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<strong>May</strong> 10, <strong>2018</strong><br />

Volume 48, Issue 40<br />

Summer Calendar <strong>2018</strong><br />

Kid camps Sports Concerts Theater<br />

Klineman’s promise Sophisticated Snoops


Stocking Dealer<br />

Free parking in our 6th Street lot<br />

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South Bay’s oldest lumber yard<br />

• Trim<br />

• Doors<br />

• Siding<br />

• Decking<br />

• Lumber<br />

• Windows<br />

• Hardware<br />

• Referrals


TAKE A RIDE IN A YELLOW<br />

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King Harbor Association<br />

Invites You To<br />

Think Summer<br />

PEDAL BOAT &<br />

KAYAK RENTALS<br />

Super wide and stable SUP’s<br />

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SUP Lessons Available by Appt<br />

Reservations required<br />

(310) 909-3179<br />

Redondo <strong>Beach</strong> Marina<br />

• Dining<br />

• Sport Fishing<br />

• Boat Rides<br />

• Water Activities<br />

• Boat Hoist<br />

• Special Events<br />

• Slip Rentals<br />

• Shopping<br />

• Mooring Rentals<br />

More Fun in the Sun<br />

181 N. Harbor Drive<br />

Redondo <strong>Beach</strong>, CA 90277<br />

(310) 374-3481<br />

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<strong>May</strong> 10, <strong>2018</strong><br />

Volume 48, Issue 40<br />

ON THE COVER<br />

Reporter Dexter Ford aboard a<br />

Pacific Blue Air sky trike.<br />

Photos courtesy of<br />

Pacific Blue Air<br />

BEACH PEOPLE<br />

14 Feet in the sand by Randy Angel<br />

Former Mira Costa and Stanford indoor volleyball star Alix Klineman finds<br />

the transition to beach volleyball challenging and promising.<br />

26 Sky trikes by Dexter Ford<br />

Even though they look like a combination lawn dart, espresso machine<br />

and bloated bobsled, sky trikes are serious airplanes.<br />

30 Sophisticated Snoop <strong>2018</strong><br />

The 45th annual running of the American Martyrs School fundraiser opens<br />

doors to private art collections and homes that themselves are works of<br />

art.<br />

14 <strong>Beach</strong> volleyball<br />

16 International Surf Festival<br />

18 <strong>Beach</strong> runs<br />

19 <strong>Beach</strong> triathlons<br />

21 <strong>Beach</strong> tennis<br />

22 MB Grand Prix<br />

23 Paddle, Surf<br />

29 <strong>Beach</strong> theater<br />

SUMMER CALENDARS<br />

40 Kids beach camps<br />

44 Wine and Dines<br />

47 Farmers markets<br />

48 Shakespeare in the Park<br />

48 <strong>Beach</strong> films<br />

50 <strong>Beach</strong> concerts<br />

53 Kids land camps<br />

61 Home services<br />

STAFF<br />

PUBLISHER Kevin Cody, ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Richard Budman, EDITORS Mark McDermott, Randy<br />

Angel, David Mendez, and Ryan McDonald, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Bondo Wyszpolski, DINING<br />

EDITOR Richard Foss, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Ray Vidal and Brad Jacobson, CALENDAR Judy Rae, DISPLAY SALES<br />

Tamar Gillotti and Amy Berg, CLASSIFIEDS Teri Marin, DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL MEDIA Hermosawave.net,<br />

GRAPHIC DESIGNER Tim Teebken, DESIGN CONSULTANT Bob Staake, BobStaake.com, FRONT DESK Judy Rae<br />

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<strong>2018</strong> Summer Indoor<br />

Volleyball Camps &<br />

Clinics<br />

• 7 week-long<br />

Beginning Camps<br />

(Ages 7-11)<br />

for players just starting to<br />

play volleyball<br />

• 7 week-long<br />

Intermediate Camps<br />

(Ages 11-16)<br />

for Players with some<br />

volleyball experience<br />

• Great Student to Coach Ratio:<br />

Usually 6 to 1 or better<br />

• Campers placed in groups of<br />

similar age & experience<br />

• Coaches: Strong role models and<br />

strong volleyball coaches<br />

• Players can participate in:<br />

• Morning Camp (9am-12pm)<br />

• Afternoon Camp (1pm-4pm)<br />

• All-day Camp (9am-4pm)<br />

• Lunch included<br />

Camp Locations<br />

• Week 1: July 9th - 13th in Palos Verdes<br />

• Week 2: July 16th - 20th in Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong><br />

• Week 3: July 23rd - 27th in Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong><br />

• Week 4: July 30th - August 3rd in Torrance<br />

• Week 5: August 6th - 10th In Torrance<br />

• Week 6: August 13th - 17th in Torrance<br />

• Week 7: August 20th - 24th : Brentwood<br />

• 6 weeks of High Performance Clinics also available<br />

For Online Signups, Directions & more information regarding our camps and high performance clinics, visit us at<br />

www.<strong>Beach</strong>citiesvbc.com<br />

or call 310-546-9150.<br />

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PEDAL YOUR CRUISER<br />

TO THE PIER ... PLAY & STAY<br />

HAVE FUN ALL DAY ... YOUR WAY<br />

Redondo <strong>Beach</strong> Pier and Boardwalk<br />

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each sports<br />

determined to take advantage of<br />

every day of training and do everything<br />

we can to maximize our<br />

growth as a team.”<br />

A summer full of volleyball<br />

Mira Costa High School alum Alix Klineman has quickly risen up the ranks since beginning her pro beach volleyball<br />

career last season. Photo by Ray Vidal<br />

by Randy Angel<br />

Over the last decade, South<br />

Bay beaches have become<br />

home to numerous professional<br />

players who take advantage<br />

of the mild climate and deep sand.<br />

This year, there is a new player to<br />

focus on. Alix Klineman rose to<br />

fame as the 2006-07 Gatorade National<br />

Volleyball Player of the Year<br />

at Mira Costa High School. She continued<br />

her standout career at Stanford<br />

University, followed by a stint<br />

with the U.S. National Team and a<br />

career overseas.<br />

Seeking a new challenge, the 6-<br />

foot-4 Klineman retired from the indoor<br />

game and has quickly risen<br />

through the ranks of beach volleyball.<br />

Last year she was named the<br />

AVP Rookie of the Year award.<br />

“From a physical aspect, it took a<br />

lot longer than I thought it would to<br />

get my sand legs,” Klineman said. “I<br />

also had to take a step back and<br />

look at the demands of the beach<br />

game and change the way I train<br />

(both on the court and in the weight<br />

room) to increase my fitness and<br />

have the endurance to play two to<br />

three intense matches a day for two<br />

to four consecutive days. Volleyballwise,<br />

blocking and setting have definitely<br />

been the most challenging<br />

skills to pick up on the beach. Setting<br />

is difficult just because that’s<br />

something I didn’t train for indoors,<br />

and blocking has been an adjustment<br />

because the timing and the<br />

strategy are so much different on<br />

the beach.”<br />

After partnering with former<br />

Mira Costa standouts Jace Pardon<br />

and Lane Carico, Klineman has<br />

joined forces this season with April<br />

Ross, a proven winner on the domestic<br />

and international circuits.<br />

Ross won the silver medal at the<br />

2012 London Olympics with Jennifer<br />

Kessy and the bronze at the<br />

2016 Rio de Janeiro with Kerri<br />

Walsh Jennings.<br />

“The partnership has really been<br />

going smoothly. Not just because<br />

we won a tournament, but I think<br />

the way we work and compete<br />

mesh really well together,” Klineman<br />

said. “She’s been incredibly<br />

patient with me as I’ve tried to<br />

adapt to the international level. She<br />

does so many things well, but the<br />

things that stand out are her ability<br />

to always better the ball, her constant<br />

talk throughout the play, and<br />

her ability to anticipate how the<br />

play is going to unfold. I’m constantly<br />

taking note of all these ‘little’<br />

things she’s great at and trying<br />

to incorporate them more into my<br />

game.”<br />

In January, the pair won gold at<br />

the DELA <strong>Beach</strong> Open, a four-star<br />

FIVB World Tour event, at The<br />

Hague, Netherlands.<br />

They beat Brazil’s Carolina Solberg<br />

Salgado and Maria Antonelli<br />

in the final, 21-12, 21-15. They<br />

went 10-0 in the tournament, including<br />

two country quota<br />

matches and two qualifiers before<br />

beginning pool play.<br />

They came home to compete in<br />

last week’s FIVB four-star tournament<br />

in Huntington <strong>Beach</strong> and<br />

have their sights on the 2020<br />

Olympics.<br />

“Our goals are big and we’re<br />

aiming to win tournaments,” Klineman<br />

added. “We have a lot of room<br />

for improvement still, but we<br />

know when we play our best we<br />

can compete with anyone. But on<br />

a more basic level, I think we are<br />

AVP Tour returns to<br />

Hermosa<br />

Thurs. -- Sun., July 26, 29<br />

The AVP returns to Hermosa<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> for the first time since 2010.<br />

The Hermosa Open had previously<br />

been held every year since 1984. In<br />

1990, NBC’s inaugural telecast of<br />

beach volleyball took place at the<br />

event.<br />

The Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong> Open will<br />

consist of 24 Main Draw teams for<br />

men and women – 14 auto entries,<br />

2 wild cards and 8 qualifier teams.<br />

The Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> Open, the<br />

“Wimbledon” of beach volleyball,<br />

takes place Aug. 16-19. The winning<br />

male and female will have<br />

their names placed on bronze<br />

plaques on the Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong><br />

Pier.This year’s tournament is the<br />

second of three events of the AVP<br />

Gold Series, with a purse of<br />

$225,000 compared to the $150,00<br />

of regular AVP tournaments. The<br />

Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> Open will be<br />

made up of 32 Main Draw teams<br />

for men and women – 14 auto entries,<br />

10 wild cards (with many of<br />

them coming from the AVPNext<br />

circuit) and 8 qualifier teams.<br />

General admission is free for<br />

both events.<br />

Avp.com<br />

Collegiate <strong>Beach</strong><br />

Championships<br />

Wed. -- Sat., <strong>May</strong> 9 - 12<br />

Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong><br />

The <strong>2018</strong> Team USA Summer<br />

Champions Series presented by<br />

Xfinity makes its first stop at the<br />

Bridgestone USA Volleyball Collegiate<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> Championships.The<br />

dual-gendered event returns with a<br />

32-team women's bracket and an<br />

8-team men's competition. Main<br />

draw action, which consists of pool<br />

play and a single-elimination<br />

bracket, begins Thursday. Players<br />

will vie for a spot to compete in the<br />

FISU World University Championships<br />

in Munich, Germany, July<br />

9-13.<br />

Teamusa.org<br />

AAU<br />

Sun., <strong>May</strong> 20<br />

Sun., June 10<br />

Tues. - Sat., July 10 - 14<br />

The Amateur Athletic Union’s<br />

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each volleyball season continues<br />

with three tournaments in Hermosa<br />

<strong>Beach</strong>, including the Los Angeles<br />

Open (<strong>May</strong> 20), California Regional<br />

Championships (June 10) and Girls<br />

Junior National <strong>Beach</strong> Championships<br />

(July 10-14).<br />

Aaubeach.org<br />

CBVA<br />

Throughout the summer<br />

The California <strong>Beach</strong> Volleyball<br />

Association holds numerous tournaments<br />

for men, women, boys and<br />

girls, including the Men’s and<br />

Women’s $1500 Opens (Saturday,<br />

<strong>May</strong> 26) and the popular Mike<br />

Cook Mixed (July 7) at Marine<br />

Street, which includes a<br />

father/daughter and mixed coed<br />

tournaments. The season culminates<br />

with the Cal Cup in Hermosa<br />

and Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong>. Adults play<br />

Sept. 1-2 and youth (Manhattan<br />

<strong>Beach</strong>) Aug. 25.<br />

Youth compete in the Premier<br />

Tour, comprised of 12 stops including<br />

Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> (July 12-15)<br />

and Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong> (Aug. 18-19).<br />

The winning team in each age<br />

group of all the tour stops is invited<br />

to play in the Championship tournament<br />

on Aug. 25 at Manhattan<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> Pier.<br />

cbva.com<br />

Smackfest<br />

Sat., June 14<br />

Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong><br />

Combining beach volleyball,<br />

fashion and music, the beach culture<br />

is celebrated each year at<br />

Smackfest. Smack apparel founder<br />

Bill Sigler’ tourney is celebrating its<br />

24th year and features costumedthemed<br />

coed 4s and Pro 4s tournaments.<br />

New this year on Sunday,<br />

June 15 will be the Smackfest Juniors<br />

and Recruiting Showcase.<br />

(310) 318-5062<br />

Smackfestevents.com<br />

Father’s Day <strong>Beach</strong><br />

Volleyball Tournament<br />

Sun., June 17<br />

Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> Pier<br />

Open to players ages 10 and up,<br />

the pool play tournament takes<br />

place from 9 a.m. to noon. In this<br />

tournament, children compete with<br />

their fathers while their mothers<br />

cheer them on. Action takes place<br />

on the short course, with four-person<br />

matches held on the long court.<br />

Registration is $50 per person (18<br />

and Under Divisions) and $100<br />

(four-person team). All participants<br />

will receive a T-shirt and other giveaways.<br />

For more information.<br />

citymb.info<br />

(310) 802-5448<br />

BarryBob<br />

Sat., June 30<br />

Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong><br />

The 12th annual 4-person tournament<br />

takes place at 9th Street and<br />

The Strand in Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong>.<br />

It’s hosted by former pro volleyball<br />

players Mike Walmer and Kevin<br />

Cleary in memory of their dads<br />

Barry and Bob, who were best<br />

friends for over three decades before<br />

passing away in the 1990s.<br />

kpcleary@yahoo.com<br />

USA Volleyball HP<br />

Championships<br />

July 30 - Aug. 1<br />

Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong><br />

The highlight event for the <strong>Beach</strong><br />

High Performance Program (U13,<br />

U15, U17, U19) features an international<br />

style of match play over three<br />

days. Athletes must either be a part<br />

of the <strong>2018</strong> A1 National Training<br />

Team or qualify through the <strong>2018</strong><br />

A2 program at selected competitions.<br />

International teams are welcome<br />

to compete.<br />

Email beachhp@usav.org or visit<br />

Teamusa.org<br />

Charlie Saikley 6-Man<br />

Volleyball<br />

Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong><br />

Fri. - Sat. Aug. 3-4<br />

The Charlie Saikley 6-Man <strong>Beach</strong><br />

Volleyball Tournament is the premiere<br />

6-man beach volleyball tournament<br />

in Southern California,<br />

drawing over 50,000 spectators<br />

each year. The <strong>2018</strong> event has been<br />

moved to Friday and Saturday to<br />

make team participation more convenient.<br />

Don’t let the costumes<br />

make you think it’s not a serious<br />

tournament. (Last year’s winners<br />

were Team Fletch and Horny Unicorny).<br />

On Sunday, Aug. 5 the 4th annual<br />

Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> Junior 6-Man<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> Volleyball Tournament takes<br />

place and is open to boys and girls<br />

ages 10-18. There will be boys, girls<br />

and co-ed Divisions (registration<br />

deadline Aug.1). Prizes awarded for<br />

the best costume. For more information<br />

call:<br />

(310) 802-5448<br />

Surffestival.org B<br />

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The black stripe on Ryan Bullock’s shoulder during last year’s Dwight Crum Pier to Pier Swim was in memory of retired lifeguard Ed Nelson, who died when<br />

he reached the Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> pier in the 2016 race .Bullock has won the swim the past four out of five years. Photo by Ray Vidal<br />

by Randy Angel<br />

Two of the area’s top swimmers look to return as winners of the<br />

Dwight Crum Pier-to-Pier Swim during the 56th edition of the International<br />

Surf Festival, to be held at local beaches Wed., August 1<br />

through Sun., August 5.<br />

Redondo <strong>Beach</strong> is the host city for this year’s competition presented by<br />

