Baywatch Community Calendar 1-20-22

MB sidewalk  The Downtown Manhattan Beach Business and Professionals Association holds its annual Winter Sidewalk Sale this weekend, Friday, Jan. 21 through Sunday Jan. 23  Downtown stores such as Pages Bookstore, Bella Beach, and Tabula Rasa will have special offers on merchandise displayed on the sidewalk. (310) 379-9901. DowntownManhattanBeach.com.

Calendar for 1-20

Spotlight: “In Progress: A Mid-Career Retrospective of Charles Lynn Bragg” will be on exhibit at the Manhattan Beach Art Center Jan. 21 through April 3. Bragg is a long-time resident of Manhattan Beach. His work has been featured in art galleries, on magazine covers, in jigsaw puzzles and on postage stamps. In addition to being an artist, Bragg is an animal rights activist. “In Progress” features large scale paintings and sculptures and is an immersive experience.

An opening reception is set for 5-7 p.m. on Feb. 4.

The Manhattan Beach Art Center is located at 1560 Manhattan Beach Blvd. The gallery is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. Masks are required.

For more information, call (310) 802-5440 or go to manhattanbeach.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/cultural-arts.

Ongoing:

Redondo Beach Super Bowl 10k/5k Run/Walk

Registration is open for the 44th annual Redondo Beach Super Bowl 10k Run & 5k Run/Walk, which will take place on Feb. 13.

There’s also a Health & Fitness Expo that starts on Feb. 12, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and continues race day from 6-11 a.m.

The start/finish line and the expo will be at 200 Portofino Way. The race course will take runners along the Redondo Beach harbor, Esplanade and waterfront, with the course ending at the Seaside Lagoon.

A 1k Kids Fun Run begins at 7 a.m., followed by the 10k at 7:30 a.m., the 10k Baby Buggy Run at 8:15 a.m. and the 5k Run/Walk at 8:30 a.m. 

The entry fee for the 10k, 5k and Baby Buggy 10k is $45 Dec. 1-Feb. 11 and $50 race weekend. The Kid’s Fun Run is $20 until Feb. 11 and $25 race weekend. 

To register or for more information, go to redondo10k.com.

Calendar:

Thursday, Jan. 20 

Farmers Market 90277

The Redondo Beach Certified Farmers Market is held every Thursday from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at George Freeth Way and Veterans Park West. For more information, call 310-372-1171, ext. 2252.

Meditation Circle

A weekly Zoom support group for practicing meditation, a skill to quiet the mind and help relieve stress, is held 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. For more information, call 310-517-4701. RSVP to torrancememorialhealtheducation@tmmc.com.

Friday, Jan. 21

Smarty Pants Storytime – Virtual Program

Get ready for school with books, songs, rhymes and movement. For children ages 2-5. 11-11:45 a.m. 

To register, go to the Teens & Kids section at lacountylibrary.org and click on Virtual Programming.

Farmers Market 90254

The Hermosa Beach Rotary hosts a certified farmers market every Friday from noon-4 p.m. at 1035 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach.

Sunday, Jan. 23 

Farmers Market 90277

The Riviera Village Certified Farmers Market in Redondo Beach is open from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Sundays. For more information, go to rivieravillagefarmersmarket.com.

Tuesday, Jan. 25 

Farmers Market 90266

The Manhattan Beach Certified Farmers Market is from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. every Tuesday at Metlox Plaza behind Shade Hotel. For more information, go to downtownmanhattanbeach.com.

Caregiver Support Group

Torrance Memorial hosts a virtual support group for caregivers from 12:30-1:30 p.m. every Tuesday. For more information, call 310-517-4711 or email TorranceMemorialHealthEducation@tmmc.com.

Upcoming

Sidewalk sale

Downtown Manhattan Beach’s Winter Sidewalk Sale is Friday, Jan. 21-Sunday, Jan. 23.

For more information, go to downtownmanhattanbeach.com.

