Girls Night Out “fun”-raiser
This ‘just for ladies’ event celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness with an evening of fun and humor. Festivities begin each night at 5:30 p.m. with the opening of the bar and silent auction followed by dinner, live auction, a show and world class line-up of top comedians. Call to reserve your seat for $85 per person. Proceeds from this event will help to fund cancer support groups at CSC-RB. The event will be held at the Comedy & Magic Club, 1018 Hermosa Ave. Hermosa Beach. Oct. 4-6. For reservations call 310-376-3550 or purchase tickets online at www.wellnessandcancer.org/specialevents.htm
H.E.L.Ping the elderly
Redondo Beach Main Library will be offering a free five-week series in partnership with H.E.L.P. (Healthcare and Elder Law Programs) focusing on elder care. Each class will be held on Thursday from 10a.m -12 in the second-floor meeting room and is free and open to all. This is a free program, but reservations are recommended. Call the Library at 310-318-0675 option 5 or the H.E.L.P office at 310-533-1996. Oct., 20, Staying In Charge; Oct, 27, Wills, Trusts & Probate Avoiders; Nov., 3, Elder Care and Residential Choices; Nov., 10, Financial Planning for Long-Term Care; and Nov. 17, Medi-Cal for Nursing Home Care.
Financial know-how
Suze Orman, finance expert, columnist and television host will be speaking at the Redondo BeachPerformingArtsCenteras part of the Distinguished Speaker Series of Southern California on Wednesday Oct., 5.at 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd.Order tickets at http://www.speakersla.com/order.html.
Smoking runway looks
The South Bay Galleria will be hosting a “Wearable Art Fashion Show” from 1-2 p.m. Emerging Southern California artist Sasha Marie Bernard will be debuting a collection that gives Anti-Smoking a contemporary new look. The event will featured a series of life-size, custom-tailored outfits made primarily from cigarette packs, cartons and advertisements that were collected over the past four years. Barnard’s CIGLINE will be the third and final clothing line to hit the runway at the Wearable Art Fashion Show inRedondo Beach. The event is sponsored by the Redondo Beach Art Group. The event will be located on the first floor below the food court. At theSouthBayGalleria at 1815 Hawthorne Blvd.
Fun For All at AES Annual Power Harvest
Enjoy growing the community together at AES’ Annual Power Harvest The fun will include power plant tours, free food and pumpkins, live entertainment, activities for kids and much more. The event will be held on Sat. Oct., 1 from 11- 4 p.m. at the AES Redondo Beach Generating Station at 1100 N. Harbor Drive. The event is free to the public.
State of Education Event
This year’s 2011-2012 school year State of Education event will focus on ‘Building Community’ and will feature speaches by Superintendent Dr. Steven Keller, Board of Education President Jane Diehl, 28th Distirct State Senator Ted Lieu 53rd District Assemblymember Betsy Butler and Mayor Mike Gin. The purpose of the evening, sponsored by Partners in Education, will be to convey the community’s support for public education in Redondo Beach. A chili cook-off is also part of the evening’s event. The program is scheduled for Oct., 5 from 6-8 p.m. at Washington Elementary School on 1100 Lilienthal Lane.