<strong>Beach</strong>Sport.org, the Chambers of Commerce, the Cities of Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong>,<br />

Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong>, Redondo <strong>Beach</strong> and Torrance, and the Los Angeles<br />

County Fire Department and Department of <strong>Beach</strong>es and Harbors.<br />

Lifeguard Ryan Bullock, of Torrance, and Lifeguard El Segundo’s Kelsey<br />

Cummings have been the top swimmers in recent years with Bullock looking<br />

for his third straight victory and fourth in five years.<br />

In last year’s victory, the 33-year-old Bullock held off Kevin Fink, of San<br />

Pedro, with a winning time of 41 minutes, 16 seconds. Fink won the race<br />

in 2015 and 2013.<br />

“I always know Kevin will be the guy to beat,” Bullock said after the 2017<br />

race. “He’s only 21 so the age factor comes into play. Except for the strong<br />

current moving south in the second half of the race, the conditions were<br />

great. The water was warm and clear and I could see schools of fish underneath<br />

me.”<br />

Bullock was also a member of the Redondo/Torrance/Cabrillo team that<br />

won the Bud Stevenson Intracrew Relay in 2016 and swam for the LA<br />

County Southern championship team in the Judge Taplin Medley Relay<br />

team that won titles in 2015-17.<br />

“I’m aiming to defend my title, however you never know who’s going to<br />

show up,” Bullock said. “It’s my favorite event of the year because of the<br />

great atmosphere surrounding it with the International Surf Festival. The<br />

hardest part of the race is managing the start then hanging on with a good<br />

pace for the entire two miles.”<br />

On the women’s side, Cummings captured her second title in three years<br />

with a time of 46:48. She finished second in 2016.<br />

“The water was beautiful and warm,” Cummings said. “The first half of<br />

the race was great. Then it became a little bumpier as we headed to the<br />

Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> Pier. I just focused on the men in front of me and did my<br />

best not to get passed.”<br />

She also competed in the Bud Stevenson Intracrew Relay Friday night,<br />

lifeguarded in Santa Monica on Saturday then returned to Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong><br />

Saturday night for the Taplin Medley competition.<br />

Cummings was a member of the LA County team that competed at the<br />

United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) National Championships in<br />

Daytona <strong>Beach</strong>, Florida, where she has finished second in overall points in<br />

the women’s division the last two years.<br />

Swimmers who did not complete the 2017 Pier-to-Pier swim must register<br />

for the swim online and then pass a 500-meter “check out” swim which<br />

will be held at the Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong> Pier on July 14, 21 and 22 from 9-11<br />

a.m. New swimmers can also qualify by competing in the inaugural Redondo<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> Open Water Swim on Sunday, July 15 at Miramar Park, 201<br />

Paseo De La Playa.<br />

After the Los Angeles County Lifeguard Medal of Valor Dinner is held<br />

Wednesday, Aug. 1 at 6 p.m. in Redondo <strong>Beach</strong>, Surf Festival competition<br />

begins in earnest on Friday with the two-day Charlie Saikley Volleyball<br />

Tournament beginning at 9 a.m.<br />

The LA County Lifeguards Championship take place at 7:30 p.m. at the<br />

Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong> Pier.<br />

Action continues Saturday with a full schedule of events including, the<br />

International Bodysurfing and Surfing Championships, R-10 Paddleboard<br />

Race, Dick Fitzgerald Two-Mile Run and Southern California Lifeguard<br />

Championship event including the Judge Taplin Three-Mile Lifeguard Medley<br />

Relay.<br />

Competition wraps up on Sunday with the Velzy-Stevens Pier-to-Pier Paddleboard<br />

Championship, Sand Castle Design Contest, Jr. 6-Man <strong>Beach</strong> Volleyball<br />

Tournament (boys & girls 12-18), Paul Matthies Dory Race and South<br />

Bay Youth Swims and Paddles.<br />

Surffestival.org. B<br />

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Amid a sea of red, white and<br />

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Now in its 25th year, the UCLA<br />

Health-sponsored race begins and<br />

finishes in Redondo <strong>Beach</strong>’s Riviera<br />

Village, a well-known spot for Juan<br />

Paredes who will be seeking his<br />

third straight victory at this year’s<br />

event<br />

“It’s exciting to win the race two<br />

years in a row,” the East Los Angeles<br />

resident said. “I love the community<br />

race atmosphere. It’s a cool<br />

course, which is why I came back<br />

and I’ll be back next year. The<br />

course is a little challenging on the<br />

way out but it’s downhill at the end<br />

making for fun finishes.”<br />

Last year, Paredes crossed the finish<br />

line in 15 minutes flat and was<br />

later joined by his girlfriend Valerie<br />

Sanchez who posted the women’s<br />

winning time of 16:59. All participants<br />

receive a 4th of July Run T-<br />

shirt with age division awards and<br />

cash prizes given to the top three<br />

overall male and female finishers.<br />

The event also features the Firecracker<br />

Dash for kids who each receive<br />

finisher medals.<br />

$35 for the 5K and $25 for the<br />

Firecracker Dash by June 5 (add $5<br />

thereafter).<br />

Registration at Village Runner<br />

stores. (310) 376-7900. Or at<br />

Villagerunner.com<br />

Roundhouse Fun Run for<br />

the Oceans<br />

<strong>May</strong> 12<br />

Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong><br />

Benefitting the Roundhouse<br />

Aquarium, the 6th Annual Run for<br />

the Oceans 5K run/walk begins on<br />

the north side of the pier. The $35<br />

entry fee includes electronic timing,<br />

commemorative T-shirt, participation<br />

medal and refreshments.<br />

The 1st through 3rd place finisher<br />

in each division receive a medal.<br />

There will also be a raffle after the<br />

race for more fun and prizes.<br />

Register at<br />

Roundhouseaquarium.org<br />

Armed Forces Day 5K<br />

Saturday, <strong>May</strong> 19<br />

Torrance<br />

Village Runner hosts the 3rd annual<br />

Armed Forces Day 5K for<br />

Freedom race at 8 a.m. The course<br />

begins and ends on Madrona Avenue<br />

in front of the Del Amo Mall.<br />

All finishers receive a 5K for Freedom<br />

T-shirt. There will be chip<br />

timing and sponsor refreshments.<br />

$40.<br />

Register at Villagerunner.com.<br />

Conquer Our Run<br />

Sat., June 9, Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong><br />

Sat., July 7, Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong><br />

The Conquer Our Run’s Father’s<br />

Best and It’s Hot ConQuest races<br />

begin at 7 a.m. and benefit Lupus<br />

Redondo <strong>May</strong>or Bill Brand runs for<br />

reelection in the Village Runner 4th<br />

of July 5K. Photo by Randy Angel<br />

LA, Breast Cancer Charities and<br />

other charities. $29 (5K) and $32<br />

(10K).<br />

Active.com or visit Conquerour-<br />

Run.org and click SoCal.<br />

Champions for<br />

Children 5K<br />

Saturday, June 23<br />

Ernie Howlett Park<br />

25851 Hawthorne Blvd., RH Estates<br />

The Fifth Annual Champions for<br />

Children 5K Trail Run/Walk, sponsored<br />

by South Bay Children’s<br />

Health Center, will raise money<br />

for quality mental and oral health<br />

services for underserved children,<br />

teens and young adults. Participants<br />

can join either the 5K Trail<br />

Run, beginning at 8 a.m. or the 5K<br />

Trail Walk, beginning at 9:15 a.m.<br />

The event includes vendor booths,<br />

and a Kids Fun Run. Fees are $35<br />

for adults, $25 children 8-12 and<br />

children 7 and under participating<br />

in the Kids Fun Run are $15.00.<br />

Register at Sbchc.com. B<br />

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beach sports<br />

Summer triathlons at the beach<br />

by Randy Angel<br />

Redondo <strong>Beach</strong> Triathlon<br />

Redondo <strong>Beach</strong> hosts the first of<br />

two beach triathlons on Sunday,<br />

June 10 at 7:30 a.m. at Veterans<br />

Park. The Redondo <strong>Beach</strong> Triathlon<br />

will be celebrating its 14th year.<br />

Last year’s event was highlighted<br />

by the emergence of younger winners<br />

when 19-year old Duncan<br />

Reid, a former Palos Verdes High<br />

School distance runner, and 18-<br />

year-old Victoria Woolfolk of Santa<br />

Ana claimed the men’s and<br />

women’s titles.<br />

Reid finished the course with a<br />

time of 41 minutes. Woolfolk placed<br />

21st overall with a time of 50:04.<br />

“It’s nice to see new faces win<br />

and the younger generation become<br />

so competitive,” Race Director Rick<br />

Crump said. “It’s great for the<br />

sport.”<br />

The scenic, USAT sanctioned<br />

event consists of a 1/2-mile swim, 6-<br />

mile bike, and a 2-mile run. A noncompetitive<br />

mini-sprint (half the<br />

distances) is also scheduled.<br />

Awards will be given to the top<br />

three finishers in each division and<br />

the top two relay teams.<br />

Limited to 600 entries, the event<br />

includes a sprint race ($80 for ages<br />

13-19 and 65 and older; $95 for ages<br />

20-64), sprint relay ($130), mini<br />

sprint ($75) and mini sprint relay<br />

($100). Add $5 beginning June 1.<br />

rbtri.com<br />

Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong> Triathlon<br />

This year’s Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong><br />

Triathlon takes place June 24 at 7<br />

a.m. The swim begins on the south<br />

side of the Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong> Pier and<br />

ends on the north side. The swim is<br />

followed by a 10 mile bike course,<br />

which begins with a small climb up<br />

Pier Avenue and then heads up Valley<br />

Dr. toward Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong>.<br />

The run course is out-and-back<br />

along the Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong> Strand<br />

with scenic ocean views.<br />

Defending champions are local<br />

athletes Mark Tripp, of Redondo<br />

<strong>Beach</strong>, and Megan Cross, of Hermosa<br />

<strong>Beach</strong>.<br />

Dayatthebeach.com. B<br />

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beach<br />

sports<br />

Redondo’s <strong>Beach</strong> Karue Sell<br />

used a strong backhand<br />

to claim the 2017<br />

Men’s Open title at the<br />

Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> Tennis Open.<br />

Photo by Kevin Cody<br />

MB Tennis Open<br />

hits mid-century<br />

by Randy Angel<br />

The Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> Tennis Open begins its second half century of<br />

play with its 51st annual competition Thur., July 26 through Sun.<br />

29. Players 16 and older of all skill levels compete.<br />

Competition will be held on the Live Oak Park and Mira Costa High<br />

School tennis courts beginning at 8 a.m. Sundays finals will be played at<br />

the Manhattan Country Club, 1330 Parkview Ave., beginning at 10 a.m.<br />

“The Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> Open Tennis Tournament is a great showcase of<br />

tennis talent in the South Bay,” said Recreation Supervisor Michael Hudak.<br />

The level of play continues to be stellar, with champions and runner-ups<br />

coming back year after year to defend their titles.<br />

“A special thanks goes out to all of our sponsors, including our title sponsor<br />

Pacific Audi, and all of our supporting sponsors: Manhattan Country<br />

Club, Penn, Head, Essentia water, and Kind bars.”<br />

The single-elimination tournament includes Men's and Women's Open<br />

Singles and Doubles Divisions to Amateur Division.<br />

Prizes and trophies are awarded to all division winners and each participant<br />

receives lunch, a T-shirt, and a goodie bag.<br />

In last year’s Men’s Open Singles championships, Redondo <strong>Beach</strong>’s<br />

Karue Sell defeated Connor Chance of Torrance.<br />

Jenna Moustafa of Los Angeles captured the Women’s Open title, defeating<br />

Redondo <strong>Beach</strong>’s Libby Judas.<br />

Brothers Austin and Connor Rapp of Rancho Mirage won the Men’s<br />

Double tournament while Judas and Elizabeth Ferris, of Anaheim, joined<br />

forces to capture the Women’s Doubles title.<br />

For more information or to register, visit citymb.info or call (310) 802-5000. B<br />

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Chevron MB Grand Prix<br />

in its 57th year<br />

Cyclists adapted to the sharp turn at 15th Street during last year’s course reversal<br />

at the Chevron Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> Grand Prix. Photo by Kevin Cody<br />

by Randy Angel<br />

After reversing course direction last year, the Chevron Manhattan<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> Grand Prix is sticking with the change for the 57th annual<br />

race on Sunday, July 22 beginning at 7 a.m.<br />

The 1.3-mile course begins across from Live Oak Park (1800 Valley Drive)<br />

and includes a tight opening turn at 15th Street before riders jockey for<br />

position.<br />

Co-sponsored by the South Bay Wheelmen and founded by Ted Ernst in<br />

1961, the event includes Men’s and Women’s Pro racers from across the<br />

United States beginning with the women’s competition at 1 p.m.<br />

Defending champions include Cory Williams and Anita Stenberg, who<br />

won the Men’s Pro 1-2 and Women’s Pro 1-3 events, respectively.<br />

The event begins with the Cat 4 race followed by the 50/60+ 1-4, Male<br />

35+ ¾, Junior 15-19 1-4 and Men’s Cat 3 divisions.<br />

The popular Community Kids races take place at 12 p.m. with every entrant<br />

receiving a T-shirt. Boys and girls ages 6-12 compete with two-wheel<br />

bikes in the 300-meter race.<br />

Younger riders ages 2-6 (tricycles and small bikes - training wheels approved)<br />

line up at noon at the crosswalk just south of the start/finish structure<br />

for the 50-meter race. B<br />

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Paddlers and surfers can find<br />

a South Bay event to compete<br />

in just about every<br />

weekend through the summer.<br />

> sports > waterworks<br />

South Bay Paddle<br />

Saturday, June 9<br />

The inaugural South Bay Paddleboard<br />

Race is being organized by<br />

Catalina Classic’s Scott Rusher and<br />

South Bay Boardriders’ Matt Walls.<br />

It will be the first paddleboard race<br />

to start in Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong> since the<br />

Hennessey World Paddleboarding<br />

Championships in 2011 (pending<br />

City approval). The SB Paddle<br />

starts at the Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong> Pier at<br />

