Posts by Judy Rae
Baywatch Community Calendar 10-31-24
Spotlight: California Beach Volleyball 2024 Hall of Fame Inductions Saturday, November 2 Three-time Olympic Gold Medalist, and seven-time Manhattan Beach Open winner Kerri Welsh Jennings, and former California Beach Volleyball President Phil Stutzel will be inducted into the Beach Volleyball Hall of Fame Saturday night at the Hermosa Beach Community Theater. Five-time Manhattan Beach Open…
Read MoreNovember 2024 Peninsula Event Calendar
1 Friday NOVEMBER Fall Brush Clearing EDCO waste removal and recycling company will pick up excess green waste (e.g. brush, shrubs, hedges, tree branches, and bushes) along a different trash route in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes. All-day event. For more information, and to find out when your brush clearing day is, visit rpvrecycles.com.…
Read MoreSkechers Pier to Pier Walk seeds special needs programs
by Kevin Cody Skechers CEO Michael Greenberg stood on a stage with legendary welterweight champion Sugar Ray Leonard, and fitness trainer Brooke Burke at the foot of the Manhattan Beach pier Sunday morning. Surrounding the stage were 22,000 registrants for the 16th Annual Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship walk. “America’s Got Talent” singer Madison Taylor…
Read MoreBaywatch Community Calendar 10-24-24 – Halloween Special
Friday, October 25 Good World Peace Halloween Party Live music, DJ, drinks, food, a costume contest, and more. This event is a fundraiser for the Good World Peace Factory, which supports mental health in teens through music and art, 5:30 to 11 p.m. 530 6th Street, Hermosa Beach. Tickets: GWPOP.org. Carrie Community Movie Night The…
Read MoreBaywatch Community Calendar 10-24-24
Spotlight: Saturday, October 26 My Mama Cass, El Segundo Library The El Segundo Public Library presents a free program, “Make Your Own Kind of Music: Owen Elliot-Kugell Shares Memories of Mama Cass Elliot” at the El Segundo Performing Arts Center. Owen Elliot-Kugell is the daughter of the legendary Cass Elliot. She will discuss her book…
Read MoreBaywatch Community Calendar 10-17-24
Spotlight: Sunday, October 20 Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk Walk for friendship. Walk for education. Walk to make a difference. Have a morning of fun while walking from the Manhattan Beach Pier to the Hermosa Beach Pier… oh, and there is tons of entertainment, celebrities, and fun games and giveaways all morning! Check-in and…
Read MoreBaywatch Community Calendar 10-10-24
Spotlight: Skechers 16th Annual Pier to Pier Friendship Walk Registration is underway for the Skechers Friendship Walk on Sunday, October 20 at 8 a.m. Families and friends walk from Manhattan Beach Pier to Hermosa Beach Pier and back in support of the Friendship Foundation, local Education Foundations and Skechers college scholarships. The walk has raised…
Read MoreBaywatch Community Calendar 10-3-24
Spotlight: Saturday, October 5 and Sunday, October 6 Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair With 200 arts and crafts booths, delicious food and beverages, live entertainment on three separate stages, and activities for the whole family. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Live Oak Park, Dorsey Field and Joslyn Center, Manhattan Beach. The opening Parade starts at 10…
Read MoreOctober 2024 Peninsula Calendar
Tuesday 1 OCTOBER Dogtoberfest, SC Botanic Garden It’s a beer festival meets dog parade at South Coast Botanic Garden’s Dogtoberfest! Both humans and dogs alike are invited to join the festivities every Saturday and Sunday in October. Pawrade your pooch around for a unique pup crawl where you can visit up to 4 stations located…
Read MoreBaywatch Community Calendar 9-26-24
Spotlight: Oktoberfest Pier Plaza Hermosa Beach Sat., Sept. 28 and Sun., Sept. 29 Locale 90254 Octoberfest The Hermosa Chamber of Commerce brings Locale 90254 Oktoberfest back to downtown Hermosa beach. Three beer tents will offer local craft beers, music, food and games, including a stein-holding contest. Admission to the beer tents is $20. Drink tickets…
Read MoreBaywatch Community Calendar 9-19-24
Thursday, September 19 Happy Hour with History, HB Museum Speakeasy Summer Beer Tasting. Hear Hermosa’s Prohibition history. $10 admission includes a blind tasting of four beer samples. 6:30 – 9 p.m. Hermosa Beach Museum, 710 Pier Ave., Hermosa Beach. RSVP: hermosabeachhistoricalsociety.org. Becoming a confident student, allcove This engaging workshop will equip you with practical strategies…
Read MoreBaywatch Community Calendar 9-12-24
Spotlight: Saturday, September 14 The Amber Waves of Autumn Book Reading and Signing, Hermosa Beach Museum. An evening of thrilling readings from the upcoming bestselling surf-noir anthology, The Amber Waves of Autumn, edited by David M. Olsen and featuring Michael Scott Moore. Beverages and light food will be served. Free. 6 p.m. Hermosa Beach Museum,…
Read MoreBaywatch Community Calendar 9-5-24
Friday, September 6 and Saturday, September 7 Row For A Reason, Redondo Beach Body One Fitness presents the ninth annual “Row for a Reason” to raise funds for Cancer Support Community South Bay (CSC South Bay) on Friday, Sept. 6, from 4 – 10 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 7, from 7 a.m. – 12 p.m.…
Read MorePeninsula September 2024 Event Calendar
Spotlight: 6 Friday SEPTEMBER Portuguese Bend Horse show Through Sunday, September 8. The Portuguese Bend National Horse Show (PBNHS) in Rolling Hills Estates, raising money for Children’s Hospital. The Children’s Circle has fun for all ages, games, magic show, face paint, and more. Ernie Howlett Park, 25851 Hawthorne Blvd., Rolling Hills Estates. Tickets, schedule and…
Read MoreBaywatch Community Calendar 8-29-24
Spotlight: Saturday, August 31 Paddleboard exhibit, Hermosa Museum Hermosa Beach Museum unveiling and presentation on a newly installed paddleboard owned by famed waterman Pete Peterson. 2 – 5 p.m. Free. Hermosa Beach Museum, 710 Pier Ave. RSVP preferred, walk-ins are welcome; beverages will be available for purchase. RSVP: hermosabeachmuseum-bloom.kindful.com/e/paddleboard-unveiling. Thursday, August 29 Feed the…
Read MoreINFRASTRUCTURE: Bay Club, City of MB enter aquatic center agreement
by Mark McDermott The City of Manhattan Beach may have found an answer to the expensive quandary of its disintegrating public pool. The City Council last night entered an agreement with Bay Club, the high-end health club operator, to explore construction of a two-pool complex on City property adjacent to the Manhattan Beach Country Club,…
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