Posts by Erin Waldner
Baywatch Community Calendar 3-23-23
Spotlight: Redondo Beach Bark in ‘D’ Park The Friends of the Redondo Beach Dog Park is hosting the “Bark in D Park” Community Outreach Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 pm. on Sunday, March 26 at the Redondo Beach Dog Park at 190 Flagler Lane. The group is offering free vaccines for the first 50…
Read MoreBaywatch Community Calendar 3-16-23
Manhattan Beach State of the City Manhattan Beach Mayor Steve Napolitano delivers his State of the City address on Thursday, March 16 at 5 p.m. at Westdrift Hotel, 1400 Parkview Ave. A chamber of commerce mixer will follow. To register, go to manhattanbeachchamber.com. Spotlight: In preparation for the opening of the Hermosa Beach Museum’s…
Read MoreBaywatch Community Calendar 3-9-23
Spotlight: St. Patrick’s Day Parade The Hermosa Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade returns for its 27th year on Saturday, March 11. (In the event of rain, the parade will be held, Saturday, March 18). Hermosa Chamber Person of the Year and Indivisible Arts founder Rafael McMaster will be the grand marshall. The parade starts at…
Read MoreBaywatch Community Calendar 3-2-23
Spotlight: Public safety open house The Redondo Beach Police Department will present a public safety open house on Sunday, March 5, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Redondo Beach Civic Center, located at City Hall, 415 Diamond St. There will be music, demonstrations from the K-9 unit, S.W.A.T. and the Redondo Beach Fire Department, motorcycles, fire…
Read MoreMarch 2023 Peninsula Calendar of Events
Ongoing Foster dog parents needed Forte Animal Rescue, a long-established dog rescue non-profit, is urgently in need of people to foster rescued dogs. To learn more about fostering, visit the Forte website at farescue.org, call Forte at (310)362-0321 or email them at info@farescue.org. 1 March Wednesday Bohannon lectures Peninsula Seniors’ Bohannon Lecture Series for…
Read MoreBaywatch Community Calendar 2-23-23
American Martyrs 5K The 43rd annual American Martyrs 5K Run/Walk will get underway at 8 a.m. in Manhattan Beach. To register and for more information, go to ams5k.org. Event Spotlight: Happy Hour with History The February installment of the Hermosa Beach Historical Society & Museum’s Happy Hour with History features oral historian Helen Yoshida. Her presentation,…
Read MoreBaywatch Community Calendar 2-16-23
Spotlight: Redondo Ballet will perform “Snow Queen” at 7 p.m. on Feb. 18 and 3 p.m. on Feb. 19 at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd. Tickets range from $25 to $50 and are available at redondoballet.org, or by calling (310) 292-4572, and at the box office prior to each performance. Audience…
Read MoreBaywatch Community Calendar 2-9-23
Spotlight: Super Bowl Run/Walk The Redondo Beach Super Bowl Sunday 10K/5K will return for a 45th year on Sunday, Feb. 12. The event features finisher medals and race shirts for all participants, awards for the top three male and female finishers in each age division category, a costume contest, a hospitality area, music and post-race…
Read MoreBaywatch Community Calendar 2-2-23
New Orleans meets Hermosa Spotlight: Artist Victoria White is bringing the panache of her hometown of New Orleans to the Resin Gallery in Hermosa Beach for her first solo exhibit, “I Came to Live Out Loud.” Opening reception 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4 with musical performances on a painted baby grand piano,…
Read MoreFebruary 2023 Peninsula Event Calendar
1 Feb. Wednesday Bohannon Lecture Series Peninsula Seniors’ Bohannon Lecture Series will be held Wednesdays in February, 10:30-11:30 a.m., at the Scriba Family Center, 602 Deep Valley Drive, Rolling Hills Estates. There will be a coffee social at 10:15 a.m. The topics are “Flying to and Over Alaska” (Feb. 1), “Declutter, Transform, Renew” (Feb. 8),…
Read MoreBaywatch Community Calendar 1-26-23
Spotlight: Music Declares Emergency U.S., a group dedicated to guiding the music industry’s response to the global climate and ecological emergency, is holding a concert at The Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach on Saturday, Jan. 28 from 3-7 p.m. The group aims to raise awareness about the climate crisis and raise funds to expand its work. RoofTOP,…
Read MoreBaywatch Community Calendar 1-12-23
Spotlight: Redondo MLK Jr. Day March and Day of Service Community members are invited to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. by taking part in a service project and march in Redondo Beach. The program is presented by the Redondo Beach Police Department’s Community Engagement Board. The march is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan.…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor 1-12-23
Power play on The Strand Dear ER: Neither your article nor Hermosa Beach Police Chief Paul LeBaron acknowledge that electric bikes are illegal on The Strand, no matter who is riding them, or what speed they are ridden at if their motors are engaged (“Greening too much of a good thing, Council finds, ER Dec.…
Read MoreBaywatch Community Calendar 1-5-23
Thursday, Jan. 5 Farmers Market 90277 The Redondo Beach Certified Farmers Market is every Thursday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at George Freeth Way and Veterans Park West. For more information, call (310) 372-1171, ext. 2252. Friday, Jan. 6 Farmers Market 90254 Hermosa Beach Rotary hosts a Certified Farmers Market every Friday, noon to 4 p.m.,…
Read MoreBaywatch Community Calendar 12-29-22
Spotlight: Slack Key Festival The Southern California Slack Key Festival returns for a sixteenth year on Jan. 15 at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd. George Kuo, The Mākaha Sons, Sonny Lim, Kamuela Kimokeo, Jeff Peterson, Jim “Kimo” West, Bryan Tolentino, Ka’ihi Kimokeo and Kainani Kahaunaele will be performing live. The…
Read MoreBaywatch Community Calendar 12-22-22
Spotlight: The Hermosa Beach Museum will host a book signing and reading of a new anthology, “The Dark Waves of Winter,” on Jan. 13, 6-8 p.m. A follow-up to the critically acclaimed anthology, “The Silver Waves of Summer,” “The Dark Waves of Winter” is a collection of short stories in which the beach again takes…
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