7 a.m., goes south to Torrance<br />

<strong>Beach</strong>, then out to the R10 buoy<br />

and back to the Hermosa Pier, for<br />

a distance of 15 miles. This is for<br />

“hands only,” stock (12-foot and<br />

under) and unlimited prone<br />

boards. Divisions: Groms (under<br />

18), Open Men, Open Women,<br />

Legends (50+).<br />

PaddleGuru.com/races/<br />

TheSouthBayPaddle<br />

Open Prone Paddle<br />

Saturday, June 9<br />

Kurt Fry and the South Bay<br />

Boardriders Club have organized a<br />

“short” course race to start after the<br />

South Bay Paddle. Open Prone<br />

Paddle is a new organization<br />

formed to encourage young paddlers.<br />

SouthBayBoardriders.com<br />

Rock2Rock<br />

Sunday, June 24<br />

The annual Rock2Rock begins at<br />

the Catalina Isthmus and ends at<br />

Cabrillo <strong>Beach</strong>. The 22.17 mile<br />

downwinder is open to both individual<br />

competitors and relay<br />

teams, prone and SUP. Rock2Rock<br />

is a qualifier for the Catalina Classic<br />

and Molo2Oahu races in August.<br />

The race attracts up to 100<br />

prone and stand-up paddleboards.<br />

Escort boats are required. Proceeds<br />

benefit the Ocean of<br />

Hope/Sacroma Alliance.<br />

Rock2RockRace.com<br />

South Bay Dozen<br />

Saturday, July 1<br />

The South Bay Dozen was<br />

founded in 2006 by Los Angeles<br />

County Lifeguards Mike and Brian<br />

Murphy and benefits the Jimmy<br />

Miller Foundation. The familyfriendly<br />

event includes paddleboard,<br />

surf ski, outrigger, swim<br />

and running races. Points are accumulated<br />

for each event participated<br />

in, making for a full day of<br />

water sports. Torrance <strong>Beach</strong>.<br />

southbaydozen.com<br />

ISF Body Surfing Contest<br />

Saturday, August 4<br />

The International Body Surfing<br />

Championship features eight<br />

men’s and women’s age divisions.<br />

Age groups are determined immediately<br />

before the contest begins<br />

and will be approximately equal in<br />

size. Limited to 108 male contestants<br />

and 36 female contestants.<br />

The top 2 finishers in each preliminary<br />

heat will advance. The ISF<br />

Body Surfing Championships are<br />

run by the Gillis <strong>Beach</strong> Bodysurfing<br />

Association. Participants range<br />

in ability from the novices to former<br />

World Champions. Swim fins<br />

only. Check in begins at 6:15 a.m.<br />

north side of Manhattan pier.<br />

SurfFestival.org<br />

ISF Surfing Contest<br />

Saturday, August 4<br />

Contest director John Joseph is<br />

hoping (their website solicits<br />

prayers) for surf this year. Divisions<br />

will include men’s and<br />

women's’ shortboards, longboards<br />

and stand-up paddleboards. Advance<br />

registration is advised.<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> entries only if there are division<br />

openings. Check ins begin at<br />

7:30 a.m. south of the Manhattan<br />

pier.<br />

SurfFestival.org.<br />

ISF Riviera Mexican Grill<br />

R-10 Paddleboard Race<br />

Saturday, August 4<br />

The Riviera Mexican Grill R-10<br />

race is a seven mile, in and out race<br />

from Torrance <strong>Beach</strong> to the R-10<br />

buoy off Rocky Point. 8 a.m. The<br />

event is open to paddleboards,<br />

SUPs, and surfboards (boards<br />

under 10-foot-6). There are shorter<br />

races for kids and less serious paddlers,<br />

too. The race is affiliated<br />

with the International Surf Festival.<br />

SurfFestival.org<br />

ISF Velzy-Stevens Pier to<br />

Pier Paddleboard Race<br />

Sunday, August 5<br />

The Velzy-Stevens race, named<br />

after paddleboard builder Dale<br />

Velzy and champion paddler Terry<br />

Stevens. The race starts off the end<br />

of the Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> Pier at<br />

7:30 a.m. and finishes on the<br />

beach, south of the Hermosa<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> Pier. It’s family-friendly,<br />

with parents and kids paddling<br />

310.937.3902 700 S. Aviation Blvd.<br />

Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong><br />

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SurfFestival.org<br />

Grom O Rama<br />

Sunday, August 12<br />

A day of paddling and instruction.<br />

Boards provided free. Organized<br />

by Open Prone Paddle, a new<br />

organization formed to encourage<br />

young paddlers. 9:30 a.m. at 22nd<br />

Street, Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong>.<br />

SouthBayBoardriders.com<br />

Catalina Classic<br />

Sunday, August 26<br />

The Catalina Classic is the oldest<br />

(established 1955) and longest (32<br />

miles) organized paddleboard race<br />

in the world. Legendary watermen<br />

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the first race. It continues to be the<br />

most prestigious prone paddleboard<br />

race in the world, attracting paddlers<br />

from all over the world. Sorry,<br />

no stand-ups. Starts from the island<br />

Isthmus and finishes at the Manhattan<br />

Pier.<br />

CatalinaClassicPaddleboardRace.org<br />

Paddling resources<br />

Stand up paddleboard lessons and rentals are available in Hermosa<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> at Spyder Surf (Spydersurf.com), and Pier Surf; in Manhattan<br />

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Lanakila Outrigger Canoe Club in King Harbor trains half a dozen<br />

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paddled are encouraged to come out and compete in novice races. Visiting<br />

paddlers are also welcome. Novice practices are Monday and<br />

Wednesday evenings for women and Tuesday and Thursday for men.<br />

The practices begin at 5:30 p.m. and continue until dark. Weekend<br />

practices are scheduled at various times.<br />

Lanakila.com.<br />

US Outrigger Championships<br />

September 8, 9<br />

The 59th annual Catalina Channel Crossing/US Outrigger Championships<br />

is the longest Polynesian canoe race in the continental U.S.<br />

The women’s race begins in Newport and finishes 26 miles later, in<br />

Avalon. The men’s race departs Avalon the following morning for<br />

Newport. Proceeds support local charities.<br />

Catalinacrossing.org. B<br />

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each flight<br />

Reporter Dexter Ford and pilot Henry Boger,<br />

owner of Pacific Blue Air.<br />

Photos courtesy of Pacific Blue Air<br />

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trikeFord<br />

Otherwise known as<br />

weight-shift-control light sport aircraft because<br />

that’s how you steer them — by shifting your weight<br />

You’ve seen them buzzing along the beach like<br />

monstrous bees, or swooping low like Skittlescolored<br />

seagulls off the Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong><br />

Roundhouse. They look—and sound—like the unholy<br />

spawn of a hang glider and an industrial-strength leaf<br />

blower. Some people love these carefree, airborne symbols<br />

of freedom and fun. Others, not so much. As with<br />

many loud, brightly-colored adult toys, from Ducatis to<br />

Lamborghinis to jet skis, these tiny, open-air airplanes<br />

look incredible fun if you’re the one steering. For the<br />

rest of us, those of us staring up at all the noise and merriment,<br />

uninvited from the aerial fun-fest—well, your<br />

emotions may vary.<br />

But where do these things come from? Is there an airborne<br />

biker bar hidden somewhere on the industrial<br />

side of the 405? Is there a secret Batcave that houses<br />

these bat-like airplanes, presumably owned by a reclusive,<br />

wealthy thrill seeker, a kind of <strong>Beach</strong> Cities Bruce<br />

Wayne?<br />

A few seconds on Google provided some answers.<br />

These airplanes are flown by Pacific Blue Air, a flight<br />

school that specializes in what are called Weight-Shift-<br />

Control Light Sport Aircraft. From its base hangar at the<br />

Hawthorne Airport, just south of the 105 Freeway, Pacific<br />

Blue conducts introductory flight lessons that just<br />

happen to go over some of the most beautiful and interesting<br />

sites in Southern California. After the first,<br />

fun-oriented intro lesson, Pacific Blue can also take you<br />

all the way to earning a full Light Sport Pilot’s License,<br />

setting you loose to fly across the country if you want.<br />

G-Whizz<br />

They may look a little Backyard Buck Rogers at first<br />

sight, but these airplanes are FAA certified, exhaustively<br />

tested and rigorously engineered. Small single-engine<br />

airplanes, like routine Pipers and Cessnas, are typically<br />

built to withstand about three times the force of gravity<br />

— that is, to support three times their loaded weight.<br />

The LSA that Pacific Blue flies, the Evolution Revo, is<br />

designed and tested to twice that—6gs. So even though<br />

it may look like a combination of a lawn dart, espresso<br />

machine and bloated bobsled, it is very much a serious,<br />

civilized airplane.<br />

Instead of conventional controls, these trikes, as they<br />

are called in the business, are steered by the pilot adjusting<br />

the angle of the wing relative to the body of the<br />

plane hanging underneath. This method of control is<br />

older than the first airplane. The gliders that inspired<br />

the Wright brothers, flown by German pioneer Otto<br />

Lilienthal, were controlled this way, as are the thousands<br />

of unpowered hang gliders. Instead of a control<br />

yoke or a joystick, the pilot holds the bottom of a big<br />

aluminum triangle that is rigidly attached to the wing<br />

flying above, while the fuselage, complete with engine,<br />

pilot and passenger, actually dangles beneath like a<br />

plumb bob. It sounds sketchy, but it works.<br />

The Blueberry Sea Dragon<br />

Pacific Blue Air’s headquarters hangar is located just<br />

a couple hundred feet north of Elon Musk’s SpaceX<br />

compound. When I arrived, peeling off the 105 freeway,<br />

I saw a bizarre contraption touching down on the runway,<br />

a crazy-looking, blueberry-colored gyrocopter that<br />

looked like a cross between Barney the Dinosaur and a<br />

Leafy Sea Dragon from an aquarium shop. Sure<br />

enough, the madman who was flying it was going to be<br />

my own personal madman, errr, flight guide.<br />

Henry Boger, the company’s owner, is a Certified<br />

Flight Instructor, fully examined and licensed by the<br />

FAA. He has been flying for over 25 years. He’s fun,<br />

smart and warmly proficient, with the rare ability to<br />

teach without making learning feel like work. Since I’m<br />

already a licensed pilot, Henry cut to the chase, giving<br />

me a quick walk around our bright yellow Zonker of an<br />

airplane, setting me up with a flight suit and helmet,<br />

complete with headphones and microphone, and strapping<br />

me into the rear seat of the Revo. You don’t so<br />

much sit in a Revo as on it; my manly legs were soon<br />

wrapped tightly around Henry. Most Light Sport Aircraft<br />

flying is done from smaller, uncontrolled airfields,<br />

but Hawthorne is a bona-fide big boy airport, complete<br />

with business jets and an FAA control tower. Which<br />

meant that when Henry wasn’t chatting to me over the<br />

headphones and intercom, he was talking to Hawthorne<br />

tower as we taxied out, did our preflight checklist and<br />

engine run-up, and then, cleared for takeoff, trundled<br />

out onto the runway. The 5,000-foot runway at<br />

Hawthorne could be considered excessive for our purposes.<br />

Henry gunned the throttle of our 100-horsepower<br />

Rotax engine, and had our lightweight craft well into<br />

the air after only about 500 feet. “That’s Harrison Ford’s<br />

new hangar complex, for his airplane collection,” he<br />

said as we climbed over the runway, pointing out a massive<br />

3-hangar construction site on the northeast corner<br />

of the airport. Hawthorne Airport is right on the boundary<br />

of the LAX restricted airspace. It felt bizarre to be<br />

climbing in a vibrating, open-air June bug, humming<br />

over the gray expanse of the city, flying parallel to huge<br />

Airbus A380s descending into LAX just the other side<br />

of the 105 freeway.<br />

On Top of the World<br />

We climbed to a bit over 1,000 feet and set sail for the<br />

coast, the afternoon sun reddening as we flew. True to<br />

his instructor nature, Henry had me take the controls<br />

to get acclimated to flying this odd beast. If you’re an<br />

experienced pilot, everything you know is suddenly<br />

wrong. In a normal Cessna — or, for that matter, an F-


18 — you pull back on the flight controls to go up, and push forward to go<br />

down. The Revo works exactly the opposite. Which made my first attempts<br />

to keep us flying straight and level an exercise in doing anything but. “Pilots<br />

make some of the worst students,” said Henry, laughing. “New students<br />

don’t have to break any old habits before they can start making new ones.”<br />

Pacific Blue Air will take you anywhere in the Los Angeles area you want<br />

to go. Many out-of-towners choose a tour of the Hollywood sign. But their<br />

usual flight path — which I have observed many times from the comfort of<br />

my backyard hot tub — takes them along the Valley/Ardmore green belt,<br />

over Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> to the pier, then follows the coast south to Palos<br />

Verdes. Once over the ocean, Henry dived down to wave-to-the-surfers altitude<br />

— FAA regulations allow this type of slow, lightweight craft to fly as<br />

low as desired above water or deserted areas, so long as they are not over<br />

people or structures. This is far safer than it looks, or feels. Because of our<br />

slow speed and short landing distance, we could pop down onto the sand<br />

and land in a few seconds if we had an engine problem, with little risk to<br />

ourselves or anyone on the ground.<br />

The low, slow hello<br />

The experience was gorgeous. The entire Los Angeles basin was laid out<br />

underneath us, as if we were flying in our own private beach chairs. We<br />

were low enough to wave to people on the pier and people walking along<br />

the beach, and see them happily wave back. It felt a bit like being the<br />

mayor, waving to the crowd in a July 4th parade. Or like Charles Lindbergh,<br />

waving to the crowd at Le Bourget airport outside Paris after his long, lonely<br />

flight over the Atlantic.<br />

We hummed along over the blue/green Pacific, keeping our eyes peeled<br />

for dolphins and grey whales, swooped down to check in at the Hermosa<br />

pier, and then approached King Harbor. The airspace south of the harbor<br />

is managed by the Torrance Airport control tower, but it took just a quick<br />

radio call to get clearance to fly through — we were so low, there was little<br />

chance we would interfere with Torrance air traffic. Then it was on to Palos<br />

Verdes, skimming along just a couple hundred feet above the cliffs. I pointed<br />

out where my wife and I were married, on a cliff just west of Point Vicente.<br />

“We sometimes go all the way out to Catalina,” Henry said. “But with the<br />

sun going down in an hour or so, I think we’ll turn around and start heading<br />

back.” I had cleverly failed to wear a jacket over my official Pacific Blue<br />

