South Bay by Jackie Weekend Guide March 5, 2020

Last week, I attended the ‘Dine Around LA’ excursion through Riviera Village. Several new restaurants have opened in the Village the last couple of years and this event offered the opportunity to sample many of them along with a couple of established eateries. With the South Bay restaurant boom of the last several years, unless you eat out every night, it’s difficult to keep up with all the options! While I certainly enjoy eating out, I’m by no means a restaurant critic, but you may find my descriptions and accompanying photos helpful when deciding where you want to dine. You can read the write-up at https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/dine-around-riviera-village/. Bon appetit!
Katie Campbell of SureTouch will be offering FREE Elastography Screenings the week of March 2 through March 7 at the TreatBetter Wellness Center. SureTouch is a new, bedside form of a longstanding breast imaging technique called, elastography. It is an accurate, safe and easy way to detect abnormal breast masses including breast cancer. SureTouch is not a fringe or dubious invention, but instead is a mainstream technology that is entering the US market. SureTouch has special features that make it attractive and effective for women who do not receive traditional screening mammograms, either because they choose not to or because they are not eligible for mammography. SureTouch is not designed to replace mammography but instead to be an additional, accurate technology for women who do not receive screening with mammography. Time slots are available from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. To make an appointment, call or text to 760.937.0703 or email at katie.campbell@suretouch.global. For additional information, visit the website at https://suretouch.global/. The TreatBetter Wellness Center is located at 22219 Palos Verdes Boulevard, Torrance, CA.
St. Francis Episcopal Church presents the annual Designs for Dining fundraiser on Friday, March 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Benefiting the St. Francis Outreach Scholarship Fund, this annual event features creative trends in entertaining and themed-table designs. Other highlights include guest speakers, boutiques, demonstrations, and silent auction. A light lunch and refreshments are included in the ticket price and will be served throughout the day. Chef Robert Bell of Chez Melange and Mama Terano will give a talk, “37 Years: The Life of Chez Melange.” Tickets for the event are $45 in advance and $50 at the door. For additional information, call (310) 375-4617 or visit the website at http://www.stfrancispalosverdes.org. St. Francis Church is located at 2200 Via Rosa, at the northwest entrance to Palos Verdes Estates, off Palos Verdes Boulevard.
Riviera Village presents First Friday on Friday, March 6 from 5 to 8 p.m. This free, monthly event is the place to be every first Friday! Head to the Village and enjoy live music, food samplings, gallery viewing, promotional offers and more while you dine and shop. Riviera Village merchants and art galleries stay open until 8 p.m. The energy will be fueled by live music by Retrofit from 6 to 8 p.m. This just in! There will be a partial street closure for March 6 First Fridays on Catalina between Avenida Del Norte & Vista Del Mar. If you plan on having dinner at one of the many fine dining establishments, reservations are highly recommended. For additional information, visit the website at http://rivieravillage.net/.

The Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance presents Peninsula Cars & Coffee every first Saturday (March 7) of each month from 7 to 9 a.m. at the Promenade on the Peninsula parking structure top deck. Attention car hobbyists and enthusiasts! Bring you hot rod, custom, muscle car, sports car, antique, classic or exotic or other special interest car or truck…. or just yourself! It’s the perfect opportunity to meet other South Bay gear heads! This event is FREE to attend for both the public and those displaying a vehicle. For additional information, visit the website at https://www.pvconcours.org/peninsula-cars-and-coffee. Promenade on the Peninsula is located at 550 Deep Valley Drive, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274. Entrance to the top deck of the parking structure is located on Indian Peak Road.
Keep the Esplanade Beautiful presents the monthly Esplanade Sweep on March 7 from 9 to 10 a.m. The Esplanade, located on the west side of the street from Knob Hill to Miramar Park, is the crown jewel of Redondo Beach! Each of us that walks, runs, rides, or just sits along the Esplanade enjoying the view have a vested interest and responsibility to help maintain it. While we enjoy the Esplanade in different ways, perhaps with our friends and families, our dogs and bike riding clubs, some debris and wear and tear is inevitable, but it’s not just the city’s responsibility to clean up after us – we are all responsible for our environment. The Keep the Esplanade Beautiful committee is reaching out to the community and asking you to come out every first Saturday for an hour, and join fellow residents in a team effort to “Help Keep the Esplanade Clean”. The committee will provide supplies, direction and hopefully some laughs, as residents work together as role models for others that also use the Esplanade. Volunteers will meet on the Esplanade and Avenue I at 9 a.m. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Sue at sbbodytender@yahoo.com. For additional information, visit the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/KeeptheEsplanadeBeautiful/. Your consideration is much appreciated and we look forward to seeing you on the Esplanade!
The Hermosa Beach POA will host a FREE Thank You BBQ on Saturday, March 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Community Center. The POA (Police Officer’s Association) has signed a three-year contract that puts them right in the middle of surrounding cities for pay and benefits. They’re excited that new applications for Police Officer positions are coming in and the future looks great! The POA wants to thank the community for all its support and hopes to see everyone at the BBQ! If you bring your yard signs, they’ll recycle them for you. This event is FREE to attend! The Community Center is located at 710 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach, CA.
The Neptunian’s Woman’s Club presents the annual Fashion Show & Luncheon on Saturday, March 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Clubhouse. The Neptunian Woman’s Club Fashion Show is the largest annual fundraiser for the Neptunian Woman’s Club Scholarship Fund and packed with surprises. There is a New York runway style fashion show featuring an esteemed designer and South Bay boutiques. The lunch is prepared by a local Executive Chef and guests enjoy music as they shop the boutique area and bid on silent auction items. The day wraps up with drawing the raffle and an exciting live auction. Tickets are $135 and includes lunch. For additional information, ticket and raffle purchase, visit the Eventbrite page at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nwc-2020-annual-fashion-show-luncheon-tickets-87733389931. The Neptunian Woman’s Club is located at 920 Highland Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266.

The South Coast Botanic Garden presents Brew & Botanicals on Saturday, March 7 from noon to 10 p.m. at Smog City Brewing. Head to Smog City Brewing to enjoy delicious craft brews and support your favorite botanic garden! Wet your whistle with an IPA while discovering what a hop plant looks like, savor a peach saison while appreciating a prunus pit, and sample a stout while learning about the cacao plant. South Coast Botanic Garden staff will be on-hand to provide information about the Garden with free prizes and a full line-up of fun programming. A generous donation along with a percentage of sales will help to support the Garden as part of Smog City’s 1% for the Planet commitment! The Taproom is dog and kid friendly, so plan to make it a family affair. Admission is FREE! For additional information, visit the website at https://southcoastbotanicgarden.org/event/brews-and-botanicals-at-smog-city-brewing-co-brewery-taproom/. Smog City Brewery and Taproom is located at 1901 Del Amo Boulevard, Torrance, CA. 90501.
Soulcycle will host a Ride Out Lyme event on Saturday, March 7 at 1:30 p.m. The community in invited to take part in an empowering, inspiring, and addictive ride benefiting Lyme research and grants for patients in need of financial assistance. This special event will be led by Master Instructor, Alba Verela, with live music by celebrity DJ and Lyme Warrior, Didier Cohen. There will be raffles, prices, giveaways, and more. The event features the Dean Center and Ride Out Lyme co-founder Brandi Dean; DJ, producer and Lyme advocate Didier Cohen; model, television personality and Lyme advocate, Crystal Hefner; Sony singer, songwriter and activist, Dana Parish; actress, producer and activist Tracy Mulholland; health coach, cookbook author and activist, Erika Schlick, and more. Sign up to ride or sponsor a friend for this powerful afternoon. For details and registration, visit the website at https://rideoutlyme.salsalabs.org/manhattanbeach2020/index.html. Soulcycle is located in The Point at 850 CA-1, El Segundo, CA 90245.
The Jokers will play at O’Hearn’s Pub on Saturday, March 7 from 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. The Jokers are a classic rock band of veteran South Bay musicians playing the party hits you grew up with! They play Old School dance rock, from Roy Orbison to the Young Rascals, Creedence Clearwater Revival to the Beatles, the Stones to Marvin Gaye and the Four Tops to the Eagles. It’s going to be a night of classic dance rock, so don’t forget to wear your dancin’ shoes! No cover charge! To learn more about The Jokers, visit the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/The-Jokers-1969396543158056/. O’Hearn’s Pub is located at 1831 Pacific Coast Highway, Lomita, CA 90717.
Wescom Credit Union is waking Southern California residents up with #WescomKindness for Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, March 8, inviting guests to Spring Forward with FREE Coffee at select locations of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf®. Wescom Credit Union will be picking up the tab for lucky guests in twenty-three different The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® locations in Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura and Riverside counties. Beverage tabs will be paid by Wescom, up to $15 per transaction, beginning the moment the doors open in the morning until $2,000 worth of bills are paid for at each of the twenty-one designated locations. Participating South Bay locations include 1590 Rosecrans Avenue in Manhattan Beach and 20301 Hawthorne Boulevard in Torrance. For additional information and a complete list of locations, visit the website at https://www.wescom.org/cbtl/.

