Budget study sessions
City officials will host the third and last budget study session Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Police/Fire Community Room. Residents have an opportunity to engage in determining how and where the city spends funds to benefit the community before City Council adopts the 2013-14 budget on June 4. This session will focus on three departments: community development, management services and finance.
Sophisticated Snoop 2013
The 40th annual Beach Cities home tour, presented by American Martyrs Parent Association, runs Friday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $35, presale $30. For more details or tickets by mail, call 424-212-7800.
South Bay Student Video Festival
For the 13th year, the South Bay Student Video Festival will showcase cinematic projects created by high school students Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the Mira Costa Auditorium. Work submitted to the festival was reviewed by a panel of judges including industry professionals and film school professors. Tickets are $5 at the door. For more information, contact Michael Hernandez, festival coordinator and Mira Costa Media Arts advisor, at cinehead3@gmail.com.
Older Adult Health Fair
South Bay older adults, age 50 and over, are invited to attend the 35th annual Manhattan Beach Older Adult Health Fair at Joslyn Community Center on Friday from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The event is sponsored by Manhattan Beach’s Parks & Recreation Department, South Bay Family Health Care, the Kiwanis and Soroptimists of Manhattan Beach. Free medical services include screenings for acupuncture, anemia, blood pressure, body fat analysis, cholesterol and more. The Doppler test, which screens for strokes, will be provided for $20 and requires pre-registration at 310-802-6177 ext. 1112.
Attendees are encouraged to bring a bag with all their prescription and OTC medications for review. Dial-A-Ride is available for older adults residing in Manhattan Beach, at 310-545-3500. For more information, call the Manhattan Beach Older Adults Program at 310-802-5447.
Marine Avenue Park ceremony
At 11:30 a.m. Saturday, a ceremony will reveal the new synthetic turf at the Marine Avenue Park soccer field. The American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) raised $845,000 to help realize the project, selling $82,000 in discount cards and cultivating private and corporate donations. For more information, contact the city’s Parks & Recreation Department at 310-802-5448.
Highland Avenue construction
Construction as part of the city’s water main replacement project will require a traffic detour on southbound Highland Avenue, beginning Thursday and ending Monday (Saturday and Sunday excluded). Traffic will be diverted to Manhattan Avenue from 11th Street to 5th Street, where cars will be redirected onto Highland Avenue. For more information, contact project manager Gilbert Gamboa at 310-802-5356 or at ggamboa@citymb.info, or project inspector Ted Young at 310-713-9669.
