Baywatch 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,…

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Baywatch 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…

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Baywatch 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…

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Baywatch 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,…

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February 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),…

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Baywatch 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,…

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Baywatch Community Calendar 1-19-23

Spotlight:  Roundhouse Aquarium invites public to join King Tide study by Grace Adams, Marissa Wu, Jeremy Prince The 20-foot swells during the first two weeks of January breached the King Harbor breakwall, and tore up the yacht club parking. At high tide, the Redondo Beach and Manhattan Beach bike paths were flooded. But the January…

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Baywatch 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.…

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Letters 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.…

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Baywatch 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.,…

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Baywatch 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…

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Baywatch 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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Baywatch Community Calendar 12-15-22

Ongoing: Snow flurries at the beach The Point in El Segundo is trading in sandcastles for snowmen as they invite guests to enjoy snow showers every Friday and Saturday through Dec. 23 and then every night from Dec. 19 through Dec. 23. Snow flurries will take place on the grass at The Point and will…

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Letters to the Editor 12-15-22

Flinn’s in Dear ER: I am pleased to announce my candidacy for re-election to the Redondo Beach Unified School District Board. During my first term I governed under unprecedented circumstances, and now seek re-election as the sole candidate with school board experience. My agenda has a clear, measurable goal — meet students where they are…

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Baywatch Community Calendar 12-8-22

Ongoing: Snow flurries at the beach The Point in El Segundo is trading in sandcastles for snowmen as they invite guests to enjoy snow showers every Friday and Saturday through Dec. 23 and then every night from Dec. 19 through Dec. 23. Snow flurries will take place on the grass at The Point and will…

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Baywatch Community Calendar 12-1-22

Santa Stroll The fourth annual California Great Santa Stroll, a fundraiser for Mychal’s Learning Place, which assists youths and young adults with developmental disabilities, will take place on Dec. 10. The festive event is a 5K run or walk for all ages and abilities. Scores of Santas will stroll along the Strand from Hermosa Beach…

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