Air jumpsuit, and my hands were starting to ice up in my thin gloves. Note<br />

to self: Flying in February, at 80 mph, in a completely open airplane, suggests<br />

dressing warmly. As a veteran pilot and motorcyclist, I blame myself.<br />

Next time, it’s the full winter riding gear and big, fuzzy ski gloves.<br />

Thar she blows<br />

We did spot one whale blowing, just off the kelp line, as we circled over<br />

the Catalina Channel, shadowing a whale-watching boat out of King Harbor.<br />

But the whale sounded after that breath and disappeared from view. We<br />

tracked back north up the coast, watching seagulls pirouette beneath us.<br />

“I’ve never had a bird come too close to our planes,” Henry said. “My guess<br />

is we are going so slowly, they have plenty of time to see us coming and get<br />

out of the way.”<br />

I had told my next-door neighbor, Kevin Barry, that I would circle over<br />

our Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> Tree-Section street during my flight. Sure enough, I<br />

soon spotted our house, with its solar-panel array on the roof, and we took<br />

the time to spiral overhead. I couldn’t see Kevin from our FAA-required altitude<br />

of 1,000 feet above the city, but he told me later that he had, indeed,<br />

spotted us and waved, this time from the comfort of his hot tub.<br />

To the Batcave<br />

After landing at Hawthorne, we quickly taxied back to Pacific Blue Air<br />

headquarters. With the engine shut off, Henry used our momentum to coast<br />

right back into the hangar. From the control tower, it looked like we had<br />

simply disappeared from view. “The controllers like to call our hangar The<br />

Batcave,” Henry said. “We pop in and out, right onto the taxiway, just like<br />

the Batmobile”.<br />

Your turn<br />

Introductory LSA flight lessons, like the one I took, start at $175 for a 30-<br />

minute flight. Bring a nice warm ski parka and big, toasty gloves. For more<br />

information, visit pacificblueairla.com. B<br />

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y Bondo Wyszpolski<br />

> theater<br />

Surf City Theatre<br />

As Hermosa’s only regular theater<br />

company, Surf City Theatre<br />

needs to be smart, entertaining,<br />

and adventurous. It has two productions<br />

opening between now<br />

and the end of summer, beginning<br />

with “An Evening of Durang,” comprised<br />

of comedic one-acts by<br />

Christopher Durang, best known<br />

for “Vanya and Sonia and Masha<br />

and Spike,” which won the Tony<br />

Award for Best Play in 2013.<br />

“An Evening of Durang” is performed<br />

from <strong>May</strong> 25 to 27. Performances,<br />

Friday and Saturday at<br />

8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.<br />

This will be followed by Robert<br />

Harling’s “Steel Magnolias,” which<br />

first appeared as a play in 1987 and<br />

then in 1990 as a film with Sally<br />

Field and Julia Roberts.<br />

“Steel Magnolias” is performed<br />

from June 16 to July 1. Performances,<br />

Friday and Saturday at 8<br />

p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets,<br />

$25.<br />

The Second Story Theater is an<br />

intimate venue so it’s best not to<br />

wait as shows often sell out<br />

quickly. 710 Pier Ave., Hermosa<br />

<strong>Beach</strong>. (424) 241-8040 or surfcitytheatre.com.<br />

Torrance Theatre Co.<br />

Adding to the cultural arts scene<br />

in Old Torrance, The Torrance Theatre<br />

Company is concluding its regular<br />

five-show season with “A<br />

Catered Affair,” a musical by Harvey<br />

Fierstein (book) and John<br />

Bucchino (score) that tells the story<br />

of a Bronx mother’s efforts to give<br />

her only daughter the elaborate<br />

wedding she never had… and the<br />

bride never asked for. During its<br />

Broadway run it received the<br />

Drama League’s 2008 award for<br />

Best Musical. It also garnered 12<br />

Drama Desk Award nominations<br />

and three Tony nominations.<br />

“A Catered Affair” is performed<br />

from <strong>May</strong> 12 through June 17 at the<br />

Torrance Theatre, 1316 Cabrillo<br />

Ave., Old Torrance. Show times are<br />

Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and<br />

Sunday at 2 p.m., plus a Thursday<br />

evening performance on June 14,<br />

followed by a Q&A with the cast.<br />

Tickets, $30. Call (424) 243-6882 or<br />

TorranceTheatreCompany.com.<br />

“Encore: A Murderous Mystery”<br />

is being presented by the Friends of<br />

the Torrance Theatre Company and<br />

it’s their annual fundraiser. This<br />

dinner theater event takes place at<br />

the Doubletree Hotel by Hilton,<br />

21333 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance.<br />

Doors at 5:30, dinner at 6, and show<br />

at 7 p.m. Tickets are $110 if you’re<br />

quick and $125 if you’re not. For information,<br />

(424) 243-6882.<br />

“How to Succeed in Business<br />

Without Really Trying” is this year’s<br />

big summer show, running August<br />

11 to 25, which the Torrance Theatre<br />

Company is staging in the<br />

James Armstrong Theatre, 3330<br />

Civic Center Drive, Torrance. Abe<br />

Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and<br />

Willie Gilbert wrote the book, and<br />

Frank Loesser handled the music<br />

and lyrics. Reserved seating starts at<br />

$25, but tickets don’t go onsale to<br />

the general public until June 1.<br />

More information by contacting the<br />

Torrance Theatre Company or the<br />

Armstrong box office at (310) 781-<br />

7171.<br />

3-D Theatricals<br />

Formerly Fullerton-based, next<br />

season the company moves permanently<br />

to the Cerritos Center.<br />

They’ve staged a few seasons locally,<br />

most recently presenting “Million<br />

Dollar Quartet” and<br />

“Spamalot.” Jason Robert Brown<br />

and Alfred Uhry’s “Parade” will be<br />

their swan song in the South Bay.<br />

“Parade” is a Tony Award-winning<br />

murder mystery musical and it will<br />

run from June 15 to 24 at the Redondo<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> Performing Arts Center.<br />

It stars Davis Gaines, Jeff<br />

Skowron, and Rufus Bonds, Jr. T.J.<br />

Dawson directs. Details to come.<br />

More at 3dtheatricals.org.<br />

Kentwood Players<br />

One of the longest-running theater<br />

companies locally, Westchesterbased<br />

Kentwood Players are<br />

presenting “Match,” by Stephen Belber.<br />

It’s a Tony-nominated comic<br />

drama about two journalists who<br />

arrive to interview a famous dancer<br />

and choreographer. Clearly, the interview<br />

veers into uncharted and<br />

unsettling territory. “Match” opens<br />

on <strong>May</strong> 11 and runs through June<br />

16. Performances are Friday and<br />

Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2<br />

p.m. Tickets are $22, less $2 for seniors.<br />

“Daddy’s Dyin’ Who’s Got the<br />

Will” follows “Match,” onstage from<br />

July 13 through August 18. The<br />

weekend schedule is also Friday<br />

and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday<br />

at 2 p.m.<br />

All shows take place at the<br />

Westchester Playhouse, 8301<br />

Hindry Ave., Westchester. (310) 645-<br />

5156 or go to kentwoodplayers.org.<br />

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homes<br />

The 45th Annual Sophisticated Snoop home tour might more accurately<br />

be called the home and art tour. The homes, themselves, are works of<br />

art. But so also are the owners’ collections of work by local and internationally<br />

renowned artists. Proceeds benefit American Martyrs School in<br />

Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong>. Sophisticated Snoop <strong>2018</strong><br />

A French view<br />

This custom contemporary Tree Section home was designed with personal touches<br />

throughout. After stepping through its lush front gardens, past the French limestone<br />

fountain, you’ll find yourself transported to Provence. It took six years to perfect this<br />

French-inspired residence, from the artistic owner’s stained glass creations in the grand<br />

front door to the hand-sculpted herringbone oak floors in the dining room. Notice the imported<br />

French limestone fireplace and mantle in the living room, hand-carved by local<br />

craftsmen. Don’t miss the lower level, custom-built wine cellar, which stores an impressive<br />

8,500 bottles of curated vintages. The hobby room reveals an extensive model train collection,<br />

and the kids’ lounge features upholstered walls and its own kitchen. The top floor’s<br />

arched entrance to the master suite is encased in maple, and the hand-painted ceiling is a<br />

showstopper. The kitchen is an open floor plan and highlights hand-painted panels to further<br />

enhance the French interiors. The home serves to exhibit the art loving owners extensive<br />

collection of paintings by their favorite artists. Vive la France!<br />

Coordinators: Beth Bayerd, Alex Sheehan, Anne Gumm<br />

Friday, Saturday, Sunday<br />

<strong>May</strong> 18, 19 and 20, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.<br />

Donation: $35 Presale: $30<br />

Proceeds benefit American Martyrs School<br />

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT<br />

Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong>: American Martyrs, Grow, The Produce Shop, Patterson Cleaners,<br />

Tabula Rasa, Bristol Farms, Look! Optometry and Pages<br />

Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong>: Aaron Brothers Art & Framing and Uncorked — The Wine Store<br />

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Rolling Hills: Bristol Farms<br />

El Segundo: Banner Stationers<br />

Sophisticated Snoop Committee:<br />

Chairperson – Debbie Walmer • Home Descriptions – Catherine Coberly<br />

Photography– Liz Chalmers, Geoff Captain Studios • Staffing – Mary Kutsenoa<br />

Hospitality – Linda Cronkite, Heather Rezner, Chris Mancini<br />

Home Renderings and Ticket Cover – Maryann Nash • Ticket Layout – Lauren Harger<br />

30 Easy Reader / <strong>Beach</strong> magazine • <strong>May</strong> 10, <strong>2018</strong>


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Sand Section family farmhouse<br />

This beautifully appointed, five-bedroom modern farmhouse in the Sand Section of<br />

Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> was built in 2008 and recently renovated for a busy family’s every<br />

need. From the moment you open the oversize Dutch door and view the spa room on<br />

your right, you will appreciate its classic beauty and updated features. The spa room (formerly<br />

the living room) has vaulted ceilings and a fireplace – it’s a perfect family hang-out<br />

spot. The open floor plan features walnut floors throughout. A handsome herringbone-tiled<br />

fireplace warms the dining area, and the custom finishes in the kitchen keep the space personalized<br />

and family-friendly. Turn the corner to head downstairs to the customized teen<br />

“apartment,” consisting of a bedroom and living space, and a full bath. The first floor powder<br />

room is decorator-perfect with painted grey and white stripes from floor to ceiling. A bright<br />

and light second floor features an office, two additional bedrooms and a cozy master suite,<br />

bedecked in blue and white and showcasing a stone fireplace and stunning view of the Hill<br />

Section. It is the perfect family abode.<br />

Coordinators: Janelle Merriman, Genaide Kilduff, Tracy Horan<br />

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Distinctively modern<br />

This stunning, contemporary home, built in 2016 in the Hill Section of Manhattan<br />

<strong>Beach</strong>, features a dramatic front door and custom wood siding that give its modern<br />

design its own distinctive flair. Upon crossing the threshold you will find yourself in<br />

an open space that lends itself to family living. Upstairs, the dramatic living room offers incredible<br />

views. The airy patio shares an open floor plan with a separate bar and wine cave,<br />

custom-made for the space, as well as a gourmet kitchen and dining room. A mahogany<br />

trellis runs the length of the entire floor, connecting all living spaces with a uniquely artistic<br />

architectural detail. On the second floor, note the master and two bedrooms, the office with<br />

mahogany built-ins, and the large media room with a barn door and clean lines. The yard<br />

boasts a hot tub, ping pong table, fire pit and seating area for privately entertaining guests.<br />

On the ground floor are a glass walled gym, sauna and steam room and two additional bedrooms,<br />

plus elevator.<br />

Coordinators: Seana Daniel, Erin Pieronek, Tamara Garrett Wyatt<br />

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A contemporary coastal statement<br />

This custom built, contemporary coastal masterpiece at the end of a private cul-de-sac<br />

offers sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean from the top of the Hermosa Hill Section.<br />

The extraordinary combination of stone, marble and Venetian plaster surfaces are visible<br />

from the incredible grand entrance, which features soaring, 20-foot ceilings, travertine<br />

floors and glass sphere chandeliers. From the toy room to the modern formal dining room<br />

to the expansive kitchen with massive island, architectural details characterize every space.<br />

The formal living room has a stacked, stone fireplace and gorgeous built-in bookcases accompanying<br />

the distinctive dropped ceiling. The substantial, outdoor patio features an oversize<br />

stone spa, built-in barbeque and plenty of seating for enjoying the ocean view. The<br />

central stairway boasts bleached oak floors and commissioned, glass railings. The upstairs<br />

walkway leads to five bedrooms and the graceful master suite, which includes a massive<br />

closet, expansive bath and an inviting balcony with panoramic ocean views. The paintings<br />

and sculptures, several by local artists, reflect the owners’ love and support of the arts and<br />

are a fitting complement to this elegant estate.<br />

Coordinators: Keri Simms, Dana Speicher, Lauren Forbes<br />

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Hospitality haven<br />

Ahospitality hideaway is in the backyard of this elegant Santa Barbara style residence.<br />

The game house and guesthouse of this gorgeous family homestead are in the center<br />

of an abundant outdoor entertainment area. The stylish guest house is perfect for<br />

extended family and out-of-town visitors. It features a full kitchen, cozy bedroom and inviting<br />

living space, with pale blues reflecting the tranquil pool and complementing the lush<br />

landscaping of the yard. The three-story game house is every kid’s dream. The first floor<br />

includes full-size arcade games, waterproof flooring and a kitchenette. The top floor encompasses<br />

an inviting family room theater, complete with plush custom seating and an oversize<br />

screen. For a round of cards or just to polish their swing, “big kids” can head to the lower<br />

floor and try their hand at the golf simulator while envisioning being on the 18th hole at<br />

Pebble <strong>Beach</strong>. Embodying casual California living in the most stylish of settings, this family’s<br />

sanctuary is a place you’ll never want to leave.<br />

Coordinators: Noelle Stroyke, Tracy Gallagher, Kathy Glynn<br />

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camps<br />

Camps teach the sport of<br />

surfing and ocean safety<br />

by Ryan McDonald<br />

One of the most common<br />

questions directed at Chris<br />

Brown, a Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong><br />

native and the owner and executive<br />

director of Campsurf, is, ‘How<br />

do I know when my kid is ready to<br />

learn to surf?’ To find out, Brown<br />

said, all you have to do is listen.<br />

“When your kid is saying, ‘I<br />

want to surf,’ that’s when it’s the<br />

right time. Some kids are early<br />

adopters, They want to charge at a<br />

young age, five or six. Others are<br />

more reserved. It takes until they<br />

are 11 or 12 to feel comfortable<br />

surfing on their own. There is no<br />

right or wrong time,” Brown said.<br />

CampSurf marks 21 years in<br />

business in the South Bay this year.<br />

The camp is open year ‘round, but<br />

its business shifts with the seasons.<br />

It’s a reflection of the fact that, in<br />

Southern California, there are just<br />

two kinds of people: those who<br />

want to learn how to surf, and<br />

those who already know how.<br />

“We have people from all walks<br />

of life. We offer a camp year-round<br />

so that makes us a little different.<br />

We do primarily adults in winter,<br />

and then primarily kids in the<br />

summer when they’re out of<br />

school. But really it’s anybody who<br />

wants to learn. We get people in<br />

their 70s who say, ‘I’ve always<br />

wanted to learn how to surf.’ And<br />

then we get three- and four-yearolds.<br />

If I’m able to focus on them,<br />

I can teach them. What it really<br />

takes is the desire,” Brown said.<br />

Surf camps are scattered up and<br />

down the South Bay beaches during<br />

the summer. CampSurf sets up<br />

its tents on the sand near Rosecrans<br />

Avenue in Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong>.<br />

The camp benefits from the large<br />

parking lot and lifeguard facilities<br />

nearby, Brown said, but the main<br />

attraction is the surf itself.<br />

Even within the South Bay, there<br />

is tremendous variation among<br />

surf breaks, Brown said. Some<br />

areas may not be exposed to the<br />

south swells that are the dominant<br />

wave makers in the summer, while<br />

others don’t draw as well from the<br />

Billy Atkinson, now a Mira Costa High team surfer, shows how much fun a<br />

grom can have with a little instruction and lots of practice. Photo by Steve<br />

