🌱 Patch AM: How to make the most of free pier concerts this summer

What's up Redondo Beach! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How to make the most of free pier concerts this summer
• Would you adopt this grandma-owned Geo Storm in Redondo Beach?

Also on today's calendar: Back to School Worship & Blessing and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 74 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 81, low: 70.
• Sunday: Humid with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 78 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Southern California Is Hiding A Free Oceanfront Music Festival Worth Knowing About (takingthekids.com) — Free summer concerts on the Redondo Beach Pier turn Thursday and Saturday evenings into oceanfront music nights, with no tickets required and plenty of nearby food options. The piece walks you through where to sit, how parking works, accessibility details, and other activities around 100 Fisherman's Wharf so you can easily plan a full afternoon-to-sunset outing.
   

• Which Orphaned GM Coupe Would You Adopt? 1990 Geo Storm vs 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix (theautopian.com) — A quirky used-car column spotlights a low‑mileage Geo Storm currently for sale in Redondo Beach, comparing it with a rougher Pontiac Grand Prix in Missouri. The writer digs into each car's elderly ownership history, condition, and quirks while inviting readers to choose which orphaned GM coupe they'd adopt.
   

📸 Around Redondo Beach

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Redondo Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 30
• Back to School Worship & Blessing →
  375 Palos Verdes Blvd, Redondo Beach
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday August 30
• One Last Splash: End of Summer Beach Bash at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach →
  Seaside Lagoon, 200 Portofino Way, Redondo Beach
  11:00 am
Tuesday September 1
• Virtual Social Chat with BCHD Care Managers →
  10:00 am
• Vista: Back to School Night (Minimum Day)
  Hermosa Beach City Elementary Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Virtual Mindfulness Drop-In →
  4:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• View: Back to School Night (Minimum Day)
  Hermosa Beach City Elementary Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
  5:00 pm
• Back to School Night
  Lincoln Elementary Redondo Beach, CA 90278
  5:30 pm
Saturday September 5
• Fiesta Hermosa →
  Hermosa Beach, Hermosa Beach
  12:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Virtual Families Connected Parent Chat →
  10:00 am
• Virtual Happiness Chat →
  12:30 pm
• Dementia Caregiver Support Group →
  1600 N Valley Dr, Manhattan Beach
  1:30 pm
Thursday September 10
• Redondo Beach CERT Academy class begins →
  Redondo Beach Main Library
  5:30 pm

📣 Redondo Beach Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 10th Annual Los Angeles International Ukulele Festival —Leslie Smith Read on Patch

• Hi all,
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• PLS Financial Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Lawndale. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Hermosa Beach

• Hermosa Beach swimmer completes English Channel crossing (dailybreeze.com)
• Out & About: Things to do in and around the South Bay and Long Beach areas, Aug. 28-Sept. 3 (dailybreeze.com)
• Shop Publishes Its German Car Preventive Maintenance Guide (commercialappeal.com)

Manhattan Beach

• Chef Ben Robinson Joins Manhattan Beach Food & Wine — Food & Beverage Magazine (fb101.com)
• New Manhattan Beach Home Sparks Setback Fight (patch.com)

Rancho Palos Verdes

• Trump Golf Club Gun Suspect's Criminal Case Suspended (patch.com)

Ok Redondo Beach! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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