South Bay by Jackie Weekend Guide June 18, 2020

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South Bay by Jackie Weekend Guide Pandemic Survival Guide

While I’m still receiving and posting information on virtual events, the only upcoming, in-person event is the Torrance Antique Street Faire, which will re-open on Sunday, June 28 (Yay!). Yesterday, I received word the Redondo Pier concerts are cancelled through the end of July. They hope to start them in August, but it’s a wait and see situation. I also received confirmation that there will be NO Fourth of July fireworks at Seaside Lagoon or El Segundo (Boo!). It’s never a good idea to assume anything, but it’s a pretty good bet all local Fourth of July celebrations will be cancelled. What a bummer…. makes you want to get out of town and go someplace where you can celebrate properly with the rocket’s red glare. Lomita’s Movies Under the Stars is still listed on the city calendar starting July 11. Other than that, my website calendar is blank until October. It’s going to be an awfully quiet summer, but I’ll keep chugging along, waiting for the day I can post an event we can all attend in person. Won’t that be something? On another note, my podcast partner, Joe Terry, has taken a teaching gig this summer, so I’ve taken over hosting duties for the Thursday show. That should keep me on my toes!
Destination: Art is hosting the Virtual Associate Artists’ Show through July 5. The Associate Artists’ exhibition is online now at https://www.destination-art.net/onlineartshow and most of the art work is available for purchase. For inquiries, email localartists@destination-art.net. Visitors to the Virtual Gallery will be able to vote for their favorite painting for the Art Lovers’ Choice Award, which will be announced at the end of June.
The Point will host The Beatbuds Cyber Jam on Thursday, June 18 at 10 a.m. on IG Live. With children stuck at home, and schools across the nation closed, amid the coronavirus pandemic, The Point in El Segundo has transformed its extremely popular outdoor Kids Club to a cyber jam with The Beatbuds. With hopes of inspiring and entertaining one another during this crisis, The Point will host a free Instagram live takeover and kids of all ages are invited to tune in for a forty-minute jam session with The Beatbuds. The Beatbuds create children’s music with a contemporary sound that the whole family can enjoy. Through their catchy tunes and interactive performance, the ‘Buds create a musical universe that guarantees children an educational and entertaining introduction to music! For additional information, visit the website at https://thepointsb.com/2020/02/06/the-beatbuds-cyber-jam/. Tune in at The Point Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/thepoint_sb/.
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Chamber of Commerce will host A Virtual Presentation: What Shape Recovery? Understanding the Economic Consequences of the Recovery on Thursday, June 18 at 1 p.m. via Zoom. As businesses struggle to weather the financial impact of the past several months, uncertainty around the recovery is adding to their challenges. In this virtual session, notA Virtual Presentation: What Shape Recovery? Understanding the Economic Consequences of the Recoveryed economist Dr. Christopher Thornberg will share objectively-based economic analysis that will inform businesses on their reopening strategies. This virtual session is brought to the business community by Chamber Member and Presenting Sponsor Guaranty Escrow, Inc. Dr. Thornberg’s talk is open to all businesses and the community. As a virtual event, participants may be located anywhere. Advance tickets for this virtual session are required and may be purchased on the Chamber’s website at https://www.palosverdeschamber.com/events/weekly-business-series-featuring-christopher-thornberg-phd-sponsored-guaranty-escrow-inc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.palosverdeschamber.com/events/weekly-business-series-featuring-christopher-thornberg-phd-sponsored-guaranty-escrow-inc or by calling the Chamber at 310-377-8111. Tickets for Chamber members are $20; nonmembers are $25.
Style on the Spot will host a Happier Hour for Dress for Success on Thursday, June 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. Grab a cocktail and your computer, it’s time to get Happy! Join the second virtual Happier Hour to help benefit Dress for Success World Wide West through a virtual charity event hosted by Style On The Spot. The day of the event you will receive the Happpier Hour menu that will include celebrity guests, special activities and fabulous entertainers. The Fabulous Chrissy Metz from the hit TV show, This Is Us, is going to share some words of wisdom. The beautiful Kandi Burruss, from The Real Housewives of Atlanta, will give advice for entrepreneurship! To bring the heat, there will be a performance from “NYC’s Juicy Live-Singing Mermaid” Lagoona Bloo. Jennifer, owner of Born To Roam, is going to teach you to accessorize for success. #PoshBoss Jenna will share some guidance on how to make some $ from your closet! An SOS event would not be complete without surprise giveaways that are planned throughout the evening. The giveaways will be announced throughout the call, and will be shipped and/or emailed directly to the winners. All proceeds will go towards the Dress For Success Moving Forward Campaign to help support all of the women that have faced hardships due to COVID-19 and provide them with the tools they need to get back on their feet. Help these individuals through this difficult time by getting together for a night of fun. Tickets are $10. For additional information and ticket purchase, visit the Eventbrite page at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sos-happier-hour-6182020-tickets-105013989670.
El Segundo Museum of Art presents a Virtual Just Draw every Friday in June from 10 to 11 a.m. via Zoom.June 19: JUST DRAW with Barbara BoehmJune 26: JUST DRAW with guest artist Rosie VohraJoin via Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/632542879. Share your artwork at @esmoaorg and #JUSTDRAWatESMoA.
The 20th annual Lomita Park Basketball Camp is going VIRTUAL. During these uncertain times, the City of Lomita Parks & Recreation staff has put together a week long virtual camp where campers will learn and participate in drills that improve their skills. On Saturday, June 20 campers and parents will be able to come to Lomita Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and pick up a complementary basketball (to keep), general camp schedule, as well as the Zoom ID and password. During the week of camp, campers will log onto Zoom and interact with expert coaches. On Friday, camp will begin with a general session to be followed with an appointment time in which they come to Lomita Park to participate in a one-on-one skills demonstration with their coach. Campers will be given a chance to show off their new skills and receive their prizes and camp T-shirts. Camp enrollment is $50. To sign up, visit https://apm.activecommunities.com/lomitaparksandrec/Activity_Search?txtActivitySearch=lomita%20park%20basketball%20camp&applyFiltersDefaultValue=true&cat=Activities. Lomita Park is located at 24428 Eshelman Avenue, Lomita, CA 90717.

