Armstrong Theatre is located within the Torrance Cultural Arts Center at 3330 Civic Center Drive in Torrance.

Free People hosts Yoga on the Beach on Saturday, February 20 from 9 to 11 a.m. A beginner class will run from 9 to 9:50 a.m. and will be followed by an intermediate class from 10 to 10:50 a.m. Immediately following each class, attendees are invited back to the store for refreshments, giveaways and the chance to shop a special assortment of Free People Movement products. For additional information and registration, visit the Facebook event page athttps://www.facebook.com/events/1696463350635125/. Free People is located at 300 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Manhattan Beach, California 90266.

El Segundo Museum of Art presents the opening of Experience #20: PLAN on Sunday, February 21. The art experience will run through May 22, 2016. PLAN opens at ESMoA with curatorial remarks from Joes Segal at 2 p.m. Combining artworks and artifacts from East and West, PLAN reveals how artists and administrators deal with the contingencies of life in art and politics. What is the point of making plans if the future is uncertain? By what process do we lay out a day’s, a month’s, or a year’s agenda even while knowing that mere coincidence may blow it apart like dandelion seeds in the breeze? And once we actually make a plan, do we stick with it, whatever the consequences, or do we improvise, come what may? ESMoA is musing on all of the above and more with PLAN, curated by Joes Segal, chief curator of The Wende Museum of Culver City and Bernhard Zünkeler, chief curator of ESMoA. ESMoA’s artist-in-residence, sculptor and performance artist Taka Kagitomi, will perform spontaneously with the original entrance lettering to the London headquarters of now-defunct Lehman Brothers. The two feet high letters have all the makings of eternity, but history shows that eternity proves all future plans wrong. As always, admission is FREE! For additional information, visit the website athttp://esmoa.org/. El Segundo Museum of Art is located at 208 Main Street in El Segundo.

The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy presents the second annual Wild & Scenic On Tour Film Festival on Sunday, February 21 at 4 p.m. at Redondo Union High School Auditorium. The Wild & Scenic Film Festival started in 1983 and is now the largest film festival of its kind in the United States. W&SFF partners internationally to present “On Tour” festivals by engaging hosts who jointly raise awareness of preservation issues in nature. The Conservancy is proud to present an exciting selection of adventurous and inspirational films about nature. With beautiful cinematography and some remarkable individuals, the passion is contagious. From the spectacular close-up photography of birds, bees and plants in Yosemite, to the exhilarating and exciting bicycle trips in the Sierra; from young mountaineers climbing 14,000 foot peaks, to a tremendously dedicated citizen scientist whose initiative has helped to bring bluebirds back to our country; you will be moved, transfixed and energized to make a difference in our world. Twelve short films will be screened over two hours. Tickets are $10 on-line and $15 at the door. For additional information and ticket purchase, visit the website athttp://pvplc.org/_activities/events.asp. Redondo Union High School is located at 631 Vincent in Redondo Beach.

The Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce presents The Mixer at Baleen Kitchen this evening from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. You know what they say…it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Expand your business and social networks in the attractive setting of Baleen Kitchen at the Portofino Hotel & Marina. Bring a smile and plenty of business cards! Tickets are $5 for Chamber Members and $20 for non-members. For additional information and to register, visit the website athttp://web.redondochamber.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=2076. Baleen Kitchen is located at 260 Portofino Way in Redondo Beach.

Wright1 Consulting, Inc. and the Palos Verdes Peninsula Chamber of Commerce are hosting a panel discussion, Money Matters for Businesses, on Wednesday, February 24 at Palos Verdes Golf Club beginning at 5:30 p.m. This FREE seminar is a unique opportunity to hear finance professionals share critical insights to assist businesses in financial planning and operations. It is also the final of the four-part Roadmap to Business Success: Conversations with Experts series of business seminars. The business community at large is invited to attend. Don’t miss this exceptional opportunity to access the experts! Networking starts at 5:30 p.m., dinner and the program at 6 p.m., followed by a Q&A session. At the conclusion of the program, a business card drawing will be held. Advance registration is required, as seating is limited for this no-cost event and it is expected to “sell out.” To register for the seminar, visit http://www.palosverdeschamber.com or contact the Palos Verdes Peninsula Chamber of Commerce at 310-377-8111 or office@palosverdeschamber.com. Palos Verdes Golf Club is located at 3301 Via Campesina in Palos Verdes Estates.

The Torrance Police Department will host Coffee with a Cop on Wednesday, February 24 from 8 to 10 a.m. at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. All community members are invited to attend, meet with Torrance Police officers, discuss community issues and drink coffee. Coffee with a Cop provides a unique opportunity for community members to ask questions and learn more about the Torrance Police Department. Join your local police officers for coffee and conversation – no agenda or speeches; just a chance to ask questions, voice concerns and get to know the officers in your neighborhood. For additional information, visit the Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/1065833143467759/. The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is located at 25345 Crenshaw Boulevard, Suite B, Torrance, California 90505.

Artist Gary Sweeney is selling his childhood home in Manhattan Beach – but before he hands over the keys, it will spend its final days as an art exhibit entitled, A Manhattan Beach Memoir: 1945 – 2015. Sweeney has mounted large prints of his family photos all over the exterior of the structure and will be giving guided tours every Wednesday in February from 4 to 7 p.m. The photographs were taken by his father, Mike Sweeney, an amateur photographer, and document the 70 years the family lived under that roof. Assuming who ever bought the house would tear it down, Gary took the opportunity to remind people what Manhattan Beach used to be like with this utterly unique tribute. If you can’t attend one of the guided tours, you can always walk, or drive by, and view this enchanting, ephemeral farewell. For additional information, visit the website at http://garysweeneyart.com/. The Sweeney home is located at 320 35th Street in Manhattan Beach.

Here’s a heads up on a few upcoming events you’ll want to plan for now!

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http://www.southbaybyjackie.com/embroidery-workshop/

http://www.southbaybyjackie.com/pre-oscars-black-white-ball/

http://www.southbaybyjackie.com/oscar-viewing-party/

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

Yesterday morning on The South Bay Show: Redondo Beach – More to Sea, our guest was Laurie Glover from Silverado Beach Cities and we learned about the services Silverado offers and the role they play in the health and wellness of the community. You can listen to yesterday’s show here: http://www.southbaybyjackie.com/senior-care-with-laurie-glover/. There’s ‘More to Sea’ every Wednesday morning at 8 a.m.!

This morning on The South Bay Show: South Bay Spotlight, our guest is artist Gary Sweeney. Gary recently completed a personal project right here in the South Bay. A Manhattan Beach Memoir: 1945 – 2015 is currently on display at his family home….actually, the project is his family home and this morning, we’re getting the backstory on this unique, ephemeral love letter to old-time Manhattan Beach. Don’t worry, if you missed the program, you can listen to it live or in podcast here: http://www.southbaybyjackie.com/artist-gary-sweeney-a-manhattan-beach-memoir-1945-2015/. 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, our guest will be Tracy Coe, founder of Coe Dynamics. Tracy custom tailors individual wellness and nutrition programs using a cutting edge testing technique, Quantum Reflex Analysis. Tracy has distinguished herself as a certified Wellness & Quantum Nutrition Practitioner in the South Bay both as a public speaker and working with individual clients targeting specific health issues and guiding them to a life of vitality energy improved flexibility physical transformation mental sharpness restful sleep and peace of mind. You can listen to the program live or in podcast here http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thesouthbayshow. Tune in every Friday morning at 8 a.m. for the latest Chamber news!

Have a fabulous South Bay weekend!