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 8, 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, 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. 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. 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.
The Torrance Social Services Commission will be holding a Toiletry Drive to benefit local organizations such as Harbor Interfaith, Family Promise of South Bay, Star Inc. Homes and 1736 Family Crisis, who serve people experiencing homelessness starting on Monday, March 9 and running through Friday, March 20. They are accepting donations of the following items in full and travel sizes: new shampoo, conditioner, body wash, bar soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste and more. They will also be collecting hand and bath towels, socks and blankets. You can drop off these items at the Torrance City Hall lobby, Human Resources/Personnel Building lobby, all Torrance Public Libraries, Torrance Police Department and Torrance Fire Department Station 1. For additional information, call the Social Services Commission at (310) 618-5880 or contact them via email at SocialServicesCommission@TorranceCA.Gov.
The El Segundo Chamber of Commerce presents the annual State of the City on Wednesday, March 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 777 Aviation. El Segundo Mayor Drew Boyles will share the innovative and entrepreneurial excitement in El Segundo. Big ideas are truly taking off in the community every day! You don’t want to miss this event! Tickets are $60 and reservations are required. For additional information and ticket purchase, visit the website at http://www.elsegundochamber.com/. The event will take place at 777 Aviation Boulevard, El Segundo, CA.
The Torrance Art Museum presents TAM After Hours on Wednesday, March 11 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Torrance Art Museum will be open with extended hours to allow more visitors the opportunity to experience contemporary art in the South Bay and the two current exhibitions, Death Cult in Gallery One and Alptraum in Gallery Two. As always, the admission to the museum is FREE and open to the public. For additional information, visit the website at http://www.torranceartmuseum.com/ or call 310-618-3846. The Torrance Art Museum is located at 3320 Civic Center Drive in Torrance.

Here’s a HEADS-UP on a few events you’ll want to plan for now!
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/women-tech-networking-happy-hour/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/tedx-redondo-beach/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/social-irrigation-south-coast-botanic-garden/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/hrsc-wine-food-potluck/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/seaside-heroes-park-community-beautification-event-torrance/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/poverty-simulation/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/camp-expo/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/yoga-octagon-redondo-pier/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/hermosa-beach-saint-patricks-day-parade/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/torrance-firefighters-association-spaghetti-dinner/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/lomita-c-e-r-t-class/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/st-patricks-day-5k/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/senior-comedy-afternoons/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/torrance-historical-society/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/friendship-bowl/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/torrance-police-department-awards-appreciation-luncheon-2/
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. As always, we recommend you confirm any event you plan to attend with the host organization.