Gaffney (SteveGaffney.com)<br />

northwest swells that predominate<br />

in the winter. The El Porto area can<br />

take in both, Brown said. The area<br />

also benefits from a large undersea<br />

canyon just off shore, which picks<br />

up open-ocean swells further out to<br />

sea than other areas, and draws<br />

them in.<br />

“At El Porto, the waves break further<br />

out. When you’re learning, we<br />

start you out in the white water. But<br />

there, you can get pushed in on<br />

white water and still have some<br />

time, and really learn how to surf,”<br />

Brown said.<br />

Once customers commit, equipment<br />

is their next concern. Some<br />

people show up with their own<br />

boards. Brown said that, in that<br />

case, camp staff will give an honest<br />

assessment of the surfer and indicate<br />

whether he or she might benefit<br />

from a different size board.<br />

Once the customer has a board<br />

picked out, camps often go over the<br />

physical basics of surfing, emphasizing<br />

popping up and spring to<br />

one’s feet. Before they get in the<br />

water, though, there’s often another<br />

question that always generates a<br />

chuckle out of long-time surfers like<br />

Brown.<br />

“It seems like people who don’t<br />

surf are much more concerned<br />

about and interested in sharks than<br />

people who do. Are there sharks<br />

out there? We all know that there<br />

are all sorts of fish out there. But<br />

you are a million times more likely<br />

to be hurt driving your car down to<br />

the beach,” Brown said.<br />

The surf camp business is competitive<br />

in the South Bay, with<br />

many options to choose from. So<br />

how do the camps keep things affordable?<br />

Well, they typically don’t<br />

have to spend much on human resources:<br />

at the beach and in the<br />

water, recruitment kind of takes<br />

care of itself.<br />

“Kids come to camp one summer,<br />

then they come back again and<br />

again, because they’re really bonding<br />

with the instructors. Eventually,<br />

some of them will say, ‘Wait, how<br />

old do you have to be to work<br />

here?’ We keep an eye on the good<br />

surfers, the kids with the best people<br />

skills, and that’s where we find<br />

a lot of our future instructors,”<br />

Brown said. B<br />

<strong>Beach</strong>Sports<br />

<strong>Beach</strong>Sports Surf & <strong>Beach</strong> Camps<br />

is celebrating it's 23rd year. Programs<br />

start at age 4 and include 4<br />

camps: Surf Camp, <strong>Beach</strong> Camp,<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> Volleyball Camp, and Junior<br />

Lifeguard Ocean Safety Program.<br />

Camps are located at these Lifeguard<br />

Tower locations: 14th St.,<br />

Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong>, 15th St., Hermosa<br />

<strong>Beach</strong>. Ave. I, Redondo<br />

<strong>Beach</strong>. Vista del Mar, Redondo<br />

<strong>Beach</strong>.<br />

<strong>Beach</strong>Sports.org<br />

Camp Surf<br />

Camp Surf is the official surf<br />

camp for the City of Manhattan<br />

<strong>Beach</strong>, and <strong>2018</strong> will mark their<br />

21st year. All instructors are accomplished<br />

surfers and CPR certified.<br />

Camp Surf also distinguishes itself<br />

through its partnership with the<br />

Jimmy Miller Foundation, a pioneer<br />

in the field of ocean-based therapy.<br />

Instruction is available year round<br />

from the group’s base at 38th Street<br />

in El Porto, at the south end of the<br />

parking lot. Summer surf camps<br />

feature morning, afternoon and allday<br />

camp options.<br />

(424) 237-2994.<br />

campsurf.com<br />

Champ Camp<br />

Voted “Best Kids Camp,” in Easy<br />

Reader’s “Best of the <strong>Beach</strong><br />

reader’s poll. Kids decide on the<br />

beach activities for the day. Director<br />

Trevor Elder is a South Bay native,<br />

certified lifeguard and EMT.<br />

Champ Camp staffs about 15 firstaid<br />

and CPR-certified college grads.<br />

Full day sessions, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.<br />

Half day sessions 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.<br />

(310) 283-4509.<br />

ChampCampKids.com<br />

Freedom Surf Camp<br />

June 11 through Aug. 31<br />

Freedom Surf Camp offers<br />

morning and afternoon sessions in<br />

Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong>, Venice, Santa<br />

Monica and Malibu. Ages 5-7:<br />

Water safety, boogie boarding,<br />

sand sculpting, sand crabs, dodgeball,<br />

and other games. Surfing 101<br />

for kids who want it. Ages 8-12:<br />

Surfing, boogie boarding, water<br />

safety, and environmental education.<br />

Ages 13-14: Depending on<br />

skill level, all water and beach activity<br />

are offered. Groms: competitive<br />

level surfing.<br />

(310) 770-4410 . freeedom.org<br />

Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong><br />

Skateboarding Camp<br />

The South Bay’s longest ongoing<br />

skateboard camp. Classes start<br />

June 20 and are Monday through<br />

Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Students<br />

must supply their own skateboard,<br />

helmet, knee pads and<br />

elbow pads, and should come with<br />

a drink and snack. Hermosa<br />

Skatepark, 710 Pier Ave.<br />

Hermosabch.Org,<br />

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Hermosa Surf Camp<br />

Hermosa Surf Camp is celebrating<br />

26 years at the Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong><br />

Pier. Learn safety and surfing basics<br />

in 1-1/2 or 3 hour classes, Monday<br />

through Friday. Instructors<br />

will be in the water helping kids<br />

get through the surf and catch<br />

waves. Instructors are credentialed<br />

teachers and there is always a L.A.<br />

County Lifeguard on duty. T-shirt,<br />

lycra surf shirt, goodie bag and<br />

three photos of included.<br />

Vince Ray (310) 370-1918.<br />

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Friendship Circle Surf<br />

Camp<br />

The Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong> Circle Surf<br />

Camp is for children and adults<br />

with special needs. Ages 7 and up.<br />

2:1 teacher-to student ratio. Teen<br />

volunteers paired with each student.<br />

BZ soft surfboards provided.<br />

All students receive a T-shirt, lycra<br />

surf shirt and three photos of<br />

themselves. Children must be able<br />

to swim.<br />

(310) 214-6677 or (310)-214-4999.<br />

GotFriends.com or<br />

HermosaSurfCamp.com.<br />

Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong><br />

Aquatics<br />

City-offered camp offers oceansafety,<br />

fitness and beach games for<br />

kids 5-13. Morning and afternoon<br />

classes are available. Program runs<br />

June 19 to August 11.<br />

(310) 802-5448.<br />

Citymb.info/registration.<br />

Meistrell private,<br />

advanced surfing<br />

Professional surf coach Jamie<br />

Meistrell draws from his worldwide<br />

surf travels and 12 years as a<br />

professional surfer. His detailed<br />

curriculum emphasises strengthening<br />

drills, contest strategy and the<br />

general stoke of surfing. CPR,<br />

AED, and First Aid certified.<br />

(310) 753-5436.<br />

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PCH Skate<br />

Learn to skateboard or take your<br />

skills to the next level. Beginner to<br />

intermediate level skate and safety<br />

instruction, focusing on basic ollies<br />

and turns, flip tricks, grinds, vert<br />

skating and more. Ramps, rails and<br />

fun boxes positioned differently<br />

each day. All campers are required<br />

to wear full pads. Private skate instruction<br />

available at Manhattan<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> and new Redondo <strong>Beach</strong><br />

Pier locations. PCH Skate runs in<br />

association with <strong>Beach</strong>Sports.org<br />

and Body Glove Camps.<br />

PCHSkateCamps.com<br />

Perfect Day Surf Camp<br />

The Quiksilver/Roxy-sponsored<br />

Perfect Day Surf Camp has locations<br />

in Torrance, Redondo, Manhattan,<br />

Dockweiler, Marina Del<br />

Rey and Santa Monica. Surf and<br />

beach camps are offered for ages 3<br />

to 17. Lessons cover stand up paddling<br />

and surfing and beach workouts.<br />

8 a.m. to noon, noon to 3<br />

p.m. and all day. Daily and weekly<br />

rates.<br />

(310) 985-1458.<br />

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PV Surf Camp<br />

PV Surf teaches ocean safety,<br />

surfing, surf etiquette and appreciation<br />

for the power and beauty of<br />

the ocean. Instructors are trained<br />

in CPR. The camp is surrounded<br />

by picturesque cliffs of Torrance<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> and Palos Verdes, which<br />

keep the surf gentle. Weekly camp<br />

sessions with a 4:1 ratio are offered<br />

for kids ages 6-15, June 11 -- August<br />

17.<br />

(310) 908-8164. PVSurfCamp.com<br />

Skatedogs<br />

Skateboarding Summer<br />

Camp<br />

Skatedogs brings their mobile<br />

private skate park to Manhattan<br />

Heights Park in Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong><br />

and Perry Park in Redondo <strong>Beach</strong>.<br />

Monday through Friday from 8:30<br />

a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to<br />

6:30 p.m. Skateboard, helmet,<br />

knee pads and elbow pads are required.<br />

Ci.manhattan-beach.ca.us,<br />

redondo.org.<br />

Tarsan SUP<br />

SUP Camp is for kids of all ages<br />

(ideally 10 and up). Monday-Friday<br />

with full day classes and half days<br />

from 9 a.m. to noon and in the afternoon<br />

from 1 to 4 p.m. June 26<br />

to Sept. 1. Kids must know how to<br />

swim. $299/child per week. 10 percent<br />

off for additional siblings<br />

(same week only). $275/child per<br />

week if parent is a Preferred Member.<br />

Private dock access. Instructors<br />

are CPR and First Aid<br />

certified. Students will learn water<br />

etiquette, ocean safety, handling a<br />

board in and out of water and<br />

proper technique. (310) 798-2200.<br />

831 N. Harbor Drive, Redondo<br />

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A day in the life<br />

Summer at the Manhattan<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> Art Center<br />

Depicting “leisure and recreation<br />

through the eyes and<br />

lenses of local artists,” “Day<br />

in the Life of Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong>”<br />

opens June 29 with a reception<br />

B<br />

from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Manhattan<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> Art Center. Consisting of<br />

original work by members of the<br />

community, in a variety of media,<br />

this show depicts “the hometown<br />

feel of the city” and is “a portrait of<br />

Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> and its progressive,<br />

laid-back lifestyle familiar to<br />

all.”<br />

Even more promising is “Can’t<br />

See the Forest for the Trees,” which<br />

features the works of several notable<br />

artists: Lowell Nickel, Jacalyn<br />

Lopez Garcia and Nicholas Cesar<br />

Colon, Robert Glenn Ketchum,<br />

Anita Bunn, and Fatemeh Burnes.<br />

The opening reception is August<br />

17 from 6 to 9 p.m., and the show<br />

will be up through October 14.<br />

More information to come, but<br />

“Can’t See the Forest for the Trees”<br />

is being described in these words:<br />

“To discern an overall pattern from<br />

a mass of detail; to see the big picture,<br />

or the broader, more general<br />

situation.” That cryptic teaser will<br />

be replaced as we get nearer to the<br />

opening which, judging from the<br />

artists involved, should be a good<br />

one.<br />

The Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> Art Center<br />

is located at 1560 Manhattan<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> Blvd., Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong>.<br />

(310) 802-5440 or go to<br />

citymb.info/exhibition. B<br />

Saturday <strong>May</strong> 12<br />

Artist Unlimited<br />

Artists Unlimited celebrates<br />

their fourteenth group exhibition,<br />

“Kaleidoscope.” Enjoy the art, refreshments,<br />

and classical guitar<br />

music. The exhibit features a wide<br />

variety of works by eight artists<br />

from the Palos Verdes Peninsula,<br />

Torrance, and San Pedro. 1 - 4 p.m.<br />

Malaga Cove Library Gallery, 2400<br />

Via Campesina, Palos Verdes Estates.<br />

Free. Many artworks will be<br />

for sale, with 20 percent of sales<br />

benefitting the Palos Verdes Library<br />

District.<br />

(310) 548-8570<br />

Entries submitted for<br />

the “Day in the Life<br />

of Manhattan<br />

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may be viewed on<br />

Instagram at<br />

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The show opens<br />

Friday, June 29.<br />

Friday, <strong>May</strong> 18<br />

Late Night at the Library<br />

The Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> Art Center<br />

is partnering with the Manhattan<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> Library for Late Night at<br />

the Library. Talk with Rachel<br />

Shimpock, one of the artists featured<br />

in the exhibition currently on<br />

display at the Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong><br />

Art Center. Hot Stuff, Contemporary<br />

Sculptural Jewelry. Free. Food<br />

and drinks provided by Critics<br />

Choice Catering. Live music by<br />

Lisa Ritchie. 8 - 10 p.m. Manhattan<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> Library, 1320 Highland<br />

Ave., Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong>.<br />

(310) 545-8595<br />

Saturday, <strong>May</strong> 19<br />

Vitality<br />

Artlife Gallery group exhibition<br />

brings “Vitality” to the South Bay.<br />

Local artists in an array of styles<br />

and subject matter appeal to a<br />

wide audience. Music performances.<br />

6 - 9 p.m. Plaza El Segundo,<br />

Artlife Gallery, 720 Allied Way, El<br />

Segundo.<br />

(310) 938-2511<br />

Sunday, September 23<br />

Rod, Rides and Relics<br />

Along the Waterfront at the Redondo<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> Pier, a collection of<br />

carefully selected antique automobiles<br />

will be exhibited at the 15th<br />

Annual Rods, Rides, and Relics,<br />

Classic Car Show. With the <strong>Beach</strong><br />

Boys singing “Fun Fun, Fun” in the<br />

background, prepare to be transported<br />

to a different era among the<br />

100 classics on display. 10 a.m. - 3<br />

p.m. Redondo <strong>Beach</strong> Pier, 100<br />

Fisherman’s Wharf, Redondo<br />

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Be Romanian For A Day festival (Ernie Howlett Park, Rolling Hills Estates.<br />

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as you enjoy their cuisine. You only get one chance a year at these, so<br />

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Mar’sel at Terranea Resort<br />

Thursday, <strong>May</strong> 17<br />

Five courses by Chef Andrew<br />

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Friday, <strong>May</strong> 18, 6:30 PM<br />

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Sunday, <strong>May</strong> 20<br />

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Sea Change (Chez Melange)<br />

Monday, <strong>May</strong> 21<br />

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visits from Sonoma to preside<br />

over a five course dinner that includes<br />

braised lottefish, smoked<br />

salmon salad, and Provençale 6<br />

hour leg of lamb with rosemary<br />

sauce. 7 p.m. $95. 1611 S. Catalina<br />

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Second City Bistro<br />

Monday, <strong>May</strong> 21<br />

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Umbrian Regional Dinner<br />

Gaetano’s Restaurant<br />

Wednesday, <strong>May</strong> 23<br />

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Saturday, June 2<br />

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Reservations at (310) 787-7501<br />

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Saturday, June 9<br />

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June 16-24<br />

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Chef’s Table Summer<br />

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Mar’sel at Terranea<br />

Thursday, June 21<br />

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1611 S Catalina Ave., Redondo<br />

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Thursday, July 1<br />

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July 4 Block Party BBQ<br />

