South Bay Weekend Guide September 29, 2016

So I had my annual physical this week. Since my last appointment, my doctor moved her practice to Hermosa Beach and it was my first visit to the new office. The space is nice – large, bright and modern with free, easy parking. While I was sitting in the waiting room, I noticed the photographs lining the walls, and as I was taken down the hall to the examination room, I saw several more. Every picture was taken by local photographer, Randy Ruby, and I was thrilled to see a local business supporting one of our local artists. Every now and then, I’ll walk into a shop or restaurant and see a piece or two displayed for sale, but other than John Post prints, public art projects, and more recently, Bo Bridges, I can’t recall seeing another local artist’s work featured so prominently. Considering how much talent we have here in the South Bay, this should be the norm, right? Wouldn’t it be great to walk into every shop, office and restaurant and see the work of South Bay artists on display? This is what ‘keeping it local’ is all about – one business supporting another – and making sure those greenbacks stay in our community!

The Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce will present Mayor Patrick J. Furey’s 2016 State of the City Address today,Thursday, September 29 at noon at the DoubleTree by Hilton. The Chamber also will honor Kirk Rossberg of the Torrance Bakery & Sandwich Shop as the Distinguished Citizen of the Year. Red carpet registration begins at 11:30; the program and lunch commence atnoon. Tickets are $45 for Chamber Members and $60 for non-Members. For additional information, visit the website athttps://torrancechamber.com/event/state-city-mayor-patrick-furey/?utm_source=eNEWSLETTER+%7C++Thursday%2C+September+15+-+Wednesday%2C+September+21%2C+2016++&utm_campaign=Torrance+eNewsletter+197&utm_medium=email. The DoubleTree by Hilton is located at 21333 Hawthorne Boulevard in Torrance.

The Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce will host an Evening Mixer at Dealer.com tonight, Thursday, September 29 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. sponsored by Executive Inspiration Consulting. Spend the evening getting to know the movers and shakers in Manhattan Beach. Attendees can build their network while enjoying refreshments. The cost is $10 for Chamber Members and $20 for non-Members. For additional information and registration, visit the website at http://business.manhattanbeachchamber.com/events/details/mixer-at-dealer-com-8410. Dealer.Com is located at 1104 Highland Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA.

The Hermosa Beach Community Theater will host the annualSunscreen Film Festival Thursday, September 29 through Sunday, October 2 at the Hermosa Beach Community Theater. Sunscreen is one of only a few film festivals nationwide to be sponsored and acknowledged by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2009, MovieMaker magazine voted Sunscreen one of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the country. In 2013, Sunscreen launched in the South Bay after eight successful years in Florida. Sunscreen Film Festival West is happy to call the Hermosa Beach Community Theatre home and hopes to keep growing as a South Bay destination for filmmakers and film lovers. There are several ticket packages available. For additional information, complete schedule of events and ticket purchase, visit the website at http://www.ssffwest.com/. The Hermosa Beach Community Theater is located at 710 Pier Avenue in Hermosa Beach.

I’m hearing good things about this…..Diners at Rock & Brews PCH will get to experience the Lady of Magic up close and personal onFriday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1 from 6 to 8 p.m.The Lady of Magic, Sisuepahn Phila, will entertain guests at their tables with her own brand of magic. Who knows what tricks she may have up her sleeve? Be amused and delighted while enjoying great food and cold brews. All ages are welcome! For additional information, visit the website at http://ladyofmagic.com/. Rock & Brews is located at 6300 South Pacific Coast Highway, Redondo Beach, CA 90277.

The Manhattan Beach 10K Run takes place Saturday, October 1, starts promptly at 7:30 a.m. and finishes just in time for the opening of the Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair. The course winds its way through the heart of Manhattan Beach with the final stretch taking participants along the ocean front Strand. There are two ways to register: online at http://www.mb10k.com/ or in person at the Village Runner store located at 1840 North Sepulveda Boulevard in Manhattan Beach. Proceeds from the event are returned to the community in the form of scholarships to high school seniors living in Manhattan Beach and to various enhancements to the recreation facilities of local schools and parks. Over the years, the Hometown 10k has made donations back to the community in excess of $250,000! The Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair is a separate event from the Manhattan Beach 10K Run and does not provide shuttle service for parking on race morning. For additional information and registration, visit the website at http://mb10k.com/index.aspx.