It’s time to spring forward! Daylight Saving Time starts on Sunday, March 8, so be sure to set your clocks forward one hour this Saturday night! 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.
The Lomita City Council adopted a resolution approving the elimination of all parking permissions on both the North and South sides of Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in the City of Lomita. PCH is owned and controlled by Caltrans, and their approval was necessary to implement the changes. Although the Caltrans approval process was lengthy, the new parking changes are ready to go into effect. The City has installed “No Parking” signs on PCH and effective March 1, 2020, vehicles parked along PCH in the City of Lomita will be cited by the City’s Parking Enforcement and Lomita Sheriff Deputies. Full enforcement of the “No Parking” restriction, in the form of vehicle towing by Lomita Sheriff, will begin on April 1, 2020. During this time, all other parking violations are still enforceable. These changes along PCH will improve traffic flow on this main City thoroughfare and reduce the potential for collisions as well as provide clarity regarding parking standards. For questions or concerns regarding this change, contact the Public Works Department at 310-325-7110 x 155 or via email at PublicWorks@LomitaCity.com. If your vehicle is towed by Lomita Sheriff, call (310) 539-1661.
General admission tickets are on sale now for the annual Friendship Bowl on Saturday, March 15 from noon to 4 p.m. at Gable House. So you didn’t register a team to bowl…. but that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on all the fun! The event promises to be interactive and hilarious for the entire family! General Admission tickets include access to food, non-alcoholic beverages, kid-friendly activities like face painting, caricature artist, balloon artist, DJ with dancing and more. Tickets are $25, kids under 10 attend for FREE. For details and ticket purchase, visit the website at http://www.walkwithsally.org/friendshipbowl/. Gable House Bowl is located at 22501 Hawthorne Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90505.
Someone recently sent me this article from the L.A. Times…. We’ve long been fans of local chocolate makers, Jeffray and Naomi Gardener of Marsatta Chocolate! Now the rest of Los Angeles is catching on! You can read the article at https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2020-02-15/marsatta-chocolate-tasting-notes-newsletter-patricia-escarcega. For additional information, visit the website at https://www.marsatta.com/. Marsatta Chocolate is located at 4604 Del Amo Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90503.

Students interested in serving and representing the Lomita community abroad as student ambassadors can now apply for the Lomita Sister City’s Student Exchange Program and take advantage of the opportunity to travel to Takaishi, Japan this summer. Since its inception in 1981, the annual exchange of students between Takaishi and Lomita has been the principal focus of the Lomita Sister City Association’s activities. Every year, the Association has sent deserving students and one chaperone to Japan for two to three weeks. On alternate years, the association facilitates the hosting of students from Takaishi. The student exchange program is a leadership opportunity for students who are dedicated to serving their communities and it gives students an opportunity to grow culturally, socially, and academically. The application deadline has been extended to April 3, 2020. Qualifications:
• A high school or college student between the ages of 16-22 at the time of application
• A legal U.S. resident
• Must have a “C” average (2.0 GPA)
• Interested in learning about Japanese customs, culture, and language
• Live, work or perform community service in Lomita
• Willing to participate in all Lomita Sister City Association activities and become a member
• Must commit to being a host family.
For additional information and to apply, visit the website at https://lomitasistercity.webs.com/.
Want to know how easy it is to listen to The South Bay Show podcast? Just say, “Alexa, play The South Bay Show podcast.” Or “Siri, play The South Bay Show podcast.” Or “Google, play The South Bay Show podcast. See? Easy peasy! Listen during your commute to work, or during your workout at the gym – it’ll make the time fly by!
This morning on The South Bay Show: South Bay Spotlight, our scheduled guest cancelled at the very last minute, so today’s show will be a free-for-all, and we’ll discuss anything that pops into our heads. If you have something on your mind, give us a call at (714) 242-5288 between 8 and 9 a.m. Listen to the program live at 8 a.m. or at your leisure at https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/joe-jackie-show-5/. Tune in every Thursday morning at 8 a.m. to keep up with what’s going down throughout the South Bay!
Tomorrow morning on The South Bay Show: Manhattan Beach 360, our guest will be Carrie Saks, Owner of Creatively Ignite, which develops powerful, concise content and marketing strategies and we’re going to learn what Creatively Ignite can do for your company. Listen live at 8 a.m. or at your leisure at https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/carrie-saks-creatively-ignite/. Tune in every Friday morning at 8 a.m. for the latest happenings in Manhattan Beach!
Have a fabulous South Bay weekend!
Jackie
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