ShockBoxx Gallery presents the Opening Reception: Don’t Touch Your Face on Saturday, June 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. via Zoom. Heading into quarantine, ShockBoxx put out an international call for art, asking artists working with any medium or style to capture their experience of lock down during the global pandemic. This show received over 650 submissions from 250 artists and after a tough jury process, the results are in and will be exhibited at the gallery. Given social distancing guidelines, the Opening Reception will happen via Zoom (479-922-3404) Password (006346). The gallery will also be open for this show, so come in and check it out, just wear a mask and Don’t Touch Your Face. For additional information, visit the website at https://www.shockboxxproject.com/. ShockBoxx is located at 636 Cypress Avenue, Hermosa Beach, CA.
Ragin Cajun is offering a Father’s Day Feast to Go! It’s a fun and delicious way to celebrate Dad and the whole family will enjoy this spread! It will feed 4 to 6 people for only $70!– Juicy 5-6 lb deep fried Whole Chicken that is flavorful, but not spicy– 32 ounces of Potato Salad– 32 ounces of Cole Slaw– 6 pieces of Cornbread– Whole Pecan PieCall ahead to place your order and schedule a pick-up date and time at 310-540-7403. For additional information, visit the website at https://www.ragincajuncafe.com/.
The Torrance Rose Float Association invites the community to the next Restaurant for Roses event on Wednesday, June 24 at Ragin Cajun Cafe from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. We all saw the fabulous, award-winning Torrance Float in this year’s Parade of Roses. Well, they raise funds all year long to make the float happen every year. Here’s your chance to contribute! Enjoy some delicious food and down-home Louisiana fun while supporting the Torrance Rose Float Association. Ragin Cajun will donate 20% of all purchases to the TRFA fundraiser. You must present the flyer to your server, so print it and bring it with you or (SAVE A TREE) and pull it up on your smart phone. For additional information, visit the website at http://www.torrancerosefloat.org/. Ragin Cajun Cafe is located at 525 Pacific Coast Highway, Redondo Beach, CA.
The Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce presents the Impact Awards Virtual Celebration on Wednesday, June 24 at noon via Zoom. The event will recognize incoming Chairman, Kirk Rossberg, Owner of Torrance Bakery. The honorees include Large Business of the Year (Torrance Refinery), Small Business of the Year (FastSigns), Non-Profit of the Year (Salvation Army); and more. You must register in advance for this event. For additional information and registration, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAldu-vpzMvEtFMxxLVgDehx1vMtMlKaEuI.
Here’s a HEADS-UP on a few events you’ll want to plan for now!
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/red-white-brew-virtual-fundraiser/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/zoomtopia-magical-creatures/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/lunafesthome/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/torrance-antique-street-faire-8/
https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/women-in-tech/
###strongWe want to hear from you. Would you like to share your thoughts about coming back to the ADM when we re-open our doors? COVID-19 has disrupted all of our lives in countless ways. At the Automobile Driving Museum, we are looking at how to provide access to our museum and automobiles in whatever manner will best meet our audience’s needs and expectations. Please help us design future presentations by answering our questionnaire. We want to bring back the Automobile Driving Museum as soon as we can and do it safely, and we need to know what you think! This survey will take no more than two minutes and will help us provide you with a safe environment to come back to. Take the survey at http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07eh55q2jwkbbd1h1g/a012skbcua23n/questions.

