Thursday 16
WIN A PRIUS
This month is Earth Month! Take part in the Wyland National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation now until April 30. Take one minute out of your day and go to mywaterpledge.com, take the pledge, and you will be entered to win prizes like a Toyota Prius V, Home Improvement Gift cards, Toro Smart Irrigation Controllers, and more!
FOOD TRUCKS
Brake 4 Lunch, a Thursday Food Truck Gathering at 2001 E. Mariposa Avenue, El Segundo from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Check out facebook.com/CustomDesignandConstruction or twitter.com/remodelwithus for truck of the week menu. Organized by Custom Design Construction. For more information, visit VisitCustomDesign.com.
Friday 17
DOWNTOWN MB
The business owners in Downtown Manhattan Beach are hosting their Spring Sidewalk Sale. Fri – Sun Shoppers can take advantage of massive retail markdowns, pleasant outdoor dining, beautiful weather, convenient parking, and glorious ocean views… all on the sidewalks of beautiful Downtown Manhattan Beach. Visit the Downtown Manhattan Beach Facebook page for special offers and pre-sale events. “Check-In”, post a “Selfie” of your shopping/dining experience, tell us about the deal you found, and tag #MYDTMB. For more information, visit downtownmanhattanbeach.com.
EVENT
Homes Tour “Behind the Gates” of Rolling Hills. Tour three beautiful homes, plus lunch, original art, boutiques, collectibles, and raffle. A world of verdant beauty and stunning panoramic vistas abounds. The homes represented range from an historic equestrian retreat to a totally re-visioned 1950’s entertainment paradise. The owners are just as diverse, including among them an Academy Award winner and classic car collectors. Plus, at the Art Center, enjoy luncheon by TGIS and Stripe Cafe, stroll and shop mixed-media art, estate collectibles and boutiques. Shopping open all day! From April 17th and 18th, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Purchase tickets online at pvhomestour.org.
FIESTA
Fiesta 2015 Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Live music, new and improved carnival rides, games, Mexican carne asada tacos, taquitos, Beer garden and much more, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 320 Massey Ave., Hermosa Beach. For more information and times, call 310-372-7077 or visit ourladyofguadalupechurch.org.
FESTIVAL
SpringFest Redondo Beach. Free Admission & free parking. Carnival Rides, Kid’s Zone, and gourmet food trucks. From Friday – Sunday. Check website for times at nrbba.org. Located at 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Redondo Beach.
Saturday 18
SHREDFEST
In honor of Earth Day, Kinecta will host a free ShredFest, from 9 a.m.- noon at 1440 Rosecrans Avenue, Manhattan Beach. The public is invited to bring confidential documents and/or paper of all kinds, including magazines, newspapers, file and hanging folders and three-ring binders for proper disposal.
SPRING EVENT
Palos Verdes Junior Women’s Club presents Cirque du Soiree. Vibrant beats and alluring treats. Dinner, dancing, live & silent auction. All proceeds to benefit women and children in crisis in the South Bay from 6 p.m. – midnight. Black tie or elegant and fabulous attire. Located at Marriott Hotel, 1400 Park View Avenue, Manhattan Beach. For more information, visit pvjuniors.org.
BOOK SALE
Friends of the Library Book Sale from 9 a.m. – noon, at 1309 Bard Street, behind Stars Antiques, one-half block west of the library, Hermosa Beach. For more information, call 310-376-7493 or visit hbfol.org.
DRESS FOR SUCCESS
What do I wear to an interview? An internship? A job? A formal presentation? How do I tie a tie? What heel height is appropriate? Can I wear black shoes with a blue suit? And other questions about professional attire, come to GVJCI’s Dress for Success event from 2 – 4 p.m. at Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute Hall, 1964 162nd Street, Gardena. For more information, call at 310-324-6611 or email myamashiro@jci-gardena.org or visit the Facebook Page at facebook.com/gvjci.
PARTY
The South Bay Adult School presents an 63rd Anniversary Party for the South Bay Family Tree Preschool & Parent Education Program. Festivities include face painting, story time read by authors and teachers, arts & crafts, live music, obstacle course and games, dress up photo booth, book fair, and a children’s item swap. A picnic area will be provided for your enjoyment. Free event, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Pacific Center, 1600 Pacific Avenue, Manhattan Beach. Come and see what the South Bay Family Tree is all about! For more information, visit southbayfamilytree.org.
Sunday 19
DRUM CIRCLE
Free to be me family friendly fun drum circle, Free to all! every third Sunday of the month from noon – 3 p.m. Meet at the water’s edge under the Hermosa Beach Pier, north side of the pier on the sand. Bring friends, family, drums and percussion instruments (otherwise provided). For more information, contact director Sabina Sandoval at 310-318-7191. Volunteers always needed. For more information, please visit freetobemedrumcircle.com.
BALDRICK’S
Time to go bald again for Childhood Cancer Research! 13th Annual Willson-White St. Baldrick’s Head Shaving Event from 12 – 4 p.m. The celebration begins at noon with Shaving Ceremony at 1 p.m., 1615 South Pacific Coast Hwy., Redondo Beach in Riviera Village. To volunteer and/or make a donation, visit StBaldricks.org/events/RivieraMexicanGrill2015.
Monday 20
AUCTION
The Woman’s Club of Redondo Beach annual Chinese Auction. Tickets are $20, and include Chinese Chicken Salad lunch plus 10 tickets. Doors open at 10 a.m. business meeting at 11 a.m. and the auction will begin shortly after lunch. Non-members are welcome and encouraged! RSVP by caling 310-316-9766 or visit WCRBinfo.com.
MINDFULNESS
NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. NAMI members will speak on mindfulness and how it helps lessen the stresses of living and mental illness at 7:30 p.m., First Lutheran Church, 2900 West Carson Street, Torrance. For more information on NAMI South Bay, call 310-533-0705 or visit namisouthbay.com.
Wednesday 22
BOOK CLUB
Coffee Time Book Club. The Last Flight of Poxl West by Daniel Torday facilitated by Linda & Margot at 10:30 a.m., {pages} a bookstore, 904 Manhattan Avenue, Manhattan Beach. Book Clubs are free and everyone is welcome. RSVP’s are requested by not required. For more information, call 310-318-0900 or visit pagesabookstore.com
SIERRA CLUB MEETING
The Sierra Club invites you to “Sex and the City Zoo” a presentation by Muriel Horacek. Muriel is a naturalist who has traveled extensively in Aruba, Peru, Benghazi, Libya and Brussels, Belgium. In the past 15 years she has done 20 natural history/birding trips to India, Papua New Guinea, and Peru. Her presentation will talk about the challenges of trying to assure the survival of threatened species, transferring animals between zoos to avoid inbreeding, and the surprises that occur. The mischief part is mostly the antics of orangutans, from 7 – 9 p.m. at Community Room of the Palos Verdes Library, 701 Silver Spur Road, Rolling Hills Estates (entrance also on Deep Valley Dr). Refreshments served, all are welcome. For more information, call Joyce White 310-383- 5247.