Wednesday, July 4<br />

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(310) 648-8972<br />

Dine LA Week<br />

July 13-27<br />

Various South Bay venues.<br />

discoverlosangeles.com<br />

South Bay Greek Festival<br />

St. Katherine’s Church<br />

Friday - Sunday, July 13-15<br />

Homestyle Greek food prepared<br />

by the congregation, with Greek<br />

wines and beers. Live music and<br />

traditional dance, plus a Greek marketplace.<br />

$2 at the door. 722 Knob<br />

Hill Ave., Redondo <strong>Beach</strong>.<br />

SBgreekfestival.com<br />

Bastille Day<br />

Dominique’s Kitchen<br />

Saturday, July 14<br />

Celebrate the French Revolution<br />

with complimentary kir royale and<br />

special menu of French country<br />

dishes. All evening. 522 S. Pacific<br />

Coast Hwy., Redondo <strong>Beach</strong>.<br />

Reserve at (424) 247-9054<br />

Chefs and Cellars<br />

Catalina View Gardens<br />

Sunday, July 15<br />

Benefit for the Palos Verdes Art<br />

Center, hosted on a working farm<br />

and winery on the Palos Verdes<br />

Peninsula. 4 to 7 p.m. Come for an<br />

elegant dinner by local restaurants<br />

and caterers in the midst of fruits<br />

and vegetables ready for harvest,<br />

and drink wine made from<br />

grapevines you can see. 6001 Palos<br />

Verdes Dr. S, Rancho Palos Verdes.<br />

CelebrateChefs.com<br />

Farm and Vine Dinner<br />

Terranea Resort<br />

Thursday, July 19<br />

Five courses by Chef Andrew<br />

Vaughan using produce from Regier<br />

Family Farms of Bakersfield and<br />

wines from Sonoma’s Flowers Winery.<br />

6 p.m. The farmer and winemaker<br />

will be present to explain<br />

their products. $217. 100 Terranea<br />

Way, Rancho Palos Verdes.<br />

Reserve at store.terranea.com<br />

Walk With Sally<br />

Sunday, July 28<br />

12th annual White Light White<br />

Night, with food from 25 Los Angeles<br />

area restaurants, wine and craft<br />

cocktails, live music. 6 p.m. Plaza at<br />

Continental Park, 870 S. Nash<br />

Street, El Segundo.<br />

Tickets at walkwithsally.org<br />

Chef’s Table Dinner<br />

Terranea Resort<br />

Thursday, August 9<br />

“Tribute to Queen Bee” is the<br />

theme of an intimate dining experience<br />

for only 20 people, featuring<br />

wines from Grgich Estate. 6 p.m.<br />

Profits benefit Vistas For Children.<br />

$297 includes room night at hotel<br />

per two. 100 Terranea Way, Rancho<br />

Palos Verdes.<br />

Reserve at (310) 265-2805<br />

Bite at the <strong>Beach</strong><br />

MBS Campus<br />

Saturday, August 11<br />

Come to the New York City<br />

movie set at MBS Studios to enjoy<br />

beer from 30 craft breweries, nibbles<br />

from 30 restaurants, live music<br />

and Vox DJ. 2 to 6 p.m. $45. $60<br />

VIP. 1600 Rosecrans Ave., Manhattan<br />

<strong>Beach</strong>.<br />

Manhattan<strong>Beach</strong>Chamber.com<br />

Summerfest at the<br />

Depot, Torrance<br />

Sunday, August 12<br />

Drinks will flow at the martini,<br />

wine and beer bars and there will<br />

be live and silent auctions. The<br />

Depot will provide their summer<br />

BBQ dinner buffet, live music, and<br />

fun, fun, fun. 4 to 8 p.m. Benefits<br />

Torrance Chamber of Commerce.<br />

(310) 212-5009 or<br />

debby@torrancechamber.com<br />

Evening Under The Stars<br />

American Honda<br />

Saturday, August 25<br />

This benefit for the Torrance Memorial<br />

Medical Center is the South<br />

Bay’s largest annual celebration of<br />

food and wine. Over 80 wineries<br />

contribute their best, with food<br />

from as many as 50 restaurants,<br />

plus a performance by saxophonist<br />

Kenny G, silent auctions, and<br />

more. 4 p.m. Price not available at<br />

press time. 1919 Torrance Blvd,<br />

Torrance.<br />

TorranceMemorial.org<br />

Celebration of Food<br />

and Wine<br />

Terranea Resort<br />

Fri. to Sun., September 7-9<br />

Terranea Resort’s annual Celebration<br />

of Food & Wine includes<br />

seminars about food and drink<br />

plus meals with seasonally themed<br />

menus prepared by Terranea Resort’s<br />

award-winning chefs. The locally<br />

and sustainably grown and<br />

foraged ingredients draws connoisseurs<br />

from around the state as well<br />

as locals. Event prices and schedule<br />

not available at press time. 100<br />

Terranea Way, Rancho Palos<br />

Verdes.<br />

Store.terranea.com<br />

Farm to your kitchen<br />

by Richard Foss<br />

If you are determined to make a<br />

caprese salad in February, you<br />

should go to a supermarket.<br />

The tomatoes won’t be good, but<br />

they will be there. However, if<br />

you’re keeping the season in mind<br />

or are flexible about the menu,<br />

farmer’s markets offer produce<br />

picked at its peak. If you’re planning<br />

a party, do what restaurant<br />

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chefs do: ask growers what will be<br />

available next week. You will be<br />

able to plan a meal using perfect<br />

produce, and your skill in the<br />

kitchen will complement their skill<br />

in the fields.<br />

Farmers markets featuring farm<br />

fresh fruit and vegetables and a<br />

wide range of hot meals can be<br />

found somewhere in the South Bay<br />

every day, except Mondays.<br />

South Bay Farmers<br />

Markets<br />

Tuesdays<br />

Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> Farmers Market:<br />

11 a.m. to 5 p.m.<br />

At 13th St. and Morningside Dr.,<br />

behind City Hall.<br />

DownTownManhattanbeach.com<br />

Torrance Farmers Market:<br />

8 a.m. to 1 p.m.<br />

Wilson Park, 2200 Crenshaw<br />

Blvd.<br />

Torranceca.gov<br />

Wednesdays<br />

Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong> Farmers Market:<br />

1 to 6 p.m.<br />

Pier Plaza.<br />

HBchamber.net<br />

El Segundo Farmers Market:<br />

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.<br />

In front of the Whole Foods at<br />

760 Sepulveda Blvd.<br />

ElSegundo.org<br />

Thursdays<br />

Redondo <strong>Beach</strong> Farmers Market:<br />

8 a.m. to 1 p.m.<br />

In front of Veteran’s Park, just<br />

south of the pier.<br />

Redondo.org<br />

El Segundo Farmers Market:<br />

3 to 7 p.m.<br />

Downtown, at Main St. and<br />

Grand. Ave.<br />

ElSegundo.org<br />

Fridays<br />

Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong> Farmers Market:<br />

Noon to 4 p.m.<br />

At 11 St., and Valley Dr., next to<br />

Clark Field.<br />

Hermosa<strong>Beach</strong>FarmersMarket.org<br />

Saturdays<br />

Torrance Farmers Market:<br />

8 a.m. to 1 p.m.<br />

Wilson Park, 2200 Crenshaw<br />

Blvd.<br />

Torranceca.gov<br />

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arts<br />

Loading up the carts<br />

Shakespeare by the Sea hits<br />

the road with “The Merry<br />

Wives of Windsor” and<br />

“The Winter’s Tale”<br />

by Bondo Wyszpolski<br />

Each year, and this is their<br />

21st, Shakespeare by the Sea<br />

literally begins, and ends, by<br />

the sea, at Point Fermin Park in San<br />

Pedro. Then, like the troupers and<br />

troubadours they are, they take<br />

their productions up and down the<br />

coast and inland to such cities as<br />

Whittier and South Pasadena. By<br />

now the company has attempted<br />

all but one or two of the Bard’s<br />

plays, and the annual repertoire almost<br />

always features one comedy<br />

and one drama, or something light<br />

and something sobering. And this<br />

year?<br />

The ensemble begins with “The<br />

Merry Wives of Windsor,” which<br />

is being described as “a rollicking<br />

romantic comedy that tells of Falstaff’s<br />

folly: courting two married<br />

women at the same time. It’s mischief<br />

and mayhem galore.”<br />

The play is being directed by<br />

long-time company member (director<br />

and actor) Cylan Brown. This is<br />

what he says about tackling it:<br />

“I am fascinated with ‘Merry<br />

Wives of Windsor’ because it is<br />

Shakespeare’s only portrayal of the<br />

Elizabethan middle class. It's also<br />

the only play he named solely after<br />

his female characters, which is fitting<br />

as it is a sheer delight to watch<br />

the two wives of Windsor pull<br />

their delicious pranks on the overconfident<br />

Falstaff. With colorful<br />

characters including bombastic<br />

French doctors, secret young<br />

lovers, jealous husbands and comically<br />

awkward suitors, we are<br />

treated to lighthearted shenanigans<br />

as the denizens of this small borough<br />

gossip, hatch plans and plot<br />

revenges against one another.”<br />

Opening a week later and then<br />

running in tandem with “Windsor”<br />

is “The Winter’s Tale,” this being<br />

“the story of Leontes, a King who<br />

banished his family wrongfully,<br />

only to be taught the meaning of<br />

forgiveness through the inspired<br />

plan of a wise, loyal woman.”<br />

Stephanie Coltrin directs this<br />

one, and like Cylan Brown she’s<br />

been with Shakespeare by the Sea<br />

Shakespeare by the Sea returns to Valley Park in Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong> with “The<br />

Winter’s Tale” on Wed., July 11 and “The Merry Wives of Windsor” on<br />

Thurs., July 12. Photo by Kevin Cody<br />

for many years. She begins with a<br />

direct quote: “It is required you do<br />

awake your faith.”<br />

“‘The Winter’s Tale’ is one of<br />

Shakespeare’s final and finest creations<br />

and I am thrilled to be directing<br />

it for our 21st season,” she says.<br />

“The story illustrates the epic,<br />

heartbreaking, tragic consequences<br />

of jealousy, but, unlike Shakespeare’s<br />

tragedies, provides redemption<br />

and forgiveness in the<br />

form of a miracle. Filled with extraordinary<br />

language, its drama is<br />

matched by its comedy, and<br />

throughout there is a sense of the<br />

magical power of grace. When<br />

what’s gone and what’s past help is<br />

not past grief, the story reminds us<br />

that what was lost can indeed be<br />

found.”<br />

All events are free (but you can<br />

donate). Bring food, blankets, and<br />

comfortable clothes. These are the<br />

various South Bay locations:<br />

San Pedro<br />

Point Fermin Park<br />

807 Paseo del Mar, 8 p.m.<br />

The Merry Wives of Windsor<br />

June 14, 15, 16, 28, 30, July 6, August<br />

18<br />

The Winter’s Tale<br />

June 21, 22, 23, 29, July 5, 7, August<br />

17<br />

Rancho Palos Verdes<br />

Hesse Park<br />

29301 Hawthorne Blvd., 7 p.m.<br />

The Merry Wives of Windsor<br />

July 9<br />

Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong><br />

Valley Park<br />

2521 Valley Dr., 7 p.m.<br />

The Winter’s Tale<br />

July 11<br />

The Merry Wives of Windsor<br />

July 12<br />

Torrance<br />

Charles H. Wilson Park<br />

2200 Crenshaw Blvd., 7 p.m.<br />

The Winter’s Tale<br />

July 27<br />

The Merry Wives of Windsor<br />

July 28<br />

Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong><br />

Polliwog Park<br />

1601 Manhattan Bch. Blvd., 7 p.m.<br />

The Winter’s Tale<br />

August 10<br />

The Merry Wives of Windsor<br />

August 11<br />

For more information, call (310)<br />

217-7596 or go to shakespearebythesea.org.<br />

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South Bay<br />

Film Society<br />

A first-rate, never ending<br />

film festival<br />

by Bondo Wyszpolski<br />

If you appreciate the artistry of<br />

film, and we’re not talking<br />

about crowd-pleasing blockbusters,<br />

you may have heard about<br />

Randy Berler and his ongoing success<br />

at bringing high-quality motion<br />

pictures to the South Bay.<br />

<strong>May</strong>be it’s his charm, who can say,<br />

but the films he has managed to<br />

find and screen (often before their<br />

runs in L.A. or New York) are often<br />

nothing short of astonishing. To<br />

date, the South Bay Film Society<br />

has shown over 200 new foreign<br />

language and indie films in its six<br />

years of existence, renting theater<br />

rooms at the AMC Rolling Hills in<br />

Torrance. Many times there are<br />

after-screening discussions, and because<br />

many filmgoers know a good<br />

thing when they’ve found it, seats<br />

fill up faster and earlier than they<br />

would for a standard, commercial<br />

film. Tickets are sold online<br />

through the website at<br />

southbayfilmsociety.com.<br />

Upcoming films:<br />

Wed. <strong>May</strong> 23: “Lean On Pete” -<br />

That’s the name of the film and<br />

the aging racehorse that a teenage<br />

boy named Charlie saves from the<br />

glue factory. The two embark on<br />

an odyssey across the new American<br />

frontier.<br />

Wed. <strong>May</strong> 30: “Venus” - Having<br />

recently embraced her own identity,<br />

Sid, a transgender woman,<br />

finds herself tangled in a complex<br />

web of expectations and aspirations<br />

when she discovers she has<br />

a 14-year-old son. This is a new<br />

drama/comedy from Canada.<br />

Wed. June 6: “Skid Row<br />

Marathon” - is an inspiring documentary<br />

about Judge Craig<br />

Mitchell, who has changed the<br />

lives of countless people he met<br />

at the Midnight Mission Shelter<br />

on Skid Row in Los Angeles. Q&A<br />

with Judge Mitchell and the filmmakers<br />

follows the screening.<br />

Wed. June 27: “Three Identical<br />

Strangers” - Identical triplets become<br />

separated at birth and<br />

adopted by three different families.<br />

Their reunion years later becomes<br />

a global sensation, but it<br />

also unearths an unimaginable secret<br />

that has radical repercussions.<br />

This is a remarkable<br />

stranger-than-fiction documentary<br />

Wed. July 11: “Puzzle” - A woman<br />

who has a talent for assembling<br />

jigsaw puzzles sneaks away from<br />

her suburban town and goes to<br />

New York City, where she partners<br />

with a man for a puzzle tournament<br />

in Atlantic City.<br />

Experiencing independence for<br />

the first time, she begins to view<br />

her value, and the pieces of her<br />

own life, in a whole new light.<br />

Mon. July 23: “The Wife” - The<br />

faithful wife (Glenn Close) of a famous<br />

New York novelist decides<br />

to leave her husband on the eve<br />

he's scheduled to receive a prestigious<br />

literary prize. The life-altering<br />

decision unearths the many<br />

dark secrets of their marriage. B<br />

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PENINSULA SPORTS CAMPS<br />

SUMMER <strong>2018</strong><br />

Founded in 1972<br />

Ages: Boys and Girls 5-14<br />

w w w . p e n i n s u l a s p o r t s c a m p s . c o m<br />

If your cosmetic provider offers the<br />

“latest and greatest treatments”, it might<br />

just mean that you’re the guinea pig.<br />

46 h Annual Peninsula Basketball Camp – July 16-20, July 23-27, July 30-August 3<br />