The annual Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair takes placeSaturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.A longstanding South Bay tradition, the Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair is a fun-filled, family occasion featuring live music, entertainment, arts and crafts, games and rides. The Hometown Fair merchants offer an extensive assortment of quality craftsmanship. Exhibitors are by invitation only so as to provide a unique selection of items. With over 200 vendors, there’s something for everyone: from ceramics and clothing, oil and water paintings to photographs and sculptures made from glass, wood and metal. There will be a wide variety of edibles available for your dining pleasure and booths are staffed by non-profit organizations. The Beer Garden, which is located on Dorsey Field at the north end of the fairgrounds, opens at 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday and serves beer tickets until 5 p.m. with last call at 5:30 and the doors closing at 6:00. The Beer Garden is staffed by local charities established for the benefit of Manhattan Beach youth. A drawing takes place in June, where four of the charities are selected to operate the Beer Garden. Each group selected will receive a portion of the net proceeds. The Wine Garden, which is located at the basketball courts and can be reached via Live Oak Field, is open from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday with last call at 5:30. The Wine Garden serves premium wines in a casual and comfortable garden-like setting and features live entertainment from 1 to 5 p.m. each day. In addition to the wine bar, the Wine Garden also offers wine tasting by several California wineries. The wine tasting is available from 1 to 5 each day. The Main Stage is located on Dorsey Field near the Beer Garden and will feature the Annual Battle of the Bands on Saturday. Local amateur bands audition in early September and the finalists will battle for the title and a $500 cash prize. The Main Stage will feature entertainment throughout the weekend. There are a number of attractions that return every year due to popular demand, such as the pony rides, the petting zoo, Henry the Lizard Lover and his awesome lizards, a show that features various wild animals and the giant 50-ft slide. The Hometown fair is located in the general area of Live Oak, Dorsey Field and the Joslyn Center in Manhattan Beach. Shuttle service is available from 8 a.m. through 6:30 p.m. both Saturdayand Sunday from the Northrop/Grumman parking lot. The shuttle service parking is located at the corner of Aviation Boulevard and Marine Avenue in Redondo Beach and will run approximately every 15 minutes throughout each day. For more information, visit the website at http://www.mbfair.org/.

Hometown Fair EXTRA……Local business owner Christina Wennstrom of Soap Seas, is collaborating with SEA Lab on a new product launch called “Vitamin Sea” – an aloe and sea salt spray. It’s basically the beach in a bottle! Soap Seas will donate a portion of the product sales to SEA Lab and its programs. Christina will debut the product to the public at the Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair, so be sure to stop by her booth and try a spritz!

The Manhattan Beach Police Department is proud to announce the official launch of the #PINKPATCHPROJECT. The Pink Patch Project is a collaborative cancer awareness fundraiser supported by the Los Angeles County Police Chief’s Association and many other police agencies. The goal of this project is to raise funds to further the research, treatment, and care, of those who are battling and have battled breast cancer. Throughout the month of October, uniformed personnel will proudly wear the Pink Manhattan Beach Police Patch as a reminder of their dedication and commitment to this project. The Manhattan Beach Police Department will be selling a commemorative, miniature police patch, as well as a #PINKPATCHPROJECT t-shirt (with 100% of the profits going to breast cancer treatment, research, and education) at the police department front desk and at various community events throughout the month of October. Visit the Manhattan Beach Police Department Facebook page or the PINKPATCHPROJECT Facebook page for more details. For additional information, contact Sergeant Kelly Benjamin at kbenjamin@citymb.info.

I’m a salt fiend so I may have to do this…… Terranea Resort is offering a series of Sea Salt Workshops on the first Saturday of each month. This Saturday, October 1 at 10 a.m. at the Sea Salt Conservatory, guests can explore Terranea by Land and Sea with an experience highlighting the resort’s Farm-to-Terranea philosophy. Sea Salt Workshop attendees will enjoy an intimate workshop, salt pairing, and wine, as they learn about the resort’s sea salt harvesting process with Terranea’s award-winning chefs. Terranea’s Sea Salt Conservatory is used to produce Terranea’s own signature sea salt. Created using local seawater from the Pacific Ocean, the greenhouse conservatory serves as a natural evaporation chamber, resulting in high quality, mineral-rich sea salt, and ultimately enabling the resort to become sea salt-sustainable. The workshop will include a sea salt tasting and salt pairing along with a glass of wine by ONEHOPE Wine. The cost is $65 per person and advance reservations are required. Attendees must be at least 21 years of age. The Sea Salt Conservatory is located adjacent to the Palos Verdes Ballroom Terrace. For additional information and reservations, call 310-265-2885. Terranea Resort is located at 100 Terranea Way in Rancho Palos Verdes.

Jared, the Galleria of Jewelry, invites the community to celebrate the Grand Opening of the new store in Torrance on Saturday, October 1 beginning at 10 a.m. A ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. will kick off the event which features special giveaways including gift bags for the first 200 guests. The winner of the raffle will receive a pair of one carat Leo diamond earrings valued at over $3,000. For additional information, visit the Eventbrite page athttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/jared-the-galleria-of-jewelry-grand-opening-in-torrance-tickets-27548625681. Jared is located at 22135 Hawthorne Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90503.