The Downtown Manhattan Beach Business and Professionals Association holds its annual Winter Sidewalk Sale this weekend, Friday, Jan. 21 through Sunday Jan. 23  Downtown stores such as Pages Bookstore, Bella Beach, and Tabula Rasa will have special offers on merchandise displayed on the sidewalk. (310) 379-9901. DowntownManhattanBeach.com.

Family Nature Club: Wildlife in Winter

Join the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy for its next Virtual Family Nature Club, scheduled for 9 a.m. on Jan. 29. Attendees will learn about the special adaptations animals have that help them survive in the winter. A fun craft is planned, as well.

Sign up at pvplc.org/event/fncjan29.

Weekend retreat for women in recovery 

Feb. 11-13 at the Mary & Joseph Retreat Center, 5300 Crest Rd, Rancho Palos Verdes

Join other women in recovery as we look to the principles of recovery to guide us as in this new world of possibilities. With John McAndrew, MA, MDiv. McAndrews is a counselor, musician, theologian, teacher and poet in long-term recovery from the disease of addiction. Formerly director of spiritual care at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, he currently offers spiritual counseling and coaching for individual clients, as well as spiritual care for hospice patients.

Cost: per person/shared $250; single $350; commuter $160

For more information, go to maryjoseph.org/event/a-weekend-retreat-for-women-in-recovery.

Spirituality Series 2022 — Forgiveness: A Process “Nuts & Bolts”

Feb. 12, 1 a.m.-1 p.m. via Zoom

Learn about the process of forgiveness — what it is and what it’s not, how to forgive others and ourselves; in other words, the “nuts & bolts” of the process. 

With Fred Luskin, director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Projects, a professor at the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology and author.

The Spirituality Series is a fundraiser for the Mary & Joseph Retreat Center in Rancho Palos Verdes. A donation of $25 is requested.

Zoom information and links will be emailed to participants. For more information, email Rainey at rainey.herbk@gmail.com

Yard sale

Support the St. Peter’s by the Sea youth groups and their fundraising efforts to help others through mission service work. The yard sale will be held on the St. Peter’s church campus on Feb. 19 from 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Free parking.

St. Peter’s by the Sea is located at 6410 P.V. Drive South, Rancho Palos Verdes.

For more information, call Sequoia Jordan at 310-377-6882, ext. 247 or email sequoia@spbts.org.  

StPetersPres.org.

Compost, shredding event

Athens Services will host a compost giveaway and paper shredding event from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 5 in the parking lot at the Hermosa Beach Community Center, 710 Pier Ave. The event is for Hermosa Beach residents only. 

Attendees are asked to bring their own gloves, shovels and bags for the compost giveaway. Paper will be shredded on site and each participant is limited to three banker box-size boxes each. No hazardous waste will be accepted.

Charity event

Vistas for Children’s spring fundraiser, Rosé All Day, will be held at 10:00 am. on March 6 at Palos Verdes Golf Club, 3301 Via Campesina. There will be a boutique, luncheon, fashion show, live auction and a raffle. There will also be an online auction preceding the event. All proceeds benefit children with special needs and their families in the South Bay. 

Tickets are $250. An additional $50 buys you rosé all day. 

For event tickets and raffle tickets, to donate or sponsor, go to vistasroseallday.ggo.bid.

Five-day silent, directed retreat

March 20-25 at the Mary & Joseph Retreat Center, 5300 Crest Rd, Rancho Palos Verdes

Spiritual Directors: Sr. Pascazia Kinkuhaire, DMJ; Fr. Joseph Miller, SVD; Sue Ballotti  

This silent retreat offers a unique, contemplative opportunity to commune with God in the solitude of our hearts. An experienced spiritual director will accompany you through these five days as you seek to discover the subtle movement of the Holy Spirit within you. Come deepen your relationship with God, which will be enhanced by solitude, nature and a labyrinth walk.

Cost: single room $600; commuter $425

For more information, go to maryjoseph.org/event/5-day-silent-directed-retreat-2.

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