41 st Annual Peninsula Baseball Camp – July 23-27<br />

41 st Annual Peninsula Soccer Camp – July 16-20, July 30-August 3<br />

Location: Palos Verdes High School, 600 Cloydon Rd. Palos Verdes Estates<br />

Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm or 9:00am – 12:00pm, Monday – Friday<br />

Fees: $270 Full Day, $150 1/2 Day, Transportation $45.00 Weekly (Full Day Only)<br />

22 ndt Annual 1 ⁄2 Day Peninsula Soccer Camp – July 23-27, August 6-10<br />

14 th Annual 1 ⁄2 Day Peninsula Baseball Camp – July 30-August 3<br />

Ages: Boys and Girls, 5-12<br />

Location: Hesse Park, Rancho Palos Verdes<br />

Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm, Monday – Friday<br />

Fees: $140<br />

Call for More Info!<br />

Contact Info: Tom Maier at (310) 213-5433<br />

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music<br />

South Bay<br />

Summer Concerts<br />

by Mark McDermott<br />

Summer is like one big, ongoing<br />

concert in the South Bay,<br />

with music in parks, plazas, libraries,<br />

up in the hills and of<br />

course on the beach. The Hermosa<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> Summer Concert Series is at<br />

the apex of the scene, celebrating<br />

beach life every Sunday night in<br />

August with a mix of nationally<br />

headlining bands — think Everclear,<br />

Robert Randolph and the<br />

Family Band, and the Door’s<br />

Robby Krieger — attracting a<br />

crowd of 10,000 blissed out musical<br />

souls as the sun goes down on<br />

the beach.<br />

Concert guru Allen Sanford, who<br />

has produced the Hermosa concerts<br />

for the last 10 years and<br />

Music on the Meadows at Terranea<br />

the last five years, will take his<br />

game to another level with new<br />

festivals in October and next spring<br />

at Redondo <strong>Beach</strong>’s Seaside Lagoon.<br />

Though the lineups have yet<br />

to be announced, the intention is<br />

to create a nationally prominent<br />

West Coast music festival.<br />

“I just tried to find a way to contribute<br />

positivity to the world,”<br />

said Sanford, who owns and operates<br />

music club Saint Rocke and<br />

several local restaurants but has<br />

tapped into a larger vision with this<br />

ambitious series of concerts. “I<br />

found my niche. The world is in a<br />

weird place right now. So if we<br />

give 10,000 people an afternoon to<br />

forget about their problems and all<br />

the bad things happening in the<br />

world, then we’ve succeeded.”<br />

Nothing brings people together<br />

quite like music, and the scene at<br />

any of the summer concerts listed<br />

here delivers moments of simple<br />

communal joy.<br />

“Every year there is probably<br />

one song that is sung where everybody<br />

gets in sync,” Sanford said of<br />

the Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong> Summer Concerts.<br />

“I think last year it was Everclear,<br />

other years the English Beat,<br />

Jimmy Buffett — where everyone<br />

on the beach is singing the same<br />

words, dancing to the same<br />

rhythm. There’s just really a beautiful<br />

energy to that. It’s really fun<br />

to watch.”<br />

The Hermosa Summer Concerts<br />

take place August 5, 12, 19, and 26<br />

beginning at 5 p.m. at the pier.<br />

Concerts at the <strong>Beach</strong> at the Hermosa Pier draw big crowds and big name<br />

bands. This year’s concerts are every Sunday in August. Photo by Kevin Cody<br />

<strong>May</strong> 13<br />

Mother’s Day concert<br />

Treat mom to a Mother’s Day<br />

concert as the Palos Verdes Symphonic<br />

Band plays at the South<br />

Coast Botanic Garden. Tickets are<br />

free with a garden admission.<br />

Adults $9, seniors $6, children $4,<br />

students $6, toddlers free. Bring a<br />

picnic lunch, a blanket or a beach<br />

chair for outdoor seating. No alcohol<br />

is allowed but snacks, beer and<br />

wine will be for sale. 26300 Crenshaw<br />

Blvd, Rancho Palos Verdes.<br />

(310) 544-1948.<br />

Pvsband.org<br />

southcoastbotanicgarden.org<br />

<strong>May</strong> 18<br />

Late Night at the Library<br />

The Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> Public Library’s<br />

Late Night series features<br />

artist Rachel Shimpock and singer<br />

songwriter Lisa Richie, 8 to 10 p.m.<br />

June 27<br />

Sounds of the Caribbean<br />

In a show tailored for kids, the<br />

Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> Public Library<br />

features the Caribbean music of<br />

Joseph Peck. 11 a.m.<br />

July 1<br />

Concerts in Polliwog Park<br />

This year marks the 40th anniversary<br />

of the Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> Concerts<br />

in the Park, now presented by<br />

OneWest Bank. Every Sunday for<br />

10 weeks enjoy live music at Polliwog<br />

Park, beginning July 1 with<br />

Salute to the Troops. Now in its 4th<br />

year, Salute to the Troops honors<br />

the military service and sacrifice of<br />

South Bay men and women in uniform;<br />

Navy Band Southwest, a 45-<br />

piece ensemble which is one of the<br />

Navy’s oldest and finest, is the<br />

headliner. New to this year, local<br />

bands will kick off festivities at 3:45 p.m.<br />

July 4<br />

Music On The Meadows<br />

Terranea Resort's annual oceanfront<br />

concert Music on the Meadows<br />

has become a highlight of the<br />

music scene locally, an afternoon<br />

that features nationally touring<br />

bands such as Big Voodoo Daddy<br />

and the Ol’ 97s, farm-to-table cuisine<br />

and local breweries. The<br />

lineup has yet to be announced,<br />

but keep an eye on terranea.com/<br />

events/music-on-the-meadows for<br />

updates.<br />

July 5<br />

Redondo Concerts on the Pier<br />

The Redondo <strong>Beach</strong> Summer of<br />

Music Festival kicks off on its International<br />

Boardwalk stage with Tenn<br />

West performing from 6 to 8 p.m.<br />

July 7<br />

Redondo Concerts on the Pier<br />

Smokin’ Smitty and the Masters<br />

of Music perform on the Redondo<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> pier from 6 to 8 p.m.<br />

July 8<br />

Manhattan Concerts in Park<br />

The Dropoffs, an R&B outfit, and<br />

the African music of Ricardo<br />

Lemvo and Makina Loca are featured<br />

at Polliwog Park from 3:45 to<br />

7 p.m.<br />

July 11<br />

El Segundo Music at the Point<br />

The Point in El Segundo kicks off<br />

its summer music series with local<br />

legends Feed the Kitty from 6:30 to<br />

8:30 in its outdoor plaza.<br />

July 12<br />

Malaga Cove Concerts in the Park<br />

Malaga Cove Concerts in the<br />

Park kicks off with The Motown<br />

Thang, featuring singer Angela Carole<br />

Brown. The show starts at 7<br />

p.m. but you can save your place<br />

on the grass by putting a blanket<br />

down as early as 3 p.m.<br />

Redondo Concerts on the Pier<br />

The Redondo <strong>Beach</strong> Summer of<br />

Music features Beatunes from 6 to<br />

8 p.m. on its pier stage.<br />

July 14<br />

Redondo Concerts on the Pier<br />

Dark Desert Highway performs<br />

on the Redondo <strong>Beach</strong> pier 6 to 8<br />

p.m.<br />

July 15<br />

Manhattan Concerts in the Park<br />

Local wunderkind Jamison<br />

Jarvis and tribute band Petty and<br />

the Breakers play Polliwog Park.<br />

Music begins at 3:45 p.m. and goes<br />

til 7 p.m.<br />

July 18<br />

El Segundo Music at The Point<br />

The Radio Rebels jam ‘80s tunes<br />

at The Point’s summer concert series<br />

from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.<br />

July 19<br />

Redondo Summer of Music<br />

The Wild Kings play the International<br />

Boardwalk in Redondo<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> from 6 to 8 p.m.<br />

Malaga Cove Concerts in the Park<br />

Malaga Cove’s concert series<br />

continues with the Hodads, a<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> Boys tribute band, beginning<br />

at 7 p.m.<br />

July 21<br />

Redondo Concerts on the Pier<br />

Big Mess plays the Redondo<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> pier from 6 to 8 p.m.<br />

July 22<br />

Manhattan Concerts in the Park<br />

Concerts in the Park continue in<br />

Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> with the alt rock<br />

of Alinea and the classic covers of<br />

The Pine Mountain Logs. 3:45 to 7<br />

p.m.<br />

July 25<br />

Show for kids<br />

The Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> Public Library<br />

features multi-instrumentalist<br />

Craig Newton’s “Celebration of<br />

Songs” at 11 a.m. as part of its summer<br />

programming for children.<br />

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El Segundo Music at The Point<br />

Americana band Barley play The<br />

Point from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.<br />

July 26<br />

Malaga Cove Concerts in the Park<br />

Local legends Andy and Renee<br />

play Malaga Cove’s Concert in the<br />

Park beginning at 7 p.m.<br />

Redondo Concerts on the Pier<br />

The Summer of Music continues<br />

on the Redondo pier with the Laurie<br />

Morvan Band from 6 to 8 p.m.<br />

July 28<br />

Redondo Concerts on the Pier<br />

1969 play the Redondo <strong>Beach</strong> pier<br />

from 6 to 8 p.m.<br />

July 29<br />

Manhattan Concerts in the Park<br />

Fate Unbound, rockers from Redondo<br />

Union, and the Afrofunk outfit<br />

Jungle Fire play Polliwog Park.<br />

3:45 to 7 p.m.<br />

July 31<br />

Kid’s music<br />

The Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> Public Library<br />

presents “Kid’s Imagine Nation”<br />

at 11 a.m.<br />

August 1<br />

El Segundo Summer music series<br />

The Kevin Sousa Band plays The<br />

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Redondo Concerts on the Pier<br />

Franks and Deans perform on the<br />

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p.m.<br />

Malaga Cove Benoit Concert<br />

Jazz great David Benoit plays a<br />

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Cove’s Concerts in the Park. 7 p.m.<br />

August 4<br />

Redondo Pier Summer of Music<br />

The L.A. Swing Barons play the<br />

Redondo pier from 6 to 8 p.m.<br />

August 5<br />

Manhattan Concerts in the Park<br />

Alt rockers Good Vibe and rockabilly<br />

band Aileen Quinn and the<br />

Leapin’ Lizards play Polliwog Park<br />

3:45 to 7 p.m.<br />

August 8<br />

El Segundo Music at The Point<br />

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August 9<br />

Concerts in the Park<br />

The Peaceful Easy Eagles play<br />

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August 11<br />

Redondo Concerts on the Pier<br />

Danny Dean and the Homewreckers<br />

play the Redondo <strong>Beach</strong><br />

pier from 6 to 8 p.m.<br />

August 12<br />

Manhattan Concerts in the Park<br />

Local singer songwriter Kato Rose<br />

and Beatle’s tribute band Hard<br />

Day’s Night play Manhattan<br />

<strong>Beach</strong>’s Concerts in the Park 3:45 to<br />

7 p.m.<br />

August 15<br />

El Segundo Music at The Point<br />

Rock out with Detour at The<br />

Point from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.<br />

August 16<br />

Malaga Cove Concerts in the Park<br />

The Malaga Cove summer concert<br />

series continues with Bad Haggis,<br />

the Celtic rock band featuring<br />

Eric Rigler, the locally-based bagpipe<br />

player famous for his work on<br />

the “Braveheart” soundtrack. 7 p.m.<br />

Redondo Concerts on the Pier<br />

Identity Theft plays the International<br />

Boardwalk as part of the Redondo<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> Pier’s Summer of<br />

Music from 6 to 8 p.m.<br />

August 18<br />

Songs of Polynesia<br />

The Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> Public Library<br />

features “From Polynesia to<br />

California: Polynesian Music and<br />

Dance” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.<br />

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August 19<br />

Manhattan Concerts in the Park<br />

Classic rockers Minor Problem<br />

and Country & Western outfit the<br />

Doo-Wah Riders play Polliwog<br />

Park from 3:45 to 7 p.m.<br />

August 22<br />

El Segundo Music at The Point<br />

Rockit play top 40 music from<br />

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.<br />

August 23<br />

Malaga Cove Concerts in the Park<br />

Jim Curry and Company sing the<br />

songs of John Denver at Malaga<br />

Cove. 7 p.m.<br />

Redondo Concerts on the Pier<br />

In Contempt play on the Redondo<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> pier from 6 to 8 p.m.<br />

August 25<br />

Redondo Concerts on the Pier<br />

Like Zeppelin play the Redondo<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> Pier from 6 to 8 p.m.<br />

August 26<br />

Manhattan Concerts in the Park<br />

Pop and rock band Pier Pressure<br />

and jazz/blues/Motown outfit Blue<br />

Breeze Band play Polliwog Park<br />

3:45 to 7 p.m.<br />

August 29<br />

El Segundo Music at The Point<br />

The summer music series at The<br />

Point wraps up with the blues and<br />

soul of Pink Roach from 6:30 to<br />

8:30 p.m.<br />

August 30<br />

Malaga Cove Concerts in the Park<br />

Malaga Cove closes out its concert<br />

series with the honky tonk of<br />

the Cody Bryant Show. 7 p.m.<br />

Redondo Concerts on the Pier<br />

The Redondo <strong>Beach</strong> Pier’s Summer<br />

of Music concludes with<br />

Strange Days from 6 to 8 p.m.<br />

September 2<br />

Manhattan Concerts in the Park<br />

Chroma Haze and DSB, a Journey<br />

cover band, rock out the final<br />

installment of Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong>’s<br />

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p.m. B<br />

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land camps<br />

Into the Wilderness: Nights in Redondo’s backyard unique<br />

among the city’s summer camp options<br />

by David Mendez<br />

Wilderness Park is a patch<br />

of parkland that’s one of<br />

the few public places in<br />

the South Bay that a person is allowed<br />

to sleep outdoors. The missile<br />

site-turned-park has become a<br />

hub of activity since it was opened<br />

by the City of Redondo <strong>Beach</strong> in<br />

1977, particularly in the summer<br />

months.<br />

Summer Wilderness Camps, offered<br />

by Redondo’s Community<br />

Services Department, fill up<br />

quickly each year, and the summer<br />

of <strong>2018</strong> is no different — many sessions<br />

are already waitlisted, and<br />

camps don’t begin until June.<br />

“What’s wonderful about it is not<br />

only the location, but it’s one of<br />

our smaller camps – it caps out at<br />

35 campers each, so it’s almost like<br />

a classroom setting,” according to<br />

Monica Bruno, an after-school<br />

recreation assistant.<br />

All of the camp activities are<br />

planned with enrichment in mind.<br />

Often, they’re nature-themed<br />

crafts or projects, alongside games<br />

that take advantage of the treelined<br />

setting.<br />

“The kids are going to come<br />

home tired and dirty, making<br />

friends, but it’s nice that way,”<br />

Bruno said.<br />

Families can also get in on the<br />

action through the city’s Family<br />

Camp nights. Permits for overnight<br />

camping on weekends at Wilderness<br />

Park are available year-round,<br />

but the special weekends planned<br />

by the City offer themed activities<br />

and games that allow families to<br />

enjoy the woods from their own<br />

backyard.<br />

“Locals don’t have to drive far.<br />

Some families set up their campsites<br />

and have dinner at a restaurant,<br />

while others will get as close<br />

to camping as possible,” Bruno<br />

said.<br />

The Wilderness Park summer activities<br />

are only a sample of the<br />

land-side selections offered by Redondo<br />

<strong>Beach</strong>. The city offers 17<br />

camp options, including soccer,<br />

skateboarding, horseback riding<br />

and dance camps. The City also offers<br />

creative camps focused on art,<br />

computer coding, filmmaking and<br />

Lego engineering.<br />

“We seemingly never can have<br />

enough programs to get families<br />

and their kids booked into,” said<br />

Redondo <strong>Beach</strong> Community Development<br />

Director John LaRock.<br />

His department is constantly<br />

looking to add programs for campseeking<br />

customers. They’ve even<br />

tossed around the concept of putting<br />

together a “free-agent” membership,<br />

for people to attend<br />

multiple camps.<br />

“Especially with children – socially,<br />

varietally – we’re trying to<br />

give them as much to absorb, and<br />

we’re trying to stay ahead in their<br />

interests,” LaRock said. “Give the<br />

people what they want, and what<br />

they want is more cool stuff.”<br />

Redondo’s camps begin on June<br />

25, with new sessions beginning<br />

weekly for most camps. Prices<br />

vary by program.<br />

Wilderness Park is at 1102<br />

Camino Real, Redondo <strong>Beach</strong>.<br />

For more information on Redondo<br />

<strong>Beach</strong>’s camp offerings, call<br />

310-318-0610, ext. 3460, or visit redondo.org/camps.<br />

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Herons are among the many<br />