The Torrance Cultural Arts Foundations presents a Storytelling Workshop on Saturday, October 1 at 2 p.m. at the Nakano Theater. The Storytelling Workshop accepts 12 students to work on their memoir writing, receive performance tips, and enjoy a casual lunch together. The class will perform their stories in a show later that afternoon. The total time is four hours. The last 90 minutes of the workshop, friends of storytellers may come to watch the performance, or the tellers may choose to video-tape their tales. After refining their skills, the students find that performing in front of the class and guests has been a rewarding experience and they now have tools they can carry forward to job interviews, first dates or future TV guest spots! The Workshop is $30 per person. To reserve your spot, call (310) 781-7171. For additional information, visit the website at http://torrancearts.org/. The Nakano Theatre is located in the Torrance Cultural Arts Center at 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance, CA 90503.

Back by overwhelming demand, the Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation presents Country Roads: A John Denver Tribute on Saturday, October 1 at 8 p.m. at the James Armstrong Theatre. Looking like entertainment icon John Denver is one thing. Sounding like him, too, is – well, comparable to a “Rocky Mountain High” for the incomparable singer-songwriter Rick Schuler. Rick has assembled a band and show that captures the essence of the legendary musician in every respect. Rick’s Denver-inspired “Country Roads” led him to Aspen, Colorado, where he attended his first John Denver tribute in memory of the popular entertainer’s life and music. During the course of the two-day event, Rick met several of Denver’s former band mates and close friends who were nothing short of astonished by the similarities the two shared in look, sound and musical talent. Tickets are $20 or $30 per person. For additional information and ticket purchase, visit the website athttp://torrancearts.org/country-roads-a-tribute-to-john-denver/. The James Armstrong Theatre is located at 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance, CA 90503.

The Redondo Beach Police Department will host the annualCommunity Safety Fair and Police Open House ###/strong(310) 937-6655. The Civic Center and Police Department are located at 401 Diamond Street in Redondo Beach.

The Palos Verdes Peninsula Chamber of Commerce invites the public to their monthly “Good Morning, Palos Verdes!” Breakfast Networking Mixer on Wednesday, October 5 from 7:15 to 9:00 a.m. at Good Stuff Palos Verdes. The guest speaker will be Michele Brown on the topic “Teambuilding and Motivation in Business.” Learn how to build an award-winning team, and strategies for building a stress-free workplace. Admission to the Mixer is $18 for PVP Chamber members ($25 for prospective members and guests) and includes networking, a hearty breakfast, an opportunity to deliver an ad about your business or organization, and door prizes. For additional information and registration, call 310-377-8111. visit the website at http://www.palosverdeschamber.com or via email atoffice@palosverdeschamber.com. Good Stuff Palos Verdes is located at Promenade on the Peninsula, 550 Deep Valley Drive #151, Rolling Hills Estates.

The final outdoor concert of the summer takes place at Nelson’s this Saturday, October 1. Say it isn’t so! The schedule is listed athttp://www.southbaybyjackie.com/nelsons-summer-concert-series-4/. It’s your last chance to enjoy some music under the summer sun!

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

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http://www.southbaybyjackie.com/national-coffee-cop-day/

http://www.southbaybyjackie.com/shine-studio-grand-opening/

http://www.southbaybyjackie.com/the-ladder-plays/

http://www.southbaybyjackie.com/original-fall-tour-historic-homes/

http://www.southbaybyjackie.com/great-glass-pumpkin-patch/

http://www.southbaybyjackie.com/south-bay-oktoberfest/

http://www.southbaybyjackie.com/taste-of-the-pier/

These are just a few of the events taking place, so be sure to check the Ongoing Events page and Daily Blog on my website athttp://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, we re-aired a previous show with guest Sandy Miller from Kaiser Permanente South Bay. We discussed the partnership between Kaiser and the Chamber and the recently opened Kaiser Permanente Medical Office in Manhattan Beach – the first in the beach cities! We also discussed the broader work Kaiser is doing to build a healthier community, as well as efforts to improve the patient experience with new technologies. You can listen to yesterday’s show via podcast here: http://www.southbaybyjackie.com/sandy-miller-kaiser-permanente-south-bay-encore/. 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 Jillian Lore, Marketing Executive for Rush49, a young start-up company based in El Segundo. They offer exciting activities, events and adventures across the country at the lowest prices. Events range from Food & Drink Festivals, Concerts, Rock Climbing, Paint Nights and more and this morning, we’re going to learn all about it. Don’t worry, if you missed the program, you can listen to it via podcast here: http://www.southbaybyjackie.com/jillian-lore-rush49/. 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…..hmmmm, I’m not sure who our guest will be, but be sure to tune in anyway! You can listen to the program live at 8 a.m. or anytime via podcast here:http://www.southbaybyjackie.com/the-south-bay-show-manhattan-beach-360.php. Tune in every Friday morning for the latest from Manhattan Beach!

Have a fabulous South Bay weekend!

Jackie

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