Health & Fitness
Jackie's South Bay Weekend Guide
The South Bay by Jackie Weekend Guide is THE source for leisure activities and events happening throughout the South Bay!
Alas, the colossal cokers have come and gone. Last night, the final two made their way north to the El Segundo Chevron refinery. That was kind of exciting while it lasted! Anyway, there’s a lot of great stuff happening this weekend, so take your time reading this newsletter—I guarantee, there’s something for everyone!
I was just contacted by the owners of LA Craft Beer Tours and was informed they are suspending the South Bay Beer Shuttle for the time being. They hope to offer tours again in a month or two. You know I'll keep you in the loop!
Select Beer Store Bottle Shop & Tap Room in Redondo Beach is hosting a special week-long celebration in honor of their first anniversary! The festivities last all week long with several special events starting tonight, March 7, and running through March 14. For more information, call 310-540-1221 or visit the website at selectbeerstore.com. Select Beer Store & Tap Room is located in the heart of Riviera Village at 1613 S. Pacific Coast Hwy. in Redondo Beach.
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Total Wine & More will hold a second Brown Bagging It – An Enlightening Blind Tasting event on Thursday, March 7, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This extremely fun and educational wine class gives guests the chance to blind taste a selection of paired wines, competing for the title of “favorite summer wine!” The tasting will offer a selection of eight wines that are generated from similar grapes but are grown around the world. Guests will battle their taste buds as they compare and experience a variety of wines, including Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Pinot Noir and one mystery grape which will be revealed on the day of the class. The cost is $25 per person and will be held at the Redondo Beach Total Wine & More superstore. Seating is limited and the last time they did this it sold out! Total Wine & More is located at 1505 Hawthorne Blvd. at South Bay Marketplace in Redondo Beach. For more information, call 310-542-1460 or visit the website at totalwine.com.
Celebrate 25 years with the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy! The PVPLC is offering a Guided Nature Walk to Eagle’s Nest on Saturday, March 9, from 9 to 11 a.m. Journey down Burma Road in the Portuguese Bend Reserve and take in the sweeping views from Eagle’s Nest that inspired Bill Ailor to found the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy in 1988. This moderate walk is free and open to the public. Parking is available along the street at the south end of Crenshaw Boulevard near Del Cerro Park in Rancho Palos Verdes. For more information, contact 310-541-7613 etc. 201 or visit the website at pvplc.org.
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The Norris Center for the Performing Arts presents It’s Magic! on Saturday, March 9, at 7:30 p.m. It’s Magic! features an extraordinary lineup of award-winning magicians and masters of illusion who will conjure up an evening of spellbinding fun that is perfect for the entire family. The production is the longest-running magic revue in the country and the all-new 57th edition features six internationally acclaimed magicians and variety acts from some of the top showrooms in the world. Audience members will behold incredible full-stage illusions, deft sleight-of-hand tricks, awe-inspiring manipulations and some zany comedy. Tickets are $40 for adults and $25 for children. For more information and to purchase tickets, call 310-544-0403 or visit the website at norriscenter.com. The Norris Center for the Performing Arts is located at 27570 Norris Center Drive (formerly Crossfield Drive) in Rolling Hills Estates.
The 39th Annual Festival of the Kite takes place on Sunday, March 10, from noon to 5 p.m. at the Redondo Beach Pier. Sponsored by the Redondo Pier Association, this is Southern California’s longest running kite festival. The event is free and open to the public and features live music by Tucker Booth and other entertainment. The festivities get underway with the 10th Annual Throw Down Yo-Yo Competition to be held on the Pier. Enjoy a free Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu demonstration by the world famous Gracie Family and discover just how much you really can eat in five minutes during the eighth Annual Craig’s Hot Dog On A Stick Eating Contest at 3 p.m. There’s a $200 Prize! Prizes will be presented in several categories: Highest Flying Kite, Best Handmade Kite and Youngest Kite Flyer. An assortment of vendors will be on hand for all your kite flying needs. At the conclusion of the festival, all kite flyers will take part in a mass kite ascension. For more information, visit the website at redondopier.com.
Soroptimist International of Manhattan Beach presents LUNAFEST, a traveling film festival, on Sunday, March 10 at 2 p.m. at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. The festival spotlights the work of a diverse array of talented women filmmakers with intelligent, funny, and thought-provoking themes. The net proceeds are donated to charity, including the Breast Cancer Fund and Soroptimist programs, to advance the status of women in the community. To see a trailer of the films being offered, purchase tickets and obtain further information, visit the website at lunafest.org/redondobeach or call 424-225-2050. The Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center is located at 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd. in Redondo Beach.
Chez Mélange welcomes guest chef and author, Jack Witherspoon, into the kitchen on Sunday, March 10. Jack, a 12-year-old South Bay local, will be presenting a four course dinner of comfort recipes from his award-winning book, Twist it Up. The book shares Jack’s 60 favorite comfort food recipes, all of which he puts his own twist on. Recipes are kid tested—by Jack and his brother—and family approved. In December 2012, Jack was notified that his book had been awarded a top prize at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in France, in which 102 countries submitted over a thousand books for competition. Chef Robert Bell and co-owner Michael Franks of Chez Mélange have watched Jack grow up over the years, hone his cooking skills and develop his tastes. Copies of his book will be on sale, the proceeds of which go to Jack’s endowment and the Beckstrand Cancer Foundation. For those of you that haven’t already bought tickets, I’m sorry to report that this event has already sold out. Chez Mélange is located at 1611 S. Catalina Ave. in Redondo Beach.
This just in: The Catalina Cooking Store is celebrating their one year anniversary this Sunday! They’ll have manufacturer reps in the store from several brands they carry doing demos, serving up recipes and answering questions. They’ll also have door prizes and discounts all day long. The reps will be there from 12 to 3 p.m. and they’ll offer discounts and specials all weekend. It's their way of saying thanks for a great first year! The Catalina Cooking Store is located at 1915 S. Catalina Ave. in Redondo Beach. For more information, visit the website at catalinacooking.com or call Don at 310-378-4830. Congratulations and happy anniversary, Don!
Temple Menorah and the Klein Chaplaincy Service in partnership with the Rosenberg Cultural Center present The Distinguished Speaker Series: Leaders in Action. The Series will explore the poignant moral and ethical issues that confront us in the 21 Century. Each speaker is an accomplished, well-known and respected authority in his field. This second installment of the series features Arthur Gross-Schaefer on Wednesday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m. on ethical decision making in the 21st century in our public lives, in our work place and in our personal lives. Temple Menorah is located at 1101 Camino Real in Redondo Beach. For more information, call 310-316-8444. For ticket purchase, visit the website at templemenorah.org/leadersinaction.
If you have not been to Tapas & Vino yet, you are in for a treat! Andy is currently running a Not Just Tapas & Vino Campaign exclusively for our audience! Mention The South Bay Show or South Bay by Jackie and receive 25 percent off a lunch or brunch entrée. Or just tell them Jackie sent you! Tapas & Vino is located at 1729 S. Catalina Ave. in Redondo Beach. For more information, visit the website at tapasyvino.com or call 310-791-8200.
As always, check the calendar links and ‘Things to Do’ page on my website, southbaybyjackie.com, for details on these and other events throughout the South Bay.
On The South Bay Show this morning, our guest was Jack Witherspoon. Jack is a local 12-year-old chef and will be cooking at Chez Melange this Sunday night to raise funds for his endowment and the Beckstrand Cancer Foundation. Don’t worry, if you missed it, you can listen to it online.