breeds of birds that find refuge in<br />

Wilderness Park. Photo by Bev<br />

Morse<br />

Dance 1 Summer Camps<br />

The owners of Redondo’s Dance<br />

1 believe their studio to be a place<br />

for all learning dancers to train in<br />

a comfortable, secure environment.<br />

The 3D Camp, for ages 6 to<br />

12, is themed “Take Me to the<br />

Movies,” featuring songs from<br />

“Trolls,” “The Greatest Showman,”<br />

“Descendants 2” and “Annie.” The<br />

3D Jr. Camp, for ages 3 to 5 years<br />

old, is built on different daily<br />

themes, and will teach children elements<br />

of ballet, jazz, tap and hiphop<br />

dance styles.<br />

$360 per session for 3D Camp,<br />

running July 16 to July 20 and Aug.<br />

6 to Aug. 10, and $150 for 3D Jr.<br />

Camp, from June 25 to June 29.<br />

redondo.org/camps<br />

PlayWell TEKnologies<br />

Summer Camps<br />

The LEGO-centrict PlayWell<br />

Summer Camps are designed to let<br />

kids explore their imaginations –<br />

and STEM concepts – through<br />

LEGO sets and pop-culture franchises.<br />

Engineer-designed projects<br />

allow campers to complete objectives<br />

through the lens of Minecraft<br />

and Star Wars-inspired worlds.<br />

Camps are for kids aged 5 to 6 and<br />

7 to 11, and are offered by both the<br />

City of Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong> and the<br />

City of Redondo <strong>Beach</strong>. Camps<br />

begin June 25. Hermosa camps<br />

cost $184 for residents, and $194<br />

for non-residents. Redondo camps<br />

cost $165.<br />

redondo.org/camps or<br />

hermosabch.org<br />

Code to the Future<br />

Video game lovers can become<br />

budding game designers and programmers<br />

with Code to the Future,<br />

a camp designed to help curious<br />

campers modify games through<br />

coding. Minescratch will teach<br />

campers programming through a<br />

block-based tool called “Scratch,”<br />

while Minecraft Modding will give<br />

campers the tools to modify the<br />

popular game Minecraft through<br />

the Java programming language.<br />

Minescratch costs $171, and is for<br />

kids 7 to 12 years old. Minecraft<br />

Modding costs $242, and is for kids<br />

9 to 14 years old. Both programs<br />

are at the Aviation Dance Room at<br />

Aviation Park, 1935 Manhattan<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> Blvd., Redondo <strong>Beach</strong>.<br />

redondo.org/camps<br />

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<strong>May</strong> 10, <strong>2018</strong> • Easy Reader / <strong>Beach</strong> magazine 53


Aqua Surf<br />

Begins June 11<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> fun, and surfing for kids and teens. Aqua Summer Camps instill ocean safety<br />

and surfing skills while creating lifelong skills, incredible lasting memories, and treasured<br />

friendships. Instructors tailor the experience based on the needs of each individual,<br />

while maintaining a group/family-style atmosphere. Aqua Surf accommodates complete<br />

beginners to kids and teens learning to surf at a pro-level with a 3 to 1 ratio (students<br />

to teacher) to ensure the highest quality of safety practices and personalized<br />

attention for each student. Students can attend by the day or by the week. Summer<br />

camps run Monday - Friday, for the entire summer break. Half days run from 9 a.m. -<br />

noon. or noon - 3 p.m. and full days are from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.<br />

(310) 902-7737 info@aquasurf.com<br />

<strong>Beach</strong> Cities Volleyball<br />

Begins July 9<br />

Established in 2000, BC Volleyball’s mission statement is to "Teach life skills and volleyball<br />

skills to young people." BCVC works very hard to help create successful, well balanced<br />

adults through wonderful volleyball experiences. BCVC teaches beginning,<br />

intermediate, and advanced players from different communities, ethnicities, and income<br />

levels. Priorities are to have fun and build volleyball skills. Players are placed in groups<br />

of similar age and experience, and then progress from station to station, followed by<br />

spirited competition allowing the players to practice the skills they just developed.<br />

(310) 546-9150 <strong>Beach</strong>CitiesVBC.com<br />

<strong>Beach</strong>Sports and PCH Skateboard camps<br />

Begins June 11<br />

Make your summer awesome! Starting at age 4, <strong>Beach</strong>Sports camps are designed<br />

with parents and campers in mind. <strong>Beach</strong>Sports collaborated with lifeguards and teachu<br />

summercamps<br />

CAMPS & SCHOOLS FOR SUMMER FUN<br />

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camps&schoolsforsummerfun<br />

ers to create a program that is inclusive, fun, educational and, most importantly, safe<br />

for all campers. Camp activities include surfing, boogie boarding, beach volleyball,<br />

ocean safety exercises, Jr. Lifeguard skills, skateboarding, age-appropriate games and<br />

more! Learn to skateboard or take your skating to the next level, with PCH Skateboard<br />

Camps. Camps in Manhattan and Redondo <strong>Beach</strong> provide beginner to advanced<br />

skateboarding instruction for boys and girls age 5 and up.Flexible day pass system<br />

and extended hours make parents’ lives easy and allow campers to experience all the<br />

fun activities <strong>Beach</strong>Sports and PCH Skateboard have to offer.<br />

(310) 372-2202 <strong>Beach</strong>Sports.org PCHSkateCamps.com<br />

Camp Surf<br />

Begins June 4<br />

Camp Surf is "Los Angeles' Premier Surf School", according the LA Business Journal. It<br />

offers surf instruction in Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> for all ages and abilities, with both private<br />

and group lessons. Lessons include summer surf camps, after school programs, birthday<br />

parties and corporate events. Instruction is available year round with a 1:4 instructor<br />

to surfer ratio. Surfboards and wetsuits are provided. Camp Surf also offers youth and<br />

adult volleyball classes and clinics through their CampVolley programs.<br />

(424) 237-2994 Campsurf.com<br />

Destination Science<br />

Begins June 25<br />

The fun science day camp for curious kids! Top notch, enthusiastic educators and leaders<br />

make STEM learning an adventure! Topics include: Science Makers & Inventors;<br />

Amusement Park Science; Transforming Robots; Rovers Rocketing to Space plus special<br />

Minecraft 101: Mod Design for campers entering 5th, 6th, 7th grade only. Enroll now<br />

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South Coast Botanic Garden - 26300 Crenshaw Blvd, Palos Verdes<br />

Richmond St School - 615 Richmond Street, El Segundo<br />

United Methodist Church - 540 Main Street, El Segundo<br />

Trinity Lutheran Church - 1340 11th Street, Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong><br />

• Private Parties<br />

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424-237-2994 info@campsurf.com<br />

<strong>May</strong> 10, <strong>2018</strong> • Easy Reader / <strong>Beach</strong> magazine 57


funcamps&schoolsforsummerfuncamps&schoolsforsummerfuncamps&schoolsfor<br />

Valor Christian Academy - 525 Earle Lane, Redondo <strong>Beach</strong><br />

(888) 909-2822 destinationscience.org<br />

Freedom Surf Camp<br />

June 18 - August 31<br />

Freedom Surf Camp offers a wide range of activities at camps in Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong>,<br />

Venice, Santa Monica and Malibu. Morning and afternoon sessions. Ages 5-7: Water<br />

safety, boogie boarding, sand sculpting, sand crabs, dodgeball, and other games.<br />

Surfing 101 for kids who want it. Ages 8-12: Surfing, boogie boardin, water safety,<br />

and environmental education. Ages 13-14: Depending on skill level, all water and<br />

beach activity are offered. Groms: competitive level surfing.<br />

(310) 770-4410 freeedom.org<br />

Montessori Preschool of Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong><br />

July 2 - July 27 July 30 - August 24<br />

Explore Camp Hawaii at Montessori Preschool of Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong>. Tennis lessons<br />

by Hotshots, soccer by Kickin It Youth Soccer, Polynesian dance performance by<br />

Tausala Polynesia, Hawaiian singer performance, ukulele lessons for ages 3 - 8, SEA<br />

Lab’s Traveling Tide Pool, Mobile Zoo of Southern California, Hawaiian style cooking,<br />

crafts and fun facts. Two locations!<br />

Ages 18 months - 6 years old; 2617 Bell Ave. (310) 545-8104<br />

Ages 2 - 8 years old; 315 S. Peck Ave. (310) 379-9462<br />

Montessorimb.com<br />

Our Lady of Guadalupe School<br />

Ongoing<br />

Entering its 9th season in summer programming, OLG offers 6 weeks of fun and learning.<br />

The program is divided into a 2 week Summer Adventures Camp and 4 weeks<br />

of Summer School/Camp, providing opportunities to students entering grades K-8 and<br />

their families. Offerings include academics, enrichment, performing and visual arts,<br />

and summer camp! Summer at OLG will be filled with learning, fun, friends, and great<br />

memories.<br />

340 Massey St., Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong><br />

(310) 372-7486 summeratolg.com<br />

SUMMER AT OLG<br />

PLAY • LEARN • GROW<br />

340 Massey Street, Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong>, CA 90254 • 310-372-7486 • ourladyofguadalupeschool.org<br />

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Performing Arts Workshops<br />

Begins June 18<br />

Winner of BEST Summer Camp “LA Parent Magazine!” It’s the ultimate arts experience<br />

for kids ages 5-14. PAW teachers are nurturing, skilled instructors who have or working<br />

towards their Bachelors or Masters degrees in their respective disciplines. Their teaching<br />

experience and knowledge combined with the PAW philosophy provides students a<br />

level of training comparable to private studios and conservatories. “Our kids don’t need<br />

to be experts – just have a curiosity and love for performing,” says Cheryl Appleman,<br />

PAW President. “Each session campers participate in a free performance attended by<br />

family and friends.” Award-winning camps include Musical Theater, Guitar, Laugh Out<br />

Loud, Rock The Mic, Filmmaking, Magic, Photography, Stage F/X Makeup and Debate<br />

Camp.<br />

(310) 827-8827 PerformingArtsWorkshops.com<br />

Rolling Hills Country Day<br />

June 25 - August 17<br />

Join Rolling Hills Country Day School for summer fun with academic and camp programs<br />

for grades K-8! A traditional 6-week summer school academic program and<br />

weekly Experium Science camps are offered. Camps are filled with fun activities that<br />

include swimming, arts & crafts, cooking, dance, sports, imagination & creation, and<br />

weekly themes and shows. Art camp, swim camp, private swim lessons, and extended<br />

day care are available until 6 p.m. Request a brochure online or call for information.<br />

Our Lady Guadalupe<br />

Summer School Camp<br />

We are offering 6 weeks of fun and learning:<br />

• 2 week Summer Adventures Camp<br />

• 4 weeks of Summer School/Camp<br />

Academics, Enrichment,<br />

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Join us this summer for learning, fun,<br />

friends, and great memories!<br />

Ages K-8<br />

Summer Registration please visit:<br />

summeratolg.com<br />

(310) 377-4848, ext. 7051<br />

msandoval@rhcds.com<br />

rhcds.com<br />

South Bay Art Dept.<br />

Ongoing<br />

South Bay Art Department aims to nurture<br />

individuality and confidence through personal,<br />

creative expression. Classes for<br />

kids and teens include: Introduction to<br />

Fine Art (ages 5-11), Comics and<br />

Manga, Fashion Illustration, Intro to Cartooning,<br />

Fundamentals of Painting, Fundamentals<br />

of Drawing. For adults:<br />

Contemporary Painting, Figure Drawing<br />

sessions. In addition to classes, day<br />

camps, week camps, private lessons,<br />

kids and adults parties, custom events,<br />

and space rentals are offered.<br />

1075 Aviation Blvd.,<br />

Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong><br />

(310) 379-5879<br />

Sbartdept.com<br />

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<strong>Beach</strong> Cities Volleyball<br />

<strong>2018</strong> High Performance Clinics<br />

• Week 1: Advanced High Performance Clinic for current High School Players<br />

looking to future college careers! (13s & 14s on Gold Division Club teams & current<br />

college players also invited)<br />

• This clinic is coached by college coaches, for future college players. Coaches include:<br />

• Christian Cammayo, Head Coach Los Angeles Harbor College<br />

• Chrissie Zartman Courtney, Head Coach, Marymount California University<br />

• Matt DeLotto, Whittier College, NCAA Division 1 National Championship for UC Irvine<br />

• Sophia Ahumada, former coach at Cal State Dominguez Hills, Head Coach Narbonne High<br />

• Richell Squire, former coach at Portland State University, Head Coach Torrance High<br />

• Ryan Cronin, former coach at Holy Cross University, Head Coach North Torrance High<br />

• Martha Baillif, former coach at LB City College, Head Coach Banning High<br />

• Monday July 9th - Friday July 13th, 1-4 PM LA Galaxy Volleyball Courts,<br />

540 Maple Ave., Torrance<br />

• Clinic includes discussions & materials on how to market yourselves to college coaches<br />

• <strong>Beach</strong> Cities Volleyball alum currently play on their college teams across the country<br />

• Over the last 3 years, over 150 offers to play in college have been made to <strong>Beach</strong> Cities<br />

players graduation from high school<br />

9th Grade & Under High Performance Clinics<br />

• For school & strong club players 12-15 years looking to become high level high school players<br />

• Coached by College & high school coaches, to players expecting successful volleyball careers<br />

in high school & college (High School players also invited)<br />

• Coaches include in addition to the coaches listed above:<br />

• Kevin Williams, Head Coach, Peninsula High School<br />

• Brenda Gonzalez, Peninsula High School<br />

• Christine Regadio-Auberry, Head Coach, Hawthorne High School<br />

• Tony <strong>May</strong>rie, Former Head Coach, Serra High School<br />

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• Week 2 & Week 3: Mondays through Fridays July 16th through 20th & July 23rd through 27th,<br />

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