Thank you for participating in our survey, your feedback is valuable to us and greatly appreciated.Sincerely, Marisol Herrera, Automobile Driving Museum
The tenth annual South Bay Water-Wise Garden Tour is seeking beautiful and creative, drought tolerant gardens to display for its self-drive tour in October. For your garden to be considered, please contact Peggy at 310-515-0934. The proceeds from the garden tour go to support the Gardena Willows Wetlands Preserve.
A message from the South Coast Botanic Garden… The world has felt like a scary place the past few months. While many businesses around us closed, South Coast Botanic Garden remained open as a much-needed place of hope for our community. Staying open has been no small feat. We acted swiftly and thoughtfully to implement solutions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and ensure the safety of staff and visitors, working under guidance from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. While we remain open as a safe place for all, it certainly is no longer business as usual. Many of the Garden’s typical sources of funding — including public programs, classes, plant sales, festivals and event rentals — have all been put on hold. The Garden is losing an estimated $4,000 per day during this crisis — a hard hit for our small organization. That is why we are asking for your help today. You can help us weather this storm! Can we count on your support of our 2020 Flourish Fund with a fully tax-deductible gift today? To donate, visit https://southcoastbotanicgarden.org/shop/donations/flourish-fund-donations-to-the-garden/. Your gift of any amount will allow our beautiful Garden to flourish for years to come and continue to unite people through nature. We are grateful for your continued and generous support. Any amount you can contribute helps. With deep appreciation, Adrienne Lao Nakashima, CEO

To view a list of LA County Dept. of Public Health Coronavirus Telebriefings taking place this week, visit https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/la-county-department-public-health-coronavirus-telebriefings/.
Same day COVID-19 Tests are available for all LA County residents. The Los Angeles County COVID-19 Test Site at the South Bay Galleria has relocated to the campus of Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) at 514 North Prospect Avenue in Redondo Beach. Testing at the new location began on Monday, June 8. L.A. County residents can schedule an appointment for a COVID-19 test by visiting the Los Angeles County website at https://covid19.lacounty.gov/testing/. Appointments have been filling up quickly. Residents are encouraged to continue to check the site for availability at the Redondo Beach location or make an appointment at another LA County site.
Exer Urgent Care is offering an FDA-authorized COVID-19 Antibody Test. They are doing everything possible to meet the needs of the community and now offer an FDA-authorized COVID-19 Antibody Test with results in 24-48 hours at all 16 Exer locations. Get screened today at one of the clinics or online at VirtualCare by Exer at https://exerurgentcare.com/virtualcare.
CITY LINKS: The following are South Bay city websites offering information and updates on operations and procedures regarding COVID-19. New updates are being issued by individual cities regarding extensions and re-opening plans.• El Segundo:https://www.elsegundo.org/our-city/emergency-management/coronavirus-updates-for-the-el-segundo• Gardena:https://www.cityofgardena.org/coronavirus-covid-19/• Hawthorne:http://www.cityofhawthorne.org/coronavirus• Hermosa Beach:https://www.hermosabeach.gov/our-community/quick-links/coronavirus-updates-from-the-cdc• Lawndale:http://www.lawndalecity.org/HTML/Coronavirus.html• Lomita:https://lomitacoronavirus.info/• Manhattan Beach:https://www.citymb.info/services/learn-about/coronavirus• Palos Verdes Estates:https://www.pvestates.org/community/information-on-coronavirus• Rancho Palos Verdes:https://www.rpvca.gov/1277/Information-on-Coronavirus-COVID-19• Redondo Beach:https://www.redondo.org/depts/city_manager/coronavirus_update.asp• Rolling Hills Estates:https://www.ci.rolling-hills-estates.ca.us/community/advanced-components/news-list• Torrance:https://www.cityoftorranceca.com/
This morning on The South Bay Show: South Bay Spotlight, our guest will be Tom Bakaly, CEO, of the Beach Cities Health District. Tom will give us an update on the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on the Beach Cities, where we stand now, and how we move forward. We’ll also learn about the various community programs BCHD offers, the new COVID-19 test site and the status of the Healthy Living Campus project. Listen to the program live at 8 a.m. or at your leisure at https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/tom-bakaly-ceo-beach-cities-health-district/.
Tomorrow morning on The South Bay Show: Manhattan Beach Chamber 360, our guests will be Kelly Fogarty and Karen Block from the Manhattan Beach Chapter of Soroptimist International and this morning, we’re going to learn about Lunafest@Home taking place on Saturday, June 27 via Vimeo. Listen to the program live at 8 a.m. or at your leisure at https://www.southbaybyjackie.com/lunafesthome-2/.
Stay well, be safe and take care. #SouthBayStrong
Jackie

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